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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-18
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM
LOCATION OF BoxEs


 6-Exchange Place. 14-East Main Street and woicott Road. l5-cor. Cherry and East Main. s3-lrun Bridge, West Main. si-Waterbury Brass Co. iprivatcl 2S-Corner Johnson and watervlle s6-corncr Prospect and Grove 2T-Junc- North Main Grove and North Elm Ss-cor Washington and South Main. a-Waterbury Buckle Go. Gpriyate, Ss-Benedict X Burnhaln Go (trsyatsl S6-Waferbury Watch Co gprivate) 3s-Cor. Grand and south Main. 31a-Coner Meadow and Bank 314-Corner Meadow and Cedar 3s1-Plume X Atwood Go. uprivaieA sss-Holmes. Booth X Haydens Hriva;cD ss4-No. 4. Engine House. 4a-Corner Union and Franklin B -scoyill Mfg. Co tprivate) 4S--corner Clay and Mill 46-No Engine House 4S-corner Dublin and Doolittlc Alley ss-Waterbnry Manufacturing Company. priv. 49-Corner of Doolitrle Alley ard Dublin St. 4-Corner Willow. and West Nam ss5-Corner Simon and Burnham Sfs
 Policemen have keys INSTRUCTIONS To KEY HOLDERS To give an alarm. open the door pull inc hool down once and let go, then clos. the duor. Do not pull the hook if the fire bell or small ,e,, In the box IS striking. that indicates an alaru- has already been given
 Be particular to remain at the box unt,, tbe ar rival of an officer of the Fire Department who will Eelease the key. if circumstances will moi permit remaining. then the proper officer will re- turn the Key to the holder as convenient Always give the alarm from the box nearest the | fire. ~ ~ Key Holders upon changing their locations will please leave word with the Chief Engineer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-18
WHAT THEY WEAR.

The fancy for braiding grows tremen' dously apace, and very shortly will have all materials for it's own.
 Copper cloth of camels hair enriched with black braiding, is both serviceable and styl- ish for entire spring suits.
 Moire has a new lease of favor, and divides honors easily as the spring silk with faille francaise and peau de soir.
 Draperies of the new bordered woollens are never hemmed, which is heavens own mercy to the tired dressmaker.
 Corset fronts of striped stuff appear below plain uppers, and have usually the side forms front and back of the stripe as well.
 Fashion seems again about to hoist the black flag, and decree that somber hue is the correct thing for woman's outdoor wear.
 Black velvet princesse gowns, with fronts of creamy lace, are much affected by the statelier sort of matrons, to whom they are vastly becoming.
 Jackets for service come in rough cloth of small cheeks; for dress they are of smooth, almost lustrous weave, and in solid tones ot rather bright colors.
 Shirred or plaited bodices of red surah divide honors with the ever faithful jersey as the corsage for wearing out at home skirts past street usefulness.
 In lowered stuffs the stif1y conventional ized stripe, or the wreath twining about ar impossible column, are chosen in preference to the more graceful sprays and clusters. Crepe cloth is shown with two inch solie stripe of gray, tan, copper, navy or Gobeli1 blue, broken across with fine clustered bia. stripes of white, black, cream, pink or scarlet A basque as new as it is ugly has roune points front and back, unrelieved by either postillion plait or opening, is bound to thu last extremity, and reaches nothing at tn, hips.
 With lace slip of black, another of white and silk petticoats of different colors, tn economical dresser can outdo the chameleon l in the matter of change, a5 very trifiinf expense.
 New ginghams come in all possible shade and combinations of colors, and as they ar, held at the cheerful price of $1.6O the yard | are not only finer than split silk, j" but mor costly and far more chic. l A black moire skirt, that may be worn un | der draperies of several bright hues, suitabl, toned down with black moire bows, is an ex cellent purchase for those women who car to combine style with economy. I Draperies, like the ways of Providence are past finding out, at least by the casua observer; but close inspection reveals S much of method in their madness as make elegant length their prevailing tone
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-18

NOTHING has yet been heard from the young New Yorker who went to Australia to scatter rabbits inoculated with poison about that country to exterminate the pest with which that country is overrun. If he is successful the Chinese government will probably extend to him an invitation to kill off the rats whose enormous increase is threatening that empire. A recent mum
 Der of the Pekin Gazette contains a memorial to the emperor from the gover- nor of Uliassutal stating that, owing to the appearance of swar1ns of rats, it has been found necessary to alter the routes of the government courier service in three of the postal stations in the Khalkha region in
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-18
" W. V -7FFf SEATS ON THE GREEN.

The community is still mindful of the March blizzard, and, with two chilly weeks of April and no indication of spring weather, is looking forward with undis- guised pleasure to the warm days, aye, the scorching rays of July sun. But when the people stop to think of sweltering under clear midsummer sky, do they consider the matter seriously or is it a de- fusion evolved from the innermost realms of fancys No. Past experience dispels the possibility. There is hot weather i'll June, hot weather in July and hotter weather sometimes in August and Septem- Der, and during that heated term that tries the patience of Christian and Pagan, Wa terbury, with it's 30,000 people, has no balm to sooth it's feverish brow. New Haven has it's East Rock park, it's Savin Rock in it's suburbs and several beautiful green breathing spots within the city limits. Hartford has the waters of the Connecticut rolling between shaded banks and Bushnell park. Bridgeport, through its public spirited citizens, has one of the finest parks in New England, to say nothing of it's shaded streets and beautiful suburbs. The people of these cities never want for place to find succor on a hot day.
 But how fares our own city which stands next to these in population, education and wealth. We have a pretty little green, pretty to look at, but that is about all one can say about it. It beautifes the city but it does not afford any relief to suffer ing humanity and will not until it is pro vided with seats. We know there are some objections to placing seats upon th' green, and we know the source of those objections It would certainly do no harm to give the thing trial this summer. I belongs to the police to see to it that loef CTS and bummers are kept off the green They do it in other cities and we see n' good reason why they should not do it il this city. There was time when it wa impossible for them to give attention t this matter, but the reason advanced thel is not good now. There should be seats ol the green.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-18

Outer Mongolia For two years past the pasturage of the districts in question has suffered severely from the ragages of yer min, and last year nearly every blade of grass was eaten up. The whole country has been honeycombed with their burrows, the horses and camels are in famishing state, and there is no means of keeping them alive. The burrows are 8 source of great danger to the mounted coursers, and the want of forage renders it impossible to maintain supply of animals.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-18

THE Chicago News still holds on to Judge Gresham the best candidate for the republican party. According to Sen man can be candidate, it is in order for every one of the party who has any self respect to cultivate boom if only for the sake of free advertising. Senator Ingalls was the first to stab his own boom in the back, and now he may have the grim con- solation of knowing that he has been his own worst enemy There are cases where too much eloquence is worse than none at all
The South western news., 1888-01-18
Mayor Amcs's Impatient Patient.

Talking about remarkable cases of
recovery" said Mayor Ames, the other
evening, to throng Of listeners, "there
is one | would like to put on record. A
young Irish boy a while ago was run
over by the cars on the Man to "a road.
His right leg was badly crushed, and l
was obliged to perform an amputation
just below the knee. He stood the OPP
Grafton manfully, and looked as though
he would pull through. When L called
to see him the next day his mother said,
Hes gone to picnic at White Bear
Lake
"'To picnic 2 [ yelled.
"'Yes, he got u pair of crutches and
h obbled off.
"Well, l thought would wait to see
whether he was alive or dead. Not be.
ing summoned to go to the lake to take
care of him, went to the house again
during the evening. There was the pa
tient, that thought must be dead,
smoking pipe. Doesn't your leg pain
you 2 | asked.
"'Not much, he said, only I hit the
stump on. q car step and it hurt me
some.
81 thought sure he was going to have
n serious limb as a result of his indis-
erection; but, would you believe me, he
was out again in ten days with his leg
almost entirely healed. st. Paul Globe.
The South western news., 1888-01-18
THE BEST OF THE BARGAIN,


[From the judge.l
Sally an me was courtin, an like enough ter
be spliced,
When heern o suthin Calkllate needn't be
told me twiste:
Ferwhen we druv ter the village my fun was
aIlus spilled
By the TALKS a-nudgin' an snckerin' till their
actin made me rilcd.
So Iclum right eout o the Vaughn, fer Dobbin
wouldn't skeer,
An went straight up ter gawky, an'sez l.
"Neow look a-herc,
What be ye laiin' at, darn yo a vinkin' at me
an Sal?"
"W'y," he SEE, ''yeou'ro driyin' an old white
boss an beauin' rod-haircd girl!
Anybody'l tell ye, an it needn't git We cross,
Wharever thar's red-htiroI gal yeouu see
an old white boss
The crowd all SEE, ''W'y, sartin, so up ter my
seat l clum,
Shook mp the lines on Do3bin an thoughtful
mcandeced hum.
After power O thinliu' l traded the boss
next day
Ter Jededier Hawkins thet lives down the vii
lage way.
he'd an Uneasy fe,lin' thot I'll swoppal him
at loss,
But vowed ia ruthor stick ter the gal an
dew without the boss.
Wall, I went one day ter sauys, whar I'll Of
ten bcenafore,
An it TUX me abacll fer the old white boss
was a-staudin' afore tue door;
An under the honeysuclte8, as comfortable as
yeou please,
Was Jcdeaier with Sally, a-helpin' her shcllin'
peas.
went hum sayin nuthin', fer 'twarnt no use
ter fuss,
An SCI deown eout in the woodshol and
ruminatel thus:
Things is agin ye, Hiram; doown in your
profit and loss
Yeou amt got nothin' to put against YER gal
an good, strong boss.
Things is agin ye, Hiram better ter be re-
signed;
Git used ter aoein' tibet old white hoss viii
Sally an him behind"
1t sorter seemed ter consoemc when thouph
what folks had said
Thet thar's alus a peshy temper inside of ,
carr head
Meow they're up an marrio', an ter-day Jel
come ter me-
An begged me ter take back Dobbin: ''Tl
The South western news., 1888-01-18
A Peculiar Uncle.

Speaking of uncles," said the one.
eyed man, right in the face of the fact
tn It the last remark made by any one
was about pointer dogs. eyes, men
tloning uncles, reminds me that used
to have the alLfredis, most peculiar
critter for an uncle you ever heard tell
of. :"
Nobody said word, and the big man
with bad reputation groaned. But
nothing could stop the one-eyed man.
Greatest hand to try experiments
that ever lived, my uncle was; always
experimenting.
''Scientistl'' asked the little man,
meekly.
''Naw-just an ordinary man. Run
q theatre at one time. Took it into his
head to try an experiment on the folks
that always come late. Advertised per
Torrance will begin at II o'clock mid
night sharp. Eight men came in from
1870 to 1916, and at 1:25 O woman
walked down the middle aisle with two
children, and seven persons had to get
up to allow her to get to her seat.
"That's funny, said the little man.
Nothing funny about it," said the
big man; Gust what the tarnal fool
might have expected.
''Then another time my Uncle was
superintendent of railroad The pas
senger train had always left ut p. M,
but one day for an experiment he adj
vertised all over that 'to accommodate
the patrons of the Great Disaster route,
the / o'clock train would not leave till T.
As the train pulled out past the water
tank that evening, six women who want.
ed to go on it stood on the platform
kissing their friends good by, and man
from the First Ward went whooping
down the track jerking a uncovered
trunk behind him and reaching out for
the rear platform. At SIS man and
his wife and four children and canary
bird and a cat in basket came into the
depot and wanted to know how long be-
fore the train would start. "
''Strange circumstance" murmured
the little man.
'Nothing strange except that a man
will sit and tell such Internal lies,
growled the big man.
''But the biggest experiment my uncle
even tried was when he was in the Legis.
lature. He drew up bill and got it
through, and it became a law, extend
ing the time when taxes became delin-
quent from the LIST of February to the
LIST of June. He wanted to see if as
many people would still get left.
"Well, did there 2" asked the little
man.
"My uncle was too mad ever to tell
You see he was so busy watching the re-
suits of his experiment that he never
thought about his own taxes till June
70, and when he went in to pay he found
costs and interest and treasurers' fees
and sheriff's fees and clerks fees count
ed up so they were raising the roof right
off the court house, and he finally lost
all his property on tax title" Then
the one-eyed man glared at the big man
md went out before he couid say a word.
e. II. CaIruth IN Chicago Tribune.
The South western news., 1888-01-18
A MIXED UP STORY.
Curious Story of a Pensioner. a
Dead Man, a Bear and Three
Wives,

The Pension Department has nm.
eGrthed a queer, long story, one end Of
which rests in Michigan and the otbe,
end in Pennsylvania A veteran in
Pennsylvania applied fora pension and
proved up as Daniel Tenney, of tba
Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company +. A woman in Stanton
Mich, applied at about the same time nc
the widow of the same soldier. Now that
a man should be alive and still have
widow was proposition that the pension
sharks were not prepared to admit. and
an investigation was instituted It re.
suited in showing that the woman was
acting in perfect good faith and be-
ileyed that she was widow, and that
furthermore she was a good and honest
person. Her husband was q worthless
old chap, more fond of going out hunt.
ing and wearing coonskin cap than he
was OF working for living. One dav
he started out for hunt and never came
back. The neighbors at Stanton made
up their minds that he had persisted in
the woods, and soon as the snow went
off the next Spring they found the
mangled body of q man, black bear
and coonskin cap lying in the woods
near Farwell, and from the surround.
ing circumstances it was supposed
without doubt, that Tenney and
the bear had INDUCED in q discussion
which had resulted fatally to both, and
that Mrs. Tenney was widow. It is
now found that Tenney was not killed
by the bear, but had slid out to Pennsvl-
vanla, where he took up life with an
other woman, who was his first and law
tut wife, Of whose existence it is pre-
sumed the Michigan woman knew
not.
Finally the Pennsylvania wife went to
Nebraska to get rid of him. Then he
married another woman. Now the
question arises, "Who killed that bear
and the man that was found dead by the
bears' The man certainly had on Ten
ney's clothes. If the bear killed the
man, how did he get Tenney's clothes
and put them on the dead body? A
bear cannot do such thing, especially
when he is feeling that he him
self is about to die. Now, the eyes of
supicion look towards Tenpey, and the
natural conclusion is that he NAV know
more about who dressed up that corpse
than any one else. Meanwhile no one
has got the pension, and there are three
women in this land who think they have
an undivided interest in the husband
ship of Daniel Tenney. Mr.. Tenncy
is Mt large in the woods of Northern
Pennsylvania and keeping mighty still
about 1t all.-Detr0H J0TRaE.
The South western news., 1888-01-18
TENDER AND TRUE.
NATHAN D. URNER.

render ana true vast thou ever
IN sunshine and tempest, dear hearth
When the world fell away, thou didst never,
though dazzlngly tempted depart;
"neh fortune seemed furthest, vet nearest
y asst thou, with those sweet ewes of blue
WazS2 she smiled TO deceive me- hearts dear SGT
Stiis sill vast thou tender and true!
u est rec'ezsber the bridge by the river,
Whore lS4St my fond heart ut thy feet
AND Thy pauSs ere thy lips would deliver
>, Inc answer y grave and so sweet?
IL was TINS; II NS poor friends forsake me-
A work-girl's hs,kS lot I've passed throughs
But If. as am, thGS wouldst take me,
L VIII always be %Nder ard true
host remember thy wSvds Mt the altar
The rite said the ring on thy hand
as we Doth seemed q mUuent to falter
In the Old church's chaMoeI 50 gralld2
Like psalm IN mine ear tNC v were waited,
Iheneeforth fainting hopeg to rene W.
lhey were these, only three bNt thence crafGGu
On memory-"Tender and tfNo!"
All well thou remembrest my Mary,
By that swift, changing blush perceive
by that smile, whose sweet light could ne'es
vary, -0 u
~ by that glance and thy bosom's soft heavei
Come, twlne those dear loving arms round me-
Angel VIE, while our loves we review
SS5@tough tho long years have found thee.
My 1athiul one, tender ard true!
The South western news., 1888-01-18


He climbed it nimbly, released II o.
at the top of the gate, aud dropped into ~
,. 1t was now the question of a minnie.
TIME IN reaching and scaling the secoUS
gate before the relieving guards came ou
49,, My IN lost no time in acting promptly
outside gate 0'0' 'ne
He had reached its top when he tbriIIoa
to quick alarm. 1''''ed
Halt
From the Enclosure peremptory voio.
spoke, but he needed not its mand ,te '0''s
One of the retiring guards had discov
ered him' and rifle was aimed at his COW.
ering figure at the top of the gate. Wv
With spring he reached the ground on.
side the prison walls as bullet went orasI
ing through the gate at the place he haS
DUST been. u"e
The South western news., 1888-01-18
CHAPTER xxx.

AT LAST.
"Giulio Elliott, and FIRE e!"
Vance gasped the words as he saw tho
man he believed to be a close prisoner, and
apparently surrounded by friends.
Giuiio never glanced at him. His man.
ner calm and serious, he took q seat by the
side of the mufiled man and remained ST.
lent.
The strange lawyer advanced into the
room.
This is the real heir to The Wynne for
tune, he said, indicating Giulio.
"Preposterous!"
Vance calculated the word forcibly, but
his manner was agitated and frightened.
I'VE shall see replied the lawyer, cool
ly. I'VE are prepared to prove our claim.
"When?"
"Here and now"
DO so if you car"
"Ihe papers.
The lawyer extended his hand to the
muffied man
The latter produced yellow, time worn
packet of papers, and handed them to the
attorney.
These papers were recovered few days
since from an old Italian who has had them
for many years. and whose brother gave
them to him when he died.
Vance, growing steadily paler, was silent.
THE Eame of that brother was Giuseppe
Santo.
Vance started.
You seem to be familiar with the name,
Mr.. Vance.
Il may have heard it before. What Of it?"
- This of it. This man Santo was the
CHOSEN all y and accomplish Of one Dyke.
The South western news., 1888-01-18
BY GENEVIEVE ULMAR,
from the Chicago Ledger.l
CHAPTER EXVIIT-Continued.


You have called about the Wynne claim.
alr Vance, asked one OF the lawyers.
eyes"
I'VE wrote you that the court had de.
cided to allow it. You claim that you are
the only living heir to the fortune?"
do.
@You aannot trace the Wynne children,
and assume that they are dead?'
"The law llso assumes that" rejoined
Vance
That is true. provided there is no con-
lest.
There is none, I believe"
Until now. no."
Vance started
And now?" he asked. in a startled tone
Of voice.
"a claim has been made that takes pre-
sedence of YOUR own
"Impossibiel"
The lawyer nodded to the strange lawyer.
The latter arose to his feet, and said:
Yes, l represent contesting interest in
behalf of my client.
He motioned TO the muffled stranger at
his side
Vance stared curously at the lawyers
companion, but the latter paid no attention
TO the scrutiny.
And who is your client, may I ask?" in
quired Vance, in slightly contemptuous
lone
That you shall know in time"
And why not now?"
Because We propose to present our
.laim step by step. We deny that you are
ihe heir to the Wynne estate"
Indeed"
I'VE claim that two children take pre-
cedence."
you mean the children of Robert
Wynne?"
Yes"
They disappeared fifteen years age
They were stolen then; yea
Vance paled slightly,
ABsye they been t7aced?" he demanded
s&steadiiy, 6 perceptible tremor in his
gHice.
Eyes.
And are living?"
One of them is.
prove that.
ave shall see
The lawyer walked toward the next room,
opened the door, and disappeared from view.
An impressive silence reigned in the
apartment he had just left
fever OF dread haunted Vance, but he
attempted to seem unconcerned.
lie tfltiei with the morning paper lying
on the desk before him
Suddenly he started and became fright
fully pale
For his eye, wandering over the printed
page before him, had become fascinated
with an item that had enchanted his atten-
ton.
1t was dated at the prison home of one of
his victims, and read:
Robert Wynne, convict number one
thousand and ten, escaped from the 9eni-
Tertiary last night
A thrill of the keenest apprehension
made the anxious plotter sick at heart.
Was retributlon at last closing in upon
him?
Was the silent, muffled stranger some Sc
cret foe, waiting sternly to oyerwhelm him
with revelation of his true identity at a
decisive moment?
Might he not be Robert Wynne himself?
Distracted by thousand contending
emotions, Dudley Vance saw the door of
the next room open.
The strange lawyer stood upon it's
threshold.
I'VE claim that one of the stolen children
of Robert Wynne is alive" he said.
Can you produce this heir?" demanded
Vance, sneeringly.
ave can.
"And can prove his heirshipP"
"Undeniably."
"Who. is he?"
The lawyer stepped aside.
Dudley Van ce started back with star
tied, incredulous cry as he made way for a
new arrival.
Giulio Elliott entered the room.
The South western news., 1888-01-18
THE J0K FRS BUDGET.
THE HUMOR OF THE FUNNY
WRITER'S.
A Cruel Parent.-Amusing Smith.
Some Styie.-Wanted to Realize.
Not Necessary Scared, ETC., etc.
a CLEAR cAsr.

"Young man" said the physician,
impressiyely, "your symptoms Indicate
fatty degeneration Of the heart"
81 presume they do, doctor" replied
the youth, dejeetedly. II am engaged
to a young woman who weighs 314
pounds. ~ Chicago Tribune.
The South western news., 1888-01-18
MAKING Hay.

"You seem to be enjoying yourself,
Bobby" said one of the guests at a din
ner party.
Yes" assented Bobby, with his
mouth full. "Tm maxim the most of it,
SCARED.
A freight car labeled powder" stand
ing at Phillipsburgh for two days, Gre
atad much apprehension and people
stunned it. When opened, however,
it was seen to contain barrels of apples
The barrels were as full as when they
We're shipped.
wHY9
Mistress-Why, Mary, told you t.
make up my room an hour ago, and
here it is in terrible disorderl
Mary-Yis, mum, an did make it
mp; but tho master came in to put on a
elaine collar, mum, and he lost the but
ton. -Ep0ch.
The South western news., 1888-01-18
a HEARTnENp1Na scENr.

"My DEAR said lady to her mill
lonaire husband, L have some dread
full news to break to you. You must
summon all your fortitude for the sake
Of your wife and children"
Speak, he said, hoarsely.
"lhe coal is out.
Great heavens, has it come to this?"
and the millionairebowed his head and
Wept.
The South western news., 1888-01-18

"Do you think you have nerve
enough to be n reporter 4" asked the
managing editor of an applicant.
81 think 50, sir.
And what makes you think soW
Tim only twenty, was the reply;
but | have already proposed 20 i've diff
ferent girls. '--Judge.
The South western news., 1888-01-18
NOT MY FATE,

! name is Henry
Bassette. I am
an engrayer b V
trade, by birth Il
Freuchnan, by
e d ucation an
American. N Y
age is five and
twenty, and l am
by no means q
rich man. Had 1
laap ON, I .,u