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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
BOUGHT FOR 4 SONG.
An Old Phrase Which Has Outlivsd
 Days of Usefulness.

An Old Phrase Which Has Outlivsd Its
 Days of Usefulness.
 This phrase, so long used in contemptu. ous, or at least off-hand, sort of a way, ought now to fall into disuse, says the Lon don Globe. It has no reason tor existing !; the Idea contained in it is exploded. Time Was when the best of songs had little pecuniary value, and when to say 'I have bought such and such for mere sonR," implied purchase of exceeding cheapness. Now all is changed. A fortune can be made, and sometimes is made, out of a single ditty. If it catch the public ear, prosperity follows as a matter of course. Some songs yield handsome regular in- come to their owners. We know, for ex- ample, how enormous Is the circulation of some of Sir Arthur Sulliyan's drawing. room melodies. Who shall say what has been netted by "The Lost Chordl'' An American musical paper has just recorded that the well-known ballad: "Listen to the Mocking Bird" has brought in profit of $l06, 6,000 Our contemporary contrasts this sum with the sums realized by certain works of the told masters" but the com- parison, of course. does not hold good. It Is aquestion, not of intrinsic value, but of pays; that is irrefragable. And the fact is the outcome, mainly, of the great growth of the population. When any thing suc- ceeds nowadays, it's success is usually very great, simply because there are SO many different persons to whom to appeal. "Listen to the Rocking Bird" must have commended itself to the great majority, and hence It's monetary triumph. It would be pleasant If the million would go into rapt- ures over songs of a high caliber, but that is hardly to be expected.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
OLD RACHEL'S UMBRELLA.

How the Frugal Lady Made Her Husband
 Jim Toe the Mark.
 Have you ever seen one of the flash toned umbrellas of cotton that our grand sires-or some of them-used to carry with immense pride?
 An old character, says the Pittsburgh Dis patch, who was well known in the Sewickley valley for I don't know how many years she isn't dead or forgotten yet-had an um> brella of this sort by which she set great store. It was of blue cotton with broad, Hhite circular stripes, and to what era 1t belonged old Rachel did not know
 They say she only lent it once. One day, a score of years ago, her husband, who was a track-walker on the Fort Wayne railway, screwed up his courage enough to ask her to lend him the sacred umbrella. She brought out the blue and white treasure from the corner of the little station-house where they lived, and with many injunc- tions to be sure and bring 1t back, gave 1t to him.
 He had to walk three miles into the coun- try that day, and when he had reached his destination it had stopped raining The sky was clear when he started for home, and l suppose thatwas why he forgot the blue and white umbrella.
 He never thought of 1t again till he was at the threshold of his home, and there his wife confronted him with her two hundred pounds of muscle ard bone,
 "Where is it2" sho said, in low and om- inous tone.
 "Where is what, Rachelf" was her bus. bands meek reply. "Where's that umbrepf" ''Sakes alive left it behindr'
 "Before you gitinto this house you'll fetch that umbrep"
 Jim-that was her husbands name-knew that Rachel would do as she said every time, and he walked back three miles, and then retraced his steps, bearing the ''umbrop."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13

Thieves broke into the house of Mrs McAlenny of Watertown Saturday night money.
 The story printed in the New Haven papers yesterday about the Yale students who were caught out on the sound in Fridays storm was interesting but un- true The story said that the Unio was blown to within five or six miles of Long Island and did not reach the Thimbles until a. m. Saturday. The truth is that the Unio was safely anchored be- fore the storm really burst and that her crew passed the night in comfortable
 beds. Frederick Carter, of this city, was on board the Frolic, another boat
 which was reported out in the storm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
WORLD OF SPORTS.

Ed Daley leads the association bats men for April with .404. Burns, of Brooklyn, and Boyle, of St. Louis, fol- low.
 The fight between Upham of Norwich and Quigley, the middleweight of Wa terbury, will take place sometime be- fore the end of the present month. It will be conducted according eto Blanch- ards New American Fair Play rules. with two-ounce gloves, for $500 side.- New London Telegram.
 Roger Connor spent Sunday at his home in this city.
 The report comes from Louisville that Dan Shannon was fined $25 for playing poker in a saloon. The Bridgeport Far mer says Shannon does not know how to play poker, and calls the report news paper lie.
 In the four Boston games ORourke made but one hit ill thirteen chances and Ward only three hits in sixteen chances. Foster and George of the New Yorks are not likely to be released for several weeks.
 Ernest Smith of the Waterburys of 1887 will have to walk the plank.
 The midnight score Saturday in the San Francisco walking match was | Albert, 222: Guerrero, POS: Hart, 194 Howarth, 1S3; Peterson, 1S0; Kiatt. 1SO Crozier, 176: Vint, 175; Campana, TIA | Taylor, 150.
 John Barketon has arranged with sev. eral we'll known Waterbury pool players among whom is Fred Harvey, for an ex hibition pool tournament in Waterbury to take place within short time.-Dan l bury Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
FASHION NOTES.
Fine homespuns remain in favor.

We are to have another woolen season.
 Now Is the season for light woolen gowns.
 the fashionable greens.
 The smallest bonn..te are more like dressy caps than anyt.,,: else.
 The finish of this yc.. light wools and homespuns Is softer and liner than ever.
 When the season advances little more we will see the revival of the Leghorn fat.
 There is not much variety in skirts of dresses, but in bodices it is seemingly endless.
 The "muzzle veil" Is the destined suc- cessor of the Hading or- Empire veil, so called.
 The Henri II cap of velvet is fashion able for afternoon drives, matinees, and informal receptions.
 The Empire styles are outdoing all others for young girls, and the waists are growing very short indeed.
 Mrs. Mackay of bonanza fame has Q dress with $50, 1000 ',worth of real pearls on 1t in the form of embroidery. Black cravats came in fashion in France in the reign of Louis XIV. White cravats were introduced in Paris by Beau Brum- mel.
 The Cowes cap in plain blue, or striped blue and white, and red and white, is worn for tennis, croquet and other out door sports.
 The crossed on the bosom fichu, styled the Martha Washington and the Sir John Reynolds, Is the favorlte light decorative wrap of the incoming season.
 The only woman that has dress em- brotdered with real pearls, besides Mrs. Mackay, Is the queen of Italy. who has the finest collection of pearls known.
 The shades of fawn, drab, gray, brown, green, and blue in half tones that are seen in light weight woolens, chaii;eEs, | licious.
 An ideal dancing gown that is going te | Saratoga. to be worn by a picturesque | graceful, and poetic blond, is of willow | green moire, draped with gold and silver | net, garnitured with trailing sprays o1 cape jessamine with foliage, blush roses | and rose buds.
 Some of the loveliest demi-toilet gowns l of the season are of millk-white crepaline with border trimmings of beautiful Per sian ribbons that have rich-colored fig ures brocaded on golden grounds. Cravats. which are again coming ir vogue TOT men, owe Ineu name to the | Greats soldiers who went to France in the reign of Louis XIV, and who wore bands | of linen around their throats to protect them from the cold. l The latest novelty in decorations fol eoiffure consists of fine braids of req hair in all shades, set with jewels at in | tervals. These are wound in fillets l around the head after the hair is dressed The arrangement can be varied ad intin 1 itum.
 Among other light, fine wool fabrics are Venetian crepalines for afternoon anC evening demi-toilet gowns. The eolors o | these tissues are delicate shades of straw
 berry. old rose, jonquil, pond lily, mag 1 nolia, and pure white shades, and the
 gowns are made with full, pleated, shirree
 or smocked skirts, half long shocked
 pleated or gauged sleeves In fancifu forms, and fancy waists to match. Sling l sashes of the material and an abundance | of ribbon are used for fiots, bows ant I
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
ELI TERRY's INVENTION.
Tho Conditions Under Which tho E1rs Wooden Clock Was Made.

Tho Conditions Under Which tho First
 Wooden Clock Was Made.
 E. A. Fenn, in the Allegan tMich.) Jour nal, says: About the year 1900 there lived 8 sort of indolent, thriftless. unpromising young man by the name of Ell Terry His birthplace was the same as mine, Ply mouth, Conn. He sought the hand and heart of Miss Warner, and was bitterly opposed by her friends on account of his inability to support her. Miss Warner was either a sister or a cousin of the late Mrs. Friend Ives, an old resident of Gun Plains, and grandmother of Leon and Fred Chichester. The Warmers were solid old Puritan stock and despised laziness, but, notwithstanding all opposition, they were married, set up housekeeping and soon desGtution and want was about all that seemed visible for future days.
 Eli had no visible means of support, but spent his time sitting on stump or block, whittling out circle he struck with an old compass or saving of bits of wood from some dead trees, and thus, day after day, his time was spent, and the general opinion was he was crazy. Want pressed so hard in the home that the wife, by urgent entreaty of her friends, had about made up her mind to return to her parents home, when the fruits of Eli's whit ting and saving materialized in the
 
 and, believe, in any country. Itwas read lily sold to a neighbor for s30 and paid for in pork, four, potatoes, other family necessi- ties and little money, with which he bought tools to facilitate his work in further prosecution of clock making. Another and another was made that sold readily as soon as completed. The foot latke and small cir: cular saws were added, then men were em- ployed, clocks more rapidly made and eager ly sought after, and Eli Terry began to ac- cumulate. In the meantime he had made application for letters patent upon his clock, and about 1902 or 1868 built a small shop and commenced improving on his clock and construction of machinery and tools, and the foundation for a vast fortune was made
 which materialized in after years. Not
 withstanding his unbounded benevolence he became very rich. He died about 1845,
 at the advanced age of eighty-fve years, beloved and respected by all who knew him, leaving large family of grown-up boys and | number of grandsons, all very wealthy,
 and all living in Terryville, Conn.,, con- trolling nearly al the wealth of the place, which was invested in large manufactories for clocks and locks. It is worthy of note
 that not one Terry is left in that region and all their interests and investments have | scattered or gone into other hands.
 Struck by Locomotive. Thomas Carey of Hartford was struck by Conductor Simon's extra freight tram on the Hartford road obout eleven O clock Saturday night at the South crossing, near the Wailingford depot. His head badly cut his teeth knocked in and his body badly bruised, but he will prob- ably recover. Carey is an old railroad man, of over thirty years experience, ,and an employ of the New England road.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE.
Result of an Investigation by Health
 Officer Frost.

Result of an Investigation by Heatth
 Officer Frost.
 Health Officer Frost has thoroughly investigated many complaints that have reached him, concerning the alleged neglect of the collector to remove gar bage from houses when requested to-day and finds that in nearly every case the fault lies with the compliments.
 The city ordiance says distinctly that the garbage must be kept in covered vessels not larger than a half barrel. In many cases that have been investigated the refuse matter is kept in open barrels, boxes and other vessels, to collect and take away which would cause the collec- tor work for which he receives no recom- pense. If people would only keep with in the bounds of the law there is not much doubt that the garbage collector will do his duty.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
Suicide in Meriden.

James s. Carey. 21 years old, farm hand employed on the Deacon Allen place in Meriden, committed suicide yes terday by hanging himself. The body was found at 6:15 last evening in a barn hanging from the top round of a ladder at least 25 feet from the floor. The cause of the suicide was an over-indulgence in liouOr,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13

Pulling the wool over your eyes is, te speak plainly, cheating. Our competi- tors resort to that when they ask $375 for a piano, the superior in every way being in our store for S325. We will prove the truth of this assertion to. the complete satisfaction of customers who will tale the trouble to examine our new No 6 Shoninger piano just received.
 B. SHONINGER & Go. 161 Bank street,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13

 The Only Way.

Lawyer-Wonder how we can serve this summons on Mrs. Dressy? Old Gobbins Is wild for his money, and she's never at home.
 Clerk-Let the messenger make up as @ newspaper reporter. the only way to reach actresses.-Puck
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
A Verdict of ExperIenee.

II didn't see you at my poor, dear, husbands funeral, Julia." s'No; saw that the funeral was to be private, and knew there would be such
 3 jam, that I couldn't get inside the door."-Time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
A Moment Of Agony,

First Tramp-Murder? Help! Help 1! Second Tramp-What's the matter, Denny2
 Fhst Tramp dreamt I was wur-r- kin LPuck
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
blfllfons in 1t.

.Why do you sigh, Helen2"
 "Oh, nothing. I was only wishing that I could buy that man just around the corner of the screen at my valuation, and sell him at his own."-Time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
While sister Prac,,ce,

Bobby, as the song ends-Why did the minstrel boy take his harp to the war, Papa?
 Papa-So he might practice where he wouldn't be heard, suppose Pluck.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13

WATCHES, Diamonds, Clocks, Silver ware, etc, etc, at LAKE, STRoBEL & Co.'S.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
GettiaE Directions.

Doctor, after examining little Willie The child needs a plaster, Mrs. Simpson. Mother-Ies, doctor; externally or inc :ernally?-JudGe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13

Choice Pineappies very cheap at Ladd's. fresh every day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
The Cheaper Plan

The Cheaper Plan.
 Smith-Are you going to hire cottage 1t the beach this year, Jones?
 Jones-No, 1 cannot afford to hire one |: I'm going to buy one.-Boston Courier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13

Ta::.-> lac Trouble. IIarry--I a..gl> gay as go. I.::;'.s. ;:.":1sgiy.--Ne@. but you donft
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
DEATHS.

sIyITER-In this city, May 13, Mrs Sarah Siviter
 aged B years. Bridgeport paper sp please copy
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13

Dn. c. W. s. FROST, ls7 Bank street
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
199 Bank Street

IS THE PLACE TO GET FOR CASH MORE GOOD GOODS FOR YOUR MONEY THAN
 ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE CITY.
The Delta independent., 1889-08-06

my personal kinunncss and my venerable
years have inspirod-,hat have done my
duty faithfully. Yet in the same breath,
addressing tho public under the cover of a
letter to me, you thus seek to impale me
upon tho spear of public roprobation with
the metaphorical rasps, hatchots, masks
and vipers OF your official vocabulary: !:
"You are charged, Mr.. Secretary, by two
of tho strongest and most bcnefcent infiu-
cnccs that can exist for the protection of
popular governmcnt-an enlightened, fear
less press and patriotic and courageous
grand jury---with gross wastefulness and
corruption in the administration OF tho
high and honorable public trust confided to
YOU by the people and with obstructing lc-
gitimate inquiry into the management of
your oilice to an extent altogether intolcr-
able from public servant in . government
by tho people"
Sir, / will not say, as might that your
letter to me Is tho outgrowth OF your weak
moss and vanity, and tho literary produce
OF some one who will be paid for IL In tho
near future out OF the general contingent
fund under the cover of clerical services" I"
I will not say, as might, that there 10 .
"currcut rumor'' that your letter is In
spircd by TINT "enlightened and fearless
prcss,n between whom ara yourself and
tho money bags OF both, conspiracy has
bccn formed that YOU or the ''enlightened
aud fcarloss press" may secure the united
The Delta independent., 1889-08-06
RlCE'S REPLY.
He Refuses to Obey the Governors
Commands and Considers His
Latter an Insult.

Hon. Job 4. Cooper:
Sir-Thc Constitution of tho State pro-
vidcs. "rhc Governor may require infor-
nation from tho officers OF tho Executive
Department upon any subject relating to
tho duties OF their respective offices, which
information shall be given upon oath when
over 80 required" This is tho only author.
ity by which you can communicate with
tho Secretary Of State officially; and you
hayc taken advantage of it to address mo
in Official form communication at once in
sulting and rcplctc with cant md hypoc-
risy. This communication You furnished
TO tho press simultaneous with It's delivery
TO me, thereby, SO far as you arc able, In
tcnsifying tho insult and vaunting your
own assumed virtues and profound knowl-
odgo Of constitutional and statute law.
Upon July "a addressed you request
n call upon mo for information under tho
stitutional provision l havo quoted. In
your communication you profess TO sct In
accordance with tho suggestion contained
In my letter, and tho authority In the
Constitution. But, sir, you have prosd-
tuted that authority, which is limited to
..requirc information in writing - upon
any subject relating &c tho duties' of my
once, 20 that you might cxpound thclaw in
tho public car, toll the public Of many cur
rcnt rurors" Affecting my honor Ms man
and intcSrity % On otiicial, extcl the grand
The Delta independent., 1889-08-06
UNCLE SANS INTERNAL INCOME
The Yearly Repor. Shows Six Mil
lions Increase.

WASHINGTON, July 29.-Commis-
made preliminary report of the opera
tions OF the Internal Revenue Service for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1889. The
total collections for the fiscal year We're
Sl3o, ,s95, ,SS2, an increas over lSSS of
81, 56s, ,957. The cost of collection for the
fiscal year Just ended will aggregate about
-, ls5, 900 being q fraction less than 81 per
., 'ent-, which is exactly the same as for
1, SIS.
The tota receipts from different objects
sub iect to taxation were: Spirits, S74, ,3l3, :
eo6, an incnea of s5,oO7 ,Os9 over the pre-
vious fiscal year; tobacco, s3l. sec, SEQ, an
increase of 81 ,e0i, ,429; fermented liquors,
So, ,23S, $50, m I'd increase OF s396,611; oleo-
margarine, "a ~, s4s, an increase of $50, los; /;
banks and bar kers, s6,al4, an increase of
5, oil; miscell, sueous, e1, ,os9, "a decrease of
s74,a4s. Tax was paid on 3,s44, TO, $50
Gig urs, 1,ssa, TATTOO cigarettes, and Sa,
64T. 7S5 pounds of oleodnargarine.
Among the contributions by States We're
thesse: California, S,UT, ,ol3; Colorado,
soa4~1l6: Illinois, ssl ,OO., 4l9; Iowa, s3ea,
51e; Kansas, slS3, 49,; kentucky, s16,61o,-
sl4; Missouri, $780, IDS; Montana, s16a,
6Ia: Nebraska. SEAS, ,6A; New Mexico,
sSe, ,O6S; New York, $lA64s, ,6,5; Ohio, SILL
Sc, ,6a4; Oregon, ssa6.5s4; Pennsylvania,
ss,s2o, T96; Tennessee, sl,oo6, ,Ssa; Texas,
saas, III; West Virginia, s1sa, 66S'; Wiscon-
sin, S,0a6, ,4a5.
The report also contains the statement Of
collections by districts, which shows the
collections to be heavier in the districts
named as follows: Fifth Illinois, sl9, 3,a
o65; First Illinois, -, ,rS4, $50; Fifth Ken
lucky, &, SCI, $50; First Ohio, $500, aa5l /;
lsouri, s6,449,9I..
The Delta independent., 1889-08-06

State Senatorship. "Current rumor' says
these and many other things, but as / have
no authority under the Constitution to re-
quire information from you upon any sub
ject relating to the duties of your office, 1
will not offend you with more of the cruel
things "current rumor'' says.
know you did not suppose would give
you any of the information your insulting
and hypocritical letter calls for. ! GER
tainly will not, in response to that letter.
l have sufficient regard for the dignity of
my office and my own self-respect TO de-
cline to acknowledge it officially in any
way. L understand you consider it as an
official document. decline to regard it as
such. 1t shall never go upon the files in
my Office. / herewith return it to you, that
you may if you desire, preserve it for your
own edificatiou.
1 imagine hear your 'enlightened and
fearless press" declaring to its readers
when this is published that Secretary Rice
declines to furnish to the Governor the in
formation he sought. This is not the fact
1 Recognize that, as Governor, you have
au thcrity, ave, that it is your duty when
ysJu believe the public interest demands it
UJ require from me full information, under
oath. upon any subject relating to the
duties Of my Office, and / beg to inform
you, as Governor, that If you will request
any information in such communication
as the Constitution contemplates, and as
the instincts of a gentleman suggest, the
information will be Immediately forthcom-
ing. / have the data already compiled
You cannot in such communication be
! too categorical, nor ask for information, no
matter how minute or detailed, that l will
not cheerfully give. promise that within
twenty four hours after | receive such a
request from you, only stipulating that in
it you omit personal and official insults,
hypocritical professions of friendship and
homilies upon the law, of which / am pre-
umed to know as much as yourself, l will
furnish you with all information, docu-
n ents tou ching every subject you may
el tumerate-
If you should not send me such request
at once, will in a communication to the
PEE, ,,ple and under oath publish full infor-
ma tion upon every subject touched upon
in your letter-and without reservation OF
any kind.
l viii follow your example by giving to
the press, simultaneous with its delivery t1
you, copies of this letter. JAMES RICE.
The Delta independent., 1889-08-06

pensive and has doubtedlycoutributedd di-
rcctly or indirectly to othepresentemb
ment. The immediate cause of the failure
is large losses made by A. II. Bachelor out
side of busincs and the fact that large fail
ures in the leather trade, followed by Lewis
Bros failure, added to the i'll health of the
senior member of the firm, having rendered
it difficul to obtain money on the FIRMS com.
mercial paper. 1t is undoubtedly true that
the manufacturing business of tho firm has
been profitable, and this makes it likely
that the business will be resumed under
some arrangement between the firm and its
creditors.
The Delta independent., 1889-08-06

DIR. W. c. Peaslec and his brother Lon
arc developing what gives every promise
of bcing good mine, at the head Of Mill
Creek. Tho claim Is christcned the "Gray
Copper Lode" They arc now In l4o feet.
drifting on tho vein, and have two feet Of
oic that runs tll0 por ton. Tho claim Is
most advantagcously situated for econom-
ical working and development will be
pushed. There Is every reason to believe
that Mill Creek basin contains mineral in
paying quantities. Many Of tho large veins
of the Mt Snefies region, cut through
into that basin, md it is tho purpose of tho
owners Of the Gray Copper Lode to ind
out what there 10 In them. .--Tslsarsde Jour
nal,