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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-06
A PERSEVERINo THIEF.
How He Did . Pretty Hard Days work
 for Five Dollars.


 The story told by lady friend, says the Brooklyn Citizen, shows, among other things, that industry and perse- verance are as necessary to success in thieving as in honest means of earning a living. Sho came out of bank with young girl the other day and noticed ''tough"-looking youngish fellow on the curb observing them narrowly. Civ ing him an observing glance in return, she and her friend crossed tho street and went up to an office in the third floor of building there, where she gave the money just drawn to her husband, and then started with her friend to New York. On reaching the street again she noticed the same tough" eyeing her closely, and gave him look that was full of warning. Then the two ladies proceeded on their way, thinking no more of the fellow. In New York they separated, intending to visit different acquaintances. The next day her young lady friend told her that as she returned to Brooklyn in tho evening and was endeavoring to push through the crowd at the bridge entrance she took out her pocket-book to get the fare and held s bill in it up between her thumb and the clasp. Just then she was pushed rather roughly, and the man behind her leaned over as if pushed by the crowd. In that instant the S5 disappeared, and turning to say that she had dropped it to the man who had leaned against her she saw him squeezing his way out and recognized him as the very tough" who had been watching her and the lady who arrated this in Brooklyn during the afternoon. But before she could speak he was out of sight, and the crowd was impatient all around her, and so she let it go. So it appears that the thief had watched them go into tho bank, and probably saw one of them draw money; had followed them to the office building spoken of, and thence to New York, had finally made up his mind that the younger of tho two, and tho smaller, would bo the easier victim, and had tracked her the rest of the afternoon and evening until he got the chance to snatch the bill at tho bridge entrance-a pretty solid days work for S5; but thcro need be no doubt that he would have been willing to throw in assault and battery, with pos sible murder, for the reward if circum- stances had not rendered it unnecessary. But then, the $5 might have been $50, vOu
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-06
THE LATEST PUZZLE.
The Incipiency of New Craze Strikes
 the National Capital.

The Incipicncy of a New Craze Strikes
 the National Capital.
 The Washington correspondent of tho St. Louis Globe-Democrat gives the fol- lowing notice to the newest puzzle:
 A new puzzle has just struck Washing ton and it will not be many days before half the people in town are trying to solve the mystery of the spider and the flies" Since tho pigs in clover" made such weird success thcre have been all sorts of notifications of the idea and attempted Improvements upon it; but this is quito new departure and is sufficiently difficult to bo exceedingly interesting. Before long it is probably destined to hit your town hard, so look out for it. The thing is nothing but Q flat wooden box, four inches square, with glass top. Tho bottom of the box is covered with a pasteboard, on which Is drawn a cobweb with big spider in the center and in the middle of the in sect is a round holc, cut out of the paste board. Also, loose in tho box, arc four little disks of felt-two blue and two red-about tho size of a lcadpenciIs butt end. And, painted on four corners of the cobweb, near the corners of the box, are four round spots-two red and two blue-not so big as tho disks. Last and most important is drop of mercury as big as one of tho felt disks. All these things are inclosed beneath tho glass so that they can not get out possibly.
 The puzzle is, according to tho rules pasted on tho bottom of the box, to s'hold the box in the hand and by tilting it cause tho spider (quicksilver) to push or carry tho flies (felt disl1s) on to the colored spots-tho rcd ones on the rcd and the blue ones on tho blue. When this is done retire the spider to the hole in the center without disturbing the disks and tho object is accomplished. The flies must not be shaken, jared or iaggled to their positions, but must be moved by the spider alone"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-06

nal was pa. Slyzed with terror, and he simply stood still, his fore legs out stretched, and quivering all over like a leaf.
 On rushed tho elephant, awful to see; I made one more vain effort to stir the horse. Now the trunk of the great bull swung aloft above my head. A thought flashed through my brain. Quick as light I rolled from the saddle. By the side of tho horse lay a fallen tree, as thick through as mans body. The tree wc.1' lifted q little off the ground by tho broken boughs, which took it's weight. and with single movement, so active is one in such necessities, I flung myself beneath it. As 1 did so I heard tho trunk of the elephant descend with a mighty thud on the back of my poor horse, and the next instant 1 was almost in darkness, for the horse, whose back was broken, fell over across the tree under which lay ensconsed. But he did not stop there long. In ten seconds m re the bull had got his trunk round my dead nag's neck, and, wivh mighty effort, hurled him clear of tho tree. 1 wriggled backwards as far as 1 could towards the roots of the tree, for knew what he was after. Presently I saw tho red tip of the bulls trunk stretching itself towards me. If he could manage to hook it round any part of me was lost. But in the position I occupied that was just what he could not do, al-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-06
Reserved Seats in Mexico.

You don't have to bother securing re- served seats in some of the Mexican theaters, for there are no seats at ali. You just send your servant ahead with one of your own chairs, and he does all the hustling necessary to secure good position. If you don't have any servant or a chair available, you can hire chair at the door for six cents from all old woman who, as you pay her, will mur- mur: "Give me a cigarette, senor, for Gods sake," in liquid Castilian. She doesn't mean to be irrcverent; she is only using a common i6iom.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-06
NERVOUS INSANITY.
One of tho Most Peculiar Gases of the
 Kind Ever Recorded.


 Kind Ever Recorded.
 A Chicago physician recently told a Tribune reporter the following: "Some weeks ago there came under my obser- vation one of the strangest cases of nerv- ous insanity which I ever heard. The patient Is young German, twenty-five years of age, who lives not far from the corner of Ashland avenue and Twelfth street. The poor fellow has been blind from his birth and tho arrangement of snme of the internal organs is of the most peculiar nature; his heart especial ly giving out sound as it boats that 1, at least, never heard in Q mortal man before. The strangest thing about him, however, is his speech. When not sleeping or talking with other people he will sit for hours repeating over and over, 'one and one are two, two and one arc three, three and one are four, one and one arc two, two and one are three, three and one are four I have known him to say four and one arc fve,' but this is rare indeed. Even when talking with other people he can not utter moro than twenty words without suddenly breaking in with his rlittle addition table. He Is entirely powerless to re- Stralu ElIllScll lfcll lue euulcSS fepeI!- tion, and efforts either on the part of his friends or of himself only end in bringing on a convulsion.
 Up to eight months ago he never spoke any language but German, but since tho middle of last April he is able to speak nothing but English. I do not mean that he has lost control of his motlier-tongue by any means; but if in ! ix,, ,1 one and ono are two, two and one arc | three, three and one are four,' he chances to pronounce a German word he is immediately seized with spasms. This sounds well nigh incredible, but it is the truth, and to make the matter stranger still ho can listen without the slightest discomfort to all the German words that can be spoken from one years end to the other. It is the most peculiar and interesting case have eveJ met with.''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-06
A Good Suggestion.

Mrs. Brown - When you send the vegetables home l wish you wouldn't always put tho big ones on top.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-06
WATERBURY pOST OFFICE

 New York City-75 50, 10. go a m; 2lO. 53o, 7.35pt Boston, 00, 1.30 a IF; l2.3G, 2.lO. 1.3o m Southern-7.50, 10 20 q m 21C 5.3o, 13o ? m. Western-7.5O, lO.2O m; 2.1o, 5:,o. 73o pm. Canada Wcst-73J, 1920 a m; 2.lO, 5.3o, 1.3o m. Eastcrn-7 GO, [ 50 a III; l2.3e, 2.l0, 7.30 m. Canada East-700, 7.50 q m; 12.3O, iC, 7.30 m. Albany-7.50, 1o.20 a III; J. TO- 5.3o, 7.3O m. Northern N. Y.-7:5o. 1920 m; 2lo: 5.3o 30 pm Provdence-1O0 7.5O m; 12.3O, 2.lo 7.3o pm. sprinsfeld-7.oo 50 ann E; 30, slo, 5so, 73o pm. Wurcester7.O0, 7.5O am; 12.30 ,. 10, 5.3O, 730 pm fittsfeld. Mass '.5o m 21O, 5.30, 7.3O p m. Hartford-7GO, 7.5o a m; 123O, 2.l0, 7.30 D III. Bridgeport-7.5O, 1920 m; 2,1o. 53o, 7.S0 pm. New Haven7 5o 10. 20 am; a3o, 10. 5.ae 80 pm Ansonia-1.5O 1O. 70 a m; 12.3o BIO 5.30, 730 p m Birmingham'.so 1o,ao am: F 3o g. 10, 5.ao. 7 pm Union City--7.50 a III; 2.10, 80 pm Naugatuck--7 50 am; 2. 10, 5.30 p m. Seymour-7.50 50 q III; 2.10, 5.30 p m Winsted-- 10. 50 m; 6.30 pnl. stations on Naugatuck R.R. north Waterbury,
 1045 a RI; 63Opm.
 Merden-7.5o, 1oaO am; 12.3o, a.1o, go, 7.3o p m Danbury-7.5o m; 1.25, ?; 12,5.3O, 7.3o III. New Lendon-7 %. 50 am. 10 30 210 5.307 80 pm Watertown-iO.4o m; 630 p pm Oakville-10.45 a m; 6.3O p III. Woodbury-7.3O, 1O.45 m; 25 p m. Southbury-7. 80 a m; 1855 D h. Mddebury--12. 30 a m.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-06

GrOcer-I-er-I-
 Mrs. Brown-Oh, don't blame you in the least. I just spoke of 1t because the janitor of our flat always scraps off tho top of tho basket for his own use before he sends up the elevator.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-06
Goderre & Duchaineau,

MERCHANT TAILoRs. 172 BANK STREET.
 r ATTEST FALL STYLES TO SELECT FROM
 L We guarantee style and workmanship, and . large saving in cost to our customers. Come md RAa ul.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-06
Clayon Portraits and Picture Framing

V1INEsT WORK AT THE VERY LOWEST H PRICES, R. A. DICKSON,
 Rink Building.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-10
More Persons Die Because


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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-10

''Yes'm," with a soft laugh. "Ar
idea! Manlmal"-with impulsive earn.
estness-"Which ought to wear better
for baby, blue, or brown, or grayg'
| Wear better? Baby?" and Mrs. RLea
looked so dazed that Blanche laughed
as she hadn't ''since the siege began. u
But all that Mrs. Rhea did not know
about that poor baby of the Widow
Wade's she discovered very completely
during the next week; and she and
Blanche speedily found themselves a
small cooperative society for the distri.
button of erocheted comfort.
IF" she said, coming in one even
ing, ''all my heart hadn't been with my
Gagged birding here, Isurely should have
noticed sooner the distress of that poor
little woman. Positively they are half
! frozen down there. I've had papa order
| coal sent right over. She can't refuse
| it; she'll not know whom to refuse; and
| I'll take good care she doesn't suspect
me. The sacks, told her, were just
an invalid's pastime, and she took them
gratefully. Wonder if erocheted skirt
or vest wouldn't be a comfortable thing
for her to have?''
''Oh, yes, you blessed mammal can't
wait to beginl And poor old Grandma
Ashley, too; wouldn't q warm ribbed
skirt go we'll over her thin knees? Why,
there's no end to the field, is there?"
And Blanche fairly Rugged her own
knees under their down coverlet to vent
her enthusiasm.
fnpfninht 1afar Rarfba Kftfty
Emily and Dot were gathered about the
head of the supply department. as they
had dubbed Blanche, ready with girlish
sympathy and cheer.
I'm week girls, Dr. Carter says I'll
be up and about; in another off at school
in the dear old paths Richard quite
himself again. But happy as am at
the prospect, l can't be much more con-
tent than have been since"
"Since you were seized with the
bright idea of setting ankle-bones with
crochet-hooksl" and little Dot laughed
merrily.
Girls" said Blanche, for moment
serious, you've spoiled me till | even
dare preach to you, dare sing an old-new
song in your ears. It's just this: II
ever you break any Of your precious
necks, and all the gifts of the dearest
friends fail quite to bring relief, just
try little gift-showering yourself!"
'In other words" cried Kitty, sit is
more blessed to give than to received"
and Blanche wondered, though she
joined with them, why the girls
laughed. Rittenhouse, in In.
terror
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-10

GETTING USED TO 1T.
A Little Knight of the Nineteenth Cent
ury.

| A Little Knight of the Nineteenth Cent.
ury.
| We met him on the elevated road. He
was about twelve years old; his hat, a
shabby felt, was pulled down as far as
possible on his head; his trousers were
ragged and faded; his jacket was much
too large. There was nothing remark.
able about this boy until you looked
sharply into his face, when you saw a
look there that made you think he was
a boy who would not be moved to do a
thing until he had thought it over. Be-
side him, on the next seat, tied care
fully. was very large bundle Of
papers lying on some loose sheets.
He looked up, saw us standing,
and at once removed his papers to the
floor, saying: "Here's a seat" We
thanked him, when he discovered that
one of us was standing. Immediately
he jumped up and insisted on giving up
his own seat. He was so cordial that it
would have been discourteous to have
refused. His face was so cheerful that
you could not feel that he suffered, in
spite of the poor thin clothes. He
picked up his bundle of papers-which
he had told us contained six hundred
long before the train stopped at City
Hall, and in reply to the question why
he picked it up so soon, answered: 81
want to get used to it!' giving it an
other hitch higher up on his shoulder,
to balance it more evenly.
We do not want to preach, but was
not that good text?
just imagine yourself being prepared
with every lesson, because you wanted
to get used to doing things on timel
Just imagine putting on every button,
mending every glove, every garment,
blacking your boots, putting every
thing in its proper place, because you
wanted to get used to order, and being
ready for any emergency. Imagine
yourself accepting every opportunity
for gracious, kindly act that came in
your way. What would be the result?
You would learn your lesson in time
just from habit You would form such
habits of order that disorder would
make you uncomfortable. You
would be polite from habit, and to act
unkindly, ungraciously, would cause
you so much discomfort that it would
make you unhappy.
And how much help would come If we
would do the disagreeable things, the
hard things, ''iust to get used to them"
Why, they would almost cease to give
us thought; the doing of them would be-
come such habit that they would
almost do themselves.
We know how easy 1t is to do the
wrong thing, and get used to doing it.
Try the right thing, so as to get used to
doing it.
Use the newsboy's remark as watch
word Christian Union.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-10
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


The University of Michigan has
entirely done away with the marking
system and has abolished all prize com
petitions and class honors.
Miss Caroline Williams, of London,
has given five thousand dollars to the
University College of South Wales and
Monmouthshire to found scholarships
for women.
Never suffer the social interests OF
the church to interfere with the spirit
ual. The church is not club; it is an
avenue of Divine grace, an agent for
service. Advance.
I'm four years the Lutherans have
erected 1852 churches in this country.
OF these $50 were German, SAT English,
173 Swedish, 139 Norwegian, 33 Danish,
3 Finnish, 2 Slavonian, Icelandic.-In-
dependent.
In Copenhagen a school dealing
with social and political questions has
been opened for women. Among the
branches taught are contemporaneous
history since 1s4s, constitutional law,
ethics and psychology.-Jewish Mes
senger
The Presbyterian Theological Sem
mary in San Francisco recently re-
ceived donation of $3.50, 600 from Mr..
Alexander Montgomery, Of that city.
The money is held in trust and can not
be nsed until an additional $50, 600 shall
have been raised by the directors.
Colorado College, at Colorado
Springs, Col, has just come into possess
sion of valuable set of books through
the gift of Mr.. J. ]. Hagerman. 1t con-
sists of IT'S volumes and is the London
edition OF the celebrated edition known
as the Dolphin classics, OF which there
are only two other sets in the United
States. 1t contains all the best criti-
cism down to 1915, and complete text
of all the classic Latin literature.
-Haverford College (Pa) has pur-
chased the library of the celebrated Ger
man scholar, DIR. Gustav Bauer, Leipsic,
Germany, who recently died. The Ii
brary consists of 5000 volumes. There
was great competition among German
scholars as to who should carry of the
prize. 1t is ono of the finest, II not the
finest library of ecclesiastical literature,
Hebrew, Syriac and many other rare
manuscripts, which can be found in this
country.
The example of Philadelphia in tho
matter of theater services for nom
church-goers is being very widely felt.
Similar services have been begun in
Boston. Archdeacon Mackay-Smith,
who is responsible under the Bishop for
the evangelistic work of the Episcopal
church in New York, lately went to
Philadelphia to observe the services at
the Continental Theater Rev. Arthur
Brooks, who preached there a few
weeks ago, was greatly impressed with
the work, and expressed determination
to see if something similar can not be
done in Gotham.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-10
rhe Country,s MiIitia Force.

The annual report of Adiutant-Gener-
al Shelton upon the militia force of the
United States shows the strength of the
militia of the States to consist OF 1857
commissioned officers, 91,S7S enlisted
men and 1905, 49s men not organized,
but available for military duty; of the
Territories, PA officers, 1865 meE and
1O1.67S availables; of the District OF
Columbia. 141 officers, 1,643 men and AZ,
600 availables, making grand total fol
the United States of S,052 officers, 1O3,
292 men and 1859, III availables. Sew.
eral of the States either have no reg
ular militia or have made no return to
the Adjutant-GeneraL Among these
States are Arkansas, Florida, South Da'
kota and Washington. New York is the
banner militia State, with 743 commits
stoned officers, 13,47s men and $4,000
availables; Pennsylvania following, with
CPS officers, 1896 men and $50, 905 avail.
ables. Ohio ranks third, the Buckeye
State having 375 officers, 4.J44 enliste'
men and 600, 900 availables-- Washing
ton Capital
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-10
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
SELF CONTROL.

It's no use 10 grumble and sigh,
It's no use to worry and fret,
IL is useless to groan or to cry,
Or fling yourself down in a pet
You'll never be wise or be great,
Ifyou bluster like bees when they swarm
IT'S folly your woes to berate
And pitch like ship in a storm.
Don't get in a tantrum and shout
when obstacles rise in your path.
And dont-let me beg of you-poR,
By way Of displaying your wrath;
Don't butt out your brains Just to spite
Some fancied injustice of Fate,
For time will set every thing right,
If you only have patience to wait.
The clustering wind can not chill
The lake, though he ruflies its face,
But the frost, with his presence SO still,
Locks ii fast in a silent embrace
SO you may win fame beyond price,
And conquer the world with its pelf,
If You only will heed this advice,
And first learn to conquer yourself.
Helen Whitney CLARK, in Golden Days.
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-10

They lack the knowledge to give
some simple remedy in season,
but do nothing or give some-
thing worse than nothing till
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
WAR IN THE FAR SOUTH.

War seems to be in the air south of the
Gulfof Mexico. While the combat between
Guatemala and San Salvador seems destined
to embroil all the Central American Re
publics, news comes Of a brand new revolu-
tion in the Argentine Republic, which is
just as likely as not to bring
about a prolonged civil war and is certain
to disturb all South America. The causes
Of the trouble in Buenos Ayres which our
news columns describe are not very clear at
this distance. For long time, however,
the Argentine Republic has been in a bad
way commercially and financially. Trade
balances have been against her, and latterly
the Republics credit has badly impaired.
During the last month the news from
Buenos Ayres has indicated the approach
of a financial crisis. That which has hap
pened probably springs from the financial
embarrassment of the government. compli-
Gated with political plots The victory of
the revolutionary party has been almost
bloodless so far. But the revolution has
only just begun.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
PEOPLE WORTH KNOWING ABOUT.

WALTER DAMRoscH and his bride will sail
for the United States August IL
Soaring TAYLOR, who is one Of the richest
of Louisiana's sugar planters. never uses sugar
in his tea or coffee, nor does he eat sweets Of
any kind.
IT has been discovered that the German Elm.
press is descended from Harold 1, founder of
the Kingdom Of Norway. and from Hakon v,
its last King.
Ex-VIeE-PREsIDENT HANNIBAL HAALIN,
who lives in Bangor Me-, Is believed to do more
fishing and catch fewer ish than any other man
in New England.
JUDGE GRAHAM's name is creating some en-
thusiasIn in the West in connection with the
probabilities in 1892, and several statesmen are
correspondingly unhappy.
MRS. ORMIsToN CHANT says that she COM
piled with the demands of l,387 autograph
seekers while she was in this country, and
never once lost her temper.
Mr.. VAUx, the successor Of Samuel J. Ran
dali in the House OF Representatives. has
formed an intimate friendship with the Illus
trious Major Martin. of Texas.
SENATOR PLUMB, of Kansas subscribes to
200 newspapers and is said to to read them as
carefully as he does his letters. In this way he
Keeps thoroughly posted on the politics of his
State.
MUCH satisfaction is expressed at the appoint
ment Of Captain Kane. the hero of the Calllope
at Apia, to the command Of the Infexible, one
of the largest and most powerful battle ships in
the English navy.
THE poet Browning had marvellous memory.
He could always tell the exact place of any
quotation or fragment of quotation referred to
him, and was greatly vexed whenever he heard
his own lines misquoted.
GOVERNOR FRANCIS, of Missouri, Is still
young man. He is of medium height. with
portly figure, and he has q blonde mustache,
light hair and blue eyes. His voice is well
modulated and pleasant.
CHRISTOPHER scHAFFER, the man who dis
covered John Morrissey, taught him to write
his name, had HIM trained for his first fight
and helped him along the fowery path Of fame
generally, is dealing In faro game at Sara
toga. Schaffer states what isn't generally
known. that Morfissey died in parlor at the
Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga, and that his bills
for doctors, nurses and board for his family,
amounting to about $780, are still unpaid