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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04
HOUSE ADJUSTMENTS.
How to Make Children, Aged Three Dr
Four. Contented and Happy.

How to Make Children Aged Three or
Four. Contented and Happy.
At the age OF three and four children
want guiding in their play more than at
any other time during childhood, be-
cause they are then changing their lit
tie Notwithstanding hahyhnnd behind
and taking up childish ways which will
remain with them nn.ny wears. To
make such little ones happy and keep
them amused is not so difficult a matter.
but much patience is required and not a
little ingenuity. 1t is well always to
aim at teaching them from their infancy
to amuSe themselves. BY that means
the mother is laying good foundation
in the child's character on which its
greatest happiness will be built.
Give the busy fingers something to do
you may call it play or work. The
latter pleases them most, and by encour--
aging them in the belief that they are
really helping mother you will make
them happy. Give them some strips of
soft woolly stuff and tell them you want
them all picked to threads to fiji ,
cushion or q muff. Cut some paper ) 10
strips and coax their chubby ,itt1e
fingers to make spills for light; no can.
dies, etc. Give them piece of oo1ico
~ " ~ "ii"' w" have tied a
pretty colored cotton thr .ad and sug.
seS' 'n"' tiieS MAKE oils frock. AL
'toush fu''e un"o'n to make two even
stitches the idea VII fill little girls
near. "i'h pleas ire. Let slate and
pc"e'i DC use every day-theN
- els'ieSs amusement in them.
Ira" So'neV ang-no matter how crude
OF luhhr And get the little one
i
merry peal of laughter will gladden.
'hof ,er's heart at the queer figures
Wr lch will appear on tho slate. Save
I'll pieces ofpaper with pictures on them
| advertising sheets and such things-and
| let them ha.p an old blunt pair of scis-
sors and try their hands at cutting out
! pictures. Is is not an easy, but a very
| interesting thing to do, and if encour-
| aged to persevere they will, later on,
| become quito expert. and might then be
allowed to paste them into a book or
| upon a scresn-that would make them
very proud. Don't mind if they make a
| litter of their amusements: it is impos-
sible to avoid that, but always teach
| them to clear up their bits when they
| have finished. They will do it will
| ingly-wita little coaxing-and some
| day will, in consequence, be more care
| full. Then teach them some simple
songs, with marching step and hand
| clapping Introduced, for exercises on
wet daya. Get book of tiny tales for
| children and read one, at least every day
aloud to them. You will be repaid by
the enjoyment they will get from it.
| Give them odd buttons, beads, or even
dried beans will do, and teach them to
count and play at having sweet-shops
| with them. Do not buy many toys; but
! what they have allow them to play with
| at any reasonable time. And, if they
have no other companions: mother must
sometimes play too, just 70 show them
how to use their dolls and balls-or
whatever toys they may have-for it is
not natural for all children to play
| nicely without help or guidance. They
often require to be started righs. -Har.
riet Lamb, in Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04
TARDY JUSTICE.

After a great deal of biggling the sec-
rotary of war has decided to pay to the
heirs of Gen James Shields the $40, 900
voted by the fift'eth congress for the
purchase of the swords presented to the
veteran of two wars, for his dissin'
guished services in Mexico. This il
tardy justice. 1t recalls the treatment
melted out to him by Il republican
house Of representatives which
kicked him out Of congress,
although he had a majority of three or
more thousand votes, and the later
humiliation Of making a mockery Of the
old hero by putting him up as minor
ity candidate for doorkeeper OF the
house, aud declining to retire him as q
major-general. General Shields un
pardonable sin was his sturdy democ
racy, and it seems, from the long delay
which has taken place in carrying into
effect the act of congress referred to
that it has not been forgiven him. even
after death.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04
QUEER Do,NGS OF PEOPLE.

A LANSING, Mich man made his wife
happy on Christmas by giving her a
billiard table, but the good woman was
enough for him. She hunted up the
handsomest tea set in Michigan, and
made u present Of it to her husband.
AN eccentric old wdower. who lived
hermits life in the village of Osseo,
Mimi, committed suicide recently. He
wrote funeral sermon several months
ago, which he left in the hands Of a
neighbor, with instructions to have it
preached over his remains.
A FARMER in Highland, Osceola Coun-
ty, Mich, who awoke the other night
and observed his wires foot sticking out
of bed, mistook it for burglar and
fired at it with a revolver which he al
ways keeps under his pillow. The good
woman has since had bad limp.
CAIRO Qll.) has grocer named Tyler,
and the first question he asks OF a
wouldbe purchaser is: do you snore?"
Ii the fact is admitted that eglds the
matter right then and there-no pur-
chase can be made. He has taken a vow
not to sell even a strawberry to a man
who snores.
A PROSPEROUS Colorado ranchman add
vertised for wife, giving an accurate
description of himself and his surround
ings, etc His mail has been so heavy
over since that it has been necessary to
put 1t in barrels in the post-otfice, and
was compelled to bring his farm wagon
to town to haul it home.
A New YORK society lady is said to
have attended dance there on Tues
day evening, left the next morning to
attend two balls on successive evenings
in Boston, and would leave Immediately
to attend a ball in Philadelphia the next
night. Four balls in three cities in the
the course Of four days would seem to
be the height Of fashionable folly.
AT Beach City, o., funeral sermon
was preached over the remains of re-
markable lady. The deceased was Mrs
Catherine Brown, q widow. Her age was
ninety-three years nine months and
twenty-six days. She made her burial
robes, knit herself a pair Of linen stock
ings for the occasion, gave full details
for her burial and calmly awaited the
messenger.
A PACIFIC coast paper has this item:
"a school-teacher at Kootenay, B. c.,
recently saw a personal in an Eastern
paper soliciting correspondence, etc.
He took flyer and received in return
check for two hundred and fifty
dollars to come to Minneapolis and
get bride. The day Of the marriage
he will also get bank book covering .
deposit OF ten thousand dollars subject
to his order"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04
F.REslDE FRAGMENTS.

-Borax, ammonia and oatmeal with
soften hard water, which dries the SIX in
WI en- washed in.
Celery Stew: Cut the stalks and
root = to small pieces and stew till ten
der in as little water as will suffice.
Then add little milk and butter and
thicken with -four to make nice sauce.
-Foamy Sauce: One half cupful of
sugar and piece of butter the size of
walnut. beaten we'll together with one
tablespoonful of flour. Pour over this
cupful of boiling water: whileit is boil
ing add the yelks of two eggs we'll
beaten, q little lemon. then the whites
of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Take
Immediately from the stove,-Yankee
Blade.
Make carving-cloths from red-and-
white checked linen toweling. fringe all
around and place over the tablecloth at
the carver's place; also one opposite,
whore the mistress sits. They help to
save tho wear of the cloth at the edge of
the table. Three-Quartars of a yard is
none too long. This towe!ing also makes
good everyday napkins, cut in squares
and hemmed. American Agrieulturist.
To serve oysters on toast. strain the
cupful of cream or rich milk and one
cupful of butter in porcelain kettle.
Let this come to boil and add one tea
spoonful of flour wet with little cold
water. Drop in the oysters, adding salt
and pepper, and let them boil up. Lay
slices of bread, nicely toasted, in dish,
and pour the oysters over them Serve
immediately.-N.Y Y. World.
The best way to make a pot-pourri,
or flower mixture for jar, is to put
nothing into it but leaves and salt. AL
ternate the layers of rose-leaves and
salt. pressing the latter down upon the
| former When the scent becomes evil
dent. the leaves of any other fragrant
| flowers may be added, such as heliotrope,
4 lemon. verbena, violet, or even those of
i the geranium. A Jar filled in this way
will prove a source of delicious fragrance
I for many months.-Goldcn Days.
. 1t is said that paper pillows are very
cool, and in some respects superior to
, feather ones. especially for hospitals.
| Newspapers will not do SO we'll on ac-
| count of the diSagreeable odor of tho
printers ink; but brown and white
i paper letters and envelopes, ETC., are
| the best. Cut or tear the paper into
| very small pieces. the smaller the bet
/ ter, and put them into a pillow sack of
/ drilling or light ticking.--Advance.
| Fruit Pudding: Chop six apples fine,
| CRATE six ounces of stale bread, add six
| ounces of brown sugar, six ounces of
! currents washed carefully and Toured;
| mix all we'll together with six ounces
OF butter. 4 cupful of milk and two cup
! fuls of flour in which two teaspoonfuls
| of baking powder have been thoroughly
mixed. If too thick, add more milk in
mixing. Spice to your taste. Put in a
pudding bag. tie loosely and boil for
three hours. To be eaten with cold
sauce made of butter and sugar stirred
together, cupful of sugar to one-half
| Cupful buttter.-Indiana Farmer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04

n ERIDEN. WATERBURY, Il COENECTICUT'
VI RIVER RAILROAD.
~ EFFECT SEPTEMBER IS, 1889
FROM WATERBURY, TO CROMWELL.
Lea Waterbury, New England station 80 Il N
1855, 4:30, G.42 q. II.
Leave Waterbury, Dublin street, 500 Il. IN, 3;to
am; lao, 4:iT, *I:O7 p. m.
Leave Merlden, $50 a. H., 1:57, 5:45 p. NJ,
FROM CROMWELL TO WATERBURY,
Leave Cromwell. G:30 a. m, 1918, Ago pm
Leave Meride West Main street 1:O2 500 q m .
1851, 300, $50 y. III.
Arrive at Dublin street, 7:iO, a't1 a. IN. 13a, $50
80 p
Arrives Waterbury. N. E. station. 7:55 1925 T. m
1850 Cos, SOB p III.
sFor Meriden and way stations ONLY arrive AT
152 9. III.
All trains arrive at and leave West Main street
Meriduu.
CHAS. NJ. CRAW FORD, Supt
AnriieO
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04
NEWS OF T.IE DAY.


Tho annual cncam mcnt OF tho
Maine 6. i. X. is in session.
The Chicaro rresbvtery has voted to
revise .hc onfession OF 'l,th.
Cardinal Tasrherrau is seriously i'll,
and great anxiety prevail, at tho Pal
AGO In Oucber
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nan I'd They wnrt rirht hours n day
and Graded salaries.
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New ,, iork ota' s nnlG '.,s T 20 ""D All
~ a. ,h uo ~ AZ tri.ts No.. ,"n,"Sentoa
;,
Inc trlal OF Ashir nag terty ior the
murder OF Eawar' ,"gSet on Inc loth
OF August last has begun at Freehold,
N. d.
Natives OF the sandwich Islands at
tending Yale college, nave formed q
CLUB TO no known as tho iawallan Is
lana eiuo.
"a IaHiiS naiiiro sawyer AT Buctouche,
AZ. D. nnEe hc S;n,, In.tackeu WIN Ia
slapps' aii 49,, oieo i"'' "eeN' hree
noie az lying
hoiiSoi' "c"i'hy iooioou0 VI
Ma sai II, A. L., oou' I'M suiclue t 9y
SuS',,ns ms Sl,o"S WIN WIZ ,P snhl,iie. he
haa nee" suheri"s Win hiohey 'rouoie.
The coroner's jury In the case OF
banker Ditman, Of Philadelphia, whose
body was found in the Schuylkill, rem
dered verdict OF aecldental death by
drowning
Tho injured at the Boston fire will
recover. The funera! OF the twelve
victims took place this morning, and
all the Italian societies OF the city at
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04
PARNELL,s ENEMIES ROUTED.

If there is one trait, beyond their de-
votion to faith and fatherland, that dis
tinguishes the Irish people, it is their
fidelity to those who by honest service
in their behalf have earned their CRATE
full love; and this popularity has
never been more forcibly illustrated
than by the testimony, recently borne,
by all the elected reI sentative bodies
in Ireland, to their unimpaired conf
dence in the perso nal worth and intes-
rity Of Charles Stewart Parncll. and
their faith in his character and ability
to overwhelm his caluinniators, as he
has already COMPOUNDED the forgers of
the Times. So far. the foul attack of
cowardly crew {: he is the
worthy tool, has b,,u + a positive adj
vantage in making manifest to the
world the loyalty of the Irish people to
their chosen leader. The, silly forgery
by means of which the coercionists
strove to discredit this magnificent
demonstration, and which with char.
acteristic tory stupidity, they attempted
that, years ago, detected O'Shea's worth
lessness, and at once rejected his pre-
tensions-this latest falsehood of the
Times party has been thoroughly ex-
posed, and has, as might have been ex-
pected, recoiled upon its concoctors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04
GETTING INTO PRINT.
Remarkable Story Told of Popular
Brooklyn Writer.


Brooklyn Writer.
A New York publisher, or rather a
gentleman editorially connected with
publishing firm in New York, told. re-
Gently, this story about now-popular
contributor to the magazines He, with
his partners, was seated in their private
office one day about six years ago, when
gentleman entered. He was in great
distress, and after some hesitation said
in words something like these: 1T is
with much embarrassment that have
come to you. l have an excuse,
however, that l hope you will &C
cept. My daughter is a young, beau
tiful and talented girl. She is my
only child. and she is motherless. l
nave spoiled and petted her, and 1 con-
TESS her violent temper has given me
great unhappiness, since it greatly af-
fects her health. She is now lying des-
perately i'll at my residence in Brook
! Ign with fever that we fear
will terminate fatally. This fever was
brought on by excessive rage, grief and
disappointment because you have re-
jected her manuscript She refused to
eat when she received the news of its
failure to please you, INDUCED in tears
and cries, and finally worked herself in
to a delirium. 1t is impossible for me
or her nurses or her physicians to con-
troll her. She says she will take neither
food nor medicine and will die if she
can not see her story in print, and as she
has always done what she threatened to
do, believe that l shall lose my daugh-
| ter if you do not relent and accept it,
The poor fellow was overwhelmed
| with modification after this confession,
but managed to stammer out that he
was rich man and would be willing to
pay the editors hands omely if they
| would crafty the within of his
spoiled child, and, producing the
manuscript, begged them to re-
read it and see whether it did not have
| sufficient merit to enable them to print
it without seriously rejecting on their
literary taste. The editors, of course,
rejected the bride, but, being kind
hearted men, and valuing life more
than their readers appreciation, con-
| sented, after some discussion, to take
the story, my friend having ascertained
| from the girls physicians that the IA
theirs account was absolutely true. He
| also learned the result of the intelli-
gence upon the young woman, who at
| once took a turn for the better, rapidly
| recovered, and began to write again,
| sending her next contribution to the
same publishers, who found it so good
| that she is now one of their regular
contributors. Comm Cou-
rant.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04

-'Goliah," one of the big trees of
California, is a solid tree measuring %
feet through at the ground, 20 feet at S
feet above the spreading base and II
feet still higher up. 1t has been esti-
mated that its weight is about 100, 900
tons, and that it would make 1900, 600
feet, board measure, of clear lumber,
the branches and top piling up 100 cords
Of wood.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04

MASTER WORKMAN PowDERLY is a
very modest man. He declines, in ad-
vance of a tender, the democratic nomi-
nation for governor of Pennsylvania.
remarking that he thinks he is not the
strongest man the democrats could
name for the office.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04

The postmaster general would not
pay over fifty cents a bag for transport
ing the mails from San Francisco to
Portland for fear of increasing the
81 ,0OO, 900 postoffice deficit another hun.
dred dollars.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04
Dr.PIERCE'S PELLETS

regulate and cleanse the liver, stomach and
bowels. They are purely vegetable and per-
fectly harmless. One a Dose. Sold by
druggists. 25 cents Il vial.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-04

Which is the fairest. rose or a lily?
w n ch is the sweetest, Il peach a pear?
Merry's coquetish, and charming is Niilly;
Dora is gentle and fair. fher
Sweet as a flower was her face when kissed
Glove is the romance and glory OF life,J
Milly, my playmate, love like a sister, -
But Dora l choose for my wife.
That is right, young man, marry the girl
you love, by all means, il she will have you
Should her health become delicate and her
beauty fade after marriage, remember that
this is usually due to functional disturbances
weaknesses, Irregularities, or painful disor-
ders peculiar to her sex, in the cure of which
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bottle-wrapper.
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debilitated teachers, milliners, dressmakers,
seamstresses. ''shop girls" hOusekeepers,
nursing mothers, and feeble women gener-
ally, DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the
greatest earthly boon, being unequaled as an
appetizing. cordial and restorative tonic, or
strength-giver.
Copyright, 1888, by WORLDS DIS. MED. ASSN
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30

Tho rowing sluaitct Of the west. how
well We all know him and recognize his
ways. which 10 often form tn. them.
for comment. not 10 say criticism.
Here to-day is no sign that he will h.
here tomorrow. In fact he IL more
apt 10 L. elsewhere on the morrow.
for like the wind OF biblical tradition
no one knoweih whence he comc,h or
whittier he goc,h.
The gypsy of the prairie is as oharac-
,cris,ic in his peculiarly as Is Pixies
Peak. lie generally belongs TO an
origin 50 obscure that lis treason TO
inquire particularly about IL. and the
number Of children which ,hrong his
household is tho eighth wonder OF the
world. Ills ovcr-worked wife is the
most abject creature on earth aud no
human sympathy is deep enough TO
iathom her misery.
Always ON the 60, never waiting.
ever moving, the western mohammcdan
and his cracking old prairie schooner
have become the subject Of ridiculc
among honest people. or course there
are respectable travellers who 20 about
in covered wagons. but they are not to
be classti with our restless bohemian
OF the west who never has any objective
point IN view but is n vagabond wander.
cr by choice of occupation. lie is n
shiftlcss itincrant aud such will nc ever
be.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30

We have new nursery story 10
chronicle this week. l, is said tina, the
other DAY Colonel IIolabir,l. who has
been exploring the Grand Canon Of the
Colorado. came across practically I'm.
known tribe Of Indians, the Yavi Supias.
lie says they belong To the Apache
family and that he was the second white
man who ever visited their canon. The
men are magnificent specimens Of man
hood. They numbered jus, az in the
tribe, two thirds of whom are females.
There arc bu, two ways Of approach to
the valley in which they live. II is en-.
closed by perpendicular walls 1910 feet
high. The chief Of the tribe IL an old
man of sixty named Captain Tom. be-
ing thus christenei by John u. Lee. the
Mormon. who Tor six years was in hid.
ing in the valley. The Yavi Supias
evidently descended from the Aztccs.
They are now in starving condition.
living on grass seed and cedar berries.
II this lie true. the government ought
~ look after their wants Immediately.
Field and Farm.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
NEWS AND q bsnusr oonunsr.

The populatiot pf the United States
will exceed Oi,oc poo.
r..
The passage oe bill prohibiting the
use OF the MALI ~ lotteries will bc II
hard blow to tho louisiana affair.
r..
a fire broke outh McNickers theatre,
Chicago, early ~ Tuesday morning,
and the cstima a loss Will reach
500, COO.
The remains Of y late John Ericsson
the inventor, No. Slipped Saturday
last to his old 6osne in Sweden for
burial.
Denver's handsqbe new theatre, the
broadway, was su1Dessfllly opened last
week by the Emr,a Juch Opera conf
pany.
%
The Aspen Tins~s SAINTS j. II. Wheel
er Of that plsns nos.i'.sfsi for Cover
nor. Hardy this yrR Mr.. Times. Per
maps sohc otHci suAi'
-
A Trinidad paper advises the people
mot 10 make such fuss about the
shooting OF constable, as there are
over forty candidates for the oilcc, -
-
The curious and signiilc.n, fac, Is
noted TINT nearly every county In Penn
sylyania there is at icas, one Rcpuhii-
can newspaper advocating the election
Of Pa;iison.
A census onumerator has found coll
of,i woman al Richmond, Va, who
has given birth 10 thlriy.seysn children
In twenty-five ycars-slS tfiplc's, siS
twins and seven singles.
..
Tho iiusk iyaahoe tunnel, cutting the
Continental Divide, on the line Of the
Colorado Midland railway. will, when
completed. lie tho third largest tunnel
In the United States.
-
Governor Cooper hiss cona cas-, aud l,
is reported he will not return before
October iS,. This locks - though he
had concluded not Ia IL candidate be-
fore the forthcoming Republican CON
y-ntlon.
The Independents held state con
ycntion In Denver last week. The Far
m,r'. Alliance, Knight, al Labor. the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30

Ninety ana "A hundred bushels OF oats
from the single acre Will not be uncOm-
mon IN the san Luis valley, the south
west and over on the Grand the present
year.
With wheat dollar n bushel and
oats at two-and' n half cents per pound,
AZ they surely Will be, the farmer WHO
has them may feel prosperous this
season.
Tho present year Colorado Will send
abroad In gold, silver, lead, beef and
coal at least twenty millions more than
II win import In food. iuNuriea and
u,~rci,nrdisc. What State can beat
liz.
Delta county farmers are said 10 he
thrshlng oats that average 100 bushels
OF grain to the ncrc. sagunchc county
once produced n sample acre that ran
| y bushels OF oats, machine count.
Colorado will not send abroad for
hrcai-s,un this year nor for IL, next
Years wheat seed. There will De an
abundance for home. which will require
close unto three million bushels.
II is now estimated that the Spring
wheat crop In Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
brnska and Kansas, will ba about
5000 bushels short u what II was
last year. This shortage II not great
but will go some way towards 5icaIyins
mp the prices.
This year Tor tho ilrSt timc In tile
history Of grain In the san Luis valley
the header has been introduced In
the harvest Held. II works 10 charm
and Is sure Ia supcTccic all other meiii.
osi, oi grain gathering on an extensive
scale.
About one hundred ianmca-srangcTs
and alliance incn-w.Tc In convention
NJ Denver tho present week Ia discuss
tie ptoprieiy OF organizing y new
political party. The alliance element
pfc,iuminaici. Their Specchc, were -
little iuhatncd but ven earnest.
In no Department Of every day bust
ness iH science and education ~ impos.
taut and necessary ~ In farming. The
old foxy who watches The Moon Ia
plant. ani observes Tie sig,ia ~ the
zodiac. must step aside for n. ssnw
rlow. the modern seed drill and steam
harvester.
In France tho whea, yield is KEEP, M
nj forty bunh,l, To tho acre. Man,
h-lis there go iit,y AMI even morc. II
il done l., thorough cultivation and b,
tho us- of fertilizers. Zone dust ID
largely used there. Asrlcul,uTaiiy
considered France to no better than Is
Colorado.