Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-11
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 To enjoy an ocean voyage, l leari from one who has been there, one mus cultivate the acquaintance of the skip per. You will find it the greatest pleasures to hear him give the orders the crew, to accompany him to tn chart room and watch the calculation he makes. It's all so fascinating ths no wonder the average captain find himself bored half to death by visitoIj who throng the bridge and impose his good nature. Women, particular are the bane of the captaius's existen He can bluff mans persistent inquiri but it is hard to make the women und stand that he is paid for commando the vessel, not for devoting his ent time to adding to their pleasure by Tightening them as to the details of na gation. When in the cabin the capta is the most delightful of men. But the bridge the diplomatic veneering q appears. Little tune is then given ov to small attentions to passengers.
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 According to the latest amended al unbounded dictionary, the word 'd plexible" means "Dublin-up," or efficacious effervescence of letter Woodtlck papers please copy!
 ~*~ The appeal of the American comm tee for the relief of famine in Irelar meets with generous and practical r sponse throughout the country. Blu as usual every responsive chord struC' in America for Ireland, sounds velI harsh to tory ears, and makes the Lo1 don Times lose both it's temper an( manners. Let the good people of Wa terbury, irrespective of race, religioII belief ,and political affiliations" swell tn relief fund and avert famine and deat from a suffering people.
 N The introductory issue of an advel Using monthly was given gratis to tn public during the past week. Its life like illustrations and editorial revels tions are expressive of much ''medits ton" and will certainly fill long fel want"
 "Alrs we'll that ends we'll" We'll, tn deadlock in the board of education ended, and a respected member of tn medical fraternity is "chaired" whil the other highly respected gentlemen c the board are "floored." By that, mean to say that, while sitting on tn floor, the other members of the boar will have the better chance to ventilat their own and the claims of their COT stituents, and also further the interest of the teachers contided to their care By the destruction of the deadlock, tn members of the board of education hay relieved the public of much min anxiety, brought joy to the hearts of tn | ''dear school-marms," and medicinal re lief to the public school system.
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 The water in the city reservoir wa reported quite low last Sunday, and F w. Connor, the Stone street grocer knows the reason why. Saturday nigh before retiring to rest a popular youn man who lives in Mir Connor's house de cided to take bath. After disrobin he found an October chill in the air an jumped into bed while the bath tub ws filling. Two hours later when he awok the other occupants of the house wer at work bailing out the water whic had completely flooded the lower fiooI But for the fact that the people Twin down stairs were awakened by sic child the house would probably hay been washed away. As it was muc damage was done.
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 Every democrat whose name is not O the voting list should see to it that it put there at once. Every democrati vote should be cast this fall, and there i but very little time left in which to talk the proper steps, to obtain registration It happened on a crowded horse car recent rainy day. A weather-beate man, much the worse for liquor, rose give his seat to a lady, when the ses was monopolized by a well-dressed bu sour looking passenger who had jus entered, leaving the lady still standing "Say, you fellow you," said the chiva rous bum, as he made frantic efforts { maintain his equilibrium by hanging the strap, I'm drunk, know, but l. I'll get over it, will but you're a hos and you'll never get over it in this worl no sir, never" And the other passer gers agreed with him.
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 The court of common council wi meet Monday evening, and it is prol able that another report in regard to a additional water supply will be receive from the commissioners. hope it wi be more satisfactory than the one-side reports presented a year or more agC That an increased water supply is a nG cessity DO one disputes, but from pas experience the oyerburdened taxpayer have learned that 1t pays to make hast slowly. And by the way, I wonde whether the water commissioners hay seen fit to analyze a sample of wate taken from Bantam lake. As the DEN oCRAF has said time and again the larges and most reliable supply of water withi a radius of many miles of Waterbur can be secured by tapping this lake. is clearly the duty of the commissioner to report as to its purity.