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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-07-01
CHAPTER II.

THE VENGEANCE OF THE GODS
The little cabin in which Sho Mai
found herself was very far from being q
luxurious apartment. 1t was dark, mar
row and bare; but had her accommoda-
lions been much worse, there would still
have been but one thing possible to Sho
Mai, namely, to lie down upon the hard
floor and fall fast asleep. She had
walked many miles during the night,
and neither anxiety nor physical dis
comfort could keep her from the slumbel
which exhausted nature demanded. She
slept as calmly as If in her own bed at
home, and when, as evening drew on,
the sound of the unbarring of the door
awoke her, it was some minutes before
she could realize how great a change
had come over her life from sun to sun.
The bronzed face Of sailor appeared
in the doorway.
"Come on deck" he said; "the captain
wants to see you"
.Sho Mai obeyed with alaority.. AS
she stepped upon the deck she saw that
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the plank they called out loudly for help,
saying that the box was beyond their
strength; but the other sailors were
busy loosening the sails, and none came
to the assistance of those who struggled
with the load upon the plank. Sho Mai
was about to put forth her feeble strength
in aid when the box broke from the
hands of the men and fell with crash
upon the rude pier. So violent was the
fall that one side was broken open and
the astonished Sho Mai saw strange arti-
oles of gold and silver within.
Alarmed at the great crash, the sailors
from the junk rushed to the spot and,
surrounding the box, attempted to re-
place the contents and to bear it on
board the ship. Atlength he whom Sho
Mai took to be the captain noticed her,
and as he did so he uttered cry as If
enraged.
"He has seen the contents of the box, :"
shouted the captain; che will betray
usl'
He laid his hand upon sword which
hung at his side and seemed about to
slay the affrighted Sho Mai, when, sud-
denly changing his purpose, he made a
sign to two of the men, who seized tho
girl in their arms and bore her hurriedly
aboard the junk. She was locked in a
little room in the lower portion of the
ship, when presently she heard sounds
which indicated that the ropes had been
cast off and that the junk was proceed
ing down the creek.
Truly" thought Sho Mai, 81 am now
beyond pursuit. Whittier these men
will take me in their mysterious ship 1
know not, but believe that wonderful
sights await me If, indeed, my life is
spared to see them"
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and silent street her way to see the

and silent street on her way to see the
world.
"Our daughter did not answer when
called her name," said Madam Wong
Che foo, returning. Doubtless she is
asleep. I did not enter the chamber, for
1t seemed unwise to disturb her slum.
bers. Tomorrow will be time.'
Tomorrow, then, let it be-" said
Wong Che Foo, and having babe his wife
goodnight he sat down again at his desk
and thought with pleasure how he should
do that for which it was already too late.
Thus we lay plans and gaze along
smooth highways of the future, which
our feet shall never tread.
Meanwhile Sho Mai pursued her way,
,notknowing whittier she was going. She
had made no plans, which was perhaps
the wisest course, since her inexpert.
Ience would have prepared for contingen,
cies which could never arise and have
overlooked the most natural obstacles,
She had taken nothing with her but
little handbag, In which were articles
OF the commonest necessity, and her say.
ings during the past four or five years,
amounting to about two thousand taels.
The novelty of the new, free life buoyed
her up, and she walked steadily though
aimlessly until the increasing bright
ness of the east told her that day was
near. AS the dawn approached she
found herself near the river bank, and
before her lay great junk, on board OF
which the sailors were carrying the last
of the cargo.
1t was lonely place in the outskirts
of the city, and she wondered that the
ship should be there, far away from che
ordinary place of 1ading. The river it,
self, she perceived, was not the large
stream which flowed past the city, but a
creek which extended like an arm about
the eastern border of Paoting. She saw
by the hurry and hustle that the junk
would sail in few minutes, and a great
longing came over her to go with the
vessel down the river and out upon the
wonderful sea-. She wondered whether
the captain would let her sail with him
if she agreed to pay her passage to what
ever port he had in view. What an easy
way, she thought, to escape utterly from
the reach of those who would pursue
her. She scarcely dared hope that so
fortunate thing could be accomplished.
Meanwhile, she was surprised to learn,
from snatches of the sailors converse
ton, that her approach had been viewed
with suspicion and even with alarm.
''But 1t is only boy" said one of the
men, and that appeared to satisfy the
others.
just then four men rolled great box
upon the plank. 1t was heavy and they
put forth their utmost efforts to move it.
When they had reached the middle OF
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The Fatal Hand.

1 was watching game Of poker once,
at Helena, Mont. The players were gam
bier (whom knew slightly and who bore
the sobriquet of Lucky Biu'0 and two
miners.
Suddenly after the hands were dealt
and the players had "chipped in" and
drawn cards, Lucky Bill, with perfect
calmness and not so much as shadow Of
a change in the expression Of his face,
laid his cards on the table, took note
book from his pocket and deliberately
wrote few words. Then he tore out the
leaf and handed it to me.
Look at that when you get homo to-
night
His voice was steady and did not betray
particle OF excitement. I thrust the
paper aimlessly into my pocket and gave
the matter hardly a second thought.
The play progressed. Lucky Bills face
was unyielding as stone and entirely in
expressive. He noticed everything, how
ever, and his vigilant eye did not miss the
slightest move on the part of the other
players. He was typical gambler and
one OF the most successful of his guild
Hence his sobriquet.
At last there was an alteration between
the two miners. Hot words ensued and
revolvers were drawn. Some of the by
ISLANDERS interferred at this point and, In
the scufHe that followed, heard the sharp
whistle and spring of a bullet. Lucky Bill
(his good star in the descendant) fell to the
floor and expired without groan. He
had been killed by the accidental dis
charge Of a pistolin the hands Of one of the
miners,
was Mortified at the occurrence and that
evening, after reach home, I thought Of
the line the gambler had written me. I
took 1t from my pocket and read ais fol-
lows:
have drawn a pair of sevens. now
hold jacks full on red sevens. 1t is fatal
hand. No one ever yet held it and left the
card table alive. shall die. I have $1,000
In the First National of Bismarck. Notify
my mother Mrs. -, Of Franklin, KY
Detroit Free Press.
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CHAPTER I.

Sho Mai, daughter of the eX-Prefect
Wong Che foo, went out alone from her
fathers splendid mansion in the city of
Paoting to see the world. She fed from
homo where every luxury surrounded
her and from the care of loving parents.
No childish grief nor petty disappoint-
ment such as will some times weigh down
tho mind of the young with unrcason-
able sorrow urged her to this course.
She fed from the common lot of her sex,
from marriage and tho thousand re-
strains which tho customs of the EN-
pire throw around all women. There
+ it was in the guisc of a youth, in
the garb appropriate to student, that
she left her fathers house and sought
for knowledge and adventure.
Sho Mails remarkable determination
was not suddenly formed; it grew up
steadily in her mind through many
years. To her had been given that edu-
cation which is ordinarily donied to
women. She had boon trained from
childhood under the best instructors,
and she had seized upon knowledge with
mind of wonderful 0r;lliancy and dis
elimination. At sixteen sho had a bet
ter command of mathematics, of sciences
and of the classics than most young men
attain during q cOllcgiate course, and
she had the wisdom to see that she had
only tasted of the spring which forever
flows out under the frowning rock of the
truth as it is in nature. Her ambition
was fixed upon dolving nearer to tho
mysterious sources of this spring with
an ardor which is gift from on high
and can not be frozen in the heart. She
knew that if her. life was nodded after
the fashion of the timo her pursuit of
knowledge must cease, and she resolved
that this should never be.
Thus it happened that while the ex-
Project Wong Che foo sat in his library
one night discussing with his wife the
future of their child, the object of thcir
solicitude was at that very moment
taking her future into her own hands.
81 have at last found a young man
worthy to be the husband of our child"
said Wong Che foo; and in the chamber
above Sho Mai shut her white teeth
together, and, as if the words she did
not hear were still impressed upon her
heart, she muttered: 81 will have no
husband; I will be no mans slave"
"IIo Is poor in fortune" continued the
9x-I FClcCJS III JIG 1IDTdEyp UuL Wutt
does that matter? We have no son.
This young man is of exemplary char
acter and of distinguished mental On.
dowmcnt. I will adopt him, and when
he has married our child the estates
which possess will be so disposed that
they shall descend upon him and Sho
Mai, his vito, WHOM we are gathered
with the dead"
81 care not for wealth" said Sho Mai
to herself, as she paced her chamber
81 want freedom and the power to pur.
sue knowledge wherever it may be hid
den in the great world"
''Sho Mai should be wife of whom
any man may be proud" tho ex-Prefoct
said. "I have caused her to be in.
structed in the knowledge of books, and
you, my wife, have trained her in the
gentle accomplishments of women"
And while he spoke Sho Mai was, as
one may say, flinging her womanhood
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WatGrbQryFirGAlarm

LOCATION OF BOXES.
4-Corner Willow and West Main streets.
6-Exchange Place.
12-Rogers & Bro.
14-East Main street and Wolcott road.
15-Corner Cherry and East Main.
21-Horse car railroad stables (private.)
23-Iron bridge, West Main.
Waterbury Brass Co (private.)
25-Corner Johnson and Waterville.
26-Corner Prospect and Grove.
27-Junction North Main, Grove anu
North Elm.
28-Waterbury Manufacturing Co (private
32-Corner Washington and South Main.
Waterbury Buckle Co (private.)
35-Benedict & Burnham Co (private.)
Waterbury Watch Co private.)
38-Corner of Grand and South Main.
42-Corner of Union and Franklin.
43-Scovill Manufacturing Co (private.)
45-Corner Clay and Mill.
46-No Hose house, Baldwin street.
47-Corner Dublin and Doolittle alley.
312-Corner Meadow and Bank.
314-Corner Meadow and Cedar.
S21-Plume & Atwood Co (private.)
323-Holmes, Booth & Haydens (private.)
324-No4 Hose house, Brooklyn.
313-Randolph 6 Cloves.
SlGNALS.k
One stroke 10 M.
One stroke calls the superintendent of
fire alarm telegraph to the City hall.
Two single strokes, fire out or fire under
control, used as recall.
Ten strokes quick will indicate a gen.
eral alarm.
Fifteen strokes Quick and repeat calls
out the militia.
INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY-ROLDERS.
Be particular and remain at the box and
direct the fremen to the fire.
Do not pull the hook If the firebell OF
small bell in the box is striking, as that
indicates an alarm has already been given
Be particular to remain at the box until
the arrival of an officer of the fire depart
ment, who will release the key, or, if cir
cumstances will not permit remaining, then
the proper officer will return the key to
the holder as soon as convenient.
Always give the alarm from the box
nearest to the fire.
Be sure and close the door before leav-
ing the box.
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LEWIS A. REID,
Order Of Notice.

VS. Order of Notice
MARY A. REID.
State of Connecticut, New Haven county, S.
Waterbury, June %, 1891.
Upon the complaint of the said Lewis A. Reid
praying for reasons therein set forth for a di-
yorce now pending, returnable on the first Tues
day of October, 1890. before the superior court
IN IN and for New HAY en- county, to be holden at
by the subscribing authority, that the said de-
fendant is residing in Providence RI and absent
II m this state-gone to parts unknown.
Therefore, ordered, that notice Of the penden-
cy Of said complaint be given said defendant, by
publishing this order i'll the Waterbury DEMO
week, commencing or before the oath day of
June 1891, by some proper officer or Indifferent
person. EDWARD f. COLE
Assistan, Clerk of the Superior Court for New
Haven county.
State of Connecticut, New Haven county, IS.
Waterbury, June 90, 1891.
The written and foregoing Ia true and at
tested copy OF the original order of notice.
Attest, NOAH B. FUTILE, Constable.
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THE TWIN GIANTS OF pom LoL
The gray light of the morning that
vas breaking rev called the outlines of
the great caves doorway when Sho
Mai opened her g yes after her long
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PENMANSHIP.
Prof. HOlIeV

Teaches every pupil to write a fine rapid
business hand in course of 16 private
lessons and NO FAILURES.
All kin Is Of pen work executed in the
highest degree of the art 167 Bank St
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THE EVENING DEMOCRAT

Is for sale every day atl.thes following
places:
Martin Bergin, South Main street.
w. F. Dillon, East Main street.
E. w. Ensign, North Main street.
g. N. Ellis, Bank street.
Baumgartner Bros, Bank street.
Partree's Drug Store, Bank.. street.
Winchel's News Room, Bank street.
Mrs. Casey, Bank street.
P.J. Bossidy, Bank street.
John Richie, South Main stresti 49,
James E. Roe, Baldwin street.
Peoples Drug Store, Baldwin street.
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Job Printing

Everything in the line of printing, from
. visiting card to a three sheet poster.
printed with neatness and dispatch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-07-01
Any Man

Wishing to be well dressed
aIprice far below that Of any
Eother Merchant Tailor should
visit our establishment with
out delay.
We make All Wool Pants
to order from: $3.50 up and
ALI Wool Suits to order from
$500 up.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-22
Congress yesterday.

Speaker REED was again subjected 70
scathing criticism by several Democratic
members yesterday. but bore il with char.
acteristic composure. This was about all
he could do, for no well knows that he has
carried the grossest partisanry TO chair
where judicial fairness should always pre-
vail.
Some OF his Republican friends yester-
day undertook to defend him; and they
gave out that il Democrats continue TO ex-
press their opinions Of Mr.. REED so freely
their words will be taken down. This will
scare none Of them. The life of this House
expires on the 4th of March, and the
threat Of expulsion will deter no Democrat
from the courageous performance OF his
duty.
The Republicans view the course OF the
Democrats as a purpose so to obstruct
business that il the force bill does not
come from the Senate within few days it
can never be reached at all. The Senate
is bound to amend II, and the House must
act on these amendments before the bill
will become law.
As we write. the Senate 10 still sitting
and the prospect is of an all.nigbt session
The vice.President and the Senate sus-
tanned the Democratic view that the
closure resolution of Mr.. ALpRIoH was not
taken up ON Tuesday when MIR. GEoRoK
gave way TO Mr.. ALDmoH. As yet 1t does
not appear how the Republicans will be
any better able to adopt the closure rule
than the force bill itself, Of which it is the
forerunner.
The proceedings in each house were quite
spicy, and make interesting reading rs re-
ported in our columns to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-22
Good Roads,

In glancing over pamphlet copy of the
annual message Governor HnL sent TO the
New York Legislature this month we found
in il one suggestion which we must claim
az our own property. This suggestion was
made by Governor HILL to the New York
Legislature year ago, and is repeated in
the message before us and then explained
in the following Words:
The plan eusges;ed Involved merely the con-
pcrvision OF two Highways running transverseiy
through each county. tptersecting Ia about the
middle OF the county OF az its principal place,
and 30 connected a. 20 form Network OF WELL
built roads through the State"
The Dispatch made suggestion some
what like Governor HuI's years ago-be-
fore be was elected Governor. Our propo-
sition varied from Governor HmL's in pro-
posing to construct only one fne road
through each county 1--WE did not say by
the state.) thus enabling the counties all
10 connect with il and in time have such
roads within reach of every farmer as no
State has ever heretofore been blessed
with. The suggestion is q good one no
matter who originated ii. Governor HILL
enforces II as follows:
"Ths construction By the state under the
supervision aud direction. for instance, OF the
State Engineer Of two scientincaliy-buils roads
IN each county, % that person could start from
New York, OF Buffalo, or Albany, or any other
place and travel with speed and comfort through
esery county In the state without lcsvins the
the state at large IS well as to separate locali-
Siea"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-22
Dogs VS.. Sheep

A former Clerk of the Virginia State Sem
ate used to say frequently that no member
Of the Legislature was ever reelected who
had favored the passage of dog-law, or
law protecting sheep from the rsvages of
the dogs. We suppose that the old Clerk
knew whereof he affirmed; and as it would
seem to be fact that the farmers cannot
have both sheep and dogs and prefer the
dogs to the sheep, We cannot CEN
sure the rural legislator very much for
voting against all bills for the protection
of sheep. The farmers of North Carolina
appear 10 be of one mind on this subject
with the farmers Of Virginia. Wehad sup
posed that the Farmers Alliances IN the
State would. take. sides with sheep
as against dogs. But not 80. In
the lower house of the Legislature on
Tuesday q bill for the protection of sheep
was laid upon the table by vote OF 50 10
81 Think of that action in legislative
body indisputably controlled by the farm
ing interest. We are told by farmers of
great experience and intelligence that
more sheep-many thousands more-are
needed in this State, and that their pres
ence here would help to raise her at an
early day into region of prosperity which
she has not experienced for many years.
Indeed, some persons venture to say that
30 far as Virginia Is concerned no measure
advocsted by the popular organization
known as farmers alliances" Is better
calculated to benefit the agricultural in
terest than. general resort to sheep hus-
bapdry.
Nevertheless the Legislature of Virginia
will probably continue to be governed by
the threat of the old Senate Clerk.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-22
SMALL FEET.
They Are an Illustration Of the Tendency Of
the Times toward Little Waists
and Weak Bodies.

Any one who visits the art museums may be
struck with the fact that tho feet OF all the an
Gent statues seem very large. They do seem
30, but it will be found that for symmetrical
perfection these feet could not be better, and
yet the feet OF the average man or woman to-day
are much smaller than In ancient times
One might naturally ask, Why Is this5 The
answer 10 not dificult Modern custom and
fashion have contracted feet to their present
small proportions: shoes have taken the place
OF sandsla Indeed, IL 10 only one Illustration OF
many, Of what advanced civilization and
fashion do. The waists OF women In ancient
days we're not so small as In the present ago OF
corseta The health OF women In ancient times
was better than In our present day OF social
dema nds, household cares, and hurried living.
Women are weaker than they once were. They
feel depressed, blue, weak, and languid. where
they were once bright strong. and active.
Such modern troubles require the most I'D"
yanced treatment and the best physicians, and
most scientlnc authorities Of the present day
declare that pure stimuIants are necessity In
most liveA tits significant fact, however, In
connection with this statement that only pure
stimulsnts arc ever Of value, while impure are
40 actual harm.
The best aud purest Of ali stimulants now
known 70 the public Is Duffy's Pure Malt WINS
key. IL IN indeed the only medicinal whiskey
known 70 tbs professions or the public. IL has
been tested by years OF use, and 10 Ear more
popular to-day than over before 10 its history.
IL has many imitators aud the usual iealousies
which merit always brings, and hence when un-
scrupulous dealers offer any other article they
should be given 10 understand that only Duny's
can be used. 1sT-Thfr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-22
AFFAIRS AROUND FARMvlLLE.
Aspirants for the City offices-" Centena-
rian" Bartlett Hale and Hearty.


Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.1
FARMvILLr, Va, January q, 1891.
The Baptist church is receiving atten-
tions on the inside which will greatly i'm
prove its appearance.
Mrs. John MiIler's condition grows worse
and her death is hourly looked for.
In special session last evening the Town
Council leased the 0pera-House to Messrs.
w. Cal. Brown and j. L. Hart for three
years.
Real Estate Agents Convention in Roa-
noke. Mrs. Berkeley accompanied him.
The sad intelligence of the sudden death
of little Miss Estelle OVERLY was received
to-day from Huntington, w. Va. She was
q bright and beautiful child, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Oyerbey, and
grandchild Of Colonel and Mrs. B. W. l..
Blanton. of Cumberland.
His Honor Mayor Wicker has announced
himself through the papers candidate for
the Office of treasurer OF the county. A
consensus of opinion. among the Demo-
Gratis Is to the effect that the Republican
candidate for that Office will be hard to de-
feat There are many candidates for the
sherifalty of the county.
UNCLE JIM BARTLETT.
During this season of the year. when
many of our aged citizens have been and
are still "laid up" Farmville's centena-
rian. Uncle" Jim Bartlett, is keeping
both hail and hearty, and from present in
dications he win enjoy ~ many moro days
with his numerous friends,
There is talk of running a dummy line
from Hampden-Sidney to Farmville.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-22
The Right Of Suffrage.
We are asked TO comment upon the
loliourinn arfinla.


A SUGGESTION Tho only restriction, Is We M
derstAnd &c, on the power OF state 70 regulate
the electoral franchise within ite liriits 10 found
IN the late am endmeBu 20 ths Fedsrel Constitu-
ton. That restriction simply curtails represen-
tation In Congress and me Electoral College to
the extsnt cf the number excluded from voting.
II then Congress psss bill 70 Supsrvlss cleo
tons held under State laws why may rot the
state pass bsii tnrst amending the state Con-
stitusioD n need bc) disfrArchisiag all Federal
ministerial oftees within iss limits without re-
gard 10 race. color, o. previous condition. snd
deduct the nun Ger from tts csnsasf How In
material suc2 Q Ices would BE-
The fifteenth amendment forbids the
Acknowledgement Of any man on account
of race. color, or previous condition Of SCR
vitude.
The fourteenth amendment curtails no
presentation in Congress not simply 10 the
extent Of the number excluded from voting
in any given State. but in the proportion
which the disfrsnchisod bear TO the whole
number Of male citizens twenty-one years
old.
The law Of Virginia now forbids any
Federal ofacer from holding Office In vir-
ginis.
The number Of Federal officers in vif-
e!nis 10 20 small that we do not think their
Acknowledgement would result in any good.