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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
A Canine Read-Light.

When the Atlantic and West Point
train pulled into the Union depot at
Atlanta, Ga. day OF two agv a large
white and blue speckled hound was dis
covered perched in front of the locomo-
tive. He was sitting upon his launches
Immediately under tho headlight, and
looked like the fgure-head of a shin.
ne could not be coaxed from the engine.
Noocdy knew how or when the dog got
there. He had lame leg and bleed
Ing ear, and the supposition ia that he
was struck by the engine and Jumped or
was thrown up under the head. ight.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02

UTICA, N. Y, April 2 The body of
the woman who committed suicide in
St. Agnes Cemetery has been taken to
Binghamton by friends. Her name was
Mary Englesfeld. It is said that her
folks were Professionals, but she became
\ Catholic, and started to prepare her
self to be sister of charity. She was
taken i'll, and after several attempts
was obliged to give up. She returned
to Binghamton and was melancholy and
Respondent. She left home last Decem-
Der and her people had no information
as to her whereabouts until they
learned of her death.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02

| pride - his thick voice could portray
you take these shiners and walk OUT
Into the wagon-track and hold '4un I'm
stiddy like, and then well show 'am
how pap kills hens"
The child faltered, but parental dis
cipline had been stern in her home, and
with nervous fingers she seized the
coins and walked bareheaded out into
the street. The father seized his heavy
guns and staggered proudly to the road
way.
Stand straight like, Kit" command
ed the father.
Tue little girls battered shoes came
together and her white face was turned
directly toward the father.
Hoist up the sinners, little UNI, this
way-see9' and the man, placing his
pistols upon the ground, held up his
thumb s and index fingers so that those
OF each hand came together.
The little coins flashed above tho
tangled mass Of hair
BE you ready, Kit?'
There was not a tremor in the little
body.
Inc drunken man, proud of his marks
manship, leveled the muzzles of his
weapons at the child.
The eyes of the shooter closed and
opened in maudlin fashion. On q sud
d'n two streams of fire poured from the
black barrels Of the pistols. The smoke
from the weapons turned crimson as it
arose in the red light. The child Law
upon the ground with her legs stiffenine
In the lava dust. A white hand clutched
one OF the gold coins. The metal once
olasped by the other hand had been
blown down street by bullet. One
bullet had torn its way somewhere be-
meath that crown Of tangled hair.
"Guess you hurt the child, Ike" one
OF the drunken men exclaimed, as he
to the spot VIII ere the child lay.
The fathers heavy revolvers fell
upon the ground. His ashy face moved
toward the head of mis- child. AS he
grasped the rigid shoulders tin,
stream of blood trickled over his gnarlel
fingers. Then he arose. Men and
women with terror-stricken faces were
clustered about him and dogs skulkeG
around the crowd. The sun was now 8,
low that the peaks of tho distant mount
aims glowed with delicate pink, an,
the sky, beginning with deep marco.
AOAAA1S
ings to soft, rich purple at the zenith
For moment tho father was silent H
seemed to be looking for familiar fac
In the crowd. He was sober now Hi.
face was almost hideous in its deter
mination.
"Thats tho worst shot what was eve:
made" he finally stammered as hi
wiped tho sweat off his face. "Boys,
can beat that. Hands off, till l show
YOU" And before one Of tho villager
could reach him the frantic man picket.
up one of his weapons, and, turning i,
full upon himself, fired.
They didn't take the bodies home tina
night. They were placed side by sid5
in feed store and guarded by three
hardy villagers. There are two gravesin
the sage-brush near Soda Springs. TIL,
boasting marksman and his guns rest il
one. The yellow grass on the other gray
covers little Kit, who was buried in hel
battered dress and WORKOUT shoes. TIL,
mother married the man from the Snake
River country.-Chicago Herald,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
1nsect-ErtlnR Plants.

Notwithstanding the admitted fact
that bits Of meat, insecta and other ami
NAL substances are more quickly decom-
posed IN the leaves and other trap-like
APPENDICES of the pitcher-plant, sun
dews, venus fy-traps and various insect
eating plants than they are IN tho apen
air, there is body Of scientists who
deny that the plants themselves have
any agency in the matter, or exercise
any vital power in capturing the prey
that falls in their nets. DR.. Mostedt is
one OF these skeptics. He favors the
idea that the decomposition of the i'm
prisoned insect is owing to chemical 40
ton simply, and that the effect is pro-
duoed in almost exactly the same way
that person is poisoned by coming in
contact with poisonous plant
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
TWO oosso0


NJ cigarette burns fair and ffoa.
The curling smoke goes highers
eoft dfsazn-clouds they, In which 80
FULFILLED all I DESIRE
A stately homo with portals wide,
On broad lawn graceful sweepinA
(Sweet roses red on every side
Go up the trellis creeping
A silver lake comes to the lawn
And laps its verdant edges,
While in and out the graceful swan
Glides lightly through the sedges)
The happy home in which live,
Beloved and rich rs Croesus,
With open han to spend or give,
Just as my fancy pleases.
And Phyllis fair my home to grace,
And love me truly ever,
Sweet Phyllis, with her beauteous face
That none can eQual-neUsr.
(BY dnoth hdn'.)
They made the gentle poets grave
By tie side Of the peaceful river,
Where the soft night breeze that comes o'N
the wave
Makes the moorbeams lightly CULVER.
And bright green grass grows lightly DER,
And the myrtle and violet
Spell Taken away (aged twenty four
By the deadly cigarette
Roy L. McCardell, in Pnck.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
He Sat on tho Fire.

A householder discovered that spark
from neighboring conflagration had
fallen upon his own slightly slanting
roof and had set fire to the shingles. ALI
the buckets and tubs bad gone to the
big fire and there waa 40 one to send
after them, even had there been time
for such q measure; but the man was
equal to the emergency. He rushed to
q pond near by and deliberately sat
down in the water. To rus. upstairs and
out upon the roof was the work of mo.
ment, and then he ''sat on" the fire in
more senses than one and saved the
house.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02

New YoRK, April at is predicted
oy the photographic Office that during
April winds will prevail over the trans
.tlantic steamship routes east of the
10Th meridian. Along the coast the
Winds will DO variable. Ships will on
COUNTER icebergs and held ice between
ongitude 40 deg. and SO deg. as far
south as latitude Al dog. Considerable
og will prevail off the Grand Banks
md along the coast as far south as Hat
eras
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
RABBIT'S-FOOT LUCK.
Why tho Old Darky Believed in 1t Will
All His Soul,

Why tho Old Darby Believed in 1t Will
All His Soul.
"Do believe dat dis yere rabbits fu
brings me- luck?' The old darby re-
peated this question to New York Sun
man in shrill tones as he softly brushed
his chin with it. ''Why, sab, if il
hadn't bin fur dis fut dar's no tellin'
what might happened to me. Look a,
dat Julius Tompkins. He lowed dat a
rabbits fut was no good, an whar is he
now? Went up to Louisville to work in
pork house an died wild smallpox"
"Yes."
can look at de time I was on dat coal
barge at Mobile. Had dis yere fut hang
in to my neok by blue string, an
some of dem niggers called me 'Hoodoo,
and was gwine to take it away from me
an feed it to dog. When dat barge
struck q snag an went to do bottom who
got savedP Dis yere pusson an nobody
else. Four of 'em went right down like
rocks, jist like dey might hev expected
Lucky for YOU"
''Yes. sab. an how was it de time de
ghost of Peter Robbins cum scroonin
frew our nayborhoodP Pete he was
hung up at Greenville, you know. !
was right dar' an seed it all, an when
he swung of 1 kissed dis rabbits fut
TO- times. Some of de folks laughed at
me an called me a fool Niger. Blu
how did it cum out? Peters ghost cum
up to Langville an soart every body
outer his shoes-every body but me-
Nebber knocked on my doah one single
time, an nebber left no smell of brim-
stone round my cabin. Couldn't do 1t,
you know. Dis yere fut was PAWN him
away all de time"
Twill any rabbits foot bring person
luok?"
"No, sahi No, sahl OATS dc reason
I wouldn't sell dis one fur a millyun
dollars in COLE! De circumstances has
got to be right. You has got to find
your rabbit in de full OF de moon. De
wind has got to be from de east. Dat
rabbit has got to be huntin' fur imweed
to cure cataract in his left eye. You
has got to creep up an kill him wild 3
stick dat a dead man has carried, an
when you ar takin' off de fut you has
got to h'ar a ghost cry out down in de
cotton. Oh, no, sab. Doan you let none
Of desc yere common niggers round yere
sell you no common rabbits futs. Dey
wouldn't keep de kyars on de track till
you got over to Decatur"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
Defeated a British Life Guard,

New York, April 2.-Harold St. John,
who claims the foil fencing champion
ship of the United States, defeated
Sergeant Williams, late Of the British
Life Guards, in fencing match at the
Eden Musee, winning four bouts out Of
by the members of the New York Ath-
letic Club. ',.iH. ...
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
sPELLlV. ecHooL

Time No went to spellin' school
Nc an Mandy. lawxy me,
1War jeS natsral fool
Long O. her. an knowed It; Geei
When look SEQ 1t UT
STAMINA mp thar In the rows
TIL the words begun to hit
'Moribund' an .adipose,'
"Drappin', drappin', one by ono,
Till the last two stood thar still
Lordyi wuzn't that the fun,
Mandy thar and Johnson's Bill
Spellin' book had plum Civ out
Dickshonary fetched along,
Conservation an 'redoubt,'
Still they spelt an nothin' wrong.
'Vertebra,' 'vicissitude;'
Gosh, all hemlock, got scaredi
Both my lips together glued
Mandy, tho, she never cared;
Teacher he wuz gettin' weak
Settin' thar, an Mandy's pap
Too excited fur to speak;
You could heard q needle drap.
Last they got the Bible down,
Durn my buttons but they did;
Teacher got to slasLin' roun'-
'Moabite' an pyramid
Mandy took 'em as they passed
Kind o. keerful, kan an slew;
She wux grit, an SO at last
Bill went down on Jericho
Then the folks they riz, an well,
Sich O hollcr never wuz;
81 h q ncverlastin' yell
Hoses b oke an run becuz
They got skeered At all the noise
An skedaddled down the track;
Tom an me VIC got tho b. ~
Posted out an fetched 'em back.
Then helped her in, an we
Ne an Mandy, dr1v away;
1war jos . fool but she
Bright an smart as peep-o-day;
Here's her picter- sixteen
Hansum! wen sorter low;
Peartest gal ever seen-
Married to tho teacher now
-Ernest MoCAney. In Inter Ocean.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
Opening of New York's Canals.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 2.-The can ais
IF the State will be opened on May 1
for general use. Superintendent Han
IAN said that they might have opened
earlier, but the repairs to be made were
extensive. The cause of the extra re-
pairs is due to the fact that the lack of
appropriations last year to fill the two
.ollar a day bill caused the discharge of
many men, and only such work was per-
iormed az was absolutely necessary.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
''HOW OLD

A RE you. little girla' asked a Cambridge
IA school teacher of a new pupil. "Please
marm," she replied, I'm seven, exception
the horse Gals, and then I'm only five"
The age Of the G. 0. Taylor Old Bourbon
and Pure Rye Wniskey, when bottled by
G. H. GRAVES & SONS, Boston, is just
the age to make it pure, mellow and wholel
some. Your Druggist and Grocer will
guarantee its purity and excellence.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
0mce-seekinx In France.

In France there are upwards of %, 900
applicants for 300 vacancies in the pub
lie service In the Department. of the
Seine. -Four thousand persons applied
tor the places OF three Office boys 1t the
Hotel dc Vile.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-02
WATERBURY post OFFICE

'ew York City-.75u. 1o:2oa N; 40 $50, 7se1A
',ston 7UU, 7.5U IN; IL. 81, 21I, 7.3U D m.
,outhern-7.5v, lV.a a M: 2.Ie, $40, $50 n.
'estern..7 So, lO:2c nj; 81 $40. $50 m.
anada West-73,, 1U2' NJ; 2lo, 5.Bo, 7.30 n.
tstern 700, 7.5u m; 1880, s.lo, $50 n.
anada East 90, $50 m; 1880, 2.1e, 7.aPA.
.lbany $50, 1929 am; 2:lo, 5.su, 7.so N.
>orthern Y.-1.5. 1929 nj; 2 TO- 5.3o, 7.3o n.
r"vidence-7OO, $50 nj; 1880, 2.1O, Use p N.
,prngheld-7;o 90. 50 am; Il 30, 2le $50, 7soIn.
Worcester 700, $50 am; 1899. 2.1e, $50, 73e il.
ltIst.ld Mass a :5 g. . n; sJo 5so, 7sSpm.
'ridgeport-7.5o, 1920 W: 10, S so, - nm.
.ew Haven-7.5o, lOa -. $3.50, 2.1o. $50, 7.oo -
,ns' A-7.5O, 1920 1..3O, 2.1O. $50, 7D n.
;irmnsham-7 o, 1921 ~ 80, 3 10, s. so. So
MON Cty-7.50 M; 2.lO, 80 m.
NaugaI uck-7 so am; Q 10, 80 m.
,eym,ur-7.50 IN; 2.lO, $50 m.
Ninsted--lo.55 m; $50 m.
tatlOns ON NaHgatuck R.R. north WaterbugT-.
lO.45 N; 6.30pm.
heriden- $50 1920 am; 1890, e1s, $50, 7.sspn
Ianbury-7.56 q m; r.2 2; Il, 80, 100 H.
New London-7.OO, $50 am. 1o8 lie, 53o7 - ~
atertown-i0.45 q M; $50 u.
,akvi lle-10.4 A. m; $50 pm.
NOodbury-7.3O, lO.4b y m; les n,
>uuthbury-7.3 80 M; 1855 m.
aiddlebury-l2.30 q IA.
t''lcott (Tu. Tn. Sat.) l2.3oa ..-
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FOR 8 AIE

Hotel AM Restaurant with sixty boarler, In
4 good locality near the center for sale Mr. nsr
ticulArs inquire at the DEAosaAr once.
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Announcement.
Z. j. WELLER

Wishes to announc, TO her patrons and the pub
IL generally that she hos removed to the Ifl'ev
block where ~ e win disr'ay fine IT. ek Of mil
line'y in the latest atvles, at her forrer l,w
prices. AL, are cordially invited. e. J.WRLLER.
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CIayon Portraits and Picture Framing

I1INEST WORK AT THE VERY LOWEST
H PRICES. r. A. DICKSON.
..s ~ Rink Building.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-09-13
wyominx.s First State Election.

CHEYENNE, Sept. 1.-THE first state
election in Wyoming came off today.
The utmost enthusiasm was shown by
both political parties, but 1t Is doubt
ful IL the vote will he very large. The
Australian ballot system was intro
duced for the fret time wi Ia the regi--
tration system. Until within few
days ago il was understood that the
law contained q clau-e TO the effect
that when, through absence or illness,
anyone failed to register they would
be permitted to swear in their votes
on election day. Although a clause
to this effect passed both houses Of
the last Legislature and appears In
both Journals. for some unsccountsble
reason it fails to appear In the enrolled
copy of the Law or in the printed copy.
This ON m mission disfranchised very
large number OF voters. In lsss the
total vote cast was Is ,0os. Carey, re-
publican, for delegate to congress re-
csived . majority Of 2,a4e. At this
hour 40 p. m. IL is very difficult TO
tell much abou, the result. SoDe OF
the precincts are over $50 miles from
the county sests and comparatively
little can he heard from them. The
republicans claim the state by l,5ot
while the democrats claim 1t by from
500 10 |. 500,
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-09-13
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

was evidently carried to the plac.p (
burial alter the shooting, az IL Was q
IN ~ unlikely place for him 10 90.
N-az'e repnrts that on Tu sday last
Agent Cooper sent out all order for all
rowing Indians b. come in 10 the
agency. The order was carried by the
lndlsn police, WHO ret Tned and re.
ported that the Indiaus Ia the field
absolutely refused to obey it and were
preparing to resist any attempt to
bring them in, by fnrufyiug them
selves on high bi'ls aud building am-
buscsdes In the brush, ursuing the
same tsctic- that they did last spring.
The next step will probably be for
Agent Cooper to call on the military
to assist In bringing them in, and If
tfis IL attempted 10y force of arms in
stead of diplomacy bloodshe may en-
sue, ~ the Indians are no doubt In q
humor to back up their refusal to
come in. They have never before ex-
hibited such a dilute defiance of the
agent v hen liz ad the military close
AT hand and thef object in doing so
now seems to be 'u provoke a fight.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-09-13

sanctioned, wound up and brought To
conclusion by the bill. Ee knew
@hst the vote would be. He knew
when the republicans came in 90 one
side Of the report. with democrats re-
fGsing To sign it, what tho result
would he. Whenever bill was passed
looking 10 the forfeiture Gf Northern
Pnc fic railroad land. it would he dead
and buried and nothing more would
hs heari about il. Without finishing
his speech, Mr.. Morgan yielded for a
motion to adjourn.
A caucus 81 republican senators was
held 'htS morning iur the purpose o.
ogrseing upon the order Of business
for the remainder of this session Of
congress. There wss full attendance
~ senators and Senator Edmunds pre-
sided. The caucus was In session
nearly two hours. Most Of the mpm-
bers had measure which he deemed
of sufficient importance to warrant is
bsing placed on the order Of business.
IL was decid, d, however, To limit the
programme to the following bills % he
considered in the order named, after
the report of the conference commit.
tee on the land grant forfeiture bill
shall he disposed OF: Flr-f, the anti
lottery msil bill; second, to repeal .he
timber culture act; third, tu establish
private land claim courts; fourth, for
the relief Of the supreme court; fifth,
tor adjustment of The claims of labor
srs, etc, under the sight-hOur. s-day
law; sixth, making eight hours days
work Tor laborers. etc.. in the govern
ment employ, or employed by con.
tractors doing government work: sew
enth, To transfer the revenue Of the
marine service from the iressurv To
the navy department; eighth, the Pad
dock pursf'od bill; ninth, for the set
tlement Of claims arising from Indian
depreciation; tenth, the Terry bank
ruptcy bill; eleventh, to place tele-
graph companies under operation Of
the inter state commerce law; twelfth,
the District of Columbia till. The
question Of adjournment wss dis
cussed incidentally. 1t was the opin.
ion rs far as expressed that until the
tariff bill had been finally disposed Of,
the day for adjournment could not be
intelligentiy fixed. Outside Of c,u-
Gus the opinion was freely expressed
that after the tariff bill was disposed
Of Q quorum could be had only for
short time.
The census office today announced
the population OF the following named
cities: CEDAR Rapids, 1887; Dubuque,
3O,l47. The population Of Maine 10
$50, ,76l, an increase of lbs.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-09-13
Nothing More To Say"

New YORK, sept. 1.-THE commit
tee Of five ex employees of the New
York Central railr ad who went out
on strike, called on Chauncey NJ. De.
Pew in his Office at the Grand Central
depot at ii o'clock today. They are
headed 10y Thomas Baltsney. an old
freight conductor. and GsffDey, an.
other striker, acted rs spokesman.
The following conversation between
DpPew and Gsffney followed:
Gaffney-We have come tn talk
over the strike on the New York
Central rosd.
DeP&-I'm afraid there lie nothing
to talk ktbout. The strike is virtually
over now.
Gsffney-The strike Is not over, be-
cause oil men on the road who are
mem6er Of labor organizations have
quit work and are now out.
DsPew-They have chosen to re.
sign their positions. Webb. who was
managing the road In my abeence,
took new men N their places when
they quit work. HE action has been
sustained by the executive board Of
mansg, ment of the road. The places
OF these men have row been filed and
thst's the end Of II.
Gaffney then asked Depew to wait
until the committee had discussed the
matter and said they would then re,
turn and make their proposition to
him. Depew replied. "There Is no
u-e In making false promises To you.
There is nothing more to he done. I
do MOI care to talk over back numbers.
You have chosen to resign your places.
Webb has filed them and | have
nothing more tosay." The commit
tee then LETT the office.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-09-13
In The senate,

WAsHISGToN, Sept. 1.-THE house
bill for the .ale Of certain lands for
school purposes In the town Of Peli-
can, Wis, wss reported to the senate
today from the committee on public
lands and was placed on the calendar.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Morgan, calling upon the secre-
tary of the interior for information
a. tn the lands of the Northern Paci.
fic railroad company, and Of other
companies whose roads were not COM
pleted within the period fixed by the
granting act, was taken up, discussed
and agreed to. On motion Of Mr..
Plumb the conference report on the
rail rosd land forfeiture bill was taken
up. The main proposition in the re-
mort ia contained in the first section.
a. follows: That there 10 hereby for.
feited to the United States and the
United States hereby resumes title
thereto, all lands heretofore granted
to any state or any corporation to aid
10 the construction of q railroad oppo'
site to aud coterminus with portion
of any such railroad not now complet-
ed and In operation, for the construc
ton or benefit Of which such lands
were granted; and all such lands are
declared to be part Of the public do
main; provided, that this act shall moi
be construed a. forfeiting the right o
| way or station grounds Of any railroad
company heretofore granted. Mr.
Morgan opposed the report and afts
speaking for over four hours he sail
| he knew the questions which he ha'
besn discussing were going to thei
grave In the passage OF the bill. bu
that he desired 10 give them dscen
burial. He wished 10 erect head
stones over the graves of the rights {
the people on the line Of the Northsr
PaclAc, 90 that historic record mief
bs rsad hereafter. He wanted 10 n
mind the people Of the United 6tat'
Of the vast robbery psrpstratsd B
! that company and whish was No
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-09-13
THE CHEYENNE TROUBLE.
Indians Defy the Agent and Prepare 70
War.

VIM. Veazie. an employee of Joe
Scott, arrived in town last night, di-
rect from the Cheyenne agency. He
brings the following additional infor-
nation in regard to the trouble there:
Hugh Boyle, the young man who was
killed, was q mere boy, being only
about Is years old. When killed he
was out rounding up the milk cows
and could not have been more than
three quarters Of . mile from the
house. The search for him was made
thoroughly over the ground he must
have covered In locking up the cows
but was unsuccessful until American
uorse, o Cheyenne Indian. volun'
teered TO show che soldiers where the
body wss. He guided them 10 the
top Of steep hill about three-quartsr
Of q mile from the ranch, where th'
body was found concealed In . draw
with shs ground loosely scratched u
ovm 70. Boyle wss found 10 hav
bssn shos through the hsad but w
] nos otherwise nutilated. Hh bod