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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
QUEER GOIN0s ON.

A DANCE given for the purpose O.
 raising money with which to buy $
 hearse was one of the recent events ir Oxford County, Me.
 A YORK COUNTY (Pa.) schoolmistres
 mas got into trouble through fastening sticking plasters over the mouths of he, pupils to keep them from talking.
 IT Was shown in lawsuit in Osweec she other day that a grocer was in the habit of weighing his cleyks when the, came in and went out so as to see if they had eaten any of his stuff meanwhile.
 A READING (Pa.) girl has postponed he, wedding because she was unable to secure the White horses owned by a certain Hveryman for the date she had fixed. Inc animals are in great demand for weddings, and are said to bring luck to the bride.
 A MICHIGAN bank president has just resigned his office and parted with his stock in the bank, because the bank di- rectors insisted on employing a watch man for the bank on Sunday. The ex- president is strict Sabbatarian, and re- garded this as breaking of the Sabbath.
 SEVENTEEN years ago a man named Ebbs, crippled pauper, left Mifiin- town, Pa, and has been wandering around the State ever since. In re- cent lawsuit at Bellefonte the court de- clded that he was charge to that bor ough, and now Mifflintown has a debt of Sl,OOO to pay on the old man.
 A MAINE contemporary tells of a mer- chant in Augusta who examines every package left in his store, whether he has any business to or not. Awhile ago an acquaintance, knowing this failing, left paper bag of hornets in the merchants store, to be ''kept safely until called for." The merchant explored as usual. With results that may easily be guessed.
 A MAN and wife residing in North Minneapolis, who own forty acres of land within the city limits, were offered S2OO,O00 for it five years ago. The hus- band wished to sell, but the wife refused to sign the deed. The tresult was a quarrel between the pair, since which tlme not a word has passed between them. The wife cooks for both, but they eat their meals at separate tables.
 THE Attleboro Sun records the follow ing incident: "A good storyis going the rounds about a certain married man on Pleasant street. He got up the other morning in a terrible hurry, rushed around frantically, built fire, decided that he wouldn't have time to wait for breakfast, had his wife make him a cup o1 coffee-all he could take time for swallowed the coffee, put on his over 'oat' said good morning. to his wife, looked at the clock, found it was 2:30 ]. m., and ok to he'd
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The rumor is afloat that the British Minister to Portugal is about to leave Lisbon.
 The burial of ex-United States Soma. tor Lapham will take place at Canan- daigua, N. Y., tomorrow.
 The Duke of Edinburgh will repre-. sent the Queen at the funeral of the Dowager Empress Augusta.
 Lady Douglass, widow of Sir James Douglass, the first Governor of British Columbia, is dead. aged 7s. She leaves three children.
 The Coroner's Jury at Trenton N J., found Mary Ann Mountaing guilty of wilful murder in killing James Lawson, whom she shot on December 28.
 The blaming mill of Ely & Brown, at Look Haven, Pa, with a considerable 4uantity of lum Der, was destroyed by fire. Loss, Sl5,OOO.
 George Farrier, son of wealthy par ents in Jersey City. N. J., is under ar- rest on charge of larceny For five years Farrier has been source of trouble to his parents.
 Great surprise is expressed in Berlin At the Governments haste in calling the elections for the Reichstag. It appears that tho Government has abandoned hope of passing the Socialist bill.
 During wind storm the unfinished brick wall of Q church in course of erec- tion in Throop avenue, Brooklyn, NY, was blown down, crushing two persons to death and injuring five others, two of them probably fatally.
 William Torrens, young man, liv- ing at 2051 Wood street, Philadelphia, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, in an outhouse attached to the dwelling in which his sweetheart was employed as domestic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10

District Deputy George V. Gooding installed the new officers of Court Shields, A. O. F. of A., last night. Wednesday evening the officers of Court Fruitful Vine were installed by Deputy M. F. Carmody.
 A test of the Ruttan-Smead system of heating and ventilation, introduced in the the Clay street school building, was given this afternoon. Messrs Crosby, Webster and Bassett, representing the board of education, were present. c. B.
 Tompkins represented the Smead Co. The test was a very satisfactory one and | the system is one to be commended for use in all school buildings,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
INSANE OF THE STATE.
Middletown's Hospital Inadequate
 to the Needs of the Situation.

Hospital Inadequate
 to tho Needs of the Situation.
 At the next session of the legislature the bill presented last winter for a new insane asylum, which was defeated, will probably be revived. The statistics as to the number of the insane in this state are interesting and at the same time alarming More than sixty towns in Connecticut have population smaller than the number of lunatics confined in the state hospital for the insane in Mid dletown. A census of this thriving colony of insanity's victims shows a population of over 1 200, exclusive of about ? 1000 attendants. The institution
 has been so overcrowded for years that an enlargement of facilities must be secured in some way. Heretofore the
 have endeavorsd to provide f, this con-
 stantly growing influx by additions.
 These were built. but the number of the
 insane increased to a degree dispropor- toned to the accommodations created for them. Now the Middletown man. agers realize that their overpopulated hospital is inadequate to the needs of the situation, and are willing to have
 additional public asylums established in other parts of the state. The claims of Bridgeport and Waterbury, representing Iuc "CotCAA pdlV ol tilC StutS, duu CuOSC of Willimantic, representing the eastern section, caused the controversy which
 prevented decisive action by the last general assembly,.
 The aggregate increase in the number of patients at the asylum during the past decade has been 800, or an average an nual increase of 80. A majority of the 1 300 lunatics were committed by pro.
 bate courts, although small percentages were committed by the soldiers hospital board, by the governors order, by the county commissioners, by the superior courts and by police courts, and a few by thelr friends as private patients. Of the total number of patients admitted to the asylum, lovesickness was the pre-. disposing cause in 203 cases, about two.
 thirds of the heartbroken lunatics being
 females. Other leading causes: Anxiety r.; domestic troubles. 91: epilepsy, 1S5
 i'll health, 444; intemperance, 431; over.
 work, 151; old age. 97; and fluctuations
 of fortune, 59. Farming is the occupa.
 tion that claims very large contingent
 of men, 426 tillers of the soil having been quartered with the asylum. The large contributions that agriculture has
 made to Connecticut's populous insane
 colony is generally explained on the hy.
 pothesis that the farmer generally works
 alone and consequently he is apt nor. bidly to brood over his sorrows and mis- fortune more than person whose mind is fully and constantly occupied with business affairs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
ADJUSTMENTS,
''Casper, the Yodler. ,,

O"bPeT, the YOd1er.V
 Casper the Yodler." is from the nen of William Carleton, Esq, the author of J. K. Emmetts Fritz in Ireland'' and other great hits. So much has been said about MT Ellis as a dialect comedian and vocalist that it is difficult to find any thing new to accredit him with. At the opera house this evening,
 ''WOman Against woman,,,
 The play is a strong domestic drama and in the role of the wronged wife Miss Wheeler is said to have found part that gives full play to her acknowledged abil- ity. She is surrounded by fine con- pany of actors.-Binghampton Republi- can. At the opera house Monday eve ming.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
ANOTHER MILITARY SURPRISE
Adj jutunt General Barbour Has Re signed and His successor Is Al ready ApDOlnted.

HARTFORD, January 10.-There was great surprise in military circles to-day, when the announcement was made that Adjutant General Barbour had resigned, that the resignation had been accepted and that Major Embler of Colonel Doherty's staff had been rendered the position and had accepted.
 Adjutant-General Barbours resigna- tion was probably owing to the trouble over the renting of the Hartford armory for polo. between the governor and the officers of the First regiment, of which the adjutant-general was formerly colo nel.
 Ad djutant-General Embler is one of the best known military men in the Second regiment, having been commander of the New Haven Blues for the past five yearS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
LOCAL LINES.

Go to the Union Tea Go, for good tea office and spices, 72 South Main street.
 Bring your repairing to LAKE, STRoBEl < Go, the jewellers. Nothing is too diff ticult for them to handle and every job is warranted, at 1 and 3 Exchange place.
 J. F. Phelan's 50 cent tea is the best in the market. Try it. 27 East Main street, Platt's block.
 Go TO LADD's for reliable groceries All goods fresh and pure. 66 SOuti Main street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
DARIEN'S NIGILA NTES.
A Society Organized to Drive You,
 From the Town

DARIEN, Jan 10.-A number of influ- ential and prominent young men have organized a secret society for the pur- pose of breaking up the many notorious houses for which this town has been mo- torious the past few years. During the past week gang of toughs arrived here and took possession of the resort known as the ''red" house. It was the intention of the society members to inmates out of the town, but it was fi- nally decided to take legal measures in stead of using force to accomplish their purpose.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
Bridgeport's Railroad Fight.

BRIDGEPORT, January 10.-A hearing upon the injunction brought by the Consolidated road to prevent the Housa- tome road from tearing up the formers racks, Is being held to-day. Three wit nesses testified that the changes proposed by the Housaionic would be very dan gerous to human life,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
In Account With Justice.

Edward Conway of Seymour was sen- fenced to eighteen months in state prison yesterday by Judge Fenn in the crimi- nal side of the superior court at New Haven. His crime was burglary of d store. Michael Callahan was sentenced to one year in prison for being tramp John Warner of Meriden who was charg- ed with being tramp was acquitted by the iury,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
vica-Presidsnt Morton.s Dinner.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Vice-P -Presi- dent Morton and Mrs. Morton enter- tained President Harrison, Mrs. Har- rison and number of guests at dinner last night Covers wore laid for about 30 guests. including, besides the Presi- dent and Mrs. Harrison, most of the members of the Cabinet, their ladies, and number of prominent diplomats
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
TRIED FOR ARSON.
Attorney O'Neil Defending

AttOrney O'Ne1I DefendIng Fanny
 Crowley "f seymour.
 NEW HAVEN Jan 19.-The case of Fan ny Crowley of Seymour, charged with setting fire to a tenement house. is being tried in the superior court to-day. Wit nesses swore that Miss Crowley came out O. the building shortly before the fire started. Another witness swore that the woman bought kerosene oil the day Of the fire. Attorneys O'Neil and Webb f New Haven are defending Miss Crowley
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
PNEUMONIA WEATHER.
Progress of the Influenza In This
 City.

City.
 You can't tell anything about how many cases of the grip there are in town," said a physician last night. No doubt there's still great..inany but there is so much joking about the disease that you can't tell whether half the cases re- ported are really the grip"
 There was no deaths reported yester- day which claimed to come from the grip, but the physicians warned their patients to be careful and not expose themselves to the cold. It was feared tbat the sudden change would cause a great many cases of pneumonia, especi- ally among the old people.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
Fatality at Bethany

George T. Hoadley, aged 14, was strangled to death yesterday by being caught by, and wound around an up right shaft at Hoadley's mills at Beth any,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
Casey in the Box.

NEW HAVEN, Jan 1O.- Terrence Ca sey who murderously assaulted Police. ma Cook several weeks ago, was to-day ser. .enced to jail for 12O days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
Another London Scandal.

LONDON, Jan 10.-A scandal which +, sad to be more revolting than the Cleveland street affair has been m earthed in the West End. Two notable. have skipped, fearing arrest and ex- posture.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10
SkiDne6 With &l6O.

MDRIDEN, Jan 1O.-Michael Lannon, a bartender employed by John Quinn. skipped last night with S150 of his en- ployers money. He is believed to have gone to Cleveland.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10

On Thursday morning at 10 o'clock I shall offer the bank rupt stock ot J. H. Peyton & Go, New York city, amounting to over $37,OOO, and purchased for spot cash at
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-10

DR. c. w. S FROST, 157 Bank street. DR E. A. TowNE, "A Bank street.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-07-31
PATRIOTISM UNDER DIFFICULTIES.

A long, lonesome man, who was
most all nose and linen buster, and
who had no doubt been inspired" by
that fluid which biteth like d serpent,
called crowd around him at the foot
of Woodward avenue yesterday and
began:
Fellow patriots Tomorrow Is
the glorious Fourt of July. Let your
banners wave! Let the welkin ring
with your shouts of victory The
naughty British government at.
tempted to"
"Hold on therep shouted one Of
the crowd. "Don't you say a word
agin the English or of goes your
headI''
"Well, then, certain European
government put its foot
Shame your govl" shouted 4
second man. Don't throw no slurs
on France!"
ssUnd If he means Shermany I can
lick him!" added third.
VERY well. let us skip that. This
government declared It's independ :
ence and on a hundred battlefields
shed its precious blood to-"
"There were't fifty fights In the
whole Revolutionary warl' shouted
a man.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-07-31
UNPROTECTED LABOR.
FARMER
actl lWays 90 to w

Maqutact! lways go to w
iHsfgrUf aud a.. sss.:s. yes l.,
the interest of their labor. How
does it happen that congress found it
necessary to protect labor from these
same manufacturers by passing the
contract labor law to prevent them
from hiring the "cheap pauper labor
of Europe" and bringing it here to
compete with American labor!
In some of the mining towns of
Pennsylvania the census enumerators
found these ''pauper laborers" wear
ing their number on their. clothing.
They are entered by numbers on the
books of the company for which they
work, their names being SO. far be-
yond our spelling and pronunciation
as to form an agony uncomfortable to
the bookkeeper. 1t is well known
fact that this is the most degraded
and the worst paid labor in the
United States. Has any of these
cheap laborers ever been refused EN-.
ployment on the ground that he was
too cheap, and that the manufacturer
or mine owner did not wish 10 let him
compete with the higher priced
American labor!
The truth is that manufacturers
and mine owners employ the cheapest
labor they can get, provided only
that it be efficient. Nobody can
justly blame them for that. Every
employer, by the natural laws of
competition, is compelled to get as
good terms as possible in procuring
labor. The employer is compelled to
act on this principle. But then he
should not 60 to Washington and ask
for higher duties "to protect labor"
when he knows perfectly well that
the labor MARKETS open 10 the widest
competition, that he himself will hire
the cheaper labor, although when
this cheaper labor was In Europe he
held it up to the country as great
bugbear, as the ''pauper labor"
which must not be aIlo wed to com.
pete with American labor,
Lacoring men know well enough
that it Is through organization that
they get better wages, and that no
case has yet been found w here pro.
tected manufacturer raised wages on
the ground that congress had raised
his protective duties. Many cases,
on the other hand. can be cited
where higher duty has actually
been followed by reduction of
wagss.-St. Cloud times.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-07-31
The Census, Radders.

Very soon after the explosion took
place that branded Minneapolis as a
padder of census returns, THE Sun as
u disinterested locker on suggested
that the Government take the
matter in hand and make correct
recount of both cities. We done
this,not because we supposed st. Paul
was guilty Of the wholesale frauds
charged TO her weak sister, but we
had a suspicion that neither one
could safely cast the first stone. This
course IS now asked for by Mr. Porter.
and we may look for some rich
developments; tbeuwyigorOus kick
being made against e by t. Pioneer
Press locks suspicious.
We said in our former article that
the whole state was interested in the
question, we now say, the whole
country is interested; if those cities
have went into this wholesale
iniquity as they charge each other
with doing, if not discovered they
might have been the means of giving
to Minnesota representative more
than she is entitled to. While we
wish the prosperity of Minnesota
above all other states, we don't want
her fabric to rise on fraud. The
people OF the state don't want 1t, and
they will rejoice at the exposure OF
corruption wherever 1t may exist,
Fraud in individual or community
will meet its reward sooner or later
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-07-31
WHEAT AND WHISKY,

The United States provides relief
by law for whisky manufacturers
and sellers but is entirely Indifferent
TO the distress of the farmers and
other manufacturers. AS soon as a
distillery turns DIT few barrels of
alcohol spirits of any kind the United
States furnished an agent to take it
in charge, store it safely and issue
government warehouse receipt for 1t.
This receipt would pass for money if
it were not for tax of l0per cent on
all such currency to protect the
national banks and give them the
field. 1t is the nearest thing to
money, and yet not money; its value
is everywhere recognized. 1t can
be taken into any bank and deposited
as security for loan almost up TO It's
face value. This is Of fncalculable
advantage to the distiller. He can
leave his poison to "ripen" and get
the money for it all the same, and
withdraw 1t whenever the market
justifes by surrendering his ware
house receipt.
Now note the difference. The
farmer who raises wheat or any
other valuable crop is generally poor,
SO loaded with debt that he must
realize upon it at once. The manu-
facture of alcohol involves only few
days of outlay when the money can
most of it be had through the Kind.
ness of Uncle Sam as above stated.
The raising of a crop by the farmer
involves not few days, but twelve
long months of expense and waiting.
At the end of this long term does the
United States come to his relief as it
comes to the distiller's, and say here,
Mr.. Farmer your crop is ripe you
need money and if you sell now you
will not realize cost, moreover it is
not we'll for the crops to go for ward
at once for other reasons. Now
here IS warehouse receipt for the
crop. We will take the best of care
of it, and you may have it on the
return of the receipt whenever you
wish it. Meantime the receipt will
pay your debts for you and help you
realize fair returns. Oh, no, ON the
contrary, the farmer is forced to rush
pell-mell into the market, compete
with every other farmer, sacrifice
his years's work and tread the road
to bankruptcy, and the only SYM
pathy he gets at Washington is the
Jock up of u few more millions so his
crops can be actually stolen from him
by skln-Aints and usurers. Farmers
of the Northwest, open your eyes TO
the monstrous decentralization
laws-that treat the alcohol business
as they treat the banking business,
but treat the farmers with indiffer.
ence usually accorded to serfs.-
Iowa Tribune:
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-07-31
fna HnIIsR Mifa.

The June No. of the House Wife is
on our table,w are compelled to say,
tits a charming periodical for the
house; it contains some excellent
stories from the best writer's. The
house hold instructions given in it are
admirable, but the practical dress, I"
or instructions in dress making by
that world renowned writer, Jenny
June, is worth much more than the
whole price of the monthly, which
is only so cents per year. We would
advise every house keeper to get it.
1t can lie had by ADDRESSING the
Publishers of The House Wife" Ill
Nassau St. New York, or it can. be
ordered at THE SCN Office.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-07-31
BROWNS VALLEY.
EDITOR,SCN:

EDITOR'SCE:
Nearly all OF the farmers In this
vicinity have a discouraged look
In the tace. in early spring it was SO
dry that grain did not come up well
ahtit after the June rains, then it all
came up but was very uneven; yet it
looked SO we'll that farmers had great
hopes OF II fair cIop,Out July has been
he and dry with hot drying winds
we have had u few small showers but
not rain enough 70 DO the crops any
good since the June rattis.
First the grain crop showed signs
of dying ont and much OF it That came
up after tho rains is dead, it never
headed out.
Next was the grass, and now there
is no feed in the pastures and hay In
the meadows is very light; this is not
good hay country, 30 farmers sow u
II large amount Of millet, but 1t is too
dry for millet to heat:, in fact it is
dying fast ana fields of millst that
have no heads look like fields of ripe
gram ut Il little distance, and farmers
are cutting it to prevent total loss.
There was a large quantity of corn
planted last spring, and it has looked
very promising until the last week.
When farmers see that their small
grain was going to fail they went into
their corn fields and were comforted,
but unless rain comes Immediately the
corn crop will be u failure; some
farmers will cut their corn this week
in order to save it for their stock in
winter. 1t is so dry that the leaves
on the trees are wilted and in some
groves are drying up and falling off.
am quiet man and a stay at
home man so have to depend upon
others statements in regard to crops,
and it has been stated that the yield
of wheat would not be more than 2 or
3 bushels to the acre, and that many
farmers were blowing their wheat
under, so l recently took a stroll
among my brother farmers fields and
! find few have plowed under a
small amount, but did not see any
that was not worth cutting l find
grain very uneven, some fields will
yield it is thought, IL to Is bushels to
the acre, and in some instances men
claim that they will get 20 bushels.
From what have seen should say
the average yield will be from 6 to
bushels to the acre, possibly more,
and it may be less, straw Is short,n mot
more than Is to "a inches high but
heads altho' short are longer in
proportion than the straw and the
lower half of the heads are we'll filed
but the upper half is light, l think
there will be a general commense-
ment of harvest tins week.
There was a large gathering OF
dancers at J. D. Brewesters new
house last Friday night who spent
nearly the entire night in testing his
newly laid floor, his four Is feet
square rooms were we'll filled.
FARMER.