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The Dolores star., 1906-04-13
CATS IN LEADvILLE
BY NO MEANS a cArLEss TOWN
Prevalent False Report In the East
Corrected by . leadville
Newspaper.

Newspaper.
An article in q recent number OF a
Toronto paper under the caption OF
'Leadville, the Catless Town." seems
to convey the impression that our city
is wanting In that common article OF
household effects, says the Leadville
Herald-Democrat. AS the eastern pc
rfodical obtained its Information from
a Denver man no great fault perhaps
can be attached to the statement.
1t appears that New York shoe
house salesman had trouble in obtain
ing his nights rest in a certain hotel
In Denver a short time ago. and regis
tered a complaint the next morning
with the chief clerk. "A cat In the al
ley across the street kept me awake"
said the salesman. you'll either have
to guarantee that the cats will have TO
be kept out Of that alley tonight or
change my room. / must have sleep
or l cannot work"
The clerk smiled and replied that
it was the first complaint Of the kind
he had ever had there. and also that
there was comparatively few cats In
Denver, but that IL he would live abso-
lutely without any chance of being
wakened by cats he would have to
move up to Leadville. 'Leadville?
Why?" asked the commercial man.
Because" replied the clerk, Lead
vile has no cats. They can not live
there. Too much altitude, as we say
around here"
The paper then summarizes that
such is the case, and that Leadville
has not, probably, single cat. The
paper further adds that cats have been
many times taken to Leadville. but in
variably succumbed to the effects OF
the high altitude. The writer stated
that all cats taken to Leadville have
died of a form of pneumonia, and per-
sons living in Leadville will be sur
prised to learn that the above has
passed muster for genuine.
For the information of our errine
salesman and Ananias hotel clerk 1,
may be stated that the good old domes
tic animal, the cat, lives and thrives In
the city OF Leadville, notwithstanding
the altitude. There is as great va
riety OF feline in Leadville as in any
other part of the Union. 1t has never
been stated here that when poor old
pussy takes its departure that Its exit
into another sphere has been caused
by pneumonia. We have the cream oil
the medical profession here. but they
nave never Undertaken 10 ulaSuose Ch'
diseases. In addition to our hav'
ing good quota Of cats W can also
boast of good supply OF the animals
whose company the cat seeks, namely
mice and rats. The former predomi
nate while the latter generally known
here as the mountain rat is not SO nu
merous as in the lower attitudes. We
have enough, however, to make theii
company disagreeable were 1t not for
the presence of pussy. We have cats
here which would surprise people In
the lower attitudes. Some attain thu
age of fifteen years, while some equal
in size the jack rabbit. In fact nearly
every householder has from one tC
three OF this favorite animal. A house
IN Leadville would be sadly wanting
| in its general entour without the pres
ence of the cat. Yes, Leadville has
cats.
The Dolores star., 1906-04-13
irish Moss as a Medicine.

Irish moss is used as foundation
for many desserts in the dietary kitch-
ems where especial dishes are pre-
pared for invalids. An authority on
the question OF seaweeds states that
scurvy, the dread of sailors, caused
by the absence of potash in the salt
meat which forms part of every
ships provisions. would be ameliorat-
ed by the liberal use of the seamoss
jelly. which is rich in potash. Irish
moss has always place in the medi.
cine chest Of the old-fashioned house
wife, who pins her faith to its healing
properties for colds, sore throats. etc.
-LesIie's Weekly.
The Dolores star., 1906-04-13
Her Cares Are Many
Housekeepms IN EUpt with Native Servants, S~ious
Proposition According to English Women
Especial Correspondence

should be served. II was Airs way 10
throw things into dish without aAy
attempt at arrangement or neafness,
SO instructed him to ask Abdooa for
a clean hsh napkin. fold II neatly.
place It In the dish and arrange tie
patties upon IT, Ali was willing, Int
anxious as TO how he should fold tae
napkin.
Like this" said: and selling =
kitchen rubber which lay near. fold
ed 1t up in the approved way.
OF course should have sought
Abdool. obtained a napkin and given
demonstration with that. as
learned to my cost when, few min
utes later, up came the chicken pat
The Dolores star., 1906-04-13

In the eyes Of some women, VINO are
neither housewives by nature nor
blessed with substantial means. the
management OF q household is q duty
principally made mp Of worries.
In Egypt, however, II one has sense
of humor. one il largely helped over
minor difnculties OF housekeeping by
the ludicrous occurrences which are
part OF ones daily life; but the sense
Of humor is really = necessity. The
woman who lacked It and expected
her menage In that country to run on
conventional lines. would have to set
tie down to a life of worry and her
face would be wrinkled and her hair
grow gray in fortnight
Servants. to begin with, in the aver
age Anglo Egyptian house are natives.
generally Of the Berberi tribe. and
very good servants on the whole they
make. But in taking mp the reins of
such an establishment one must neces-
sarily drop many OF ones precon-
ceived notions and can only learn by
experience how best to manage 1t.
had considerable difficulties to
face when l began a sojourn Of two
years in the land of Egypt, as l was
perfectly inexperienced both in cook
| ing and in the interior economy OF
| the household-in short. totally ig-
norant OF the art Of management. my
| only fixed idea being a desire to learn
and not to be done" by that same ig-
| norance.
Our indoor servants, who slept cut
of the house and fed themselves. were
Ave in number. Ali. the cook, was a
dark. shifty-looking scoundrel, with a
bang-dog expression. His looks. how
ever, we're the worst part Of him, for
ne turned out a treasure III his own
way. There were two suffragis. or
buffers. Abdool, the head one. having
been my husbands personal servant
for many years and being presumably
devoted to him. The "housemaid'
was quiet. docile young man about
six feet high. the only Egyptian in
the house, the others all being Ber-
beri. A wooly-headed cooks boy, or
mnrmiton, named Mahmud. completed
ths menage.
ceox Master Of Situation.
The first conclusion ! came to was
that in catering for the household one
mus: be to great extent In the
hands OF ones cook. No tradesmen
call in Egypt, and. with the excep'
ticn of the bread which is supplied
by European bakers, everything must
be bought in the market. It is i'm
possible, or rather useless, to go Out
oneself to inspect and ask the price
OF meat, vegetables. etc. To q Euro
pean there is one price, to native
another. For this reason nobody ex
cept those who can afford to pay more
than is necessary for their food go IL
for European cooks. They are luz
ury and much envied, but they are
inevitably cheated more or less In the
market, whereas a native need pay
no more than the proper value fol
what the buys. l do not deny that he
generally thinks himself entitled tc
put on an extra piastre here and there
in the book he presents to you weekly
but that one much expect Even with
what he makes out Of you he costs
you less than would a European, who
however honest he may be, is unable
to cope with the cunning OF an ori
entail market.
The cook had no idea of proportion
and well remember my first meal in
4 the country. / had Just arrived, and
we sat down to a tete-a-tete dinner
which had of necessity been left to the
The Dolores star., 1906-04-13

cooks direction. The first course con-
sisted Of an enormous tureen full of
thick soup. which would alone have
almost satisfied a dozen hungry men
The next was even more overwhelm-
fng-a mountain OF mashed potato.
with sixteen mutton outlets arranged
round 1t in q formidable row!
He Followed Instructions
The frst occasion on which visitors
broke bread In our house was when
two friends turned mp rather unexpect-
edly enc day to luncheon. l slipped
down to the kitchen to have . look
round and to make sure that Ali
served up the food in an appetizing
way. There were some excellent lit
tie CHICKEN patties ~ . Arst course.
but that morning l had, had 10 time
to enter into details - to how theas.
The Dolores star., 1906-04-13
o,MMsRs HAD SEEN PAID FoR.

Exactly the Right Time - Call Al
0ets on.
II was several yearA ago. when
Nashua. N. H., was enjoying the ex-
element OF an annual city election.
and. as was natural. the followers OF
the two political faiths were consider
ably wrought up.
Frank Barr, then q railroad omcial
In Nashua. now general manager OF
the Boston 4 Maine railroad. and his
brother, John H. Barr. a prosperous
Nashua hardware dealer. dropped into
the Parker House, Boston. and there
chanced to meet George Bowers. a
Nashua clothier, now dead. The con-
The Dolores star., 1906-04-13
Legendary Giant Of Antwerp.

In the old city of Antwerp there is
an immense statue. nearly forty feet
In height. of the Legendary giant An
tisonus. The story about him is
that hundreds OF years ago he In
stalled himself at certain point on
the River Scheldt and extorted heavy
toll f.om all who passed. II they
would not pay he cut OF their hands
and threw them into the river. When
The Dolores star., 1906-04-13
Signed Name Opposite 10.


The death Of Morris Stein. auditor
Of the Western Ohio Railway. whose
funeral was held in Piqua to-day, re-
calls that the day before the fatal
collision Of trolley cars in which he
was killed he was approached by
young men companions and asked to
sign subscription for q dancing
party.
Stein glanced over the list. and
seeing names above and below the
numbered designation "13" laughing
ly asked II every one was supersti-
tious. Then he afixed his signature
opposite the "13."
In less than twenty-four hours the
fAst limited. ON which he was . pas
senger. was wrecked. and Stein was
the only person killed. Lima CORES
Dondence Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Dolores star., 1906-04-13

tier. They were lying neatly placrd
on the coarse. rather dirty. kitchnn
rubber, just as had left II folded
One Christmas day we determin 70
on luncheon party. The menu. II
course, had to include roast turkey
and plum pudding, and mutton CIT.
leta were ordered as an alternati>e
to he turkey. All asked which shou'd
be served first, and instructed HIN
to send both up at the same tina.
He not only did that. but he put then
on the same dish!
Wren Mohammedans Fast.
At one particular time of the ye,f
most peoples houses are uncomfct.
abba. This is during Remadan, tie
month Of fasting, when all good M
hammedans fast from sunrise to sr.,.
set. BY the end Of the day thy
are naturally hungry, and they pes
the night In alternately feasting ard
sleeping As may be imagined. tbs
kind OF life does not conduce to thor
being very bright or lively in the dss-
time and Europeans generally are gL d
the feast Of Bairam arrives, aftsr
which their servants can resume tie
ordinary routine of life.
By the end. Of my second year 10
the country had got to understafi
the ways Of the Berberin and h<i
really come to appreciate them IS
servants. In many ways they le.t
much to be desired. childish as they
were and liable to fail us hopelessaS
The Dolores star., 1906-04-13
Baby Camel.
ceIebratss 1osth sIrthday.

Celebrates 1oeth Birthday.
Mrs. Mary McKittrick, believed to
be the Oldest person In western Penn
sylvania, celebrated her 10Sth birthday
at Uniontown. Pa. recently. A large
number Of friends visited her at her
home and made merry over the svsnA
The Dolores star., 1906-04-13

The siren Of Neapolitan folk lore
is crowned woman in flowing robe
who rides seahorse which has two
feet and fsh's tall. On an old vase
In the Naples museum she. appears
thus, riding above the rushing waters
of the River Of Death. having been
sent to Hades by Neptune in search
Of Proserpine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
LEAGUE MEETING CALLED.
Matter of Umpires Will Be Consid.
 cred Tomorrow Night.

Secretary O'Rourke Saturday is- sued call for meeting of the di- rectors of the league for Tuesday evening at New Haven Mir O'Rourke said that one of the things that will come up for discussion will be the claim of Danaher for the forfeited game when the ball was knocked out of one of his players hands. Another matter will be the status ol the Sun day games played in Waterbury.
 Mir O'Rourke was asked if the um- pire question would not come up.
 The secretary said that 1t certain ly would. if he had to bring the mat ter to the attention of the meeting himself. Kennedy has been a rank failure as a supervisor of umpires, |" he said. "The Bridgeport club have taken part in three double-headers the past week. and players have had to be taken from the bench to act. Kennedy gets enough money to do the work, and he should be arrested for taking the money under false pretenses."
 Mir O'Rourke was asked if the managers of the different teams were not responsible for the poor quality of the umpiring. as they are more abusive then players at times. Mir 0'Rourte said that he could not ac- count for some of the actions of some managers. and admitted that much of the fault was due to them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
CITY LEAGUE NOTES.

The Hills seemed lost with Mickey Delaney out of the game, but they won nevertheless.
 The St Josephs had their game as good as won, but some stupid field ing gave victory to the Hills.
 Harvey played fast game for the Tabs yesterday. He had four hits, in- cluding a double and a triple, and fielded his position in faultless style.
 Wallace played right field for North Ends and the Brooklyns beg ged him to go into the box. If Springfield got twenty, we'll make about forty" yelled one of 'em.
 The Merrimacs proved the surprise of the day. With patched up team. the east enders played a fast game and If it were not for an error of Cassidy's the Pastimes would not have scored.
 Andy" Campbell of the West End caught for the Merrimacs and also started in for the North Ends. but was relieved by Tommie Lawlor who in turn gave way to Nelson, all in four innings.
 Roger Dawson of Holy Cross. who pitched such a fine game for the In- dependents against the Coe Brass a week ago Saturday. was in the box for the North Ends. but did not show up very we'll. as he had no catcher and received miserable sup port In the field.
 Perhaps the best stop seen on the State league grounds this season was made by George Burns of the Merri- macs. He w<ht after a ball that was labeled for a hit. made beautiful stop near the foul line and took the fans by making a quick recovery and fine throw to first base, retiring the runner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
THE DIAM ON D
THE PRODIGALS
 END SPLENDIDLY
Defeat Bridgeport in Two Fass Games Norwich Won Also
 Results of Other Games.

Bridgeport, Aug Waterbury took two games from Bridgeport Sat urday with an ease that was aston ishing to the 2,200 fans who were present and saw their favorites get a humiliating drubbing. At no stage of the contest did things break we'll for the Orators. When they had men on the bases and the meanest kind of scratch hit would have been of ma terial assistance in the run getting, it was pop flies that left the bats of the local players. This occurred so often that 1t was simply fate. In the first game Hogarty, Holy Cross pitcher, was the delivery wagon for the visitors. All that Bridgeport could do with him was four scattered hits. They were so scattered that they were harmless and the most that the Orators could show from his de- livery was nine goose eggs. The scores:
 First game:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
THE PUGILISTS
JIM CORBETT
 AND THE MILKMAN
One Says a Putout and the Othe, . Painting Spell Robson and
 Murphy To-Night.

James J. Corbett fought a draw with milkman on Saturday morn- ing, according to the milkman. Yesterday MT Corbett was sum- moned before Magistrate Luke J. Connorton in Flushing on complaint of Joseph Graul, who drives milk wagon.
 Mir Graurs story, as contained in his affidavit, is simple narration.
 He was passing Corbett's house on the Bayside Boulevard, in Bayside, when Corbett's s1,000 Boston bull dog rushed out into the street, bark ing and making annoying dashes to- ward the horse, which, being young and frivolous, began to act in a man. ner to arouse Mir Graul's anger, and he hurled milk bottle at the dog.
 Then, the milkman says, Corbett walked out to the wagon and handed Mir Graul something.
 When Mir Graul awoke, according to his story, the horse was placidly eating the hay which grows in the village street and Mir Corbett was extended at full length under his au- tomobile, in his back yard. Then MT Graul went away and had the au- thorities send Mir Corbett a summons.
 Mir Corbett denies striking Mir Graul. He says he went out into the street, being alarmed by the screams of Mrs Corbett, who had seen the bottle thrown at the dog. He ap- preached the milkman and was about to chide him. when the milkman ex- claimed:
 "My Gawd! It's Jim Corbett," and then tainted.
 It was some time later that Cor bett discovered that the dog was badly cut by broken glass. Had he known this at the time, he says, he would have done things to MT Graul. As 1t is he will call the attention of the s. P. c. A. to the affair.
 'I must be going back if it is true that hit that fellow and he hasn't got a mark on him." said Corbett yesterday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE.

Monday-New Haven at Bridge. port ,2 gamesl. Hartford at Spring field. Holyoke at New London. Wa. terbury at Norwich.
 Tuesday at New Ha. ven. Springfield at Hartford. Water. bury at New London. Holyoke at Norwich.
 "Wednesday - New London al Bridgeport. Norwich at New Haven. Hsrfford at Waterbury. Springfield at Holyoke-
 Thursday-Norwich at Bridgeport f2 gamesl. New London at Water bury. Hoiyoke at Hartford. New Ha. ven at Springfield.
 Friiay-BridgePort at Norwich. Hartforf at New London. New Ha. ven at Holyoke. Springfield at Water. bury.
 Ssturdzy-Brideeport at New Ion don. Hartford at Norwich Water bury at New Haven. Holyoke st Springfield
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
HARTFORD WAS BEATEN.

Hartford. Aug. s.-Rain interfer- ed with the double-header arranged to be played Saturday afternoon be- tween the Senators and the Spring field Ponies. In the third inning of the second game 1t rained so hard that Umpire Hugh Rorty called the game. The visitors captured the first game, to 3. The score:
 Springfield .....40 01000 0-5 Hartford .....00 00021 0-3
 Two-base hit, Burns: sacrifice hits. Robarge, 0'Connor: stolen bases. Gastmeyer. Yale; left on bases. Springfield 6. Hartford 4; bases on balls. off Luby 1. on Ferry 3; time. 1:40; umpire, Rorty; attendance. 3,200.
 Batteries-Luby and 0'Connor; Ferry and Kritchel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
SHOP LEAGUE CONTESTS.
Rain Was a Factor in the Playing on
 Saturday.

The Shop league had it's turn at State League park Saturday and demonstrated to a. large number of fans that there Is some good material among those who are closed up in the factories all day. A double header was scheduled but owing to the storm the second game was called before the second inning was finished. In the first game the Oakville Co de- feated the Ring Co by a score of to O. Neither side scored until the fifth inning when with two men out Oakville came up strong and scored two runs The Ring Co team se- cured but one hit of Nelson while Oakville had 8 off Dalton, Oakville had one error. the Ring Co had 2. The makeup of the teams and score follows:
 Oakville Pin Co-Hodges ss. Con yard 2b. K. Moran 3b, McGowan e, Nelson p, Irving If. McLarney of. T. Moran, Lease and Dowd If.
 Ring Shop-Burke c. McGuiness 2b. Keaveney 1b. Bagiey Sb. Tobin of. Bockswitch If. Cavanaugh If, Henebry ss. Dalton p.
 R.H.E. oakville 0o002 I Ring Co 0 0OO0 0O00-O 2 8
 Base on balls. off Nelson 8. on Dal- ton 8; struck out. by Nelson 6: by Dalton 4; two-base hits. McGowan. Nelson: stolen bases. Keaveney. and MsLarney. Umpire Klobedanz.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06

Summary: TWO base hits, NC Cabe 2, Hughes; hit by pitcher, John Walsh, Phoenix; first on balls, of Callahan l, on Voorhees, 2; first on errors, Bridgeport |; left on bases. Bridgeport 5, Waterbury 1; sacrifice hits. Nichols. O'Hagan. O'Rourke. Jr;
 stolen bases. 0'Rourke, Jr. Beau mont, Ladd. Swander, O'Hagan. Hughes, Walsh: struck out, by Cal lahan 2, by Voorhees, 8; double plays. O'Rourke, Jr. O'Rourke, ST. Beau mont; attendance. 2.200; umpires. Hogarty and Murphy; time, In som.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06

mend and causing the players and Dieacherites to rush to the grand stand. The storm lasted nearly an hour and the con Hilton of the dia- mond was such that 1t would have been impossible to finish the game. The firemen were in the lead by a score of l to 0 when the rain came down and it looked as though 1t was going to be an exciting game. Daw- son was in the box for the firemen and Holmes was doing the twirling for Woodbury. The two teams will meet again later in the season.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
MONITORS WERE BEATEN.

The Greater Waterbury team de- feated the Monitors on Corcoran's lots Sunday afternoon by the score of 6 to o. The feature of the game was the work of both pitchers. Wort ley of the Monitors struck out sev- en men and Snyder of the Greater Waterburys famed sixteen men. Heece and A. Dawson, members of the Monitor team, failed to appear for the game. but played for the North Ends of the City league in stead. Manager Buckley announced last night that he had released both players. The score:
 R.H.E. c. Waterbury 00200 0o-6 g 5 Monitors 1000 900 % 0 6 Batteries-Snyder and Maloney; Wortley and Martin.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
BASE BALL TID-BITs.
Hartford here Wednesday,. Local police play New Haven hel

Hartford here Wednesday,.
 Local police play New Haven here tomorrow.
 The suggestion of the Democrat for $1 game all over the cir cult has met with favor in this city and Manager Durant should give 1t trial.
 If conditions had been the same in Waterbury on Friday that they were in Bridgeport on Saturday. Water bury would have had another victory to it's credit.
 All the fans will want to go out to state league park tomorrow to see the Waterbury police do things to the New Haven stick carriers The last time they met week ago at New Haven the local brass buttons won handily. Tomorrow they expect to do even better work. Wallace and Tommy Dodds will be the battery for the local police.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
ROBSON AND MURPHY.

Philadelphia, Aug 6.-Terry Nc Govern has been offered match with the winner of the Tommy Murphy Spike Robson bout at the National A. c. this evening. The biggest crowd of the summer season will see Mur- phy and Robson meet, the advance sale of tickets having been unusually heavy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
CARNIVAL AT NEWPORT.
The Exercises Began on a Large
 Scale This Morning.

Newport. R. l.. Aug 6.-Newport's carnival week program begun to-day with the city brilliantly decorated for the event while in the harbor the battleshIps of the feet of Rear Ad- miral Robley D. Evans displayed their coIors gaily with those of small CT craft The expected arrival from New London of the feet of the New York Yacht club added to the interest of the program of the opening day.
 Automobile and motor bicycle faces were schedulef to be held at Second Beach this afternoon Among the features of succeeding days of the week win be the Asfor cup races and the races for the King Edward cup. c<f Brenfon's reef. Tn the city va rious carnival parzdes will be held on different dayA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
THE AMATEURS
CITY LEAGUE GAMES UNFINISHED Two Good Battles and One Poor One Other Amateur Games
 in the City.

The contest in the City league games yesterday were all unfinished and some of them unsatisfactory. In the game between the Washington Hills and the St Josephs, the latter team had the game well in hand and for seven innings kept in the lead. When the eighth inning began the Hills went out for one of those start ling finishes of theirs and aided by two errors of the Tabs and Pete Iawlor's three base hit they took the game out of the fire by the score of 0 to s. The score:
 Washinpton HilIa