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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
THE PAc.C DE. -GT.g.S.
How the Force Founded by vidocq IInA
Grown In Importance.

Grown In Importance.
Some interesting informa ton respect
ing the Paris detective police has been
given by NJ. Valbel in his book on the
Surete, which is in reality q series Of
bic. yraphies of the principal members of
the force. The Police de Surete must
be distinguished from the Surete Gene
rale, which is really the political po-
lice force acting under the orders of
the Minister of the Interior, and in
most secret manner. The Police de
Sure.e, on the other hand, is body the
memb ors of which look for their orders
to the Project of Police. or Cabinet du
Project, and perform their duties open
ly, and without any of that impene-
trable mystery which envelops the pro-
ceedings of the ministerial myrmidons.
The Dogberry of the Surete could
not. in fact, pursue his invcstiga-
tions without making himself known
generally speaking-although when
following up a clue in criminal case ne
does not disdain to adopt the disguise
which is supposed to be permanently
used by extra clever detectives Of
''blood and thunder fiction" The ordi-
nary plain clothes man" rejoicas in the
high-sounding designation Of Inspect
sub-brigadicr, the brigadicr and the
principal Inspector
This force was first founded by the
| famous Nidocq in 1882, when it only
comprised thirty-one men, to whom
were added fourteen outsiders" who
! were called indicGteurs. In 1913 the
body was increased to 100 men, being
afterward reduced to sixty, until it was
at last brought up to it's present re-
doubtable number of 800 'inspectors,"
who are directed by NJ Goron. He has
under him on the staff one chief clerk
who acts as his principal deputy or ''un
derstudy;" four other clerks or secre-
tarics, five chief inspectors, ten briga-
diers and twenty sub-brigadiers.
The 800 detective inspectors are at
| tached to sections, such the special
brigade of picked men, the department.
of information and warrants, that of
req uiSitiOnS or 'ScarcheS,' the pawn
offices, the streets and the disordcrly
houses. There is also another important
section, that of the center or per-
mancnce, to which belong the detectives
told off for various eVentualitieS. Dur
ing 4 period of fifty-seven years tho
Surctc has had twelve chiefs, of whom
the best known, not including Vidocq,
was Claude, whose memoirs obtained a
worldwide reputation. In later times
NJ. Mace. another head of the detective
department, has published his expert
enccs in the famous force, and has
therein ventilated various theories
about its failings and shortcomings.
Notwithstanding such sharp criticisms,
however, the French Surete maintains
q high character for efficiency, and its
victories have been by no means incon-
, siderable during recent years.-London
n Telegraph.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
LEGEND OF PARAcELsus.
Tho Trick by Which He Became Cele>
bratcd and Distinguished Man.

1t once happened that Paracelsus was
walking through forest when he heard
a voice calling to him by name. He
looked around and at length discovered
that it proceeded from fir tree, in the
trunk of which there was spirit, in
closed by small stopper, scaled with
three crosses.
The spirit begged Of Paracclsus to set
him free. This he readily promised on
condition that the spirit should bestow
on him a madeleine capable of healing
all diseases and tincture which would
turn every thing it touched to gold. The
spirit acccded to his request, whcreupon
Paracelsus took his pen-knife and sue
cceded, after some trouble, in getting out
the stopper. a loathsome black spider
crept forth, which ran down the trunk
of the tree. Scarcely had it reached the
ground when it was changed, and be.
came, as if rising from the earth, tall,
haggard man, with squirting rcd eyes,
wrapped in a scarlet mantel.
He led Paracelsus to a high, overhang-
ing, craggy mount, and with a hazel
twig, which he had broken off by the
way, he smote the rock, which, split
ting with crash at the blow, divided
itself in twain, and the spirit disap-
pearcd within it. lie, however, soon re-
turned with two small phials, which ho
handed to Paracelsus-a yellow one
which contained the tincturc which
turned all it touched to gold. and Il white
one, holding the medicine which healed
all diseases. He then smote the rock u
second time. and thereupon it instantly
closed again.
Both now set forth on their cturn, the
spirit directing its course toward Inns
pruck, to seize upon the magician who
had banished him from that city. Now
Paracelsus trcmblcd for the consequent
COS which his releasing the evil one
would entail upon him who had con-
jured him into the tree, and he thought
how he might rescue him. When they
arrived once more at the fir tree he
asked the spirit if he possibly could
transform himself again into II spider
and let him see him creep into the hole.
The spirit said that it was not only pos
sible but that he would be most happy
to make such a display of his art for the
qualification of his dclivercr.
Accordingly he once moro assumed
the form of spider and crept again in
to the well-known crevicc. When he
had done so Paracclsus, who had kept
the stopper all ready in his hand for the
purpose, clapprd it as quick as light
ming into the hole. hammered it in firm
ly with a stone, and with his knife
made three fresh crosses upon it. The
spirit, mad with rage, shook the fir tree
as though he might drive out the stop
per which Paracelsus had thrust in, but
his fury was of no avail. 1t held fast
and left him there with little hope of
escape, for, on account of the great
drifts of snow from the mountains, the
forest will never be cut down, and, al
though he should call night and day,
nobody in that neighborhood ever vent
lr'> near the spot.
ParacclSuS, howcvt!., found that the
phials were such as he had demanded
and it was by their means that he after
ward became such a celebrated and dis
tinguishcd man.-German Folk Lore.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
A DISHONEST CASHIER.
He Appropriates the Banks Funds
Carry on Private Business.

He ApprOpriates the Banks Funds to
Carry a Private Business.
LANCASTER, Pa. Feb. 1.-The officials
of the Lincoln National Bank, at Lin
coin, this county, have discovered that
the cashier, Ellis Bard, is q defaulter
to the extent of $4,000. An Ephrata
firm was assisted with the money and
the populations extended over a year.
An investigat ton of the banks affairs is
now in progress. No arrests have yet
been made.
President Nissley says that Bard's
defalcation will have no effect on the
bank and that all demands will be met.
The cashier has resigned his position,
but no steps to prosecute have as yet
been taken. He Is a young man ana has
no property of his own. His bondsmen
are liable to the extent of So, 900, and
this sum, it is believed, will cover the
deficit.
The funds appropriated by Bard were
sunk in the business of the Ephrata
firm. Bard, the directors say, deceived
them. They accuse him of advancing
large sums without their knowledge
and then doctoring the books to cover
up his wrong doings.
The bank examiner has been notified
of the defalcation and it is expected
that he will upon his arrival, at once
make thorough investigation of the
banks affairs.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS.

The worlds storehouse of knowledge,
as shown in book and manuscript form,
is OF vast proportions. The Library
journal furnishes interesting statistics
on this point as follows: THE Europcan
country which possesses the largest
number of public libraries is Au stria.
In Austria there are no fewer than ST.
public libraries, containing 5,475,OOO,
without reckoning maps and manu-
scripts--a total which comes out at 26
volumes per 100 of the population
France possesses 500 public libraries,
containing 4, 1913, 600 volumes and 1875, 900
manuscripts, or II volumes per 100 of
the Inhabitants; Italy ranking next
with 493 libraries, 4.349, 900 volumes
and $50, 900 manusc ripts, or Is volumes
per 100. In Germany the public libra
ries number sos, containing 2,64O, 900
volumes and $4,000 manuscripts, or II
volumes per 100 Of the population. Great
Britain possesses ouly 200 public
libraries, according to thesr statistics,
the volumes numbering 2.S7l 900. and
the manuscripts 26,0 )). There are las
libraries in Russia, with 952, 900 volumes
ana "a, 600 manuscripts, or fraction
over one volume to 100 persons. 1t is
noteworthy that in bavaria alone the
public libraries number 1863, with l, 1868,
900 volumes and 900 manuscripts Re-
viewing the principal libraries separate.
ly, 1t appears that the most considera
bic in Europe Is the Bbliotheque Ma
tionale in Paris, with ESQ, 900 volumes,
while the British Museum, with its
millions of book, assumes the next
place. Then comes the Munich ROYAL
Library, containing SoO,O volumes;
tho Berlin, Dresden and Vienna libra
ries taking rank as follows in the same
order: 100000 5000 and 42O, 900 vol.
umes. The Oxford and Heidelberg uni.
versities each possess about 300, OOO
books. At the Vatican the manuscripts
attain almost as large a total as the
printed works. The latter numbers 800.
900, while the manuscripts are returned
ut 50, 900. christian at Work.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
SIX MEN DROWNED
A Boat Strikes Il Pier and Is
Soon OH Fire.
THIRTY PEOPLE IN THE WATER
The Vessel Sank in Three Minutes But
Most of the Grew Rescued.

The Accident Caused by Pier Under
Water-A Dense Fog Prevailet--Panic-
Stricken Men Fight Each Other-Twenty
Oystermen Lost on Chesapeake Bay and
Their Sloops Wrecked.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 11.-Tho tow
boat Post Eads, belonging to the st.
Louis & Mississippi Valley Transporta-
ton Company, collided with the Ten
nesee pier of the new bridge being
built at this point during a fog. The
boiler collapsed, setting the boat
on fire. Thirty people were on board
and threw themselves into the water.
Seven were drowned, the rest rescued.
The boat sank in three minutes in nifty
feet of water.
Men ran from every direction to the
yawl, fighting each other in panic
stricken desperation to reach 1T. One
man detached the rope holding it and
was about to climb in when the water
rushed over the boats decks and all
rushed to the other side. Another
wave closed over the boats deck and
then they all ran to the other side
again when she settled lower.
Seven people are known to be lost.
The lost are William Hickey, John
Murray, Tony Jones. job McDermott,
William Stewart, James Walker and an
unknown man.
The accident was due to the fact that
the pier in course of construction was
two feet under water. Dense smoke
covered the river, and it was almost
impossible to distinguish an object
moro than twenty feet away. The
struction until it was too late to avoid
the accident
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
Twenty Oystermen Lost.

NORFOLK. Va, Feb. 1.-The severe
storm caught mum Der of oyster boats
on Chesapeake Bay. The sloop Golden
Rule went to the bottom, and the sloop
Annie, Capt Tim Ellis, is lost The
sloop Mary Pace, Capt. Eli Jones, came
In yesterday, and the captain reports it
the worst storm that he ever encoun-
tered. The other vessels were blown
to sea and have not been heard from.
1t is supposed that at least twenty lives
were lost in the storm. The vessels had
been at Seaside, near Cape Charles.
and were all loaded with oysters and
coming home.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
DOODLE COUNTS WITH QUAY.

Among tho postofhcc appointments
announced last week appeared the name
Of Robert j. Paterson at Uniontown, Pa.
These Pennsylvania app 'ntments usu-
ally afford food for thought, Uniontown
il in the Connellsvills coke district. The
biggest coke man there is Henry Clay
Frick, who contributed his mite, SEQ, 900,
10 the Quay-Dudle., ~.rariisn fund,
Andrew Carnegie is !; no., lily interest
ed in Tricks company. Nr quay recon-
mendcd Editor Sturgis Of the Union
Standard, for postmaster, but changed
from him to Paterson in obedience to
the personal appeal Of Campaign Con-
tributor Frick. President Harrison
would naturally prefer the editor, but
Quay has q weakness for big subscrip-
tions, and Paterson bagged the Office.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
Weather Indications.

WAsn,NGroH, Feb 11.--For New England:
Local rains in eastern, fair il weste. II por-
tiony variable winds
For Eastern New York and Penn'ylva-
II a. Warmer weather; far: vari lble winds,
generally southCrly.
For New Jersey AMI D WARE variable
winds, generally castcrl,; slightly warner
weather.
For Western New York: Fair, exc ,pt cll
SHOWS on the lakes: warmer wta. h ,r; 'terly
winds.
For Western Pennsylvania, armer: far;
rariable winds, enerally southeasserly.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11

The pops's rule never to leave the
vatican is maintained with such vigor
that he was unable to take leave Of his
brother, Cardinal Pecci, who has just
departed this life within a stones throw
Of the pspsl residence. There was the
warmest attachment between the two
brothers, and the pope received bulletins
from the dying cardinals bedside every
half hour, but final grasp of each
others hand in q final farewell could not
be taken
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
Il Little Girl Strangled.

ROME, N. v, Feb. 11.-While Mrs.
Lucius Skinner, of Taberg, was getting
breakfast yesterday, her little dangh-
ter, Jessie, aged two and onehalf
years. asked for something to eat. Mrs
Skinner gave the little girl a piece Of
steak, which she put in her mouth and
then ran into the bed room. On the
way the meat slipped down her throat.
She tried to tell her father what had
happened, but could not make him I'M
derstand, and was strangled to death in
a few minutes.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
Serious Coasting Accident.

WINTHROP. Me-, Feb. 11.-A serious
coasting accident occurred hero last
night. Five young men-Thomas Put
nam, Walter Webb, Charles Remick,
Ellie Martin and Ovid IIoward-were
sliding on an ark down High street and
when near the depot collided with a
lamp-poSt with terrible crash. Put
nam was knocked insensible, Webb re-
ceived serious injury to his leg and a
deep cash on his kneepan, Remick was
insensible and apparently dead when
taken up and Martin and Howard were
in rrn6
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
LOCAL LINES.

TRY PHRLAN's 50c Tea. 1t is actually
fine. 81 East Main street, Plat block.
FRESH LAID EGGS twenty cents dozen
1T Ladds. Everything cheap and good
ut this popular grocery house.
Go to the Union Tea Company, TO,
good tea, coffee and spices, No 70 South
Main street.
Bring your repairing to LAKE, STRoBEI
q Co, the jewellers. Nothing is too diff
flcult for them to handle and every jof
II warranted, at and Exchange place
Madame Andrews troupe of Swiss
wax flower workers and Bohemian glass
blowers have been engaged at great
cost to give an exhibition on each even.
ing Of the Foresters' fair, which isl being
held this week at City hall. Prize
will be distributed each evening with a
lavish hand. Dancing and a stage per.
formance will form part of each nights
programme Of exercises.
m n ~. q Frost. 1877 Bank street.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11

The mutilated remains of the murder
cd DR. P. H. Cronin still repose in the
black coffin in the receiving vault Of
Calvary cemetery, Chicago, awaiting
final interment. No date has been de
citled upon for this event, but it will
probably take place early in the spring
There will be a demonstration on the
occasion that will probably exceed in
magnitude the great out-pouring on the
day Of the funeral.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
Brickiayers Opposed to Eight Hours.

PHILADEI.rHIA, Feb. 11.-The Jour
neymen Bricklaycrs' Protective Associ.
alton, one Of the strongest labor unions
in the city defeated, by u vote of 1872
to 81, proposition making eight hours
a days work. They favored, instead,
q working day of nine hours with pay
at the rate of 81 cents per hour, the
present wages being 40 cents an hour.
This schedule to take effect the first
Saturday in April
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
CelcStial RLenOm

PoUGHKEErsIE, n. Y. Feb. IL
Shortly before , a. m, while there was
not cloud to be seen, a clearly-de-
fined, egg-shaped ring formed about
the moon, and almost as quickly all the
colors of the rainbow became visible
inside the ring, sparkling and waving
about the circle and advancing and re-
ceding over the face of the moon. The
celestial phenomenon was visible for a
long time, and then disappeared as
quickly as it came.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11

AN eminent medical man of Toronto
is quoted in the Globe of that city as
saying that the best plan for executing
the death sentence would be to give the
condemned hypodermic injection OF
morphine. This would kill certainly
and painlessly, and without subjecting
the criminal to the mental tortures in
separable from the scaffold or the cleo
trio execution-chair.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11

NASHUA, N. H., Feb. 1.-THE 14O
employees in the carding room OF the
Nashua Company have joined the strik-
ing mule spinncrs and weavers in a de-
mand for restoration of pay. The mule
spinners and weavers met and rejected
tho agents proposition to return to
work ct the reduced wages pending ar
bitration. This makes the outlook
more gloomy than ever.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11

NEWS comes from Africa that the
steamboats, on one of the inland rivers
have at last succeeded in making GER
tam journey of one hundred miles in a
week. This breaks all records made by
the Meriden street cars.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11

THE fund for the benefit Of Samuel J.
Randall now amounts to $4,000. May
he live to enjoy it!
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
PROGRESS OF THE DEMOCRAT.
An Unsolicited Opinion of Its Value
as an Advertising Medium.

An Unsolicited opinion OF Its ' alue
as an Advertising Medium.
During the month of January the
average daily sales of the DEMOCRAT in
creased over one hundred copies. AT
the beginning of the new year we con-
ceived the idea of offering cash prizes to
the newsboys selling the greatest num-
Der of DEMOCRATS during each month.
The boys stripped for the contest, in
creasing their orders each evening. The
record of the leaders, which is given be-
low cannot, we believe, be approached by
the boys of either of the other daily
papers in the city. Here is the roll of
honor for January:
Papers Delivered
George Selby, 3,OS2
Henry Hayden, 2,60S
j. Bergin, ELL
Charles Dalton, all
j. HayeS 1853
w. Guilfoile, $50
J.Sydes, 1,4OS
In the above list both Selby and Hay
den are route carriers, and the latter al
| though handling less papers sold more
| than the former, Selby having more
papers to deliver to subscribers. In adj
| dition to the above list there are other
| route carriers whose daily sales were
| not large enough to entitle them to a
prize. Many of the sellers whose sales
| fell short of 500 papers in January pro-
| mise to do better during the present
month.
The regular subscription list of the
EVENING DEMOCRAT has been moving
| upward since the advent of 1890. New
| names have been added to the list almost
| laily and in many cases the parties had
been taking a daily paper other than tn,
| DEMOCRAT, for years. An example
\ gentleman residing on South street,
whose name we will be pleased to max,
known to doubters, called at the Office
| Wednesday to subscribe. having con
| cluded after being a subscriber to an
other paper for fifteen years, that tn,
DEMOCRAT was the only paper for him
Here is another example showing thu
| increasing value of the DEMOCRAT as an
advertising medium Yesterday al
agent of Orator F. Woodward. proprie
tor of the medicine known as Kemp's
| balsam. which has been advertised in
this paper during the past year. called
| to renew the contract for year. He
was informed that our rates had in
creased, and that foreign advertisers
could secure space in the DEMOCRAT
only by paying for it. The agent
recognized the value of the DEMOCRAT
leaving the Office made con-
tract for a year at exactly
double the rates paid last year
He declared that the rates paid the
DEMOCRAT were higher than those de-
manded by the Springfield Republican
To convince us that he meant what he
said he offered to produce the contract
of that paper, which is the leading pub
LEGATION in New England outside of Bos
ton.
He also stated that the rates paid the
DEMOCRAT were eight times higher thar
the price asked by the Waterbury Re
publican.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11

TIE best European opinion is that the
young Duke Of Orleans ought to be
spanked.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11
F. Christopher,

MERCHANT - TAILOR
FRANK j. MRAZIK, CUTTER,
81 Phoenix Avenue,
All the latest ia styles ready First-class goods
guaranteed and at a saving of 25 per cent. Give
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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11

On E. A. TowNE, "a Bank street.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-11

On. O. ". 8 Frost, 1877 Bank street.
, 1890-10-18
The Fire at the Alhambra.
From the Daily Telegraph

Admirers of Moorish architecture will
hear with a shock of deepest regret that a
conaagration has broken out j the Alham-
bra in Grenada, aud that by lateS: accounts
il seems a considerable portion ofthe struc-
tnre has been destroyed. Happily, how
ever the fire was at last extinguished, and
tLc damage was confined to the ArrayaneS
Nourt and the Saba de Ia Barca. This
celebrated Palace is one of the architectural
wondpr Of the world. Considering the
nsnal condition. Of unprrparedneSS for fire
which prevails-in most Spanish towns, the
chances would seem to have been III favour
Of the complete blotting out OF TINS mag
ni6cent memorial OF the ancient MOORISH
Kings of Grenada; but, fortunately so
great a disaster has bee" aNeFteo. IL -
said that the fire broke oft III the servants
CONS in the first Court of the Albambra,
, 1890-10-18

Precautions against the importation Of
the cholera into France continue 10 be en-
forced with unabated vigOur. Persons
vOyaging from Spain are summary p n
ished if they neglect to report themselves.
and submit to the examination prescribed
by the Administration. Two commercial
travellers were brought before the Correc-
ti0nal Police Court to-day, charged with,
neglect Of thrSe precautions, and notwith--
standing their plea that they felt..quite sure
there was no cholera about them, they wer"
sentenced to undergo three days imprisol.-
ment and pay IA fine of As. A Spanish
musician was also summoned before The
Court, but did not appear, and it was stat,
ed that he had left Paris for London. Should
he return TO the French capital he will hh't
that he has been sentenced TO fifteen days
impriSonment.-Ibid.