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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-17

laucn as what followed. AFTER the
nose came the back and rims of the
ears. This was done with the big razor,
and then the small one was used again
for shaving every portion of the inside
of the ears.
Just before doing this, however, the
barber had shaved the neck all around,
as far down as the collar, bringing the
razor down first and then up, so that
not bit of the down which mi ght have
grown there should escape. The shaw
ing part was now finished, although the
barber significd his willingness to trim
the eyebrows.
This, however, was not wanted Now
the barber produced from his pouch
couple of very soft camel's-hair brushes.
With one of these he proceeded to brush
the inside of the ears, forcing the brush
in as far as possible, and then attacked
the nostrils. This brushing caused such
tickling sensation that it was impos-
sible for the reporter to sit still. The
other brush was used for brushing the
eyes, both outside and in. for after hav
| ing brushed the lashes, the lids and the
corners of the eye, the barber turned
| the lids up over his forefnger and care
fully brushed the inside of them. This
did not hurt, as might be supposed, but
rather had a soothing effect.
"Surely he must be done now" said
the reporter to himself. But no. he had
not nearly finished, for as soon as he
| had disposed of the queue he began to
pat, pound and punch the flesh of his
customers face, neck and shoulders,
| pinching the cheeks and ears and pound
| ing the shoulders, back and chest at a
| lively He also pounded the back
of the neck with the outside edges of
his hands, the patting being confined to
the forehead and around the eyes. This,
| it was afterward learned, was for the
purpose of bringing the skin back to its
normal condition after the rasping it had
received from the heavy razor and to
assist the blood in its circulation. This
pounding and pinching is to the Chinese
what the shampoo is to other people.
| When all these things had been done
| to the satisfaction of the barber all
that was left to do was the pounding
and pinching of the flesh on the face
| and neck, done to start the circulation
in the scraped portions. This was gone
through with quickly. While Cinnamon
may like it, it will never become popu-
lar with white men.
The price of all this shaving, which
had occupied over half an hour, was
fifty cents. At first the reporter
thought that the barber was raising the
price on him, but inquiries from other
Cinnamon elected the fact that half a
dollar was the regular price of shaving.
This method of shaving the face all
over accounts for the peculiarly shining
appearance of newly-shaved Celestial
face, for they never dream of putting
on magnesia or any other sort Of fsce
powder to take the shine of. > Y
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-17
CHAPTER VIII.

With the flight of few weeks came
a letter from Absalom recording in la
comic language the chief items of his
interview with Mr.. Lincoln. The boss
laughed he wrote. Guess cause
was in such rush. Anyway he gave
me note to a recruiter. and I'm
sergeant now and waitin' to get to the
front" And as time went by and the
great storm spread ard throbbed and
shook the world, Openstone poured
out her life to feed the tempest. The
courthouse park became a drilling
ground, and the trains Numbered away
with hundreds of her brave fellows
toward the scene of conflict. Some
came back thin and sick, some manned,
and many never came. During those
bitter years not many letters were re-
ceivcd from Absalom, but now and
then a rumor, sometimes grave and
sometimes laughable, came as if from
the far-otf battle-smoke, telling of his
proves and promotion. Ether worked
on at Joel Whitney's, but as Joel ex-
pressed it, their cook was less crickety
than of yore. In truth, the land was
bowed in sack-cloth and sorrow, but
outwardly at least Joers cheerfulness
was undated. He was gathering to
himself deal of this worlds goods;
making money "hand-over-fist," as he
occasionally told Mrs. Whitney with a
sort of gusto. This fact may have in
some sense smothered his patriotism,
if, indeed, his love of country went
much beyond his own concerns, for
acquisitivencss had grown with much
culture to be his leading trait, though
that he was misery, mean or greedy
in the lowest level of the term could
not be fairly said of him.
cit isn't the destruction of the Gov
eminent that's being attempted" he
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-17
Out in the Woods.

Out in the woods where tho naples grow,
There's musical drip that the children know,
A sphinx, spank sphinx,
A silvery tink
AS the waters down from the great trees flow.
Sweet are the waters that trickle down
Through the great trees, far from the busy
town,
With their sphinx, spank sphinx,
Till the trough looks pink
AS it peers through the sap from it's coating
brown.
A rough hewn trough is the trough for me
And its home made "spile" in the maple tree,
For the sphinx, spank, sphinx
Is silvery tink
That dwells like song in the memory.
The dead leaves rustling beneath the feot
Once gathered from sun and from rain tho
sweet,
And the sphinx, spank, sphinx
OF the famous drink
In the song when tho spring and the winter
meet.
Out in the woods where the naples grow
There's q musical drip that the children know,
And the sphinx, spank, sphinx
Is silvery tink
rhat will summon the violets from below.
(yNlr 11N1,Sn fN11
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-17
PENN
Prof. HOIIeV

Teaches every pupil to write fine rapid
business hand in q course of 10 private
lessons a d NO FAILURES.
highest degree of the art Isl Bank st.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-17
A CHINESE SHAVE.

The Queer Experience of a White Man
with Monaghan Barber.
Like American BARRIERS, he commenced
dp near the ears and shaved down with
the run of the beard, wetting his finger
and then rubbing the few drops on the
face as he went along. The razor, while
it might have been made of very good
steel, was of a heavy, clumsy pattern,
and was evidently made for the pur-
pose of forcing through boards made of
wire. 1t was when he got through
shaving the sides of the face, the neck
and chin that the curious part began.
Then he proceeded to shave the cheeks,
where there was not sign of hair, only
little downy fuzz. In doing this he
commenced about sixteenth of an inch
below the lower eyelashes, and the
writer was fearful that if the BARRIERS
hand slipped he might lose one of his
eyes, and it must be confessed that he
WINGED little as the portion under the
eyes was being shaved, and also when
the top lid was being treated in the same
manner.
The barber would have Clipped off
the eyelashes, too, had his subjest not
protested when his intention was di-
vined. After this the forehead received
the attention of the Acknowledged barber,
and every portion of it was dampened
and scraped. Then came the nose, the
first scrape commencing at the hollow
between the eyes and coming straight
down the top of the nose over the
bridge, ended at the lip.
The sides being carefully relieved of
any fuzz or dust that might be there,
the barber laid his heavy razor aside,
and, taking up a curious, knife-like in
strument with a very narrow and thin
blade, he began to shave all the hair
from the inside of the nostrils. This
produced a smarting and tickling sem
sation, but it did not tickle half so
Job Printing
Everything in the line of printing, from
visiting card to three sheet poster,
printed with neatness and dispatch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-17
NOTICE

hereby notify all persons liable to pay
taxes in the city of Waterbury that I have
received a rate bill and warrant to collect
tax of eighteen QS) mills on a dollar on
list of 1890, and will be at common coun-
Gil room, City hall building, on and after
May 1, 1891, when same is due, from 10 to
10 a. M, to 8 and to 8 p. m. to receive
said tax.
P. S. The law provides that percentage
at rate of "a of one per cent per month
must be added after May 1, 1891, if not
paid before June 1, 1891.
JAMES COUGHLAN, Collector.
Waterbury, April 8, 1891,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-17
Is This How YOu Feel2

If yOW are aCeaE, tired and
nervous sVitA lifeIesS feeling
and 2O ambition to qCO7'E, it
ecW restore yOatT strength,
ciOO1' and energies. fyOu are
sJeepIess ana aC0Ee tired morn
ings sCith duU head, bad taste
IN the mouth, no appetite de-
preston of mind and eactrenee
nervousness, it aCiU clear yOu7'
he0d, tone up yOuT nerCeS,
inrigOrate yOuT blood and pat
Cim and life into goa.
DR.. Greene, the famous lecturer and spe-
cialist in the cure of nervous and chronic
diseases can be consulted free at his office, IS
West 1 18th St., New York, personally or by
letter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-17
The Great Nerve, Brain and Blood
InVigOrant.

DR.. GREENE'S NERTCR1
Is the most successful remedy
eCeT GiScOcered. Its safes are
simply enormous. 1t cures
more cases of disease that any
other EnO.Cn 2nedicine, and
has SdCed thousands aDon
thousands from Paralysis, I'1-
sanity, NercOuS Prostr0tion,
Physical Exhaustion or DEATH.
1t is beyond dU question the
greatest heath TestOrer iM &c
iSteHce.
Use this wonderful remedy if you wish to
get well, for it is and positive cure.
For sale by all druggists; price s1.oO per bot.
tie. Refuse all substitutes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-17
NOTICE

hereby notify all persons liable to pay
taxes in the town of Waterbury that have
received rate bill and warrant to collect
town tax of four (4) mills on the dollar
on list of 1890 and will be at common
council room, City hall building, on and
after May 1, 1891, when same is due, from
10 to 10 a. M, to and from to D. m,
to receive said tax.
P. S. The law provides percentage at a
rate of "a of per cent per month must
be added from May 1, 1891, if not paid
before June ], 1891.
JAMES COUGHLAN, Collector.
Waterbury, April s, 1891.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-17
CHATTER VII.

When the moon came very lcisurely
from under the world that evening and
looked down benignly upon Openstone,
at no point. perhaps, did her coming
seem so inconsistcnt-for at no point.
perhaps. was her light so evidently
superiluous as Mt the windows of Mrs.
Julius Popp. For the windows of Mrs.
Julius Popp. so designated since it
would manifestly be untruthful to
more intimately connect them will
Mr.. Popp tor the reason that Mrs. Popp
held all right and title to the little
house in which the windows were built.
blazcd very brightly. The little con-
servatories on either side of the door
way were fairly effulgent, while the
barber-shop below threw out stream
of light, and the one small window in
the gable above shone like a star.
Scarcely less provocative of mention as
an especial illustration was the pres
ence of Julius. That he quite scintil-
lated. rs he received the hastily-inyited
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-04
IT IS SECOND TO NONE
That's What Our NAVY
Will Be Shortly.
SMOkELESS POWDER TESTS
Will Lead to General Use by the
Government-The Submarine Gun.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. - Commodor.
Folger, chief Of the bureau of ordinance
in his annual report estimates the ex
penses OF the bureau for the next fiscal
year at "a, $50, ?9l, Of which a, 1856 $50 is &c
be applied toward the armaments Of new
vessels authorized TO leSbuilt. .~
The number of guns required to arm the
new vessels is 347. ranging in caliber from
four TO thirteen inches. The guns com.
pleted number l55, Of which III were six.
inch caliber.
Although none Of the ships authorized
to be built require guns of sixteen-incb
caliber, il is believed such guns may be
needed, so plans have been made and au
thority is sought for construction Of one
Of them.
1t is believed the difficulties experienced
abroad with these large guns can be over.
come.
In order to facilitate interchange of am.
munition in case of war it is recommended
that all projectiles used by the army and
Gavy be made of uniform sizes and
weights.
The Trials of Emokeless Powder
are said TO have resulted satisfactorily,
and ii is believed that soon the use of gun.
powder will be abandoned in calibers of
siX-inch and below it, being replaced by
smokeless powder.
An order for 10000 pounds of gun cotton,
the best known high explosive for naval
use has been placed with the DupontG, and
plant capable of turning out 1900 pounds
day will he in operation in two months
notable improvement in the quality
OF Carpenter armoi.piercing projectiles is
recorded. Large orders have been given
TO American firms for the production Of
forged steel, common shells and electro
welded steel shells.
The experience of European countries is
said TO be conclusive as TO the merits OF
the new small caliber smokeless powder
rifle, and the navy is only waiting the ac-
tion of the army board to arm the sailors
with new small arms.
The report says our navy will soon be
equipped with torpedo outfits
Equal, IL Not Superior,
to those possessed by foreign nations
Touching the submarine gun now ap-
preaching completion, the report says it
seems probable that the chances of the
ram being able TO reach her antagonist
. with destructive effect will be quadrupled
by the addition of this weapon TO her
means Of offense
The report states that ordinance ma
,cIlal ol every description is now manu-
facturcd at the Washington navy yard
cheaper than outside contractors will
agree to undertake the work. The bureau
considers that better plate
OF American Manufacture
has been produced than the department
was able TO purchase abroad year ago:
and the tests have developed a new prin-
cipal in the manufacture of armor which
will furnish greater protection to the vital
parts of a vessel than any other system
hitherto employed.
1t is probable, says the report, that
within eighteen months, with relatively
slight expenditure of money, the present
armor producing capacity of the United
States could be quadrupled.
The report urges the establishment Of q
national gun factory on the Pacific coast.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-04
HIGH CARBON" THE BEST.
What the Test of Armor Plates for
Naval Vessels Has shown.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-The report of tho
board appointed to conduct test of armor
plates has been admitted to the secretary
of the navy The board reports that after
a careful consideration of the results of
firing upon the six plates they are of the
opinion that they be placed in the follow
ing order of merit:
First The high carbon nickel-steel Harvey
plate furnished by the Bethlehem Iron COM
pany.
Second The high carbon nickel steel plate
furnished by the Bethlehem Iron company.
Third-'rhc high carbon nickel plate fur
nished by Carnegie d Co.
Fourth-1he high carbon nickel-steel Harvey
plate furnished by Carnegie e. Co
Fifth-The low carbon nickel plate furnished
by Carnegie n TO.
SiXth-The low carbon steel Harvey plato
furnished by the Bethlehem Iron company.
In conclusion the report states that it
will be noticed that the high carbon plates
show better results than those of "low
carbon -
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-04
Anarchists to Get Another show. I.

WAsHISGToN, Dec. 4. - The Chicago
anarchist cases have been reassigned for
argument in the supreme court at the
head of the call on Dec. 81. This order
was made on motion of G. ID. Barrett,
counsel for Fielden and Schwab, and with
the consent of George Hunt, attorney
general Of the state of Illinois
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-04
Not IA Well Man.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Seeretary Foster
was able to sit.up for several hours yester-
day, but is stillto weak too leave his room
Surgeon General Hamilton says the secre-
tary is out of danger, but insists that he
be kept perfectly quiet, as relapse might
come from over eXertion He may let the
secretary start south by the latter part Of
next week
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were sent to the Office he wonld be chaffed
by all the other clerks about having letters
from lady. 50 offered to typewrite them
like he did his, but he wouldn't have that,
for he said that when ! wrote them they
seemed to come from me. but when they
were typewriter, he always felt that the
machine had come between us. That will
just show you how fond he was of me, Mr..
Holmes. and the little things that he would
think of.
at was most suggestive" said Holmes.
ut has long been an axiom of mine that
the little things are infinitely the most inn
portant. Can you remember any other
little things about Mr.. Hosrner Angel?"
He was a very shy man, Mr.. Holmes
He would rather walk with me in the even
ing. than in the daylight. for he said that
he hated to be conspicuous. Very retiring
and gentlemanly he was. Even his voice
was gentle. He'd had the quinsy and
swollen glands when he was young, he
told me, and it had left him with a weak
throat and hesitating. whispering fashion
of speech. He was always well dressed,
very neat and plain, but his eyes were
weak. just as mine are, and he wore tinted
glasses against the glare"
Well, and what happened when Mr..
Wlndioank, your stepfather, returned to
France?"
Mr.. Hosmer Angel came to the house
again and proposed that we should marry
oeioTe latner came Ddck. he was IN ureau-
full earnest and made me swear, with my
hands on the Testament, that whatever
happned | would always be true to him.
Mother said he was quite right to make
me swear, and that it was a sign of his pas
sion. Mother was all in his favor from the
first, and was even fonder of him than
was. Then, when they talked of marrying
within the week began to ask about ia
Their. but they both said never to mind
about father, but Just to tell him after
ward, and mother said she would make it
all right with him. / didn't quite like that,
Mr.. Holmes. 1t seemed funny that |
should ask his leave, as he was only few
years older than me; but didn't want to
do anything on the sly, so | wrote TO ia
ther at Bordeaux, where the company has
its French offices, but the letter came back
to me on the very morning OF the we'd
ding"
1T missed him, them"
Eyes. sir for he had started for England
just before it arrived"
"Ha! that was unfortunate. Your we'd
ding was arranged. then. for the Friday
Was il to be in church? ~
Yes, sir, but very quietly. 1t was to be
at st. Saviour's. near Kings cross, and we
were TO have breakfast afterward at the st.
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year. Old as is the idea, however, there
were one or two details which were new
to me. But the maiden herself was most
instructive
You appeared to read good deal upon
her which was quite invisible TO me" re-
marked.
Not invisible, but unnoticed, Watson.
You did not know where TO look, and so
you missed all that was important. L can
never bring you TO realize the importance
of sleeves, the suggestiveness OF thumb
nails, or the great issues that may hang
from bootlace. Now, what did you
gather from that. woman's appearance
''Well, she had slate-colored. broad
brlmmed straw hat, with feather OF
brickish red. Her jacket was black, with
black beads sewn upon 1t, and fringe OF
little black jet ornaments. Her dress was
brown, rather darker than coffee color,
with little purple plush at the neck ana
sleeves. Her gloves were grayish, and
were worn through at the right forefinger.
Her boots / didn't observe. She had
small. round, hanging gold earrings, ana
general air of being fairly weii-to-do, IN
vulgar, comfortable, easy-going way.
Sherlock Holmes clapped his hands
softly together and chuckled-
+" Pom my word, Watson. you are COM
ing along wonderfully You have really
done very well indeed. 1t is true that you
have missed everything of Importance.
but you have hit upon the method and
you have a quick eye for color; Never
trust to general Impressions, my boy, but
concentrate yourself upon details. My
first glance is always at woman's sleeve
In a man it is perhaps better first TO take
the knee of the trouser. As you observe,
this woman had plush upon her sleeves.
which is most useful material for show
ing traces. The double line little above
the wrist, where the typewrltlst presses
against the table, was beautifully defined.
The sewing machine of the hand type,
leaves a similar mark. but only on the
left arm and on the side of 1T farthest from
the thumb, instead of being right across
the broadcast part of, as this was. then
glanced at her face, and observing the
dint of pincenez at either side of her
nose / ventured remark upon short sight
and typewriting which seemed to surprise
her."
at surprised me-"
"But. surely, it was very obvious. was
then much surprised and interested on
glancing down to observe that. though the
boots which she was wearing were not un-
like each other, they were really odd ones,
the one having a slightly decorated toe
cap, and the other plain one. One was
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out of the drawer. At last, when nothing
else would do, he went oil to France upon
the business of the firm, but we went.
mother and |, with Mr.. Hardy, who used
TO be our foreman, and it was there met
Mr. Hosmer Angel"
Il suppose" said Holmes, that when
Mr. Windibank came back from France he
was very annoyed at your having gone TO
the ball.
"0h, well. he was very good about it..
He laughed, | remember, and shrugged his
shoulders, and said there was no use deny
ing anything to a woman, for she would
have her way"
Il see. Then at the gastitters' ball you
met, as understand, a gentleman called
Mr.. Hosmer Angel"
Yes, sir, l met him that night and he
called next day 10 ask if we had got home
all safe, and after that We met him-that
Is 10 say, Mr.. Holmes, met him twice for
walks, but after that father came back
again, and Mr.. Hosmer Angel could not
come 20 the house any more"
MOP"
well, you know, father didn't like
anything of the sort. He wouldn't have
any visitors if he could help it, and he
used TO say that a woman should be happy
in her own family circle. But then, as I
own circle to begin with. and | had not
got mine vet"
But how about Mr.. Hosuier Angel :?
Dld ne make no attempt to see your'
We'll, father was going off to France
again In week, and Hosmer wrote and
said that 1t would be safer and better not
10 see each other until he had gone. We
could write IN the meantime, and he used
TO write every day. | took the letters in
In the morning, so there was no need for
father 10 know"
Were you engaged to the gentleman at
this timer
''oh, yes, Mr.. Holmes. We were en-
gagged after the first walk that we took.
Hosmer-Mr. Angel-was cashier in an
office IN Lesdenhali street-and-"
What ofiice?"
That's the worst of it. Mr. Holmes. I
don't know"
Where did he live then?"
He slept on the premises"
And you don't know his address,"
"No-except that il was Leadenhall
street.
Where did you address your letters
then?'
TO the Lesdenhall street postoffice. 10
be lett TIL called for. He said that if they