Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-12-13
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hs The members of the common council | of 1890 will have one more chance, and only one, of electing two fire commis- sioners to succeed the hold-overs who have so tenaciously held on for eleven months after their terms of office had expired. It is sincerely hoped that they will not turn this important duty over to the next council as legacy. In all fairness the democrats are entitled to one of the two commissioners for whom so many ballots have been taken, and it is not for the republicans to say who the democratic member shall be. The choice of the caucus is James A. Hynes and there is no reason why he should not be elected. He represents the Rose Hill Hose company. who have long wanted place on the board. and is in every way capable of performing the duties appertaining to the position. In republican informed me that the sole objection to Mir Hynes was based upon his supposed antagonism to Chief Snagg. The fact is, Mir Hynes is not unfriendly to Chief Snagg, and if elected tO succeed Commissioner Connolly, he will do nothing that is not fair and square and for the best interest of the department. This same republican ad- mitted that his fellows in the council had acted unfairly in this matter and added that he was sick of such tactics.
 ''The Catholic public should be eau tioned against buying biblee, prayer books, rosaries and other articles of devotion from peddlers," said a we'll known Catholic pastor the other day. "There are a number of them tramping through the city from house to house, claiming to be Arabs from the Holy Land or Italians. Some have gone so far as to sell objects which they claim were blessed by the pope or blessed in know that these peddlers are frauds, and that their wares are generally bought from dealers in New York"
 It is the opinion of physicians that the epidemic "la grippe" will probably re- turn the present winter with renewed virulence. Pneumonia and kindred diseases have been more prevalent than usual for several months past. While there Is no especial cause for alarm among persons who take good care of their health, there is sufficient danger to use all possible precautions at this season Of the year against taking severe colds.
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 Representative-Elect Saxe, whose oc-
 
 is jOvial German aud tips the scales beyond 200 pounds. He has served his ward ill the aldermanic chamber and his rich baritone voice has often been heard in behalf of the democracy. Mr Saxe was for many years employed in the big brass works of Holmes, Booth & Hay dens. It was while he was foreman in the factory that he conceived the idea that now enables him to tell the secre- I &nVs ENE nk.,A~ ALA L
 Belts were then riveted by hand, a slow process in these days of improved ma chinery. For ten years Mir Saxe devised and planned, and two years ago he set up in the belt factory of the Jewels at Hartford machine which did the work satisfactorily. Other similar machines are now running in several large belt factories in New England.
 Health officer Frost informs me that many of the distressing complaints from confined within doors suffer, such as headache and nauses, are caused through neglect. "You would be sur prised to know how few there are." he said. who can successfully manage an ordinary stove. Often I have been call ed to attend headache patient and have fouad the house filled with coal gas upon my arrival. After arranging the dampers of the stove and admitting plenty of fresh air the patient Tn every case began to improve"
 Last week attention was called in this column to the fact that railroad "beats" were in many cases people who passed as leaders in ''sassiety." Here is one still worse. The other afternoon as Con- ductor Dinsmore's train for Hartford was about to pull out of the New Eng land yard, a ten-year- old girl, small for her age, boarded the rear coach and asked for and received permission to sit on the inside of the seat occupied by a lady. When the conductor came along she crouched as low as possible in the seat and occupied herself in playing with the window. Believing that the child was in charge of the lady Conduc- tor Dinsmore passed her by just as she expected he would. At Bristol, how ever, the conductor discovered that the girl was ten years of age and was trying to "beat" her way. When uuestioned she said that she was going to Southing- ton, had no money, and had received instructions from her mother how to act | when on the train. Conductor Dinsmora gave the girl some good fatherly advice and allowed her to ride as far as Plain l vile on his train.
 
 | My esteemed friend, the Saturday con- tributor of the American, has sampled the water of the Mad river-and lives, It was close call, however, and he promises to be more cautious hencefortb while the blessed water is subjected to uncalled for abuse. Let me warn my friend against the danger of mixing drinks, or of partaking too freely of water after long period of abstinence.
 T tell you what it is" whispered" one of the finest" to me the other day. "a man gives up a great deal when he re nounces the world to become a police man." Just then a drunken loafer on the opposite corner tried to pull down a. telegraph pole and the guardian of the peace stopped short in his reverie, with out enumerating the many woes of his kind. Perhaps he would have added that a policeman's future is his present bugbear. That the poor fellows are losing sleep Q nights thinking not of the