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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
Domestic Happiness +!

"Good morning, Mary, walk right into
the parlor, have something to show you. -
For heavens sake, Bridget, you sur
prise me. If it weresto the hen coop you
were inviting me, to inspect the latest
brood of chickens, OF the cellar to see the
last load of vegetables, Il would not think
SO much of it; but the parlor of all places,
and l in my old clothes and only intend.
ing to stop moment for a friendly morn
ing call. :"
Never mind the clothes, Mary, have
something there that cheers my heart and
drives away dull care and makes even
father think he has grown young again"
Mary, surprised. heavens sake
Bridget, where did you get the piano? '
Sure did not I tell you it was no ordi-
nary thing had to show you. And why
need you ask me where it came from. In
deed, do It you know what is a common
saying in Waterbury, that all the best
pianos in town come from Shoninger's.
Just look at the name on the lid, its a
household word, and their pianos are
well, just look at it, it speaks for itself"
Elegant is no name for it; but it seems
to me you kept this matter pretty quiet,
not even letting your best friends know
you were going to buy piano. Did you
have it struggled in during the night ~
Not at all, Mary, had my reasons,
good and sufficient ones, too. You see
just as soon as family drops hint about
getting piano sometime this'sid of eter-
nifty, the house is over run with those
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23

pesky agents, who Just about make life
unendnrable, trying to work a cheap,
worthless instrument. So / Just kept still
and when was ready for business, visited
MT Pelham at Shoninger's and told him
desired piano of good quality, at a reason
able price and on easy terms What's the
use of ,bothering with a weak house. es-
pecially when you have got to do business
with them for long time. Good, old
fashioned American dollars and plenty of
them should be behind every company
that sells SO expensive a thing as a piano.
that the customer may be protected, and
a warrant mean more than word of
mouth"
Mary am charmed with the piano.
Our girls have been talking about buying
one themselves. Would you mind telling
the price ~
"Not at all. 1t is one of Shoninrerss
best and cost $500, but you see, they being
the manufacturers, every customer gets a
discount from the regular price, as it
stands to reason that they can do better
than small dealers with no capital or re-
putation behind them. They have pianos
at all prices, but go on the plan that
the best"
Right you are. always did give you
credit for being pretty clear headed and
now am sure of it. We might as we'll
be out of the world as out of fashion. So
of course we shall get Shoninger Piano,
the Lord willing, after Easter.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
SECOND WIFE SUES FOR DIVORCE

" $500 sion OiN0nSEs
Ex-NIayor Greene Kendrick in Trouble
Again.
Ex-Mayor Greene Kendrick is again n
figure in divorce suit, although it was
not generally known that he had taken
a second wife. After Mr. Kendrick OBJ
tanned divorce from his first wife, saws
the New York Sun, "he left Waterbury
and came to New York to practice law.
Mrs kendrick No 2, who is now bring.
ing suit for divorce against him, was a
Miss Laura Cresson of Philadelphia. Her
lawyer, 7. Q. Campbell of 265 Broad
way, says that she met Kendrick
through personal advertisement that
he had put in newspaper. He referred
in this to his personal charms, and
stated his anxiety to get married. Miss
Cresson answered the advertisement
without her fathers knowledge. Pho
tographs and letters were exchanged.
Miss Cfesson was a rather attractive
looking girl, under the medium height,
and at that time she was 20 years old.
Hendricks famous Grover Cleveland
portrait pleased her and he was invited
to come to Philadelphia. Contrary to
Mr. Cresson's wishes his daughter
married Kendrick on De cember ,, 1889.
They came to New York and took rooms
at the st Cloud hotel. Mrs kendrick
now says that her husband Was very at
tentive to a Mrs Pearson, a tall blonde
of Danbury, Conn. MIR and Mrs Ken
drick took their meals sometimes
at the hotel and sometimes
at the restaurants near there.
Mr. Kendrick warned his wife against
going alone to a certain restaurant in
Forty-second street. 1t was not IA proper
place for women to go alone, he said.
Mrs Hendricks curiosity was excited,
u I'm flln i'm xx-hA 81. II
went to this restaurant and asked the
woman who ran it about the people who
dined there. Among others, this woman
said that Judge Kendrick and his wife
frequently dined there. A little uues-
tioning developed that the Mrs Kendrick
who dined there was tall blonde.
Mrs Kendrick, the genuine, went
back to the hotel in a great rage, and
when her husband appeared she accused
him of being unfaithfnl. There was a
stormy scene that was cut short only
when it threatened to arouse the other
guests in the hotel. A truce was
patched up, however, and Mr. and Mrs
kendrick went to live in a boarding
house on Forty-third street.
The wife says that the blonde woman
came to live in the same boarding
house. Then the wife decided to leave
kendrick, and since that time she has
been supporting herself by writing short
stories. Lawyer Campbell has been en-
gagged to bring suit for divorce against
kendrlck."
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT.
Andrew Bnrns Killed at Bridgep

Andrew Burns Killed at bridgeport,
saturday Evening.
Andrew Burns, of Bridgeport, Jagged SO,
met horrible death shortly after Z
O'Clock, Saturday evening. He was rid
ing on the front platform of Main
street horse car, when the car struck a
stone, and he was thrown off. He was
dragged about twenty feet and badly
crushed before the car was stopped.
The physicians at the hospital were I'M
able to resuscitate him. He had not
worked for some time on account of
i'll health.
Morris w. Morehouse, of Bridgeport,
aged 30, shot himself early yesterday
morning with a revolver. He went to
bed Saturday night with revolver, a
gun, and a razor. His housekeeper, Mrs
Gould, was aroused by the sound of the
pistol shot, and rushing to Warehouses;
room she found him lying dead. He had
been instantly killed. 1t is thought that
if the revolver did not do the work he in
tended to use the razor. Morehouse has
been partially demented for over a year
since the death of his wife. He was con-
nected with some of the richest families
in Bridgeport.
Water used for cooking purposes and
which was drawn from a copper boiler
into which it was led by means of a
lead pipe, is said to have caused blood
poisoning in Frederick Harris and wife
in Seymour. The former is unconscious,
but may recover.
Colonel Charles Ledyard Norton is
dying at the house of j. III. Staley, near
Tallahassee, Fl"., from injuries sustain
ed on Friday by falling from a tree.
Duringi the war he was a lieutenant in
the Twenth-fifth regiment, C. V. From
1881 to 1884 he was managing editor of
Our Continent.
johnson Hubbard, an old time horse
man, was found hung by the neck in the
barn of Horace G. Bristol in Cheshire
Saturday morning. Hubbard has been
in bad health for some time past owing
to his advanced years. He was 72. He
was dead some hours when his body
was found hanging from a rafter. He
had no relatives.
Peter Hayes, a laborer, was found
dead in his bed about 5 o'clock yesterday
morning, at his boarding house, 131
State street, New Haven. He was ap-
parently well the day before, but in the
night was taken with violent attack of
cramps in the stomach. He would not
have doctor when some one went in to
see him about midnight.
Mrs Mary Garfield, of New Milford,
dropped dead yesterday afternoon of
heart disease. She had Just left the
dinner table and returned to her room
when her children heard her fall and
on going to her room found her dead.
She was 81 years Of age.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SUED.
All Benefit Orders Interested in the
Outcome.

All Benefit Orders Interested in the
Outcome.
Papers have been served on the
governing board of the Knights of Col
umbus, summoning it to appear before
the superior court on the first Tuesday
in April as defendant in a suit brought
by Nellie O'Grady, widow of the late
John +. O'Grady of New Haven, to re
cover 81 900 benefit endowment, which
the board refuses to pay. on the ground
that OGrady was not in good financial
standing at the time of his death and
that he was in arrears in his assess
ments. O'Grady did not pay his assess
ments promptly and was in arrears
when he was taken sick. On the night
of his death but previous to it his wife
paid his arrears in full, and the claim
now is that the local council to which
he belonged had accepted this payment.
1t is also claimed that in all benefit
orders 1T is customary for the local
councils to pay the assessments of all
their members, even when the members
themselves were behindhand to the
council. Thus O'Grady's assessments
were kept paid up by his council to the
state council. His council desired to
pay the benefit but was ordered not to
by the governing board, which further
gave instructions that the assessments
paid by Mr. O'Grady should be refunded.
The case is particularly interesting to
all society men, from the fact that if the
governing board is right the claims of
one half of them to death benefits are in
danger, as it has been ascertained tina.
fully that number in every society is in
arrears on assessments.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
TIMELY TOPICS

Now that spring is at hand you will
be thinking about erecting that head
stone or monument that you have been
considering for some time. At Rubey's
marble yard you will find a choice Sc
lection of monuments, headstones, etc,
in imported and Vermont marble in
various grades, and Quincy granite. Do
not delay, but call on him before the
best are taken.
Have you tried the Daisy milk bis
cult. 1t you fancy a rich, crisp cracker
ask your grocer for the DAISY" manu-.
featured by Trott, Lawton & Co. Get
the best ana you will be patronizing
nome trade at the same time.
You will want a new Easter hat, Call
at Dennis Hawley's, Exchange Place land
see the latest styles.
Sweet cider a speciality at NJ. j. Col
loty's, corner of Bank and Meadow
streets.
When in search of a spring suit, call
at J. b. Mullings popular establishment,
and see their fine line of goods. No
suit leaves the store unless it be perfect
in fit.
The old reliable firm of B. Shoninger
d GO, is selling more pianos than even
in Waterbury and surrounding towns.
under the skillful management Of George
l.. Pelham. They guarantee every in
strument, sell at low prices, and on
very easy terms.
The Waterbury Furniture company
have taken the agency for the Standard
foldlng beds. They are at once cheap,
useful, ornamental and economical.
The press has become the greatest in
structor of modern times. Lavine has
also become the greatest modern anti
dote for dirt.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
the HIGH SCHOOL FLAG.

A Patriotic Letter Received Saturday BY
superintendent Crosby.
Superintendent Crosby received on
Saturday the following patriotic letter
from an unknown correspondent
WATERBURY, MARCH 81, 1891.
Mr. CROSBY
Dear Sir-You will find enclosed
five dollars for the stars and stripes, and
long may they wave over the grounds
Of my school days, which were spent in
the building which was burned some
years ago. Yours truly.
THE STARS AND STRIPES.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
An Ungrateful Son.

Mrs Stephens, an aged resident of
Thompsonville, who is receiving treat
ment for gangrene, is penniless. A few
years ago she was possessed of $4,000
and pension of $12 a month, but in
vested her money in an electrical enter
prise in which her son is interested.
kilograms have been sent to her son,
asking him to come and see his mother
before her death, but no reply has been
received and week has elapsed.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
Excitement in a Church.

W1LLIMANTIc, March 23-The mem
bers of the Baptist church were given a
severe fright yesterday. During the
morning service the report of a gun was
heard and Immediately after a bullet
crashed through a window. No one was
injured, but several ladies tainted and
the services were cut short. The police
are investigating.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23

HARTFORD, March 23.-All is quiet at
the capitol to-day. All the clerks ex-
press the utmost ignorance as to who
used the crowbar in smashing the door
Saturday. Comptroller Staub will be
here tomorrow and the politicians are
anxiously waiting to see what action he
will take.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
List of LetterS.

Advertised at the Waterbury, Conn,
postotfice for the week ending March 81,
1891:
Gents. Ladies.
NJ j. Shea Emma Fray
Persons calling for above letters
please say "advertised." Mail matters
to be correctly and promptly delivered
by carriers should be addressed to street
and number.
j. B. DoHERTY, p. NJ.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
No Mead NJ AskiD~.

Tyler Ito friend who is sneezing vio-
lently)-What's the trouble? You must
have a cold.
Smalley-A cold (chewD What the
deuce do you (chew-ker chewD think
I'd sneeze like this for if 1 didn't have Q
cold.-Texas Siftinas.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
LOCAL LINES,

If you want good Tea or Coffee, 90 to
PHELAN's and you get the best. Remem.
Der the number, % East Main street, Platt's
block.
The Eyes.-Prof. A. j. Cross at our
store, Sat. March %, Lake, Strobel & Co.
126 Boxes of Indian River Oranges at
LADD'S South Main street grocery.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23

ELMIRA, N. Y, March Eek Cover
nor Robinson's death is expected at any
moment. At noon he was only Just
alive and was failing.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23

MONTREAL, March 23.-Fire broke
out in the Tongue Point asylum last
night and a small annex was burned.
Loss $4,000. A lunatic named J. B.
Lachallete was instantly killed by jump
ing from a window.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23

Sir Charles Tenant has received o.
fers of $4,000 and $40, 900 consecutive
~ for Sir Joshua Reynolds s'The Fort,
une Teller"
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DE-. 9. W, 8. FaosT, 1877 Bank St.
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ID. II. TURNER g. GO.

q Commencing Monday morning,
March 70, the people of WATERBURY, and vi
c1nlty will have an opportunity to get more
Dry Goods for less money than ever before.
We purchased the entire stock Hart and will sell f. ont
Tor small percentage the dollar We also made large DUR
chases in the auction and have put goods into this
sae Now is the opportunity and you will be slow to
grasp it. We have not the time space mention the ex
aordnay bargains to be had during this but invite all to
and see us.
Sale commences Monday morning, March 2a at o'clock
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Brennan the Baker, 1O4 South Main.

WV. Cor HOLMES. Md. Browns blk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-27
An Electric Micrnmcfer.

The Boston Transcript prints the fol-
lowing account of an electric micrometer
in which shoe manufacturers are inter
eseed:
The machine is applied to the sorting of
pieces of leather according 10 their thick
ness, and distributing them in separate re-
ceptacles, its capacity in this line extend
ing to the separation of taps, which vary
in thickness as little as l,0O0th of an inch,
and this at the rate of ), 900 taps an hour.
When the apparatus is in operation all
that is required of the attendant is to put
the taps in trough like box. A follower
is then adjusted behind the taps, which
keeps them in an upright position, and
maintains constant pressure as they are
fed from the trough into two abutting
fingers, the taps in return being fed from
the trough into micrometer fingers, which
pass successfully into position.
The fingers, which are fed around by y.
rachel movement, pause a short time over
the receptacle for taps and when micro
meter finger reaches one Of these bins in
which the tap that it holds should be
dropped, the inner extension of the finger
touches an electric contact and the tap
falls from the jaws. The operation of the
finger is made to actuate a counter, which
indicates the number of taps in every re-
Ceptacle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-27
Paper Rack.

novel and ornamental rack TO hang on
the wall to hold papers or letters is made
of two fans. one considerably larger than
the other. They are both opened wide, and
the smaller one placed against the larger
so that the lower portions of both fans are
even. Ribbon il then drawn through the
sticks of both, fastening them together
Bows Of ribbons ara placed on each side OF
the sticks, the end Of the ribbon being tin
ped with gilded button balls.
A large bow with long ends also tipped
with the balls is placed on the handles
where they join. forming a handsome
finish. The upper portion Of the small fan
is fastened to the larger one al each side
and the fastenings concealed by ball topped
bows. The rack Is suspended by ribbon
strings fastened at the sides Of the fans and
tied in the middle. The fans are very
pretty when Of contrasting colors. and the
rack can be made very elaborate or mex
penSiye, according 70 the taste and means
ofthe maker.-Cor. New York Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-27
Olives.

The olive tree in its wild state rs a thorny
shrub or small tree, but when cultivated
becomes a tree twenty to forty feet high,
with no thoPns. 1t lives to good age.
The leaves resemble those of willow; the
flowers are small and white and grow in
clusters as grapes do, and the fruit is
greenish, whitish violet or even black in
color and generally oval in shape 1t is
produced in great prOfusion, so that an old
olive tree becomes very valuable to its
owner. Olive oil is much used as an arti-
Gle of food in TIA countries in which it is
produced, and 10 a smaller extent in other
countries Picked olives are very much
liked by most people, though TO many they
are disagreeable at first.
Among the Greeks the olive was sacred
to Minerva, the goddess of wisdom; it was
also the emblem of purity. A crown of
olive twigs was the highest honor that
could be bestowed upon Greek citizen.
An olive branch was also the symbol of
peace, and the vanquished who came to
beg for peace bore olive branches in their
hands.
The American olive is remarkable for
the hardness of its wood. 1t is found as
far north as Virginia. Its fruit is fit for
use and its flowers are fragrant.
The fragrant olive of China and Japan
has extremely fragrant flowers, which are
used for favoring tea.-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-27
Ancient Books of Clay.

Far away beyond the plains of Mesopo-
tamia. on the banks of the river Tigris, lie
the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh.
Not long since huge mounds Of earth and
stone marked the place; here the palaces
and walls of the proud capital of the great
Assyrian empire stood. The spade and
scraper, first of the French and then of
the English, have cleared all the cart h
away and laid bare all that remains OF the
old streets and palaces where the proud
princes of Assyria walked and lived. The
gods they worshiped and the books they
read have all been revealed TO the sight of
a wondering world.
The most curious of all the things pre-
served in this wonderful manner are the
clay books Of Nineveh. The chief library
Of the city was contained in the Palace of
Kanyunjik The clay books which com
posed its contents were sets of tablets Gov
cred with very small letters. The tablets
are all oOlOng in shape, and when several
of them are used for one book the first line
of the tablet following was written at the
end of the one preceding it, The writing
was done when the clay of the tablet was
soft; it was then baked to harden it, Each
tablet was numbered just as librarians Of
today number the books of which they
have charge.-Philadelph Telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-27
The shrinkage of Old Age.

Every one is familiar with the shrunken
look of the aged-the wrinkled face, the
lank legs and the bowed form. The shrink
age, of which these are but the outward
signs, affects the entire muscular system
Hence the changed tone of the voice and
the weakened action Of all the bodily organs.
No old man is equal TO the muscular effort
of his earlier years, and those who refuse
to recognize this fact are sure to do them
selves harm.
But other tissues as well as the muscular
undergo shrinkage. Thus the cartilsginous
cushion between the joints of the spine con-
tracts and at the same time becomes more
calcareous and unyielding. The result is
thatthe spine loses its suppleness and elias
ITCHY, and is more liable TO harm from con-
cussion. The person also becomes appreci-
ably shorter.
The bones undergo a similar change, and
not only fracture more readily, but are less
easily healed. Old persons need to be
specially on their guard against falling so
as to break the thigh bone, as the point Of
fracture is almost sure TO be at the narrow
neck, where the tendency 10 heal is least.
When the teeth are lost by age the shrink
age of the jaw narrows the canals through
which important nerves pass, thus pressing
and irritating the nerves and giving rise to
almost incurable neuralgia
The nerves themselves are subject to the
same shrinkage, so that in old age there is
a lessening of nervous sensibility. 1t fol-
lows that hearing, sight, taste and appetite
lose somewhat of their keenness. Youth
Companion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-27
The Happy Medium,

Father Boyle, the late pastor Of st.
Matthew's church, said that a worthy
Irishman, with an impeachment in his
speech, brought him a child to be baptized.
While making a record of it he was in
some doubt as to the correct spelling the
family name given him, and asked the man
how he wrote it,
Indeed, and [ don't write at all, ;" was
the reply.
81 just want to know" said Father
Boyle, whether the name is 'McGrath' or
Magrath'-whether the second part of it
is spelled with a big &C. or a little g"
After scratching his head hopelessly the
puzzled parent saw his way out of the
difficulty. ''Well, father, just spell it wild
a middlin' sized g Washington Post
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dS1Ot va
Note the importance orThIs.

The Missouri Pacific railway is the only
line running three daily trains between
Wichita and Kansas City and Wichita and
st. Louis. Morning train leaves Wichita
at $40 a. ~. arriving at Kansas City same
afternoon, Chicago next morning at s
O'Clock, and st. LOUIS 80 a IN. ST Louis
express leaves Wichita at 100 O'Clock D. m
with through Pullman sleeper and chair
car Wichita TO st. Louis without change
Night express leaves Wichita at 9:4j with
sleeper and chair car through TO Kansas
City and st. Louis. This train also con
meets at Yates Center with the through
express for Little Rock, Ark, and Mem
phis, Tenn, via Fort Smith, Ark. If you
are going east, west, north or south, re-
member you will save time and money by
going via the Missouri Pacific railway. Ii
is the short line to all points east and west,
St Louis and Pueblo and Denver For
information, Pullman reservations and
tickets 70 all parts Of the globe, call az the
city ticket Office, 100 North Main street, or
depot corner Second and Wichita streets.
+. +. BLECKLEY.
20 II Passenger and Ticket Agt
Wichita, Kansas