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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
QUEER BED-CLOThES.
The Best the Landlord Could Do Was to
Confuse the Icy Breezes.

The Best the Landlord Could Do Was to
Confuse the Icy Breezes.
All early Kansans and every one who
travelled in the State in days gone by
remember sold McMeekin," who during
the years of his prolonged life was the
genial host OF more hotels than any other
man, and once famous as the landlord
Of tho immortal left House in Topeka,
whose walls, could they speak, might
tell a story as thrilling If not as bloody
as those Of the Basttle in the time OF
Robespierre In 1867, says the Kansas
City Star. ''Mac" was proprietor OF the
Marshall House In Ellsworth, then and
for years afterwards the hardest" town
on the American continent. The
structure was a veritable shell OF lum-
Der, Its partitions thin boards reaching
only half way to the roof, so that or
binary conversation in any room could
be heard in any part of the wretched
building. 1t was always crowded, how
ever, for business in the new "clty" was
lively.
One night in February of 1893, when
the wind was blowing fearfully, the
house rocking like ship at sea and tho
cold 30 terrible that every thing liquid
on the premises was frozen solid, the
snow sitting through every crevioe until
1t banked itself In great drifts on the
floor OF every room, o commercial trav-
eler who had retired early in the vain
hope Of keeping himself warm managed
to wake the landlord by repeated pound
ing on the wall Of his little seven-by-
nine den, intending to ask for moro bed
clothing.
Haven't you got more blankets,
landlord" he appealingly chartered.
as Mao entered with a dim kerosene
lamp in his hand. "I'm almost chilled
to DEATH"
"No," replied Mac, "I'm awful sorry;
the house is damned full and every
thing is in use. But I'll see what can
do for you"
The willing landlord then went out
into q wood shed, and returning in a
few moments with piece Of a frozen
fsh-net about three yards long but the
meshes Of which were four inches
square. threw 1t over the chatterina
fellow with the remark: '"There, that
may help tangle up the wind little
it's the best can do" and he went out
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16

THE presentation of the Cape May villa
to the family of General Harrison has
naturally excited much attention
throughout the country. The incident
is one of a number that strongly mark
the contrast between the standard of
Cleveland's administration and that of
Harrison's in respect to the use of the
public Office for personal GA family bene-
fit. During the term of the democratic
president the line was very strictly
darwin, and no presents, however trifiing,
were received by the president or any of
his. household. In many cases tributes
of esteem, which were in no way in
duced by desire of political or personal
advantage, were declined in order that the
adherence to uniform rule might pre-
clude all possible misunderstanding.
Even republicans who continue to think
well of their president cannot fail to de-
plore the weakness that has permitted
the acceptance of the valuable gift at
Cape May. The incident is one upon
which it is unnecessary o..dwell, as it is
painful. The news bears its own moral,
and forces its own lesson upon every
mind.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
An Object Of Contempt.

There was very irascible old gentle-
man who formerly held the position Of
justice of the peace in one Of our large
cities. Going down the main street one
day, one OF the boys spoke to him with
out coming up to his honor's idea of
Difference. young man, fine you for
contempt Of court" "Why, judge" said
the offender, ''you are not in session"
"This court" responded the judge,
thoroughly irritated, lis always in
session, and consequently always an OBJ
iect of contempt"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
MEAhesr MAN ALIVE.
An italian Who BE eAks tho Record Hoa
Downrlght Dtinginess.

An italian VINO he oaks tho Record foa
DownrlOht Dtinginess.
81 have seen some stingy men while
I've been in the medical profession, but
the httlest game saw occurred the
other day"
So spoke one of our. young doctors en-
gagged in a large dispensary connected
with one of the medical schools in the
city to New York Evening Sun re-
porter. The doctor continued: "Much
Of our work is thankless enough. We
experience the greatest difficulty in get
ting patients to take medicine as they
are directed.
"They seem almost to have an idea
sometimes that we ought to pay them
for taking what 10 going to cure them.
frequently, when an interesting case
comes in while . clinic IL going on in
college, we take IL before tho class and
show the would-be M D. . the procedure
taken for its relief. The case in Ques-
ton was that Of an Italian. He cAme
rushing in with child about Q year old
in his arms. Anxiety was depleted on
his countenance.
1.-THE little thing had great difficulty
in breathing, but retained breath
enough to make Rome howl. Calming
the father somewhat, we managed to
learn that the child had swallowed .
quarter Of a dollar, which had stuck in
its throat. He asked IL we could get 1t
out. We promised to do our best, and,
as a clinic was in session, took the
child and the father into the pit OF the
ampitheater, SO that the operation
might be performed before the students.
1.-The prof essor began work at once,
for he saw that the child was in fair
way to suffocate. They use for these
operations an in strument called a ooin
catcher, which is made like O crochet
needle, only the ma terial is ru bier, and
the hook on the end Of the instrument
is longer than that Of the crochet needle.
The instrument Is to be passed down the
throat past the coin, and when with
drawn the hook catches under the ooin
and 1t is pulled up. At best,it is diff
cult operation, for the child will kick
and squirm, and it is not without danger
to the surrounding parts.
1.-THE professor worked away, and as
his efforts for time proved unsuccess'
fnl, the anxiety on the face Of the father
became intense. He fidgited and seemed
to think that all was lost. At length
Cno coin was eAIrlcateu anu tue poys
stamped their applause. The professor
laid the coin down on the table while he
was he'd his hands. This was the Ital
fans chance, and while the professors
back was turned he quickly transferre
the quarter to his pocket The look Of
distress vanished from his countenance
at became manifest that the loss OF
his coin had contended with the danger
Of losing his child to produce his anxiety
and that is why say it was the meanest
thing ever saw. The boys had one
eye on the professor, though, when ne
turned and looked for the quarter, and
they made the old building shake with
their appreciation. The professor caught
on and got the man to swap of the re.
covered quarter for another, while he
exhibited it to the class"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16

In many towns Of Iowa the amount of
drinking is much greater than it was
when the saloons were in full operation.
The original package act is really giving
better satisfaction to the old topper than
any other plan that has ever been tried.
For a quarter Of dollar he gets vial,
corked up, which holds about four
drinks Of the ordinary size. He pulls
the cork himself and usually swigs down
the contents Of the bottle before leav-
ing the place.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
Have You Met One7

One of the Buffalo Bill party made an
Italian editor believe that there was wild
animal in America called the "hugger-
wug," which crept upon men at night to
eat their livers ont and leave the rest Of
his readers that If any come to America
they must sleep in q tin corset to protect
their ivers.-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
Trinity College.

HARTFORD, Conn, June 16. - The
speakers at the commencement exer-
cises at Trinity College this week are
the following: Valedictorian, Clifford
S. Griswold. of Wethersfeld, Conn;
Salutatoriaa, William H. G. Pychon, of
Hartford. Others are: John Williams,
of Seymour; Henry Fl, Barber, of Wash
ington, D. c.; Theodore L. Cheritree,
of Oak Hill, NJ Y,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
Some Foolish People

Allow q coughto run until it gets beyond
the reach of medicine. They often saw.
oh it will wear away" but in most cases
it wears them away. Could they be in
duced to try the successful medicine called
Kemp's Balsam, which is sold on a DOS
tive guarantee to cure, they would i'm
mediately see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price Soc and 81.
Trial size Free At all Druggists.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
Not In Favor of Woman suffrage.

NEW YORK., June 16.-Mrs. 8. Eliza
beth Fairman wishes to correct the
statement heretofore published that
most of the ladies of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, which
recently. held meeting in this city,
favor woman suffrage. Mrs. Fairman
saws no such statement was authorized.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
The University of Rochester.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, June 16.-The exer-
cises in connection with the annual
commencement of the University of
Rochester began last evening at the
First Baptist Church. President Hill
delivered the baccalaureate sermon to a
large congregation. The exercises will
continue throughout the week, the
public events being held at the Lyceum
Theatre.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
Lawyers beaten by a Farmer.

Seven of the supposed to be sharpest
and wisest lawy ers in the country have
made wills, passed away, and tho said
Wills have been broken all to flinders
by heirs and other lawyers. An ignorant
Missouri farmer wrote his will in fou1
lines on slate, and 1t stood three law.
suits and ten lawyers.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
Smith College.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, June FOREST
dent Seelye preached the baccalaureate
sermon before the graduating class,
taking feF bis text Hebrews XII, 80, 40.
The m ain thought Of his disco4rre was
that the greetest success comes through
temporary failure.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
The Lottery Fight,

BATON ROGUE, La, June 16.-The lot
terry people here are in high glee over
the result of the Legislative Commit
tees proposition to submit the lottery
question to the people, which was re-
ported in favor of the proposition.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16

AN eminent physician of Philadelphia
rises to remark that the widespread dis
cussion about the prevalence and treat
ment of hydrophobia Of late has had an
effect to promote the symptoms of that
disease, and that the more it is talked
about, the more alleged cases of it we
shall hear of. He makes note of the in
teresting fact that on one side of the
Rhine, Pasteur treats 1000 cases of n.y.
drophobia, while hardly any cases &C.
CURED on the German side. This GER
tainly looks as if good deal of this
scare was in the minds of its victims.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16

HAMILTON, N. Y, June JIG Com
mencement week of Culgate University
began yesterday. The education sermon
was preached in the morning by Row.
DR.. Hobart, of Yonkers. The baccalau-
reate sermon was delivered in the
evening by Professor Sylvester Burn
ham, D. D., of the university faculty
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16

LANCASTER, Pa, June 16.-Commence-
ment week at Franklin and Marsh all
College WAS inaugurated yesterday with
the baccalaureate sermon preached by
President Stair. The regular COM
mencement will take place on Thurs
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
Amherst College.

AMHERST, June 16.-The baccalaureate
sermon at the Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural College was delivered by Pro-
lessor G. S. Walker. His text was
taken from Luke, xii, 80 Strengthen
thy brethren" His central idea was
that the farmer, who furnished the
raw material for our factories, bread
for operatives and manhood for our
civilization, should combine to de-
mand fairer share of the profits of
American industry, claiming that no
State can long exist in which the tillers
of the soil bear most of the burdens
and share little of the blessings of ad
vancing civilization.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
The Yale-Princaton Tie.

NEW HAVEN, June 16.-The Yale and
Princeton mines have arranged to play
off their tie at Eastern Park, Brooklyn,
Wednesday, June Is.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16

A BILL has been passed in the French
lower chamber, and is now before the
senate, making an employer liable to
imprisonment for three months for dis
charging a workman because he belongs
to a labor ,ayeknization.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
Tufts College.

MEDFoRD, Mass, June 16.-The bacca-
in Goddard Cbans bg
dent Capen. His topic was "The Re-
spon.ibilities of the Age" and he took
his text from Isaiah tx, /. The discourse
emphasized strongly the matter of
equal rights to man In comparing the
intellectual facilities and attainment
of the present age to those of the past,
the speaker said: ''For myself, count
1t a greater privilege to have lived in
the age of Lincoln and Sumner, of
Bright and Gladstone, than it would
have been to have lived in any other
of the worlds historic epochs."
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
COMMENCEMENT DAY
Institutions of Learning Pour.
ing Forth Their Hosts.
TIE BACCALAUREATE SERMONS
Graduates Instructed as to the Duties That
Devolve Upon Them.

Or. Phillips Brook. Talks 10 the Harvard
Htudents-A big Crowd At Lehigh Uni.
ver.ity-The Sp-akere Trintty-Presi-
dent Ardraws' Sermon to Brown College
Graduates.
BosToN, June 1G.-The ceremonies of
commencement week at Harvard began
yesterday afternoon, <when the class of
go. in all the glory of it's faultlessly
attired manhoo cd. marched to Appleton
Chapel and listened to the baccalaureate
sermon.
The preacher was the Rev. Phillips
Brooks, and his discourse was, it goes
without saying, eminently worthy the
occasion. His text was 1. Corinthians,
tx, 25-"They do it to obtain cor
ruptible crown, but we are incorrupt-
ible'
St. Paul, said the preacher, is claim
ing human energy for its highest work.
He has gone on and up till he has
gained great visions of what man may
be and do. His heart is glowing with
the prospect of sublime achievement.
Then he looks around and listens. He
hears the sound of human activity on
every side. Thefgure of the race course
rises before him. He secs the eager
W" poGAGOTe nESV LTAluluS themselves
with painful, self-control and then
hinging themselves into the struggle
and straining every effort for a crown
of leaves. ''There is no lack Of
energy" he seems to say.
The world has force enough if only
we can have it for the highest pur-
poses; if only self restraint and en-
thusiasm, and skill and fiery zeal can
be poured into these more worthy
channels; if only we can run the per-
feet race as these men run in the Frace
course whose prize is this laural,
which will fade before the morning.
It is a longing which has come to the
| minds of all enthusiasts who craved
for the one thing which in all the
world seemed precious to then-that
which they saw men freely giving to
less precious things.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16
The Free Oxygen Clinics
Dr.. Platt Abpo4AAs AVENUE 4

are still continued on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. Those who have trisd
them speak In high praise of their efficacy
for all forms of debility.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-16

Or. Phillips Brooks Talks 10 tho Harvard
Htudents-A big Crowd at Lehigh Uni
versity-Ths sp-akere at Trinity-Prest-
dent Ardraws' sermon to Brown College
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-05

of amusement; which is odd, too, seeing
that they all possess the most extraordinary
natural aptitude for mental arithmetic.
Indeed, the propodnding and solution of
intricate problems in mental mathematics
is their iavorite diversion. An enterprlsiug
German capitalist recently offered the
Colonial Secretary a trife Of quarter of
million dollars year for the privilege of
running frst-class, aristocratic, strictly
honest and virtuous gambling establishment
here, bnt the offer was refused. Perhaps it
was deemed incongruous for "Holy Land"
to be the scene of public gambling, though
why on earth the island is called Holy
Land nobody has ever succeeded in finding
out. There are no ruined shrines or other
sanity relics, and not even a legend of
sanity residence or pious performance Of
any kind; excepting that one imaginative
German professor has evolved out of his
inner consciousness story to the effect that
the Eleven Thousand Virgins of Cologne
once alighted here for brief visit. Where
they alighted from, whether from sea or sky,
deponent saith not, nor are there any out
ward or visible traces of their sojourning
here; unless, indeed, in the incorruptible
morals of the ladies who now inhabit the
island.
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BREAD UPON THE WATERS.
How it Came Back to the Hospital Ate
Many Years.

How it Came Back to the Hospital After
Many Years.
PHILADELPHIA, July 4.-The annual
report of the managers of the Pennsylvania
Hospital relates a very interesting case
showing how benefactions long past have
procured unexpected returns in the present.
An aged relative of the late Admiral S. W.
Goden, of the United States Navy, at the
period when the latter was lad and bad
just entered upon his career as midship-
man, fell into the care of the institution for
several years. When off of his cruises the
midshipman, led by his affection and inter-
est for this patient, visited him at the hos
pital, and often expressed his great graft
tude for the sedulous care and attention
shown for the comfort and welfare of the
patient.
This gratitude was signally manifested
when he came to make his will, after at
tanning high rank and distinction in the
service of his country, for, by it, after pro-
viding for those of his kindred who he
deemed had claims upon his bounty. he
made the Pennsylvania Hospital his resid-
uary legatee, and all the life annuities
having now terminated, that institution ha s
received in cash in three payments $685.
954 SO and $30 900 in four per cent, and in
the month OF April of the present year the
further sum of S39000 United States four
per cent, making in all the magnificent
git at present market values of over S113,-
mn
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MOUNTING LARGE ANIMALS.

In mounting the stuffed beast of size a
thick plank is cut the shape of the outline
of the body as it is to be, the plank is
mounted On four iron uprights, the skull is
attached to the plank at one end by an iron
while another iron serves for the tail, the
leg bones are fastened in position, and then
the manikin thus erected is wound and
wound with excelsior and grocer's twine
until it has pretty much the form of the
beast.
Next, the whole is spread over with
mixture of clay and tow, which is readily
modelled into any shape desired; the skin is
fitted on, sewn and combed out, thorough
washing of soap and water is applied, with
subsequent solution of corrosive sublimate
and alcohol to keep off the moths;
the glass eyes, made by the wholesale in New
York City are fitted In. and the animal with
few final touches, is ready Ior the museum.
The irons that keeps its legs in shape are
fastened tightly by nuts at the hoofs to the
floor or platform on which the beast stands
immovable in an attitude initiative of ma
ture, affording an object lesson in natural
history to the observer. Many of the
groups OF animals in the museum are works
Of art Ill the highest sense. Take the fight
among chimpanzees for rexample-itis is really
most gruesome thing to look upon.
RENE BACHE.
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wanting. It is three-quarters of a century
since the place had any greater sensation
than an unusual catch of fish. Now the
island realizes that great international issues
depend upon it, intercontinental, in fact.
The balance OF power and the maintenance
of peace in Europe and the partition and
civilization of Africa are resting upon this
wave-worn bit of rock and clay. So why
shouldn't Heligoland feel big? For, of
course this Anglo o-German-African treaty
cannot be ratified without Heligoland's
consent; at least so Heligoland believes.
ENGLISH IN NAME ONLY.
1t is cosmopolitan sort of place, too, as
in present circumstances is quite fitting. 1t
is an English colony in name and fact,
with an English Governor. But the build
ings are Danish, and the language is chiefly
German. The actual nationality of the
natives is, believe, Frisian. The native
human beings, I mean, The native and
visiting beings of other types are manifold
in their afinities. Herr Goetke, who for
many years filled the important Office of
Colonial Secretary, and devoted most of his
time to painting and ornithologv, told me
that he had caught on this tiny island birds
from North and South America, Green
land, Iceland, Palestine, China, Siberia,
India, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt,
South Africa-indeed, from every part of
the globe. These were chiefly stray birds,
storm-driven, perhaps. and lost in the togs
OF the North Sea. As to the other fauna of
this island, not much is to be said; though a
little more than of the snakes OF Iceland.
There are rabbits here, and not long ago
these were so numerous that the island was
said to be suffering from a plague of them.
At the height of the plague there were per-
haps 150 rabbits on the island.
There is good deal of government here,
too. There is a Colonial Governor and the
aforementioned Secretary, aud two Coun-
cilors, who meet in solemn state in the old
Danish Governors House. There is a
Treasurer. too, and Pooh-Bah. The latter
is a warrant officer o. the British Navy. He
is also Commander-in-Ch Chief of the land and
sea forces the colony, Chief of Police,
Chief Justice, Attorney General. Chief
Constable. County Court Judge, Governor
of the Gaol, Turnkey, Sheriff, JUS
tice of the Peace and Executioner;
and if there are any other little odd