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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
SHOP LEAGUE.
Managers Will Meet Saturday Night
 to Complete Roster.


 At meeting called for last even- ing for the managers of the Shop Baseball league two of the managers failed to snow up and it was not thought advisable to carry on any business until all were present. Ap- plications for admission to the league were received, however from Sco- will Mfg Co. Benedict & Burnham's and Waterbury Brass Goods Corp, but action was deferred until the next meeting which will be held on Saturday evening of this week. If the managers who were absent last evening fail to show up or have a representative present, action will be taken on the matter and the teams will not be allowed to play in the league during the coming season. At this meeting action will also be taken on the applications already received and other important business is to be transacted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
WRESTLING AT ToRRINGToN.

Torrington, Feb 14.-John Perrell, the Italian wrestler, and Frank Par cal, the St Louis heavyweight, will meet the opera house Friday night. The match will be catch-as-catch-can style, best two out of three falls, to q finish.
 A contest between the men year ago was won by Perrell, who was al- lowed handicap.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
FREAK GETS RELIGIOUS. Former Chinese Giant" Returns Money Spent Over His Bar.

Providence. R. l., Feb 14.-Big Shang Bailey. the Chinese Giant of Barnum circus fame, later the re- tired keeper of one of the warmest road houses in this commonwealth, and now an exhorting evangelist, is taking a unique method of showing his sincerity and the depth of his reformation.
 When Shang felt old age creeping on apace and turned his thoughts to spiritual things, he opened up his we'll stocked wine cellar and poured forth the contents of scores of bar rels on the thirsty earth.
 In the show business and later as mine host he had accumulated no small amount of money. and he is now distributing that as rapidly. though in smaller Jumps. as Andrew Carnegie or John D. Rockefeller are separating themselves from their su- perfiuous cash.
 ''I have sought out some of those whom l used to know in my days of wickedness." Shang told the conere- gation of a mission the other night, "and those who have spent money at my place in the town of Scituate when it was given over to the wor- ship of the devil. To them I have re- funded much of the money which they spent over my bar. and the to- tai amount thus returned is about s5.OO0 already. hope and expect to make it as much again if not more"
 Big Shang's material vision has not become % becIouied with intros- pection. however. that he doesn't know an impostor. and when one sought to trade upon that promise to make restitution the quoudam Chi- nese giant turn him down without gloves as not entitled to any q his redemption mUney.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
POLO
HARTFORD HERE
 THIS EVENING Harry starkie Has Improved Hi. Team and Expects to Win From the Locals.

Hartford comes here tonight with a practically new team. Harry Starkie has got together champion team of polo players and he expects to rub it into Waterbury this evening. Last night they went up against New Britain on the latter's floor and they threw a scare into the leaders. New Britain won out only after a desper- ate struggle. Waterbury can i'll af- ford to lose any games at this stage and the battle ought to be an inter esting one.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
POOL.
De Monte Wins. but Professor Harse
 Excels in Fancy Shots.

Hartford. Feb 14.-There was . fair-sized crowd to witness the pool game between Professor Harer and De Monte in the New England cham pionship tournament at Campbell's last evening. De Monte. who played a steady game throughout. defeated Harer, 150 to 112. Harer made some fancy shots during the contest. he calling and making the end ball fn a corner pocket on the break thres times. The first time those present thought that the shot was mere luck. but when the second time came for the try they had a different opinion of the player. The third time when he made the end ball In the corner pocket there was near f1revorks and general rejoicing. The high run vas made by De Monte. zs. while Harer's highest run was IS. William Gamer. dinger was referee. George Britt of this city and Bob Mclaughlin of wa- terbury are scheduled to play thib evening
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
CLAIMS THE TITLE.

Jimmy Walsh of Boston, who was recently knocked out by Abe Attell, has just laid claim to the title of ban tamweight champion of America. He says he will defend the title at 116 pounds, and that nobody is barred. Walsh decided upon this course when Frankie Neil notified him the other day that he could not get below 122 pounds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
HERBERT HARTLEY AGAIN.

Herbert Hartley, has been heard from again and he is matched to meet Wilfred Barrett of Montreal at Lew istOn Wrestling and Athletic associa- tion will hang up purse of $400 for the men, so 1t is announced, Hartley is said to have been travelling under the name of Jack Sullivan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
swEpE WRESTLER AT 90 YEARS.

Milwaukee. Wis. Feb 14.-A wrest- ling match out of the ordinary has been arranged at Hudson, Wis. for Februafy 15. It is to be between Ole Sunju Swedish giant. and Jimmy McAuley of St Paul. They will meet for a good sized side bet. Sunju is over 70 years of age. but strong as a bull.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
BITS OF SPORT.
Culled From the Columns of Our
 Busy Exchanges.

John Voorheis regained his title as bowling champion of Greater New York from James Smith at the Grand Central alleys in Brooklyn. Tuesday. The match was for a majority out of forty-fiye games, and thirty had pre- viously been decided. fifteen in New ark and fifteen in Harlem. of which Voorheis had won sixteen. He re- quired. therefore. only seven games to win the title. He won eight games and the title. averaging 204 6-15 for the night. Smiths average was 200 3-15.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
MULDoON MUST PAY.
His Dogs Hit . Boy. Who Sued and
 Won . Verdict.
rerdiet for BLOOD Nas

A verdict for sI.000 was awarded to William R. King yesterday in the supreme court, at White Plains. against William Muldoon. the physi- cal trainer.
 King. who is but sixteen years old sued through Mary L. Bruekin. as special guardian for s1o,000 dam ages. because he had been bitten by two dogs belonging to Muldoon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
ss. vsIe.s,.e-s Cell Tourna.e.s.

PINEHURST. \. C.. Feb. 14-A field of no players started In the thini an nual St Valentines golf tournament here CIoee scores were the rule Rev. A. L. equier and C. 6. Cook, both of Brae Bum: c I. Crockef. IT.. of the Alpin cInb. Fitchburg. and Harold c Richard q the Princeton university gs1f tsan Isad thsse vhs s1alznsd
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
Polo League Standing.

Friday, Feb 15-New Britain at New Haven, Waterbury at Bridge port.
 Saturday, Feb 16-Waterbury at Hartford, New Haven at New Brit ain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14

If y0a'p ogs of town, have tbe DcDocvnf opue eo you nn1 resd a1l sbe ds6.D of yuuR homs eDuR e seu1s . nsuA 0 . yoms
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14

Miss Elizabeth Meyer of Water bury has issued challenge to any girl in the city, aged 16, for mile race on roller skates. Miss Cora Harris of Haverhill. Mass. defeated Miss Emma Herbert of Manchester, x. H., in a two mile roller skating race in Manchester on Saturday night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14

Score, New Britain 2, Hartford 5; fouls, New Britain 4, Hartford 8; stops. Anderson 43, Wermert A; referee, Hugh Rorty.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
CITY LEAGUE MEETING.
Managers Will Get Together Friday
 Evening to Elect Officers.

The six managers of the City Anna teur Base Ball league will meet on Friday evening of this week in the St Josephs' club house on East Main street. This will be the first meeting of the year and there is a whole lot of business to be transacted. Om- cers will have to be elected and the rules may meet with a few changes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14

Peter Thomson, right forward of the Winsted basketball team, and also member of the Baypath insti- ute five of Springfield. Mass, will leave this week for New York, where he will be employed as a stenogra- pher. Thomson has resigned from the winsted team and will abandon the sport.
 It is said that if William H (..Pa') Corbin is appointed postmaster at Hartford he might get the depart ment to put the profile of some old football hero on the postage stamps.
 For the first time in the history of the Yale Swimming association a diving coach took the Yale swimmers in hand this week to prepare them for the fancy diving events scheduled for the remainder of the season. Thomas 0'Callahan. who won the American championship in the fancy dive event last year. went to New Haven at the request of Ogden Mills Reid and will remain long enough to instruct the Yale divers in the sev- eraI fancy figures of diving Yale has an unusually long swimming schedule this year and in each meet the university frogs are entered for the fancy dive.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14

In the amateur games tonight All Brooklyn and Benedict & Burnham's are scheduled for the first game while Roger Bros and Hamilton Parks will meet in the second.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
THE DIAMOND CROP.
What Becomes of the Pecks of Gems
 Turned Out Each Year2

Where do all the crystallized gems go-worth many millions of pounds which come into the market every year? The diamond is said to be one of the hardest things in nature and is practically impervious to wear and tear. I have an idea, though I am not certain, that an old diamond is every bit as good as new one, sup posing both belong to the same class that is to say, diamonds do not wear out as trousers or hats wear out.
 Then what becomes of the thousands and thousands turned out each year, know that the financial geniuses who control the diamond output keep the supply down to the actual demand so as not to lower the price, and thus there must be a steady demand for these things to the value of millions a year. and there must be gradually increasing stock or accumulation of them in rings or tiaras, crowns, scarf pins and so on.
 People do not cover themselves all over with these gems and then jump about in the street to shake them of for the sake of humble friends and poor relations, as was done by the gaudy Duke of Buckingham. A cer- tain number, know, are stolen every year; but, after all. they are compara- lively few, and most of them come Al time.
 The man who steals diamonds does not eat them. He disposes of them for the benefit of his humble family. and all he really does poor. honest and misunderstood fellow is to put them into circulation. Where do they go?- London NJ. A. P.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
4 Wife In Bondaae,

He is that rare and greatly to be admired person, real live duke, and he holds sway over many workers. To give him his due, he is a good mas ter. and for the most part his kindness is greatly appreciated by his retainers.
 But Bob Willet is a laborer with democratic proclivities and marked distaste for work, and recently his ducal master determined that the one thing to do with Bob was to dismiss him. whereupon he did so and Bob came to the conclusion that the time had now arrived when the pride of the peerage should be humbled. The diff ficulty was to think of something suf- ficlently biting, for the duke was a good master. as has been remarked. Then an inspiration flashed on Bob. The dukes duchess had been appoint ed lady in waiting to the queen, and this was Bob's opportunity.
 "All right, yer grace" he said, "I'll go, but I'll take heart to say this: Though I'm a poor man I've never had to send my missus out to service. and that's more'n some people eau say."-LOndon Chronicle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
HEARD IN PASSING.

If November II Is a clear day and you get up before $50 you can have the privilege of seeing the transit of Mercury. As such events only occur about a dozen times in a eentury they are worthy of attention.-New Lon don Day.
 To prevent the hoarding of money. San Francisco safe deposit compan- ies have agreed to rent no more boxes. Estimates place the amount kept in safe deposit vaults in that city as high as $l0,0O0 ,000.-Meri- den Journal.
 Attorney-General King of Wind ham is again being mentioned as re- publican candidate for governor. He has some of the necessary qualifica tions and may make a good showing in the race as a compromise Candi- date .-Ansonia Sentinel.
 Because the laws of my church permit 1t and believe it will prove at least one check on hasty mar riage." as Dr Houghton explains. the banns are called for weddings cele- brated in the Little Church Around the Corner.-New York World
 People who complain of the prices Of food found in and around Faneuil hall may be pleased 10 know that in London there is a growing taste for fried rose leaves. We may vet serve flowers and put the pork chops on the table as a eenteTpiece. Boston Journal.
 The Roman Catholic church at Nome is surmOunted by an immense cross. blazing with electric light r serves as a lighthouse for miles mp and down the coast and has been the means of saving many lives from shipwrsck. It IS also useful ss beacon tO miners going to town from the uIlds--Exchzngs
 As tLe French view it. the BcgissI republican tirket uil ta J T5eETzp8t Morgan and George E CsT5elyos. aui perhaps ezch Of the two is t0 l,e ds-B- ed --IozfcsT-' in equal degree If sierf- ed president Wr Morgan. Cf course. couldn't do less than give syaIIcates beaded Fsy Grover CJeveIsnI a cinea nn sha FgIrrhaSa Bf all government tc19s tbs zIuinfs-rztI07 las t0 szIi-- Det-0lt Free Press
 Tea poszs written by Dz1isi WeS-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08

Speaking of the recent furry at New York, one of our financiers says the great lesson of the prostration of business is that the haste to be rich
 uudermines honesty, credit and busi- ness itself We are growing in solid wealth at a rate without exam pie even in our town history, and those who are content to keep up with the procession" are doing very well. But there always have been those who wanted to outrun it, and to make huge fortunes to which they would have no moral title whatever, as they did nothing to earn them in the way of contributing to the gen. eral wealth of the community America has no monopoly of such haste; but our conditions of late years seem to have matched out an unusual brood of those who cannot be content with legitimate business and it's profits. Law never can sup press them, but the moral reproba tion of the community should be turned on them, and their gamblings and their artificial monopolies should be ranked in popular estimate along side the things which take men to the penitentiary, or supply the eX- citements of the gaming saloon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
Notinu Terms.

Ballot" as generally used. has wan; dered far from its original meaning of little ball" Even "blackballing' is no longer necessarily literal Ian guage has several fossil relics of prim- tive methods of voting. Most famous is 'ostracIsm." which perpetuates the memory of the 'ostrakon." the pot sherd or shell upon which the Athenian citizen voted for the banishment of a too prominent parsonage. Another in stance is "spOndulicks." the slang word for money. \ "spondulos." 1" prop erly a vertebra of the spine. came to mean any round thing and in particu- lar inc voting pebble or its metal enuiValput
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
THEY WON'T SHUT DOORS.
And They Will Ride Backward, Re-
 ports a Traveller of EnsIishmen.

And They Will Ride Backward, Re-
 ports Traveller of Englishmen.
 Travellers returning from England tell of two habits of the people of that country which impressed them. One is the average Englishman's averSio to shutting the door behind him.
 ''I don't know how it is in the Eng fish houses." remarked one who has toured England, flor I was not in one of them. But I stayed in a hotel in London where there were good many English people, and a dozen times daily l had to get up and shut door to keep the draft away.
 Tt didn't make any difference whether it was a servant or a guest who went through. the door was left open This was in the spring of the year, too, when the weather was chilly l noticed the same thing in railway coaches and hotels of smaller towns"
 The other English peculiarity is a preference for riding backward on trains. The Englishman will make for the seat with its back to the engine every time. plant himself down in it with every evidence of comfort and look wonderingly at anybody who picks out seat facing the direction the t.lin is going. Not once did one American travelling in England see a native choose seat facing the front of the train unless there were no other seats.-New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08

People who are hoarding up money
 should loosen up and put it in circu-
 lation. The great trouble now is to get enough to run the business of the country There is plenty of it stored away in other places besides banks and trust companies, but that is not helping the present financial situation. The recent disposition to hoard money was one of the most dangerous elements in the panic, Banker Clews says. Money was with drawn from use at the very time when it was most needed; more ire quently from senseless fear than for good reasons. From now on condi- tions in the money market will grad ually improve, and borrowers with good collateral will md little or no difficulty in securing accommoda- tions. There may be some trouble in renewing maturing obligations, but these are matters which will come up for adjustment with the progress of time. It is well to recognize that in general business we have turned the corner; that commodity values must recede. Economy must be practiced not only in business. but in private affairs. If these facts are recognized, the process of readjust- ment can be accomplished in a grad ual and orderly fashion. and in due time the foundation will be laid for renewed activity and prosperity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
THE WATERMELON.
Not What It Used to Be, at Least h
 the Eatina Thereof.

Not What It Used to Be, at Least In
 the Eating Thereof.
 In the old days, when the world was much better than it is now, there were good watermelons.
 AS we remember them, the water melons of twenty-five or thirty or thir. ty-hve years ago were huge affairs. They were none of your overgrown cucumber effects of today, but were great big round fellows and the out side was a dark green. It was the same shade of green as the reflection of the trees in a swimming hole.
 And when you sunk the knife into it the rind ripped and cracked for two inches ahead of the blade. and thu melon just laughed itself open.
 Hold on! You didn't use a knife You lifted the melon ove your head and dropped it to the ground, and 1t burst open, as red as a rose and a hundred times as sweet And you ate nothing but the heart--just the chunky red heart.
 Nowadays the marketman shows you an obIong affair done in pale green and greenery-yallery stripes. with a white blotch on the underside, that he calls a watermelon. And you cut it into slices like bologna sausage and eat it with a fork, like pie.
 And you have forgotten whether a watermelon goes plink-plink or plunk- plunk when it is ripe, because it doesn't make any difference now.- Wilbur D. Nesbit in Chicago Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
TOLD HIS WIFE ABOUT IT.
And Then Accused Her of Having No
 Sense of Humor.

VI
 Englishmen are often accused of be- ing unable to grasp the point of the American pun, and sometimes they may think they see the point of joke when perhaps they do not. An Eng lishman named Morley was walking along the sidewalk one day with an American friend when the latter mad. vertently slipped and fell down.
 "Ah, my deah boy, l hope you are not hurt! How did it happen"
 To which the friend replied:
 Tt happened notwithstanding"
 They both laughed over the pun, and Morley said 1t was so good he was going to tell his wife about it. At dinner that evening he remarked that he had such a good joke on his friend Brown, and by way of preliminary, leading up to the point of his story, be proceeded ito tell all about who Brown was. his associations and busi. ness connections, how he came to get acquainted with him. commercial re- lations he had had with him, etc, until he forgot about the story. but was re- minded of it by the wife, who said i'm patiently:
 But what about the storyT"
 "0h. yes!" laughing immoderately as the recollection Of it struck him. Why, you see. Brown and were walking down the street together, and he slipped on a banana peeling and fell down. and when asked him how it happened he said. 'Nevertheless.'
 And he was sore at her all evening and declared she had no sense of hu- nor because she said she didn't see anything funny to that.-Judge's Li- brary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
A stinaY Kina.

In the beginning of the eighteenth century the now so powerful German empire was nothing more than the lit- tie kingdom of Prussia, having just dropped its title of duchy of Branden. burg. The country was very poor and the military discipline very harsh
 Frederick William I. was hard. cross and stIngy and did not even know what 1t was to make a present. Ills reputation was go widely spread that it became byword to say that a man h1d worked for the king of Prussia when be had done an improbable task.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
TrsubIasa-s C-e,,,th

Does the child ever keep still a rninute:' asked the woman as the you1gs;er spravIed noisily over the couch in a dozen squirming positions at once. it seemed to her
 'No- answered his mother They are growing when they do that. they say
 VIII you please ask him to stop growing implored tbe woman. just for this week. while he is visiting neg--New York Press
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
Ts E=-Ia- IsL.-

%Whzt did yO1 get the rubber gloves foE?- they asked Der as 5e passed ten around 10 show hgw hz1dso1s Esy were Yea have q girl. haven't y01T You t0a-t have t0 wash the dlsEes--
 Wa sss z1svs7sd. T caaT have to Wzsa tAe GisLeS. bat vhEe she s vsshl1g ths dishss I o1 ths Eooz-- Ea<k P
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
Hnma.

Homel How deep a spell that little word contains, It Is the circle in which our purest. best affections move and cOnsecrate themselves. the hive in which. like the industrious bee. youth gamers the sweets and memories of life for age to mediate and feed upon. It Is chlldhOod's temple and man hoods shrine-the ark of the past and the future.-Uhland
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
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NO said the capitalist. T don't be Iizve this invention eaa snognt to mUch- | guess I'll not invest any u31eT iait~
 Bat his partner replis1 1t looks god Peo3ls whO have examined il say its one of the greatest things that eFer-
 Its u0 use Thsre must hs sa-e- thing wrozz sbout it- He I7vezt0r seems to bs thOrO1EhIg pTzCticzL-- CAsezg1 Reo0zd- Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08

ster during his college days have been found h the original manuscript and secured by Dartmouth college, his alma mater. The poems cover twenty one pages of manuscript and were originally published in the Dartmouth Tablet. They were found by a Man chester collector among lot of papers and books purchased from a family, one of whose members attended Dart. mouth when Webster was there.--- Meriden Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-08
M.riniIia, and aL. parnn.-s

Wherever that haunting air, 'Ia Pa l0la." is played the memory of the Emperor MazmiIian. shot by the Mex jeans oa June 19. 1851, should be pre- served Nzxmilian's final request was that La PsIOzaa- should be plsye5 vhile he stood up tO meet his doom He died with the tune ia his ears, and his wife went mad with tie shock of lis execution