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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
N. H. < H. Railroad Tine Table,

Trains Leave Waterbury as Follows: New fcTkm55o Ss1. lo5i a. m: 24a. 7sl D. m.;
 sunday. ;. I5 D. m
 Return D. '. a nl: ]. l. 1 .s5 ID mn New Havcn-5.0 S..G. lO.5i a. Il: a4s 7sI nm
 Return. '-l5. 9.5s a. m. ]. go. 5s5 73O nm. Bridgep 3rt-5ao. Sea. l0.5l g. ,'.: 242 7.SI; Sun
 day l. i5 D. nl-
 Return 7.lS. a.JsS a pea- cr : se 2s ', ,o
 Sunday. 5-;jo a. in ' '
 sunday. +.I5 D. nl- ' '
 Return. s-5i lO:s3 a. ul-: SOS 6ss Sl3pm
 sunday. S2G ..- I.N. "atertown-65O S-53. II. a m, 4lO. Gle. 7.s5 ID.
 m: saturday. 9.l5 p. ua. | hetuln 6.a0. L'. le.l5 a. l1.: S.g7 5s5 GgS
 D. nl- Saturiay. S-0y D. m. lh"l'''ston-Si iS Il.TT a. nl.: :a -n n 4la. Sam day, 9.I0 a. m.
 ketnls 7.3S I0-21 a. m: 2sa G.5. ID. m: sunday. 3.50 D, m Torinsion-SiS 1o.r ;E liI. a. n.: 7 sIo F. m: sun Return. s.3i. lc.oi a. aa.: lss ess Tn m Sunday 3.25 p. ln. IT. ' "msted,SiS iiI7 a. rsl.: 2-5.. nc D. lsa: sunday BIO a. nl. Return; 7ls 9,4o a, l,,.: Iaa. e.io P. n..: s,n- day. 3.01 P, n- O. M SHEPARD. General Sup.i.
 CT. HAMPSTEAD. General Pass. Agent
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM,
LOCATION or EoxEs.

LOCATION or BOXES.
 G-Exchange Place ii-East Main street and woleolt Read. I5-cor. Cherry and East Main. ss-Ircn Bridge. West Main. al-waterbuTy Brass Cp tl1rivafea so-corlscT Johnson and AXssssFxii. sS-coiner Prospect ard Grove. sI-Junc. North Main. Grove anu Ne41h Eln. Ss-cor. Washington anl south Main. Si-Waierbury Buckle Co. sgTiSaieA S-Benedict < BurIlian ( O. tfssgsgt.ss. 3G-waterbuTy Watch Ca, lEslss.ss.a 3s-Cur. Grand and south Main. 3Ia-Corner Meadow and Bank 3iI-Coruxr Meadow and Cedar. 2l-Plume < Atwood Cn fg..essia.a as3-Holmes. Booth X Hay,.elas sIaiyaas.A 3s4-No. |. Engine House
 is-Coner Union and Franklin
 is-scovin Mfg. Co. lprigsl.lj
 4S-Ccrner Clay and Mil.
 i6-No. Engine HouSe.
 4'-Corner Dublin and Doolitsl,. Alleg.
 sS-waieTbury Manufacturing Company -ais 4'-C"rner "f D.soliitlc Alley and Dssigin st 4-Corner Willow. and Wesl Nasps ss5-Corner simon and BurTlasn Sis. 1. Policemen have keys. RESTRICTIONS To ErY HoapEns To give an alarm. open fe door l.,ull rl,e h.A down once and lei go, then Ulasc tine door
 Do not pull the hook if the fire lps I. r small tl1 m the box s striking. as that il,gsfztlaS an lar, has already been given.
 Be particular la remain at ihc box until the ar flEal oi an oiicer "f the Fire Da;Er7gla. nj who will release the key. or. il circumstance n rnr permit rInalnlIi-. then the Ira5 fife. F ,ill vo turn Iiie h"A |" In" holder sas soon convenient fire. ~ N-'' eA 'a''
 key Holders upon changing .lat.g l.faio,,s ,svl pe'ise leave Word with ihe aicf Engineer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
Where Ignorance Had Been Bliss.

A near sighted man, who lives not far from Kingston, had never worn or looked through pair of glasses until Q short time ago. One day peddler called, and among other things, he offered eyeglasses for sale. He persuaded the man to ''try on' a pair. After the farmer had adjusted the glasses, he looked at objects in the room with astoD- ishment. Finally his eyes rested upon his wife, He took long look at her and then exclaimed: "Jane, Jane, I never would have married you if I had known you was 50 homely. ly."-Kingston (N. Y.) Freeman.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24

So we would say to our Republican friends be not '.too previous in expecta- ton of Democratic bolt to your ranks. We shall fight out thls fight to the end on our own hnes-but the fight does not i'm ply flight from the old banner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
Where lit Game From.

"Where is the island of Cuba situated?' asked an Austin school teacher of @ small, rather forlorn looking boy."
 ''I dunno, sir"
 ''Don't you know where sugar comes from?' ''Yes, sir, we borrows it from the next door neighbor. "-Texas Siftings"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
Time Necessary.

Magistrate ito Uncle Rastus)-I am sorry to see you here, Uncle Rastus Only week ago you experienced religion, and now you are up for chicken stealing.
 Uncle Rastus-Yes, yo' Honah, but it quires mon CT week, sah, fo' ter git to be much ob a saint.-New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
A lie that is all a lie
 You can crush and strangle outright But lie that is half the truth

Is harder battle to fight.
 We are inclined to take the professors s story as fib from the whole cloth-or based at best or worst in the indiscreet bab- bling of back stair dependent. But let it turn out to be true in every particular; let it be that the Cabinet Officer, if he did speak spoke the sentiments of the Cabinet; if the contempt for Connecticut's six electo- rial votes were the representation of even Presidential opinion, then be it remember ed that the President and his Cabinet are not the Democratic party-that the power that made can unmake; and that it is not needful for the Democrats of Connecticut to assert their constituent of the power in November next as between the two great parties, when at midsummer by choice of candidates within our own ranks we can pay the measure of indifference back again and remain true all the time to the party of ou" love and loyalty. The Democracy of the United States was an entity before the present Cabinet was placed ill position to kick down the ladder by which it up rose, and when MT Troup was not within its fold to imperil it by his partialities CT prsjudices.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
A Complete Collapse.

''Yes," he said. ''I tried once to eat thirty quail in thirty days, but found it impos- sible. Why, I failed on the third bird"
 ''Make you sick?'
 ''No, it didn't make me sick ran out of quail. "-New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
A Modest Request.

For your sake I'd slay dragons Did you order me to; I'd battle with giants
 Were it but to please you" She said, ''I'd not ask you
 Such vast deeds to do, But suppose we go muse OCT An oyster or two" -Tid Bits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
In the Garb of Genius.

Gentleman to stranger)-My friend, do you not find that the life of a tramp is Q very trying ones
 Stranger Indignantly I'm no tramp; I'm genius Epoch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24

ssF1NE weather overhead" observed to his friend. "Ah yes" the oth- CT replied 'but we are not walking that way" We'll, to-day overhead and under foot it is pleasant The Sun has fore cast of Spring in it's light and warmth the air is crisp and cheering, and the path ways in most places are clean and dry. The sleighing is still good, and everything to those who are we'll off conduces to en- joyment. But we must not be deceived by "pet days; there is long winter yet, be- fore the Spring flowers may be looked for, but meanwhile as we have often suggested there are flowers that may be gathered in profusion-the flowers of grateful acknowl- judgements for beneicense to the poor the flowers of self consciousness that you have even in small degrees shared your en-
 ioyments with Gods little ones.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
Charitable.

Have Q smoke, Simson?" said his friend, IS he passed out a fragrant Havana.
 ''No thank you, I've sworn off,"
 ''Well, put one in your pocket to smoke to- morrow "-Hartford Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
THE Market, 293 Bank Street, BROOKLYN.

n1srR1cT OF wATIRnURX' 1,aRar5 sS ,sss $ Probate
 Estate of Kate Coridon, late of Waterbury, i'll said District, deceased: ,,,,.
 The Administrator having exhibited his admin
 oRDHRrpNthat the asd day of Janpary 9p SuAs A. D. 1Iftice in Waterbury, be and the same is assigned for hearing on the allowance of said administra-
 ton with said estat ta and a 1es Geq esteS therein 10 appear at said time and place. by publishing this in published h ad M distin+ qua hv nosting copy on the public sign post in tue town Of Wateroury, "nere tne oe- ceaseu ias' o"ei" oHAs. ". GILLETTE, Judge
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
Beyond Human Aid.

II have nothing to say to you, sir," said the man in the prisoners cell to the clergy man who had called to offer consolation. II am entirely in the hands of my attorney"
 ''May heaven help you, my friend," said the minister, with deep feeling, as he turned to go-Chicago Tribune
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
The Level Headed Poet,

And thou art here again, beautiful snow! With joy hail thy coming, but before I write g. poem in thy praise, I'll go And shovel off the walk before my door.
 Boston Courier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24

WE are glad to note progress ill press matters; and our friends of the New Ha- ven Register give us opportunity i'll their publication of cut of their new stereotype press to congratulate them on the enter prise Which has resulted in manifest sue cess. The Registers new press has quite a metropolitic stamp about it; it looks like business, and long may it roll.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
What 1t Was Worth.

Young Man to editor)-What do you think ought to get for that poem, sirs Editor-You ought to get $1O
 Young Man (overjoyed)-O that is fully as much as expected.
 Editor-Yes; S1O or thirty days.
 That was more than he expected.-The Epoch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
An EDitaph.

A cartridge he picked up one day, sportsman dropped who passed that way: I'll put it in the stove, he said, And see if twill go of-it did.
 Boston Courier
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
Trials of Travel.

In the low ceilnged roof of strange hotel, When man is changing his shirt, And jabs his thumb in the plaster above, He growls, but he is not much hurt; But in hustling the collar on for train That's nearly due by the clock, How mad he gets when the button goes down, Deep down. way down in his sock
 -Oil City Blizzard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
They Still Do It.

They Still Do It. Said Smith to Jones' tell me, pray, The reasOn-if you know it-why The doctors do not bleed today Their patients as in years gone by? They bleed just as they used to do, Said Jones, these curers of our ills, Not with their lancets, it is true, For now they bleed us with their bills.
 Boston Courier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
The Cane Mystery.

EI1e CttI6 NySCtTys Who can the mystery explain That shrouds the choosing of a cane? Colossus twirls fairy wand, club swings in the dudelet's hand.
 -Tid Rits
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
Ground for SuSDicion.

Friend-Are you sure your guest is what he pretends to be!
 Host-Certainly.
 F.-He is a real lord!
 H.-Undoubtedly. Do you suspect him of being an imposter?
 F.-I do.
 H.-For what reason?
 F.-Because he gives unmistakable evidence of being we'll bred, and he's so polite and gentlemanly, you know.-Boston Courier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
A HarveEf.

The surgeon grins from ear to ear, The sfidiug track nr last is hsra
 -1gkcan,ut TxuNefen
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-24
In the COnservatory.

Miss Browning (of Boston)-Mr. Be1rill, do you believe that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?
 MT. Berrill (of Chicago)-It would to me. Miss B. Gnnocently)-Whys
 MT. B. miserably)-Because I have hay fever-Tid Bits.
The Delta independent., 1888-01-03
The!Poor Boy at Harv ar

Chicago Tribune.
Far differentare the circumstances under
which the povefty-stricken freshman
with an allowance Of $500 enters Upon his
academic career. He srOOnis" In College
House-a tumble down; uncomfortable
His apartment is unheated and ill:furnish-
ed. the atmosphere, though cold, is one
Of hard study. The young men in whose
company he is thrown have come t0 the
university, like himself, to work. They
are not frivolous. They have no money to
frivol upon. Many of them-being driven
by necessity to take serious view of ex
this subject.I may as well remark, paren,
his friends exhibit little or no interest. 1t
is in College House that headquarters of
the evangelical personation at Harvard are
once indentitiea e1aH with this laborious ele
ment the youth becomes known contempt
words, a person whose excessive industry
''feeds"-no other word will Justly express it
at Memorial Hall, with 900 others, at A50
per week. At such price-supposed to be
net cost, with no rent to pay-the food,
supplied thus by Wholesale, ought to be of
superlative quality. AS a matter Of fact,
frozen--he goes through four dreary years
of scholastic training, at the end Of which
he receives degree of A. B., after deliver
ing, in a shabby coat, before q large and
cultivated audience an Grafton upon the
advantages of Liberal Education" He
would have less to say did he know of what
small value acollege diploma really is tothe
young man who has to struggle for his
bread and butter in an unsympathetic
world.
The Delta independent., 1888-01-03
Yankee Thrift.

A financial man tells some interest
ing stories of a venerable Boston capi-
talist. He used to drive his own car
riage. two horse top buggy. One
day, just before Thanksgiving, he drove
down to Fanuel Hall market to bargain
for and get his own turkey for the fru-
gal but traditional feast at his house.
As he dreve up boy started out as il
to hold his team. At the same moment
he saw his cashier arriving on foot.
"Well, Smith," said the capitalist to
the cashier, "Where are you goingp''
"Going to the makert to get turkey
for Thanksgiving" said the cashier.
"Yesp Well, I'll tell you what well
do. 1 know 'em in here, and if yoh'll
hold my horses, think can go in and
buy two turkeys so that they'll come
cheaper than if we bought separate
w."
GAN right, said the cashier. He took
up his station at the horses heads
while the old man went into the market
ct. As he stood there kicking his feet
against the curbstone to keep them
warm, horrible suspicion came over
him that his employer had no idea Of
buying two turkeys, but had simply
adopted the plan as ruse to get him
to hold the horses and save the 5 cents
that would be expected by small boy
as the minimum compensation for hold.
ing the horses. The old man was gone
a long time. looking for bargain, nc
doubt. After while he hove In sight
through the door, and with but a sin.
gle turkey, done up in brown paper,
under his arm.
''No use, Smith, said he, 81 could.
MT make it go. We can do just as
well to buy on our own account. See.
ing that that was the case, 1 thought
probably you'd want to buy your tur.
key yourself"
He got into the carriage and drove
away, leaving the cashier the happy
consciousness that he had, at the sac.
rifice of his time and comfort, saved a
millionaire 5 cents.-Boston Tran.
SCRIPT
The Delta independent., 1888-01-03
Bill Nye and the Barber.

From the New York World.
Today got shaved at a barber shop, where
l begged the operator to kill me to put me
out of misery.
1 have been accustomed to gentle care and
thoughtfulness at home, and my barber
handles me with the utmost tenderness.
was, therefore, poorly prepared to meet the
man who this morning filled my soul with
woe.
1 know that have not deserved this, for
while others have berated the poor barber
and swOre about his bad breath and never
ending clatter and his general heartless-
not filled with child.like trust and hearty
good will towards him.
1 have called the attention of the public
to the fact that sometimes customers had
bad breath and were restless and mean,
they are ali ixed up nicely they put their
hats on and light cigar and hold up their
finger to the weary barber and tell him
that they will see him more subsequently.
Now, however, l feel differently.
This barber no doubt had never heard of
me. He thought was an ordinary plug
who didn't know anything about luxury.
shall mark copy OF this paper and send
It to him. Then while he is reading II |
and kill him. l want him to be reading
this when kill him, because it will assist
the coroner at arriving at the immediate
cause of his death.
i ITO LIbt Will tOUk VI tuc IlhIi . DlGutu
knew that he was rum maniac.
He had the Jim James in an advanced
stage. Now, don't object to being shaved
by a barber who Is socially drunk, but when
the mad glitter OF the maniac is In his eye
and can see that he Is debating the ques-
ti0n of whether he will cnt my head of and
let 1t drop over the back of the chair or
choke me to death with lather brush, 1t
makes me nervous and fidgetty. He honed
his razor on his breath In fact.
This man made up his mind three times
that he would kill me, and some one came
just in time to save me.
HIS chair was near window, and there
was y hole In the blind, so that when he
was shaving the of side of my face he
would turn my head over In such q position
that could look up into the middle OF
the sun. My attention had never before
been called To the appearance OF the sun as
II looks to the naked eye, and was good
deal surprised.
The more looked into the very centre
OF the great orb of day the more fill.
ed with wonder at the might and power
that could createit. / began to pine for
death Immediately, SO that could be far
away among the heavenly bodies! and in .
land where no barber with the delirium tri-
angles can ever enter.
This barber hold my head down 40 that
the sun could shine into my darkened under
standing. until 1 felt my brain had melted
and was floating around and sWAshing
about in my skull like warm butter.
The Delta independent., 1888-01-03
What Key West Looks Like.


The key has about as much shape as n
camel and in general way lies east
and west and contains about six square
miles. 1t is as fiat as shingle. the
highest point being about fourteen feet
above the mean sea level. To casual
visitor it looks as though the sea, par
ticularly in storm. would submerge
this Insignificant rise. but it is a mat
ter of record that 1t new or has done 1t.
The city covers the western end of the
key, and it was. previous to the great
fire of March 80. 1886. very denseIy
settled, and about as un-American
looking as could we'll be imagined,
bearing strong resemblance to West
India town. The houses are of wood
and quite Nainly built. There are. 1
think, only four five brick buildings,
and certainly not more than six. The
streets are of very good width. tolera-
bly, straight and passably clean. The
roadway is of coral rock. There is no
soil to speak of; what passes for soil is
triturated coral. very rich in phos-
pilates and making an excellent fertili-
ger. but by itself deficient in fat To
garden one must use pick rather than
hoe. Very few vegetables are grown
here. and vegetation is confined mainly
to cocoanut trees. Here and there
can be zen pine or an Alexander, or
star OF India or q royal poncana, a
few mulberry and prickly ash trees and
popenack bushes. Flowers and flower
ing shrubs grow in abundance. --Roch-
ester Post Express.
The Delta independent., 1888-01-03
MIR. Depew on the New Eng
lander.

What meant to say and stand by 1t, is
this, that the New Engander has been
evolved from the Puritan. 1t may be that
Darwinism is all humbug, but then. be-
lieve that Darwin invented q very cOnven-
lent word in evolution. Longfell0w, ,Choate,
DIR Holmes and many others came from
pure Puritan stock, but they were nothing
like the Puritans who first came here. They
have been evolved from that old stock. The
original Puritans were many of them peas
ants, but they brought with them to this
country grit, perseverance, and energy that
formed the substratnm on which New Eng
land was founded. 1t is due to those quail
tiles which they inherited that the people
of that section have been dominant in poll
tics in nearly all the new states to which
they have gone in great numbers. They
have been eyOluted from the old Puri-
tans. Daniel Webster is almost the only
one OF the great men of later times whose
cast of mind was like that of the original
Puritans, and yet he had q convivial side to
his nature.
There is one point on which l must take
issue with my outraged Boston friend.
That Is in reference to what said about
the Puritan believing that the incense of
music was only grateful to God when II
came through the nose. l think he will
find that was historically. correct and that
there was what they called Cody tone
which was nasal. 1t was the practice, and
you will even hear 1t now in some places,
for people to sing through their noses.
The Delta independent., 1888-01-03
An Appeal to Woo, Growers.

AL <APPC0A ~ VooA oAo o"cI0s
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 25.-The fol-
lowing has been received:
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. December %, 1887.
To the Wool Growers of the United States
The sentiment favoring free trade has
been augmented to the extent of the Pres
ident's influence. In announcing his SYM
pathy with those who do not encourage
American industries and domestic labor,
the executive has emphasized his contempt
for your industry by proposing the repeal of
all duties on imported woods. You number
about one million voters and give employ
ment to about one million more. Every
state and nearly every county in each state
Of the United States has tiocks and flock
masters. Your focks generally are small,
your wealth limited and location SO scat
tered as to render organization and united
action difficult. Once the producers of 3O0, :
000, 900 pounds of wool annually, valued at
about one hundred millions of dollars, you
have seen the unfriendly legislation of
1888 check your growth, and actually re
duce your flOcks in number, and your
annual clip in quantity, to the extent of Is
per cent These results followed the small
reduction of protective duties. Now the
President proposes their abolition, so
that South America and Australia,
with other foreign nations, can sup
ply the consumption Of the United States
spindles and looms. Officers of your ma
tional society desire to organize resistance
l advise you to petition Congress freely
to the cruel attempt. In order to secure Its
defeat by active, consolidated resistance
from all parts of the country. Send let
ters to congressman from every district,
have each association of wool growers,
state, county, township, or town, pass and
forward appropriate res0lutiOns; incite
Changers, or associations of husbandmen.
to unite their voices with yours in urging
Congress to promote the welfare of ayri-
culture. Enfranchised freemen may OBJ.
tain justice and avoid oppression by
making those in authority iunder-
stand their wants. II you have not as large
consolidated wealth, you have votes. Ex-
ercise wisely the power which the privilege
given by the founders Of our republic
placed in the hands of its people, the pow
or to correct the errors of those who make
or administer our laws without tinsurrection
or violence. The Executive has been mis-
informed. Remove the deception and let
him and the nation know that you will not
submit to the proposed injustice without a
resolute struggle.
[Signedl G. DELANo,
Pres. Nat. Wool Growers Association.
The Delta independent., 1888-01-03
A Model Lunatic Asylum.

A number of perfectly sane people
that have been imprisoned on Wards &
Island is attracting SO much attention
that there is nothing improbable in
the following conversation:
Doctor-"So you think yonr husband
is becoming insane ?"
visitor-'I'm afraid SO, Doctor. he
acts very queerly at times"
..Is there any insanity in his fam
lily ?"
"He has an only brother and he is on
Wards Island"
..An only brother on Wards Island :
Well that's hopeful sign. How long
has your husbands brother been on the
IslandP"
"Fivo years"
That shows conclusively that there
is hereditary insanity in the family and
I know how to proceed"
But my husbands brother is one Of
the officials on Wards Island
20. he is an official. is hep Then ]
can't say positively whether he is a
lunatic or not until he has been exam
fned. ."-TsSas Sitlings.