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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

SOME of the good housewives whose lives ate made burden by the eccen- tricities and yagaries of domestic labor will be interested in national cOnven- tion of women to be held early next year at Chicago to consider the matter. 1t is proposed to form national associa- tion for the training of servants and ele- vating them above their present status, and in order to further the plan anation al college is to be established. the location of which will be determined by the con vention. The different states will have local schools and homes for servants. and the association proposes to issue stock and conduct their enterprise on @ busi- ness basis. If these women succeed in giving us race of servants whose hair is not continually ornamenting the butter and who are not in partnership with the nearest crockery firm they will have con ferred blessing for which the country has long been signing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14
Halloo Centrnl.

Give me, please, Shonfnger's Music store. Say Central, won't you please trans nit the message to them-they are such a reliable house it is really not even neces- sary to examine their Pianos-that I want them to send me fine Weber Upright just like the one they sold Miss c, a neigh bor of mine. It is just elegant, both in style finish and toue-and say, Central, tell them 1 shall expect nne stool and scarf, as a gift, one of the inducements they make for the holidays. Shoninger's is the only company that favors customers in that direction, but the other dealers, poor fellows they are so poor! I prefer to buy of reliable house one that l know will be here right along and always makes every promise good
 This manner of buying piano may seem queer to some readers, but we assure you business has been done with us exactly on this plan, while some agents chase customers meeting them at every cross road in season and more often out of season, until the customers are afraid their com panions will think they are in debt to the agents. Shoninger by honorable Straight forward dealings steps in and makes the sale. Avoid such agents. They are considering your pocketbook more than the quality of the goods they are trying to sell you. We have no state agents, no county agents or town agents, because We combine all that ourselves under one head Manufacturers and state agents, and save you at least two profits. Extra induce ments for the holidays.
 Please examine onrSstock.
 B. SHONINGER &l co.
 GEO L. PELHAM, Manager.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14
DIR. HENRY F. GILL,

PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OBSTETRICIAN,
 Has removed his office from 52 Bank street to 155 South Main street, where he can be consulted FREE OF CHARGE from 9 a. m. to g D. m.
 Dr Gill has for 21 years successfully treated diseases, both chronic and acute, but he gives special attention to Throat, Lung and Stomach Troubles, Nervous Complaints, Blood a,.d Skin Diseases and Female Dificu ties, from whatever cause. Married and single ladies can consult the Doctor in the strictest coA6denee. He cures Cancers, Tumors, Piles, Gravel, Stone in the Bladder propsy and all Surgical Diseases.
 His COMBINATION SYSTEM of curing Chronic COMPLAINTS is the most successful ever de vised. It is particularly adapted for the cure of NERVOUS DEBILITY, SEMINAL WEAK NESS, IMPOTENCY and the effects of bad habits in both sexes.
 The Doctor has special arrangements for mak- ing and fitting of the best Trusses for any kind of RUPTUKE also appliances for SPINAL CURVATURES and all Orthopedic Apparatus.
 Dr Gill's remedies for the expulsion of worms from adults and children are safe and sure. Tape worms removed in 24 hours or money re- funded. Board and nurse for patients when re- quired cottage Hospital system. Night calls in midwifery promptly answered Advice sent by mail to out of town patients and everything strictly confidential. Address with stamp DR GILL; 155 South Main street. Waterbury, Conn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14
THE ADMISSION OF DAKOTA.

The democratic congressman at their caucus last evening decided to admit Dakota as well as the other territories to statehood during the present session of congress. The main difficulty that has presented itself as an obstacle to the ad mission of Dakota into the Union has been the question whether it should be admitted as one state or two. The re- publicans have been anxious that it shall be let in as two states, while the demo- crats have very naturally opposed this. Dakota is republican, and its admission as two states would increase the repub- hcan majority in the senate by four, which is naturally distasteful to the dem ocrats. Hence the delay in arriving at a definite policy in reference to the matter.
 Dakota has a larger area i'll square miles than all New England combined with New York, New Jersey and Mary land. The total area of these states is 126, $40 square miles against 1909 covered by Dakota. It has also a larger area by nearly a thousand square miles than the five states of Pennsylvania, Delaware. Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. The republicans, on the strength of this vast area covered by the territory of Dakota, claim that the natural and only course is to divide it into two states. But yet the state of Texas has almost as many square miles of territory as all of the fourteen states mentioned above, its total area being 274, ,356 square miles or almost double the area of Dakota. If the great lone star state is not too large to be tolerated as one commonwealth-an the republi- cans hasten to acknowledge this-then surely Dakota with its very much smaller territory is not The anxiety of the re- publicans that Dakota should be divided into two states is probably based more on the profit that would accrue from the congressional, senatorial and electoral votes thus assured to them than on the inconvenience of having one state of un- usually large area.
 There seemed to be little disposition among the democrats to keep Dakota out of the Union It is this matter of partitioning the state for the benefit of the republican party to which objection has been made. With the great energy
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

IT is reported from Philadelphia that Charles H. Litchman is quite likely to be appointed commissioner of labor by General Harrison as reward for his work in the late campaign. Whereupon the Boston Herald, in doubting the truth of the report, remarks that MT Litchman is too well known to warrant eXpecta- tions of his preferment by any admins tration that has its eyes open. It is quite likely that Licthman will have to be sat isfied with the money that Matt Quay paid him for his work.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14
The Empress of Austria.

During my stay at Fuckers hotel I had several good opportunities to see the empress of Austria She is very tall woman, with long body and remarkably small waist. At little distance, owing to her ease of car Fiage and springy gait, you would put her down at 35 A closer inspection shows the lines in her face. Her dark brown hair is usually done up in tight braids at the back. Her complexion, from constant exposure, is as brown as that of a sailor. was struck with the length of her feet and the size of her hands. The latter, for a woman, ap- peared to be simply enormous. watched her one day coming up from the boat. She was dressed in gown of gray material, with three old fashioned flounces running round it. Her long waist was covered with tightly fitting black jacket. In her left hand she held straw colored parasol, and in the right the empress clutched book and red fan. Two of the fishermen helped this eccentric lady out of the boat and one of her own servants followed with the rugs and wraps upon his arm. The empress is certainly wonderful walker. She strides over the ground at O tremendous rate. In walking from the beach she had com- pletely distanced her solitary attendant. Then the emperor's wife disappeared into Fuckers, mounted the stairs and was soon in her apartment oyer the billiard room. In spite of the dowdiness of her attire the empress would attract attention anywhere by a certain air of distinction, due in measure to the elegance of her figure and the grace with which she carries herself. It was to me surprising that woman of such broad shoulders and length of limb could exist. much less take such exaggerated forms of exercise, considering the disparity between her rshoulders-broader than Mrs. Langtry's --and the eighteen inch waist which her majesty brides herself upon retaining from pirlhood-New York Press
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

and sturdy growth that characterize the territory, proclaiming its right to become one of our glorious constellation of states, the democrats have been perfectly will ling to pocket the disadvantage that will come to them by its admission. But they have objected to augmenting this disadvantage by doubling it. In so far as the territory is fitted, by its conditions of population and progress and wealth, to be received into the Union the dem ocratic party has been perfectly content to endorse it's admission. But when it came to magnifying these conditions, giving them a fictitious value and turn ing them to its own intensified disad- vantage, the democracy was justified in making it's protest. It acted just exactly as the republican party would act under similar circumstances, and the disposi- tion to find fault with its position is disingenuous and affected.
 Let Dakota come in, if she wishes, as one state. The necessity is not apparent for admitting her as two commonwealths.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14
Trustworthiness of Zulu Guides.

A whole evenings experience of paths like these might well suggest to Mrs. ker and myself some doubts as to the good faith of the tall. muscular Zulu who strides before us, his woody head crowned with the ring of black gum that proclaims him married pan, and his huge, bony fists clutching the knobkerry kclub and assegai gpear), without which no respectable Zulu can go anywhere or do anything. Often during tho past week had heard the colonists declare that Q Zulu may Do trusted with untold gold; but just as often had I heard others assert that Iulus honesty is Q happy combination ef Louis XI, Benedict Arnold end Judes Iscariot. Which was righta-Da7id Ker in The Cos Ropolitan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

THAT thrilling daily known as the Con- gressional Record may have to suspend publication unless congress comes for ward and supplies a little deficiency ap- propriation of about S100000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

BEN BUTLER thinks Massachusetts ought to be ashamed that she did not give Harrison a larger vote. Perhaps she would if Ben had stayed off the stump.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

WoRKMEN are getting more education now than they ever got during the cam paign. One of the latest lessons comes from Tennessee where the managers of he Fox Coal and Coke company have reduced the miners wages 10 per cent, compelling the men to strike.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

SAM JONES says he can make S25, ,000 year preaching all over the country. He does'nt say whether he can save more souls. That probably doesn't enter into Sam's calculations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14
A. c. KENDALL. Gen'l Pass Agent, Boston. c H. PLATT, surt., Hartford,
FIRE ALARM,
Trains Leave Waterbury as Follows:

LIST OF FIRE ALARM BOXES. 4 Corner Willow and West Main. Exchange Place.
 IA East Main and Wolcott Road. 15 Corner Cherry and East Main, 21 Horse Railroad Stable (priyatel. g Iron Bridge, West Main. "A Waterbury Brass Co. (private.) 25 Corner Johnson and WaterSille 26 Corner Prospect and GgoYh. "S p Junction North Main, Grove and North Elm. 2S Waterbury Mfg. Co, 32 Corner Washington and South Main 4 Waterbury Buckle Co. 35 Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co., s6 Waterbury Watch Go. o.(private.) sS Corner Grand and South Main. 42 Corner Union and Franklin. 43 Scoyill Mfg. Co. (private) 45 Corner Clay and Mill. 46 No. Hose House, Baldwin. 47 Corner Dublin Street and Doolittle Alley 312 Corner Meadow and Bank. s14 Corner Meadow and Cedar street. 321 Plume tS Atwood Mfg. Co. fprfvate.) s2s Holmes. Booth & Haydens. (priyAte9 s24 No!4 Hose House st. t fs>.s S25 Corner Sim0ns and Burnham streets.
 INsTRucTIoNs TO KEY HOLDERS. To give an alarm. open the door, puil the hook down once and let go, then close the door. Do not pull the hook if the fire bell CT small bell has already been given t,'7t sif Be particular to remain at the box pntil the ar rival of an officer Of the Fire DeparfmenE who permit remaining, then the proper officer will ra turn the key to the holder as soon as cohvedieTlf q. Always give the alarn from the box nearesE the Key Holders upon changing their locations ssll please leave word with the Chief Engineer.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

THE organization of republicans to make New York city republican is good deal like a convention of ants to throw down a mountain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

THE senate's plan to kill trusts is to afford them all the protection they need. And the senate is republican.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

DE IiEssEPs, like the cat, again lands on his feet He has no wings, but he gets there just the same.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14
THE RED BANDANA

We believe in thaa part of Belva's plat form published ill the DEMOCRAT referring to education, the lack of which is shown by her grammar. But the demand that every husband buy Shoninger Piano or Organ for his wife entirely destroys her chances. Oh, Belva, would you destroy family ties throughout our landa No. The Red Bandana will be used for the next four years in dusting such Fine Pianos as Mason & Hamlin, Boardman & Gray, Baus, and Wilcox & White and New Eng land Organs. A company with business stability is preferred to the hireling of a manufacturer who sells Pianos for new ones and a few months later claims they were manufactured long years ago. Call and examine stock.
 ]. M. KELLOGG,
 1co G@-kG, NFa;,1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

The Institute is in charge of skilled and exper fenced physicians in their several speeialties.
 They prepare their own medicines and nothing but the purest vegetable extracts. Though educated in the regular school of practice, they do not confne themselves to medicine alone, AGE, BATHS, etc, and are supphed with all the modern instruments and scientific appliances to effect arapid and permanent cure, in other words THE INSTITUTES ECLECTIC,
 sss Their combination method of healing the sick and curing diseases is most successful and perior to all others
 The Doctors can always be consulted in the strictest confidence on the most delicate medical subject.
 medical services, should call at the Institute be- fore going elsewhere. Terms moderate.
 s8FAn letters promptly answered. Everything strictly confidential. Address with stamps, Water bury Medical Institute. 52 Bank St. Waterbury, Conn. T-''
 N B.-References and testimonials of recent remarkable cures in Waterbury and vicinity furnished on application "' - '''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14

Entered as second class matter at the Water bury Postoffice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14
LOST.

{ SUM OF MONEY YESTERDAY. THE Al finder will be rewarded by leaving the same at DEMOCRAT office
The Somerset reporter., 1888-04-19
A Republican State Convention !
Viii be held in
Norombega Hall, Bangor,
on
Thurs. April 26 '08. at II O'clock, a. IN.

For the purpose Of selecting two candidates for
Electors of President and Vice Pnsident of the
United States and four delegates at large, and
tour altctnatcs to attend the National Convention
la be held ut Chicago Illinois, ou Tuesday, June
18th, is>s, and transsetng amy other business that
may properly come before il.
lhe basis of representation viii he aS follows
Zach city, town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate. aud Ter each stveutvzhge votes cast
tor the Republican candidate Tor Governor in ISL
an Traditional delegate, and for fraction OF forty
votes in excess OF saeenty-hvc votes in additional
delegate.
The state Committee Will be in session in the re
eePtion room Of the Hail at nine o'ciaek the
morning oi the tans enton, for the purpose of rc
cciSlg the credentials of delegates
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences, who arc in sympathy with the
sentiments expressed in the call OF the Republican
National Committee for the Republican National
Convention, are cordially invited To unite with the
Republicans OF the Stltc in selecting delegates
this Convention.
Per Order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH II. MANLEN, Chairman.
WILLIS II. WING, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, February nth, 1855.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-04-19

without which none can pass the golden
gate into the celestial city l. the vacant
corner, in front, 10 be lifted up and made
beautiful? SO much the better. The i'm
proHements will not only be ornamental,
bal useful IN melting in the young, IA
taste for the beautiful. In that respect
compare this site with the sand lot.
There is no spot on Gods footStOol toe
delightful for first class school building.
But the expense of Il new building for
four school Is an important considcra-
ton, and may cause some, perhaps many.
To hesitate, We have seen how we can
eNpend Si,jo0, and get what we don't
want, what is not suitable, what will not
be lasting. And now comes the gist of
the whole matter viii it not be wise
economy to double that sum and get just
What we do want? building centrally
located, durable, convenient, healthy with
all the modern appliances as to cleanli-
ness, and one that in every respect meets
the demand exactly, and makes the school
accommodations on each side of the
river substantially equal, net only in
seating capacity but in quality. The next
question is where is the money coming
from? | would not raise by taxation
this year one cent more than has been
already voted The last annual meeting
was IA liberal one. Lucky the Air Line
want thought of, if it had been, it would
have been in full blast by this time The
sum of $4,000 was raised to build school
houses. About $1,000 will be required on
North side, and that will leave $4,000 to
put into new building, and hire the
balance payable in one, two, and three
years. And also hire enough to put
every school house in town in suitable
condition. 1t will not take large sum
for that but they should be kept up in
good repair. In the way propose, a
new building completely meeting the
demand, may be built and paid for with
out feeling it but little. There sugges-
tons are tho out for the purpose Of
calling attention to the subject, for it is
an important matter, aud should be care
fully considered, so that when the people
are called upon to act they may act wise
ly. o. r. b.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-04-19
STATE NEWS.

\ freight car was robbed in Farming
ton recently of goods to the value of
$500 or 800 dollars.
The last of the ice left the Pcnobscot
river Saturday, opening navigation
which has been closed for | lG days.
The photograph saloon purchased hv
Bill Haley, at the Lincoln, and named
Butterfly, proved to he n rumshop ON
runners to be used ON Grand Lake, the
dividing line between Maine and the
Provinces. The l'p-River News reports
that after being fitted up, it was moved
there, and after being ordered away from
several places, on Friday, the indignant
citizens of that vicinity rose en- masse,
and provided with powder and five gal
Ions of kerosene, proceeded TO destroy it,
together with its contents, consisting of
about ten gallons of liquor cooking uten-
sis, provisions, etc, Beside that a bar
rel of fish oil whiskcy was found on the
shore of the lake, which was as quickly
despatched. Thus an establishment
where boys of fifteen or sixteen years of
age, going across the the lake, were call
ed in to drink by the upprincipled prop
rictor, was broken up.
The new military company recently re
CIulttu ~ h0thldlh llde Vttu d1'tHtVu ny
the COMMUNICATIVE Chief to take the place
of one of the disbanded companies, prob
ably the Gardiner company, which was
attached to Colonel Lynch's command,
LIST Regiment, as Co ii.
The Fish Commissioners have received
from the government Matching station at
Orland, 2S0.0O0 salmon eggs, Maines
share for 1855, and have taken them up
river to Enfield, thirty-tiye miles above
tide water, where they will be Matched
ont for distribution along the head waters
of the PcnobScot.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-04-19

To call n man charming i'll face, or
lovely, or beautiful, or pretty, is To mini
mizc-almost 10 insult him 4 mau can
only be called handsome, and very, very
few men can be called that
\ handsome man must be manly in
figure, conveying the idea of strength and
energy under the most reposeful exterior.
He must have the shapely hands, feet ano
ears that tell of good blood and cultivated
progeniturs; he must have his head well
shaped, well set and well carried he
must have n deep, broad chest and q
straight back, and long shapely limbs;
his features must be regularly formed,
and yet full of expression and the kingly
power that great sculptors try 10 give to
Jupiter.
Coloring does not much matter, so that
there be no red upon the checks, and not
too much i'll lie Fps, and, perhaps, the
mezzo tints lend themselves most salts
factorily to manly 'duty, but above all,
the handsome man IlUst never he stout,
The heavy throat which oyeriiows the
shirt collar never carries with II an air of
refinement, whatever il may do OF
strength. A blonde man runs the risk of
weakness and insipidity, and black
beard man i.i handsome even though he
De u URINE melptlIdHHllC, Uul sun Eplitu
haired and black haired men have been
very attractive the world over.
OF course below this grand climacteric
in the thoroughly handsome man there
are ranks after ranks of good looking,
attractive, pleasant faced men-some
upon whom one loves to look and find
sweet content in contemplating faces and
forms far from faultless, and yet quite
satisfactory. And here we come upon
one of the most strange and almost cruel
conditions of our being. i man may or
may not be handsome, he may or may
not have any physical attractveness what
ever, but nobody likes him the less for the
deficiency, he never finds il barrier in
his career, a source of failure in his life;
women love him and men approve of him
Just as readily rs if he Is handsome, in
fact, the woman or women who love him
set him down as handsome IN serene de
fiance OF the rules of beauty or the opin-
ion Of the world. Mrs. Frank Leslie
The Somerset reporter., 1888-04-19
The Lumbermen's Campaign.

The Kcnnebec lumbcrmcn are contin-
uing their efforts to prevent further in
fringement of the revenue laws on the
New Brunsck border by lumber operators
who cut timber in the fore Is of that
province and ship it into the States as
Maine lumber TO escape the duty. Hon,
J. Manchester Haynes, of Augusta, has
been before the Secretary of the Treasury
twice on the matter and fragrant cases
where the law has been disregardcd are
being prepared and will be presented to
the department. the last of the present
month.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-04-19

Chauccncy NJ. Dcpew converscd in his
breezy way Thursday about the rumor
that he intended to carry the New York
delegation to Chicago and turn it over 10
Blai lie at the proper time. Il have al
ready reiterated the fact that am not
candidate for the Presidency, he said,
land now | wish to state distinctly that
am not stalking horse for Mr.. Blaine
1t is true that | am Mr.. Blaines friend.
have advocated him for the Presidency
for the past y years. He is very
strong man, and that strength is not con-
fined solely to the Republican party