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PORTER'S QUEER EDiCTS.
a Man WHO Should iie Closely Watched
by All Honest Citizens.

Every thing that Census Superin-
tendcnt Porter does seems II be
viewed with suspicion. and the singu-
lar part of il Is that about eve y thing
Mr. Porter does Is calculated TO arouse
suspicion. When he was appointed il
was proclaimed all over the county
that his appointment was solely in the
interest of the monopolies, who relied
on him to manipulate the census sta
tiStics SO as to make 4 favorable show
ing for the protectionists. Possibly
the accusation was unjust, yet II Is
certain that NJ Porter has done
nothing in his own vindication. On
the contrary. ever move that he
makes IS calculated to confirm the in
preston that went abroad when he
was first appointed. Not long ago it
was suggested to him that tnc census
force should be appointed in the way
prescribed by the tivi.->crvice
law This suggest ion wa- scout
ed by Mr. Porter. and he
made an elaborate argument to
show that examinations for ap-
pointmcnt would be detrimental
to success in census taxing. just a
the countr, had made up its mind 70
let the census superintendent. have his
way about it. he revev>cS his opinion
and decides that examinations are
necessary. But he doesn't propose %
: --.r 80
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CONCERNING WAGES.
Banefui Workings of - Tarin for tne neu
e-ir of Mono polistS-


II their campaigns the favorite
argument OF the friends OF hEn
tariff has been the statement that pro-
lection increases the wages OF WORK
men. and is absence acted with the
ouuosits effect. Such theories they
have preached from one end OF the
land 10 the other. and they have often
found il effective with people who do
not care 10 investigate for themselves
and discover the fa..ity Of such con-
c!u,iun.
England is the highest type OF low
tariff country, and II has not yet be-
come generally known III the United
States that wages are advancing
greatly there. accompanying the
steady improvement ot trade in al
parts of the United Kingdom. This
has been accomplished 80 quietly that
little pub ic attention has been at
tl'acteu - the matter. even IN Great
Britain herself Daring the latter
pat of last year the. Goa! miners OF
Lancashire. Yorkshire and the mid
land counties OF England obtained an
advance N wages OF ten per cent. Some
time ago they asked for another ad
vance OF the same proportion. and.
month. followed by five per cent. On
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1t flashed across Danforth's mind thar
he bad been walking in his sleep, and
had found his way into the great elm
tree opposite Gertrude Maybury' ;
window. He could understand. now,
how his sudden awakening had caused
him to lose his balance and grasp for
support the first thing that came within
his reach.
But the limb was growing weaker al
every vibration. He reached out hi,
feet in every direction, but found moth
ing capable of holding his weight.
Then he tried TO gain the trunk of the
tree by passing hand over hand along
the limb, His first effort. however.
was the hairOn the camcls back With
:. crash that awoilc the echoes. his sup
port gave way and the unfortunate
somnambulist fell 10 the ground. HI
last thought after The limb broke was
Of the humiliating position he would
he in if he We're discovered. then his
head struck n lover branch with such
force as to render him in,cu-ihle
When Danforth again awo'ir 20 con-
sciousnes-, he found himself in bed, in
a strange room. Fceiiu- singing
sensation in hi, forehead. he tried to
raise his right hand TO examine it, but
his arm would not move. 1t was
broken Succeeding better with his
left hand. he found his head tightly
bandaged.
'Wherc am and what is the mat
ter:?' he asked as Il woElan came 10 the
bed. to adjust the covers.
You have been sick nearly three
weeks replied the nurse. and you
are at Mr.. Maybury's :. Bat you mus, be
quiet. They wouldn't hav" you excite
yourself now for the world. Take a
good rest. then you will be able 20 talk
little
Thus enjoined he held his peace and
soon fell asleep. From that on hi, i'm
provement was rapid. Had he been
member of the family the May burys
could not have been more Interested
in his recovery. One mornin" he tried
to explain to Mr.. Maybury his pres
ence iii the yard on the night OF the ac-
cident, but that gentleman. with a
good naturcd twinkle in his eye, re-
piled:
NO need Of an explanation, Dan
forth. You explained all in your
delirium. | didn't know you were Il
somnambulist. But you We're in luck
that time if you did come very near
breaking your neck. After you are
married Gertrude will have TO tie Il
string to you nights to keep You in
doOrsh
Fair play., 1889-07-20
POlLY-POOS.

Out IN NY ner Of clover which Tn savIn fer The
seed
Amongst the brown heads stan!in, is that awk
ard gawky weed:
An laf, a'tho' ouEhtu' I, when see 1t CROWN
there
A-crowdin' out the clover, like II it owned q
share
es could be,
An 1t knowed I'd leave It peaceful TO nod n
It's like strappin tOmboy. with its manners
all ieft out
An useful jes fer nothtn' n han some ies' fer
stout:
But / leave it there-a beggar-only that II
drinks the best
OF the dew and eats the vittals that should go
10 feed the rest
haiD't the heart TO hurt 1t, fer the Polly" OF
its name
Keeps IL tender in my feclin's; fer my gal had
jes the same.
] see her in the meider like es she was in them
days
Fore the angels coaXed her frum mean they
must he'd winnIn ways;
For know my Polly loved me- an nothin' here
below
Could hev made her leave me cryin', like my
heart would break, you know.
could see her now standIn, ef the tears I'D
keep away.
Yes, nigh Almost can see her as she was one
summer day
A-loitcrin' through the meddcr n a-stoppn
here ANA there
To pull the dead ripe 'pollys' and SOW tho srn-
lin air
With the brown seeds an the feathers; and
they float of like dream
Er . bubble IS was sleepin on some idle, lazy
stream:
Then she'd watch IN goin' upard in kind o
wishful way
But what my gal were rhinliin OF | kent OF
course, jcs' say:
But when one night the angels my litt!o pewee
took,
Her face were sweet with siuilin' that same
sweet, ycarnin look
She had that day in summer when she bl6wet
the polly pods
An filed her arms with clover an lin OF gold
ing rods:
An so leave m CROWN, n / reckon that they
make
My little Polly nearer, n love IN for her
sake.
S. NJ McNanus. in y. Y. Independent.
Fair play., 1889-07-20
HARRISON AND REFORM.
How Biaine's shadow Has Violated HIS
sole emniN- u tde Pledges.


The =. Louis Ciyil-Service Reform
Association numbers among its officers
such prominent Republicans as
Messrs. John l.. Henderson. Henry
Hitchcock and Eni. prectorjus, We
/ congratulate these gentlemen on the
/ high sense OF duty which has led the
association 20 express its disapproval
OF the Harrison Adm nistration. The
statistics collated by the association
and published in the arnEa. report OF
lis Executive committee show that
VIE the average rate OF changes Il the
fourth-cia-> po-t-u:t.c2- was only per
cent. greater under Cleveland than
under arthur. the Harrison Admins
tration 7. making changes al the rate
OF - per cent. year. or from l.CUJ 10
800 4 week. The highest rate o.
changes heretofore in auy single yea,
lis thr association shows. was ia the
year ending June 30, 1856. when it
was 81 per cent: but The average
rate uns"r Cleveland was - Is par
cent; under Arthur, l. per cent;
under Hayes. u per cent: under
-,
cent. and in the first year OF Grants
about - per cent
II mus; be reIncm bcrcd in consider
ing the figures that Mr.. Cleveland
found the service entirely partisan.
There we're no Democrats in il. vet on
..; a., t l ii
''5'-5 '0 '4-''"o -" ~
his four years. II appears that there
i only a small 1,..f.y--,-apr az differ
t
e'''S "s' " '''- '"I d ~ a. y. N"'"
made tE hlm IN order 10 restore the
en,.iiihrirr, in -ha sar.yirs aud The
II p.,t.,:, p;
- ~
dents N ar angiHg their adninlstra-
ton machines. While this cnnIpa.i-
Cav, :; ti,.l,,,. ,,Ii,,tra :, n.
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NIe'e'ahu, IL Is S'Fo"- eo''''''ii 'l'-
'lon " -"'' 'so.'' " ''o IA :, '4''
o' sPoils p"7s'sH' us 9P4"ceu i'V0'
i''', '''-'t"a' oS'''-,'S' 'e-s iio''i -i''' 'ti
70 June 10
no 'Iie" - t. i''''S'o'o 'of '1i''
anu III ANe " ''''iSS ''' o"'i f"es'i'h 1t
says
may ''''' "'. ma. .'y
the vast number Of oyJce, uud-r The Govcra-
ment, and that he can not be held accountable
,or '''Ty .'I oil II, 'n',ldlh '.es. -.i'n 'ns !,
the American peorIc OF hoIdlnr tAc President
respons bic for the genera! conduct OF the
i.: I.n's,[', on IN al rs uy'a'.intn,s' anu Q,
correct al abuses, In ,hi, >o ri, We may wei
ask OF the Pres, dent that he put check upon
.n N ms ~ur. % ,, a.
understand, IS he h u,,-lf Ia, formally de-
elared. that ''on.y the Interests o! the ubiic
n, ,o ,''" -, ,s ,o.,. @,r
department, Illness and not party scry &c
should be the essential and discriminating test,
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Fair play., 1889-07-20

THE most potent remedies for The cure Of
disease have been discovered by aCc.tent
The frs. dose OF DR. Shailenbergcr'S Anti
cote for Malaria was gwen ~ an eNIsri-
ment, To al Old lady almost dying from the
effects Of Malaria, on whom Quinine acted
us a poison. one dose cured her; ami \
single dose has cured thousands since. II
Is the only known Autidote for the poison
of Malaria. Sold by Druggists.
Fair play., 1889-07-20

There are several cogent reasons why the
medical profession recommend ana the pub
lie prefer HuStetters Stomach Rltters
above the ordinary cathartics. II does not
dreuch and weaken the bowels, but .IsSt>ts
rather than fhrcos nature 10 act. II Is ho,an
&c and safe; Its acton Is never preceded by
an internal earthquake Ike that produced
by y drastic purgative. For thirty five
years pas, II has been u household remedy
for liver, stomach and AIduey troubles.
malaria and rheumatism.
Fair play., 1889-07-20

The aged Simon Cameron has
seen q grea, dea. Of po!it;ca. history
and been fortunate in living -oE-
enough 10 have a great deal of HI
share il i, rIo.ten.-Proyjdence (R.
l.! JoG.-a.
Fair play., 1889-07-20

Don't you ,etInf u s'er u.nr6g, clothes,
time aud labor, Al can be saved II You
Will Try pobbIns' Electric Soap. We say
.'rry." knowing IL you try IL once. you VIII
always use it. Have your grocer order.
Fair play., 1889-07-20
Our Girls.
Kitty 10 witty.
Net,ie 10 pretty.
Lutte - cute and srnallt
Irene is = queen.
Annette IL q pet
Nell IL the belle Of the balm
Diautha is wealthy.
Bertha Is healthy.
Our GirlA
health .s the best of all.

Perfec. health keeps her rosy and "a
dian.. beautiful and blooming, sensible and
sweet II is secured by Wholesome habits
and the use OF Or. Perce's fayorite Pre-
scription. Bertha takes II, and she also
..takss the cake The only guaranteed cure
for those distressing ailments peculiar 10
women Satisfaction or your money re-
turned
Fair play., 1889-07-20

AMONG the degrees conferred by Prince
ton College a. its recent commencement
was that OF Doctor Of Laws upon President
Harrison
Fair play., 1889-07-20

ment TO be dashed against the towering
cliffs in front or into the bottomless
chasms beneath. Finding that he was
powcrless TO escape. he ceased to strug-
gle and became passive in the hands
Of his captor. After what seemed to
him almost an age. he found himself
upon the summit of the mountain,
Fair play., 1889-07-20

WILL be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache. Carter's Little l.iycr Pil's
Thousands OF letters from people who have
used them prove this fast. Try them.
Fair play., 1889-07-20

IT is announced that two prominent in
suranre companies lost s52t,t,N Nv thc
deaths from the food IN Couemaugh Valley.
Fair play., 1889-07-20

Mild, e1uable climate, certain and abundant
crops Best fruit. grain. grass. stock country
in the world Fuliinfnrnation free. Address
Oregon IMMIGRATION Board. Portland Oregon
Fair play., 1889-07-20

BEAUTY marrcd by u bad complexion may
be restored by Glenn Sulphur Soap.
Hits Hair and Whisker nvc. ~ cents
Fair play., 1889-07-20

READY MADE undercloihry can be bought
to-day for sbout the price OF making 1t
twenty years ago.
Fair play., 1889-07-20
Oregon. tho Paraa,.e Of Farmers.

THE cultivation of pncapples is rapid Y
extending to Southern Florida bue grower
Will have 10000 pines 10 ship this season.
Fair play., 1889-07-20

II has been found necessary 10 turn the
City Hal AZ Walia Wal.a. " Z. into tenn
porary home for immigrants, the rush into
tls Territory is SO great
Fair play., 1889-07-20

a CHINESE leper was discovered III the
Sacramento jail recently. He had been
sen, there from Folsom Tor refusing 10 pay
a poll tax.
Fair play., 1889-07-20
MILTON DANFURTH.
The Story Of a Dream and Its
Fulflllment.


HTON DANFORTII
sat in n great arm
chair in his library
trying to interest
himself ir n volume
OF recent poem 5
which he had pur-
chased that day
thinking that he
might find some
thing in it TO divert
his mind from the
Fair play., 1889-07-20

For Constipation or Sick Headache. use
DR. Pierce's Pellets; Purely Vegetable. One
d dose.
Fair play., 1889-07-20

IT ~ no longer necessary eo take hlIn pills
Ia rouse the liver Ia action. Carers lhitc
Liver Pills are much better Don forget this.
Fair play., 1889-07-20

THE Indiana Supreme Court lately drcid-
ea that shaving on Sunday Is no, wor. Of
necessity.
Fair play., 1889-07-20

WE recommend ''1ansiirs Punch" Cigar.
THs highest ambition Of a ChInaman Is
to have IA nice coffin and fine funeral.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
NAUGATUCK NEWS.

The selectmen and committee appoint ed at the town meeting Monday evening held a conference with a committee of the petitioners who ask the legislature to give them control of the town ceme- tery last night. The town committee agreed that they would eXpend S100 in keeping it in repair and would willingly appoint a committee to assist the select men in carrying out their plans. The petitioners committee thought this fair offer provided that new boundary line was established, after this they ad- journed to meet again in few days.
 Last evening the choir, collectors and trustees of St Francis church were ten dered a complimentary supper by the Rev Father Pagan at the Naugatuck hotel. The supper was in Tuttle's best style and was thoroughly en- joyed by those present. Music, singing and recitations were in order and very pleasant musical programme was ren- dered by the church choir. It has been the custom of Father Pagan to annually give them a supper, but last nights en- tertainment eclipsed all previous affairs.
 The funeral of Henry Sears took place to-day. A delegation from Isbell post, G. A. R., of which the deceased was a member, attended the funeral.
 The remains of Mrs Ann Dickerson, who died in Wallingford Monday, were brought to town to-day for interment in Hillside cemetery.
 The Naugatuck Water company held its first annual meeting yesterday and elected the old board of directors and officers. The report on the work done during the past year was very favorable and the managers expect to have the work completed by September.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
DISLOCATED A SHOULDER.
Another Runaway Accident Neal
 Holmes. Booth & Haydens'

Another Runaway Accident Near
 Holmes, Booth dG Haydens'
 The folly of leaving teams standing unhitched near the railroad track was once more illustrated this morning at the same place where the accident that cost two men their lives occurred cou- pie of months ago in the yard of Holmes, Booth & Haydens'. George H. Richard son, man about 50 years of age, who drives for Frank Wallace, jr, of Chesh- ire, came to town with four horse team loaded with silver scrap for Holmes, Booth & Haydens'. He carelessly left his horses standing in front of the shop while he went into the office for instruc- tions as to where he should dump the load. While he was in the office a train on the New England road scared the horses, and after gyrating about the road for a few minutes they tore into the yard. Hearing the noise Mir Rich ardson rushed out of the office just in time to be struck by the wagon and bad ly injured. The horses were stopped after couple of other teams had been overturned. The injured man was ta- ken into the office and Dr Axtelle was summoned and reduced dislocation of the shoulder and prescribed for other injuries of a minor nature. The man will probably be taken to his home in Cheshire this afternoon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
VERY QUICK WORK.
The Bank Burglars Bound over to
 the Superior Court.

the Superior Court.
 Yesterday was gala day in Newtown and when the Waterbury officers alight- ed from a New England train with the four desperate burglars who had worked the town with such poor success the night before all the male portion of the community had collected to get look at the real live burglars and the brave policemen who had captured them. Ser geant Bannon and Officers Pagan and Healey .who accompanied the prisoners, were warmly received and might have enjoyed the freedom of the town had they desired. The officers of the savings and declared that the officers would re- ceive the promised reward as soon as the men are convicted.
 The prisoners were taken at once to the Town hall and given hearing before Justice Dayton. They were each charg' ed with burglarizing the Newtown Saw ings bank and Minott Augur's store, nc indictments being made in the other cases. All maintained stubborn silence. The four were found guilty and bound over to the superior court under bonds of S6, ,0OO each. Officer Arnold of Bridge. port, who was present at the hearing, was unable to identify any of the men. Without doubt they are all New York crooks and it is probable that Inspector Bvrnes will send up man to identify them.
 The next term of the Fairfield county superior court will open at Bridgeport next week when the burglars will be put to trial.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
HEAT AND VENTILATION.
A Representative of the Smead SyS.
 tenn in Town.

A Representative of the Smead Sys-
 tenn in Town.
 The district committee held meeting last evening to take action toward prop erly heating and ventilating the new Clay street school building. c. B, Tomp- kins, representing the Smead Heating and Ventilating company of Elmira, N Twas present and told of the value and benefits that arise from using the Smead system. The building will have to be heated by hot air furnace thus assuring dry closets in the basement. This will save yard room. The pipes are so ar ranged that every fifteen minutes the rooms are cleared of all foul air and pure air is introduced. The temperature of the rooms will not exceed 70 degrees and there will be no variation in any two parts of the room. The doors and windows can be closed and yet pure air and comfortable heat is given. The committee upon the invitation of MT Tompkins visited Providence, R. l., a short time ago and examined several school buildings in which this system is in use. It gives perfect satisfaction and will shortly be introduced in all the school buildings in that city. MT Tomp- kins would agree to place an apparatus with all the necessary fixtures in the new school for S3, ,120. The board will meet again this evening to take some action in the matter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
Fat Mems Club

Fat Mems Club.
 ''The Fat Mems Club will be present ed under the personal supervision of the author. Mir Stewart will enact the star role Ill his own unctuous manner. At the opera house Friday evening.
 Yale Glee Club.
 Miss Lillian Spencer, elocutionist, of New York, will give readings at the Yale Glee club concert Monday evening at the opera house.
 stetson's Opera Company.
 The Stetson Opera company will pro- ducs Gilbert & Sullivan's popular comic opera in two acts entitled ''Ruddygore, or the Witches Curse, Fat Jacques opera house on Saturday evening, Feb 16. This is the same company that sang the ''Yeomen of the Guard'' here last fall and gave such we'll merited satisfaction. 'Ruddygore" will be placed on the stage with all the perfectness of detail that has made the Stetson opera companies so well and favorably known. The com pany numbers 50 people, including the Waterbury favorites, Helen Lamont, Alice Carle, Mabella Baker. Signor Brocolini, James Gilbert, Geo Travers and others.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
THE HoUsAroN1C.s POSITION
Finds Favor With the Press Of the
 State.
lFrom the New Haven Register.l

state.
 From the New Haven Register.
 The question now is, can the Housa- tonic road build under the general law without violating its charter? The right is doubtful one and the present owners of the property have appealed to the general assembly in order to enjoy se- curely and without fear of prosecution the same privileges of the general law which are enjoyed by other roads. As an illustration of the disadvantage which has resulted from what was once an ad- vantage, by reason of the passage of the general railroad act, when the Derby road was made part of the Housatonic system, ten miles of the extension were built by that road and five by the old Derby
 Whatever ones opinion may be of the profit of building another road to New York, there can be no question that it would be monstrously unjust to deny the Housatonic system the privileges of | the general railroad law. That road is just as much entitled to the considera- | tion of the law as any other corporation. | So that, whatever is done with its peti- | tion in other respects-the justice or in | justice of which we expect to see estab- lished by the hearings before the rail road committee-its charter should be So aIllSAiSo tIlS IoetSl SSill ltSCll 1 of law which was passed in the in terests of all railroads. To hold it to the terms of it's original charter would be a public scandal. One mans rights are as good as another's in this glorious country and one mans rights end only where another's begin.
 A Perfectly Simple Matter. [From the Telegram -Recordl S,,ob on attack that maHa an tho Housatonic yesterday furnishes spec tacle unprecedented in this state. Why should not the Housatonic build the branches it needs for the proper execu- tion of the business which it may natur- ally expect? Why should its petition open the flood-gate of abuse and insin- uation against it's owners? These are questions for the Consolidated folks to think over. If the Housatonics parallel road is not needed it will not make money. If it is needed to take the traffic that is too heavy for the Consolidated, why should the latter oppose this relief :: The whole matter is perfectly simple.
 Simple and Equal Justice. From the Norwich Bulletin.l
 The petition of the Housatonic road sets forth its desire to build branches from Bridgeport to and across the Dan | DuIS anu 4NoI"dl "eSt"dTu, duu CC connect with the New Haven and Derby eastward. That is, it wants to increase and extend its facilities as an east and west line. It can increase those facili. ties to the extent desired if it is accorded the power belonging to other roads te build branches more than thirty miles 1T length. If there is any doubt about its right to do that which there is no doubt of the right of other roads to do, the legislature as a matter of simple anC equal justice should remove the doub and put the Housatonic on level witt it's competitors in the rivalry for new business and better facilities