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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-17
B. WINS BET.

To the Editor of Democrat:
 Dear Sir:-Will you decide the following bet: A bets B that 1t is against the law to print the names of the winners of the prizes of the Elks' fair and the number of the tickets in the papers. B maintains that it is not illegal to print them.
 X. Y. M.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15
Suburban News
NA1ERvlLLE.

. 4 s ss z l
 Regular meeting of Court Welch, +. of A., tonight at o'clock.
 Opening of the firemen's fair to- night in Goodwill hall. Turkey sup per at 5:30. Entertainment and danc- ing.
 James E. Miller of Bridgeport was in town yesterday visiting friends
 Many of the Naugatuck rubber shop employees have obtained work at the Pin Co.'S.
 Albert Emmons has purchased g new road horse from Waterbury par ties.
 The Ingraham Comedy company have changed the date of their play from March IT to Easter Monday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15
0AKVlLLE HAPPENINGS

Michael Della. who lives near the ! east side and in the vicinity of Frost's bridge. and who figured so prominent ly in stabbing affray in Waterbury some months ago, was served with papers to pay damages to the amount of $500 to the injured party or vacate his present place of habitation. Mir and Mrs c. B. Smith have re- turned from several weeks stay at Washington where MT Smith went for the benefit of his health which is somewhat improved.
 While coming down the small hill Newton Heights to Main street, the Watertown bakery wagon came near figuring in smashup with trolley car. The horse, which is spirited @ animal, took a sudden start while the driver was taking snooze and an accident was narrowly averted.
 At 7:30 this evening there will be a meeting in the conference room of the Congregational church for the purpose of organizing mems club. All men interested are cordially invited to at tend this meeting and 1t is hoped that the public spirit, so long dead in Oak vile, will be again brought to life.
 There are unclaimed letters at the local postoffice for the following par ties: Mrs Mary Berthiaume. Mrs F. Austin, Mir and Mrs Peter Austin, yenoneri Alturo. R. s. Appelbe. Al belt A. Ber1nan and William John son.
 Miss Fannie Bunnell of Thomaston is visiting with Miss Dora Daines of the east side.
 Mrs J. J. Loughlin of Davis street who has been confined to her home by illness for the past few weeks, is re- ported to be improving.
 Miss Jennie Champagne of Newton Heights is suffering from the humps.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15
K. X. Time Table.
NAUGATUCK DIVISION. IraiIe leave Bank street

 FOR bkiDuLrOkr AND NEW YORk-6;35, 7:o5, 10:52 a. m.; l:la 2:49, 4:35, 6:l5 p. m- SUNDAYS-7:05, $50 1t. Bridge. port a. m.; 1:l5, 5:10 D. m. FOR ANSONIA AND NEW HAVEN -l00 except Monday, 6.:S5, 7;M l0:52 a. n.; f:15. 2:4y. 4:35, 6:la i:oU D. m.
 SUNDAYS-1O0. 705. $50 a. m.; l:15, $40, 7;50 P m. FOR WATERTOWN-6:45 s32 1lOa .. m.; 1:23, 3:57, 5:10. G:12, 7O2 s.59. l1:20 p. m.
 SUNDAYS-9:53 a. m.; e:I7 D. m. FOR THOMASTON, TORRINGToN and WlNSTED-S:27. 1O5S a. n. l:19, 3:53, 6:5S. S:54 D. n.
 SUNDAYS-9:5S a. m.: SIT a. m HIGHLAND DdvIsloN.a! fG
 Trains leave Meadow street FOR HARTFORD, WILLIMANTIC, PROVIDENCE. PUTNAM AND BOST0N-6:45. S:32 a. m.; l220 3:l5, T:34 tto Hartfordl p. m. FOR DANBURY--s:30 a. m.; 2O5 TOO p. m.
 FOR PoUGHKEEPsIE-sso a. m.: 205 D. m.
 SUNDAY for BRISTOI-(,onnect. Ing with third rail trainsl- SEQ lU:05 a. m.: 200. 5s05. TOO D. m.
 DUBLIN STREET STATION, FOR MERIDEN AND MIDDLE TOWN-9:21 a. m.: 8:I5 D. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15
NUTMEG CRAVINGS Interesting Items Boiled Down Fol
 the Benefit of Our Readers.

About 200 of the French speaking people of willimantic met last night and organized an industrial society. whose aim will be to help along the French Canadian people.
 An order from the adjutant-generafs office announces the appointment of Sergeant William Bowden of New Ha- ven to be second lieutenant of Com pany D, Second Infantry. c. \. G., to succeed Beebe, promoted. . William ". Kline of Hartford. trainman employed by the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad was run down and probably fatally in jured last night by the inbound BOs ton express reaching Union station at G::79 o'clock.
 Figures presented at the meeting of the board of water commissioners at Hartford yesterday afternoon show that the fire department poured about 100000 gallons of water on the flames and the spectators during the Asylum street fire Sunday.
 Earl Parmalee of Iyoryton attempt ed suicide at i:3O yesterday afternoon by shooting himself in the forehead al his room at the Hotel de Ivory. Par maiee Is = years old and has parents living in Madison. where he lived up to three or four years ago. Dr Barsieen attended him and had him removed to the Middlesex hospital There Is a chance for his recovery. but the in- jury will probably prove fatal
 After thirty-seven years of active service as a police officer in MerideE Chief-of Police George Van NrstFand yesterday sent ia his resignation to Mayor Reilly and the board of police commissioners. The resignation is t. take effect on March l. The chiefs reason for resiEning Is that he though' that the office should be given tO a younger man The retiring chief was born in New York city and is 65 years of age.
 It cost Michael Maluca of Hartford, an emp8oye at ROpkinsis brewery. g in addition to the admission fee to at- tend the show at Polls theater Tues day night NaIuez stamped bis fees on the floor to show bis appreciation of the work Of the actors and Police man weleh- belierinz be was interrupt ing the performers. told him to stop Acesrdi1x to the testimony of the DO Iieemzn when be turned his hack Ms- Iues stamped again and wesch arrest ed him
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15
WATERFOWL JOTTINGs

Carl Holcomb, student at Taft's school, is seriously ill with pneumonia.
 Mrs Andrew Barton has sufficiently recovered from her illness as to dis pense with the services of nurses.
 A carload of cattle arrived yester- day for Clinton Judson.
 Prof Derwin's mandolin club hgeld
 Prof Derwin's mandolin club held
 Ties are being placed on the side of the road from the brick store to Green- vile and it looks as if the trolley line would be butt there.
 William J. Munson has gone to New York.
 Edward Mason, a former student at Taft's school, returned to hls home in Hartford yesterday, after few days visit with William Skinner and family.
 c. w. Atwood has sold thirty acres of timber land to Louis D. Bowley of Waterbury. This land is situated ill the western part of the town and is known as Stars woods.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15

oV clniApo Wllu ID lhGIA-NLOA~AAs A ~ Tea, a pure Chinese T, q ID .Oc The Ct A. & P. Tea Company secured
 by Act of Congress the exclusive right of sale in the U. s.
 20 Stamps with h ID package Golden
 Tipped India-C -Ceylon T ........ .25c p Stamps with 5-lb crock Johnson's
 Mmce Meat .5Uc b Stamps with boxes Best Parlor k Matches, 900 in box :. 5c each YOUR CHOICE OF THE FOLLOW
 ING WITH 10 STAMPS FREE. l bottle A. & P. Liquid Blue ~. .10c n can Sultana Spice ..... .1Oc and 12c l box Toilet Soap 6 cakes All ..1Oc 2 cakes Best Imported Castle
 soap DC eacIf Fl can Chunk Pineapple ......... .15c l can MarshalPs Kippered Herring 15c l can A. & P. Corn Syrup ...... .1Oc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15
WATERBURY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY. 5
.A. < P. Bulletin for this Week.

THE ATTRACUONS-OUR LOW PRICES AND UNPARALLELED FREE GIFTS OF STAMPS AT
 THIS SALE. Save your stamps and get useful and beautiful housefurnishings Save money, and be happy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15

It has caused m or e laughs and dried more tears. wiped away disease and driven away more fears than any other med. icine in the world. Hol. 'ister's Rocky Mountain Tea. s cents Tea or Tablets.
 Apothecareis Hall Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15

China to Take Amur From Russia.
 ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 15.-A re- port here says that the Chinese are preparing to take from Russia by force the whole of the Amur province. The czar's government Is alarmed and con- templates sending special army to protect the Amur.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15
". C. AIb.r. q. se,- York.

W. c. AIbers at New York.
 NEW YORK, Feb. i5.-W. c. Albers, the American who was Imprisoned In Nicaragua charged with insulting President Zelaya and who was recent ly pardoned. has arrived here on the steamer Panama from Colon.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
THE FIRST BALLOON.
Result of tl,c Experiments of the
McrtgoIfier Brothers.

Proceeding on the principle that neat
I'd air expands and so becomes lighter,
bulk for bulk. than air ut the ordinary
Temperature. the brothers stephen and
Joseph Montgolfier filled paper bag
with heated air which rose to the cell
inc of the room. This preliminary sue
cess was rapidly followed UP, and they
gradually increased the size of the bal
looms experimental with until they
were so satisfied with their progress
that in 1888 they gave a public exhibit
ton. sending up a linen balloon 1Oo feet
IN circumference which was inflated
over n fire supplied with small bundles
of chopped straw. The balloon succeed
ed beyond their utmost expectation, and
after rising to height of over 5000
feet it descended ten minutes after i'll
a field mile and a half away. The
next balloon carried a car, in which
were a sheep, a cock and a duck.
The success of this further expert
ment induced NJ Pilatre de Rozier and
the Marquis dArlandes to risk their
lives by making the first ascent i'll the
new and wonderful machine. Their
balloon, which was forty-five feet in
diameter and seventy-five feet high and
was inflated with hot air, passed over
Paris to the great establishment Of the
people attaining IN altitude of half Il
mile. Ballast was then for the first
time employed in regulating the as
cendng power Of the balloon. The first
venture WAS followed by others, and
De Ro@icr. The first to ascend, was also
The first t. meet his death in this man
nar. having been killed. with a COM
panion. by tie burning Of his balloon
near Bouloguc.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
MAKING MAPLE SUGAR.
The Modern Way and the Crude
Methods of Early Days.

The sugar season opens busy in
lustry in Maine. New Hampshire and
Vermont Buckets are loaded ON to
the OK sleGs, boxes Of sYiles and axes,
and away to the sugar orchard!
Sugar making Nowadays is Il science.
only in the extreme rural sections still
remain the wooden buckets and cedar
spilcs, but there is still sugar
warmth. bursting of healthy JOY that
breaks forth just as the swelling buds
Oh the naples
No longer are there the Sude meth
ods of an open fire, of the kettles
strung on green forllcd poles. Pos
sibly SUGAR making has lost some OF
its genuine SAVIOR in the modern eVapo-
ratons. but the product-and its COM
mcrc.al feature is of all importance
is finer grained. of purer color. freer
from bits of bark and other foreign
refuse.
Iupurtant changes in the sugar in
dusuy have lesScued the work of the
farmer. In the early days wooden
buckets and handmade cedar Spiles
were used. That made bother in the
orchard. for TIE bucket had to be
placed on tie ground, and the spiie
could not be far above it else the wind
would blow the sap to one side and
thus waste it.
As the snow melted the spilcs had to
Je drawn. new holes nearer the ground
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22

Mothers may talk. work, struggle to
make their sons models by which to
shape new heaven and a new earth.
But the boys world is in the man
who is his father, and the boy believes
that whatever may be right on Sun
days or at prayer times the things that
are really good, that really count in
life, are what father does. Moreover,
it is what father does which defines
the means with which the boy shall
work, the sphere wherein his efforts
shall be shaped. In a word what ia
Their does is the beginning as it is the
end of the boys achievements.-Har
per'S Bazaar.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
BACKBONE.
TIE SELF Reliant Man Is the One who
Is Tia Demand.

Is Tia Demand.
Haven't you depended upon clothes,
upon appearances. upon introductions,
upon recommendations about long
enough: Haven't You leaned about
long enough ON other things: Isn't it
about time for You to call Il halt, to
tear off all masks, to discard every
Ping you have been leaning on outside
ii Yourself. and depend upon your own
worth:
Haven't YOU been in doubt about
yourself long enough: Haven't you
had enough unfortunate experiences
depending upon superficial, artificial.
outside things to drive you home to the
real power in yourself? Aren't YOU
tired of leaning and borrowing and
depending upon this thing and that
thing which have failed YOU?
The man who learns to seek power
within himself, who learns to rely
upon himself. is never disappointed.
but he always will be disappointed
when he depends upon any outside
help. There is one person in the world
that will naver fail you If You depend
upon him and are honest with him,
and that is yourself. 1t is the self re-
liant man that is in demand every
Whereof. s. Marden in Success Maya
zine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Ignorance may not be bliss, but it is
often contentmcnt.
Everybody has trouble of some kind.
What is the nature of yours?
The average wish is about as valua
bic as the checl; of a bankrupt.
People are confronted every day With
little problems ANA do not know what
to do with them.
Some mems idea of perseverance is TO
see how long they can cherish i'll feel
ing for some real or fancied grievance.
No matter how busy man is he
thinks he isn't wasting time if lie takes
an hour to prove he was right in
most tritiin@ question.
After you have worked hard and
saved your money it makes you mad to
he approximately man who has spent
his and be invited to go into scheme
that is solely for his benefit.-Atchson
Globe
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
GAME DOGS AND GAME.
A Remarkable Instance of the InfIu-
cnce of Heredity.

cnce of Heredity.
The setter ate the mutton chop greed
lily, but he would have none of the par
fridge bones.
"a good game dog" said his master,
cant eat game. Its taste is repug-
nant to him. This is a remarkable in
stance of the influence of heredity.
"Game dogs have been trained for
many generations not to eat the game
the birds and rabbits and what not
which they bring back to their masters
in their mouths. They have been train
ed to consider that the eating of such
game would be a disgrace and an I'M
pardonable sin, the same as bank
clerks have been trained to consider
that the pocketing of few dollars
from the millions they annually han
die would be a disgrace and a sin.
"And the result in the game dogs
case has been that this moral abhor
renee of game, suggested to them by
their masters, has been transmitted in
its passage down from one generation
TO another, into an actual physical alb
horrence. In the matter of game,
thanks to heredity. game dogs now are
never tempted. They can't sin.
at would be good thing for policy
holders if, in the same way, mans
moral Discrimination to steal had been
changed by heredity to an actual phys
ical aversion of other peoples money"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
LACE BARK TREES.
The beautiful and ServicenbIe Dress
Materials They Yield.

The Beautiful and ServicenbIe Dress
Materials They Yield.
There are in all about half a dozen
lace bark trees in the world, so called
because the inner bark yields a natural
lace in ready made sheet FORM which
can be made up in seryiceable articles
Of apparel. Only four of these curious
species Of trees are of much practical
value. Tourists who have stopped at
Hawaii or Samoa may recall the lace
bark clothing of the natives clothing
of Il neat brown color when new, of re-
markable strength and of a fragrant
odOr, like freshly cured tobacco leaf.
The native tapa cloth, as it is called.
is made from the bark of the Bruso-
META paprifera, but it is not usually
included among the real lace bark
trees. In its natural state the real lace
bark is of delicate cream white tint.
1t is probably Il kind of fibrous pith.
When the outer bark is removed it can
be unfOlded and unwOund in one seam
less piece, having a surface of a little
more than Il square yard. Washing
and sun bleaching give it a dazzling
white appearance. The fabric is airily
light. 1t is used in the West Indies for
mantillas. cravats, collars, window cur
talns-in word, for every purpose
that ordinary lace is used. In making
up shawls, wells and the like it is Gus
tomary to piece two sheets of lace
bark together. Delicate and apparently
weak as 1t is in single mesh, a bit Of
lace bark if rolled into thin string
Will all but resist human strength to
break it.-New York World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
4 E'OrtMne In n SONG.

Song writing is one of the most lu-
crative of occupations, provided one
has the knack of appealing to the pop,
ular taste. The average writer stands
a better chance of making money by
producing pathetic rather than so called
comic" songs. The Lost Chord" has
made three or four fortunes. 1t has
been the most lasting success on rec
ord. and for years Sir Arthur Sullivan,
as composer. and Madam Antonette
Sterling, for whom it was specially
written, received royalty amounting
TO u cents each on every copy sold. 1t
was a gold mine to the publishers too
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
Queer DrumIners.

There's a story" said a drummer
"about commercial traveller whose
line was tunnels and post holes for
fences. Him | never met. l did meet
once, though. Il drummer selling iron
churches and suspension bridges An
other time | met drummer who said
his line was pupils. What did he mean
by pupils? He meant, l found glass
eyes for stuffed animals, for dolls and
for human beings. One of this mans
favorite amusements was to open his
sample case and ask the people present
to pick out the eye that best matched
their own. The people made awful
mistakes in this, for nobody, it seems,
knows the color of his own eyes,
Cincinnati Enquirer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22

The composition Of tobacco smoke
is complex Analysis gives nicotine,
pyridic bases formic aldehyde, ammo
mia, methylamin pyrroL sulphurctted
hydrogen, prussic acid, butyric acid,
carbonic acid, oxide of carbon. the
steam of water, an etherized en-
pneumatic oil, and larry or resin
Gus products, among which we de-
tect small quantities of phenol. OF
all the products of tobacco the most
venomous are nicotine, pyridic and
methylamin bases. prussic acid, sui
phuretted hydrogen. oxide of carbon
and empyreumatic oil, and all that we
draw into our lungs with more or less
satisfaction.-Uar Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
THE GOORALS OF On,
Honest Hospitable ana
Obstinate ana On. "rave,

Honest. Hospitable ana
Obstinate ana Quarra "ra'e
The character of tho . a'
Nothing in common with IV0'as
peasants Of the low couDfry "V ap3
>ooi qualities and lauas Ut
resemble the proud nobIama, ia-
land. They are vivacious. boa u q
pitable and full of pride. hr,, y'
chivalry' on which one nav '' y
count. But their defects ~ a7'
Obstinacy and quarrels IaoS ~ "a
ten TO bloody fights. the loc,. Iea
is frequent among them and
tons haunt them at every stor eul
love nature and in their 90
their gigantic peaks, spruce 7
and the clouds and rain III
their houses facing Tatra WHY
constantly observe and co,sn, u
weather conditions. A goor1
i've without his mountains AVA
fVmetimes leaves them bomo,, 4
will soon bring him back
They are very religions h,.
Christian faith is mixed Vim +,
perstitions, and the Roman ~
rites are mingled with wpir
very picturesque, usagos wbi%
their origin in the old Slavonio
ism. SO, for instance. on &
night Sobotka is celebrated br n.
bontires on fields and hins e
dancing, a feStivity which IN
times was held on the summer
in honor of Syiatovit. the eol :.
fire and love.
On Easter holidays from eyorr
various kinds Of food are bronri.
the church to be blessed Inv tb9
or the priest, accompanied by ,
goes to the house. where on
white covered table cake esg,
venisoa await his blessing r
called swiCconc. Tile talla RAM
covered with food for n week IA
all friends Of the house I'M,
come.
The Polish tonzuo among the IN
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
HOW WEASELS HUNT,
The Graceful Pose of the Animals
when on the Trail.


The little grace of the weasel may
DC observed whenever it is on the trail.
At an even speed, with nose to the
ground, its reddish brown back seems
literally to glide along through the rank
heritage by the bank.
1t may be the scent of rat, and the
trail may take it in and out of the
bank a good many times before it
comes up with its victim. 1t may even
have to swim a stream before its per-
sistence is rewarded 1t is wonderful
how small a hole that long. arched
body can glide into and emerge from
without the slightest difficulty.
When it has caught aud killed its
prey its movements are equally grace
full as it carries the spoil home to its
hole. Crossing a Kcntish field | saw a
weasel coming along under the hedge
row red to0thcd from the chase. There
was the same sinuous motion of the
back but the little beasts head was
held rs high us possible and from its
mouth hung the limp carcass of a
young rat, freshly killed. The weasel
held it by the neck and so high, for all
the shortness of its legs. that only the
end of the rats tail dragged through
the grass.
y family of weasels will often hunt
in company, and this is naturally
most interesting sight to witness. The
ability Of the weasel to enter exceed
ngly small holes is owing entirely to
the structure of its body-its fiat head.
long neck and short limbs and tail. In
a cornrick it can pursue mice with ease
along their burrows.-London Mail
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22

Orsa, in Sweden, has in the course of
a generation sold S5.T5O000 worth of
trees and by means Of judicious re-
planting has provided for a similar in
come every thirty or forty years In
consequence Of the development of this
commercial wealth there are no taxes.
Railways and telephones are free and
so are the schOolhouses. teaching and
many other things.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-22
Onion Soup and Fame.

Membership in the French academy,
the hoped for reward of Gallo writer's,
was once closely associated with onion
soup. During the restoration in France
a club was formed under the title Of
Diner de Ia Soupe a rOnion." This or
ganization contained twenty members
1t met every three months, when the
dinner was opened with an onion soup.
The club was to endure until every as
sociate was elected to the academy.
This was accomplished in 1915. when
the last banquet was held.