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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-25

A daughter of John Mattern, the
Bridgeport tailor, who committed
suicide Wednesday, resides in this city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-25

Meet1nES THIS Evening.
Second AdVents.
Local Photo society.
Endowment rank, K. of P.
Townsend lodge, No 80, I. o. OF.
Speedwell lodge, No 10, X. of P.
Hawthorne lodge, Sons of St. George
Lady Trumbun, Daughters of Liberty
Waterbury Council, No. 300, c. B. L.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

hLss BENNETT AID KATIE WILKINSON.
dies say: Il don't want 20 hoa.: I want
70 swim we'll r-st" Now. floating is
really an essential part OF swimming
IL Is needed 70 rest the swimmer, and is
both graceful and agreeable II fur
nisheo opportunities for many pretty
poses such IS the Venus Pose" In
which ono arm Is posed above the head
while thu other touches the water and
gently assists tho feet in keeping up .
slow propelling moveaont The "6leop-
ing Poss" Is familiar 70 most people.
The heAd nestles On tie Bonded arm
and tho other arm is drawn up as though
20 support it, while the whole attitude
il one Of absolute repose. like the mer-
maids sailors tell OF "a sleeping on the
hillowA Bye-the-bye, think some ofour
girls could give these mernaids points
on beautiful swimming
Diving Is best taught by personal IL
lrstration Ladies' arc usually very
timid At nrse, and their courage has TO
be brought up TO a high pitch. Fre-
quently take the pupil on my shoul-
ders and we 20 OF together In that way.
''I'm in the water and so are you," al
ways inspires confidence and puts the
learner IN good hunor.
First they arc taugh. to spring from
ubs steps or ladder. and lator from the
platform and the railing. A spring of
about ten Feet into water from four and
one-hsf 20 five feet deep gives oppor-
tunity for Z goeG dive. / teach the
pupil 20 hold her limbs rigid and to
bend the back slightly with forward
inclination, the hands poised above tho
head and the whole body kept we'll to-
gether There should DO no bending Of
the knees before striking tho water.
This Is fault that Is very common
among lady swimmers. and try to rem
edy i. as far as possible; bat they trtl
bend the knees while flying through
the air.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20
PAGES 9 TO 12.

nsnosmsneAi praneiple Ct gepshlio.n Tn
stit1 si0ns. the nraiAg ia&assxy s..<s1x
claims iss iRAlieG&Als rlzhs
a comparison betsear "a. -.
rst~ q desy up0n agricuitsr., - -.
wtsh that levied On Haannf.os,,,...s -
ol.s w1ll aford some sasutlan =. -.
question isst snswere6s
what are the prsspesss q ss,., ,.s,....
.nx . rbeE industry
.s1shis IL . difaealf { aessio. a. -
. few words. said the Soosotnr. .sT~.-
heup industry IL sileass ess. .hs,v,...s
sarne interesting results Asx,r.. -.
r..ached last season In she oA,ss..-s..~
os he product It's enltars - -
should be extended fon ne Easnuf. So.
~ binder twine, etc he ess.1s..e'-
ment II the fax fbo insus,-~ :.
more difnoult m2tses ftnensA
lsst,e American naz - nanutss,..-
every yoar), as better mesA..s. -
culsure aud after hsndlsae -
with the use OF lsbor-sayine des.eas. =.
reduce the expense Of prodaolon A. a..
a. possible, must be Gdopsso h. -.
growers The prospects % essshlishing
The industry would be better xsss a.
tArfr on az fbers 80 adjusted tAst -
advantage would not be &c lasro,x ~
favor Of the manufacturers rather Ia.
tie American farmer fiax shoel6 y.
employed for many coarse uses And Cor
some manufactures IL which hbcs 4rn
used. not grown IL this country. BAT sa-
mitted 81 low rates 81 duty.
.'Ramie culture only awaits TIE pV.-
ouction - satisfactory machinery for
the deoOrtioation Of the STALKS. and a..
perts agree thai the present outlook "A
promising
''Whst should the South cultivate es.
sides sugar cane and cotton?s
The South should cultivate al ths
food prod ucts rec uirod fos the oonsuuap.
ton Of its own people. In many paris
OF IL The small grains can be- grown nlo,sa
successfully, while maize and grass
should be given 3 foremost place In TIA
agriculture OF the Southern State.
These must be raised. and these mean
live stock While possibly the South
may not be able 70 oompete IN the rass-
ing OF horned cattle With the Nestars.
and North western States for inter-
State and foreign trade. ID can rsisa
sufficient % supply TIE wAnts q its out.
people, aud in the raising q horses an.x
mules IL ought % be pre-eninently soe-
cessfuli for thls class of stock tho
South Is bound - furnish q rapidly ia
ereasing demand Mutton sheep sbonla
also roceivo tho earnest attention or
Southern agriculturists
do you think the arid lands Of t,sa
West capable o. profitable cultivation.
through artificial irrlganon2"
''To those who want a oomrless an
swer 70 this inquiry" said General
Rusk. smiling, u would rsy. read In
the September report q the Statistical
Division 81 this Department. some
special observations on the arid lands
prepared By the statisticisn a. the re-
>olt OF a Dersonal visit n fhat ra-rior. -
T5~asanF sn @Fonas-
''she's nice girl. ny dAugtssr n. n
] do say IT, Amikbia, very easily
pleased BY the way. NJ Pocticus. sbs
was delighted with those versas you
sent her OF y0urs- - NJ unsey's W eakly.
Gauze ribbons are again % the from
They are shown entirely II gauss.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

which gfxe the Canadian barley ssah .
high stAnasrd vita our brUwers ] an
cutie persuaded shAS tAerV are many SEQ
tioRs of Soantry II tie United States
where the same care In tie selection -
seed ana tAe same careful cultivation -
are exercised hy ear Cssaaian neigh-
bors viii result IN al equally good
prod Get. and 81 the same unss thai we
u rs endsavor 10 add ~ our home sup-
ply. the bone demand eSn se largely
increased BY doubling tie esty Oh im-
ported barley. step which / should
heartily favor"
What are the most needed improve
oents and methods IN American farm
iRg1 What probsblern
To reply f1lly 10 this inquiry would
need a. essay, not letter. but among
the most needed Improvements and
methods Ia American farming ] may
venture 10 ennmersts . fev, a. follows;
Flrst-Tbe spPlio&tioh Of business prln-
oples % the basi sess of farming. urin-
oiples without watch 10 kind a. basi-
meas. farming OF other, oRn possibly bs
conducted with suocessA Aeatn, the
application Of scientific methods 60
oalled-thst is. methods based upon
scientific principles sDd involving slsO
. close Observance Of advanced Egri-
cultural metho1s long since and almost
universally recognized. but ! regret 10
say. In many cases hitherto sadly neg
lected Among these might be mem
toned especially rotation % crops,
utilization Of manure, drainage and ei-
versinostioD OF crops As 10 which of
these Are the mOst probable il would
be impossible 70 give al opinion with
out being gifted with prophetic vision
The work now being done through the
farmers Institutes the experiment.
stations and agricultural colleges, and.
may add, the Department Of
velop al Of these. but regret TO have
70 admit that II there is any one of
these needed improvements the real
ization Of which seems ~ ne likely 10
be the most tsrdy 1t Is the one which j
have cited first namely, the application
Of business principles 10 the business Of
farming"
w Af aO VIZ = AAsO4 GsebNo ~ ~
many agricultural products?"
"A glance at the table of imports Will.
think. readily answer this question.
have already referred TO the import Of
barley. the duty on which is but ten
cents pushel; hides are admitted free.
and we import over eighteen million
dollars worth annually, with tho result
that the price of native hides IS 50 low
that stockholders hardly take pains
enough TO preserve them from injury.
Goat skins are also adrpittod free 20 the
extent Of some six rnilfon dollars year
ly, although few people will dispute tho
fact that we are amply capable ~ rails
ing enough goats in this country 10 sup
ply all the possible demand Eggs are
admitted free, and We imported last
year over two million dollars worth
The duty on potatoes is comparatively
insignificant, and. as ] had occasion 70
say in my annual report 10 the Presi-
dent: Protection ot American indus
tries is one OF the rock-rooted principles
of the great party which this Admins
tration represents To all the protec-
tlon that wise tariff laws can afford. and
TO the fullest extent compatible with
the eQssl rights Of all classes. which is .
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

-Cuhtooe~d swimming" Is fault
sass eelongs - b2sh sexss although u
- gsnsssly supposed thai ne ladies
are nest addicted - the practice II
consists 0f raising one foot hign tnan
ths ether cat Of tie water and sharnlng
ths latter like the p~dtle-Sheel of a
steamer. Tax takes away greatly trOn
the speed q ths sslmasr and Il = .
very hard fault - remedy
Side-sSlm ming Is tae svlfsest way On
moving througa the water. Ladies gen
orally prefer the side stroke, IS IL IS
graceful and effective, and las il every
respect . decided advantage over the
breast stroke There Is Little or no loss
Of momentum. for when The one hand IS
al the negative the other Is performing
the positive part OF the stroke. The
head should lie we'll forward Ia the
water and the body roll as little as pos
sible- The same movements prevail in
what u called the English" or over
hand side-stroke. except that the lef,
hand Is lifted out Of the water. and car
risd along in the air - far IS IL can
reach beyond the head, when IL is put
into the water and pulled through il
with great force. The legs are timed
70 move with the left arm as In the first
mentioned side-stroke. Swimming on
the right side is the tavorite position,
as IN some cases swimmers who lie on
the left side hnd that 10 induces pal
pitatiOn in the region Of the heart when
exertion is made.
The perfect stroke in breast swim
ming is not difficult 10 acquire. Extend
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

competent authority. In the midst OF
tastefully ornate grounds forming one
OF tho most attractive portions OF what
Is known as The Mall" and about half
way between the National Museum and
the Washington monument stands the
building OF the Agricultural Depart
ment, handsome brick structure, but
all too small for the rapidly growing
needs of the department.
Here IN large, oommodious Office on
the ground floor the genial Secretary
was found. and the object Of the writer's
mission, having been first coniided TO
the private secretary, he was ushered
into the presence OF General Rusk.
Three words suficed for prellminaries,
for the Secretary is busy man, and in
terviews must necessarily be brief
"You want to ask me few questions.
All right; let's hear them. and, without
more ado, the writer began with the
following inquiry:
in your report TO the President you
strongly recommend the establishment
of system of meat inspection. In
view of the magnitude OF oxr meat in
terests and the difficulties involved, do
you regard such a system as prac-
ticable?"
Il should prefer" replied General
Rusk, ito put that question differently.
The real question before the country is:
Is such meat inspection essential to
the revival and extension Of our foreign
meat trade? / am strongly of tho
opinion that 1t is, and If the country
and its presentatives il Congress are
so agreed, then it devolves upon the lat
tor to confer upon me such powers as
may be necessary, and / think may
say that / can devise a system under
those circumstances which shall be
both practicable and efficient. When
the people of the United States decide
that thing is necessary, and their
representatives in Congress clearly un-
derstand that 20 be tho decision of their
constituents, there is little doubt in nv
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

manc our S1<t sA-~s~as ~aa p~ectao~ BE
means u carrying cat the ~Ashes Of tie
people VII 70 f0and"
How Do you GooosRt for the eepressaoa
IN tie price of livestock IN the cattle
markets of lAte years, while .. the sane
tino IN the meat markets the price II
meat 70 the consumer Is tRoresS~&s-
To sooount fslly ~ present t0r this
state Of Affairs. Ia pot IN by power.
The e0estlea is one Skich has engaged
Eoy attention even tefops ] u1x called
70 preside over this department. and it
has occupied great deal II my stten-
tlon since. propose - continue nay
Investigations On this subject and. IN
course Of tine. hope 70 ee able t. offer
some practical suggestions on this ina
portant matter. In the meantime, ]
prefer not - 90 more than recognise the
fact a. IL exists, and 70 dsplsre IL -
we'll"
DO yoa anticipate 9 liberal policy on
the part Of the present Congress in It's
dealings with your department and the
agricultural interests7"
AZ do ! myself an ecavtnce6 osst
the reorganization ef this department.
and the bill which 80 reorganiEed it
and gave 70 its head seat in the Ma
tional Cabinet wac the resuls Of an
almost unanimous expression Of opinion
on the part OF the farmers Of this ooun-
try. With equal unsnimity the farmers
OF this country propose that the powers
conferred upon this department shall
be amply sufficient and the sppropris-
tons made to IL adequate 10 enable II
10 fully meet their demands, and 10
give 20 agricultural interests al the aid
which their arch importance 70 the
country and their present depressed
condition urgently require II is hard
~ 70 be feared that the present Con-
gress should fail 20 redeem the prom
ises held out 10 the ten million farm
workers Of this country. Never. in the
history Of this country, have the needs
in the history Of tho world has the Abil-
ity OF science 10 minister 10 the wants
OF agriculture been so great / may
add that at no time IN the history Of
this country have the farmers been 80
united, so we'll organized to give voice
TO their needs, nor 30 determined that
their voice shall be needed. Under
these circumstances / can not but be-
lieve that tho wisdom of our lsw-givers
will show itself IN liberal policy to-
wards this department and the agricult-
ural interests which 1t represents"
"Why do we not grow our own bar
ley7'
''It is alleged, l understand. by tho
brewers of this country, for whose use
large quantity OF barley is yearly i'm
ported from Canada" replied General
Rusk, that the Canadian barley IS bet
ter adapted than the home grown for
brewery purposes. There is no doubt
that many parts of the Dominion Of Can
ada are peculiarly well adapted to tho
raising Of this cereal, and that the Do
minion is favored with some very
excellent farmers, who have the intelli-
gence to appreciate this American de-
mand, amounting as it does 10 over
eight million dollars year, and who
retain it by maintaining the high stand
ard of the barley grown by them. An
alyses which will be made at this de-
partment Will no doubt accurately de-
termine tho precise characteristics
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

manG our s1.t sA-~s~as ~z2 prsctio~ BE
neaAs u carrying cat the wAshes Of tie
peOple VII - fOuua
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

the water With thsm myselt The frst
step ia 20 teach The arm and leg move
nent The later Is the more important
"A rule. American ladies DO not walk
enough. and consequently they are I'M
ased 20 The free exercise OF the lower
limbs. Beginning with the arms, I hold
thsn and let the learner 20 short dis
tarces. By and by I withdraw the sup
port Of my hand and she ands herself
swimming \ Few feet unaided After
this discovery she has confidence and
can 90 alone little. Then. laying her
On her back. T show her how 70 Go1<.
folding her arms ard holding them Gloss
60 her side and telling her % breathe
essily and naturally She must foa,
with che limbs rigid and perfsclY still
ard n she vants Co move she can propel
herself thc lsn-th n Tho bath With her
feet only Nhen she has learned this
place a number of pupils side By sido
and have them 60 foatirE about The
bath On tableaux. The face, shoulders
and hands are Above water.
One Or the prettiess among tas
fancy attitudes IA the Angel Stroke
vslch = foue by treadinS water With
the feet while The arms are folded
scross she breast When this is per
formed ~ little girls taey look Just
like 81 many cherubs IN she water The
bcdT is held rigid and shs teet alone
ar nsei Co pr1pel the swimmer. An
other Is the "Pr.ver Stroke. In which
the att sufs Is she sane. With the dif-
f----..- rark ea-. 81 .s,-,4 N,-s- -.
tended before che swimmer. whilo she
fsce Is raised Then shere - The
Boat Race" In which two or mora
groups ~ girls. shree tn a xrouu. sail
against each other. The three cling
sovethe- by lying cn their backs. ths
f1reucst girl throws her feet under the
next ones arm pits and the second
around those - the third, While al
thr~e r1ove their hands 20 represent
thc acton of oa-s. snd he lsst in ths
nne uses her sees also IN this wav
the Beat can be made 20 - backward
CT forward ss pieasur> ard at fsir
sueed. ecR The Yscht Race q an
ether pretty accompiishnenS Zach
con bestant = named after scrne Tachk
and carries fsg in enc hsnd lille shs
Steers ssrseif Nth "a other and cre-
rsls With her feek
ne aeu1ersauls acs ffr7eul< ~ A.
aafr~. 7 ha~e kno~n ladies - DO {,
twelve - foar.een Tires IN succession
vfshcut iisrcunfor< snd M Ettle niece,
Hannah BennetS Who = lust elc~e--
ssr surn siZht successive scrsrsaulss
in ths water enc ~ the most r-zceful
nrses is ne aEsi Strcss. Al iaes q ny
rwn Trr srHe-A the riwSt arm ~
straight Hne wftn re h,dy snd fcr-arl
-htle ths isft = held tcwn~ard sna
backward also IN s.rsiGhs fre The
feet AZ extended a. a. - - pertsctly
n une and tas kesd r>sss en- ths r -,
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20
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L52est4t CcrrsspOcoeeos
lCorr2Gn. SO
n c.s ne longer 30 sald of ths AneF1-
csn gir4 5hzs shs - afraid Of the ~4ssr
Only tss pears ago. nss sas IN shou-
s4ad of our Ansricaa women could
ssin . stroke Ia Bay or rsyer they
we're - aslpies. a. babies. They en-
We'd shs aqaaac Eaglish women, VINO
we're used ~ sporting in shs sarf slnOsE
ssif the year. and tAs ~Omen % other
a4Iionalissss Who aa1 ali m0rs sr less
cultivated the naEatori4 al ART and many Of
whom we're beautiful swimmers. Now
that our women ara becoming a race Of
sEhlssic maids and masrOns. there Is 40
sport % .Alca tnsJ devote more sest
and careful sssenttoa than swimming,
and n0ns from which they derive more
pleasure a1d benefit Among sOof-ty
ladies' ths anxuid bath, followed By
rlassaxe ia place Of sEerclss. has ztyea
80 70 ths sxhinrztiag motion OF tho
Ilmhs involved Ia swimming. diving
and = THOUSAND dlficreat antics Ia the
water. from shich she ener2es like =
a rosy goddess. STA body far better
able 20 bear the f.tigges Of extsssnee
than bef0re she became amphibioas.
The earlier a giri begins - learn 20
swi-a the better I think the fourth
year Is good age FOR mothers 20 have
their httls ones taught Sone even
start earlier. Katie Wilkinson. q lissle
miss ot about four and who began
som8 time ago, is to-day the youngess
swimmer Ia The world There s.s .
Younger Iny little tot named Boat
rice Gillespie. aged two years and seven
mon sas-who c0ald swim and dive
splsadi1ly, play ball and permit her
self 20 DO tossed from one swimmer 20
an0-asr Ia the water. Ny nephew,
James J. Bennstt. coald swim and do q
thousand things In the water when hs
was three years OF age. Florence Mold,
a nine-ysar-old brunette. Is = remsrka-
bIe diver. Annie Northrup. = miss of
eleven, Is another iuvonils expert. and so
are Lo.tie Musback and Nellie Graf All
are young ladies' belonging 70 excellent
fAmllieA
In teaching. the great secret OF sue
cess 10 20 inspire confidence in the pu-
pill This invariably 10, not by using
ropes, straps OF buoys, bat By going into
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

the arms we'll forward In front; bring
them round in a half circle 70 the chest.
The feet should move forward simulta-
ncously. but / have observed that, even
In the best swimmers, the feet really
come together little sooner than the
hands A good deal Of strength must
be thrown into the leg movement, and
the whole stroke should be as long as
possible, thus securing the greatest
power Of propulsion.
Diving and staying under water for
minute or more is not so dificult as one
might imagine. The Water Queen"
trick, which every body has seen adver-
t!sed, comes from long experience. and
many good swimmers and divers could
do 1t IL they had the practice. A little
niece OF mine has stayed under water a
full minute and caa stay even longer,
for 1t does not inoonveniencs one. The
Water Queen" goes into a tank and
pushes herself from one end to the
other, or sits and play cards and smokes
cigarettes. Now, TO sit in the water for
minute isquite oasy, although it seems
long time to those who are watching
the feat Some claim to be able TO stay
under for much longer time, but | do
not believe IT. KATE BENNETT
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

a SYSTEM Of Neat Iaspeetisa Needed
Ths Depressed Lss-sto~k usrkss-
what shs se9th shee.a Cultivate
TAs Needs "a AAerts.E FzrHers-
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

"A curious way is taken to provide
money to olean the streets of New Or
loans 1t can not be got out of the city
government, so IL is raised by subscrip-
ton among business men.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20
LIKE MERAAIDS

Mss Bsnnsts Teas How Socissy
Ladies EroIo n Eas Water.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

-Eotelkeepers say the demand FOR
hot water as beverage is supersediLg
the demand for ice water.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20
REPRESENTATIVE

OF this paper called
upon the Secretary OF
Agriculture recently,
loaded 70 the muz-
zle with weighty prob
lens Of which ne pro
posed 70 seek the s0iu-
ton fron the most
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20
RUSK on FARMING.

He Discusses Several PrObssLns OF
National Interes.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20

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