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The Globe-republican., 1890-12-31
WEALTHY BEGGARS.
| Street Musicians Who Have Grown Rich
I in Real Estate Booms.

Street Musicians Who Have Grown Rich
in Real Estate Booms.
Several weeks ago two plainly dressed
middle-aged women appeared on the
streets here as mendicants Both had
accordeons, from which they pumped
the most doleful specimens of harmony
imaginable. and to the accompaniment
they sang in high, cracked voices. With
characteristic American careless gener-
osity, the crowds contributed nlckles
and pennies by scores and the women
reaped liberal harvest
Among the hundreds who saw the
women here was lady who recognized
them. II have seen them in New York,
in Portland, Ore. and in Salt Lake
City," she said. They go to Salt Lake
City every year to look after valuable
property they have there. The truth is,
l am told, they are wealthy. They
saved several thousand dollars from
their street earnings and invested the
sum in real estate in Salt Lake City.
Then the boom came on there and in a
few months the women were rich. Now
they have valuable investments in vari-
Gus cities, and their business Judgment
seems excellent. The great bulk of
their wealth is in Utah, however. and
their property there is growing more
valuable every day.
THE women like their old profession
OF harping to the public, and stick to IL
as industriOusly as ever. They make .
surprisingly large income from it and
save great deal every year. which goes
to swell their investments The possi-
bility of these women following mendi-
cancy as profession. and prospecting at
il, is striking comment on the un-
unquestioning generosity Of
the American people. Indianapolis
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DAIRY AND CREAMERY.

IT is not luck that counts, but delib.
crate calculating judgment.
MANY more cows are worn out BY un-
derfeeding and poor care than by over
work.
MILK should be strained Immediately
after being drawn, and if intended for
butter making, not be distributed until
creamed.
Cows SHOULD have an abundance of
suitable food and pure water and salt.
kept where they can have ready access
to it every day.
The function of milk-giving is mater
nal. and the mother the world over
needs shelter, warmth, comfort and
kind treatment.
The all-the-year-round cow is the
paying COW. The real dairy cows all
tend in this direction, and a cow that
goes dry longer than two months ought
to be got rid of unless she is a heavy
mixer for the ten months.
An exchange is authority for the
statement that in Detroit, Mich, there
has been an exhaustive examination
going on for some time as to the purity
OF milk supplied to that city, and DR..
Coventry, who has conducted the ex-
reports that seventy-Axe
per cent of the milk received was
found to be a1ufterated, and says chat
It the milk peddlers continue to sell in
ferior milk, prosecution will be made
at once.
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The Provident SQUIRE.

Squirrels are systematic and thought.
full providers for the emergencies Of q
long winter. and not only stow away
their favorite food in one grand store
house, but make deposits 1T other
places 30 that in case the chief uuttery
should be destroyed or become exhaust
ed the sub-store. can be fallen back
upon. When the snow has lain on the
ground late in the spring holes may DO
seen at various places in the woods
where the squirrels have dug down
through it to reach the stores Of nuts
which they buried months before. The
instinct with which they find such
spots covered IS they are with proba-
bly, foot Of snow. is unerring and mar.
velouA-Detroit Free Press
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the straight and narrow way to the
back of the shed. When the wagon
was clear back, the man drew the draw
pin part way up, started the horses a
little. and presto-the tongue pulled
out and dropped upon the ground
After unhitching, the doubletree was
thrown into the wagon, the tongue
bounded after it; then the picket gate
closed. making all secure for the night.
1t was all very easy, and eight feet of
shed room was saved by a simple de-
vice that might be had with every two
horse wagon in the land. The accom-
panying illustrations show the manner
of construction.
Fig. 1 is a portion of front axle, q,
with hounds, 3D.; "a, are the jaws of
the wagon tongue, kept in position by
the bolts. c, put on from the outside
and held in place by pins passing
through the jaws; this is done to give
clear passage, &, for the rear of the
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AN ENDLESS DEBATE.

Whether Katy Did or Whether She
| Didn't Will Never Be Decided.
There is one crop of early autumn
| that grows on trees which doesn't vary
much. and chat is the katydids Gil
matte influences are favorable to the
growth of this fruit It is a singular
thing that on the same trees where for
ty years ago, as little elms, these chant
ing insects lived, they now stay. They
are never known to change from one
tree to another. There may he several
elms of eq nal size on one street, but two
trees will most likely hold all the katy
dds, and from the first chosen greenery
they never nudge.
The same way one yard will have its
number, or one tree in yard; the next
persons grounds, although just As cool
and shaded, will have none. Those in
the same trees or yards have good man.
ners, never interrupting each othes, but
listening intently for their turn to ex-
press their belief as to whether KATY
did or didn't The outside world, after
listening for years to the debate, is d.
vided as to opinion. Just the same as
our more important subjects, it judges
in accordance with the sentiments Of its
own consciousness.
These little green chanters never
change their opinion. For year after
year they belong to the dds or didn'ts,
and by no mistake alter their saying.
One may tramp around the trees where
they live, may sit beneath them. talk,
laugh or indulge in any noise, and Katy
chants on in undisturbed monologue.
But lay hand, ever so lightly, against
the bark OF tree, one says who has
tried it, and their notes are instantly
hushed, remaining quiet until the hand
Is removed. In darkness, when one
creeps safely up to an elm tree where.
above in the branches, is taking. place
loquacious dialogue, and gently rest the
palms OF the hands against the bark, the |
silence is painfully sudden.
There was once q man visiting Rhode |
Island whose ambition was to possess
some elm trees, and in them katydids
He had the elms for the katydids, but |
no katydids for the elms. So he came
from his distant home and got posses
sion of one, which he carried back and
put we'll up in the greenery Of the elm.
Then he waited. The katy was as dumb
IS sealed fruit jar, and wouldn't say .
word. He wrote back to inquire why
he thing wouldn't open its mouth and
ing. He was informed, first that the
hing didn't speak the sentence with
my mouth, but with its legs; second.
hat although the divorce laws of Rhode
sland were often brittle enough to
ever knots tied by ministers, still he
iced not expect any garrulous hilarity
rom one katydid separated from its
nate and alone in strange land. Then
mother was sent and put in the tree.
nd in true marital style one said Katy
id, and got contradicted in about . Sec
nd. They've kept it up ever SINCE
.ouisville Courier-Journal.
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THEs SCAPEGRACE.
One Who Lives by an Ingenious
System of His Own.

We who earn our living by hard work
naturally regard with a good deal of in
terest those who manage to dodge this
seeming necessity.
What are these mysterious mortals,
we say. who toll not. neither do thew
steal. who have no property, nor any
apparent source of income, yet thew
wear clothes, eat meals and sleep under
good roof like the rest of US?
We have habit of speaking with
contempt of these people, as though
they were beneath us in the social
scale. Are We not really in secret lit
tie envious of their originality and
courage?
If one should, for example, try the
Simple rule of put yourself in his
place"
You, now, who make living BY some
occupation, commonplace but reliable.
suppose you were to wake tomorrow in
strange place, without money or
friends, and with all work prohibited
what would you do? How would Won
arrange about breakfast, and, subse.
quently, about dinner, and supper, and
- OS>As ouN suCh uume EOuS meals and
beds thereafter? Would You not be
frightened? Would you not be at loss
what to do? Well, that is where Won
would show your inferiority to those of
whom We speak.
1t must be admitted that they could,
II they wished, earn plain, honest liy.
ing IS We do; whereas could we, by the
exercise of all our wits, exist q week
after their fashion? En- efst, there YOU
have the whole matter.
Before ] undertook q study of these
singular beings, had always thought
OF them as class by themselves, pur-
suing, for the most part similar meth.
DDS To live without work constituted
In my mind profession law or |
the ministry. wronged them. l did
not appreciate their fecund originality!
There is no profession that is common
to them all, but each has his own.
complete in itself. unique and delicate
as the miniature carved-work of the
Japanese.
To tell Of them is to tell of indiyidu.
AIS. not of the class.
There was one who recently came IN
ave at the very respectable boarding.
place OF the present writer. He was. a
the naturalists would say, an excellent
specimen-rather young. good looking.
we'll dressed and correctly hammered
There are some of this class Who h.,.
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FIG. .

strap, h, that holds the doubletree pin
points back instead of forward, and
thus enables the doubletree to remain
attached to the tongue whether the lat
ter is in or out of place. To attach the
tongue Gig 81 is inserted in the
throat Gig. ~ and the draw-bolt or
hammer dropped down, when all is
snug and ready for business. Fig. is
cross section of the jaws at the
hammer hole, showing how the wood
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SOME USEFUL HINTS.

The Proper Way of Laying Plank Walks
and Stable Floors.
If the reader will study the grain in
the end of the planks in any walk, or as
represented in Figs. and 2, it will be
seen that in the first the grain forms
successive cups or cutters, which catch
and hold the rain water, which causes
the plank to decay quickly. It will
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tongue. A por-
ion Of t h e
tongue is repre-
sented in Fig. 3,
showing how the
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that have at last decided to turn nv face
| homeward. I'm tired Of wandering and its
mighty poor picking out here. expect to start
| In q couple Of weeks unless hear from you in
the meantime. A lot Of California stock will
be entered at the fall meeting Ut Cleveland
and think can fx for both Of US to get let in
on the ground floor, 90 that We can make good
thing out OF 1t. How are Bill and jimmy"
william and James," said the black
sheep. rolling up his eyes; Ibis sons,
whom he is bringing up in the way they
should go-pious youths Of sixteen or
thereabouts.
II expect they would enjoy the races ana
some OF life that could show them. Iplan to
spend month In Cleveland, and perhaps may
locate there. Some Of the fellows are making
up party to 20 to China II had . couple Of
hundred more I would 60 with them, but have
only just enough to take me home. Your alec
tionate nephew. RICHARD"
Gold chills ran down his back when
he read that letter." said Mr.. Kerth.
Here is his reply. He prays for the
salvation of my soul. and incloses .
check for two hundred. See? Read
the next one"
1t was addressed to SIS Van Doosan
Kerth, The Beauchamp. NevYork CITY,"
and began: Dear Uncle"
Fathers brother" the scapegrace
explained: ''old bachelor-great swell.
He never saw me. and has An ides that
am very wild and woolly, like every
thing west of the Croton squeduct"
read as follows:
DEAR UNcLE-Respected brother OF my
parent; take my pen In hand to lie you know
that two weeks from date shall take the train
for your city and shall visit you 1t the Beau
shamp House. where you are staying. II you |
mould happen . b out of town. win wait !
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-17
IN THE HOUSE.
A Bitter Party Struggle Expected Over
 Contested Election Cases.

A Bitter Party Struggle Expected Over
 Contested Election Cases.
 WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Direct Tax bill, tho measure that caused the long deadlock in the House last year, is to be brought up for consideration by the Judiciary Committee some day this week, The contested election case of Mudd vs. Compton from the Fifth Maryland district will be called up either tomorrow or Thursday if noth- ing intervenes. It will be pushed to a conclusion by the Republicans, who will seat Mr. Mudd. There Is promise of another bitter party struggle over this case.
 On Thursday the Election Committee expects to take action on the case of Bowen vs. Buchanan of ths Tenth dis trict of Virginia, and there is chance that it will also be brought up in the House and be disposed of before the week has passed. There is probability that the Pension Appropriation bill will be brought up for consideration and the outlook is for busy week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-17
The Chickamausa Battle Field.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Inquiries have reached the War Department from vari- ous quarters asking whether there is any appropriation available to pay the expenses of veterans visiting the battle fefd of Cheickamarga for the purpose of aiding in identif: ins the lines upon which they fought. There is no fund available for that purpose. Upon the passage of the Chickamauga Park bill. which is expected early in the summer, officers will be sent to the field to confer with all veterans who will gather there | to assist ill establishing the lines. Until then the time and expenses of visiting the field would be entirely wasted, sir ce 70 one can be there to make an official record of the information gathered or to officially mark points which might he designated by the visiting veterans.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-17
WASHINGTON TOPICS
A Vote in the Senate on the
 Blair Bill Thursday.
IT'S FATE IS PRoBLEMATICAL.
The Senators from the New States Counted
 on to Defeat It.

MT. Blair Says It Will Pass-The Admis-
 sion of Wyoming Into the Union-A
 Bitter Fight Expected in the House
 Over the Election Contests-Preparing
 Kimcaid'k Defense.
 WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate is to continue the consideration of the Blair Educational bill during the week until Thursday, when 8 vote is to be had under the arrangement made dur ing the last seven days. MT. Plumb has threatened to antagonize the bill with some other measure, but it Is not likely the Senate will agree to lay it aside. The fate of the bill is problematical. Mr. Blair claims that it will pass by g small majority Senators Aldr ich and Faulkner, who have taken a great in terest in the opposition to the bill, be- lieve that there is good majority against it. They are assured that sev- eral Senators who have voted for the measure in past years will vote against it at this time, and they are counting in the votes of the Senators from the new States to defeat it, MT. Hawley is booked for speech on the bill this week and MT. Evarts will close the gen eral debate, It has been agreed that on Thursday at ? o'clock MT. Blair shall be given the floor for an hour to make q | final appeal in behalf of the measure and that debate on the amendments shall be conducted under the fve-minute | rule.
 When the final vote on the Blair bill has been taken there will be a struggle for precedence among the friends of several important measures. The sub-commit- tee having in charge the Mckinley Un- dervaluation bill has been working hard upon it with view to reporting it to the Finance Committee at the regular meeting tomorrow morning so as to get it into the Senate in time to antagonize with it any other measure which may claim the right of way after the Blair bill.
 | Among the other measures which will be pressed are the bill for the admission of Wyoming into the Union, the Pacific Railroad Funding bill. the Sherman Anti. Trust bill and the Hale bill for the ins crease of the naval establishment The Montana election case will be reported to the Senate early next week and it will have right of way If the committee feels disposed to press it but it will probably go over for week at least
 The Urgent Deficiency bill. the first of the appropriation bills to reach the calender, is now pending and it will be taken up before the end of the week and
 passed without much debate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-17
DEAD BY THE HOTEL DOOR.
Albert vraeland's Funeral Delayed Be-
 cause Murder is Suspected.

cause Murder is Suspected.
 MIDLAND, PARK. N. J., March 17.-Cor- oner Herring, of Westwood, was tels- graphed for late at night to come here 90 take charge of case of suspected murder. He was compelled to stop tho arrangements being made for the burial of Albert Vreeland, 8 wealthy resident of the western part of Bergen County.
 MT. vreeland was found in dying condition early Thursday morning in front of the Midland Park Hotel, kept by of the dead man, who was on his way from the town of Wortendyke to Pater- son, was the one who discovered his from which he never rallied. Banta claimed that Vreeland went to bed all right at his hotel on Wednesday night, and says that his guest must have gotten up in his sleep and wall ked out of the bedroom window on U @ porch roof, whence he must have fallen about 15 feet to the ground, where he was found. Both Vreeland's eyes were blacked and one side of his face badly bruised.
 Coroner Herring summoned consta- ble, swore in jury and adjourned the inquest unt il next Saturday afternoon, The family and friends of the dead man, :, who had come to attend the funeral were very indignant because of the in teruption of the services. The family claim that MT. Vreeland's death was acci- dental. Others say he was beaten into unconsciousness and then thrown out of the window.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-17
Suit Against League Players.

CLEVELAND, March 1.-The Cleveland Players's League team will be the first club of the new organization to begin a suit against it's deserting players. To- day Attorney L. A. Russell, legal agent of the team prepared papers ask ing from the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court an injunction against Catcher Trimmer and Shortstop MeKeaa to prevent them from playing with the local League team, The paper will be filed tomorrow and the cases will be pushed to speedy trial. MT. Russell said that as the two men signed Players League contracts first they can be legally held
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-17
THE HOUSE GALLERIES.
Funny Things Heard on Congres.
 sional Show Days.
Malapropos Criticisms of Representatives By ThouEhtless Visitors Resented By the Congressmen's Wives
 Mrs. Bynum's Rebnke
COPYRIGHT 1890.


 During the exciting events in the House in the last two months there has been an unprecedented demand upon Representatives for cards of admission to the Visitors gallery. It is courtesy which nearly every visiting constituent expects.
 There are five reserved galleries in the House-the Press, the Diplomat Corps. the Executive, the Members and the Visitors galleries. The Mem- bers' gallery is above the Democratic side of the House, to the right of the Speaker. The Visitors gallery is 6 similar one above the Republican side of the House and to the left of the Speaker. Each Representative, upon application to the Speaker, will re- ceive a slate-colored card with the Speakers signature attached, admitting to the Members gallery.
 The first of the passes entities the holder to admission to the Visitors gallery only. But 1t is tre- quently presented at the door of the Members' gallery and Is usually hon. ored. Elevators bear visitors to the upper corridors. The entrances to the galleries are guarded by old soldiers who hold their places without regard to political afhliation. A cen tral aisle divides the fiv ive banks of seats in each gallery. The seats are uncushioned. They arc painted in a slate-color. A front bench in the Members gallery is reserved for the family and friends of the Speaker. It is more of a pew than a bench. for 1t has a little door adorned with Q sil- yer plato bearing tho words:
 THE RPEAKER'R FAMIIY
 It is a strictly reserved pew. The Speakers family and their guests arc alone admitted. When the gallery is packed almost to suffooation the pew is Irequently empty.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-17
He bears himself masnidcently and am proud of him."
 The young man wilted. A moment afterWard he rose and left the pallarY

am proud of him."
 The young man wilted. A moment afterward he rose and left the gallery.
 Sometimes the families of the Mem bers take seats in the Visitors, gallery. Here they are even more likely to have their feelings wounded by though tless remarks than in tho Members gal lery.
 A good story is told of Marcus Aure- Illus Smith, Delegate from Arizona. He had taken friend into tho gallery and was pointing out the distinguished men upon the floor below. An Illinois Mem Der was speaking upon a bill reported from the Committee on Military Af- fairs.
 .'Who is that addressing the House?" Mir. Smiths friend inquired. That is -, of Illinois," Dele gate Smith replied. He makes me sick. He can talk longer and say less than any other man in the House. He has talked away all the influence he ever possessed in Congress. My feet ache!''
 The Delegate suddenly became aware that lady in an adjoining seat had turned and was gazing steadily upon him. He recognized her in an instant
 
 who was addressing the House. The Delegate knew her, but she did not know him. Turning to his companion he explained the situation in a whisper and said:
 II want you to get me out of this scrape. When I rise 60 go, call me Mn Kilgore."
 His comrado assen ted. A moment afterward Marcus shook hands and ex- oused bimself.
 "Good bye, MT. Kilgore," his friend replied. II am much obliged to you for | your kindness and I appreciate your | courtesy"
 The lady bit her lips and looked daggers at tho supposed Texan as he passed through the door. On the next | day she met the Sergeant-at-arms | whom she knew very well. .Mr. Loedom," she said, "if you ever have occasion to arrest Kilgore, hope you will keep him in limbo till he starves."
 She recounted the scene in the gal lery, to the evident astonishment of Leedom. Her husband and Kilgore were warm friends. For months he never passed the compliments ot the day with Buck Kilgore, whose polite ness is proverbial. The story, however, was too good to keep. Marcus told 1t | first to one Member and then to another. Finally it reached the ears of the lady husband. The ''entente cordiale" be- tween Kilgore and himself was re- sumed. Marcus also was taken into the combination after offering hand some apology.
 Perhaps the greatest annoyance in the Members and Visitors galleries is the young man who knows it all. May hap his father is Member. He has been in Washington few weeks. has heard little and seen less, and has be- come filled with an undue sense of his own importance. His mistakes are ludicrous. At times he points out Judge Barnes of Georgia. as Ton Reed of Maine. He confounds Mr. Adams of Illinois, with Gen. Ton Bay ne of Pennsylvania. He mistakes Judge Chipman of Detroit. for Ashbe P. Fitch of Now York. He says tha the Rev. MT. Owens of Indiana, is tht Hon. Charles McComas of Maryland He calls Crisp of Georgia, Perkins o