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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27

only one, and in that was compelled to
make Bridges rhyme with religious in
order to get the proper sentiment into
the lines. They did not satisfy my fine
critical instincts; SO, in the afternoon,
hunted up my grandmother's scrap book
and purloined apoem which, with a few
slight alterations, would fit the case of
Mrs. Bridges or of almost anybody else,
sent these verses to the Leader, at
taching only the initials Fl. f.. o
They We're printed on the day of the
funeral, and were generally admitted
to be the most gratifying feature of the
occasion. They were the talk of the
town, and many women who had
made things very uncomfortable fov
Mrs. Bridges during her life were af-
fected to tears by this poetic catalogue
of her virtues. When they felt these
attacks of emotion coming on they
called upon Rev. Harold Henderson and
wept on his shoulder because they at
tributed the verses to him.
He was modest and truthful man,
and at first che fatty denied the author
ship of this little gem, but the women
wouldn't believe him. There stood his
initials in cold type as signature to the
poem, and the verses breathed forth alb
the tenderness and good will which
characterized this man. Possibly they
might have been written by some re-
mote ancestor who had transmitted his
peculiar virtues to Henderson. The
| paper from which / copied them was
yellow with age. At any rate, Fender
son was SO persistently accused of their
authorship that at last he only shook
his head and smiled when they were
mentioned. Meanwhile I got out OF
town. Bridges kept my secret well;
was not suspected. y
Doubtless Rev. Mr.. Henderson sup
posed that the obituary poem would
soon be forgotten, but it wasn't. 1t
made such an impression upon some OF
the chronic invalids of the town that
they were impatient to have an affec-
tionate tribute Of that sort written
/ about themselves. Meantime the es-
TEEN in which his flock (and especially
1 the eve lambs thereby held Mr..
Henderson had been doubled by the
| recognition of his literary genius. II
had never been suspected before, sano
no wonder, for he was the most unro
mantle, practical, matter-of-fact mar
that I ever met. Instead of writing
obituary poetry for a bereaved family
it was his way to call and assure him
self that the children had enough tx
eat, and somebody to wash their face!
in the morning. But after this dishon
est effort of mine to console Mr.. Bridge:
with inlr, the women discovered new
evidences of poetic temperament II
their beloved pastor every day. Some
of them wroee verses to him, and asked
his opinion of their efforts with sucl
dattering confidence in his literary goot
taste that he could not find it in hi
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27
THE eRAVE % a LITTLE CHILD


There's spot ON the hillside far away,
Where in summer the grass grows greeny
Where, beneath o rustling elm trees shade
moss covered stone Is seen.
,Tis quiet and unfreQuented spot.
A solitude long and wild;
Yet somebody's hopes are buried there
IT'S the grave OF q little child
In winter, alas that messy stone
Is hid meath shro1d OF snow,
But around It In spring time, fresh and sweet
The daisies and violets grow.
And DER 1t the summer breezes blow
With fragrance soft and wild, -
And the autumn's dead leaves thickly strew
That grave OF o little child.
And every year there's redbreast comes.
Whom the month OF May Is nigh,
And builds her nest In this quiet spot
Mid the elm trees branches high;
With her melody sweet by the hour she trtlls
AS II by tho scene beguiied;
Perhaps, who knows, tits an angel conneS -
To the grave Of that little child. ~
Tes, somebody's hopes lie buried therei
Some mother f. weeping In vain,
For though years may come and years may 60
Twill never come back again
Yes blessed are those who die In youth,
The pure and tho undecided, -
Nome roads to Heaven perhaps run through
That grave Of q little child.
GGI walter Frees, in N. Y. Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27


heart to withhold q praise. for tia
falsity OF which he asked forgiveness
nightly. The columns Of the Leader
were crowded with Lines to FL. F.,n
'sStanzas to H. f. Thoughts on con-
tenplating the genius of H. f." and
other outpourings of the soul Mr..
Henderson could not quote poetry In
his sermons without being suspected OF
having written it; and in general way
he paid the penalty of genius - the
genius which had stolen from my
grandmother's scrap book.
About three months after the death
of Mrs. Bridges Rev. Mr.. Fenderson's
flock seemed in fair way to suffer an
other loss, and one that would be deep
~ felt Miss Martha Higgins, who had
sung alto in the choir for nearly fifteen
years, was very i'll. Mr.. Henderson was
truly grieved at this visitation. Miss
Martha had always been particularly
prominent in the musical affairs of the
church, through the earnestness of her
endeavors and the fact that she was
never in the key. Her illness devel-
oped unfavorable symptoms until at
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27
THE ORIGIN OF "KELTER."
Derivation and Different Meanings Of the
Word.

Derivation and Different Meanings OF tho
Word.
Kilter or keller was an 'tAnglicism"
long before 1t was Apprehension"
Skinner in 1871 has ''Slelter; he is not
yet in keller, nondum est paratus."
It is also given In q reprint of Rays
Collection of 1891. The x before
points to q Scandinavian origin. CT.
|, Dan. "lxilte," to truss, tuck up, whence
E. 'slSilt." Reitz gives Swed. dial
s'lxilter-band," q band for holding up
tucked-up clothes; ''lriltra-sig," to grid
up, tuck up and fasten. The metaphor
is obvious enough.
This word 'slxelter," as IL should be
spelled, is given In Johnson's diction-
airy, and derived from the Danish
.'kelter," to grid; quotation Is given
from Barrow's works, where the word
is used. Bailey, In his genealogical
dictionary, derivesit from the Latin cul-
tura. Halliwen ("pictionary of Arch
aic and Provincial Words'1 gives it as
used in the east of England both as a
substantive and as verb. It is o
word of everyday use In Surrey
and Sussex, in the sense of or
der or condition. Rev. w. d. Parish,
in his Dictionary of the Sussex Dia-
lect," notices 1t In the phrase, ''this
farm seems In very good sxelter.'"
have often heard it used in the same
way, and anything that is out of
condition is described as being out o.
"kelter." On reference to the publica-
tion. of the English Dialect Society, it
will be seen that the word is of very
general use throughout England. In
the neighborhood of Whitby it occurs
as verb and substantive, and in the
Mid and East Yorkshire glossaries
also; it is used also IN West Cornwall,
Hampshire and the Islo of Wight In
West Somerset, in Sheffield and in Hud-
dcrsfield the word means money.
These references will DO sufficient to
show that the expression is not an
Americanism, but that the word has
found and still finds place In vernacu-
lar English. Chicago News.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27

more than one and they all loved the
mother cat best.
''Alice," said Dolly, ST will give him
five of my pennies for the kitty and they
will buy milk for the other cat for five
days, won't they?"
Eyes, Iguess So" said Alice, land the
little kitty shall be your own"
Dolly was delighted to have new
pet and the boy was glad not to have to
drown the kitten.
Dolly gave him five of her pennies
and they all walked home together, the
little boy carrying the basket.
Dolly named her kitten Muff and tied
a blue ribbon around its neck because
it looked so pretty with the soft, gray
fur.
They soon became great friends, and
Muff follows her little mistress about
the house and garden
Many a fine romp Shey have on the
grass, but Muf can run up tree and
hide when Pilot comes along. Dolly is
not afraid of him as they are old friends.
Annie Douglas Bell, in Our Little
Ones
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27
Not to Be Borne.

"oh, it must be dreadful to be poor, !"
said fastidious little girl. sYou have
to be so dirtyI'' The state of unclean-
ness is, nevertheless, not always neces-
sary, as many poor person can testify,
but it is often condition of choice
rather than destiny. Says the Phila-
delphia Record:
A poor white trash girl from the
mountains of North Carolina was re-
ceived into. the house of lady in
Raleigh, for training. She was taught
to be orderly and clean, but suddenly
discipline ceased, for she fed to her
mountain home. Thither the lady went
to find her.
"Why did you leave me2" she asked.
"We1l, Mis- Blank, " was the reply, 81
couldn't stay. was just cloyed with
neatnessi''
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27
VERSES SIGNED Il. +.
They Got Rev. Harold Henderson
Into q Bad Fix.
But Howard Fielding Was the Man Who
Stole Them and He Hereby Makes Full
Confession-The Great Moral Law
Exacts It's Suffering.
lcoFYHraHr. 1so1.1

kCOEx1AGAks AOOA.
I have been guilty Of literary piracy,
and punishment has followed the crime.
II always does. The moral law which
exacts suffering as the price Of sin has
not the elastic nature of an excise
statute. 1t is enforced. So there is
nothing novel In this case. Indeed it is
made entirely commonplace by the fact
that the punishment has fallen not upon
me, the sinner, but upon Rev. Harold
Henderson, a good man, whom I re-
spect, but shall endeavor in the future
to avoid.
While was the principal villain In
this affair, the primary fault is charge
able either to Mrs. Betsy Bridges or to
DR.. Lemuel Baker. will not presume
to say which should bear the blame.
DIR. Baker was Betsy's physician, and
Betsy died; and her death was the be.
ginning Of our sorrow. The sad event
occurred In the town of Pensionville,
o., where was visiting some relatives
few months ago. Pensionville was
one of the. few towns in the United
States to which my fame had not pene.
trated to any great extent. I think old
Israel Bridges was the only man in the
place who knew that made my living
by selling masterpieces OF literature at
popular prices. Ny relatives had heard
reports to that effect but they only
scoffed and said: "Howdy Fielding
write anything? Good gracious, we
knew him when he was little tow
headed, bow-legged gawkl"
When Israel Bridges was suddenly
made widower he had an inspiration
that some obituary poetry in the Pen
sionville Weekly Leader would soothe
his sorrow, and he came to ask me to
write it. Irather liked the old man,
and would have been glad to oblige him,
but can no more write poetry than if
were the shade of Shakespeare in a
spiritualistic seance. I tried to con-
vince Mr.. Bridges that was not on
speaking terms with the muses., but he
wouldn't hear of it; and at last had to
consent. But 1 bound him to absolute
secrecy by series of vows that made
him turn pale to the tip of his chin
whiskers.
The next day struggled with the
verses, but they wouldn't come. Iwrote
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27

friend will do his best, but will become
very tired, as the piece will move no
more from the center of your hand than
If it was glued there. It is understood
that he cannot shake violently your
hand, because the piece of money would
fall off. But he must be satisfied to do
exactly as if he was brushing a coat in
order to gain the coin.-Once Week.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27
THE IMMoVABLE COIN.

How You Can Offer Your Friends a Dime
without Losing 1t.
Place in the center of your hand when
fully opened silver dime, as shown in
the illustration. Then beg a friend to
take brush and tell him that the piece
of money will be his If he can brush it
off from the center of your hand. YOU
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27
Made a Sale.

First Salesgirl--Of all thingsl You
sold something to that lady, didn't youa
Second Salesgirl with slight curl
of contempt)-Yes. She is probably
from the country.-Good News.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27
WatGfburyFiTGAlarul

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 RDst Main.
21-Horse car railroad stables (private.)
23-Iron bridge, West Main.
24-Waterbury Brass Co (private.)
25-Corney johnson and Waterville.
26-Corner Prospect and Grove.
27-Junction North Main, Grove and
North Elm.
2S-Waterbury Manufacturing Co (private
32-Corner Washington and South Main.
34-Waterbury Buckle Co (private.)
35-Benedict & Burnham Co (private.)
36-Waterbury Watch Co (private.)
3S-Corner of Grand and South Main.
42-Corner of Union and Franklin.
43-Seovill Manufacturing Co (private.)
45-Corner Clay and Mill.
46-No Hose house, Baldwin street.
47-Corner Dublin and Doolittle alley.
Meadow and Bank.
Meadow and Cedar.
& Atwood Co (private.)
323--Holmes, Booth &c Haydens (private. J
Hose house, Brooklyn.
313-Randolph & Cloves.
SIGNALS.
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 a recall.
Ten strokes Quick will indicate a gen.
eral alarm.
Fifteen strokes Quick and repeat calls
out the militia.
INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY-HoLDERs.
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 thai
indicates an alarm has already been given
Be particular to remain at the box unit
the arrival of an officer of the fire depart
ment, who will release the key, or, if cir
cumstances will not permit remaining, thor
the proper officer will return the key t.
the holder as soon as convenient.
Always give the alarm from the DO,
nearest to the fire.
Be sure and close the door before leav
ing the box.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27
job Printing

Everything in the line of printing, from
! visiting card 70 q three sheet poster,
printed with neatness and dispatch.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27
At the Lowest Living Prices.

Have you seen the splendid
Business Suits we make to or
der from $15 up and the sty.
lish AL Wool Pants from
$3.50 upe No necessity Of
buying your garments ready
made any mole, for we make
them to order for you at the
shortest notice and at less price.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-10-29
Dishonest and Shutting.

Everybody in this great and prosperous
State is fairly happy but the free trader,
who finds all his predictions of evil falsi-
fed by the fact, and who is determined to
be miserable when there is a surplus in
the Treasury, and when it is out, when
wool is high and when wool is low, when
crops are good, and when they are bad.
The trouble with American economists
of this class is that few of their princi-
pies are fixed, and those few are princi-
pies that will not adjust themselves to
existing facts. 1t is either good to have
a surplus or it is not. If it is not good
under Harrison, it was not good under
Cleveland. 1t is well to have wool up or
it is well to have wool down. If the lat
ter, then the goodness of the fact is not
affected by the results to the wool grow
er. If the former, then the denunciation
last year of tariff which was supposed
to be likely to advance wool prices, was
reprehensible. If exports are desirable,
and exports increase under high tariff,
then high tariff cannot be so very I'M
desirable. \ man who shall oppose tar
iff legislation because he believes it will
make wool more costly, may properly
have his honesty suspected, if he shall
denounce such legislation next year for
rObbing the farmers by making wool less
costly. The free trade press is in this po-
sition to day. 1t does not even refer to
the mass of arguments against the tariff
which it presented to the public last year
In other words, free traders are shut,
flers, and lay themselves open to the
charge of being free traders only because
if they were not they would be forced to
come into the Republican ranks. Are such
men worthy of support by voters whose
object is to make living, and maintain
a home?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-10-29
LOUISVILLE.

On Thursday the 18th inst, at six O'Clock p. M,
at the residence ofthe brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs VIM. Boyd, Mr.. Clarence White, of kennon,
and Miss Lille Boyd. were united in marriage by
the Rev. Mr. Gaelic, in the presence of about
twenty-five invited guests, consisting Of relatives
and the immediate friends of the family. The
presents were numerous and useful, and given
without doubt with earnest desires for their fu-
ture prosperity Miss Lille was one OF our most
amiable young ladies, while Mr.. White is genial,
industrious young man, who has won the good
will of all. May success attend them through a
long life.
On Sunday, the 18th inst, the sixteen-year-old
daughter of Jack LinSletter, died of Inflammation
of the stomach, after only few days illness. She
was a lively and lovable girl and is sadly missed,
especially in the home The grief stricken parents
have the sympathy of all in their bereavement.
Interment Tuesday at the Chapel.
Mrs. Samuel Daniels returned Saturday from
Uniontown, where she has been for the past week
assisting in the nursing of her brother, John
Georges family,who have neen ainlcted win dlph-
iberia.
William Williams and wife spent last Sunday
with the family of Henry BEEN, near st. Clairs-
vile.
Clark Daniels and Dorsey DanfOrd. two of our
Young men. have gone to attend the School of
Pharmacy at Ada, Ohio.
Miss Annie Brown is visiting friends at Ozark
and Malaga.
C.L. MeCleary and family spent sunday with
relatives in Flushing.
Mrs. Gilbert Williamson and son Sammy, OF
Morrist )wn. spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Abbie Martin has been visiting relative
at St Clairsville and Bellaire, for the past tw,
| weeks.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-10-29

The oyster supper at Pleasant Grove, Monday
night, for the benefit of the church was fairly at
tended. The net proceeds were s11.Oo.
Rev. Roberts, of the Pennington church, is gen.
orally liked He 'hews straight TO the line, let the
chips fly where they will
The new school books have been generally dis
tributed through the township, and the small
boy scratches his head and says they are moi
what they fused to was
There is a drop in the hog market; buyers art
only offering 4lsc.
The corn and potato crops are being gathered
in. and are about the average. Potatoes are sell
ing at 40 cents and find slow sale. The cabbage
crop is immense and is a drug on the market.
Apples are selling readily in the orchards al
sI5 to Sl5O per barrel; the quality is fair but are
reported to be keeping poorly.
Chas Lash will dispose of his personal prop
erty next week, and will remove to Kansas.
Elisha oxley and family met cold reception
when they arrived at their new home in Montana
There was three feet of snow, and the wheat wa:
still in the shock.
A former Justice of the Peace in this town
ship recently transacted considerable business al
different times for neghbOr OF large wealth; hi
was offered the large sum of fifteen cents by the
rich man for his arduOus task.
Invitations are out for the marriage of Benjamin
Briggs and Miss Kate Givens, at Kidd.
Mrs Emma Duff started to New Mexico, Mon
day, to Join her husband, who has been in thai
locality for some months employed in teaching.
The Maynard band diseOursed some excellent
music at the different political meetings in thi:
township.
The new arrival at Mr.. Ed. Wells will he votel
in twenty-one years.
Harry Stilwell is dangerously sick with typhoid
fever, at his home near Kidd.
1t was estimated that over two hundred people
visited the wreck at Kidd, last Sabbath, ant
watched the slow process of setting the engine OF
its wheels.
The coal works are in full blast, and the pros
pect is favorable for good run.
Willard Walkers new house will have all the
latest improvements. W. Kennedy, who has th'
contract, went to Cleveland last week and pur
chased the material.
Our political meetings are well attended, AM
much interest is manifested by each party. A
large number of our people attended the Mekin
lev meeting at Bellaire, and was well pleased
with the address.
There is considerable typhoid fever at Blaine
but it is thought the patients will all recover.
COUNTRY COUSIN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-10-29
New Series, Vol. 81, No "A

Clairsyle, were in town ON Thursday of last week,
in consultation over the case of Miss Amanda
Estep, who has been seriously i'll for two weeks
with stomach and nerve trouble. and little hope
is entertained of her recovery. Her sister, Mrs.
Mary Bell, of Youngstown is in attendance at her
bedside.
III. ii. Darrah is engaged as cOpyist for H. NJ
Davies, Clerk of the Court. Many from this place
attended the Mckinley meeting at GAINESVILLE,
and express themselves as delighted with his un-
affected straightforward manner of speaking
There has been announced Prohibition meet
ing, to be held in the school house at three
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon. Three speakers,
one lady and two gentlemen to be present.
The well drill belonging to Smith & Co., of
BarneSville, has during the past three weeks put
down six wells in this place and vicinity
Mr. Gayhart of Washington, Pa, who has been
in town about three weeks, recently sold one Of
his fine specimens of horse flesh to q company of
men in town and vicinity for the sum of 1000.
On last Friday the Sheriff called at the home OF
Samuel Mason, eOlOred, at the Great Western,
and took him into custody on a charge of insanity
Witnesses were called, but although he has SEEM
ed demented all the past summer, and was
thought to be dangerous. the testimony was not
sufficient toestablish the charge, and he was
acquitted after being relieved of his firearms. He
has since been orderly and Industrious, and it Is
to be hoped will continue so, he was universally
respected as an honest and upright man.
Two young men, Messrs. Hoffner aud Vanhorn,
of St. Clairsville, came out on Tuesday and accom-
panied Misses Flora Michner and Ella Daniels
on chestnutting expedition to Chestnut Level.
but returned empty handed and reported the day
for chestnuts over until next autumn NJ
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-10-29
All That Is Necessary.

Next Tuesday Major McKmley's ear
nest and brilliant canvass will come to a
close. 1t has been the greatest canvass
ever made by Guberna torial candidate,
and consequently augurs the richest
fruits. Now that the argumentative
work of the campaign is about over, the
only thing that remains is, to get out the
vote. In this every Republican can par
ticipate. Stir up such of your neigbbors
as are not sufficiently awake to the i'm
portance of this election. If you know
of anyone who is hesitating between the
two parties, do little earnest work with
that person. With vigilance and care
Ohio and Belmont county will give the
largest Republican majOrities in their
history.
MISSES and Children's Cloaks TO suit
everybody.
10-223t CONRAD TROLLS Sons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-10-29
Nothing Said Against Them.

If you take it on personal qualitica-
ton, as well as on principle, the Republi-
can ticket will not suffer ty compari-
son. Every man OH the ticket is emf
nently fitted for the position to which he
aspires. Every man on the ticket is a
sober. honorable man, and enjoys the
highest esteem.
The ticket is such that the Democracy,
with all their blatant mouthings, has
been able to hatch up nothing detrimen-
tai to any candidate. This is the highest
praise any candidate could receive. Any
man can give these men his support with
confidence that it will be jealously guard
ed. That not word has been said against
it is proof of its merit.
Vote the Republican ticket straight.