davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-30
BUSY FlREllEN
Called Out To-Day 10 Fight Fires
 - Damage By Water.

A fire that will cost about $5,00(
 broke out in the residence of G. H
 Curtis, 11s Prospect street, at ll:3l
 this forenoon. MT Curtis is a son-in
 law of John J. o'Brien, of the o'Brier
 Construction company, and his house
 Is located on the corner of Prospec,
 and Grove streets. The cause of the fire is unknown. It started in the
 laundry in the basement and in g
 minute it had gained such headway
 that the servants found 1t necessary to quit the premises. There was a stove near where the fire was first seen eating its way between the boarding and the plaster, but the stove was found to be in perfect con- dition so that the fire could not have been started by falling coals. A gas stove was also in the room but the gas was turned of, The only other source of fire was the furnace, and that was supposed to be in perfect order also.
 The entire basement was burned away leaving only a few charrel walls. It will be necessary ito lay new floors on the dining room and parlor and maybe to remove the greater part of the rear parts of the house as evidence of the cenfiagra- tion was too evident around the windows and porch and stairways. The damage done by water is eonsid- erable too. Most of the furniture on the first floor was removed by the willing hands of MT Curtis neigh bors, and he may have to take up his residence in a hotel for some time. He was protected by insurance for his material damages, whhich were estimated to be about s5,000.
 About o'clock this afternoon. short ly after the recall had sounded for the fire at the Curtiss house on Prosnect street the firemen were summoned by box 261 to blaze in l.. Berman's store at 2T6 North Main street. The em- porium dispOses of ladies' tailor made suits and is also a paper store. Just how the fire started is mystery. Considera ble of the stock was burned fore the blaze was under control. Chief Stagg estimates the loss about S4OO, while L. Berman, the proprietor, claims it is nearer to $4,OO0.
 MT Berman was asked for an eX- plantation of the cause of the fire and he laid the whole responsibility for it on the two year old boy whom he held in his arms. In his best English, he said the child spilled benzine on the floor of the store and that someone must have dropped lighted cigar. which, according to his view. must have ignited the benzine and thus the fire started. He said the child had on sweater and that both child and sweater were badly burned, though so far as appearance showed there was not mark on the child's face or hands. Berman estimated his loss at S4,OO0.
 When Chief Snagg reached the store there was no one in the place. every body evidently having been frighten- pd and "vamoosed" The Leaven- worth street firemen. including Cap tain Heitman. were much fatigued because of both fires. They were just leaving the Curtiss house when they had to go to the North Main street blaze and the strenuous work showed plainly on the men. They said the fire at Curtiss's was a pretty hot one To fight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-30
New Maven Cancel. Through Rates.

Washington. Nov. %. - Charles S. MeIlen. president of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad. has served notice of the cancellation by that line of all through rates now in force with the Central Railroad of New Jersey. the Philadelphia and Reading and the Baltimore and Ohio systems. The nOtice was filed on Nov. IT at the interstate commerce oommis sisn. and the rates wiII go out of effect on Dee. IT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-30
Everett g. w.sss.r Dies In FIsriss

JsekssnviIle. Fla Nov 5o--Evsrett B Webster. president of the National Steel and Wire compsRy. with sHbssd- Fsry eOmpsuEeS at DekaIb. III. Ray o1ne. N T.. New Haven Com and on the Psrisc coast d5ed at ths wfaa- scr hotsi here. sgd thiryeiEht yesrs-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-30
FIsrsaes Nishsins.I. peesr.s.s.

Lo11o1- Nov 70-FI0rpnee Nixhfia- gale the English phIanthropsst- has ken dseorzted vith the Order of Merit King Edvsrd She is the szt wo
 to reeive this distinction
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-30

Only few weeks before Santa Claus will be around and yet there is not bit of frost in the ground. Un- less the winter soon takes change Santa will have to visit us in an auto mobile, as there will be no chance to use a cutter, It does not seem more than stone's throw from Thanksgiv- ing to Christmas this year,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

passed purses around among the happy
poems from whom he sprang. Barring
the poems who needed the money, it
seems a pity on the whole that he was
not allowed to turn over a few mill
ions to the national government. When
a man has bought up the years crop
Of antique rugs he must experience
considerable difficulty In using them to
the best advantage. The string Of
empty hotels would be a hollow mock
cry. At best the pianos would repre-
sent a waste at worst, under stimuli
taneous manipulation, they would be
sure to produce a serious mental de-
rangement. Undoubtedly the govern
ment should have taken the money.
But Is it too late now? The hotels are
standing, the pianos are in storage, the
antique rugs are at least one year old
now, and each day is adding to their
value. Pedro must have millions in
these assets, and he should be able to
realize millions upon them. That he has
leased himself as a mining proposition
because Of the paltry 100000 need not
interfere with his having an auction
and paying the millions into the public
treasury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
Power Of the Crocodt1e,n Jaws.

The power of the jaws Of the croco-
ollie is terrific, says Sir Samuel Baker
In his book Old wild beasts.
Once, he continues, he had the metal
of a large hook, the thickness of an or
binary telegraph wire, completely bent
together, the barbed point being
pressed tightly against the shank and
rendered useless. This compression was
caused by the snap of the jaws when
Selling a live duck which he had used
as a bait, the hook being fastened be-
meath one wing. On one occasion he
found a fish weighing seventy pounds
bitten clean through as if divided by
a knife. This, again, was the work of
the snap Of the jaws of crocodile.
A Frenchman, NJ. Paul Bert, once
made experiments on the strength of a.
crocodile's jaws by means Of a dyna-
mometer. He found that a crocodile
weighing 120 pounds exerted a force of
308 pounds in closing his jaws.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

A cloth dipped in strong cider WIZ
gar will clean mica.
Cheesecloth ''towels" for silver anu
glassware will be found more deSIrd0'
than crash, as they are free from Ii"'
Ordinary fine salt should be kept Oh
every kitchen washstand, since II =
splendid in cleaning stains from I''
hands.
Remember that salt raises the telF
perature of boiling water, thereby n"N
ing vegetables cook more quickly VICE.
it is used.
Serviceable yet handsome toWeIs 1i'
made Of huckaback with one OF ~" ~,
fnsets Of heavy torchon lace ABOVE Wv
hemstitched two-inch hen.
A pair of sharp scissors is a Kitchen
convenience desirable in every nous,
hold. For trimming bacon ana "'D-
and trimming salads, scissors are veg
serviceable implements
To remove paint from glass wet ~,
window with either cold or H@l,
water and rub coin over it. \ "1,'
a dollar would be best ana WI" -,
move paint without scratching ga"
All juices left after making preSel ~,
should be boiled down, bottled SCI
~ corked and labeled for WlhIe' -,
when they are delicious to add 70 - I'D
tin buildings, biancmange, sauces 49,
fruit drinks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

A Spanish visitor to London in 1882
describes a banquet of that day. II
will tell you no lye," he begins eau
tiOusly. Il saw such kindes of meate
eaten as are wont to be Sene and not
eaten--as a horse rosted, a cat in gely
little liars with whOt broth, frogges
fried and divers other sOrtes of meates,
which l save theme cate, but I never
knew what they were till they were
eaten" The "quaking custard'' of that
period was huge dish in the middle
of the table, into which, Eat a private
signal, the city fool suddenly leaped
over the heads Of the astonished feast
ers, who were instantly despatched
with this rich and savory mud" I'm
deferred. however, by this nasty be-
havior the citizens not only ate plen-
tifully of the custard, but even took
some home to their wives. Nor were
the women of those days backward in
demanding expensive dainties for them
selves it seems. for an essayist of 1901
sarcastically asks: who will not ad-
mire our nice danes Of London, who
must have cherries at 20 shillings a
pound and peascods at 5 shillings q
peck? Yong rabbettes Of spanne and
chickens of an inch?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

Within three days Of each other the
newspapers of Chicago and the news
papers of Boston recorded two TRACE
dies of a kind so common as to DE
mentioned here only because they seem
to point an obvious moral. The incl
was that Of q boy who, while on his va
cation, was accidentally shot through
the heart by a rifle on which he was
leaning The other case was that Of a
boy in the suburbs of Boston, shot
through the head and instantly killed
by chum, who, after bOyish quar-
rel, threatened him with a rifle, prob
ably in fun. How common such acct
dents are cannot be realized by any one
who sees the news of but one portion
Of the country; but from an office to
which come papers from every part Of
the United States, the view is different,
and it is possible to get more COM
prehensive conception Of the dreadful
toll which Is annually exacted from
those who are careless, or permit care
lessness, with firearms. The plain
truth of the matter is that a rife or a
shotgun or a revolver, although per
fectly safe in the hands Of one familiar
with it, is nevertheless an implement
which Is always dangerous when in the
possession of one who has been not
carefully trained in it's use, and who
has not acquired sufficient maturity of
judgment to keep that training in mind
at all times and in all conditions. We
would not deny to any boy who can be
trusted with a gun the legitimate pleas
ure Of Encyclopaedia, or, In proper
conditions, of hunting; but we do most
earnestly urge upon parents that they
consider the matter carefully, as ap-
piled to their own sons; and that If
they see fit to grant the permission,
they provide instruction which shall
proceed from the very beginning on
the ground that carelessness is crime,
and nothing short of crime.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

CINE was built by Stephen Vail, after
ward connected with Morse in the In
vention Of the telegraph at the Speed
we'll iron works, near Morristown, N.
J. The boilers were built at Elizabeth
by Daniel bod. A popularity of the
equipment was that the paddle wheels,
which consisted of eight radlal arms
held In place by one hange and ar
ranged to close together like a fan,
were so constructed that they could be
unshipped and taken on board If the
weather proved to be very heavy. In
those days such contrivances were only
regarded as fair weather adjuncts and
not to be intrusted to the buffetings Of
n rough sea. The vessel was designed
to carry rs tons Of coal and % cords
of wood. 1t cost $4,000.
An account Of the Savannah, pub
lished after the trial trip between New
York and Savannah, says cher cabin is
finished in elegant style and is fitted
I'D in the most tasty manner. There
are 80 berths, all of which are state
rooms. The cabin for ladies Is entirely
distinct from that intended for gentle
men, and is admirably calculated to
afford that retirement which is so rare
" found on board Of passenger ships"
Captain and Sailing Master.
The captain was Moses Rogers, and
the sailing master was his brother-in-
law. Stevens Rogers, who was not re-
lated to him by ties Of blood, although
their surnames were the same. Captain
Rogers, a native Of Connecticut who
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

One day a man, apparently white,
came into the best restaurant in At
lanta. The head waiter looked him
over and thought he had negro blood In
him. In fact. he was a very light
quadroon.
Here you" the head waiter said,
you are colored."
"Oh, no. l amt" the man replied.
Not In the sense you mean"
But you are mighty dark"
Il know l am, but that is because
am 4 Malay"
The head waiter was nonplussed. He
looked again, and then asked suspi-
ciously: What is a Malay? Where
is he FROM
Why" said the man, easily. Ma
lays are from Malaria"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
Care of the Filter,

The water filter must have an q,
casional cleansing, and one Of the best
preparations is a solution Of permu.
ganate of potassium. Dip small
brush in the solution and go over 9yeyv
atom Of the surface after washing with
hot soapsuds and thoroughly rmsag
Should some small amount Of the Sol0
ton remain after several rinsings, It'll
not injurious. A cheap filter eau b.
made from a large new flower 10
thoroughly cleaned, with the hole i
the bottom covered with a piece 0
clean, new sponge held down by laye
Of coarsely powdered charcoal covela
with a layer of clean sand with A to
layer of coarse gravel stones. Thi
will filter the water as successfully a
an expensive apparatus.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
Blumng the Buffer.

The talkative man in the smoking
room was boring the company with his
"reminiscences Of the great people he
had met. Last week." he said, 81 spent
a most delightful day with my friend
Lord Broadacres"
Indeed" said a gentleman on a cor
ner, who had not hitherto spoken; land
so you don't recognize me as Lord
Broadacres?"
The boastful one instantly collapsed.
and, muttering some apology, left the
room.
"And I'm not Lord Broadacres at
ALL" chuckled the gentleman as the
door closed upon the discounted one
London Tit-Bits
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

Break the blossom end and pull it
back to remove the string, then pare a
strip from the other end, cut the beans
into pieces, dropping them into a pan
of cold water When ali are cut, drain
and put into jars and set them into
the kettle or wash boiler, just as the
corn was. When heated, fill each jaE
with boiling water and set on the Gov
ers. Cover the kettle and la cook one
hour. Then add a teasPOoE III Of salt
to each jar and more P'a5iling water ID
fill to overflow. Put rubbers and Gov
ers in place and cook half an noul
longer. Tighten the covers and lei
cool in the water. Green peas are can
ned the same way.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

tration, it consists of a handle :,
which one end Of metal strip or S,,,,
is attached. The opposite end Of A,
strap contains a series of perforatm,
which fit over a bolt extending finn
the handle, On the bolt is a removn.
nut for adjustably clamping the M,
forated end of the strap to the 0aad.
The strap being adjustable, it can
changed to fit over the lids of preser
jars of all sizes. After a firm Or.
has been obtained it is an easy matte
to force the lid open.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

afire. When the cutter. after sending
several shots across her bows brought
her to, the British commander was
much chagrined to find his mistake. and
ordered the captain to take down the
pennant he was flying, but Captain Rog-
ers answered that he would do nothing
of the kind, as he was entitled to fy
the colors.
While he was off the Irish coast
Captain Rogers had another experience
which sorely tried his pride. He found
when about fifteen miles from Cork
that he mad run out OF coal. He was
in calm, but was unable to get I'D
steam, and while he had hoped to steam
into Liverpool, he was compelled to
enter like any other sailing ship. On
the voyage, which ended on June 90 at
o'clock in the evening, he came to an
Choir in the River Mersey, in front of
Liverpool. The voyage had lasted %
days II hours, during which steam had
been used so hours
Cruised in European Waters.
Although the Savannah did not en-
ter Liverpool under steam, she shipped
coal as soon as possible and gave the
people at that port a sample Of her
work under engine power. Richard
Rush, the American minister, sent a
dispatch to the State Department, not
ing the arrival Of the ship. In this
note he refers to the vessel as being
the first Of her description "that has
ever crossed the seas, and having ex-
cited equal admiration and astonish-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

Take those of full growth. ripe nut
not soft; wipe them with a flannel
cloth, or pare them. Stick three OF
four cloves into each peach and lay
them in a stone jar. Allow half
pound of sugar to one quart Of vine
gar and cassia and other spices to
taste. Let the vinegar come to boil
skim and pour it over the peaches
Let them stand two weeks, pour OF
the vinegar Boil again. and pour ]
back over the peaches. They are non
ready to use.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
A Pertinent Question

The lank, long haired young man
looked dreamily at the charming girl
on whom he was endeaving to make a
favorable impression
Did you ever long for death?" he
asked, in a low and moving tone.
"Whose?" inquired the charming but
practical young person.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

the importation of German war toys.
They wish some one to invent a popu-
lar peace toy" How would pigeons
do? Boys like to raise them as much
as they like to play with tin soldiers,
Why not distribute doves Of peace in
pairs?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

A year ago Pedro Alvarado was anx.
tous to wipe out the Mexican national
debt with the proceeds of his mines
Now he has been syndicated not by
press agents but by capitalists because
he could not satisfy creditors whom be
owed a paltry 100000. If memory
serves, Pedro is the man who built g
large house and put a piano in ever.
room. This was an original and dar
ing performance, which might Of Itself
have led to tragic results, but 1t gives
only a glimpse of his various econo
mics. 1t is stated that building hotels
near his mines was a favorite paStime
that he bought $4,000 rugs as pam
pered child might buy candy, and tina,
when there was nothing left to buy ht
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

A Boston woman offered her land
lord a kiss II he would give her re-
ceipt for a months rent. Owing to
the fact that the age Of chivalry is
dead, he not only declined the kiss,
but t1ieG to have the police put tie
lady's furniture out on the sidewalk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
Sensible Man.

Next week you will be eaten," an
nounced the head spear bearer. Mean
while you may toll in the chiefs gar
den"
Nix" responded the African explor
e., calmly. Il don't propose to work
myself into a stew."-Washington Her
old
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

An evangelist at York, Pa, claims
to be gifted with the power to speak in
unknown tongue, and to prove it he de-
livers sermons that nobody can under
stand. 1t will be hard to convince
some people that SUCH proof is conclu-
siYe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

1t needs no official report from the
Department of Agriculture to establish
the fact that the English sparrow Is a
nuisance and a pest and ought to be
deported as an undesirable alien.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

readily fastened !,
position after A
jars have been m
ed and just as re,s
lily removed. m
nearest approac
to a Satisfacto,
jar opener Of N
class has been ,
Gently patented !
an Illinois man. !
shown i'm Al, ~,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

A man who was tired of married life
left home, saying that he was going to
try to forget it. If he discovers way
he can make fortune by opening a
correspondence school to teach the trick
to others.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

Boil a cup Of sugar and half cup
of water together until the syrup
spins a thread. Beat the white Of one
egg very stiff, and pour the syrup grad.
ually upon it, beating all the "n'e'
and whip in two ounces Of melted cno2
olate with a half teaspoOnful u Va
niIla. When nearly cool spread On ln5
onl,n
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

l., has been found by scientists that
q spider can live for ten months with
out eating anything. The spider isn't
likely to make much Of a hit with the
grocery man.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

Filipino students in this country
have all graduated with high honors.
They went right ahead and got an edu-
cation and didn't have to have the ma
tive white boys tell them what they
were over here for.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

Professor Wiley, chief of the Blu
reau of Chemistry in the United States
Department of Agriculture, has re-
turned from France with an exalted
idea OF French cooking and some
homeIy truths for his countrywomen,
There are American women" he says,
who pass years trying to learn to
play the piano. for which they have
little talent, while they neglect cook
Ing as beneath their dignity A noe
turne on the chatting dish. Professor
Wiley evidently thinks, is harder to
play. but better worth while. In the
whole course OF mis- stay in France he
did not find a single dyspeptic.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

Public school instruction in first aid
to the injured indicated itself the
other day, when three small Boston
boys, none more than years DID, adj
justed a tourniQuet to the leg of a
playmate who had cut his foot on some
glass, and took him to hospital to be
treated by the surgeons
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

A good thing to have about the re-
frigerator is a saucer of charcoal "
several saucers, for that matter. race
one on the shelf where the milk is KEEP
and also where the butter is kept, LIE
will keep the refrigerator very sweet
and is an easy prevention of germs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

HIM understand that you are very
much interested in scientific expert
ments?
Her-Yes; for years have been try
ing to prove to my own satisfaction
that germs cannot be transmitted by
kisslng.-Chicago News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

The city of Erie, Pa, has done well
to honor. by q statue, the memory of
Eben Brewer, the heroic postal clerk
of the Spanish-American War, who
gave his life for the soldiers at Sibo-
ney. He had gone to Cuba to estab-
lish a military postal service, and he
did it, But the number Of sick, wound,
ed and dying soldiers at Siboney, and
the scarcity of doctors and nurses,
made a demand upon his sympathies
which he could not resist. Four days
and four nights, without a moments
rest ne devoted himself to this hu.
name work, and then he collapsed
Dartmouth College, from which Brewer
was graduated in 1871, may we'll share
with Erie, his home city, the pride in
this hero of civil life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

Washington, D. c., has an I street,
but no J street. 1t can exhibit a few
distinguished jays, however, in Con
gress.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
Where He Shinea.

When thugs beat up New York man.
Find a policeman If you can.
He only seems to show his mug
When citizens attack a thug.
Washington Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

The new King Of Korea has decided
not to wear a queue. Thus there will
be less for his pursuers to grab at
when he finds it necessary to run.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18

For seasickness take turbine. Be
fore long it will be on sale at all steam
ship offices.