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A Bisset neve, 3S and 40 Bank St. Telephone 222. We Give Red Star Trading Stamps. A Happy and Prosperous New Year ; Is Our Greeting to You All. A Pew Interesting Bits of Store u;;:;;;News as a Starter, DRESS GINGHAMS FOR 1904. They Just came In yesterday and they're as pretty an assortment ag you would want . to look at New ideas In patterns and color combinations, both , in stripes, plaids and checks, In tin color, pink, bine, and green. They ost us more than the same grade did last season, but we still maintain the eld price 10c a yard. ,,; 'MEN'S HEAVY WOOL SWEATERS. In nary blue, grey and maroon; not ..worth 76c, although some advertise them as such, but they're big value at thig price SOc each. ; GLOVES FOR WOMEN. Good , glove weather this that's why we make these reminders. All of them are made to satisfy on three points, viz: To look well, to wear well, and to keep your hands , warm. OUR $1.49. SILK LINED MOCHA GLOVES FOR WOMEN. Are a stylish glove in grey and tan. OUR $1.00 MOCHA GLOVE FOR ' :V"-;" :V!'A WOMEN, '; "'"( V;V; , Is an exceptionally good glove for thlg price. Come in brown, grey and tan. t i THE POETS UNION. fThs latest royal personage to write verae and to publish it la the czar of. i(uesia.j O POSTS 1 I say, poets, Rhvme-rlveters. Meter-mechanics, rtset ' Let us establish a union, V , With constitution and bylaws Strictly defining-; The rljrhts and the practice of ,', lyrical labor t ,.. ... e, ". Behold, the occasion Ilea come for conoerted And atrenuous action, Since monarchs. unprompted By need of the money, Are using the muaes . And filling- the pages Of daillea and weeklies ' And Voonthlles, oppressing , . Legitimate craftsmen . . i . i . By working for nothing! The queen of Roumanla V Began ltforglve herl A woman, you know! 1 Then Emperor William Spurred Pegaaaua madly. Now bobs, up the csar Wfth a bunch of effusions! The last is too much, i Unless, O my brethren, , We ahape ua a union. Believe me, we're dona for. Eternally donat Because can't you see it? ' These rulers will flood the ' Poetical market. ' ; They haven't a blessed , ' Thing other to dot Bo here's to our union, A winner. TU warrant! We'll boycott all houses Which publish a single Verse, ballad or sonnet Not bearing the label, The blaaon supreme of . Professional labor, And. should they defy ua, , ; We'll call for a general Strike sympathetlo All over the world, Aria thus m a jiffy We'll run up the prices Of rhymes till a marvel! A scribbler may lrret Of course, O my brethren, 'Twill only be fair then ' To make ma the savior Of regular poets, The president of this International Amalgamated Rhyme Riveters and Meter-Mechanics' ' union For life . ' -At a mean salary (Just a suggestion!) Of fifty thousand five hundred golden simoleons . - Per yearl ' New Orleans Times -Democrat. Undaunted. "Didn't I tell you I couldn't see him ?" "Yes, sir. I told him that, b-yc he said he could fix that all right He's an oculist." San Francisco Examiner. Twsui Only a. Dent. John B. Stancbfleld of Elmira, speak , ing of literal men, tells a story of a shock he had in a case in which, he was recently associated. Several witnesses had sworn that there, was a hole In a certain road. Then,' to the surprise of . counsel, the principal witness, a farm er1, on whom they mainly depended to establish their case, swore that there was no hole in the road. After Mr. . Stanchfield and his associates had re covered from their astonishment they sought to draw the witness into some explanation of the remarkable testi mony. What they eventually got vas this: , "There wasn't any hole in that road. t Here's my hat If I Jam my hand into , the' top of it without pushing it through It does not .make a hole. It makes a dent. That's what was In that road gtJSt a dJltJ Vnrlr TIitim j- : : j ; ; i by. - rJj t ;Ji'M"ce Holland SILK GOLF GLOVES MEN. FOR WO- In black, white and grey, $1.00 a Pair. ' ,.. . ' , SILK LINED MOCHA GLOVES FOR BOYS. In grey and tan, 98c a pair. "MEYERS" SILK ' LINED GLOVES i FOR MEN. A glove we'll guarantee in very re spect; in the stylish tan shades, $1.50 a pair. "MEYERS" HEAVY FLEECE LINED GLOVES FOR MEN. , $100 and $1.50 a pair. . "MEYERS" HEAVY UNLINED GLOVES FOR MEN. . Welt seams, one of the dressiest street gloves of the season, $1.50 a pair. Most anything else you need in the glove llne we can fix you out in a sat isfactory manner. RUSSIAN BABY A SOLDIER. ftieer Cut In Which a Nurse Hut . Attend Full Grown Man. ' A peculiar 1 Incident, illustrating the tedious processes of Russian law and the extreme tardiness of Russian jus-, tice, la told by A. Maklel, a recent emi grant from that country, who was a witness in a case which required sev enteen years to get a decision, says the Minneapolis Journal. He left the coun try some time ago and has recently been informed of the outcome. ; Mr. Makiel came to Minneapolis on account of a dislike toward him in the neighborhood of Kishineff because he expressed sympathy for the homeless Hebrews. His attitude was considered as nihilistic by some, and, although he Is not a Jew himself, he thought he would be better off in a free country. In 1880 a boy was born to a noble man Hying near Kishineff, and, accord ing to the custom, a nurse was hired to have, sole charge of the child until he became old enough to be placed in the schools. The nurse' was compelled to sign a contract binding her to service for five years. She did her work faith fully for two years and then broke her contract by marrying a young workman who was often employed at the nobleman's house. She had, how ever, been so faithful to her little charge and had done her work so well that the father brought suit in the provincial court to make her return and comply with her contract ; : In the blal in the lower courts the case was decided in favor of the girl, but the nobleman had money, and the case was carried up by those mysteri ous methods known only In Russia un til it" finally reached the highest court of the land. This august body, called the high synod, after considerable de lay and argument rendered a verdict to the effect that Inasmuch as the girl had signed the contract she must re turn at once and fulfill it Imprison ment is - the penalty for refusing to obey the court's orders, and the girl, now a prosperous matron. Is in a quan dary as to her next move, for the little boy mentioned in the contract is now serving his time in the Russian army. Mr. Makiel says he does not know whether the high synod looked at the date of the documents of appeal. , SPENCER AND LUNATICS. Great Psychologist Proved Butt of an Unfortunate's Joke. To the late Herbert Spencer, the Eng lish philosopher, the minds of lunatics had an odd fascination, says the Chi cago Record-Herald. Mr.. Spencer was a frequent visitor to a number of asy lums, and he would , never laugh so heartily as when recounting some un conscious witticism of a lunatic. Sometimes he would tell of the criti cism a lunatic woman made on a ser mon that was preached in her asylum. This criticism was brief, but it was telling. "To think," said the woman, point ing toward, the clergyman "to think of him out and me in!" On another occasion Mr. Spencer and a friend were walking toward an asy lum they proposed to visit Their way led them across a railroad, and seated near the track they saw a young man reading. This young man was a luna tic, but they did not know it at the time. "My friend," said Mr. Spencer, paus ing, "where does this railroad go to?" ' The lunatic looked up from his book and gave his interrogator a long stare of scorn. Then he replied: "It doesn't go anywhere. We keep it here to run trains on!" fashions In Flowers. There are fashions in flowers as well as in gowns and other things. Just at present the beautiful orchid is the adornment of every woman's corsage who can afford one, and just over the heart is the place it must be worn. Of course the American Beauty is still a favorite, and no flower will ever take its nh.ca I DRESS SKIRTS. A Fashionable Walking; , Lemgrth Its Now Fullness and .Flow.' There really seems no end to th&new; models for skirts this season. Indeed, they have followed one another in al most bewildering array. There are now three distinct length to account for, There is the long, sweeping skirt for indoor or smart visiting wear, the real trotteur, clearing the ground by some appreciable distance, most welcome and well worn for country existence and in a minor degree for early morning wear In town, and, lastly, that cross between the two, yet quite distinct in cut as in Intention from either, the skirt 'which FASHIONABLE WALKING SKIKT. just clears the ground, almost appe'ar ing to touch It which has been sealed by the sign manual of fashion as the correct length for town walking and street use. ; - - Then, each of' these classes has many varieties of the kilted, plaited and gath ered description some held out by stiff ened underskirts remotely suggestive of the crinoline, a stiffening really render ed necessary from a practical stand point where the extreme fullness of some models has to be contended with. One of the smartest of plain skirts of the town walking length is shown in the accompanying sketch. ' i It will be noticed at once that, though fitted with the utmost precision round the waist and hips, sthe ."flow" for the base begins much higher up than, has been the fashion lately, the skirt spreading out only at the hem being now a, thing of the past. Skillfully planned seams smartly gored are re sponsible for this flow. ; 4 A lining is more often than not con spicuous by its absence, a special foun dation or the usual long flounced petti coat taking Its place. For this reason that stitched band which surrounds the hem is particularly' welcome, serving to give weight and decision to the fall of the skirt, while it also helps materi ally to hold it out with a certain stiff ness . and precision (a great considera tion with all skirts of curtailed length) over and above its decorative proper ties. 1?EACE ON EARTH, w A Qullc Cure For Worry, and It la Something; Other Than "Don't." The conviction of the present writer, after a prolonged consideration of the subject is that worry is a lung disease and is caused by lack of oxygen. I have yet to meet the man or woman who could' breathe deeply and worry at the same moment Do not take my word;; for, this. Test it for. yourself. When the' preserves are burning or the )aA fii:4l clothesline falls in the mud r the -aby eats up a box of pills un der the Impression that they are candy, what is the first hing that you do? Fly to the scene' of disaster? No; that is the second ' thing. The very first thing that you do is to hold your breath, and it is safe to say that, for several hours after the annoying cir cumstance has occurred you breathe Just as little as possible. When "things go 'wrong" for an en tire day, you take in about enough oxy gen for a medium sized canary. When you insist that you do, breathe, else you wouldn't be alive, I can only reply that there are different degrees of "allvo ness," and the chronic worrier is not at the head of the class. Every one has heard the saying, "The coward has a narrow chest" Whether we consider fear to be the cause or re sult of a contemptible amount of breathing capacity, it is certain that these particular moral and physical de fectsthese two birds of a feather are frequently found in company. Fear is the essence of worrj. It is difficult to beneflt the body with out helping "the body's guest" or to cultivate the mind without Improving its clayey tabernacle. Regard worry as a physical infirmity, and it can be suc cessfully treated by plain eating and outdoor living, aided by special exer cises for the cultivation of the chest Consider it as purely a mental or moral defect, and it may be cured, not by preaching or exhortation nor by the reading of little books which point out that we are living in a vale of tears, but by the rational cultivation of one or more of the mental faculties. Eth elwyn Wetheral in Good Housekeeping. Cold Baths For Vagrants. . Justice Michelson of St Joseph, Mo., who served as police Judge during the absence from the city of Judge Caro- lus, announced recently that vagrants brought before him would not be sent to the workhouse to board at the ex pense of the city, as thoy generally wish, but instead they will be sen tenced to take a cold water bath one a day for a week and then leave the city under penalty of doubling the dose, says the Kansas City Journal. John Olaf was the first victim, and he v t "w.vo l,mvo H eltV IM W Always Remember the Pnll Jaa a raxative fjromo QmamoC nres a CoI4 la On Day, Cnpin 2 tosxu SVX UNCLE JOE'S OVERCOAT How Speaker Cannon Got a Fifty Dollar Garment Cheap. PAED FIFTEEN D0LLAES P0E IT. By a Prvlona Arransrement With a Fashionable Haberdasher and Un- , known to Her Father Ilia Danpchtei Paid the Remainder - Htmenwt) Offered f 35 For It, bat It Was Not Sold. f-,:'T , T: ;': Uncle Joseph Cannon, the speaker of the house of representatives, has pur chased a brand new overcoat and thereby hangs an interesting tale, it all reports are true, says the Washing ton Post : ' Uncle Joe has never been 'accused ot being a fashion plate when it comes to wearing apparel. His clothes have always been , neat but plain, and never of an expensive kind. When it cornea to overcoats his Intimate friends do clare he never paid more than $15 for a garment and a ready made one at that He is known to practice economy in the buying of his business clothes. The overcoat that Uncle Joe had left over this winter from Beveral seasons began to show considerable wear. Miss 1 Cannon, thinking her father should pre sent a little better appearance since he had been elevated to the speakership, set out one day recently to select a new overcoat for him. Passing ,a fashion able haberdasher's establishment on Pennsylvania avenue In Washington, she spied an elegant coat hanging in the display window. I - Miss Cannon went Into the establish ment and asked permission to examine the coat stating that her father needed a new one. When asked the price of the garment the clerk replied $50. "Well, my father never pays more than $15 for his coats, but I want him to have this one," she said. Miss Can non, according to the story that is go Ing the rounds of the capltol, told the clerk that she would have her father call and look at the coat and to tell him its price was $15 and she would vpay the difference. ,.' -:' - ' ., That evening when the speaker reached his abode his daughter told of the coat ' she had selected and asked him to get it the following morning. He did so and bought it for $15. Arriv ing at the capitol attired in his new purchase, the speaker went to the ap propriations committee room. There he was greeted by Representative Hem enway of Indiana and other "members. "My gracious, Uncle Joe, aren't you putting on lots of style here Of late? Thafs a fine overcoat you have on. I don't understand how you can afford to be so extravagant and fastidious in your habits," said Mr. Hemenway. "This is a good coat at a cheap price," remarked Mr. Cannon as he straight ened up and buttoned the coat its full length in an apparent manner of great satisfaction and pride. 1 "It must have costyou at least $40 or $50, Uncle Joe," said the Indiana con gressman. ;. v. : vvv'- 1, : -V. , V' ' . "This is a bargain overcoat; only , cost me $15," proudly replied the speaker. "I'll give you $35 for it" said Mr. Hemenway, reaching deep down for his wallet , "I'll take "it," answered' the speaker, who was then peeling off the overcoat as fast as was possible. ' " For some reason or other the. Indiana statesman did not buy the coat but if he had the members of the ; Cannon family would have suffered an expen sive joke. It is not known whether the speaker has yet found out the. real, ac tual cost of his fine coat Unique Gift For a Waitress. ( A tree decorated with new, crisp one dollar bills was the Christmas present which Miss Stella La Grand, a waitress employed at a. restaurant in St Louis, received the other day from the mem bers of the Hooligan club, sixteen young men employed in the wholesale district who are served daily by Miss La Grand at their noonday meal, says the St Louis Republic. The tree, about three feet in s height was dec orated by the manager of the restaur rant at the solicitation of the club, which furnished him with the novel presents. The club arrived promptly at noon and took their places at their accustomed table. Miss La Grand took their orders and went to the kitchen. The tree, which had been smuggled in to the restaurant was then placed up on the table, and Miss La Grand, re turning soon after, received the unique 'gift'; ' '-''--' " ' - Lsef al "Wrinkles. Good Housekeeping correspondents furnish these practical items: A wrin kle I learned from a girl who works in a large upholstery house is that the best sofa pillows are covered with "waxed" cotton. This is done by iron ing the inside of the cotton cover with a hot flatlron rubbed on a cloth well sat urated with beeswax. When treated in this way it is impossible for small elu sive' downs to work through. , After a long illness my hair became so dreadfully matted that we were afraid it would have to be cut but our old family doctor came to the rescue, telling us to saturate the tangled locks with alcohol. This done, they cleared as if by magic. . Turning the hem of a petticoat on the right side, I find, does away with the catching of heels therein, thus tear ing loose several Inches of the hem. This may take a little longer at the time of making, as the seams at the bottom of the skirt have to be turned, but it will pay in the end. When making raffia tfcskets, I pad with the straws out of letting, which does just as woll, as the raftla is easier and much more economical. ' Glna-er Snaps. One-half cupful of butter, one cupful each of sugar and molasses, one table spoonful of ginger, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and flour enough to make stiff to roll - onevew THE BOY, REVISED. ER poy stood on der purnlns; deck Venoe all bud him had nedt; His leetle dog vas still allfs. Bud all der rest vas deadt. Der poy loosed down upon der dor, Der dog loogsd up at him, Und py der dog der poy replied, "Shall ve ged ould und svlzn?" "No, no," der leetle dog eggsclaimd "I gannot svim a lick!" "Vt dot's der csuse," der poy agreed, "Perhaps ve'd pedder stick." But py und py a pig balloon . Unto der rescue came Und dook der poy und dog avay Now, vasn't dot a shame t Der moral von dia tale Im diss Ven caught upon a wreck, i tJf you gan't svim or fly or float You're chust as safe on deck. Baltimore Newa QUAY'S GRATITUDE. Senator Remembers a Descendant. How He Was Named Stanley. Eugene ' Stanley, borough clerk of Bridgeport near Norristown, Pa., has resigned a clerkship in the Philadel phia and Reading railway office to ac cept a $1,200 job in the department of the Interior at Washington, says the Philadelphia Ledger. , The appointment which came to Mr. Stanley as a Christmas gift is credit ed with being secured by Senator Quay L to repay a debt of honor which he owed Eugene Stanley's grandfather. Matthew Stanley Quay, United State . senator, was born in Lancaster county, near the home of Matthew Stanley, grandfather of the "present appointee. The intimate friendship existing be tween the Quays and Stanleys prompt ed the parents of the statesman, then a newborn babe, to name him in honor of Matthew Stanley, their neighbor. Thus came the name Matthew Stanley Quay. . .. ' BOOKS GIVEN A WAT. , Every advertiser in the Democrat's Penny-a-Word Column from this date to the amount of 25c or more will be given a book free of charge. : DIRECTORY OF ' ' . - n ..." " Reliable Specialists ' IN, WATERBURY. KTJRTEN'S HORSE MART Auction Sale every Tuesday, at 1 p. m. Rain or Shine. SOUTH END STABLES, opposite Eagle Brewing Co. FOR SALE As a result of a business change a two-family house with all improve ments is for gale. JAMES A. PEAS kEY, 51 Leavenworth street , U TOBACCONIST Sitting up and repairing pool tables and pipes a specialty. EDWARD A. PERRILLj 823 Bank St CANARIES GOLDFISH At Frank Graber's bird store. 164 South Main street. PATENTS Patents. Caveats and Preliminary Examinations, etc. JAMES A. PEAS L&Y, 61 Leavenworth street ' LADIES' TAILOR DE FEO & CIMMINO. First-class Tailoring. 110 Bank street v t Telephone. HAL!? PPTflTB. T A TT ATI JOHN MOSEL, ' . 24 .Abbott avenue. Repairing, cleaning and pressing la dies and gents' garmetts. RESTAURANTS OALLENDAR BROTHERS, 138 South Main street G A RIDYARD Tinning and plumbing. Why wait till rail to get your roofs repaired, eave teoughs and furnaces fixed up? JWe do it and now is the time. G. A. Rldyard. 83 Grand street Waterbury, Conn. . H0RSESH0ERS W. M. DOYLE. 25 Jefferson street FUNERAL DIRECTORS J. H. GRAY & CO, 235 North Main street Funeral Undertakers. Telephone day ' or night SIGN ARTISTS ' T ED OCKELS. - , : 11 Spring street Up-to-date Sign Work. ARCHITECTS LEONARD ASHEIM ROOM 25, Lewis Building, Bank street FRENEY & JACKSON, ARCHITECTS. Now located in the Light Building, 51 Leavenworth street. The Perfect Guaranteed to be the best bread flour, most bread of any brand: For Wednesday and Thursday we make With an Empty Barrel. Every barrel guaranteed or money refunded. The White-Simmons C Phone DINNER SETS . . . ; . . ' , - We have some extra values in these ! goods. Cottage Dinner Sets of 58 pieces, j $5,50. 100 piece sets, 8.50, 10,50, $11 and j $16- . i Toilet Sets, $2, $2.50, $5, $6, $6.50 and N $8,00. ' j : . I : k We solicit an inspection of these goods, t ' ' - ' " -:S! PENNER'S, r t Telephone 168-4. Ironbrew registered ' Trade Mark. Beware All genuine Ironbrew Eagle Brewed Weiss Beer. . , i v mTMdentIrk.hf8 ' For Sale at All First Class Cafes. The Lovely Winter Time. '.(Well, I dunno. Of course It's kind of nice to set arpund in your shirt sleeves sometimes In the summer, but people ain't never real healthy except In the w.Inter. W4 need seasonable weather to kill oft the diseases and things, and a good, old fash toned winter always makes me feel like glttln up and doln' somethin. From "Heart to Heart Talks With an Old Bet tier." I love the 'happy winter time, i When all thei hills are white, "When frost is thick upon the panes And pipes freeae up at right. ' X love the Joyful winter time. When, shutting out the air, , , We huddle in our houses and -t Inhale the poison there. ; O happy, happy. winter time,' What Joy the blizzards bring!., ; 1 How, sweet it is to have cold feet " - While gladly reveling." ' 0 glad. O joyous winter time. When ice coats all the stones , ' And people without rubbers on '' Get home with broken bones. 1 love the lovely winter time, The time of chills and ills, , The time of doubling up on gam And, ooal and doctors' bills. Come, let us join the ones who think The winter time is grand -, . And that it brings a thousand klnda Of blessings on the-land. ; , . O merry, merry winter time, The times of mumps and croup ; And smallpox and pneumonia 1 Let's gayly, gladly whoop! Oh, let's exult with them who say The wintry season frees , The world of germs and in return ' Brings healthful ecstasies.' " 8. H. Kiser tn Chicago Record-Herald. People's Market : 21 Phoenix Avenue. NATIVE TURKEYS Broilers, Squabs, Ducks, Philadelphia Roasting Chickens, , Geese, . Fowl, Guinea Hens, Deerfoot.Fann and New port Sausage. Celery, Cranberries, Lettuce, Squash, Spinach, Turnips, Brussels Sprouts, Sage Cream, Canton Butter. S. BOHL. $5 Wlidlesalp and Retail. 78 SOUTH MAIN of imitations of Ironbrew. v A non-alcoholic life renewer, from the recipe of a celebrated Carlsbad physician. . Ironbrew is a combination of vegetable tonics and delicious aromatics, enriching and strength ening the blood, muscles, brain ' regulating th stomach and nervous system, relieving headache, nausea, dyspepsia, sleeplessness, general debility, and on account of Its life and health renewing properties, the most valuable tonic and delicious beverage ever offered to the public. Bottled by Charles Schabel, South Menden, Coni., also A GOOD HORSE attached to an np-to-date carriage, as 3 jrour wife, who needs an on ting, besldi yon, will i ake you feel good and may, lave doctor's bills. If not married tatra somebody's daughter whom you knovz yon woald Mke for a wife. Go t ' , LOUCKS' STABLES; ; t SPRING STREET PHONB5M. IF YOU WANT A GARPEIITER, TELEPHONE George Upham, Builder i 48 SOUTH WILLOW STREET. V; NOTICE. State of Connecticut, County of New '. Haven. " i City of ' Waterbury, Mayor's Office, f' December 29. 1908. To the City Sheriff of the City of Wa- terbury, Greeting: You are hereby directed to. warn and notify R. N. Blakeslee, James H. rilling, Frederick E. Stanley, George M. Beach. Charles L. Holmes, Thom as H. Hewitt. J. J. Macauley. 'Adam Callan, John ' J. Brophy, James H. Murray, Patrick Dunn, . Lawrence J. Tobin, John Hurley, Frank X. Ber gen, the duly elected members of the Board of Aldermen of said dty, for the trm of two years, commencing, on the first Monday in January,' 1904,' to meet in the aldermanlc chamber. City Hall building, in said city, on Monday, January 4, 1904, at 8 o'clock' p. m., for the purpos of organizing and for the purpose of doing any and all business that may be properly and legally brought before said board, .at, said meeting. nereof fail not, but of this warning make due service In accordance with law, and return the same with your doings thereon properly endorsed, to the City Clerk of said city. Given under my hand and the seal of the CJty of "Waterbury, this 29tb day of December. 1903. 1 EDWARD G. KILDTJFF, Mayor. State of ' Connecticut, County of Nevr Haven, ss. '. Waterbury, December 29, 1903. The above arid foregoing Is a like .true and attested copy of the brliiia warning, and notice. , Attest't " ' !" 1 1 . . ' JOHN W. M'DONALD, . 12-31-2 City Sheriff. aiid make the the low price of V i ; v