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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22

farmer, proclaimed himself the real mur- dereN He fully corrcborated the farmers statement about the wig, saying that In the mortal struggle with the peddler, whom he had attacked within a few moments after the farmer had left him, the wig had fallen from his victim's head, but that ill his haste to rob the dead man and conceal his body in the hedge he had entirely overlooked the circumstance. The real murderer was sub seQuently hanged for his crime.
 II was one night privately summoned to- fashionable club ill New York, where TO- putedly wealthy swell was believed to bo cheating at poker.
 Though he indignantly denied tho accu- sation of having cards concealed about his person, ho absolutely refused to permit hi1n' self 10 be searched or to display tho con- tents of his pockets. When we came to search him by force we found no cards, but several ham sandwiches in his clothes. Losses in Wall street and at the gaming ta- ble had so reduced him in circumstances that he had been obliged to give up taking his meals regularly at a restaurant or board ing housc and to buy cheap food which ho carried in his pockets and devourcd surrcp- titiously when opportunity offered, pre- ferring to deny himself in this way rather than to sacrifice his passion for fine dress and play.
 E gently visited this country to work up case in the interest of the Bank of England told mo ho was called to the South Ken sington Museum in London few years ago to arrest a gentleman on suspicion of hay ing stolen a very valuable old Roman coin, believed to be the only one of it's kind eX- tant. Upon presenting an official order he had been permitted to take the coin from the case, to which he had seemingly re- turned it after examining for some time. But when tho attendant was about to lock the case the coin was missing The gen. tleman indignantly denied having it, and refused to be searched The detective have mentioned, by q forcible search, found the coin upon him and was about to take hlm to prison, when, as the attendant was about to replace the coin in the case, he | discovered the one belonging to the muse ! um just where it had slipped out of sight when the gentleman restored it. It seems ] that there was another of the coins, and that ! the gentleman had purchased it and had ! been anxious to compare it with the one i'll | the museum to establish it's genuinCnCss. | Thus you see how black circumstances may 1 sometimes appear against the most lnno- cent person."
 What is the pay of a private dctcctve"
 "It varies greatly. The usual charge of reputable agencies is $ per day, of which tho detective himself gets about Onc-haf Many men, after a little experience on tho l police force, or in connection with somc agency, set themselves up as private de tcctivcs, and then they charge whatever they think they can get. l have known wealthy patrons to pay them tho absurd rate of S9o per day.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
A BIT OF REVENGE.
How Alabama Gentleman Made His
 Landlords H air Sta ud on End.

How Alabama Gentleman Made His
 Landlords H air Sta ud on End.
 A story comes from Brew ton, Ala, which may be read with interest ;nd profit, says the Mobile Register. A gent. .Sman seeking residence found one just suited to his taste in all but the inside orna mentation of the house, but being a g-ntlcm an of means as well as taste ho accepted tn houso ana turned it over to tho uphOlstero Tor reno vation- The most elaborate ins 1de decora- lons were soon made by the ski llful paint CTS, the walls papered in the hig best style of art, and in perfect unison wit h the fur ntshings The papering was uoJect ot pleasant congratulations from tho gentle mans guests, and the landlord, he, trlng ot the Improvements, concluded 1t wou i'd De good timo to exact track rent" tic had several offers to rent the house, so he pulled down on the tenant for big lse or money. The tenant could not stand nlat He concluded to leave, but kick as he le It. He desired revenge, deep, solid and lastHnl E So happy thought struck him It was n dark and villainous thought, but perhaps Jusuhablo under the circumstances.
 ho hled him again to the wall-papering man. and, with grin on his Countenance, iooked over tho samples of paper, and hnd- ing one a horror in bad figures of black and mud-color, contracted for it to be put up SO as to completely hide the beautiful blue and gold paper of the first edition. The paper- Ing was scarcely completed before the land lord dropped in to see whether the tenant had not relented a little. He was shownlin- to the parlor Hardly had he touched the sort cushions of the chair than he sprang to ms 1eet, and with the yell of 0 Comanche ned the house He had seen the paper on the wall. It was perfect nightmare.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
Popular Entrance Floor. EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTIONS FOR
 THIS WEEK. Stupendous Sacrifice Sale that cps the climax of
 Low Prices.

We will sacrifice during this sale the most complete and desirable line nt goods i'll corsrts, gloves. silk and lace mitts, ladies and childrtn's hosiery; ladies white muslin gausr, merino, lisit thread and silk CNDERWE EAR
 Having to dispose of tn" large stock of L. NJ. Hoyes X Co, purchased by u~ at the shrrif's sale. together with our own gis- Antir stock. and knowing from experience that the quickest way to do il in the short es; time is tu put it before tho people at such low prices that will put t. blush sll pr"ttn1rd competitors prices. Every article is diStinc; pr;@" and the price quoted is only fourth original cost. The few selections appended are mere outline of our wonderful offerings:
 Ladies White Muslin Sets, consisting of Chemlsr, Night Dress. Skirt, Drawers and Corset cover. all for $l.1O, worth $l Ladies' L:sle Thread Vests in all tho beau tiful shades, 50r, worth Loo Childrrn's fast black. ribbed Hosr with white feet in ail sizes, for 6.r n box,
 worth Sl. .2J Goods offered at cur usual low prices al WAYS prove tO be A tempting reconsideration to judhcious purchasers, but goods nj less than manufacturer prices are novelty that will prove irresistible.
 CONLON BROS x co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
BITS OF CHOICE VERSE.

The Thorns to Summers Roses. We took a walk beneath the shade The dropping, friendly branches madel And as she glanced at me, arch-wise, spied sweet kisses in her eyes. Could you resist? didn't try; Some blissful seconds passed us by. Next week, all framed In antique oalr, I saw the scene. Oh! could choke That "amateur," who like spook Was lurking round, and coolly took negatiye of both F An, mel While her affirmative took mo.
 -AriStine Anderson, fn ITHlS.
 To Clarabella. Torn from tho cloudless sky, the huo Is given to thine eyes so blue.
 Her eyes: ~ The colors of the sunsets glow Are mantled in thy cheeks of snow.
 Her cheeks: . The richest gems of earth, dear girl, Are rivaled by thy tecth of pearl.
 Her teeth: wv Around thy marble brow so fair In golden ringlets waves thy hair.
 Her hair: s $ Most lovely of thy charms, ween. Are thy sweet lips incarn2dlne.
 Her lips: ---- Had great wealth at my command Tdg give 1t all for thy dear hand
 Her hand: EE
 " '. Graphic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
UNEEEHED GIFTS.

They placed rare lilies in her hands, Poor hands that scarce had touched
 flower,
 And creamy rose buds whose perfume Embalmeo her for her funeral hour. They wrapped her form in lustrous silk, And drapec soft folds of hlmy lace About tho slender pslseloss wrists, And underneath the patient face. Al last she lay ID perfect rest;
 While voices-late so low to praise Rchearsed her many virtues OCT,
 And spoke cf all her pleas ant ways. The sleeper needed not the wealth Of bloom that lay within her hands; And not word of love or loss
 Her sealed ears could understand. Strange, VIC 20 often keep the flowers To lay in folded hands at last! And little luxuries of life
 Withhold, till care for them is past Strange that Se do not ottener praise The willing toiler by our side! Why keep the full blown flower of lovo Until our friend we loved has died?
 -LiHiQn Grey, in Good Housekeeping.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
HABITS OF ANTS.
Hew They Live and the Way in Which
 They Bury Their Dead.


 They Bury Their Dead.
 In spite of tho multifarious duties and tasks that are imposed on these tiny burgh- CTS, they still find time to clean and adorn their worthy little persons. No spot, no atom of dust or any thing else uncleanly will they tolerate on their bodies. They get rid of the dirt With the brushy tuft of their feet or with their tongues, says the New York Graphic. They act for all tho world like dOrrcstiC cats when they clean and lick themselves, and they assist one an other at the toilet precisely like monkeys. Their sense of cleanliness goes so far that the naturalist often finds to his unpleasant surprise the Colored marks that he had ap- piled with so much care on his trial ants removed by their dirt-hating friends. They keep their dwellings just as clcanly.
 But tho conveying away of their de ceased brethren, whose bodies they appear to regard With the greatest anupathy, gives them moro trouble than any thing else When some members of an ant com munity which MT. Cook kept imprisoned died and could not be removed. those re- maining seemed affected with the greatest horror. For days tho insects ran about seeking q way out, and ceased only when completely exhausted. The ants belonging to the campOuOrOus species seized the dead and threw them into the water-pail, which
 
 narily. though, the ants arc said to treat their dead with moro reverence. They even possess their own gravoyards, which lo in the vicinity of their nests. They convey their deccasod. companions thithcr, where they lav thcm down in orderly little heaps or rows.
 It is only the corpses of their fellows, however, that they treat in this manner. Dead strangers they throw out like some thing unclean, or tear the body in pieces. Even between the master and slaves Of tho same community Idiss Trent says she has observed q dissnuilar mode of burial. While the masters lind their last rcpose in special graveyard side by side, the slaves lie like heaped-up efuse near the nest, de- spised equally ill de ath as in life.
 The ant cemeteries arc often thlckly pop ulateGl, for their life: is short. The male lives only through one summer; tho female lives somewhat long CT, and tho workers d4e of old age in the eig nth or tenth year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
RevsrsioparvT,t. r, t.,ne+

Women are now wearin P undressed kid for their slippers, yet fol: ages they have been wearing their sIpp CTS on the un- dressed kid
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
The Lesson of the Flowers.

These flowers arc Gods own syllableS; They plead so lovingly, they lead So gently upwards to Ills hills
 If we might only learn to road! If We might only learn to read and know Christ's book of eighteen hundred years ago! l think we then should all rsj oice,
 Should know tho beauteous mysteries, Should loy with one wide, common voice As joy the great earth cirCItng seas! Could we but road IS Christ would have us
 read,
 We then might know the living God indeed! And this the lesson, this the book
 That lies wide open now as then. Come read one syllable, come look
 How broader than the books of meni Come, catch the pathos of this harmony Otbeauteous toil-then all the world is freeI
 -JoaQIin Miller, in American Nagdsi"e.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
CONLON BFOS. & CO

x. F. A few of those, Towels and White BedSrrradH from the shrritf's sale lrft. If you want a big FarG"iu come and see them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
From Without

Would you know, ye gallant swstns, Whom an unaeclared affection FreeZes-chiehy in your brains
 Would you know How to bring your maid to book. Turn her thought in your direction, Careless glance to loving look
 At elows Scorn the ancient simple ways That our fathers used to.Hrsctice; Woo her not by lays
 Ofyour own. Do not plead your cause with tears Or with signing, for the fact Is Modern lovers meet with sneers
 If they groNn. Try her interest to secure, But esehew the purely tragic; If you starTle her you're sure
 Of your bliss. If you take her by surprlse You may win her by the magic That, with proper working, lies
 In kiss. There are other ways, of course; You m,ght win by prayer or preaching But the fairer sex .indorse
 The above. Do you ask if am wed3 Mine is theoretto teaching. Tm-with sorrow be it ssid-
 Nor in love.
 -StspheH Jttasor, im 1Tsae.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
New England Diisenfectant Co,

are HOW prepared to furnish nll kinds of Drodrrizer and Disrrfectant and sure preventative for Buffalo Bugs and Moth Wax and all kinds pertaining to the business; and furthermore our teams do all buSineS, between sunrise and sunset, and have c"ntrul of all Disenfectants used n the NauSatucA Valley, MoriGen, Dan
 bury and New Britain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
Cloak and Suit
 ParlOr Floor.

The enormous Qurntitv of choice costumes just arrived from the sheriff sale of the bank rupt stock oi l.. NJ. Bates x Co. Twenty third street, Sixth ave, New York, have crowded our spacious parlors, in fact uncOm- fortably so. The room we must have for our fall goods which will soon commence to arrive and the money we must have so as 10 be able to take advantage of opport- tunities like the above as the oc- cur frequently if one only keeps on the alert for them. The var ietv is SO extensive 1t would be tedious 10 enumerate all in detall. To say we will sell you a Ladies White Lawn Suit for S3.25 gives you no idea of values.' The ex- cellency of style and workman ship of these goods, (Which, bear i'll mind, were manufactured for the Sixth ave trade that is the finest i'll ths country,) can only be fully appreciated by an in- spection. The old saying is, there isalways a pick to the last, but first choice is most always the best.
 CONlON BROS & CO
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
A ChiId's Laugh.

The merry laugh of the laughing child, Iris music sweet 10 hear, Delights the soul from morn till night, In accents loud and clear. The parent loves the childish laugh, It brings flood of joy And fills The heart with gladsome songS That cheer when cares annoy. The merry laugh of the laughing child The strangers Hfe-blocd stlrs- And all tho world the better is
 For what it's laugh Confers.
 -Asd Harlif. tn Good Housekeeping.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
A t By 9 Rhyme.

A queer little boy who had been to school.
 And was up to all sorts of tricks, Discovered that Q, when upside down.
 Would pass for the figure 6. So when asked his age by good old dame,
 The Comical youngster said: "Tm when I stand on my feet like this,
 But 6 when stand my headl" --JoSephiae Pollard, in HGrpsF's Young PfeSIA.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22
Basement Floor.

BARGAINS! BARGAINS! RARG ANS! Great slaughter in 1'ir's "n summer Dress Fabrics from the late shrritf's sale of l.. NJ. Bates X Cos bankrupt stock, toGet- her with our own immense assortment has been reduced tremendously tow in prices: Satrrns at 9c per yard
 Worth >Hr Nuns Yelling at 12 l2-r per yard
 Worth 9Ic ChaIlies at ,3~Ic per ward
 Worth l1c Tufted Pongrs at l2 cr per yard
 Wultl. 90r Corded Ponges at l2c per yard
 Worth 11c Sco.ch G;ngham at 1r per yard
 Worth 12!r Fine Scotch Ginghams at 1oc per yard
 Worth lSr Lawns at 4c per ward
 Worth Ice Fine Lawns at l2t per yard
 Worth lH!c BatiSte ,c per ward
 Worth 1Ir A few more Summer Silk SateonS lett If you want one, come QU!r&. Thy are EOing fast.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-22

 In summer the weather Is warm And ulstcrs arc not in good farm,
 And under the bed
 Hide people who dred- The terrible laundering sIarm. The high flying, ravenous hawk Nabs chickens when out for wswk,
 And persons at night
 Slap 'sketers that plight, And sit on the piazZas and tswR. The maidens will blushingly 1eiCn That eating leo cream is peign,
 Then ruth their ecaux
 Who gaty propcaux To tregt 'ern with foonshness ve1Sn. The farmer, aS.sharp as sword, Takes folks from the city to bword.
 Hts wife has to work
 While he like q York Loafs round with tho alrs of 8 lword Our collars get melted with sweat, And we, feeling wilted and weSt,
 Must hear funny folks
 Make hot weather jolkSr And nens will stop laying to seat. We dine upon green pease and lamb And chowder made out of clamb,
 And many we fear
 Get thirsty for bear By eating salt pretzels and h&mb. Though summer we like on the whole Because 1t is saving on wcole,
 We certainly should
 Prefer for our gould To spend 1t beside the North wpole.
 III C. D0d2e, iI GooGGtEs Sun.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-07-13
The Happy Protected Farmer.

Boston Globe: Behold, then, the
happy farmer as he rises In the morn
ing and puts on his common flannel
shirt, taxed % per cent II is pur-
chance cool, and he puts on coat
taxed 81 per cent. He cannot go out
without shoes, taxed 30 per cent. and
the hat that he puts on H. taxed 90 per
cent. He draws water In "A bucket
taxed 35 per cent. and washes his face
and hands i'm tin bowl taxed 81 per
cent. drying them on cheap cotton
towl taxed 45 per cent.
But still more happiness II Ia store.
He sits down TO breakfast and eats
from a plate taxed 80 per cent. with
fork taxed 81 per cent. The sugar he
puts into his coffee IL taxed 81 per
cent. and he seasons his food with salt
taxed 40 per cent. He looks fondly at
his happy wife and children who share
his pOtection with him, and then goes
out and fills his pipe with tobacco tax
ed 1872 per cent. or perhaps lights n
protected cigar taxed ilS per cent.
Meanwhile the smiling sun streams
through the protected glass window
Of his domicile on n tax OF 80 per cent.
The thrice happy farmer now takes
old Nell ont Of the stable and puts on
Il bride taxed - per cent. A neigh
boring sniitby shoes her, using nails
taxed go per cent. driven by ham
mer that il taxed 20 per cent. He
then hitched her to n plow taxed ~
per cent with chains taxed IS per cent.
and proceeds to his highly protected
labor.
The days work done he reads
chapter from his Bible taxed - per
cent. and kneels to pray ON a carpet
taxed 81 per cent. At last he lies down
and wraps his weary limbs in a sheet
taxed ~ per cent. and sinks into the
arms Of Morpheus under blanket
that IL taxed 103 per cent
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-07-13
How Long a chiId Should Sleep.

A healthy baby for the first two
months or so spends most Of its time
in sleep. After that a baby should
have at least two hours Of sleep in the
forenoon and one hour in the after
noon, and it is quite possible to teach
almost any infant to adopt this a. a
regular habit. Even 10 the age OF
four or five years child should have
one hour Of sleep, or at least rest in
bed. before its dinner and il should
be put to bed at six or seven i'm the
evening and left undisturbed for
twelve or fourteen hours. Up TO the
fifteenth year most people require ten
hours, and till the twentieth year nine
hours. After that age every one finds
out how much he or she requires.
though as a general rule six or eight
hours are necessary. Eight hours
sleep will prevent more nervous de
rangenent in women than any medi-
cine can cure. During growth there
must be ample sleep, if the brain Is TO
develop to its full extent, and the
more nervous, excitable or precoeious
a child is, the longer sleep should il
get il its intellectual progress Is not to
come 70 premature standstill or It's
life be cut short at an early age.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-07-13
Hints on Swimming.

As the season of swimming is at
hand few hints 10 learners may be
useful The first essential is TO know
how TO use the hands Alright, with the
view 10 keeping the head well out OF
water, and the next is to keep one
foot on the bottom until confidence is
acquired 10 raise it AT intervals.
After few trials the learner will be
able To raise il altogether.
Then. be not in a-hurry 10 use the
hands, rs il life depended on striking
out, but try and acquire deliberation.
Let every stroke have full sweep OF
the arms, and let the feet take care Of
themselves. Ii is not necessary for
the feet 10 he raised 10 the surface OF
the water The body. from the shoul.
derS downward, should be kept at an
angle of thirty degrees To the plane of
the horizon. This inclination, with
every forward movement, will tend 10
throw the head out Sperm whales,
when frightened. sink their iiukes
and throw their heads out of water 10
obtain their highest speed. The head
of a Swerm whale il fiat at the front.
and is one-third the size OF the body;
the head OF finback is pointed, the
one throws his head out. the other
ruSheS through the water horizon
tally.
The learner who wishes to acquire
the art of swimming for recreation
and not for professional purposes
ought 10 pay little attention To the
movements of the feet until he has
perfect control of his hands, then the
feet will instinctively come into play
and perform their part without much
thought Who think Of their feet
when walkingy In the early stages Of
learning "A swimmer does not seem TO
be satisfied until he brings his feet TO
the surface. This has tendency To
strain the body just above the hips
and 10 bury the head. Swimming in
"A seaway the body will take many
positions, according To the height of
the waves encountered. Sometimes
it will be vertical, and at other times
more or less inclined to keep the head
out
Ii is well for "a beginner To have n
person with him TO keep his hand
under the chin at first, while the use
of the hands is being acquired. These
apply only to common horizontal
swimming, that having been acquired
and confidence obtained there will be
no difficulty in learning all the other
movements such as swimming on the
side or on the back. diving or turning
heels over head forward or back
ward
Remember this, too, that IL IA person
taken with cramps will throw himself
upon his back he will float without
effort, even IL his legs should be drawn
up. Never neglect to stun the ears
with cottonwood. Many persons have
attributed deafness TO taking water
through the ears when swimming
Boston Globe.