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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
Suburban News
WATERvlLLE.

Prayer meeting at Grace NJ. t. church tonight at 1:45.
 L. Choir rehearsal at St Michacl's church tonight at s o'clock. .
 Private dance in Goodwill hall Siy- en by the Welch Hosiery Mill fire company.
 Regular meeting and election of off cers of the Waterville Engine com pany tonight at s o'clock.
 The Arcade pool team Of Waterbury will play the champion Cutlery team tonight at Blackman's pool rooms.
 The Sunshine society will give 10 cent supper tonight at St Paul's par isll hall for to help for Improvements on the Waterville cemetery.
 Waterville company, L. R., K. of r., will meet tomorrow night at Good Will hall in time to catch the 30 car to attend the inspection in Waterbury by General Stokes.
 Choir reharsal at St PauTs to-mOr- TOW night insetad of tonight.
 The West Side Whist club met last evening at the home of Mir and Mrs H. M. Grilley on Main street. The best scores were made by Mrs H. NJ. Grilley and Edward Wallace. The lowest scores by Miss Barker and Henry Kott. s,e..a
 Mrs J.. l.. Holroyd is slowly recov- ering from her recent Illness at her home on Main street.
 4 very pleasant whist party was held last evening at the home of the Misses Jackson on ThOmaston avenue The highest scores were made by Miss Ella Harding and Dr Bell Tha lowest scores were captured by Miss Helen Jackson and MT Wilbur.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
Something Besides Beef.

OK bones have considerable value. The four feet of an ordinary OK will make pint of neats-foot oil The thigh bone is the most valuable, being useful for cutting into toothbrush han dies. The foreleg bones are made into collar buttons and parasol handles. The water in which the bones are boiled is reduced to glue, while the dust which comes from saving the bones is turned into food for cattle and poultry.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notir" k hereby given that there will to hearing before the Board of Com nSsoners of Public Works of the city Of Waterbury. at S o'clock D. m.. February q. 19oG. in the City hall an- mex building. on the corner of West Main and Leavenworth streets, at which time and place all persons ap- nearing and desiring to bc heard may loo heard upon the application and pc iltion of inc Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co for tho approval of its map and plan. for tho location of an electric railway. as follows. to wit:
 Beginning at q point in its present tracks. near inc foot of Robbins street. thence through Robbins street. cross inG thc Watcrtown road. thence west erly along Robbins street to its june iioH with West Main street. thence westerly along the highway leading io Mtl1l"hury. to private right of way ai point near the junction of said highway and Bradleyville road Gso- 'aIleh'. Th"nre said proposed road runs westerly on private right of way i" the Mid,llchury town highway. crossing one highway near said town line at grade
 Datal at Waterbury this 1st day of February. l9UG.
 Attest.
 JAMES R. LAWDOR.
 2l-3 Assistant City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
Titled Wornan's Fad.

A-Eiennese baroness. recently mur- iered. carried the art of being at war with servants 10 the highest degree of perfection, She had a secret system of !ubes leading from her sitting room to he kitchen and servants rooms. By means of these she was able to hear alF manner of uncomplimentary- refer snces to herself. She enjoyed this strategic advantage. very much.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
Rousekeepers Made Hap py When They Trade at One of the 25O A. ( P. Stores.

They say, it's an accepted fact no store sells such quantities of Teas, Golf Iees and Groceries at such low prices. rms being the case. it follows we buy great quantities and always for cash, therefore it's logical to assume we get large concessions in prices that smaller buyers do not. This. with moderate profit at which we sell, explains why we can give you these low prices as peioW' and the extra stamps.
 A rev of the low prices fer the week win EXTRA STAMPS FREE for the ?Gldance of housekeerers:
 A. & r. BAKING POWDER IS ABSO-
 IUTELY PURE
 hEE 60 STAMPS with a large
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
No Difficulty About That.

Your idea that every man ought to have his vermiform appendix removed may do we'll enough for those that can afford it." remarked the argu- mentative person. but how about the proletariat?"
 Well. sir" answered Mir Gaswell. wondering vaguely where he had heard the word before. any man ought to be able to cure himself of that by dieting. g."-Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
HER EYES.

Flowers are her gardens eyes:
 They watch for her alone Within whose smile there lies
 beauty like her own: Their fragrant lids they ope
 In haste at morn to see Her who is all their hope, So fair Is she, Stars are her heavens eyes / They watch her while she sleeps. Lilies of paradise.
 White pearls in azure deeps! For her their glow and gleam Throughout the tranquil night, Bringing the lovely dream For her delight. Nor flowers nor stars are eyes For me. I follow one Her lover-shadow- wise. Companion to the sun, Her eyes. both flower and star. In loveliness outshine. Mirrors of Love they are, Ret1ecting mine, Frank Dempster sherman, in Smart
 Set.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
Beaconsfield's Idea of Women.

Women are the only people that get on. A man works all his life. and thinks he has done wonderful thing if. with one leg in the grave and no hair on his head. he manages to get a coronet; and a woman dances at a ball with some young fellow or other and pretends she thinks him charm ing, and he makes her peeress on tue spot. ."-Disraeli.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
Where the Money Is.

One very good and sufficient reason why money went 10 loo per cent. in New York city a few days ago is ths; practically all the money of the coun- try is in the pockets of the sovereign squais Of the bounding. booming. blooming vsst.-Eldora 1Kan.J RepuI- Iican.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
An Explanation

People aluayS feel suspicious of things with which they are not fla milisT.- said the philosopher.
 Yes answered Sezsfcr Sorghum. that is why nearly all Of us have at one fine or another expressed 60ubs and dis appreciation concerning wealth. - Washington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
TaIlset EuiISirz

The tsIlsst bziIdf1r in the world is heInz sr@cted fn Ner Tork hr a life TEs1rs-es company Tt r5E he Esa fes- high- sT Eve fee1 hiekrr than sas WsShinesoz nonu-e-s srs ss feet higher fhzz st Ps-erls Ron.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
Safe Insane.

An inspector of the building depart ment has been found as an inmate of an insane. asylum. but still drawing s100 month from the city. The city might well afford to pay more inspec- tors to stay in asylums. or iails. there- by increasing the safety of building Y. Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
Memorial to A Cloun

A well'supported movement is on foot to erect a handsome monument to Joe Grimaldi, the clown, who died in 1887, and whose tombstone in the graveyard of St. James. Pentonville, London, is in a dilapidated condition. Grimaldi was the originator of the clowns slogan: Here we are again."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-02
Bsats ChrTsiinr

Mrs Givsn-But there isn't any snu- -o remove
 Weary Willie-So4 nOw. mum. hut me method is to lie on the steps before + begins and get up after it's done N '. Sun.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
TRICKS OF NAVAL SPIES.
Agents Who Try 10 Discover state
Secrets soon Detected.

From the St Louis Post Dispatch
England has q rather curious way Of
dealing with foreigners who are found
prying into her naval and military con
Germs. These inquisitive gentlemen are
not warned directly that their object
IN the country is known, but hint is
dropped 70 the powers employing them
that the authorities are well acquainted
with the operations Of the spies. the
result being that the latter are usually
quietly withdrawn.
At the same time. Of course. the spies
are afforded very little opportunity Of
gaining really valuable information. al
though az time when naval maneuyers
are being conducted on a large scale. the
task Of guarding secrets from them is
much more difficult than on ordinary
occasions.
When a new battle ship is about TO be
launched. however. no lille anxiety is
felt by the admiralty officials in their
desire 20 prevent the betrayal Of the
secrets Of her armament It Is abso-
IuteIy necessary. If Great Britain is TO
hold her own on the seas, that no Op-
pOrtunity should be offered other powers
NA t4Aattl7-ltAE Arf- A--aF e-lttA IT, was -'aA
this account that so much sensation was
caused at the recent launching Of the
DreadnouEht when IL became known that
ali the details of the new Quick-hring
guns intended for this and other men-of-
war were iu the possession Cf a certain
European power.
There are two ways Of gaining such
information. viz. from the dOCkyard OF
the admiralty headquarters in White
hall. In the case Of the Dreadnought it
was clearly proved that the workmen
were above suspicion and that those on
whom the slightest suspicion or foreign
interest had fallen had been promptly
discharged. Besides. the nature Of the
work was such that there was little any
one man could have betrayed.
AS a matter Of fact the leakage was
traced TO London. A duplicate design
Of the gun was missing for few hours
and then suddenly found in the strong
box where it had originally been placed.
Apparently it had been stolen for d time.
another copy had been made and the du-
pliCate design returned 10 prevent further
inquiry and investigation.
The modern naval spy who seeks inf0r-
nation at headquarters is usually a man
who moves in the best circles. Some strik-
ing romances have been written round
the doings OF foreign spies who have the
entree Of good society But truth is
stranger than fiction IN this as in other
cases and during the last half dozen
years nearly "a score Of men and women
who have arrived in England with the
highest credentials and letters Of intro
ductiOn have been Obliged to make a
sudden return to the continent because
the admiralty had gained a knowledge
Of their real mission.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
ANOTHER CHAPTER NEXT WEEK.
Words that Cost s., ,OOO Each.

From the Phiadelphis Bulletin.
At the Franklin Inn. literary club OF
Philadelphia, a young poet, licking his
lips, said that Conan Doyle was paid 81
a word.
THAT is nothing" said 4 railroad adyer-
tising man. II know OF a case where
man was paid 81 ,000 q word. Our line used
to have at its grade crossing a very long
and complicated sign that began, Beware
Of the engines and cars and then this
sign went on with a lot OF injunetions and
warning that would have taken five min
utes to read.
In a number Of accident cases the COM
plainants for damages declared tnat our
long signs were not clear warnings
Therefore the line decided at last TO get
new grade crossing sign. and Judge FAX
ton was engaged 10 write one
The sign that Judge Paxon wrote cost
81 COO word, but It was classic. II re-
mains a classic II is as well known
among US as Father, cannot tell lie.'
or England expects every man TO DO his
duty
''The sign that eest $1,000 word. or
$500 In ali, was the famous Railroad
Crossing-Stop. Look and Listen
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
LESS FOR THE JUNK MAN.
Economics In Manufacturing Make
Use of All Waste Material.
From the Chicago Po

ErCm the tElc-g0 POST
Stricter economy on the part OF big
manufacturing concerns, as well as i'm
proved methods and new discoveries in
the arts. is threatening TO pu; the junk
dealer out of business.
That there is 10 immediate danger Of
the extinction Of the junk man. however.
is apparent from the fact that this busl-
ness amounts to S30,O0oOJ0 q year. It is
a fact, nevertheless, that the volume OF
business has decreased largely within a
few years
The reasons for this falling of lie in
the fact thar manufacturing concerns now
use "a much larger proportion Of their
refuse than they did formerly. The
scraps that went to the junk man in the
Oldeu days now 90 into the manufacture
Of something else, or else they go TO q
special shop run by the manufacturing
concern for the purpose of reducing the
refuse material TO some profitable form.
The bulk OF the junk business is the
handling Of metals. The huge heaps OF
discarded iron and steel articles Of vari-
Gus sorts, such as one may see in the
junk yards. represent large sums OF
money. In one heap in the ground Of a
Desplalnes street dealer there is said TO
De fully $4,000 worth Of iron. Much Of
II looks as If il had been there for years.
As a matter Of fact, the pile has been
carried away and renewed many times
during the year The scraps and discard
ed articles ar~>aken by the train load %
the blast furnaces. Brokers buy the Junk
from the local dealers.
Just as the packing-hOuses have learn
cd 70 use every scrap Of matter that was
wasted formerly, so the other manufac-
tureTs are developing their capacity for
using the waste, an example Of which
may be seen in the Chicago City Rail
way. which now has its own brass
foundry. This foundry robs the junk man
Of a profitable item. The scraps are
made into window catches for cars and
other devices used on street railroads.
Another example Of new economy is the
making over Of cast-off bolts and nuts
into smaller sizes. For years it was the
custom 10 toss q wOrn-out bolt into the
scrap heap. Many other similar economies
are being adopted all over the city. and
each new one means less business for the
junk man.
The San Francisco fire was a bonanza
for junk men, who focked to the Pacific
coast in numbers almost Immediately
after the fire. Fortunes will be made out
Of the twisted iron beams.
II is said that the number OF Junk mon
in business In Chicago has decreased by
80 per cent within five years. In addi-
ton TO the falling of IN business there
has been decided tendency toward the
Capitalization Of the junk trade Com
petition has caused many little fellows
TO quit and has brought about the or
ganization Of concerns with large cap
ital
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
CHICAGO DIVORCE FIGURES.
Not as Bad as Pennsyivania's-AI
Divorced People Re-marry.

From the Chicago Record-Hersld,
The government investigators who have
been gathering statistics of divorce in Chi
cago have found &, $50 divorces in the last
twenty years. That would be an average
OF 2.1S2 divorces q year. The figures by
years have not been made public but an
estimate Of Loo divorces a year made dur
ing a committee investigation by the last
general assembly Is probably somewhat
under the truth at the present time.
Last year the number Of marriages was
above q 900. an increase Of about >. .0o0 over
the preceding year. Apparently we have
one divorce granted here n year for. every
six or seven marriages. That Is bad. but
IL does not make Chicago remarkable as q
divorce center In 1900 for the whole state
of Pennsylvania there was one divorce for
every 81 marriages. In many States there
is a ratio Of from one in eight to one in
eleven or twelve. Nevertheless. the con-
trast with Germany, for example. where
the ratio is less than one in a hundred. is
striking.
According to the last Federal census
there were about 3l5.O00 married eouples
in Chicago. Perhaps there may be $50. .0OG
now. Out of every hundred and ten or
fifteen married couple one breaks up each
year by the aid of the divorce courts. The
divorced persons do not as a rule stay di-
vorced. They do not regard marriage in
general as a failure. even though they
have found it such in the particular case.
The last census showed only 800 divorced
men and $500 divorced women in this city.
It is twenty years since thorough ex-
animation of the divorce records of the
country was made. The single fact that
has been made public about Chicago
serves to show how interesting will be the
results for the nation when they are
ready
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
The City of Great Britain.

From the London Spectator.
Unless we command the sea We cannot
keep open the roads by which our people
are fed. Britain has in effect ceased to be
a country. She is now, considered from
the political and military point Of view,
a city, though a city with very large
parks and pleasaunces and kitchen gar
dens in which to grow her flowers, fruits,
and vegetables. A city. from the point of
view OF war, may be described as place
which II besieged long enough must fall
since supplies once consumed cannot be
replenlshed. Britain answers to this de-
scHption. The moment the sea roads TO
her are closed by an enemy she is, ipsO
facto. in a state Of siege. Face 10 face
with a need so imminent, it would be
madness for US to give any consideration
TO what We hope or believe are the In
tentions Of this or that foreign power.
All that we can rightly do in considering
how to secure our national safety and ifi-
dependence is to count ships and guns
and TO compute the units OF naval eff
cheney.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
WOMEN IN POLITICS.
Indiana Instance Where ApparentIy
Everything Went Wrong.

Indiana Instance Where Apparently
Everything Went Wrong.
From the Indianapolis star
There is a deep-rocted conviction among
politicians that the disaster in the
Eleventh Congressional district is due to
the visit Of the Longworths and the So
cial controversies and jealousies which 1t
engendered. Until II occurred there ap-
peared to be no question that Lands
would have an easy victory, but from the
time that Prince Nick and Princess Alice
set foot in the district the chances began
TO wane. This was not because the
Eleventh district man is especially in
terested IN society. He is not On the con-
trary he sympathizes with the sentiment
Of Burgess immortal verse:
There is Httlo in five O'Clock tea
To appeal to a person like mo
Petite conYerEati0n
Evokes the elation
CON might enjoy in tree.
But while the men are thus dead to the
charms OF social life the Eleventh dis
trict woman is as ambitious to be in the
swim as her sisters elsewhere, and the
royal progress was the opportunity Of a
lifetime. 1t was obvious that everybody
can almost hear the fond wife suggesting
to her husband that so active a Republic
can as he could easily get her the neces-
sary invitation. Likewise one can see the
husband swell up and cheerfulIy re-
spOnd, Sure thing"
And then would come the sad discov-
cry that the full quota Of cards had been
issued, and really nothing could be done.
And. moreover. that awful trip Of Ma
rion's -Four Hundred to Logansport as a
reception committee. The indignity II
having the Longworths whisked off by a
little exclusive crowd, while the main
body Of delegates were not only shut out,
but could not even get anything to eati
These things called for retribution and
the obvious course was for the head Of
the house to retaliate at the polls. And
thus the publication of politics by woman
is initiated in Indiana
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18

ters by the Copernican system and the
Ptolemaic, and il has survived. SO, IN
deed, may man
Another interest" said Prof. Lowell.
in closing, attaches 70 such existence,
that It is, cosmicaily speaking. soon 70
pass away It takes on an added glamour
from the fact that it is not long TO last.
For the process that has brought IL TO
It's present pass must go on 10 the Bit
ter end, until the last spark Of Martian
life goes out. The drying up Of the planet
is certain to proceed until its surface can
support life no longer. When the last
ember is thus exhnguished, the planet
will roll q dead world through space.
awaiting only the resurrection Of an
other cosmic catastrophe
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
OUR TWO LANDINGS IN CUBA:
Big Improvement in Army Methods
since Eight Years Ago.

Big Improvement in Army Methods
since Eight Years Ago.
From the New Yogs Sun.
It is eight years since, amid appalling
medleys. mix-ups and messes, this coun-
try got its soldiers over 10 Cuba 10 fight
Spain. 1t was a igg,edy-piggledy speci-
men Of army methods, but 1t was the
best we could do just then.
A few weeks ago United States troops
were landed IN Cuba a second time. Col
liers describes what a difference just a
few years have made in the performance.
1t was the vital difference between the
work Of an amateur and that of a pro-
fessional"
Since the war with Spain the army has
had 10 move, not troops and companies
but brigades and army corps; not from
Fort sin 10 Fort Riley, but half around
the world Having landed them there. 10
the number OF sixty thousand, il has had
10 fight them. feeed them, clothe them,
doctor them. re-enforce them with as
many thousand more and over the sec
ond half Of the world, get them safely
home
The result Of this eight years of un-
ceasing active service, and also Of the
wisdom OF Secretary Root in establishing
the General Staff, is an army IN organi-
zation second only TO that OF the Jap
anese. and IN personnel TO none. This is
no prejudice boast.
Before the war with Spain our recruit
ing officers were accepting thirteen Of ev-
cry hundred men who offered themselves
for enlistment. Then Jhe American army
consisted of twenty-five thousand men
and we could afford TO pick ana choose
At that time in Europe recruiting officers
were accepting by enlistment or conscrip-
ton ninety out Of every hundred
The contrast was SO marked that wher
the regulars were arriving al Tampa the
foreign military attaches were always
asking one is this your corps delite?
rs this ;he Presidents body guard?
They could not believe that in our army
every man was picked man.
Two years after the war with Spain
when our army was enlarged 10 sixty
thousand and need Of men for the Phil
ippines was urgent. the standard was wO.
fully lowered The enlisted men looked
like messenger boys. The ranks were
filled with stoop shouldered youths who
should have been wearing the uniform OF
the hotel hallboy.
But in the last six years these unprom-
ising specimens developed to their full
height and girth, the immediate need OF
men OF any condition for the Philippines
passed, ana again the recruiting officers
could pick and choose There has beer
again a selection OF the fittest. and to-day
the enlisted men, although the army Is
more than twice as large as in 1885 arj
the same stalwart. but alert and active
giants that caused the foreI Igners tC
think each regiment was the President
Own"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
A FATHER OF THE NAVY.
Bay State OctoRcnariua Who La
bored to UpbufId the Fleet.

Bay State OctOEcnariua Who La
bored to Upbuild the Fleet.
From the Boston Transcript
Hon. Benjamin ". Harris. who has re-
signed his Office as judge Of probate Of
Plymouth County is an octogenarIan.
who in his prime was an active member
Of the Massachusetts delegation in Con
gress. His services had more than local
effect. for he as chairman Of the House
Naval Committee. By working, talking,
and writing for the rebuilding Of our
navy, in season and out Of season, did
much to convert the public TO the belief
that we needed a real fleet. When he
spoke and labOred. our navy was made
up OF obsolete wooden vessels. armed with
muzzle leaders, and a few ironclads
whose arInor was exceedingly vulnerable.
He has lived 10 see the ideas which so
many then secuted. and 50 many move
. ignored expressed iu q ETeat feet. and
adopted as a national policy. Very likely
the public has forgotten its obligations 10
Judge Harris Men Ike him often en-
counter that fate Men who labor in the
sunshine are more easily seen than those
who work in the shade, and the public
puts down rs ancient history everything
that happened more than a year ago.
When history of the navy shall be
written by a historian competent for the
work, Judge Harris ldbors viii be apQrO-
priately set forth The work of giviEs
credit 90 whom it is due Is one Of the
greatest functions Of the historian. He
who shall tell in full the story Of civil
I service reform will not forget the late
Thomas 4. JcncEes, Of Rhode Island. who
died thirty years ago. and who fairly
bored Congress into at least making a
beginning Of the merit system. Dir.
Jenckes sat IN four Congresses. and his
famous report was presented in 1865. Yet
except 10 the student Of causes his name
is little known. As in the case Of Judge
Harris. those who rcaped after MIN gain
ed with the public all the honors Of the