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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07
SATURDAY, APRIL ', 1888.
Democratic State Convention.

The democratic electors of the state are hereby notified to choose delegates in ac- cordance with the rules herewith append ed to attend state convention to be held at Allyn hall in Hartford on
 WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1888. at 10 o'clock a. m. The convention will elect four delegates at large-one for each congressional district-and each congres sional district will by itself choose two delegates. The twelve delegates thus cleo ted-four at large and eight by districts will represent the democratic party of Connecticut ill the national convention to day of June next.
 Independent and conservative electors of this state who favor economy in the ad ministration of the government and the equal rights of all citizens under the con stitution, and all persons who are in favor of perpetuating the policy and ideas of the democratic party ex- emplifed by Grover Cleveland, are cor dially invited to act with the democratic organization in the selection of delegates and the election to follow.
 RULES FOR THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
 1. All caucuses in the several towns for the appointment of delegates to the con- vention shall be held at least seven days before the meeting of the state convention
 3. It shall be the duty of the secretary of each caucus to send copy of the cred entials of the delegates to the state con- vention from his town to the chairman of the democratic state committee, at least five days before the convention, and the chairman of the democratic town commit tee of each town is instructed to see that this rule is carried out; and the state com mittee shall report to the convention as soon as possible after it's organization as complete list of delegates as it may be able to procure.
 3. The state convention shall be called to order by the chairman of the state com mittee at 10 o'clock 8. m., and the temper ary officers of the convention shall be des- ignated by the state committee.
 4. The democratic state committee shal be in session the night before the state convention, to decide upon the claims ot contesting delegations whenever both par ties agree to be bound by the decision o1 the committee.
 MICHAEL F. DooLEY. Chairman.
 GEORGE E. SILL, Secretary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07
SPORTING AND ATHLETIC.

No trotting horse has the exact mark of 2:15s4.
 Beckworth and Finney, the English sw1m- mers, will sail for America next month.
 P. E. Pulver, of Glen Falls N Y, offers to match the black gelding lingo against any trotter in the world for S1 ,00O side, the race to be mile heats, best three in five in harness.
 That the winter racing at New Orleans has been reasonably successful is evidenced by the fact that the Louisiana Jockey club has lately expended S1O,O0O in improving it's buildings and grounds.
 ''Greelk' George, the well known wrestler, who is now in Mexico, challenges Jack Wam- sop, Joe Acton, or Tom Connors for from $500 to $1,00O a side, the matches to take place in the United States
 Kilrain and Mitchell are expected over here about May 1. They will probably bring Rowell, and witness the start of the six days go-as-you-please race at Madison Square garden, New York, early in May.
 Jake Schaefer, the billiard expert, is anxious to meet Slosson in private at cushion caroms, fourteen inch balk line, or cham pions' game, for $1,O00 a side or the winner of the best two in three to take the money.
 Axel Paulsen, the ten mile champion skater of the world, was beaten on March 4, ncal Christiania, by Harold Hagan. Hagan skate. the ten miles in 33 minutes 26 seconds, beat ing Paulsen 25 seconds. Paulsen lowered his New York record by minutes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.

Mrs. Garfield has an annual income of over S2O, ,OOO.
 Mrs. Cleveland always brushes her pet dogs herself.
 The wife of Secretary Endicott is quite an amateur painter.
 The Princess of Wales favorite dish is Yorkshire pudding.
 An international conference of Quaker women is spoken of.
 It is rumored that Mrs. George Gould wants to live in England.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, of Boston, spends $5O, 900 a year in charity.
 Emma Abbott believes firmly that she will be killed in runaway accident. prolonged visit there.
 The empress of Austria is undergoing a course of Dr. Metzger's treatment at Amster- dam.
 All the eight bridesmaids of the Princess of Wales are alive, married and mono is divorced
 Miss Susan B. Anthony never eats ice cream, while Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is passionately fond of it.
 Mrs. Mary A. Judkins, who died recently in Portland, Me, was native of the state in which she died, and was born IF years and seven months ago.
 Mrs. Oscar Wilde is making green the only color of her garments. She has suits of half dozen shades of the verdant hue, with bon nets, hats, gloves anG parasols to match.
 The crown princess of Sweden will ulti- mately inherit the large fortune which her grandfather, the Emperor William, be- queathed to her mother, the grand duchess of Baden.
 Mrs. Mary Hurley. of San Francisco, is 105 years old and without any one to care for her, having outlived all her family Some time ago her only son, aged 30 years, died, and few days ago she lost her only remain ing child, a daughter of 6S.
 Actresses are especially noted for their fondness for pets Sarah Bernhardt likes a tiger cat; Fanny Davenport used to fancy @ doll that she could dress and undress; Rose Coghlan loves babies, and Mrs. Langtry likes horses and dogs. As for Mrs. Potter, she is always in "a pet" with her manager. Mrs. James Brown Potter is an expert seamstress and frequently made portions of her own gowns before her stage career en- abled her to employ French dressmakers. She recently remarked: ''The southern wo- man does not know as much about house. keeping as the northern, but she generally | does know how to SO an.- doesn't think it much of feat to cut ana mal1, her own 1 clothes D
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07
NY. &N.E. Railroad Time Table.

Trains Leave Waterbury as Follows: Bcston-7.3O a m, l, 3.4Opm
 Return S.3O a m. , D m. Providence-73O a. m: loo. 34Op. m.. Return, g i5 a. m-; 30 P. nl. New York-s.0O a. m.; l55 m Return, s-5i a. m.: 3.SS D. m. Worcester-7.SO a. m.: loo. D. m. Return, GAS, 9.30 a. m. Norwich-7.SO a. m.: loo SsOpm m Return S.S5, lo.is a. m-: 2.35 p. New London-7-3o a. m; loo. BIO m
 Return, 755. lo.o5 a m-: soo F. m- Putnam-7.:s0 a. m: loo. 3.sOpm Return, SIS, l0.4o n- m. Willmantic-7.3o a. m: loo, siopm. Return. 9.l0. Ills a. m.; ,. .s5 D. m. Springfeld-9;So 800 a. m: 3-4o p. m. Return, 7-30 a. m: 3.aO D. n New Haven-Via Plainvile. 7.3O a. m: l0Op m Return, 1l.0I a. m. 100 F. m. Hartford-7.30. 500 a. m: 100 2 70. scap.m. Return, 6.s5, i0.s0 a. m.; I@.35 AI5. G 60 ID. m New Britain-7.30, goo T. m; 1.el 3.4o 500 D. m. Return 65S. ll.Oi a. m; l2.5S. s.aS. G tS pm. Plainville-7.S0. 500 a. m: .O0. 350 500 Ia m Return. TOE. lI-l5 a. m; l.0s. 4.50 EOS D. m . Forcstville-7.30. 800 a. m: 3.40. 500 p m Return. 7-i2, 20 a. m; l.05. s5I f.. .le pm. Bristol %, goo a m; 1-co s.4o. soOp. m. Terryyille-7.5o 800 a. m; loo. 3.s0 500 p. m-
 Return, 7.S0. ll-S7 a. m.: l-s5. 5.l4. T-ss p. m Wateryille-7-3O a. m: $40. 500 D. n.
 Return 'is, lls5 a. rn-; 5s7 7.s5 P. m Union City-fSO0 a. m: f2OS. f. D m
 Return fS.4e a. m.; fl2 10. f7.sS r. m. Towaniic-fSo0 a. m: fs C5. fl.3S D. m.
 Return fS.ss, fll-5s a. m; TBS [. m. Southford-S0O a. m.: 1-55. s.N5. 5g3s p. ln-
 Return. S-ss, H. s0 a. mn: l2.,G. s.sl D. m. Hawleyville-S0o a. m.: l.55. s.O5. 5.sS l m
 Return, 7.5i, a.S5. lI.59 a. m.; 7yOa D. m. Danbury-SoO a. m.: l.55. 205. 5.sS D. m.
 Return. 1.0 BIO. Il. .45 a. m; 6.50 D. m. Brcwsters-SoO a. m; 1.55. 2O5 p. m.
 Return, 6.4S. ll-s5 a. m-: csc p. m Fishkil on Hudson-S00 a. m.: i.55 D. m.
 Return, l0uo a. m: 5.no D.
 A C. KENDALL. Genl Pass Agent. Boston. c. H. PLATT, Supt., Hartford
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07
MALICIOUS LIBEL,

The Connecticut Press association have appointed a committee to frame @ law con- corning libel, which will be presented to the next legislature. Just what that law will be is not yet known, but it will em body the best ideas that can be conceived, and will be designed to protect the honest publisher and writer against malicious prosecution. As the law now stands any one, no matter how worthless he is, can institute proceedings against publisher or writer and cause him great amount of annoyance and trouble when he has in reality no standing in the courts. Any shyster lawyer may issue a complaint, and with the sheriff, invade a newspaper office, or he may arrest the author of an article and shut him up in jail This is all wrong and should be righted.
 The press does not want license to mal- ign people, but it wants law passed so that libel suits will be brought in good / faith. It wants law that will prevent people from bringing suits out of pure malice, law that will compel the party suing to put up bond as a guaranty of good faith, say a bond twice the amount of damages claimed. Of course if the par ty had money they could get standing in court even if their suit were malicious, but this would probably seldom occur. Of the libel suits brought against newspapers in this state the last two years we can recall only three that were apparently conducted in good faith, and only one of them now in court. The most recent case, that of AL bert H. Walker against the Hartford Cour- ant, was not brought, we understand, to receive anything more than a moral vic tory It was case in which the plain tiff's finer sensibilities had been inj jured and he sought reparaJon in the courts in the hope that reflections upon his veracity would be disproved. MT Walkers suit was not malicious one, and it is not from such suits that the state press want to pro tect itself. It is at the unprincipled anC irresponsible men about whom they tel the truth that the Connecticut newspaper! want to strike blow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07

LABOR COMMISSIONER PECK has made an interesting report on strikes in New York state. From it is learned that there has been considerable decrease in the num- Der of strikes which took place last year as compared with the preceding year, being 1,004, against 2,061 in 1886. Of these strikes 694 are reported as successful, 695 unsuccessful, 19O compromised, 3 doubt full, and 22 pending. The number of workers engaged in strikes was 50, 726 and the loss of wages from this source was $2,013,227.4 while the the amount ex-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07
What French Children Are Taught


 In all French schools there are in use manuals of history, showing the growth and the character of the social, legal and politi- cal institutions of the nation. Every child grows up to comprehend France. He knows what has been the evolution of the past, and by what stages affairs reached their present condition. He is not likely to be a reaction ist, and endeavor to involve the nation in old experiments, already tried. The fault of all faults in American education is the very small amount of knowledge acquired of the why and the wherefore of existing institu- tions Every child should know with what difficulty certain constitutional provisions were secured, and their relative value in free government. Political economy and republi- can institutions should be studied in ele- mentary form by all pupils of 15. At 21 the boy begins to tinker at public affairs. It would be well if our suffrage were based on knowledge of our institutions-Gl Democrat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM
LOCATION OF BOXES.

LoSilIo-N oE bOAES- 6-Exchange Place. E-East Main Street and Wolcoft Road l5-Cor. Cherry and East Main. 2a-lron Bridge, West Main. 24-Waterbury Brass Co. tprivate) 25-Corner Johnson and watervllc. s6-Corner Prospect and Grove. 2s-Junc. North Main Grove and North Elur- 3s-Cor. Washington and South Main. 34-Waterbury Buckle Co. priyate, 35-Benedict < Burnham Co. tIriva;e, 36-Waterbury Watch Co. tprivate) 3s-Cor. Grand and south Main. 312-Comer Meadow and Bank 3l4-Corner Meadow and Cedar. S21-Plume X Atwood Co. lpTivatee Ss3-Holmes Booth X Haydens private, 3a4-No. 4. Engine House. 4a-Corner Union and Franklin 43-Scovill Mfg. Co. upriKatcj 45-Comcr Clay and Mill 46-No Engine House. 4T-Corner Dublin and DonltIie Alley ss-waterbury Manufacturing CompsTy. rriv. 4'-corner of Dcolitle Alley and Dublin Si. 4-Ccrner Willow. and West Main sso-Coiner simon and Bssrnhaul Sts.
 Policemen have keys
 INSTRUCTIONS To KEY IIorDrfss To give an alarm open tfae door, puG inc hooA down once and let go. then clcsse tllg si uur
 Do not pull the hook if the fir. bell 1T small Incl, in the box is striking. that indicates am alar has already been given.
 Be particular to remain at thc box ur,il fl,e ar. rival of an officer of the Fire DeparfEacnt. whu will release the key or. if circumstances uiu nn, permit remaining then the lsrnpcr sfYir,.r win ra turn the key to the holder as soun as convenient Always give the alarm from the box nearest the fire ~ Key Holders upon changing their locations win please leave word with the Chief Engineer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07

pended by labor organizations in relief and conduct of strikes was $217 ,069.7S. Thus it cost labor in one year in strikes S1, ,1O2, ,576.70. The estimated gain in wages from strikes was $944, ,623.55.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07
A Lover of Art.

Miss Grisby-My father is great lover of art Are you, MT. Quimbys
 ''Yes. In fact, Pm painter myself" 'You area He will be so glad when he hears that"
 'He has heard it. In fact am shortly to execute piece of work for him."
 "Indeed2 Of what natuIc?'
 "Tm going to paint his barn."-Nebraska State Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07

SAYS the New London Telegraph: George E. Darrow, jr., s years of age, will give three exhibitions during the walking match this evening" The little fellow has already made mile in $40 and he will try to beat it this evening"" George E. Darrow, senior, should by prohibited by law, from killing his child.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07

''THE republican press of the state can hardly find good things enough to say of the republicans of Hartford" says the Evening Post. Hartford republicans know where to put money to have it do the most ono6
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07

IT seems as if reputable newspapers would learn that the New York World is not reliable newspaper.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07
.Iuaf Like a Man.

She had sent him down in the cellar to cut some wood. Suddenly there was wild, un- earthly yell, the sharp chatter of a steel body coming in contact with stone wall and a stamping of feet.
 She lat the top of the cellar stairs; intense surprise) e)-Did you cut yourself with the ax?
 He-No; I just fell out of a balloon.- Philadelphia Call.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07

''You are on the wrong train, sir" as the fair dancer said to her awkward partner-- Pittsburg Bulletin.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07

As a matter of fact New York is seldom provisioned beyo0d forty eight houra
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07

Each season affords tears or laughter, as we may choose.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-03
OFFICIAL ORGANS OF FARMERS
ALLIANCE.

National Alliance-.SouHeern Mer-
cwy, Dallas, Texas.
Uaomce Banner, Athens.
Arkansas-State Wheel Enterprise,
Little Rock
Mississippi-7He Farmer, Winona.
North Carolina-THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh.
Louisiana-7he Union, Choudrant
Tennessee and Kentucky-7he
Ioiler, Nashville, Tenn.
Free Speech, Beaumont, Texas, OF
the counties of Jefferson, Orange,
Tyler, Hardin, Chambers, Liberty.
Florida-Farnaers' Florida Alliance,
Mariana, Fla.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-03
A PLEA EoR SCIENTIFIC AGRI.
CULTURE.

1t is an interesting, and even an i'm
pressive fact, that our bountiful
mother, Nature, cannot be cheated or
outwitted. In all the range of in
organic materials, we find no evidence
of any self-renewing or self-originating
power. The ingenuity of man has
never yet been able to construct any
machine that can do more than trans
fer the energies of nature from one
method to another. The subtle power
of steam is but another form of heat.
The engine, however ingenious its con,
struction, can never do more than
transfer the power of the fire under
the boilers into the corresponding
power of that machinery which it is
employed to move. Whenever we
look at one of those marvels of ingen
ious construction employed to drive
the working forces of our mines and
our manufactures, we know that not
far away beneath the boiler there is a
consuming fire that is eating up fuel
and that must always correspond in
magnitude with the force that is to be
employed. So it is in the realm Of
electricity, as we'll as in the realm of
heat. Not one of the ten thousand
patents that within the last few years
have crowded the shelves of the pat
ent office at Washington is able to do
more than to transfer from one to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-03
DIRECTORY OF FARMERS OR
CARNATIONS.

FARMERS NATIONAL ALLIANCE, AND COOP
ERATIvE UNION OF AMERICA
President-C. w. Macune, Texas.
First Vice-President-L. L. Polk, N. c..
Vice-Pres't for Ala-H. P. Bone.
Vice-Pres't for Ark-W. H. Moore.
Vice-Pres't for Fla.-Oswald Wilson.
Vice-Pres't for Ky.-S. B. Irwin.
Vice-Pres't for La.-Linn Tanner
Vice-Pres't for Miss.-R. T. Love.
Vice-Pres't for Mo.-A. B. Johnson
Vice-Pres't for n. C.-S. B. Alexander
Vice-Pres' for Tenn-I Fl. Mcdowell
Vice-Pres't for Tex-M D. K Taylor
Secretary-E. B. Warren, Texas.
Treasurer-A. E. Gardner, Tenn.
Chaplain-Rev. J. G. Jones, La.
Lecturer-Ben Terrell, Tex
Asst. Lecturer. A. Tets, La.
Door Keeper-Newt. Gresham, Ala
Asst Door Keeper-H. G. Brown, KY.
Serg't-at-Arms-T E. Groom, Miss
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Presidents. B. Alexander, Charlotte,
N. G.
Vice-President-T Ivey, Ashpole, NC.
Secretary. L. Polk, Raleigh, N. O.
Treasurer-J D. Allen, Falls, N G.
LCCOuI Cl-OCO. " 11SO@A1 OoA UOACoL1
N. G..
Assistant Lecturer-D. D. Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, N. G.
Chaplain-Rev. E. J. Edwards, Cedar
Creek, N. G..
Door Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson, Fay
etteville, N. G.
Assistant Door Keeper-R. T. Rush,
Mt. Gilead, N. G.
q Hole Tho1l>
Level, N. G.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Elias Carr, Old Sparta, N. c., Chair
man; Thadeus livery, Ashpole, N. c.; j. S.
Johnston, Ruffin, N. G. ------zszzs>s-.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
B. f. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S.
Otho Wilson, Vineyard, and w. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
w. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
q, T.. J. Ludwig, Mt Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF AGRlCUL-
TURE-OFFICERS.
John Robinson, Commissioner.
T. K. Bruner, Secretary.
DR.. H. B. Battle, Chemist and Director
of Experiment Station.
John T. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton.
n c. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
w. G. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh Secretary.
NORTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
President-J Van Lindley, Pomona.
Secretary-S. Otho Wilson, Vineyard.
Iredell County Agricultural Association
Julian Allen, President; T. NJ. Mills, Sec
retary; A. L. Barringer, Treasurer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-03
No. 20

ening the productive resources of the
country.
Probably the greatest impulse ever
| given to the science of which [ am
speaking resulted from the publication
in 1874; of Liebig's epoch making
book Chemistry as Applied to Agri-
culture" Liebig's idea, as then pro-
mulgated, was that vegetable matter
by the aid of inorganic mineral ele-
ments gives origin to new and COM
plete forms of organic life, that these
in their turn sustain animal life, and
that the animal again resolves these
| into simple inorganic matter. Thus
rotation Of elements may be established
| in animated nature which will pos
sibly result in constant renewal of
producing power. Thus he asserted,
that, in order to make a grain field
perpetually productive, you have only
to restore to it the mineral and the
organic matters withdrawn from it by
the harvest.
It is difficult for us now to under
stand the amount of interest which
these simple and natural theories
awakened in Germany There seems
to have been something nigh univer-
sal craving of the farmers for more
knowledge of the proper methods of
applying these theories. There came
almost Immediately to be "a widespread
feeling that chemistry could be made
more useful to agriculture than had
heretofore been the case; and, for the
purpose Of making it thus useful, de-
mands came now to be made in all
parts Of the country for the establish
ment of agricultural colleges and ex-
pertinent stations. The object of these
new establishments was simply to
learn how best to apply Liebig's
theories for the accomplishment of
the desired results.
Not only in Germany, but in Eng
land, the effects of these new theories
and methods came very soon to be
felt. The introduction of artificial
fertilizers soon more than doubled
the product of the English fields per
acre. Not only did the agricultural
societies employ special chemists whose
sole work was to give advice to the
members Of the respective societies
and to make analyses of soils and
manures for them, but even Liebig
himself was several times called to
England for advice.
Look for moment at mere cata-
logue of the schools that have been
established in Germany for the further
ing of these purposes. Prussia alone
has four higher agricultural colleges
with about eighty professorships. She
has forty-one lesser schools, all con-
nected with model FARMS she has five
special schools for the cultivation of
meadows and the scientific study of
irrigation; she has one special school
for the reclamation Of swamp lands;
she has two special schools for indus
trial agriculture, she has one school
for horse-shoeing; one each for silk
raising, for the raising of bees, and
the raising of fish. She has twenty
special laboratories and Conservatives
for the education of gardeners; she
has three higher colleges and twelve
secondary schools in which the cul-
ture of the grape vine is made a
specially All of these schools are
connected with model farms for the
practical education of students. One
of them, that of the academy of
Proskau contains no less than 2,450
acres of farming land and l4,700
acres of forests.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
BEN OF INDIANA.

Air-"JohB BroDn'S Body"
Indiana loyal son will lead us in the fight
1ndiana's soldier son will put the foe to flight.
lndianas Harrison will conquer for the right
AS we go marching on
Glory shout the glad hosanna.
Glory Ben OF Indiana
Trample down the collar and bandana.
AS We go marching on.
The Empire State in thunder tones repeats the
battle CALL
The Empire State is led by one whose name is
dear to all;
The Empire State with Morton hurls the co wards
to the wall,
AS we go marching on.
Protection and Free Ballot!' cries our gallant
HARRISON
Protection and the rights of man from Maine to
Oregon
Protection for America Behold the battles
won
AS we go marching on.
The collar of the Sheriff and the red bandans
rag,
The sheckle of Free Traders and the Bourbon
party tag,
Shall never see the light again beneath our
starry flag,
AS we go marching on.