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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09

ScorrDALE Pa, April 0.-The miners
and cookers of the Smithton district have
presented a scale Of wages to the opera
tors which asks for a 20 per cent. ad
vance over the wages of the present
agreement. A final answer from employ
ers is expected the last of this month.
If it Is not favorable the men will
strike. There are 800 men employed in
tho district, a majority of whom are
Knights of Labor
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09
Challenged to Fight a Duel.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April Cool. job
NJ. Fleming, editor of the Knoxville
Daily Sentinel, has received challenge
from James Phelan, owner of the Mem
phis Daily Avalanche and Representa-
tive in Congress from the Tenth district
of Tennessee. Fleming refused to &C
cept the challenge, and exactly what
further steps Congressman Phelan may
take are not known.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09
Whore Women Carry Elections.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 9.-Municipal
elections were held throughout Kansas
in cities of the fourth class yesterday.
Reports from several of these cities in
dictate that the women, who are allowed
by law to vote in the CITY election, cast
about two-ffths of the votes. They
had no candidates in the field of their
own sex but allied themselves generally
with one or the other of the parties in
the contaat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09

MONTREAL, April 81. A. Quintal, .
prominent French Canadian notary has
eloped to New York with the the young
wife of Contractor Beaudry. Quintal
leaves a wife and large family unpro-
vided for. Through his peculations
banks and friends here lose over
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09
Ono Hour Les. and More Paw.

QU1NcY, Mass, -AA:il "a demand for
nine hours q day and 81 cents an hour
has been made by the Granite Cutters
Union of this oity The granite manu-
facturers will concede the nine hours
but decline to pay more than % cents.
The workmen will maintain their posi-
fi0n
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09

LONDON, April "a popular move.
ment Is on foot, with good prospects Of
success, to make up q ladies' Gig ht-osrsd
entries are open to ell girls under thl
age - -, ixsaepastive Of ua1h
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09

A Cardinals Hat for Bishop Kopp.
RoAr, April o.-It 10 stated that the
Pope intends to elevate DR.. Kopp, Bishop
Of Preslau. to the oardinalate, in reeog-
milton Of his services IN the recent labor
: oQn1oronee Of Da1l3n.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09
Died From strvchnine.

Boston, April 9.--Mrs. Murray, aged
%, died in great agony in her homo at
Everett. There is evidence that she died
from the effects of strychnine, and an
investigation will be held. Her hus-
band Is a druggist.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09
victori. woodruff Coming Back.

NEW YORK, April 9.-Mrs. J. Biddulph
Martin, formerly Mrs. Victoria Wood
hull, has sailed from England for this
country. Upon her arrival here she in
tends bringing suit against several city
officials for alleged defamation Of
character.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09

LocKPoRr. N. Y, April 0.-At the cleo
ton here James s. Liddell Oem.) was
elected Mayor by 145 majority. The
town Of Lockport elects Republican
supervisors
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09
The Result at NIAGARA Falls.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, April 0.-At
the annual town election the entire
Democratic ticket was elected with ma
jorities ranging from ESQ to 300. H. H.
Sheldon was elected supervisor for tho
fourth term
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09
Bir.m,.t wood Ben, to Jai,.

OLnAr, n. Y, April 9.-Ths Rev. John
D. Wood was sent to Jail In default Of
bail. Mrs. Mann Of Bu1Alo, mother Of
his sseoad wiz, Ref1sed to o. on h3a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09

SKowHEeAN, Me-, April 9.-The coro-
nsr's jury in the case Of NJ. W. Norton's
housekeeper. Mrs. Cooley, who wss
found dead in her room, rendered a vol.
dict that the woman was shot by some
person to them unknown.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09
Board of Regents' Nominations.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 9.-The joint
Republican caucus to nominate m embsrs
of the Board of Regents convened in the
Assembly Chamber at 8 O'Clock last
night. Pliny T. Sexton of PALMYRA and
Guilford T. Smith of Buffalo were nom
mated.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09

Tho Atalantas and Yale Grow Row.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, April 9.-The Ala
lantas, Of New York, and the Yale crew
stsaigtaway ssse here Nay ~.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09
MANNING WINS.
Tho Albany Editor Elected Mayor by
1000 Majority.

5,OUU WNJoFIty'
ALBANY, N. Y, April 9.-Hon. James
H. Manning was elected Mayor of this
city by majority OF 7,245, his op-
ponent, H. N. Fuller, tho Republican
candidate, polling but 6 ,422 votes. The
Democrats elect seventeen aldermen;
the Republicans two. The Democrats
elect 16 out of II supervisors in the
city
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-09
NOTICE.

hereby notify all persons liable to pay
taxes in the town of Waterbury that
collect a town tax of five (5) mills on q
dollar on list of 1889 and will be at COM
mon council room, City hall building, on
and after May 1, 1890 when same is due,
from to and from to 8 p. M, to re-
ceive said tax.
P. S. the law provides that percentage
at rate of 3-4 of l per cent perm onth must
be added from May !, 1890 if not paid be-
fore June 1, 1890.
Waterbury, April 7, $780,.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
The Cholera ut Ha.dai.

For several months past Il violent
cholera epidemic has ragged in and around
Bagdad, Arabia Herr Somekh, head
master OF the school Of the Israelito AL
lance in that city, describes the fright
full state Of things there in a report to the
Alliance thus: Gas soon as it became
known that the terrible disease was the
cholera everybody tried to escape from
the infection as quickly as possible. The
panic was Undesirable. Within two
days two-thirds of the Hebrews had left
the city, fleeing at random and settling
in the first village they could find. The
Christians did the same, and the Mahom-
medans, despite their well-hnown fatal
ism, could not escape the general panic,
sought safety in flight. The city pre-.
sents disconsolatc aspect: the streets are
empty. one dares not venture out; the
only thing to be seen is the endless row
of hcarses, which the paid drivers accom-
panv to the cemetery. One sees neither
tears nor other signs Of grief. Cruel, in
exorabe death has qucnched the source
of tears; the people have lost almost all
feeling. Our ow-bclievers have suf-
.fered proportionately more than the
rest of the population. Death has pur-
sued them everywhere, and las ragged ter
ribly among them. There is not Il fam
ilv that has not to lament the death of
one of its members. The rich, as well rs
the poor. have been terribly tried, and
many OF the dead had to lie for days un
buried in the fields because there was no.
body to bury them. All this moment
&c, 900 Hebrews are camping ont IN
mere desert some hours walk from the
city. scorched by tropical sun, III want
of the means of life, harassad by robbers,
boys and girls stolen from them-ncver,
in short, has an already very unhappy
population suffered such misery before.
In the city the sick die for want of care,
and numerous families have gone for
whole days without food. The poor,
who no longer knew to whom to turn,
have died literallj Of hunger. This
heart -rending report has been completely
confirmed in answer to inquiries in the
most competent quarter. with the add
ton that the epidemic, which had
abated a little toward the end Of Octo-
Der, was raging again with renewed
fury. -L0nG1n Iuucet
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
American Hides Going Abroad.

The low point to which the price OF
hides has been forced through the de
preston which has existed Of late seems
to have tempted sellers to try to find
new market for their merchandise. Dur
ing the past few weeks about 81, 600 to
100, 900 dry Western hides have been
shipped to Europe, III order to try that
market How this new departure will
turn out is at present entirely probemati-
cal, but if European tanners can use our
hides to advantage it will open ~ new
field and tend to give a tone Of steadiness
to this market that has not been felt for
a long time. The recent shipment Of
African hides to Europe from this mar
ket, while Il new feature in itself was
not Of that importance to the trade here
that this later shipment will be if it
proves successful in opening up a new
market. African hides are well known
in Europe, where they have II general
market price, and the fac that shipments
were made from this side simply showed
that our market was lower than tn" rul-
ing prices there These Western hides
shipped are at present unknown III Eu-
rope. and the parties making the venture
are doing ii on speculation alone, and are
taking their chances OF IFS coming to d
succ assfu issue. -Bosf1d .4dfertiser
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
Hari Kari in Japan.

The following description of the Japan
! ese method of committing suicide is given
by an English paper:
The family and friends of the noble to
commit suicide entered the room led by
priest, the latter bearing in his hands a
| full blooming lotus flower, which he de-
posted across the sword lying upon the
platform, and the spectators took seats
around the room. The noblemau then
entered, dressed in pure white garments,
with a yellow coiorcd scarf cntircling his
body. ard carrying in his hand a little
saucer in which burned a wick lighted
previously from the everlasting light a
front uf the family god.
Behind him came his eldest SON If over
five years oil agc-if not, his nearest Ie-
iatlye-carrying upon a platter made OF
sandal wool the wakizasili, da@9cr-iko
weapon nine and half inches long, and
obliqurly cui on the left side The blade
Of this lancet looking weapon was
wrapped in yellow Grape, lotus flower
being placed upon its hilt. 1t generally
was IN heirloom Of the family, AID CON
sdered tie most valuable article in it,
possession. Il is the instrument with
which hara kari was always committed.
The person to commit this act would
then kuceI upon lhe platform with his
face toBarl the north AMI The waIlizaski
placed before him. The priest would
take the lotus flower from the Japanese
sword and cut the letvcs in pieces, strew-
r ' h.,
After blessing him in t,is manner the
lights i'll the corner sauccrs We're blown
out by the priest, and the light carried
by the suicide extinguisAed by his son or
nearest relative. and the time Tor the
final act mad come.
Alter recounting in solemn voice tho
Insult suffered by him from his enemy,
he invoked the spirit Of his ancestors to
see in what manner he upheld TIE family
honor entrusted to him at his birth, and
rising upon his left knee lie would take
hold of the Nakizaski with his left hand
lift up his white robe with his right hand,
wrapping the end Of the yellow sasl
around lis left wrist, and deliberately
and very slowly insert the DAGGER ike
knife into his stomach above the right
hip bone. At the moment he inserted
the knife his next kin would take the
kahanna (ordinary sword, and With
swift blow sever the head Of the suicide
from the trunk. In every case OF this
description, when hara kari wa committed
in defence of insulted honor, the insult
ing party was informed by the family
of the act performed, by sending to
him sort OF affidavit Of the next
of kin Of the deceased written unon vel
low paper wrapped in the leaves of the
lotus flower, and if that gentleman would
not be considered II craven, unfit lor as
ISOLATION with honorable men, he, too,
would then commit hara kari in some
what similar manner.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
He Looked Rather Blue.

Over on Desplaines street is a well-to
do retail grocer vino came here from
Germany some years ago and has grown
up with the city. Along in the early
70s there was popular dye house next
door to his grocery store. and in the
back yard were number of dye watts and
a great tank in which the dyer jealousy
guarded a good supply of soft rain
water, in which he rinsed cut the gar
ments sent to him to be cleansea. For
many weeks the German grocer had had
his eye on this rain water tank, and had
thought how delicious would be a bath
in its cool depths. One warm, moon
light midsummer night the grocer looked
from an upper window into the dycrs
back yard and the CLINT of the moon
beams on the rain water tempted him
sorely. Along about midnight. without
saying a word to any one, the German
sneaked out of his back door. soap and
towel in hand, cautiously scaled the
fence and gained the Overs yard. In
the shadow Of the rain water tank he
disrobed. and then he vaulted into the
peIlucid water The sensation was
delicious.
The sly German splashea around in the
water, lathering himself thoroughly with
the soap, and chuckled 70 think of the
CONSERVATION of his neighbor, the dyer.
when he found his rainwater full OF
soapsuds the following morning. After
4 while ne hoped out, rubbed himself
dry with his towel, jumped INTO his
clothes, and climbed over into his own
yard He went into the house, and as
he entered his wife $ room, she screamed
and called for the police. He looked
surprised and asked what she was yelling
about. She recognized his voice and
asked where on earth he had been. lie
grinned and told her. Then she asked
him to look in the glass. When he did
so he fell back in establishment He
was darkly, deeply, beautifully blue;
even to his blonde whiskers and hair.
The adventurous German disrobed and
the dyer was summoned He ho-vled
when he saw the grocer, and explained
that he had put blue dye in the rain
water tank that afternoon. Chemicals
were used on the unfortunate grocer for
hours, but to this day blue spots can be
found all oyer him. Chicago He,"ld.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
Dyes.

"Dyeing," says an expert in the Wash
iagton Star, "simply means boiling
things in copper kettles for the proper
time in solution of dye and water. For
what we call fancy cOlors' we use the
aniline tints that are derived from coal
tar. Every coal bed is mine of rainbow
hues, YOU know The aniline dyes EN-.
ployed are chiefly for light blue, maroon,
cardinal red and such brilliant effects.
Woods ground to coarse powder are
largely relied upon by the dyer. For in
stance, there is santal wood for ecru, from
the Santalwood Islands logwood for red,
from Sicily; gall nuts for silver drabs,
from Aleppo; fustic for yellow, from
Cuba, and madden root for ecru, from
the south Of France. II has been found
that madden, alternately fed to and with.
held from growing animals, will color
their bones so that in section they will
appear white and yellow in alternate
rings from center to circumference You
must remember that all these are used
in an infnity of combinations. 1t is
rare that one Of them is applied pure and
simple. One dye for crimson is obtained
from the lac insect, scraped from the
bark Of certain trees in the East Indies"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
A CONGRESSMAN at Home.

When Amos J. Cummings, who has
Sunset cCox's seat in Congress, goes tc
his home, one Of his parrots hears his
step afar off and begins to call out {:
'.Hullo, Hullo!" A few minutes later,
when dinner is served, this parrot sits or
one side of the Congressman on a perch,
another parrot sits close by in cage,
and wretched little whiffet dog that
Cummings inlagines to be a beautiful and
intelligent animal, frisks about and paws
and WINES for his share of the meal
After dinner if the printer Congressman
stays home he takes down hls banjo and
picks out upon it the tunes that more
than once got him meal or bed in his
adventurous. rowing boyhood. Chatter.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
Some More Buried Treasure.

A buried treasure is being sought in
Northwest Bengal India. \ poor Brah-
min at Monghyr possessed an amulet
which had been in his family for genera
tions, and, as he was almost starving, ne
took it to goldsmith for sale. The gold
smith broke it mp to test the metal, and
found in the hollow centre scrap OF
paper covered with minute writing. This
being deciphered by learned pundit.
The Brahmin learned that close by the
shrine of Pr Shah Nepal is a we'll dating
back to Mahomedan times, and certain
distance from the we'll are hidden four
teen lakhs of rupees. The Brahmln has
obtained Government sanction to exca-
yate the ground, rich neIghbor furnish
Ing the funds on condition of receiving q
share OF the treasure Philadelphia
Times
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
TWO PER CENT. ON $40, OQ0

About week ago Detroit real estate
dealer became very tired and had the fol.
lowing sign printed and posted on his
door:
mo tramps need apply"
ono money to lend. -
"Haven't postage stamp to spare.
''No matches supplied"
"We have had the grippe
"Have seen dozen such winters.
s'We are not 'in' to bores.'
SWe have no railroad pass"
eve don't want to invest in mines.
"No corns to be pared Off ?"
"No stationery wanted"
eve don't sign any bonds
"Don't want any life insurance.
s'Interviewers will please keep out
The sign had been up a day or so wher
an old man opened the door very care.
fully and walked in, and after bit OBJ
served:
give been reading your sign out here. :
"Then profit by it, was the brusque
reply.
He shut the door and went away, tand
half day later that sign came down.
The old man had $40, 900 worth of land
to sell, and he called upon another dealer
and left his memoranda, with the remark
that man who was so mighty exclusive
as that could never get get near enough
to the public to sell anything Detroit
Free Press
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
Surprising a Senator.

David Lewsley was at one time report
er for Washington journal, and in that
capacity was sent to interview Senator
Ingalls, upon an important matter of
state. The Senator, who had no inten-
ton whatever Of being drawn into con-
ycrsation on that subject, met Mr., Lews-
ley with his accustomed grace, and
courteouSty yeered the conversation into
other channels. Somehow, for want OF
another handy subject. the Senator said
something about boards, which led to
BARRIERS, and, of course, to the general
subject of shaving.
"By all means" said Senator ingalls,,
"you should learn to shave yourself, 'and
then he went on with learned, thought.
ful and highly entertaining disqaisition
on the advantages, economic and meta
physic, of shaving ones self rather than
hiring barber to do 1t. Mr.. Lewsley
paid careful attention to all the Senator
said, fixed facts and dates in his mind
and said nothing. When the Senator
had related circumstantially his OWL
varied experience with razors and
brushes and soaps, recommending this
make of blade and that brand of latheI to
Mr.. Lewsley's use, the reporter, con.
vinced that he could not learn what he
had come to learn, arose to go. There
was, or the reporter imagined that there
was, a sort Of merry triumphant twinkle
in Senator Ingalls's eye as he politely
bowed his caller from the room-;t wink
which seemed to say: 81 have made that
young man really forget what he came
for"
The next morning Senator ingalls, was
more or less Mortified at finding in the
local newspaper a true report Of all he
had said, including the earnest recon-,
mendation of certain shaving soap:
which he 2unqualifiedly pronounced the
very best that could be had. But the re-
porter's vengeance was not yet satisfied.
He marked the article and sent it to the
manufacturer of the recommended soap.
In fortnight the newspapers, the pc
riodicals and all the many means EN-
ployed by advertisers were brought into
use, and Senator Ingalls's eloquent eulo-
gy of that soap was printed in every
form that could be devised to- attract
popular attention. And the worst Of il
was the Senator could not deny that the
very expressions, earnest and glowing as
they were, were all his own. -Boston POST
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
HAVING SOME FIN.

Sothern, the actor, was noted for his
practical jokes, and he was not All dis
eliminating in choosing his victims
Lionel Brough tells Of one Of the ac1ors 5
pranks as follows
"Spthern once asked number OF
friends, including myself, to dinner. Ono
Of the guests was very late, and as nc
rang at the front door Sothcrn SAID:
Now we'll have some fun. III OF YOU
get under the table We did. and IN
came our supposed victim Oh, he
said, I'm glad to see I'm the first. l
feared | was late We'll, as matter OF
fact, you're the last, said Sothcrn;
they're all here, but for some cXtTaordIn-
airy reason the moment you rang they AL
got under the table As you may mag
inc, we crawled out in very limp faati-
ion, and it was Il long time before some
Of US forgave our host.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
The Mackprel Industry.

The habits of fish says the San Fran.
cisco Chronicle, are not perfectly known
to naturalists. For instance they have
never been able to determine where the
mackerel passes the winter. Some writers
have asserted that it goes, as soon as the
cold weather commences, to the coast
of Greenland, enters the bays, and
plunging its head into the mud, remains
in that position, with tail in the air, till
revivified by the spring sunshine. Then
it goes south seeking spawning grounds
following the coasts of Europe and
America, especially the latter. guided
probably by the Gulf stream. Arriving
on the coast of Europe the schools
separate, swarmng about the coasts of
Great Britain and Norway. entering the
Baltic or seeking the bays Of the French
coast. In France it is usually caught by
trailing hooks Or drifting nets. When
fresh, it is the fayoritc fish after the
sole, and certain other kinds that are
less common. Being found everywhere
in the north Of France in abundance and
at a low price in the spring, and being
by no means rare thenceforward till the
first Of the following January, it is in less
repute among the RIGA on this account,
and even among those of moderate means
sta!es by repetition. The fishermen Of
the Norman and Breton coasts cross into
the Irish sea in search of this precious
fish. Salt mackerel is held in certain
estimation by Americans. At Dieppc
and Fecamp, in France, the mackerel is
prepared with Oil in manner that
renders it almost as delicate as the
sardine From its intestines the ancient
Romans prepared brine, of bad odor,
naturally, and of taste that moderns
would find absolutely disgusting, which,
nevertheless, they held in high esteem.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
THAT WOODEN -HEADED YOUNG MAN.

II take it for granted, Miss Laura, ,
said young DIR. smidgley, "that you con-
denim, as all sensible young women do,
the unwholesome and barbarous practice
of tight lacing?'
''On the contrary, Mr.. Smidgley," re-
turned Miss Laura, with wistful yearn-
ing look in her glorious dark eye, 81
think compression of the waist to a
reasonable extent not only harmless but
at times positively exhilarating.'
And that dense, stupid, wooden
headed youth sat there for. an hour and
argued with the young lady on the evils
of tight lacing - Chicago Tribune. g
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1890-03-08
TOO SMART BY HALF.

Smart Boy (reading history to please
his father--'Father, there is one King
whom the children never liked very we'll,
isn't there:' q
Father-''WelL, really, my boy, l
hadn't thought Of it. But it affords me
much pleasure to see you storing your
mind with knowledge that can be useful
to you in the great future that is before
you. But what King is it to whom you
refer!"
''Span king, was the dubious reply.
And then the smart boy had an oppor-
tunity of deciding whether he liked that
king or moi. -DansriNe Bree:e,