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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10
THE PARROT SCOURGE.

1e 1S Almost as Destructive to Sheep in
 Australia tho Rabbit Post
 You have no doubt heard of the great rabbit scourge in the provinces of Australia, and how the Government rG New South Wales has offered 8 reward of SIPS, ,000 to any one who will invent some effectual means of ridding the country of the pestif- erous little animals. Thomas w. Knox, in his last book of travels, tells us acout the parrot scourge there, which is almost as destructive to sheep as the rabbit scourge. When the sheep farmers first established their stations among the mountains there were focks of green parrots living In the glens and feeding entirely on fruit and leaves. They were beautiful birds and mo- body suspected any harm from them.
 After time it was discovered that many of the sheep, and they were invariably the finest and fattest of the flock, had sores on their backs, and always in the same place, just over the kidneys. Some of the sores were so slight that the animals recovered, but most of them died or had to be killed to end their sufferings. The cause of these sores was for some timea mystery, but at length herdsman on one of the high ranges declared his belief that the pa rrots were the murderers of the sheep. Investigation showed that in the se- were winters the parrots had come at night to the gallows where the herdsmen hung the care asses of slaughtered sheep and picked of the fat from the mutton, showing partiality for that around the kidneys.
 How they ever connected the carcasses with the living sheep is Q subject for nat uralists to puzzle over, and especially how they knew the exact spot where the choicest fat was to be found in the living animal. It seems that the attacks on the sheep began within 8 few months after the parrots had first tasted mutton at the meat gallows. They are gradually being exterminated, but the sagacious birds that formerly came without fear into the presence of man now venture out only at night
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10
PART III.-CHAPTER V.

The narrative of what Tom Burt had seen and heard in that brief ten min. utes was delivered to his gaping com panions in the tavern with all the old loquacity. It is given here in the third person, as we wish to strip it of all un necessary elbiage and details, and free it from all the mannerisms ot speech and peculiarities of sailor dia- lect with which the hero of it managed to spin it out for whole hour.
 He said, that as he slowly came up to the old house, there was not Q ray ot light proceeding from It.
 Its long front rose before him like a Seat black wall. All was silence and quiet about it.
 He had heard some talk during the day about Mrs. Willis and Helen leav- ing the front door of their part of it open on their hasty flight. He thought he would get near enough to see whether it was still open.
 He did so. He plainly saw that it soas open. He heard the sound of the clock striking eleven.
 He thought that his feelings were highly wrought up, considering where he was, and that he was alone; yet he knew that his senses were all alert and acute.
 He waited for a moment after the clock had ceased to strike. For a mo- ment he heard nothing.
 Then, seeming to proceed from some where along the abandoned part of the house, he heard a moan. A moan by person in mortal agony might have sounded so. It was not loud, but dis tinct
 He was terrified. He was reluctant to approach nearer to the place from which the sound seemed to proceed.
 Again the moan-repeated, again and again. It was muffled. breathless but sounded strangely like human cry for help.
 Against his will, by the fascinating terror of the time and place, his re- luctant feet were drawn toward the place. He came as though drawn by magnetism.
 W1ndow-placeS, half-raised from the cellar, were feature of the house. At one of these. midway of the unused part, the sailors feet were arrested.
 The sunken part had been nearly filled up by dirt and rubbish. The window-panes had been broken out; only at one place was it possible for hght or air to enter the old cellar through this window; and at this place only through q narrow chink.
 But now single ray of light shot
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10
The Captains Money.
A Tale of Buried Treasure, Cuban Revo',
 and Adventure Upon the Seas.

vanished through the doorway, and I lost sight O: him"
 You saw his facc," Mrs Willis screamed. "Who was it?''
 "You know-don't ask me! Here is what he left with me-"
 It was massive ring with an onyx stone, engraved with Roman W Mrs. Willis own gift to her husband, which he had worn for ten years on his little finger.
 Helen was holding scnselcss form in her arms.
 Louis Hunter hastencd away by the back door.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10
OUR DIRECTORY,

Lazgyeys. Thomas Donahue, Bank street.
 Clothing, Furnishings, Ete. J. A. Godfrey & Co.,, 46 Bank street. Upson, Singleton tS Co. 9s-1os Bank street. J. B. Mullings, 65 Bank street. Matthew A. Wallace, ,116 South Main street. Brett & Co, 79 and S1 Bank street. Waterbury One Price Go, 1o6 Bank street. L. I. Storm. 159 1-2 Bank street. Fulton Christopher, 27 Phoenix avenue.
 Dry Gooas, A1izHneyy, Eie. K. T. Turner & Co, Exchange place. Miller < Peck, B South Main street. I. Chase. Arcade building.
 B0oks, Shoes, Ru66er Goods. K. J. Finn, 1s East Main street. W. P. Thoms. e Bank street. F. J. Rametti, 16 East Main street. Damon < Shippy, 1O3 Bank street. w. L. Douglas ss shoe.
 Furniture, Etc. Waterbury Furniture Co., 90 Grand street. J. M Burrall & Co. 50 Bank street. Eikins & Wake, 1aa to 1a7 South Main street.
 Groceries, Eeed, Zeas. N. W. Heater. 199 Bank street Quintard & Merriam, 129 Bank Street. William H. Collins. 1s5 South Main street. Downs < Sanford, 9S North Main street. w. N. Ladd, 66 South Main street. A. A. Clapp, 190 South Main street. N. kiilmer, 17 Bishop street
 Teas, Co6ees, Etc. o. & O. Tea Co. Great A. X. P. Tea Go, East Main street Union Tpa n Moi,
 Drnss ana Medicine. Bart Bossidy. fl East Main street.
 Tobacco ana Cigars. N. H. Waas 7S South Main street, George Burns. corner East Main and Spring St Robert Banziger, 11O South Main street.
 DeniiSkS. E. G. Ryder, 133 Bank street. s. W. Chipman. 101 Bank street.
 Wahches and /ezUeAyy. II. G. Chatfeld & Co. ss Bank street. Lake, Strobel & Co. Exchange place. P.J. Strain, 15 East Main street.
 HaraaOure, Efc. D. B. Wilson & Co, II East Main street. Clark, 140 Bank street.
 Sample Rooms. James k. Watts, 106 South Main street. T. H. Hayes, S East Main street. J. C. Srahan South Main ond nrop5 St.oo+.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10
LARGE HOUSEHOLDS.
Advantages of Lifo in Families Made Up
 of Many Membors


 of Many Members.
 There is no cheerfuluess in the world com parable to that afforded by the daily life of large family, says Harper's Bazar. There may be an equal amount of happiness in small family, there may be depth of bliss where only two are together of which the h1e lived by ten or dozen could afford no idea; but for the cheer of varied interests, of lively voices, of going and coming, of song and laughter, of moving figures, of the sense of action and life, what can be desired better than family where father and mother and grandmother, aunts and chil- dren, mako the round dozeni In @ small family 1t is difficult to keep up the wide in- terest in people and neigh borhood which does great deal to promote cheerfulness: 1t is difficult to keep up such interest in more than very few, from the mere want of time, from the difficulty of getting about, and the impossibility of being in more than one place at a time, if from no other reason. But where there are a num- Der of people under the roof, that answers every purpose, as each one bringing in keen feeling for the affairs of several others, the whole together maintain wide and deep connection from which cheerfulness is pre- cipitated like salt from it's component gases.
 But, apart from the cheer derived from intercourse and relationship with the out side multitude by means of a large family's varied acquaintance, comes that derived from other sources in consequence of our full circle. This member of the large house hold is the one devoted to charity; all the rest do great deal of vicarious charity, as we may call it, through that channel, and feel content with satisfied consciences in a sense of duty done, which sense, whether 1t contributes to virtue or not, does, at any rate, to cheerfulness, and it is cheerfulness of which we are speaking. This other mem- Der IS the student of science, and out of the chance conversation, the books, plates, ex- periments and experiences of this in- dlvidu al, the rest hive Q sufficient amount of scientific honey for their own uses, and are enriched with learning without the least exertion of their own, receiving it, as it were, through the pores. These others again, do the gay society business and those of the remainder who are quietly in- clined go to all the routs and drives and sails in the gay one's enjoyment, see what the belles wear and how the beaux behave and never have to leave their tranquil cor ner at all. And this last one, with scraps Of singing and scraps of piano-playing, and mornings of practicing and evenings of mirth, welds every thing together in a sort of perpetual ringing of joy-bells. In short, in large ia mily the whole world comes to every memb CT of it, and in a small family only narrow segment of it can come.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10
Wine Room
PrODrietOr.

T. F. Kelly, Proprietor, 189 Bank street, Waterbury, Conn. Recently refitted throughout. Fine Liouors Wines and Ales. Choice brands of Cigars. Philip Best's Warranted Milwaukee Beer on draught speciality.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10

worthy son of Neptune referred to hys- terics.) she's had, and the pretty young 'ooman bears up bravely while it's plain to be seen that she's almost down sick with her fright.''
 "As any one would be, arter the things that happened in that old dew
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10
QUEER BAROMETERS.

Billiard Balls and Cucs the Successful
 Rivals of Pet Corns.
 '1 can always tell when 1t is going to rain half day ahead of any change in fair weather" said George Slosson to New York Sun man as he was knocking around billiard balls In the Columbia rooms just after the recent deluge.
 "How's that3" asked bystander. getting interested directly.
 "Why, there isn't better barometer in existence than an ivory ball or good billiard cue," the billiard expert replied |; "they are better than 8 favorite corn"
 "How dye tella"
 "A ball always rolls slow and with difa- culty over the cloth when it is going to rain. Ivory is so sensitive to changes of temperature. particularly from dry to moist, that the effect is felt almost instantaneous ly. The cue will get cranky, too, when there is going to be change, long before the dampness is perceptible in any other way. Another peculiarity of the ivory globes is their tendency to become egg shaped. They contract at what are called the top and bottom poles and swell out at the sides, so that you might as well play with potatoes If you do not watch their idiosyncrasies. They are worse than old men in their susceptibility to draught. A draught will crack the ivory and make it chip oh quick as wink, and, like old folks, you can never get the spheres acclimated to these draughts. Just take . billiard ball and study It's behavior and you can beat the clerk of the weather prophesying. You can pet on..your own prophecy every time."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10

George Rudolph, 14 Seovill street. James Buddy, 4s East Main street. R. E, Martin, s3 East Main street. J. F. Flood, cor Liberty and Mill street W. E. Buckley, 51 East Main street.
 Coal and Wood. N. w. Greenman. 8 Bank street.
 Bakery. Kelly, North Main, South Main and Bank St, Miller S Strickland, 1O7 Bank street
 Meaks. s. Bchl 94 South Main street.
 OuderkakerS. Martin Bergen. 62 South Main street. ". F. York, 2 South Main street. John Moriarty 20 Grand street. J. NJ. Burrall < Co, 50 Bank street. W. II. Hunt, c1 South Main street.
 Physicians ana Surgeons. S. II. Platt. A M., M. D., IA Abbott avenue. Henry F. Gill. M. D.. 155 South Main street. Dr C. w. $. Frost, 1s7 Bank street. Mrs A. W. Bishop. g Baldwin avenue.
 Real Eskate Assnks. D. II. Tierney, 131 Bank street. A. r. Abbott & Son, 100 Bank street. Lawrence Granniss, 61 South Main street. :;
 F2ozVerS. A Dallas 1s Union street. R..S. Rasmussen, Bank street. ". J. Snow. 52 Seuth Main street.
 Bre7verS ana B0kAeyS. Hellmann & Kipp. c. k. Miner, IS Spring street.
 Pabey. White S Wells, 156 Bank street. R. E. Hitchcock X Co. g and @ Canal street, Carbeks and LlbAolstevlMg. J. N. Clifford, 102 Bank street. Elkins & Wake, 12s to 1e7 South Main street. George o. Booth, IS Abbott avenue
 Concrete WaLks. P. E. Pierce, s5 Baldwin street.
 Rtobrleta,y Medicines. Lanes Family Medicine Hunts remedy. Dr Pierce's Favorite Medicine. Dr Nelson's Corn Salve, James Farrell, agent.
 Photographs. Adt S Brother, 4s Bank street,
 Second Hand Sore. Alonzo Harper 80 1-s South Main street.
 Penmansh,p. P. E. Holly, 1s1 Bank street.
 .Sfedm ZaHndry. E. R. Davis < Co, Canal street WaH Paper. L. II. Haase. IF Banklstreet.:
 LfUe,y Stadke. Peter Kelly, 169 Bank street..
 Scrap Iron. M. E. Keeley. IA Meadow street.
 DresSmdkers. Lavigne < Morals, East Main street. Pianos, Musical Me,rhandise. J. M Kellogg, 162 South Main street.
 Lsnrdnce. Lawrence & Granniss. o1 South Main street Maurice F. Carmody. IS East Main street. c. H. Bronson, Postofice building.
 HokeS. Earle House, Bank street. United States Hotel. New Haven. Lakeside. Simonsville. Shore House, Savin Rock. Island View House, Stony Creek.
 Employmenf QFce. E. A. Robbins, s6 Bank street.
 P!nmdtng, .S0ves, EA. Rowland, Drouve 6 Co, 6 Harrison avenue Clark & Minor. 140 Bank street.
 Restaurant. Charles F. Smith. 62 East Main street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10

saw the Cap'n's ghost last night?"
 II haven't doubt of it! Didn't tell yc yesterday that he'd never come back? That meant that he'd not come back in the flesh, and I told ye why; but if you'd axcd me, would his spirit come back, I'd said yes, of course. We can't know much about these things; but I fancy that old pirate Lobdell's got hold on the Cap tain's ghost, and is goin' to train him round with his bad spirits.''
 After silence of some minutes, one of the old men remarked:
 "Td like mighty we'll to know what's goin' on in the old she'll to- night.''
 May be you'd like to go and find out," was the crushing sheer of old Peter.
 Il didn't say so," the other replied, with some spirit. II can't fight the devil, no morc'n you can; and, of course. l wouldn't dare go inside. But I'll go up close to the outside with any man here, and listen"
 No one volunteered to accompany him.
 Don't know but I'd go alone," said the seaman, rather doubtfully.
 You don't dare to!' Peter Mnllins taunted.
 These two venerable seamen had 8 long-standing grudge, arising out of their differences about people and lands they had visited in their voy- ages; which differences were being con- tinually stimulated by their compan- ions, for the sake of mischief No sooner was this incipient quarrel com menced between Mullins and the other than the bystanders began to express their opinions as to whether Tom Burt dared or did not dare to go up close to the outside of the Lobdell house at that hour.
 'There's one way to settle that ques- tion, said Burt, who was aggravated to exhibit a bravery that he was far from feeling. "I'll go now. If any of you want to come, now's your time"
 He walked slowly forward and dis in the darkness.
 Nobody followed him. Some wanted to cry out to him to stop, and not tempt the powers of darkness; but the bantering that had occurred restrained them.
 They waited in suspense for his re- turn. He was absent not more than ten minutes; but in the painful silence shat prevailed no man spoke word.
 He came back hatless, his usually ruddy face pale as ashes, his eyes wild and staring.
 Eagerly they gathered about him and piled him with questions.
 Mot here,'' he said, faintly, look ing over his shoulder as if fearful that some ghostly presence was pursuing him. Let's get away from this ac- cursed place. Come down to the tav- ern, and I'll tell you"
 They all eagerly complied.
 Seated in the ale-house, with his dropping courage braced by stimu- lant, Tom Burt gave his plain and strange narrative.
 By daylight it was being repeated in every house in the town; and there- after the vicinity of the old Lobden house was summed as though the plague had possessed it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-10
Tho States of Mexico.

There are twenty-seven States in Mexico. Their names are as follows: Aguascal- ientes, ;Campeche. Chiapes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Collima, Durango, Guahjuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, JaIisco, Mexico, Micho- acan, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretara, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, So. nora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tiaxcala, Vera Cruz, Yucatan and Zacatecas. The area of Mexico Is 752,829.v square miles. There are also two Territories, the Federal Dis trict and Lower California, which increase tho area to 812, ,025 A square miles. The population is O,249, ,152. 1;
 FoastinG at Funerals.
 The practice of feasting at funerals is still in vogue at Lancaster, Pa
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-24
Hint. 10 unnsekeeptrs.

A hot fqtirOn with fold OF flannel over Al
viii relieve neuralgia very quickly.
For warming over dark meats use brown
sauces fnado from Drowned butter and -four.
for white meats cream sauces, which, Of
course, can be- made from milk
Take two large spools, drive large nail.
through them ID the wall about TWO inches
apart. hang your broom up, brush end up
One OF two potatoes left from dinner will
make q comfortable dish Of Lyonnaise I'oIa'
toes for breakfast.
Keep orbolic acid always convenient fol
use 1t ono Of the best dis miectanis and
insect dostroyers that con be used. y small
quantity need only be applied at o time.
VINEGAR improves boy keeping. therefore
1t is best 10 lay in large supply
syrup made Of brown sugar, with a pint
Of hickory tea to three pounds Of sugar, Is d
GOOD substitute for maple syrup
Powdered ro,in. according to H. Hager, i.
liable % sp0ntqneous combustion, owing tC
oxidation by tho air, and ii sholiI ho kept IL
tightly closed tin boxes.
10 cleanse porcelain sauce pans Gil then
half fun Of hot water AMI put in the water d
tablespoonful Of powdered horax and let ii
boil. If this does not remove all the stains
ecour wei with "a cloth rubbed with soap ano
horax
The following cften acts satisfactorily ID
removing old ink stains from polished ma
locanv and cherry. Add very few drop
Of inter 90 "a teaspooniul of water, DIP d
feather into this mixture and touch the i1h
fJots with it. When the STAIN disappears rut
the spot Mt once with "a rag Wet with cleai
water, then dry and polish This is TO pre-
vent white mar. coming in place Of tn.
stain
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-24

from the foot a three inch square OF da'n,S
cambria. hcmstitchcd and trimmed on te
edge with lace |; was n reception day ana
the quests had iust left, but 10y some chance
the article in question had been left behind
"IstS sec mamma" said the daughter.
"Oh that isn't handkerchief" she con
timed that is face dolly, or, TO express II
less elegantly, "a powder rag All inc gun
carry them
These face dollics have become feature oil
fashionable walking or evening toilets. lhey
sr, carried in the center OF the handkerchief
and in order 10 make them SECURE they arr
pinned in with small safety pins. The dolly
is we'll rubbed with lily white on any othei
popular powder, and can 10 applied without
detection. When the owner feels that hei
face will DO moro attractive by tho use o'
powder. she has only 10 bring her handker
chief up 60 her face. 81,
II l. very amusing 10 witness the skill WITH
which ,hi, whitening process isGccomplishcd
md the dextcrty with which complexion
cloths are managed. Some society mdi''
car,.y both powder and rouge aud apply IL II
tho very ewes Of their escort without any
conjunction Of being detected IN It's use
ANY one standing in the lobby OF. a fashion
able theatre cannot fail 10 notice how Ire
ouently the handkerchief is brought into re-
ouisition In nine cases out OF ten mo suddel
uniting of tho handkerchief covers an aI'
nllcation OF the cosmetic inside. -rew forh
Star
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-24

\ ploasing and constant topic of English
writers is the American girl. writes George
William Curtis VA Harpcr's Magazine One
Of the later commentators says OF her;
American girls have shown that they cap
receive. travel and live without chaperons
escorts or husbands. aud are fast developing
a bright. clear. intelligent, sell reliant, cour-
.-eoii. and refreshing variety OF the human
coz And arain. Even If in future years
se slender Yankee belle is hidden behind the
amber beauty Of the English matron, We
nav still hear from her lips the wit and
shrewdn..,s. the accute accent, the Intelligent
question. and the rapid rcpartoe that pro
claim her original nationality" The 80
ciefv" pictures in the papers and magazine
represent the disnay OF the British matron
with marriageable daughters as she surveys
the avatar Of the American divinity and
rival Tho essential differences Of society in
the two countries are al once suggested, and
the alarm OF the watchful parent is justified
The passages that We have quoted appar
emily describe by contrast, which is fact
which does not sccm 10 have occurred TO ths
writer Doubtless al heart he Is loyal 10 the
English girl, and docs not admit, even IN
debate. that hsr supremacy Of maidenhood
can De AlcJ.IHl. " ilNli " AAtAA -hAAfNA+
can girls have shown that they can receive,
travel and live without chapercns, escorts or
husbands be seems TO mean that they have
shown this distlnctlyely as compared with
other girls
When ho adds that they are fast develop
ing O bright. clear, intelligent, self reliant,
courageous and refreshing variety Of the
human race, can he mean that 1t is new
variety Of girl, and that 1t is not perfectly
familiar in England. DIN the other passage,
when, supposing the American girl trans
formed into the British matron, be remarks,
with evident admiration, I'VE may still hear
from her lips the wit and Shrewdness, the
acute accent, the intelligent question and the
rapid reparteo that proclaim her original ma
tionality, would he have us understand that
these are not the characteristics Of the Brit
ISL mafron Of todayf Or does be intimate
only that the coming Of the Americans will
but enlarge the number Of theso delightful
ladiosf
The writer certainly seems 10 describe by
contrast, but ho has wisely left a little cloud
in which 20 cnvelop his retreat in case OF
emergency Certainly we need not press him
Whatever be may think or say OF tho Eng
lish girl. he has spoken well and truly Of her
American sister HIS description applies 70
the girl who grows up amid tho average con
ditiohs OF American life, tho girl who Is por-
traycl in her more jejuno in Henry
James Daisy Miller. The two chief qualities
Of that young woman. rs represented by the
shrswd and subtle artist, are self respect and
self reliance The perplexity Of tho phenoIne-
non % tho foreign reader lies in the fact that
abe docs what the European girl without self
respect does