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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-22
WATERBURY FIRE ALARx.

4-South Main and Grand streets. 5-Scovill Mfg Co. tPl.
 6-Bridge and Magill streets.
 1-Exchange place.
 S-Euclid and Roseland avenues 12-Rogers & Bro. HD.
 13-East Main and Niagara strects. 14-East Main and Wolcott streetA l5--High and Walnut streets. 16-East Main and Cherry stf eets. | 17-Cole and South Elm streets. 2l-North Elm and Kingsbury strestA 23-Burton street fire house. 24-waterbury Manufacturing Go R. 25-North and North Main streetA 26-Buckingham and Cooke streetA 2T-Grove and Prospect streets. 2S-Pine street and Hillside avenuS. 29-Ludlow and North Willow strestA 31-Bank and Grand streets. 82-Pank and North Riverside strsses s4-west Main street and Watsr.
 town road.
 35-Connecticut Railway and Ueht-
 ing Co. car barna P). 3s-waterbury Brass Co. Pl. 3T-Cedar and Meadow streets. 3s-Grand and Field streeta l<-South Main and Clay streets. 43--New England Watch Go. P).r 45-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Go Q1. 46-waterbury Buckle Co. Rl. 4l-South Main and washingtsn
 streets.
 51-Baldwin and River streetR y2-Franklin and Union streets. 1-Waterbury Clock Go, case fhe.
 tory. PD.
 N-Rose Hill Hose house. 5S-Liberty and River streets. 5T-Baldwin and Stone streets. I 6s-Raldwfn and Washington strseta 62-Doolittle alley and Dublin street 12-Sorth Willow and West Main
 streets.
 53-North Willow. between RIaxs-
 wood street and Hillside ava r4-Johnson and waterville sfrepeR l42-wolcott street. above Howard st Iss-wslnuf snd Wood streets. l62-East Main snd welton streetR I73-PoIrs theater. Piaft Bro~ < Go. Pp. - Clock Co. movement
 raCTory tfl snd North Elm sfreets- 2sI-Round Hill and Ward st-eets. -, zss-st Paul snd Esst Farm sfre~fa Aetna and North Main
 streets and North Main streeta 1s3-Abbott snd Phoenfx svennesl Z52-Grove sfreet. between Holmes
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-22

I'LL NOT WEAR IT! I'LL NO.
 WEAR IT!'
 what to do; so of ye go with Mac greegor. Macgreegor, ha'e y washed yer face?"
 "Yes, maw,"
 Here, John, keep yer eye on we Jeannis till I get Macgreegor's ney hat" Lizzie dived under the bed opened box and brought out a par eel.
 What kind of Donnet's that?" in quired her husband.
 Wait an yell see," returned Liz zie, smiling as she undid the paper ''The man said it was an Alpine hat an very genteel. Macgreegor's need in a new hat. His glengarry's gettin kind O shabby for the Sabbath, so hell wear it every day an ha'e this ono fo best. See? There's the hat, John. It'l be fine surprise for Macgreegor. Here, Macgreegor, come an see ye new. hat.r ..~...~-.~,.-,
 But Macgreegor, who had been gag ing dumbly at the headgear for full, half minute, suddenly exclaimed "I'll not wear that thing"
 "Ah, but this ones far nicer thar yer glengarry. Is t not!" sht demanded of John, giving him a warn ing glance.
 'Aw. it's a very nice hat" he re piled, evasiyely. Then, feeling that he was failing in his duty, he gently rec commended his son to submit. Come away, Macgreegor. an do what vel ma bids ye."
 .'Pll not wear it." said Macgreegor stolidly.
 Yell not, will ye not?" exclaimed Lizzie. If yell not, yell jist!" And taxing the boy by the arm, she gently but firmly placed the hat upon hii head.
 At this indignity tears sprang to hil eyes; but he cuffed them away, and stood before his parents an exceeding ly sulky little figure.
 "It's the finest hat he ever had, said Lizzie, regarding her purchase with satisfaction. ''Is t not, John"
 "Ay: it's . very fine hat" replied John, with feeble enthusiasm. Do ye think 1t fits him. thought" he in. Quired. ...
 Fits him! Deed, yes. It's like as if his head had been made for t. Is 1t not real comfortable. Macgree- gor7"
 T dinna like it," repned the boy.
 "Och, yell soon get to like 1t, dearie. Ye might go to see the king with a hat like that on yer head. Now, away with yer paw to the band. an be a good laddie, an ys'il get somethin' nice for tea"
 Come on. Macgreegor," said John, holding out his hand. An maybe ye'll find out what I've got in my pocket"
 Lizzie nodded pleasantly as they de- parted. and John looked back and smiled. while Macgreegor. though sub dued. was apparently becoming recon ciled to his novel headsear. During the car journey the twain were per haps quieter than usual. but by the time they reached the park. where the band vas playing. John had ceased casting covert glances at his boys head. and Macsreegor. with a portion of tablet" in each cheek, vas himself again
 Macgreegor greatly enjoyed the loud and lively passages In the music, but he was inclined to be rather impatient while the conductor waved his baton slowly and the instruments played softly or vere partly silent
 Paw. vhy is that man not hlosin' his trunpet-" he Inquired during . laII among the brssses
 T couldn't say. Macreeeor
 If I had a trumpet I would always blow 1t I would blow 1t hard. tool-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-22
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cenesia The confusion of tongues had just fallen on Babel -Hurrah.- cried . long-hzired by- sander That's the staf-- Hastily 5ofting 6ovn . fev lfnes. ns produced ths hrr nas.sise posnL-N '. T1ua
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-22
Reunions.

Apzrty of ladies. vho had been abroad together. decided to hold reunions al certain intervals and co continue the friendship made Ion board ship. or the continent" or fin London, ss the case might b. The first affair vas called a scotch-Englfsh luncheon and the host esz had sent direct from Tuverners a euantfsy Of heather. which came in per- fecf condftto1- IL vas used at each place tied with lavender ribbon Instead of piace cards with names each bore some 3cke or pertinent reminder of the jour ney.
 Iniividuai mutton pies. Scotch cat eake<. orange naruslate. curds and vkey and eelfctogs English uuHns tn<sted vere served For an1s>uent the hosres ks1 pinned oa the vsli. pkzced cu tke nbls as1 nanfsz. pse-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-22
0F AID ID HOSTESS
SUGGESTIONS FOR NOVEL AND PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT.
A Nut Party May Be Made Very Amusing-At Reunion . Scotch English Luncheon served-Oh-
 Fashioned Party.
A Nut Party.


 If your invitations can be deliv. cred by personal messenger they may be written on a narrow strip of pa. per. inclosed in . walnut she'll, tied with ribbon, and thus used to notify your guests of the Nut Psrty.
 When all have arrived pasSd paperu with nuts to crack" written on them and give 20 minutes to guess the following questions:
 1.-What nut is beverage?
 2.-What nut would be of use in the dark?
 s.-What nut is a vegetable?
 <.-What nut grows on the feet? 6.-What nut is part of the houssi s.-What nut is . country?
 7.-What nut suggests . fog7
 s.-What nut is . girls name?
 s.-What nut is an animal?
 10.-What nut begins . Mother Goose rhyme?
 11.-what nut combines two ab. breviations of boys names?
 KEY.
 1. Cocoanut; 2. Candle nut; .. Pea nut: {. Acorn; 5. Walnut; 6. Brazil nut; !. Haxlenut: 6. Nutmeg; g. Pig. nut: 10. Hickory nut; Il. Hilbert (Phil-Bert).
 For . prize to the ono guessing the most give . box of nut candy; to the one having the least give ap cocoa nut. Next. seat the guests four at . table. In the center of each table have a pile of peanuts and pair of candy tongs for each person. Have some nuts silvered. some giided and some undecorated. just plain nuts. The gilt nuts count ten. the silver i've and the plain ones score only one.
 Keep the tally by putting hazlenuts or acorns into . little silken bag. Progress until all have changed tables. Prizes may be awarded for the high est and lowest scores. Then you may have . nut hunt by hiding nuts of all varieties in all sorts of places. Hunt in couples and in % minutes call time and pour the spoils into large bowl, then allow one guess to each person to divine how many nuts are in the bowl. appoint some one to count and some trifing souvenir may be given to the one com ing nearest the number.
 For refreshments serve nut sand wiches. nut. apple and grape salad. salt cd nuts. nut candy and delicious con- coction made by cutting blanched al- monds. candied cherries. and marsh- mallovs into bits combining with .sveetened and favored whipped cream. Chill thoroughly and serve in sherbet glasses with candied cherries and three : blanched almonds on top. Cocoa and coffee are the beverages unless one pre- fers grape juice or cider.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-22

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-17
CONGRATULATED LITERATURE.
Responsibility Put on the Public. Not on
the Editors.

To THE ED1ToR OF TIE SUN-Sir. As an
amateur whose contributions have been re-
turned with an astounding unanimty OF
judgment by editors Of tho best ma ~ zines"
] am Certainly not predlsposed in their favor.
Yet my experience has been that an atmOs-
phere OF courtesy pcrvades the magazine
domain very superior u that of the mercan-
tile regions. The notes have been invaria bly,
framed with delicacy and have displayed a
sympathy which, I am Ingenious enough to
think, has not been wholly feigned.
The trouble il not with the editors. but the
public. We possess a vast horde OF readers
who devour periodicals Wholesale but are
as devoid o: insight into the essentials of
literature as the devil is OF scruples. Their
rudimentary instincts delight in silly stories.
the exposure of "billionaircs' or a prominent
name. An unknown scribbler is like a tramp
advocating a redistribution OF property.
He has everything to gain and nothing 70
lose and may submit any nonsense he wishes
without q qualm. But the author who has
won his spurs has a reputation 10 maintain:
His name will sell the ma gazine. and beyond
that, under present 'ipCIsnsIAhGeSI th 99c, sn,-
bent upon the writer to hold his public or
rela pse into Ohscurlty,
bly, have false standards. and IL seems 20 me
that we hav We come TO a time when not only
the daily press but many monthly msgazinss
struggle for circulation and income. There
is veritable ira gedy in the contrast presented
by the meagre advertising in our reviews and
literary ma gazines and the vast bulk in the
cheaply sensational. | am sure that editors
reje@ many articles which appeal TO them per-
sonally and publish others with a sigh. They
have studied the psychology Of the purchasing
mob and are Obliged to subordinate their own
trained tastes to its peculiarities.
To quote a we'll worn saying. anything that
Is worth having is worth effort 10 obtain.
and many must lament the multiplication OF
libra ries where people. without ~exertion or
expense, may absorb Masses of unimprOv-
ing or even hurtful rubbish. 1t would seem
TO merit applause more surely IL some Of this
vast wealth were directed toward rendering
our editors independent of a crude and hui
initiating demand. FREDERICK DWIGHT.
NEW YORK, October is.
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secondary battery on great ~battleships2
Captain RICHARD WAINWRIGHT, who
has ventured to dissent from Captain
MAHAN's conclusions, submits that "the
great advantage Of fire control held by
the all big-gun must always be Of great
weight" Engineering, the British tech
meal journal, contends that since the
range in battles OF the future is likely to
be not less than five miles, nothing less
than a 10 inch gun will be Of any avail.
Moreover, uniformity of ammunition is
an important factor, both in equipment
and in battle.
The force Of the argument seems to
be in favor of the big ship and the single
battery Of powerful long range guns,
especially as with the use of turbines a
speed of more than twenty knots can be
attained. And as to speed even Captain
MAHAN maintains that at it's best it is "a
less valuable factor in a battleship than
fighting power is"
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To The EDITOR or THB SUN Sir: Fl. T. n Is
evidently hedging. for the controversy was on tn
character OF the enlisted man and not ON the puo
fession OF arms, as his letter Of October ~ would
indicate. for II on the latter he might include q,
commissioned of1cers of both the army and NJ >,
and even the President. who IL Commander in { aIef
OF both. The ChaplainS might also be Included.
According to "F. T. D." we should have no sol
dIeTs or police. and therefore no law or order.
a go as you please sort OF government, inviting
anarchists to purder and pillage and the nations
OF the Old World to Dust our President and
substitute a superior person to rule us with the
divine right of king.
The army and the navy do not claim to he re.
formatOries, but strongly object to being consId.
cred as such. They do claim 10 teach the enlisted
man 10 lead q pure and rood life. both from a moral
faculties In good order. TO have a clear eye, a
healthy digestion. q steady hand, well deveIoped.
elastic muscular and pulmonary systems; healthy
cardiac and nervous systems. a faculty Of bearing
necessary hATdships without complaint and OF
ObeyIng without question the lawful commands Of
his. military superiors. All these may be consid-
cred by IF. T. d." as attributes OF q savage and
bestisl system" but as a seton the enlisted man
learns by recitatiOns. lectures. demonstrations &C.
and how TO render aid TO soldiers when necessarily
wounded In battle. and In such cases to treat com :
rade and foe alike.
IF. +. D." thinks war ia a mistake and believes
that II should be avoided as q plague, ana that mind
should rule and not muscle. Well. 80 does every
man In the army and navy. and all hope that the
time will soon come when such Will be the case: but
be necessary. when mind against mind fails, to
resort to muscle against muscle. p. ON.
Hospital Steward, T.. s. A., Retired.
NEW YORK, October 10.
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CnrnnraHOna.

To TIE EDIroR or THE SUN-Sr. Chairman
Woodruff says that the Republican parry Al the
last session Of the legislature in response to a
general public demand passed a law prohibiting
political committees from receiving contributions
from corporations, and thereby by Its own act
deprived Itself Of a very large source OF revenue"
How long is the Republican party. composed In
the main OF sensible men. going TO keep up this
foolish warfare against corporations. Hasn't a
corporation the same right to life. liberty and the
pursuit OF happiness o. the individual1
There Is about as much sense In the fear that
corporations will undermine our republican Insti
tuuons as that a man who makes q good President
for eight years can't be trusted 10 serve another
term. although n the civil service reform amounts
to anything the man would be better ntted to
serve the country the third term than either the
nrst or second.
am q Republican and shall vote for Mr.. Hughes.
I have two partners. We are not incorporated and
we can contribute and charge the amount TO the
company account. n we were Incorporated we
should be liable to prosecution for the act. say
plainly that I will not give one sent while my party
from no cause whatever but a desire TO bid for votes
violates the plAInest rules OF common sense. The
working people are not all fools. but q big lot Of So
called educated people are fools.
When Bryan made his nrst tour through New
York State he arrived In Rochester about midday.
and we all turned out, blOated capitalists Il belong
to this class, and the poor. plain people. 10 hear
HIM. After he nnished we all started back 10 work
To test his power over the workingman | picked
out the smuttlest worker | could see. I said, You
have heard Bryan. and l suppose that you Will
vote for him" Not by a damned sight" he said.
! took courage, and we wicked Republicans elected
Mckinley. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.
SYRACUSE. October Is.
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Lord Randolph CAurchm's Speeches.

From INC Saturday Rcrter. v
Lord Randolph shares with Gladstone. RHrhV
and Chamberlain the distraction Of being equally
successful In the House Of Commons and at a public
meeting. Lord BearOnsNeld very seldom al
tempted to address monster meetings. being we'll
aware NJ his physical limitations. and when hc was
obliged to DO 80. as Al the Crystal Palace and the
Pomona Gardens. Manchester. he spoke 10 the re-
porterS. Lord salisbury IVES painfully cold and
awkward on the platform. the shy academic all
over. But Randolph Churchill was In his element
at a big hoisterous meeting. TO which he came fully
prepared with every kind OF rhetorical entertain
ment, the solemn eXordium. the violent personal
abuse Of opponents, the genial jokes and then the
solemn pcTorailon. A speaker cannot prepare too
elaborately for a public meeting, which will we'll
repay bis trouble. Randolph Churchill used 10
write his speeches out in full. read them over two
or three times. make copious notes, and then de-
liver them with great dramatic ease and force. as
n he was pouring out profuse and unprecedented
thoughts. This Is a wonderful gift. and possessed
by most really great public speakers. Erougham.
Bright and Dlsraeli possessed II. as does Mr.. Cham
berlaIn. Gladstonc's speeches were too dlnuse to
be written: and Lord Salisbury did not write. It
would have been better " he had; ror does Mr..
Ralfour, Il would he better n he did. For the House
OF Com mons Lord Randolph pre- pared quite as care
fully, but Ina different vein. ring DisTaelis
dIctum. " Paradise Lost for tho House Of Lords,
Don Juan for the House OF Commons" Ran
dOlph's speeches In the House Of Commons were
pointed and eloquent conversation, the wit and
insouclance Of a sarewd and finished man Of tbs
world, with the due admlxture OF stately phrasing
when the occasion called for 10.
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Registered Voters OF This County.

Even if party lines were not wiped out
in this campaign, it would be impossible
to draw any intelligent deduction from
the registration figures, because Of the
redistricting that has taken place since
the last election. The figures indicate
nothing beyond the fact that the cleo
ton is not likely to 60 by default in New
York county. At least $4,000 men who
should have registered did not take the
trouble to do so and have disfranchised
themselves. Some of them may be dis
gusted Democrats; others are probably
careless Republicans.
Among the 38s, 7sS citizens Of New York
county who have done their duty and
put their names on the poll list are the
men who must make victory impossible
for organized and exploited envy and
malice and save the judiciary from the
scandal of capture by HEARST and MUIR
PLY The task is not an easy one; the
cOnspiracies that threaten two Of the
three departments Of the State Govern
ment have been laid with care and fore
sight by experienced plotters against the
public veal.
To elect HUGHES, to save the bench,
these are two duties that should enlist
the cooperation Of every patriotic and
intelligent citizen on November o.
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ing activities are unimpeded. The truth
is that now, a. at all times during the last
two thousand years, the major part OF the
work Of government in China 10 done by
the people themselves, dwellinGi in village
communities, which usually settle their
own affairs through their chosen elders
and head men, and in which any inter-
ference on the part Of a Mandarin or
appointee OF the Pekin Administration
is the exception rather than the rule.
In other words, although China, il we
look at the top of its social and political
structure, Is Ostensibly a despotism,
vet when we come to look at It's base
it is a democracy. The principle Of self
rule lies at the root OF Chinese society,
and there would consequently be moth
ing novel or alien to the mass of the
Chinese people in the proposal Of elective
district and provincial assemblies.
Our conclusion is that the Chinese are,
by long practice Of self-rule in their
village communities, much better fitted
for representative institutions than were
the Japanese in 1853. Inasmuch, how
ever, as the Manchu dynasty, instead
of being respected and beloved, like
that which rules in Japan, is at once
hated and despised, the movement in
favorOfc onstitutiOna governmentmight
have more chance of success il it started
originally from the provinces, instead
OF from Pekin. It is at the same time
evident that a certain amount of friction
may be averted by the procurement
in advance Of the more or less sincere
assent of the Imperial Government to
far reaching reforms.
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Cure for Sleeping sickness.

1t will be the greatest boon to tropical
Africa since the European occupancy if a
remedy has at last been found for sleep
ing sickness. The hope that this is true
is based upon the report from Brussels
that two white men from the Congo, who
were admitted to tho ~sanitarium at
Watermael in an advanced stage of the
disease, are announced to have been
entirely cured by treatment based upon
the simultaneous use of atoxyl and
stryohnine.
White men had not been attacked by
the disease until within the past year.,
but several Europeans living in the in
tested regions have recently been num-
bered among the victims. As for the
natives, no plague has ever afflicted
them with such terrible results. 1t is
over ten years since it first appeared IN
the Congo. II had been known for a
half century further north on the west
coast, but secureda firm foothold
there. It's eastward advance, however,
has been steady up the Congo and TO the
northern shores of Victoria Nyanza. On
the Congo and in Uganda it has claimed
about a hundred thousand victims. The
person attacked by sleeping sickness has
been doomed. For six years the scien-
tiic skill Of Europe had been enlisted in
the search for a remedy, but none was
found and no patient was known to
recover
About three years ago the cause Of the
disease was discovered in Uganda. 1t
was found to be due to a variety of the
tsetse fly, whose bite introduced the
fatal bacteria that poisoned the blood
and induced the lethargy, stupor and
other phases Of the disease that always
resulted in death. This discovery has
naturally resulted in some diminution
of the number Of cases, for the hAunts
of the fly have been avoided and the
wal made upon it has perhaps decreased
its numbers. The habitat Of the insect
seems to be confined to the marshy edges
Of rivers or lakes, and its distribution
is thus restricted to territory that may
have large linear extent but no great
width. 1t will be a blessing to all the
white enterprises in these regions as well
as a mercy to the natives if an effective
remedy has now been found.