WATERBURY EVENING -DEMOCRAT; FRIDAY,, NOVEMBER "30, ;1900.
JIAUGATUGK. JiIEW&
Firemen's. Annual . Ball Wednesday
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"Night-a Grand Success. - :
: The annual ball -of the Naugatuck
fire department, which was held at the
Gem opera house on Wednesday even
ing, was a grand social and financial
uccess. The ball opened with a con
cert by the Landrigan orchestra of
New Haven, which was very well
rendered. The following numbers
'were also rendered:
1. March "Blue and Grey." ,
2. Selection "Enterprise,".. Boettger
3. Talanted Landrigan Sisters in
Southern Melodies -
4. Piano Solo
Professor Robbins.
5. Medley .. . . .-. -Beaham
6. March Sousa's Latest
After the concert, which lasted one
. hour, the grand march was formed
with John J. Hall and his daughter,
Madeline, and Chief Puller and wife
leading, followed by about 150 couples.
After the march was over the crowd
started in and enjoyed themselves
until half past four in the morning.
After the intermission a second march
was formed with the chief of t-e fire
department leading, followed by about
100 couples. There were a number of
visiting firemen from New Haven.
Derbv, Ansonia, Seymour and Beacon
Falls.
Football Game. :. '
The Naugatuck football team yes
terday lined up against what was sup
posed to have been the New Haven
Athletic club, but which in the opin
ion of a great many of the people
who saw the game they were a team
of school boys who- had never lined
up together before. The Naugatuck
team looked to be about fifteen to
twenty pounds heavier on an average
than their opponents and pushed the
ball through the line and around the
ends whenever they liked. The only
redeeming features of the game were
the runs by Jaeonelli and Ashmore.
Lodge, Burns and Stapleton also aid
good work. The New Haven team
from the very start tackled strongly
but the weight of the Naugatuck men
was too much for them. The line up:
New Haven. Naugatuck.
Gallagher .. .. le .. ..... .Ashmore
Hildebrand 1 t Stinsou
Moore 1 g OstULUder
Hick c Sicuiidgen
Foster r g Aobles
Sullivan r t Stapleton
Home re J oltsy
Gunn Ihb uuge
Cahill r h b Jaconeili
Parlow fb Klein
Fanslow q b Burns
The game was refereed by George
Waite and Hoyt of New Haven um
pired. McCarthy acted as timekeeper,
aud Baxter and Carroll as linesmen.
Time of game, first half, 25 minutes:
second half, 20 minutes. Score, 43-0.
Notes.
There was a little excitement on
Main street yesterday morning. It
was caused by a drunken man trying
to drive a horse which had already
been driven till it was covered with
lather. Some men then took the horse
away from him and Frank Johns
drove him home after which he re
turned the horse to Jones, the livery
man of Water street.
The dance and basket ball game
given by the Good Will Social club
lsat night was a failure. The basket
ball game resulted in a victory for
the Good Will second team by a score
of 18-10.
Misses May and Ella Carter of New
Britain are visiting their aunt, Mrs
Walter Twitchell of South Main street.
Michael Walsh of Torrington spent
Thanksgiving day with friends in
town.
Miss Helen Kennedy left last night
for a few days' visit with friends in
Ansonia.
There was a large crowd present at
the dance given by Professor Sullivan's
dancing class last night at Barnum's
hall. The professor gave an exhibi
tion of fancy dancing with Osa Cowan,
a member of his juvenile class which
was very good. He then gave an ex
hibition in a circle formed by thirty
classes full of water with Miss Agnes
O'Brien as his partner.
James Dunn of Derby is visiting
friends in town for a few days.
" John Bennett of Shelton spent
Thanksgiving day with friends in
town.
The funeral of John Montivee of
Union City took place this morning
from St Francis church. .Interment
was in St James cemetery.
J. T. Driscoll of Bridgeport spent
Thanksgiving day with ' friends in
town.
William Patterson and Miss Regina
Mnlvey were married yesterday morn
ing at 7 o'clock by the Rev Father
Sheridan. Miss Nellie Galvin was
bridesmaid and James Patterson acted
as best man. The happy couple left
on the 8:24 train for a short -wedding
tour after which they will reside at
8 Central avenue.
Joseph O'Brien of Seymour spent
Thanksgiving day with friends in
- town.
Charles Cleary, who has been work
ing In Hartford for some time past,
spent Thanksgiving day at the home
of his parents on Rubber avenue.
Seth Bingham, who attends Yale
college, Is home for a short" visit. ;
' John Driscoll of Seymour sp'ent
Thanksgiving day with friends in
town.
. The first of the series of assembly
dances was held last night in Pythian
hall. The large crowd seemed to be
enjoying themselves. s: -' v
m There was a large crowd 'at the5
dance in Odd Fellows hall last night.
There was a long, session of the
borough court this mornings -The first
case was that of John Griffith of Pros
pect street, who was arrested Wednes
day night by Officer McKiernan.
Grlmtu was in court this morning
charged with assaulting his wife but
Judge Hungerford, after hearing the
evidence, thought that Griffith, , only,
threatened and thinking he had been
punished enough he discharged him,.
The 'cases of Thomas Shannahan and
John Kinsley, which were continued
from October 29th, came up and the
judge discharged the boys after giving
thpm a good lecture. The bonds of.
Charles Connors and George Cameron,
who were charged with intoxication,
were called as neither one of them
appeared In court.
Don't forget the benefit dance to be
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giveu hi vuiuiuuys uau uexi xnursuay.
A good time to all who attend. Ford
will furnish ' music and Professor
Baxter will prompt. Tickets' are sell
ing fast and everything points to a
grand success. .- - - -
The. musical -of the -Kimball school
to night at .the Gem opefaliouSe wfil
be very entertaining "
Seth'BaWwia. sb& i4js&nftmiM
Yalet te visiting. at his home on Carroll
'.cqm-kfe rf. ; j Vr ..it---,: ,-,!;! t .if-.
'icbxl8,Englhardt of Tale college,
t v lulling at his bom on. High street.
t .t..WAXEET0WH . JOTTINGS - ..
HFlMSmen's BalKa-s Great SucCess-Fu-
- 4 neral of A. H. Fos.;1 ''J- a
One of the biggest crowds that were
ever in the town hall, attended the, fire-
men's ball on Wednesday evening. "Thel
hall was prettily 'decorated by ': the?
members of the fire department, . and
everything was artistically arranged.
The music furnished by Hanley's or
chestra was exceedingly fine and A.
B. Blakeslee's services as prompter
were excellent. The supper served in
the basement of the hall was one of
the finest ever given, as was shown by
the number who ate supper there. The
fire company probably made a snug
sum of money 'out of their ball. The
grand march was led by Chief Klimpke
and Miss Sabra Scoville. The catering
was done by George Freeman. .
Obituary.
The funeral of the lute A. YI. Fox
was held from the residence of his
mother in Greenville yesterday after
noon. The funeral services were read
by the Rev H. N. Cunningham. The
funeral was attended by the members
of the fire department, of which Mr
Fox was an honorary member. The
floral offerings were many and beauti
ful., many of the flowers coming from
out of town. The pallbearers were
Charles Warner. H. S. Frost, H. H.
Bartlett and D. F. Hannon.
- ' ' Notes.
Burlie Bryant Stamford was the
guest of his parents over Sunday.
Mr Chillinski. who has been oper
ating an upholstering room in town
for the past few months, will leave for
San Francisco shortly, where he will
spend the winter. The reason for his
leaving is that he is on poor , health.
During his stay here he did consider
able business.
Robertson .the famous Yale pitcher,
spent Sunday with the Buckingham
boys.
Mr and Mrs William Hoskings were
guests of John Hoskings over Thanks
giving. Tracy Atwood. a son of Wallace At
wood, and Miss Calkins, of Oakville,
were married at the Methodist church
yesterday morning by the Rev C. B.
Ford. The ceremonies were largely at
tended. T".nion services were held at the M.
E. church with the Congregational
church yesterday.
OAKVILLE HAPPENING?
Thanksgiving day passed very quiet
ly here. There was. as usual, many
pleasant home gatherings and many
went out of town to spend the day
elsewhere.
The Rev E. M. Skagen returned to
this village Wednesday night aud left
for Waterbury yesterday morning to
officiate at a wedding there. Many
regret to learn that the Rev Mr
Skagen will soon leave this village and
another minister will take his place.
Mrs Charles Baldwin, who has been
sick for some time past, is doing aa
well as can- be expected.
Mrs William Warner is suffering
with a severe attack of rheumatism.
Large crowds attended the football
game at the Driving park yesterday.
There were cars running continually
during the game. The score of the
game was 5 to 0 in favor of the
Cr.dets.
The shoemaker, Mr Andrucky, has
moved into the next door to his oid
apartments.
Mr and Mrs Cooper and daughter,
Marion, and son. Harold, spent Thanks
giving in Hartford.
Miss Florence Peet has gone to
New Britain to spend a few days.
Washington, D. C.
Gonese Pure Food Co., Le Roy, N. Y.:
Gentlemen: Our. family realize so
much from the use of GRAIN-O that I
feel I must say "a word to induce
others to use it. If people are inter
ested in their health and the welfare
of their children they will use no other
beverage. I have used them all, but
GRAIN-O I have found superior to
any, for the reason that it is solid
grain.
Yours for health,
C. F. MYERS.
SEARCH FOR THE TILE FISH.
Effort of Government A-ents to
Locate the MncU-Wanied
Species.
The United States fish commission
!s about to make an effort to determine
as precisely as possible the afea of sea
bottom occupied by the tileflsh that
strange and interesting finny species
which was first discovered in 1S79, only
to be rendered almost extinct soon aft
erward by a marine cataclysm wholly
unprecedented, says the Saturday
Evening Post. '
The fish commission thinks that an
important and lucrative- fishery for
the tilefish may be created, when once
the fishermen are informed- to where
they should g-o to look for the species,
which is excellently ,sidjapted for the
table. Hithe-rto it has remained al
most unknown Simply because its home
is in ths depths. There is reason to be
lieve that it has again .become very
numerous, and a reference to the his
tory of the famous catastrophe of 18S2
shows that in March and April of that
year 7,500 square miles of ocean were
found profusely sprinkled with tile
fish, the number being estimated at one
thousand millions.' '-
The eastern edge of the North Amer
ican continent is overflowed by the sea,
and that is why the water near the
coast is so shallow.; To-find the true
edge of the great continental land mass
one would have to travel about SO
miles due eastwards from New York.
There begins a sudden' descent to the
true floor of the ocean, .which is- 2
mile deep. A narrow belt of this de
clivity, running- north and south, is
bathed by the warm' -maters of the
Gulf Stream, and- here is found the tile
fish. The catastrophe . above men
tioned, whieh so nearly wiped out the
entire species, was- undoubtedly - due
to an invasion of. the belt by the arctic;
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, Kaffir beer, js- inade f rpjn Indian corn;
which: is--weriiedjinto.il pulp with wood-
en stampers, .sufficient sug-ar and' wa
ter is added, and the climate does the
rest. When' the beer ir ready ' evefy
hutViUTeceive its share, 'and a certain
quantity will be put aside for.. th
"beer . drink," a sorry, but gigantic"
kind of feast, , . ' -: ' -. " -:
Blouses and SHift waists More
ti Populat Than Etea Before
fiver Kffoirn.. Material Enters Into
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Evening: Wear.
Special New Tork Letter.
S EACH new season advances
there is always an absurd ru
mor to the effect that fashion
makers have doomed the blouse and. its
twin sister the shirt waist to utter ob
livion, but with exactly the same-regularity
these delig-htful garments come
to the front, smiling and serene, and
beautiful as a morning in spring.
This season was no exception to pre
ceding ones, only in so far as the ru
mors were more exaggerated than
usual; but, as if to make the denial
more vijsrous and emphatic than ever
before, both the blouse atid shirt come
to us in a glorified form, more beautiful
and fascinating, being artistic and per
fect down to the smallest defalk Every
known material enters into their
construction, from the cheapest cot
ton to the costliest silk, while in de
sign and finish th-ey are utterly without
limit, and the same may be said of their
price. One and all of these late models
are remarkable as much for the novel
orig-inality of their style as for the ex
quisite combination of color and deco
ration seen on both day and evening
waists.
The most marked feature in all the
newest blouses is the elaboration, not
to say fussiness, seen in the sleeves.
This fact leads me to think that before
the season is much further advanced
we shall see many exaggerations of the
full puffed sleeve of the moment, but
let us hope it will be some time before
lovely woman wiil disfigure her shoul
ders and arms by the erstwhile balloon
sleeve.
But to reUirn to the blouse. The
handsomest models brought out this
season, and also -the most expensive
ones, are made of fine Chantilly lace
mounted on a foundation of cloth-of-gold
the shimmer of the gold cloth
through the soft meshes of the lace
DAINTY BLOUSES
being particularly striking. The sleeves
in these models follow in outline the
quaint "1850" style, while, without ex
ception, the girdle is of the pointed
order, drawn down in front under a
slide buck! a. s
Fur, chiffon and lace form a some
what incongruous, but at the same
time a truly charming decoration, on
not a few swell-looking blouses made
of crepe de chine, while broad ostrich
feather bands and dainty mirabout in
combination are seen to particular ad
vantage on some of the latest winter
models fashioned of panne velvet in
rich black, as well as in all the deli
cate pastel colorings suitable for
FOR EVENING WEAR.
evening wear. , The jaunty littje lace
bolero, while not to be reckoned among
the novelties by any manner of meariA,
is' still one of the most sought after'
adjuncts to the blouse, beautiful. It
will continue to play its important
dual part renovating old waists and
ornamenting new ones. The fancy of
the moment is to mount it over an ac
cordion plaited black chiffon 'blouse,
which is made to pouch ever so slightly
both back and front over a folded girdle
ojf' white panne velvet. I might men
tion as an interesting item of fashion
news that the accordion plaitedbiouse,
although it enjoyed a wonderful reign
of popularity the past three ; seasons,
is not passe in any sense of the word,
but on the contrary, is one of the most
popular of the moment. Fine black
ChaJk'JLlly lace accordion plaited, being
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Makes the food more deltciotts and wholesome w
wr mkiwo rewfoew
more effeptive :asvyveli as .somewhat;
newer than either" chiffon or the plain
net, is considered quite . the proper
thing- to use for this purpose. Accord-',
ing to the latefit fedicfr of "Dame -iTash-ioa
the) one and only correct manne)f in.
which i this lace. may be used Is " to
mount it over a white' taffeta silk lin
ing, and when fashioned in this way.
the effect is simply stunning. . ;
The thijag par. excellence for evening
wear is a blouse slightly decollete, made
of white mousseline de soie, cunningly
inserted with strips of finely sequin-ed
black lace; its beauty being further
enhanced by means of a broad folded
girdle of white satin held in place by
any number of tiny, jeweled-headed
pins.. This waist,; with its fine trim
mings of lace and its general air of
daintiness, is charming and desirable
to' marked degree; but, alas, like so
many other things pertaining to ths
fashionable wardrobe of the moment,
is so costly in price as to place it quite
beyond the reach of ans- but the fortuj
nate possessors of a full purse.
'. Tucked taffeta silk blouses are more
than ever de rigeur. Within the past)
week I have seen some very pretty mcd
i!s made in this popular fashion. The
prettiest one, in my opinion, was mads
of shimmering- white taffeta, closely
tucked, each tiny tuck beiiig- outlined
by a mere thread of gold. The chic air'
of the waist, however, depended solely
upon, the collar, which was made in the
fashionable pointed style, heavily'
stitched with- gold thread and fastened
to the waist by means of small gold
buttons set in a rim of pearl. - . '
Black taffeta silk blouses are ever in'
good taste and vastly becoming to the.
majority of womankind. They come in'
a great variety of pretty styles, and
where all are so charming it is rather
a difficult matter to pick out one as mer
iting description more than another;
yet I remember there was one .that
struck my particular fancy, both on ac
count of its originality and general
good appearance as well as its simplic
ity of design. It was tucked, of course,
but in this instance the tucks were
somewhat .wider than any I had ever
seen. The front was slightly pouched
and opened to disclose a becoming lit
tle vest of stitched silk, crossed by nar
row strappings of handsome galloon;
while the sleeve, made in the popular
bishop shape, was finished at the wrist
by a big, turned-back cuff trimmed with
FOR ALL OCCASIONS.
several rows of the galloon, stitched
down flat.
Tucked velvet blouses are to be count-,
ed among the season's favorites. They,
are exceedingly rich and handsome in,
appearance, and are the swell thing to
buy; but it should ever be borne in
mind that their manifold charms can be.
exploited only by the tall, slender wom
an endowed by kind nature with a slim
waist and a fine figure.
- The devotees of the woolen blouse,
and their name is legion, will find
much to praise and little to condemn
in this season's models. Fashionable
dressmakers are fashioning their
handsomest wool blouses of fine cash
mere, elaborately trimmed with fan
cy galloon of every kind and descrip
tion, usually finished with a folded
collar and flaring cuff of panne vel
vet, black being given the preference.
Many, -of the handsomest cashmere
bl'cuses , are tucked just as though
made of silk. I saw a lovely one yes
teiday in the new shade of pink, pro
fusely tucked and trimmed with quan
tities of lace. As there is a distinct
liking for dark red, it naturally fol
lows there are red waists galore.
W.fth the first chilly breath of win
ter our thoughts turn in the direc
tion of something cc2ily warm in the
way of flannel blouses and shirt
waists. As if to meet this very re
quirement up-to-date shirtmakers are
turning-out some ideal waists fashioned
of silk-finished flannel. They are made
perfectly plain, the square shoulder
edict being carefully maintained,
while the comfortable fitting coat
sleeve is made to Hare a little at the
wrist.
No matter how much money we
'spend on 'our gdwns and blouses, it
is in our neckwear that extravagance
runs riot. " One can spend a small for
tune on these fallals of fashions and
at. Ibfc. end of the season have nothing
to show for the expenditure. It takes
a lot. of -pin money to buy one of the
simple creations composed of mousse
line de soie and soft goffered ruffles
of cjiiffon.'and the same may be writ
ten. of t-he huge ruffle of black accor
dion plaited ehifi'on edged with os
trich feathers or fine fur. The" be
coming .tulle: bow has by no means
disappeared, only nowit is of an enor
mous . size. It "-does not figure, of
cuurfte, among the leading novelties ol
fashion,1 but its becomingness is so
undeniable that,. like the dainty chif-f.-n
ben-) it will never entirely take its
departure. . " .
V " ' KATE GARDNER.
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RQOT'S; ARMY PLANS.
War Secretary's Outline Foi
r' Reorganization. ",
MAXIMUM STRENGTH, 96,766 MEN.
T Replace the K oculars and Volun
teer Whose Tittle Expire July 1,
tue 'President Is Authorized to
Increase Size of Res-Intents.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. The house
committee on military affairs makes pub
lic a letter received from Secretary Koot
under date of the 2Slh inst. transmitting
a draft of a bill prenured by the war de
partment for the reorganization of the
army. The letter says that the army as
at present organized under the present
law will cease to exist on July 1, 1001,
and thereafter will consist of a total en
listed strength of 29,025 men. Without
further . legislation, he ss.vs. the volun
teers now in service must be discharged
July 1, 3fK)l, and the regular aruiy re
duced from (55,000 to 29,025 men. Con
tinuing, the letter saj:
"Wifhout leaving much if any martin
for sickness, such as the campaigns of
the past two .years warn us must he
counted as an important factor in any
occupation by the army, peaceful or war
like,, of many of the islands which con
stitute the Philippine group, the Btrencth
thus fixed must prove utterly inadequate,
leaving out of consideration the service
in the United States, in Porto Rico aud
for the time being in the island of Cuba.
"In the preparation of the present bill
the minimum number of men is fixed foi
each organization with a proviso that ths
president may in his discretion increase
the number of enlisted men iu any troop,
battery or company, provided that the
total number of enlisted men authorized
for the army by congress shall not at any
time be exceeded. By the adoption of
this plan the absolute fixed strength of
the regular army can be shown at a
glance, and any increase of numbci
above the minimum will be limited by
such authority as may be conveyed from
time to time by the coujjress. The peace
strength of each troop, battery and com
pany is fixed in this bill as now author
ized by existing law. The number of reg
iments has been increased by five of cav
alry, five of infantry, numbers which
would correspond to five regiments of ar
tillery, and two battalir.-is of engineers.
As the increase in the artillery is intend
ed for the seacoast defenses, the only in
crease of the regular army for field serv
ice will be ten additional regiments ot
cavalry and infantry aud the two battal
ions of engineers. Authority is .asked in
this bill to raise a provisional force of
natives in the island of Porto Rico and
also in the Philippine Islands. The or
ganization of the native troops in the
Philippine Islands will, under the pecul
iar conditions existing there, be proceed
ed with slowly and with great care."-
The bill contains provisions for a bet
ter distribution of chaplains, for author
izing veterans of the war with Spain to
wear on occasions of ceremony their uni
forms, similar to the authority given by
congress to veterans of the civil war;
authority for the retirement, with an in
creased grade, of veterans of the two
wars, the civil war and the war with
Spain; for the addition of a nurse corps,
the necessity for which has been devel
oped during the past two years; for pre
liminary surveys for the establishment of
camps for the militia and regular army;
authorizing the president to appoint
chiefs to vacancies occurring in the staff
corps and departments from the army at
large, and the introduction of the detail
system to several of the staff corps and
departments. '
. To replace the volunteers and regulars
who will be discharged prior to July 1
and give an army of sufficient size to
meet the exigencies now confronting it,
or such as may hereafter occur, provision
has been made so that the president may
increase the number of enlisted men with
out the creation of new organizations.
The bill provides for a minimum and
maximum organization, as follows:
"Fifteen regiments cavalry, 803 each,
12,045 minimum, 18.525 maximum: artil
lery corps, 30 field, 12G coast, 18.920 min
imum, 18,920 maximum; 30 regiments in
fantry, 803 each, 24,480 minimum, 55,000
maximum: three battalions engineers and
band, 1,234 minimum, 1.954 maximum;
miscellaneous organizations, including
guards for arsenal, West Point detach
ment, noncommissioned staff officers, etc..
2,245 minimum, 2.245 maximum; grand
total, 53,924 minimum, 96,700 maximum.
"The Porto Rico regiment, when re
cruited to three battalions, will have a
minimum strength of Sit! and a maxi
muni of 1,830 enlisted men."
SEIZED WRONG WOMAN.
Yomi Gngliihnuin Mistook Mae
Stcbbius For His Raaairar Wife.
ALBANY, Nov. 30. An attempt to
kidnap- Mae Stebbins, a dancer at Proc
tor's theater, was made by George
Fletcher Hewitt of.. London, whom he
mistook for his- wife, Alice. Hewitt, in
company with Reginald Durant, a lawyer
from Howe & HuinmeU's office, New
York city, went to the rear of the the
ater with a cab. When Miss Ste'obinj
stepped from the door, he seized her, ex
claiming, "Alice, my wife!" and attempt
ed to force her into the cab.
The young lady's screams attracted a
gang of hoodlums from the Market
square, who set upou Hewitt and gave
him a severe beating. Hewitt was placed
under arrest, but was subsequently re
leased by-the magistrate upon relating
his story. He said he had married Mis
Alice Pierce in England several months
ago, but her mother objected to the mar
riage, and his wife left him, coming to
America, whore she secured an engage
ment on the Proctor circuit. He tracked
her to Albany with the above result.
Miss Pierce, -who is. also at Proctor's,
admitted that she was the wife of Hewv
itt. Miss 3tebbins and Miss Pierce look
very much alike, aud the mistake was
quite natural. , ;.-
V! , ,TUe Czar Gaining.
LONDON,, Nov.' 30. The Daily News
publishes the following tfispatch from
Yalta: "A. bacterial examination showed
that Ifimperor ; Nicholas was suffering
from Crimean -typhus. The cris"is was
reached Sunday. , But throughout the day
he never lust consciousness or became de
lirious., .The empress herself has done all
the nursing, declining the assistance of
professional nurses.. the has borne the
strain Well, although she is. thinner from
lack of sluep. The. czar is now iucliued
to occupy himself, again with business af
fairs. A3 soon as possible he will he
moved to. the Tsarskoe. Sc-lo in order to
avoid the malarial .season at Livadia."
Smallpox In Jicvr York; City. --
' NEW -YORK, 'Nov.' '3(WA. smallpox
scare which first came to-tha public -notice
;Wednesdayv when two 'eases -of 'that
disease, were Reported, at the -West Sixty
eighth street police station by- the: board
of health, has spread with alarming ra
pidityf untU at a late hour last night therje
vere 24 knowji cativs. When the first two
rases were discovered, Pr. Benedict tfnd
Dr. Somerset of the bureau of contagious
diseases began a 'thorough investigation
of the district in which the. cases -were
found. The first two cases found were
at SOS Vest Sixty-ninth. street. .
-,..',... r. .. . Fall. : ' ; ' , . :
The .wind strikes cbUl and raw-upon our
cheek; ' 1 - -
The erstwhile smiling- skies are gray and
drear; . . . . k.
The leafliess, thiverins trees stand gaunt
and Meak; - ,-, -The
frost is on the vine and fall is here!
The Iceman wears a cUrk and troubled
frown,
While srnllcs upon the coalman's face ap
psar; , .
The summer maiden sheds her flimsy
gew-n
And worketh dad for furs for fall Is
here!
The Juicy oyster reigneth all supreme.
And buckwheat pancake time is drawing
near;
Upon our sight the flaming lobsters gleam;
The pumpkin pie appears tor fall is here!
The pink shirt waist upon the shelf is laid;
The straw hat disappears until next year;
The summer girl forgets the vows she
made;
The white duck pants are gone for fall
Is here!
The football fellow shakes his ample locks;
The college bell again sounds loud and
clear;
The gasman starts the meter's lyin clocks;
The furnace gayly smokes for fall id
here!
Now set from hock ye overcoat forthwith.
For soon the flutfrlr.g snowflakes will ap
pear; The wintry winds will ws.ll, and that's no
myth.
So get the flannels out for fall is here!
Colorado Springs Gazette.
MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA.
rompilc-d from W. E. Curtis' Washington
Correspondence in Chicago Record.)
It is said that without mosquitoes
there would be no malaria.
Only female mosquitoes attack hu
man beings, the male mosquitoes
feedir.y upon vegetable matter.
Dr. Ij. O. Howard, entomologist of
the agricultural department and a
mosquito "sharp," tells of certain dis
tricts, where malaria has been prac-j-cally
stamped out by killing: off the
mosquitoes.
It cannot be' practically demon
strated that malaria is not transmit
ted by the air or by drinking water,
but according to scientists it is bio
logically impossible to conceive of
the existence of the germs in the air.
Man is not the only animal that
has malaria, but no ether lias the
same malaria found in man. Many
birds have a disease that corresponds
to malaria, but it is not transmissible
to man.
The malaria mosquito can be de
tected in the dark as well as during
the day. His note In singing is about
four notes lower than the ordinary
mosquito, a fact that corresponds
with the usual distribution of parts
in operas, where the villain always
has the bass.
The best method of exterminating
mosquitoes is by pouring kerosene on
the stagnant water where they breed.
This kills the larvae in the water and
the adult female when she comes to
lay her eggs. In eases where it is
impractical to use petroleum, small
minnows placed in the water will rap
idly devour the mosquito larvae.
Tkey "Sxvei" It.
Bobbs Too bad about Nobbs. Lost
all of his furniture because of a false
alarm of fire at his house.
Dobbs But if there was no fire how
could his furniture be destroyed?
"Well, yousee, Nobbs lives in a su
burban town where they have a volun
teer fire department. Baltimore
American.
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We are dyeing and dressing all' kinds of Fur. .
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HRRTAFOD . , ' V CONNECTICUT
f
rn. Tr? ' ' r' i mi T-
DEWETSDORP TAKEN
Bpers Capture British Garri
son of Foup Hundred.
RELIEF FORCE ARRIVED TOO LATE.
Knox Reported to Have Snecessf nllr
Enjased Steyn and De Wet Boer
forces Holding; Strong: Posi
tion at -Man 5- Points. -
LONDON. Nov. 30. Lord Roberts ca-
bles from Johannesburg, under date of
Wednesday, Nov. 28: ' - .
: "The Dewetsdoi p garrison of two guns
ftf the Sixty-eighth field battery, with de---tachmeuts
of the tJloucestershire regi
ment, the Highland Light infantry and
Irish rifles, 400 in all. surrendered at
":30 p. m. Nov. 123. Our losses -were lo
men killed and 42 wounded, including
Major II. .T. Anso'u and Captain IJigby.
The enemy is said to be 2,r00 strong.
Fourteen hundred men were dispatched
from Edenberg to relieve Dewetsdorp,
but they did not succeed iu reaching there
iu time. Knox joined this force and
found Dewetsdorp evacuated. Seventy
five sick and wounded bad been left
there. Knox pursued arid is reported to
have successfully engaged Steyn and De
Wet near Ytalbank Nov. 27. They re
tired west aud southwest. Knox's mes
senger.failid to get through, so I have no
ill-tails." ' -
Lord Roberts aUo reports that various
columns found the Boers holding strong
positions in the viciL " of Harrismith,
l'hilippolis, both in the Orange Itivor Col
ony, and other widely separated - points.
The fighting, however, was of little im
portance. A detachment of 200 men belonging to
the ltoyal Canadian regiiuent, ..Colonel
Otter co'riimandiug.' which has just readi
ed England from South Africa by tbu
Hawardeu Castle, arrived in Loudon and
proceeded to Kensington barracks. Since
their arrival at Southampton, where they
were welcomed by Major General Hubert
Maegregor Stewart, the Canadians have
everywhere been greeted with tumultuous
applause.
i lie uisasiei ,il x ei i-isuui i .lui
a thrill of alarm through Great Britain.
The censorship continues so strict that
there is no hope of arriving at a clear,
conception of the actual position of af
fairs iu South Africa.
No attempt is made to conceal the ex
tra irritation felt at the adoption of a
vote of sympathy with Mr. Kroger by
the French chamber of deputies. The
morning papers are unanimous in de
claring that no intervention of any kind
will be allowed to change the British
policy.
Boers at the Orance River.
COLESBEKG. Cape Colony, Nov. SO.
Boer raiders have reached the Orange
river. They have tired into the British
tamp on the Cape Colony side at San
drift, killing one man and wounding two
men.
Boer Women and Children Deported.
STANDEHTON. Transvaal Cclony,
Nov. 20. Seventy Boer women and chil
dren whose husbands and fathers are still
fighting have been deported to Pietermar
itzburg, Natal.
Kruffcr Eipeeled In Berlin.
BERLIN. Nov. 30. Former President
Kruger will arrive here Dec. 4 and wid
stay until Dec. 8. He will go to Cologno
Dec. 9 and to Magdeburg Dec.- 10. The
government has been informed of his im
,'nding visit. "
a-risation Closed on tne Sie-va. '
COPENHAGEN. Nov. 30. A dispatch
eeeived here from St. Petersburg says
ice is packing the Neva and that naviga
tion of that river is closed.
1900-1901
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