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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
THE PATENT OFFICE.

Next April the Patent ONCE will be
one hundred years old. II was the work
of Thomas Jefferson, who was an in
.ventor himself. The English. to their
credit, did not destroy the Patent Offico
when they captured Washington during
the war OF 1912. Before 1886 it was in
embroyo, and there was but little sys.
tenn, but in that year the first commits
sioner was appointed, but fire unfortu-
nately destroyed over 1000 models and
many valuable papers. Many of the
models were replaced in after years.
There was another fire in 1877, which
made sad havoc in the model-room,
where there was an accumulation of
over zoe, 900, made Of wood as dry as
finder, and only needing a spark. This
loss awakened the authorities to the
benefit to be derived from photolitho-
graph, which has grown to be an i'm
mense business, as nearly %, 900 patents
are granted every year. Tho applica-
tions come in to the commits
sioner by the scores every day. The
financial clerk then collects S15 for the
entrance fee, and then '', he model on
its course through lIr ullce, and COM
plants are many that this process is
rather slow. If the drawing is defect
i've, the inventor is notified. After eX-
animation, If the deNicei is found patent
able, the examiner forwards the papers
to the issue division, where they are ar
ranged and sent to their respective di-
visions. There are thirty subjects of in
vention, divided into eighty-eight
classes, and assigned for examination to
the thirty examining divisions of the Of
fee. The patent is then allowed, and
the inventor notified of its allowance
upon receipt Of $40, the final fee. The
drawings are then Autographed, and the
specifications printed. The voyage is
long and tedious one, sometimes requir-
ing years. Over 8, 500 patents have been
granted to ladies. OF these the novelist,
Blanche Willis Howard. has patented a
bath shoe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
PROGRESS OF rHE DEMOCRAT.
An Unsolicited Opinion of Its Vaiue
M an Advertising Medium.

An Unsolicited Opinion OF Its vaiue
AZ an Advertising Medium.
During the month of January the
average daily sales of the DEMOCRAT m
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. 3.0S2
Henry Hayden, 2.60s
J. Bergin, 2,171
Charles Dalton, all
j. HAYES. 1,95S
w. Guilfoile, $50
J .Sydes. LAOS
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
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
daily and in many cases the parties had
been taking a daily paper other than the
DEMOCRAT, for years. An example ::
A gentleman residing on South street,
whose name we will be pleased to make
known to doubters, called at the office
Wednesday to subscribe, having con-
cluded after being n subscriber to an
other paper for fifteen years, that the
DEMOCRAT was the only paper for him.
increasing value of the DEMOCRAT as an
advertising medium Yesterday an
! agent of Orator F. Woodward, proprie-
tor of the medicine known as Kemps
halsam. 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
recognized the value of the DEMOCRAT
as an advertising medium and before
leaving the Office made con-
tract for 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 than
the price asked by the Waterbury Re-
publican.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
The WORLDS FAIR DEADLock.
Governor HIN Appeals to the Legislatur~
to settle the Matter.


ALBANY, Feb. 1.-THE Worlds Fair
Conference Committee were unable to
agree and adjourned until Monday at 5
p. m. 1t is believed that the committee
will arrive at an agreement by Monday
AFTERNOON and report to the Legislature
the Sd ne evening.
Before the Legislature ad journed I'M
til Mondai evening Governor Hill sent
in message appealing Tor settlement
of the Worlds l. air question. He said
1T is entirely lmmaterial what the
political sentiments of q majority of
the committee may be. 1t is
sufficient to know that the members
were fairly chosen and were ractically
selected by the citizens of New York
themselves. and any change by the
Legislature would naturally be re-
garded as n rejection L Jon the original
committee and its proceedings.
The Governor said that it was
greatly to be regretted that the bill
in its original shape was BOT
prom pity passed by the Legislature.
Every day is important and it is feared.
with reason, that the delay which has
air, dy occurred may prevent favor
able action at Washington. The friends
OF New York at the National Capital
are anXiously awaiting the acton of
this Legislature. Further delays, the
Governor said, are dangerous. and it
was extremely unfortunate that any
such question should have arisen to
disturb the harmony OF New York's eff
forts to secure the Fair, and to endan~er
its success. He appeals to the Legis4a-
ture to lay aside political considera-
tions and to pass tie bill as 1T was
originally presented.
~ am ready" says the Governor, Ito
promptly approve the bill provided
it shall be presented to me substan-
TALLY as st was agreed upon by the
Mayors and Citizens Iommittee. It
must be conceded that the attempt to
engraft upon it the names of additional
commissioners impevIls the final success
of the measure. Tne citizens of New
York, are not asking the State for dol
lar; they simply desire legal authority
under which a Worlds Fair can prop
erly be hold at their own expense, Ind
they desire the privilege of naming
their own commissioners to expend
tt 'ir moner. 1t is respectfully sub
mitted that they should be givon thai
privilege
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
LOCAL LIN ES.

Try Phelan's Cream Java Coffee at
~ cents. Remember the number is 81
East Main street, Platt's block.
. FRESH LAID EGGS twenty cents a dozen
at Ladd's. Everything cheap and good
at this popular grocery house.
Go to the Union Tea Company, for
good tea, coffee and spices, No 72 South
Main street.
Bring your repairing to LAKE, STRoBEL
& Co, the jewelers.. Nothing is too diff
ficult for them to handle and every lob
is warranted, at 1 and Exchange place
Have you purchased one of those
caddies of tea at Phelan's Tea Store !?
Price 81. If not, do so. They are supe-
rior in quality, strength, flavor and
price. Don't be mistaken in the num-
Der. 1t is ~ East Main street, Platt's
block.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08

PLYMOUTH, Pa, Feb. S.-Rt. Rev.
Bishop o Hara has installed Father Ly-
mensky. Polish priest from Buffalo,
as pastor of the Polish Catholic Church
in this place. 1t is thought that this
will end the long standing trouble in
thu parish, as the Poles have all along
demanded the appointment Of q priest
OF their own nationality.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08

PITTSBURG, Feb. S.--The threatened
trouble between the coke operators of
the Ionnellsville region and the work
ers has been amicably settled. and
from present appearances harmony will
prevail The basis of settlement is es-
timated to mean an advance of about Is
per cent. in.x the cost of the production
of coke. There is 4 rumor from out
side sources that on the first of March
the p.ice of furnace coal will be ad
vanced to 81.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
10 Abolish Prison Labor.

ALBANY, n. V. Feb. S..-Senator
Coggshall has introduced in the Senate
bin prepared Ivy the Wovkingmen's
Assembly OF tie state of New York
completely ab"l,hing III ison labor by
forbidding the sale GA ,,ublic market OF
any goods made i'll prisons, pcnitentia-
riCS or rCtorin;Sorics. t'he bill. how
ever, allows the sia:r to manufacture
any goods that are needed by prisoners
and institutions, bat no machinery shall
he used in such manufacture.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
Dropping Doodle Indictments.

NEW York, Feb. S.-Recorder Smyth
has handed down q decision dismissing
Kerr and the - against James r. Rich
mond for bribery in connection with
the granting of the Broadway Railroad
franchise by the Board of Aldermen Of
1894
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
Snntfal TYNhnS EaYer

New York, Feb. :. There was case
of spotted typhus fever among the 30
immigrants arriving by the steamer
Neustria from Gibraltar 4 week ago.
In this case, as in that of the typhus
fever patient on the WaesIand, from
Antwerp, acme time ago, the nature
Of the disease was not discovered until
after many hundred persons had been
posed to the possibility of infection,
but thus 10. no new cases have devel-
Oped,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
Police stop "a Sparing Contest.

BRocKroN, Mays. Feb. S.-A sparing
contest between Bob Green, of Boston
and an unknown was in progress at the
Brotkt,h Athletic Club last night,
uoot toe ~pccta orS Icing present, when
the police suddenly raided the place
many persons Jumped from the second
story WINDOWS to escape arrest, and
some had their ankles sprained and
l., dies bruised. Fifteen arrests were
made, including Green. The club is q
chartered instituti,H.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
THE EIGHT HOUR STRUGGLE.
Labor Un- ons Arranging for n Isl. Fund
for Nav 1,

for May L.
Boston, Feb. S.-A movement is on
foot among the trade union leaders here
to organize in this country evious
to the eight-hour strikes of May 1,
a gigantic labor-fnancial alliance
within the ranks of the American
Fed era ton Of abor
The organization Of this alliance Is
said to be already we'll und, way,
although the matter has been kept as
secret as possible.
Tie pro scted scheme is to raise a
stock fund of at least $3.50, 900 before
May 80, to be pl ced at the disposal OF
any ira whose crafts may be Oh strike
or locked out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
NINE MILLION ACRES.
Tho President to Issue Procla ma ton
Opening tho >ior~ Reservations.

Opening tho >ior~ Reservations.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Sit is expected
that tho President will issue on ,ionday
q proclamation opening the Sioux In
dian reservation, emb acing 900. 900
acres of land in Dakota, to public set
Element.
These lands will be disposed of to
settlers under the provisions of the
Homestead law. In addition to tho
fees each settler will be +, ireI to
pay $1.25 per acre, and, upon the full
payment OF the money due, will be en-
titled to a patent. Land offices will
be established at Chamberlain and
Pierre, Dakota. The portion of the
lands lying south Of latitude will be
annexed to the O'Neil land district in
Nebraska.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
Nominated for Assembly.

ROCHESTER,, N. V, Feb. g. The
Democrats of the Second Assembly
District of Monroe County nominated
RoUert Courtney for member of Assem-
bly, to succeed the late p. Andrew Sulli-
van. He was Mr.. Sullivan's partner in
the manufacture of cigars. The Spec
ial election will take place on the 18th
inst,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
PIepsantyiIIe's Horrors.

PLEAsANTvII.IE, N. j.. Feb. S.-The
boys Of West Pennsylvania again pa
raded the streets last night with ilum :
ina ued human Is, One young lad y
almost tainted u, sight of the horrible
objects. All efforts to find out who the
boys are h. q failed. 1t is thought
that the skulls are from some old time
graveyard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
Pure Rye Whiskey

bottled by us under the brand G. o.
Taylor Pure Rye. Rock CANDY is pure
sugar. The two, in combination, make
syrup that will relieve the most stubborn
Cough or Lung Trouble. Buy the CANDY
and any leading druggist or grocer will
supply the G. o. Taylor Pure Rye by the
bottle or dozen. Our firm name should be
on each label and over each cork. CHES
TER H. GRAVES & SONS, Boston.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
His Body Blown to Atoms.

RoNDoUT, N. Y, Feb. s.-Samuel
Morgan, of Rhinebeck, sub-contractor
on the Delaware & Otsego Railroad, in
course of construction through the Cat
skills, was killed by the explosion Of a
dynamite cartridge near Bloomville.
His body was blown to atoms.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08

Ar innovation in dinner-giving is tho
changing Of the table-cloth during the
meal without tho change being noticed.
This custom reaches us from England,
from the Queens table. She commences
her dinner on cloth of Saxony linen,
cont,nues 1t on an embroidered cambria
cloth. bleached IS they only can bleach
in England, and finishes the meal on q
paneled Roman table-cloth, beautifully
trimmed with lace.
THE custom of putting housemaids
into livery, which is common enough in
England, is beginning to be adopted in
New York. The costume, or uniform,
consists OF y skirt of dar. livery cloth.
blue, green or brown, with plain front
and broad plaits AT the back; II waist
cost Of tho same cloth, with fine cross
wise lines Of rcd braid and q coat cut
away in front and covering tho hips.
Metal livery buttons arc used on the
coat and waistcoat. \ small white cap,
stiff white collar and cuffs and white
cravat complete the attire.
THE latest continuance which Is inter
esting the ladies is Il glove with q
pocket in it, invented by tho Duchess
of Leinster. The pocket is :. tiny affair,
fixed in the palm of the left glove, and
is thus silent testimony to the fact that
most women are right-handcd. 1t is for
nickels and dimes. on entering II car
or stage the fingers of tho right hand
deftly open the little pocket and the
necessary change IS easily secured. 1t
is question whether the gloves will
become the rage. Most women are
mighty particular about the hL of their
gloves, and whether or not tho insertion
OF pocket, no matter how tiny, in the
palm Of one OF them mars tho symmetry
of the pair is q problem which expert.
ence alone can solve.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
Az Amer can Fights II Duel.

phi ysician Of \ ew York, fought a duel
with German inedical student at the
GruenewaN. = he weapons were pis-
tolls. and the crman was slightly
wounded in the lett thirh.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08

jerks had a queer dream the other night.
He thought he saw prize-fighters' ring, and
in the middle of it stood a doughty little
champion who met and deliberately knocked
over, one by one, a score or more of big,
burly-looking fellows, as they advanced to
the attack. Giants as they were in size, the
them. 1t was all SO funny that jerks woke
up laughing. He accounts for the dream by
the fact that he had just come to the conclu-
pill on the market, that Pierces Pleasant
Purgative Pellets, or tiny Sugar coated
the big pills hollow They are the original
and only genuine Little Liver Pills.
sonous Minerals. Always ask for DIR. Pierce's
Pellets, which are Little Sugar-coated Pills,
or Anti-bilious Granules. One q Dose.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08
Mr.. BixBY'S WRATH.
AS Maker of Barrel Chairs the Old Ma,
Is Not Il Success,

As a Maker of Barrel Chairs the Old Mao
Is Not Success.
81 was over to Fred. Grey's the other
day and he showed me a chair he'd
made out of an old barrel, that was about
as neat and cosy thing as I've seen in
a long time said Mr.. BiXby when he
came home to dinner the other day.
Fired. showed me just how he made the
chair, and I'm going to work this after
noon and make one just like it, and if
you don't say it's as neat and pretty
bit of furniture as VIC have. I shall bt,
mistaken. I've brought home lot of
pretty chintz for the cover, and there's
a nice clean -four barrel down cellar and
I'll have the chair all done in two hours,
if you hurry up dinner.
An hour and a half later Mrs. Bixby
stepped to the head of the cellar stairs
and sharply called out:
See here, Elijah Bixby, just want
you to stop such language as you're
using down there. The children can
hear every word of it. 1 won't have
them hear such talk! Isn't that chair
nearly done?"
son, ye-e-e-s!" came in fierce, Kissing
tones up the stairway. Its done as
fast as the furnace fire can make it!
L
fernal hammer are in the furnace, and
if l had that blamed idiot of Fred
Grey here, I'd chuck him into the fur
mace, too! I hope to high heaven that
the raving fool who invented barrel
chairs will go straight to-
THAT will do, Elijah >Bixby," said
better stay down there until YOU can
foil nd hui
knew how it would be when you under
took that silly barrel-chair business"
Salaries of Our Ministers.
Mr.. Frank G. Carpenter writes in the
New York World of the inadequate sal
aries paid to foreign Ministers as fol-
lows: minister Straus of Turkey spent
more than twice his salary received
from the Government for entertaining
at Constantinople, and his dinners and
receptions were among the finest of
those at the court of the Sultan. The
Consul-General of the United States at
Cairo can not we'll get along on less than
500 and yet he receives but SIS, 900.
Our Consul-General at Calcutta, Mr..
Bonham, told me that his salary was by
no means adequate to his social neces-
stiles. Calcutta has court almost as
brilliant as JnaC OF LONDON. Inc nneSt
of dinners are given, and the dresses Of
the ladies are imported from Paris.
attended ball there which was quite
as swell as any 1 have ever seen in
Washington, and the necessities of life
are such that no man of position can live
with less than from fifteen to twenty
servants. l doubt not that Senator
Palmer is spending at Madrid consider
ably more than he receives as Minister
to Spain, and Whitelaw Reid will never
get through with his social duties at
Paris on SIT, 900 year"
To place telephone wires under
ground and maintain the same efficiency
as in overhead lines, would require an
insulation on each wire of over two fee:
in thickness. Instead of getting fifty
pairs of wires into three-inch pipe, as
at present, a tunnel occupying half the
street would be required for one cable
alone.
The largest farm in North Dakota
is almost as large as the State of Rhode
Island.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08

The largest farm in North Dakota
is almost as large as the State of Rhode
Island.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08

To place telephone wires under
ground and maintain the same efficiency
as in overhead lines, would require an
insulation on each wire of over two feet
in thickness. Instead of getting fifty
pairs of wires into three-inch pipe, as
at present, a tunnel occupying half the
street would be required for one cable
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08

DR.. @. W. s FROST, 1877 Bank street.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-08
A BROKEN AXLE.

1t Causes a Horrible Railway Accident
Near White sulphur Springs, w. Va
Ten Lives Lost and as Many Persons
Hurt.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 3O.-The officers of
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad have in
formation from White Sulphur Springs,
on that line, that passenger train No. 5
on that road, going west, was wrecked Sat
urday, about two miles west of White
Sulphur Springs. by broken axle. The
mail car, combina' ION car, coach and one
sleeper were derailed. The sleeper was
turned on it's side. The other sleeper,
Rockbridge, was not injured. The coach
telescoped the combination car, and
there the loss Of life occurred. So far
as known there were ten persons killed
five passengers and five employees. The
killed are as follows:
Kidder Kidd, Hannibal, Mo-; Barksdale, bag
gage.master, Huntington; Fl. Morrison, mail
clerk, Charleston; newsboy, name not known;
two colored men, names not known; Thomas
Harsh, Blackstone, Kan. ]. d. West, How
ardsville Va.
The names of the other two are not
known. About ten are reported injured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-08
SLAIN IN THEIR BEDS.

A Mysterious Murder at Mount Sterling,
Wis., An nUnknownAssassinI Kills Farmer
| O'Neil and His Wife.
BoscoBEL, Wis, Dec. 30.-A double
murder was committed at Mount Ster-
ling, Crawford County, about twenty-five
miles from this city, between 8
and o'clock Sunday morning.
Jerry O'Neil and his wife were ia
tally shot while in bed, the former in
the breast and the latter in the stomach,
by an unknown assailant The victims
were well-to-do and inoffensive people,
about so years of age. The shots
awoke two daughters, who slept
near the old folks. Their cries
summoned the rest of the family,
who were in the second story, but the
murderer had escaped. What the OBJ
ject was is not known, as nothing was
stolen. There were eight members of
the family in the house at the time,
most of them full-grown people.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-08
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

JOSEPH q. Fox, professor of civil to-
biographical engineering at Lafayette
College, Easton, Pa, died on the 27th.
He was in his fifty-sixth year and widely
known in the educational world.
CITY TREASURER HENRY WoLFoRD, of
louisville, KY, died on the 27th, aged
eighty-three. He was one of the pio-
neer Odd Fellows of the State.
CRARLEs III. HAcKLEY, the rich lum-
herman of Muskegon, Mich, who gave
$50, ,G5O for public library in Muske-
gon, has just given S15, 900 for soldiers
monument there, the city to furnish the
site.
JUDGE KIT WARREN, a veteran jour
nalist and a prominent figure in Georgia
politics, died at Augusta, that State, on
the Goth ult.
The wife of Dom Pedro, ex-Emperor
of Brazil, died suddenly at oporto, Por
tugal, on the 29th ult. OF heart diseas
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-08
WHOLESALE LYNCHING.

Eight Negroes Taken from Jail at Barn
well, s. c., and Shot to Death-They
Were Awaiting Trial on the Charge of
Murder.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 30.-A mob
of several hundred men raided the Jail
at Barnwell Courthouse at 2
o'clock Saturday morning over
powered the jailer and took out
eight negro prisoners charged with
murder. These were Ripley John
son and Mitchell Adam, charged with
numbering man named Hefferman,
and six others, charged with the mur-
der of young Martin. The prisoners
were taken out of town and shot
to death. The jailer was forced
to accompany the lynchers. The
whole thing was conducted in very
skillful manner, the citizens of the town
not knowing any thing about it.