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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-05
Not Quite so Bad.

The prosecution of several Italians in Waterbury short time ago brought to light the fact that there is an agency in that city for the purpose of selling the labor of Italians to contractors. They are sent out in charge of an interpreter, who is connected with the agency, and who de- ducts percentage of their wages as pay ment to the agency for selling them. Yet we foolishly imagined that slavery was abolished in this country.-New Britain Independent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-05
HARD LUCK FOR THE DUTFYs.
One Boy Broke His Leg and His Cousin il
 Going For Help Followed Suit.

Summer street, New Haven fell and broke his leg while fooling on the Wallace street bridge Saturday afternoon. Michael Duffy, Tommy's cousin, was sent for the injured lads father who was working on a building on Clark street On going through the building Michael fell through the beams to the cellar, distance of 12 feet. He struck on a water pipe, badly breaking and cut ting his leg. The accidents occurred dur ing space of 10 minutes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-05
A Human Incubator.

A man in East Winsted carried an egg in pocket inside his waistcoat for twenty one days on 8 wager of $1O that it would hatch from the natural warmth of his body and while he was talk ing with some friends the other day the peep of achicken announced that he had won his wager.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-05
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION FAIR
The Opening Night all That Could |

The Opening Night all That Could be
 Desired.
 There was large attendance at the opening of the Immaculate Conception fair in the new St Patrick's hall Saturday even ing. The hall was handsomely draped ,and the many useful and valuable articles made an interesting display. The different tables were presided over as follows: Con- vent table, Mrs Charles Jackson; choir table, Miss Mary J. Russell scapular table, Mrs John Shanley; Holy Name table, Miss Mary A. Donahue; candy table, Misses Louise Weston and Sarah Hayes. Joseph St Louis and Owen Shields dispensed re- treatments. The gallery of art was pre- sided over by Miss Maggie Grimes, while Mrs Catherine Egan sat in a gypsy tent and told fortunes for a nominal sum. John Lawlor acted ss postmaster-general. An army of pretty canvassers provided with new books and sharp pencils were o hand at the opening, and to their efforts will be largely due the success of the fair. Mayor Boughton's address of welcome was an interesting review of the growth of | Catholicity in Waterbury and was listened | to with the greatest interest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-05
AN OLD TRICK.
An Aged Farmer of Orange Swindled
 Out of S2,O0O.

An Aged Farmer of Orange Swindled
 Out of S2.O0O.
 About two weeks ago two strangers called at Farmer Woodruff's place, in rd Grange and as usual qhax i1 such games in the property for the purpose of starting stock farm. The other incidental business was gone through with, and the result was that in few days 5000 of the sum that Woodruff has been employed several years in saving, lined the pockets of the two swindlers. There is but little hope that the confidence men will be captured ], though Woodruff gave Chief of Police Bollman, of New Haven, a good descrip tion of them. They are now undoubtedly revelling in the dives of New York on the fruits of their successful game. Woodruff is nearly so years of age and is typical farmer one of the kind that neglects to read the daily paper and keep up to time on the methods of rogues.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-05
Two Men Blown up.

aESoUTH WINDHAM, Me-, Nov 5.-The Oriental powder mills blew up to-day fatally injuring Walter Childs and Edward Williams
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-05

Look at the display of watches in the window of Lake, Strobel & Go, successors to D. c. Calendar & Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-05
Failed For &1OO,OOO.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ark, Nov 5.-Bucl & Trexler, general merchants, have failed for $100,0 900.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
Stabbed Once More.

.'Lets see." he said. as he entered a
jefferson avenue clothing store, ''who
was it that was stabbed in the house
of his friends?"
'.Vhenp" asked the clothier.
''Why, long ago. in the palmy days
of Greece and Rome. Hang it, the
name is familiar, but can't call it."
did he die?'
"Why. yes, of course. Lets see. It
wasn't Plato. nor Cicero, nor d.
ogenese, was it?'
my friendt, said the clotheir. as he
looked him up and down, where you
got dat suit of clothes?"
.Thisp bought this suit in Bos-
tor"
'.YhelL den, if you go to Boston
maype You find out who stabbed some-
pody by his friendt's houser' Detroit
Free Press
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
CONCERNING LUCK.
A Few Words About the Favorites ant
Victims of Fortune.

A Few Words About the Favorites and
Victims of Fortune.
One of the unluckiest men we have
ever known was even conscious of his
ill-luck, and declared that, somehow
OF another, the off-chance always hit
him. 1t was partly true; but the in.
innate friends who knew and loved
him understood well that there was in
him this awkwardness this re-
dundancy of angles presented to fate,
in very high degree, that, being at
once good man. a thoughtful man.
and n highly-cultivated one, he al
ways in critical moments contrived to
do precisely the wrong thing. This
capability of being incapable is by no
means unusual and the first Roths.
child was probably right from his
point Of view when he said that
he never would employ an un-
lucky man. On the other
hand the lucky man is usually
the man who fits his fortunes, who.
whether apparently able or stupid, can
do just what his especial circumstances
require him to do. Very stupid men
are often ready men. armed with
readiness as of dogs when they twist
from under cartwheel unhurt. The
'.fool who makes fortune is usually
man with just the foresight, or the
Judgment or the intuitive perception
of the way things are going-a faculty
like long-sight or keen hearing and
independent of intellectual power
requisite to make large profits quick
ly. In fact the fortunate man is usu-
ally the man who, in conseq uence OF
some hidden quality in his nature. de-
serves fortune. Nevertheless, there is
a residuum Of true personal good or
i'll luck of men to whom things hap
pen so unusual, and so little expli-
cable by their acts or any thing that
either is or can be in themselves, that
the world. despairing of interpreta-
ton, considers them either favorites or
the victims of fortune. Spectator.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
The Raven at Home.

That self-preservation is the first law
Of the raven is exemplified in the nest
ing season. Unlike the rook he does
not colonlze, and this is, perhaps,
fortunate, for colony of ravens, with
a concentration of energies, would
constitute a questionable organiza-
ton. Ravens pair when very young,
and keep together in couples during
the whole OF the year. They never
congregate in focks Their eggs are
not easily robbed, as they build in
isolated places in rocks of the widest
description, each pair being generally
miles apart from the other, so that,
for the most part, it is impossible to
get at their nests. A ravens nest is
usually constructed on a led ge half
way down the cliffs. Its framework
is composed Of decayed branches Of
trees, shrubs, and the stems of old
heather. and it is tastefully lined In
side with wool, fog. hair and feathers.
-6ussderlG,sd Eng. Echo.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
COUNTRY EDITORS.
Hard Working Citizens Who $50 Forth
Conqaering and to Conquer"


Conqaering and to Conquer
This heading is brief description
of one of the heaviest taxed specimens
of the human race. The writer has
been there twenty-five years of his
most active life. There are many of
the duties, privileges and pleasures of
the position of which any one could
envy country editor And yet it
is life OF servitude and ingratitude.
A country editor has to ssread his pa.
pers and write his editorials at night,
when he should lay aside the work and
troubles of Life to enjoy the society OF
his family. which he too fire.
quently has no time to get
fairly acquainted with. In the
day he sticks type, makes up forms.
folds papers. makes up the mails.
runs errands, collects bills. saws
wood, works in the garden, attends
political caucuses. heads and leads
forward every enterprise for building
up his town, making public improve
ments. building churches, and es-
pecially by every device in his power
making great politicians out of the
most unworthy specimens of human
ity. And then he is the first man
neglected, and worst man abused Of
any one in the community. He has
to do gratuitously ten times as much
work for the public, for the party. for
the church. for society, for all char
table objects, as any person in his
village. He is the pack horse and
the drudge for every interest and en-
terprise.
The privileges of the position are
the opportunities to go free. or as q
dead-head, to all shows theaters,
benefits, ETC., after doing. gratuitous-
ly, ten times as much work and ad-
vertising for them as would pay for
tickets. But the real zest a country
editor has, is raining fire and brin-
stone down on the heads of all political
or personal enemies, and all miserly
and niggardly souls who live off So
ciety by the various devices which
rascality can invent. which somewhat
compensates for the servitude and ex-
actions required of him. And coun-
try editors are generally good men
perfected probably through suferings.
and they live to very old age. pre-
served, it is supposed, by the deter
min alton to live until their last enemy
is made to bite the dust. Country
editors are mostly like the man on the
white horse which ST. John saw:
''They go forth conquering and TO con.
quer. "-Des Aoines Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
Night and Home.

1t is night now; and here is home.
Gathered under the quiet roof elders
and children lie alike at rest In the
midst of great peace and calm the
stars look out from the heavens. The
silence is peopled with the past; sor.
rowful remorses for sins and short
comings-memories Of passionate joys
and grIefs rise out of their graves,
both now alike calm and sad. Eyes.
as / shut mine, look at me, that have
long ceased to shine. The town and
fair landscape sleep under the star
light wreathed in autumn mists.
Twinkling among the houses light
keeps watch here aud there in what
may be sick chamber or two. The
clock tolls sweetiy in the silent air.
Here is night and rest An awful
sense of thanks makes the heart swell,
and the head bow. as / pass to my
room through the sleeping house. and
feel as though hushed blessing was
upon it. = -Thackeray.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
GENUINE BLONDES.
q Type of Feminine Beauty Which 1.
Rapidly Disappearing.


Rapidly Disappearing.
In the course of fifteen minutes
walk on Broadway the other day re-
porter counted two hundred women,
young and old, with hair ranging from
a medium brown to the darker shades
which all but artists call black. Only
thirteen women were passed who were
of the pronounced blonde order.
Three of these were of the reddish
classes and the hair of two had ap-
parently been bleached, At the thea
ter. the same evening, of fifty women
within easy range, six had fair skins.
blue eyes and light hair They sat
surrounded by bevy of dark women.
who gave its prevailing tone to the
complexion of the house. Interest in
the results observed led next morning
to public school. One class
Of eighty girls had eight blondes
to seventy-two average browns
and brunettes. Another of sixty
five girls had sixteen tair-haired pupils
to fifty five standard brown heads and
udlhoIs LII d tulEu CLASS Clo pIOPOI
tions were seven light to fifty muddy
and dark. The statement may be
hazarded that not above eight or ten
per cent. of New York women arc
blondes. In the big dry-goods stores
one is waited on by salesgrls with
brown bangs and brown, black, hazel
Or gray eyes. There is clerk i'll one
esta blishment who is celebrated among
half the shopping population for her
wonderful, babyish gold hair. the type
commanding by its rarity instant at
tention. Go anywhere where pretty
girls congregate and you meet tall.
striking looking figures with dark hair
and big, dark eyes. Is the blonde type
disappearing. and if so. why? Among
men the prop portion of blondes seems
to be triie larger than among wom-
en-. In both sexes, however in spite
of the strong infusion of Teutonic
blood, the lark complexion dominates.
If you don't believe it make some OBJ
servations when you go into public
place and see. IN. y MaM and E1-
press.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
TREATMENT OF CALVES.
Useful Advice for inexperienced and
ThOughtless Farmers.

Useful Advice for inexperienced and
Thoughtless Farmers
Let the calf run with the cow until
the milk is fit to use. A newborn calf
is weak, like baby; its stomach is
not strong enough to digest milk that
is swallowed quickly or poured down
its throat only twice day, and it is
cruel to compel it to do 80. 1t needs
to suck a little at a time. and often.
Besides, it learns to drink mach easier
after it has grown strong by running
with its mother three or four days
And, by all means, use a calf-feeder.
which max es it suck milk naturally.
Try it; your calves will do much
better. After it learns to suck the
feeder (which will not be long) it can
be taught to first drink part OF its
mess and then suck the rest, and so
weaned from the feeder gradually.
Finally, don't be so cruel as to feed .
calf only twice day for the first few
weeks. A young calf gets hungry
just as often as baby does and ii
you are kindhcartsd and wish the calf
to thrive, you will feed it at least three
times day till it gets older and
stronger
I'm teaching calf to drink it Is gen.
orally necessary TO give it finger to
suck while holding its moath in the
milk. Strange to say thexs are even
now farmers who don't know this.
but will llet the poor thing 60 hungry
till it will either drink or hos to be
killed. An excellent self-feeder is
made by boring half hole
through the side of a wooden pail juss
above the bottom and directly under
one of the ears. Then take piece Sf
nursing bottle tubing three or fear
inches long "a short piece can be got
of any druggisD. and strip of heavy
sheeting about five inches wide and
foot or two long, with wide hem or
fold on one edge, and roll up the tube
snugly in the cloth till it makes
roll large enough to fit rather tightly
in the hole in the pail, but not tightly
enough to press the rubber tube to-
gether and close it. The folded edge
| of the cloth makes one end of the roll
larger than the other. Now draw
this roll nearly through the hole from
the inside of the pail. fasten The inner
and larger end with a few tacks, hem
down the loose edge of the cloth and
1t is done. The milk runs slowly
through the tube, and the calf learns
| to suck it at once. Cor. ~ !. 1rsouEs
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
WHAT A CONTRAST.
The House OF the Industrious Mechanic
and That of the Idler.


and That of the Idler.
What contrast does the home Of
the sober, ind ustrious mechanic pre-
sent to that of the idler and the disso-
lutte! In the one there reigns peace.
comfort and independence; in the 9th
er, misery. hunger and dirt. The one
is little palace. in which the con-
tentment kings court holds absolute
sway; the other hovel. where vice
breeds and spawns depravity on the
highways of life. One glance into the
interior of the former dwelling is
worth whole days inspection of the
splendid one of noble; for the form.
er is associated with the happiness Of
thousands. the latter with that of
single family. The mansion Of the no.
BILE may be decorated with the gems Of
art and genius-it may present more
than oriental luxury of appear
ance; but the contrast between
it and the cottage of the
sober artisan is mmeasurably in
favor of the latter, as far as those
higher estimates Of human happiness.
which are based on something superior
to mere superficial grandeur. may be
allowed to sway our Judgment In the
one we see rugged labor, the soul and
sinew of the nation, reposing like
giant gathering strength for renewed
exertion; in the other we perceive
effefninacy ''lolling on a lewd day
couch deploring the slowness of that
time which silently and slowly brings
its votary nearer to that end which, in
his old age, he breads, and endeayors
BY all manner Of shifts and ingenuities
to avoid. In the one there is straight
laced. artificial discipline. which
freezes the heart and contracts the
mind; in the other an Innocent free
dom, which tolerates the laugh and
jest on all occasions. and vet allows
the graver moments of existence to
exert their sanitary influence. r
LedQef.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
FULL OF FUN.

An old woman may be an incor~
rigible gossip. but when you como
right down to facts the peacock is the
greatest tall bearer of all ST Paul
Herald.
Mrs. Skinner-'Isn't your coffee
all right, Mr.. Gagley? Want some
more hot water?" The New Boarde r
THANK you. no. It's quite wet
enough already. "-Judge.
II often wonder what my ancestor
Adam said when he first met Eve"
'Was he an ancestor of yours?'
Certainly" 'Then guess he asked
her to loan him $2." "-Lincoln Jour.
nal.
She (at the theater)-''What a
long, stacy stride Mr.. Ham, the
tragedian, has," He-''Yes; I under
stand he has acquired that gait by
travelling on every other tie. '-7he
Epoch.
-Bjones "That fellow Gagley tried
to borrow $500 of me this morning.
Smythe-.'Five hundred2 He must be
cracked!" Bjones-"No. he's moi
cracked. He's broke. "-Life.
Pa" said little Johnnie, "teach.
er is thinking about promoting me. "
How do you know?' From what
she said to-day" ''And what was
that?" ''she said if l kept on I'd be.
long to the criminal class. '-Merchant
Traveller.
Did 1 understand you to say
there was drought in the island Of
Cubae' ''You may have SO under
stood me, but I merely said the island
was out of water" ''Well, doesn't
that constitute "a Oh, yes! l see.
Every island is out of water. of
course"
First Way back Deacon (whispering)
tits beginning to rain end there
are only two umbrellas in the vesti-
bule." Second Way back Deacon
"Who brought them?'' Those two
strangers in the back seat" "Humph!
Back seats is no place for strangers.
Show EN- into front pew" "-Omaho
World
Mrs. Flatte-''There is no doubt
about it; this is the worst cook we
have ever had. Positively not 4 de.
cent thing to eat on the table-but she
does the wash most beautifully" :"
Mr.. Flatte (gloomily)-"Pity we can''
eat the wash. Puck.
"A newly arrived Irishman walked
a long distance under the elevated
road in New York. Meeting police
man he asked: "Phere's the watherp"
There ain tnone." Irish.
man ''Shure. it's long bridge for
nary river" "
-'Miss Allibone." said Mr.: Bean,
as they sat by the dim light of a
turned down kerosene lamp. ''yom
voice is constant reminder to me of
a beautiful song" ''Ah! Mr. Bean.
how sweet of you to say that Is ii
any particular song?" Eyes; the
'Star-spangled Banner because you
always begin with oh, sayr"
An Austin colored man, with pro-
truding eyes, rushed into Justice
Tegner's Office and exclaimed q
wants Colonel Jones who Ibis mex door
to me put under 81. 900, 900 bonds ter
keep de peace" Has he threatened
your life9" He has dope dat berry
ting. He sold he war gwine ter fill de
mex niggah he found after dark in his
hen-house plum full oh buckshot. y
1e1as SJtimgs.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

-Sods kept moist and warm by the
stove afford good means of testing
:he vitality of garden seeds.
Give your boys piece Of land for
their own use, and dom interfere with
the management of it. Let them make
mistakes if they will. There will never
be time when they will be less OK.
pensive.
An important factor in successful
farming is the keeping of the proper
amount of stock to consume the prod
ucts of the farm, and especially those
kinds of stock which may be kept at Il
profit, with view also of enriching
the soil
According to the RuroS Neao
Yorker's experience, the largest crops
of potatoes attainable can be raised
only when (1l q sufficient quantity
OF suita bic food is supplied; when (2)
the plants are not seriously checked
by dry weather, and (S) when they
grow in mellow soil.
You can set the bull dog on the
predatory tramp, you can feed the
potato bugs with paris green, you can
entice the book agent into the bull
pasture, but what are you going to
do with that greatest enemy of
thrifty farm-the man who knows too
much to learn of others?- Western
| PloU7nan.
in oh 10
ing. 1t has to be done by feeding.
The sheep have to eat something, and
that something has to be sweet feed,
grass, grain, vegetables. fruit or any
thing that is wholesom and nutritious,
but must be abundant and unfailing.
Weeds, brush and briars will keep
sheep alive, but don't ask sheep to
grow mutton or wool on such pastures.
"A very successful poultry fancier
in Western New York rejects ground
feed and "hot mash notions as con-
trary to nature for chickens and hens.
He feeds cracked grains (corn, wheat
etc. dry, and has the best of results.
Millet and grass seed are excellent
feed. Hens generally refuse whole
rye, selecting from mixture OF whea at
and rye the wheat and leaving the
rye. From eating ground wheat and
rye mixed with water poultry
keeper says some of his best hens died
crop-bound.
The cherry tree is very impatient
of wet. Land can scarcely be too
hard and dry for it to thrive. 1t is
quite common to have cherry trees
near the house. This is very well If
the soil is we'll drained. as it should
be around dwelling. But if it is the
habit of the women folks to throw
washing water and other slops at the
back door, it will be apt to kill cherry
trees located near there. This is cften
an unsuspected reason why cherry
trees in such place mysteriously die
while others escape.
An English analyst recently re-
ceived twelve specimens of supposed
butter, which he was to analyze to dis
cover which was pure and which was
oleomargarine. After taking what he
wanted he set the twelve plates in his
laboratory. Next morning the butter
had disappeared from ten and on two
it remained. These two were adulter-
ated and the others pure. Suspecting
mice, he set out other plates, some con-
tanning pure and some adulterated in
various degrees. Again the pure but
ter was cleared away. and slightly
adulterated half eaten, and the much
adulterated only nibbled.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

An insane women escaped from a
Michigan asylum, and to prevent be-
ing captured she climbed a tree. All
efforts to persuade her to descend fall
ing, the tree was chopped down and
eased to the ground by the attendants.
Its burden was then seized and taken
back to the hospital.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

AN exchange says. from reading
papers setting forth the many advan-
tages Of dehorning cattle. we have
come to. the conclusion that God
didn't know how to make cow; and.
judging from the many bobtaii
horses we see. we are led to believe
that the horses were not made right.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

If you do not keep your COW in
clean, dry. comfortable quarters you
can not expect her to give avery large
amount Of milk; IL your chickens are
not watched and attended to, don't
expect much from them
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

"A farmers journal advises against
using foreign potatoes for seed. as its
experience with them has not been
satisfactory.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

Miss Olive Green and Ivory White
were welded in an Iowa town recens-
IL, Rev. Nil. Black performing the cer-
emony.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-04-01
store Ac counts.

Beware nf the convenient store nc
count on which goods nIe bought from
time to time. 1t has been the min Of
many II man. 1t las been called ''open
account" and appropriately so, for il is
the broad way to bankruptcy. II il
called n standing" account, md prop
erly so called, for il stands in the why
Of prosperity. II is calfsd L ~aut'ng"
account, md well it may Ne. for oply, n
few men are nblc to keep up with ill.,,
[ Marette journal.