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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
He Has a Weakn ess for Fires.

There are said to be more amateur fire cranks in Portland than ip any Maine city.
 One young man, the son of a well known den-
 tist, is so carried away with fire enthusiasm
 that he has every electrical improvement possible in his room to expedite his turning out to fire in the night time. When the alarm rings in he is supposed to awake. A string hangs down near his pillow, and by pulling that a weight is released which snatches the clothes from his bed, turns up the gas and opens the door. Pants and boots
 fitted with rings and clasps instead of but tons are by his bedside, and, jumping into them and sliding into his coat. off he starts. Just as he goes out of the door he pulls another string. the door closes, the light is turned down and the bed clothes resume their proper position.-Lewiston Me-, Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
Chfcaso's New Fire Alarm Wrinkle.

Chfcago's New Fire Alarm Wrinkle.
 The fire-alarm protective chart, with key attached, has been patented by an ingenious citizen. It consists of a small tin chart with the location of the nearest box and in- structions how to use the key and the num- Der of the box 4lrinted upon it. It is pro- posed to place these keys with as many householders as possible in each fire district of the city, When a fire discovered the discoverer will then be able to locate imme- diately the nearest fire alarm box and turn in the alarm. Az it is now, the locations oi the boxes are known to very few and still fewer know how to work them when found Consequently fire generally gains good headway before the department is notified and considerable loss is in this manner in- curred.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
Blatne,s Dear Fr1end PheIes

The man in light clothes, with red neck tie, smile on his face and bangs on his fore- head? That is William Walter Phelps, of New Jersey. He looks somewhat like dude, but people who think he is one don't know him. Phelps is a brainy man. At Yale he was leader both in the class room and on the campus. He looks effeminate, but he is an athlete His muscles are like steel. He has a stock ranch down in Texas, and when he goes down there he's Texan. Jumps a broncho and rides thirty miles without stop ping carries a gun and drinks a little whisky with the natives just to keep them good na- .ured. Phelps had brains enough to make his own way in life. Before he was % years old he had large law practice. Made his for tune in railroads. Some years ago he had nearly h6 whole fortune invested in one enterprise-the Texas Central He kept sending good money after bad in that rat hole till his friends advised him to pull out or he would ruin himself. The road wouldn't pay. But Phelps stuck to it till he had put in S1,OOO,OOO and finally made him a very rich man, He is one of the most genial men in public life. Everybody likes him. His manners are soft, almost effeminate. But if you think he hasn't will just try him once. He can yes and no quicker and stick to it longer than any man in congress. He likes to be frank and communicative when frankness will help somebody and hurt nobody, but you couldn't pull word out of him with yoke of steers when there are reasons why he shouldn't talk. He adores Blaine and is fond of giving dinners. It is one of the treats of Washing ton to sit at his table. He is generous with his money, but makes no display of it. He gives away more money in charity than any body know of in Washington.-Phi Philadelphia News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11

survive the past administra t ion.
 Now it is not any more difficult to See Mrs. Harrison if it is as diff cult-than to see 8 lady in private life at her own house. In t h @ corridor parlor on the second floor are displayed a number of water colors and bits of china painted &y Mrs. Harrison ,,o 1%I- pD-,.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11

Lawrence Barrett and Edward Burnett will sail fer Europe soon.
 Joseph Chamberlain and his wife are guests of the queen at Windsor Castle.
 It is intimated that President Harrison and family will visit Boston in August or September.
 Mrs Logan writes that she will return from Europe in August and at once as- sume the editorial duties which await her.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
THAT KISS.

"Isve found my heart again, And broken is the chain That bound me long to thee. Farewell I now am free. Said she: Before you go A kiss. that I may know We part as friends; no mors- Then fare well; all is oler!
 I kissed her An! the girl had willy art
 kissed her, And again l lost my heart.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11

teur : but his mat ter is better than his manner in this respect. He has no corners to be knocked off and no cOrnS to be trodden on. He does not wear his heart upon his sleeve, nor does he c a silly form strong fri e n d. S h i D S. He can stand on his dig nity with a grand @.,, nA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
An Itinerant Preacher,

''Madame,'' responsibility remarked the tramp to whom the young housewife had given couple of cold biscuits of her own make, 'I have asked ye for bread and ye have given me stone" And the next in. stant she gave him brick.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11

rule, he is courteous to affabilitv and thorough-going in his kindness:
 Sir Julian is seen to the.beSt advantage after dinner, when the strains of music are heard in the drawing room. He is a technical musician of high quality for an amateur. In his younger days, while waiting for work, he used to compose, and played the piano with considerable skill and talent. He has sonorous bari tone voice and used to sing; but of late he has not been induced to try his vocal powers. Whether the ladies of Washing BoQ will break down his reserve remains tobe seen, but certain 1t is that Sir Julian looks forward with much pleasure to his term of residence in country where he has already many close friends.
 Chatting with ex-Representativo Will liam E. Gaines, of the Fourth district of Virginia, find he appears to accept the situation with becoming good nature. Remarking recently upon the big crowd of office-seekers in Washington. he ob- served to a friend who was talking about the Republican dispensation of ''loaves and fishes" that while he didn't know very much about the 'loaves," he could give the executive "a mighty good pointer" about the fishes.
 ''In the creeks and millponds of South eastern Virgina,". said Mr. Gaines, ''there is peculiar fish which goes by the local name of the gunnel or 'guin- nel.' It's quite handsome fish, a good deal like the garpike, and is often caught weighing as much as four or five pounds ]; but the edible qualities of this specimen of the finny tribe are, to say the least of it, eminently peculiar. and depend cooked. If the 'guinner is boiled into a soup or gumbo, or if it is stewed with 'yarbs' until it falls to pieces, it is very good eating: but unfortunately most people prepare is on the gridiron, in which ease the results are apt to be extremely unfortunate. When the unlucky wight who has thus cooked the fish essays to eat it he discovers, to his amazement, bigger it grows. Recognizing, perhaps, thls amiable peculiarity of the fish, it's unhappy >possessor guardedly takes, pos sibly, piece about the size of marble in his mouth, and presently discovers, as he chews it, that it has become as big as his fist.
 ''This interesting fish," proceeded the narrator, ''Deats the quails and the mama of the children of Israel all to pieces. Why, sir, we have many earnest pietists dwelling in that portion of Vir- ginia, and @ worthy miller down there assured me the other day that it is a common belief among the farmers there abouts that the 'gunnel must be the identical fish with which the great multi tude was satisfied, and that the taking up of so many basketfuls of the fragments which remained was proof positive that | their opinion is correct. Now, you see, J said the ex-oongressman, ''if President Harrison could only feed this succulent | and peculiar dainty to the multitude of office-seekers he would have a compara- | lively easy time, and as Abraham | Lincoln said, when he had varioloid,
 have something to give to everybody"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
T1EA HEAT THEIR 4 DTSPIRITfNG XHFLU.
 ENCE ALRE4DY.

lengIngs for Seashore and Mountain Resorts Cropping Out - Everything Dull at the National CapftaI-Some- thing About Lady Pauncefote and Her Girls-White House Dotnxs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
NOTICE

nEPUTY Internal Revenue Collector M. J
 u Bradley will be in his office, 70 East Main street, Waterbury, Rooms and g, from May to Il, for the purpose of issuing special U S. inter- nal revenue licenses, Office hours from to 12 a.. m, 80 te 4p. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
THE DEER DAMN CAPTURED.

It Visits the Woods Once aYear and Re.
 turns to Bear Fawns for its Owner.
 In December 1886, Milton Damn, head law. yer in the Pailey mills was deer hunting near here, and large doe with lawn at her side was driven to the runway where he was posted. He fired his buckshot barrel at the doe and killed her. The lawn stopped few paces ahead of where its mother had fallen. Dams first thought was to kill the fawn also, but from the dazed way in which it acted he made up his mind that he might capture it alive, which he succeeded in doing without much difficulty.
 He took the young deer home, and it soon became entirely at home in the enclosure where it was placed, and it thrived on cows milk, with which it was fed. It became a great pet with the family, and as it grew older mingled and fed with the cattle, and showed no disposition to return to the woods, : although it ran at liberty through the fields. Every one knew Dann's pet deer, and no harm was ever offered it. It was so appar- entity content with it's condition, and the natural wild disposition of the deer family was so absent in it, that when it was missed one day in the fall of 1887 no one believed that ith had gone away of its own will, but that some one had stolen the deer. Rewards were offered for it and suspected persons closely watched, but no sign or trace of the deer could be discovered.
 It was then believed that the true nature of the deer had asserted itself at last, and that the fawn, now grown to be a splendid doe, had returned to the woods and its kind. Consequently. the surprise of Milton Damn may be imagined when. one morning early in the following spring he went out to feed the cattle, he found the doe among the stock, chewing away at the fodder stack as con- tentedly and composedly as if she had never been anywhere else. A few weeks later, when Damn went out to his stock enclosure, he found not only his doe, but newborn fawn by her side. She was no way inclined to have any one approach her offspring, and not un- til the fawn had grown to be a month or two old would the mother permit it to be fondled by any one.
 This fawn thrived as it's mother had done in the settlement, and was as tame and do- cile. It developed finely. aud last fall one morning both 1t and the doe were missing. If was that time understood that they had gone to the woods. but Damn hardly hoped to ever see them back again. They went away in November. few days ago both the doe and the yearling lawn returned to Dams and the prospects for still greater increase in this remarkable family of deer are exceed. ingly promising.-N. Y. Sun,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11

Photographs of Edward s. Lacey, the recently appointed governor of Alaska, and of Lyman E. Knapp, comp lroller of the currency, may now be seen among other celebrities on the picture stands. I send them herewith.
 MCMURRAY.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
WASHINGTON, May s.

TTH the memory of sea breezes, surf bathing and the thousand and one entertainments of the wa rm days of past summers at seaside
 resorts come the bangs and regrets that we must for the present swelter in w a S h i n gt 0 n's heat. Only those
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
WASHINGTON EXPRESS.

WASHINGTON EXPRESS. . For NeWburgh, Philadelphia Baltimore and Washingtt with Pullman Sleeping Cars, 10. .42 pm. Boston, 3.10 Worcester, 3;1e m. @ Putnam 3:10 m, Wimantic, 3:10 am. Hartford, BIO m; return, 9:30 a. m. New Britain, BIO m; return, 94s p m. Danbury, 1042 m; return 200 m. Fishkill on Hudson, 1042 m; return, 1920 m
 A. c. KENDALL GenI Pass Agent, Boston c H, PLATT, Supt., Hartford.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11

IT J HUNtI CURRENCY. pieces. She brought with her from Indianapolis three sets of china, her own work. One of these is game set, on each piece of which is painted different kind of bird and a Motto or quotation under esch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11

l met Mrs. Olive Logan Sykes at the Strathnore Arms, where she is staying. This is the place where Gen, Logan lived for about five years, and he was mem- ber of the Travel club. a literary club that meets there weekly during the sea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-23
HAD ENOUGH OF SAMOA.
Commander Nullan's Letter to Brother
in Annapolis.

An Annapolis special to the Baltimore Anneri-
eU saws: Nr. Ferdinand Mullan has
letter from his brother, Commander Dennis
W. MuiIan. of the United States ship Nipsic,
under date Of Apia, Samoa, March %. 1889
The letter refers to other and longer accounts
OF the storm that Commander Mullan saws he
has sent 10 members of his family, and SAYS of
the hurricane: The like of which was not
known fo- the past forty years. Poor
Tom, (IhOmas johnson, colOred, his steward.
VINO was drowned) l feel deeply his loss. He
was ever faithful and devoted TO me.
NIpsic is again aloat. but without rudder. pro-
Fe.lOr-the only man-Of-war now ahoat. 1
stood at my post throughout that dark, long,
stormy night and saw death at my door two
or three TIMES. Oh. what an anxious time it
was, Even the day after the night was dark
All Is gloom now here and sadness / am
bruised in body. and nv cabin is all torn to
pieces. IL was filled with water. German
man-Of-war struck us twice during that stormy
night. and II was dark as dark could well be.
and seas as high as Annapolis state house; but
the NiPsic rides at her anchor in Apia harbor
but not by far the old Nipsic. had no smoke
stack when beeched the ship. = We
are all alone at anchor. and have the whole
harbOr God be praised for a safe deliverance
from the jaws of death, Nothing like
this has occurred since the loss of the Spanish
Armada in the English channel = No
talk of war here, but of the hurricane and its
disasters. Just to think-One German war-yes-
sci going directly underneath a reef only one
officer and tour men saved from her. l was
bruised. lame. sore, weak. &c. l have had
enough of samoa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-23
Massachusetts Against Prohibition.

dispatch from Boston says that the pro-
posed prohibition amendment to the constitu-
ton of Massachusetts, is defeated by majority
in that state which will probably reach 81, 600
The proposed amendment read as follows:
The manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors to be used as beverage are prohibited.
The general court shall enact suitable legisla-
ton TO enforce the provisions of this article .
At a. m. returns from l5s cities and towns
outside of Boston gave the following vote on
the amendment: Yes. 43, 1854; no, 55,32s. This
summary includes the vote of the following
named cities: Worcester-Yes, 3.745: no, b.637.
Springfeld-yes, 1,733; no. 2.GO2 Holyoke-
Yes, I35; no, 1,T06. Lawrence-Yes, 9s4: no.
SAG. Lynn-les. 2, PSI; no, 3.l49. Fitchburg-
les, 2Ol; no, l,263. Brockton-Yes. 1929; no.
LAS. Qainey--Yes, 49l; no, 1905 Haverhill--
Yes, sol: no, l,672. Taunton-Ies, 1,193; no,
l.420 New Bedtord-Yes. I.3O6; no. 1870.
Newburyport-Yes, 40s; no, 935. waltham-
Yes, 140; no, li9. Gloueester-Yes, 94l; no.
l.l42. Malden-Yes, 1850; no, 1.21G. Boston
Yes, l,l60; no, 3l,075. Chelsea-Yes 1872, no,
i,6ll. Woburn-Yes, 1907; no, 479.
Ladies were present at many OF the polling
places holding yes" ballots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-23
Henry George In Great Britain.

dispatch from London. April D. says /:
The wonderful success which Mr. Henry
George has achieved during his lecture
tour of England. Scotland and Wales
has attracted the attention of great many
people who hitherto have given little or
No attention to the land question and his
speeches have had an immense amount of in
hIence on the political situation. Heretofore
the theories Of Mr.. George have been presented
10 ia. masses III Great Britain in a way calcu-
lated 20 expose them to ridicule. but whether
They merit 1t on not they are now receiving heir
full share of public consideration from the
point " view of knowledge and appreciation.
Ar. Georges tour OF Scotland next week is
looked forward to by the people of the places
where be Is booked to speak with more than
ordinary interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-23

Christian Holzworth. of Lowville. n. Y. who
has bSen insane for years. resulting from hard
shlps IA the war. has received back-pay pen
sion OF $4,000. the largest but one ever paid.
and SO per month for life
Frank Hancock. a fireman at Blue Run, Pa.
GUY the throsts OF two of his children and
stabbed two others in the heart, and then
hanged himself
- Mrs; Mhiteley. who poisoned her family in
fhIlSdelPh ia has been respited from the death
sentence until June %
The house of commons at Ottawa. ON Satur-
DAY; voted 10 transfer Mr.. Weldon's bill to ex-
tend the extradition act to government orders.
During the discussion Sir John Mac Donald said
there was great moral impotence on the mart
OF the people OF Canada 10 put an end to the
Influx OF rascahiy from the United States
A bogus priest who claimed to be COLLECTING
money Tor an orphan asylum at LeavenwortL'
hans. has secured several thousand dollars in
New York, among his victims being Eugene
belly, the banker; Col. McCaull, A. NJ. Palmer
and Ada Rehsn. He has been arrested and
gives the name of James Reynolds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-23
B y S IN E s S .

The attention % the business public IL invites
with confidence 10 the superior advantages pre-
scented by TIE WASHINGTON EVENING STaR ss an
advertising medium. The sworn statements OF In
daily circulation, published from week 20 week
taken in connection with the data given below, n
lustrate In the most striking manner the steady
and rapid growth Of the paper in circulation and
influence. They also esta blish. beyond contro-
versy. the fact that THE STAR The best local nd
re1ttsi,ag pedfUns, not only ~ me Ubfted Sdtes.
o'st "a The trhoie tc0id! This claim Il based and
conceded on the fact that city in any country h
20 thoroughly covered by the regular circulation Of
single paper AZ is the city of Washington by that
oil iHE EVENING STAR; and IL does not rest the
eHteH alone, but al-o the character % circuls-
non Not only is its local circulation the largest
and ''i'est of any daily paper printed in proper
ton TO population, but IL is also BEST the
paper does not merely so into the hands OF the
people OF The District Of Columbia as a body bur
into their hoiaes.-into the families OF all condi-
tons, and into those Of the DaORet-spendlno as
well as the 'aonet-edr1''Do portion Of the CON-
munity,-in a much larger ratio than any daily
journal that can he named BY reason OF the
fullness. freshness and reliability Of its news.
local. domestic and foreign, its independent and
falr treatment OF all public questions, and espe-
cially because Of its intelligent and effective
yoion 70 local interests. aud its close attention 20
matters with which the household. and particu-
larry iis lazy members, are concerned. Tbs STAR
is everywhere recognized and admitted 10 be. in
every quality, the leading and favorte newspaper
of the National Capital, alike in the counting
room, The Workshop, ana the family circle.
More conclusive evidence on these points no
person can ask than that afforded by the IA bls
below. The growth OF circulation therein indi-
Gated, with the analysis following, clearly shows the
esteem in which the paper il held by the CON-
munity 10 whose interests it is ~ steadfastly de-
voted. Ii will toe seen that, In the number VI
copies Issued, every month in the year Isss shows
a handsome increase over the corresponding
month IN each year given; aud. further Illus
traton on that point, il may he stated here that
there has been a corresponding advance in the
number OF new Advertisements printed during The
year The comparative figures Tor the four years
last past as follows:
DAnY rIRcT-r ATTAIN 100. go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-23
Canadian Sealers' Buster.

special from Victoria, b. C., says that seal
ers there are much concerned about the an
nouncement from Washington of the intention
to seize all vessels sealing in Behring's sea- that
hunters and sailors are reluctant to 90 on these
cruises, and that those sealers who do 90 will
be armed. and viii not tamely submit, as be-
fore. 10 seizure by American cutters
The Toronto GiCie commenting on the Dos
slbiIty OF a conflict saws: In order to obviate
this danger the British government should order
a nian-of-war To protect Canadians in Behrings
sea, or should plainly abandon the apparently
shallow pretense that Great Britain will stand
b. Canada rights against any American ag-
greesIon whatever"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-23
n Russian Dinner to George Kennar

Chicago special to the New York Herald
says: Geo. herman. whose magazine articles on
the Russian exile system have been SO widely
read. was met on sunday by Russian named
Grindberg. whom lie aided some years ago
while making his investigation of the system.
KEENAN, accepted Grindbergs invitation to din
ner. and on reaching the latter's house found
company Of Russian eXiles and table spread
with essentially Russian deicacies A beauti-
fully embroidered Russian scarf was presented
10 Mr.. KEENAN,. Before leaving Mr.. KEENAN,
saId he did not expect 10 return to Russia for a
year or two. a. 1t would not be safe to visit
that country while the present minister of the
interior held Office