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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-30
Suicide by Shooting,

ANsoNIA, Dec 30.-N. Clark Riggs, of
Oxford, a well known farmer, aged 46,
shot himself through the heart last
night, dying instantly. He had been
for several days.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-30
LOCAL LINES.

25 lbs of Extra G Sugar for 81 and 2Slbs
of GRADUATED at PHELAN'S Tea store.
Christmas comes but once year, LADD,
the grocer, however, is always with us.
He believes in choice goods, low prices,
square dealing and promptness.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-30
Both Dead From Grin.

MIDDLETowN, Dec 3O.-Timothy
DAILY, aged 81, and his wife, SO. died
from the grip yesterday. They leave
four children.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-30
Bound Over For burglary.

NEW HAVEN, Dec 30.-John Padden,
the youth who was caught burglarizing
a store few nights ago, was this morn
ing bound over to the January term of
the superior court to await trial.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-30

DIR. @. w. s. Frost. TT Bank street.
See Curran's adv on I'd page.
See KilduH q Co.'S adv on End page.
Van Houten's COcoa-Always the best
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-30
Reid & Hughes
HANDKERCHIEF
SALE
Wednesday Thursday.

AS result of our great holi-
day display a great many hand
kerchiefs are mussed and to
some extent soiled. We keep
in stock only perfect goods and
must close out everything in
any way damaged. On the
above days we shall offer:
100 dozen of sc Handker-
chiefs at 1c each.
300 dozen of 1Oc and 121c
Handkerchiefs at SC each.
japanese Silk Handkerchiefs
the 25c quality for 1910 each
and the soc quality for 25c
each.
There are a number of small
lots in which we can't give
prices, but they are equally
cheap.
Reid & Hughes
IMPORTERS and RETAILERS,
Bank St., Waterbury.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-30
MILLINERY OPENING

Fitzpatrick offers what she has left in imported Crowns
that So piece for So EACH Wigs that were So nar
and through the entire stock prepare for her
Spring Opening. "
cordial invitation is extended all visit her new
lao Bank street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-02
The Pleasure of Matured Aga.

Young people in this country are very
apt to think that the world and its
pleasures belong to them alone, that the
outlook for older people is colorless and
uninteresting, and that, at the best, they
can only enjoy life vicariously through
their children. This is, however, by no
means the case; the sense of enjoyment
is as keen, in most instances, at fifty as
at twenty-five, and vastly moro appre-
ciative. To be sure, that which would
constitute the pleasures of one age would
not be exactly the kind which would suit
another
81 do not envy you bit," said dear
old lady of seventy, as her granddaugh-
tiers presented themselves in all the
bravery Of their fine attire before going
to the ball. 81 have my pleasures, too,
and would not exchange my comfort
able seat before the blazing fire with my
feet on the fender and good novel for
all of your anticipated triumphs."
Young people are really too full of
themselves to enjoy thoroughly an alb
stract idea, too trimming over with
their own personality to enter entirely
into the spirit of art, music or the mystic
beauty of nature. Only those who have
learned that ''fesh and blood cannot in
herit the kingdom" can feel the keen in
tellectual enjoyment that is warped by
no personal bias, no restless self seeking;
and whatever may be the glory of youth,
to it is not given the fuller and higher
appreciation that only comes with ma
turer years.-New York Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-02
Cnsold Books in Paris,

Parisians-if we are to judge from
some statistics published-do not take so
kindly at present to fiction in book form.
Formerly the yellow covered novel,
which costs usually about half a crown
or little more when just issued, was to
be seen on every table and in the hands
Of numerous travellers by boat, rail or
car. There is now, however, crisis
threatened in the book trade, and novels
are at considerable discount.
1t is estimated that there are from fif-
teen to twenty popular authors whose
books fill the requirements of the pub
fishers. To attain this end at least
thirty thousand copies of work must
be sold. lola and q few others reach
this point easily, but it has happened
lately that one Of the most celebrated Of
the latter-day fictionists had the misfor-
tune to find that 45, 900 copies of his last
production were returned to the pub
fishers by the Maison Hachette, which
has the monopoly of railway bookstalls.
OF splendidly bound book by ia
nous author, ornamented with designs
by eminent artists and advertised in the
most extensive and elaborate manner,
only one copy was got off, Of another
work of the same description, but less
expensive, only six copies were sold, the
remainder being handed over at ridic-
ulous price to the secondhand booksell-
ers on the quays. 1t is stated further
more that one publisher in Paris has
now on hand 5000, 900 volumes which he
cannot sell.-London Telegraph.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-02
SAM,
Aug. q, l8-


Mr.. Delon had approached and now
stood at my side. In a voice trembling
with emotion he said:
Sam was right. He gave his life to
save mine" Together we went back to
the house, and here Mr.. Delon told me
the story of Sans death. The house
had been entered by thieves and the
noise awakened Mr.. Delon. Springing
out of bed and seeing man in the
room he rushed at the thief and at
tempted to seize him. The man eluded
his grasp and drawing a knife attempt
ed to stab Mr.. Delon The blade was
swiftly descending when another form
thrust itself between the men and re-
ceived the blow intended for Mr.. Delon.
The robber leaped from the window
and escaped, and then Mr. Delon found
Sam-true to the last-lying upon the
floor with dagger in his heart. He
never spoke again, but his eyes, made
even more weird by the approach of
death, looked again at the master he
had loved SO we'll and whom he had
saved with his own life, and then Sam
was dead. -Noslenod Yendis in New
Orleans States
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-02

Several years passed and had forgot
ten about my trip to Bogville, and all
remembrance of Sam had faded from
my mind. One day received letter
from the head of my department, tell
ing me to go to Bogville and survey
the land between that town and Mad
don, as railway was to be built
through that section.
proceeded at once to Bogville and
reached that little town at dusk. Next
morning / prepared to start upon my
way to Madden, and then it was that I
remembered my former trip through
these woods. The thing that brought
the memory so forcibly to my mind
was the horse that I had to hire to
make the trip. It was no other than
Lazarus, upon whom the fight of years
had had no visible effect. Knowing
what was before me / sorrowfully
mounted the little beast, resolving to
stop again at the house of my hospita-
bic friend Delon. Once more slowly
traversed the little path Once again
did the trailing vines catch me under
the nose. Once again did Lazarus
creep along with me, needless Of word
or blow
Late in the evening reached the
turn in the road where / had first seen
Sam, and halfway expected to see him
again, sitting upon the fence, with bis
banjo in his hand But he was not
there, and rode on toward the house.
soon reached it, and entered by the
same gate as before. No one was in
sight, SO | dismounted, and walking up
the steps, knocked on the door. 1t was
opened by Mr.. Delon, who recognized
me at once and invited me to enter. ]
did So and looked around, expecting
to see Sam, but he was not there. |
looked toward the fireplace, and there,
hanging upon the chimney, saw the
banjo that Sam held In his hand when
first l saw him Turning to Mr.. Delon,
| asked him where Sam was. Helooked
at me with tears in his eyes, and said in
voice filed with emotion. Come, /
will show you"
Silently followed him through the
open door, out upon the smooth grassy
yard, toward the large oak tree, under
which Sam had SO often sat, playing
upon his banjo Silently Mr.. Delon
pointed to small plot, inclosed by
low paling fence approached and
saw grassy mound, at the head of
which was white marble cross bear
ing only this simple inscription:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-02
THEN AND NOW.
In fables Of the Golden Age

In fables Of the Golden Age
No more delight our poets seek,
For now the North has waXed SO sage,
The Goth is wiser than the Greek.
Before the might Of Learning's powers.
The myths and wisdom Of the Past
Have persisted like the autumn flowers
Before the icy northern blast.
The scalpel and the microscope
Demand the laurel of the Tyre.
Alasl what later bard can hope
To wake for these the ancient fire?
Sweeter it is to shut our eyes
To all that we have lived among,
And seek in dreams the sunny skies
And hills that saw the bird Of song;
The time that held the Poets name
AS holy, and his native vale
Heard sweeter notes than ever came
From any thorn stung nightingale:
When every youth whose soul was moved
To poetry from early years,
Was by the MUSES. well beloved
And held in honor of his peers:
And every maid with mind above
The level of the vulgar throng,
Was priestess Of the Queen of Love,
Or sibyl of the Lord of Song.
j. T. LeYens in Chambers Journal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-02

It was broad daylight when awoke
next morning, and could hear Sans
banjo already tinkGng, and Sans
voice singing the song that first heard
him sing. Arising dressed and went
out upon the gallery. Here / found
MIR. Delon sitting on the steps, while
beside him sat Sam. waited until
Sam had finished playing and then ap-
preached. Thanking Mr. Delon for his
hospitality, I told him that I must pro-
coed at once upon my way, as had
already lost whole day through the
Iaziness of Lazarus.
He, however, insisted upon my re-
naming until breakfast, telling Sam at
the same time to have my pony saddled.
We went In at once and were waited on
as before, by Sam, who appeared even
more anxious to please his master than
ever. After we had finished our meal,
I again thanked my courteous host and
prepared to depart. Sam led Lazarus
to the door, and shaking Mr.. Delon by
the hand I bade him goodby. Mount
ing my pony left the yard and turned
down the narrow path. After the thick
woods had shut the house from my
view, l could still hear the tinkle of
Sans banjo and the last sound heard
was "Oh, Sami"
That day 1 reached my destination,
and sent Lazarus back to Bogville by a
negro. My work was finished In q few
days. and / returned again to my home.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-02

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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
Thoughts for Farmers.

(Amer. Farmer.)
Farmers should keep strict &C
count of income and expenses, and
take an inventory Of everything once
q year
In the cltyy activity ami intelli-
gence generally command ucarl,
what they are worth They are jasl
80 essential on the fam "a anywhere
TIE care OF machinery is an im>
portant item on the farm. A self
binding harvester may last ten years,
bot when it is considered that the
actual time the machine is in use
each year does not exceed one week
it becomes an expensive affair.
FaIm2rs who threeh oats With the
fail Ind that tue chaf and good
deal of the straw is greedily eaten
by stock as change, even when hay
and corstalks are part Of The ration.
Oat straw is not perfect food, but
in com hlnation with wheat brand or
oil meal it may be worth nearly as
much as hay.
It's not very msny years since 8
member OF the United States Senate
expressed the belief that by the end
Of this century every acre Of cultlya-
BILE land 10 this country would hc
worth $50, and now comes writer
in the Country Gentleman who says
that within five years every acre Of
our cultlvable land will be worth al
least 800, snd this assertion he sup
ports with figures. With the well
proven fact that oar population is
COW increasing much fasteT taan l.
our production Of food supplies,
there is reason to believe that We
are approaching an era OF higher
prices, and consequently higher
value of farm lands--and so Of bet
ter times for the farmer generally.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
A Temperance Tale.

A mouse fell INTO a bee vat. pocr
thing, and cat passing by saw the
struggling little creature. The mouse
said to tile cat:
"Help me out Of my dliica ~"
"If do / shall eat you" slid lie
cat.
Very well" replied the mouse,
Il would rather be eaten by decent
cat than drowaed in such horrible
mess OF s.uf as thla,
It was a sensible cat. aad said
81 will certainly eat you, and you
mast promise me on your word OF
horor that l may do so.
,syery well, l will give you the
promise"
So the cat Gshed the mouse ont
and trusting To the promise. sue
it for an instant. Ihe
mouse darted away and crept into
a hole 10 the corner, where tie cat
could not get him.
"Ba, didn't you promise me |
might eat you?' said puss.
eyes. | did," replied tue mouse,
"but didn't you know that when /
made that promise | was in i'qiof:
And how many promises made Ia
liquor have beeu broken
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
Backbiters.
c0Dteuted
Durham Sum-

Durham Sum-
TheIe are men who never have a
good word to say Of anybody. No
matter how noble and OF how good
repute a man may be, these backbi-
ters will continue to say something
Of disparagement. They do not Of
ten speak directly against good
man but 5y implication and innu>
endo seek to besmirch a fair and
honorable reputation. Such men
are blight and bane to socisty. OF
ill-repute themselves teey would
drag others down to the same lo@
level, The sight of an honest, trust
worthy highmlnded citizen, is suf>
icient to give them q bad attack OF
the spleen, which they seek to rem
edy by lnventing stories derogatiye
to gooi character. Their own IN
herent badness causes them to think
others must be bad, indifferent, also
The chronic backbiter would seem
incurable. He will listen to no ar
guments il a good mans favor. That
all men are more or lees vicious is
his premise, and the most convincing
proof would not driye 1t from his
mind Truly a most deplorable
state Of mind and hard to be in !!
Were there no honest men in the
world, things would come to stand
still, and the earth would almost
cease to rerolve. 1t is they who
make life and ciEiliz ation what it ls,
and keep Us from the primal chaos
Bat .he born back utter will enter
tain no such view ss this, and goes
on in bis daily round OF helittleing
everything and everybody. lie seems
to take great delight in it, and to roll
it oot as SWEET morcel under bis
tongue. We tuiuk, If he coull see
now small, retty and inslgnifcant
such a course in life i, and how it
dulrfs and DeIlttles his humanity
q there be a grain left N him, he
would instantly reform and speak
nothing bet good OF mankind for
ever aflerward.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
Loves Power.
BY ANNA CERT FRITISH.

My life was dark. You came, and 10
the might
OF love changed all the gloom of my
dark path to light.
Ny hope was dead. You took me by
the hand,
And bade me live, and strive, and firmly
stand.
My courage gone. You spoke one word
Of cheer
gained new strength and saw Hfe's
duty clear,
Ny heart was sick. You healed it with
one look
OfIoye and pity, which my mem'ry
Ne'er foorsook.
Ny eyes were dim with tears. Your
gentle sigh
Told me you loved me still and bade my
sad doubts fly.
Ny only love, help me life's woes to hear; :;
My weakness needs thy strenth, thy
cheering presence dear.
Oh. precious one, if thy love guide my
soul,
How safe its path, until 1t reach its goal
Star of my life! let thy light Ger me
shine,
Then shall my human heart how 'ceath
the will divine.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
Saving the Drowning.
\. Y IIer,H

~. \ Herat3}
Since npoa an aversge. t,y A
Day will be Growaed CRIT. sro~ lies
IN o'd nary bathing, 10 say uoshies
OF yatcbing acciieats aud tumble.
overheard, it is wise u say that a
good say 10 rescGe persoa who l..
dfowaing is 10 swim hsaina him.
clasp him about The boly under the
arms, turn OF the back and swim to
ward shore 10 that attitude. Another
way Is TO clasp his head from behin /
before assuming the same position.
The reason for tarning upon the
back is that the rescaers buoyancy
IS much greater in that position, a.
only hls nose need then be out Of the
water. The drowning person, being
approached from behiud IS less able
TO clutch at his rescuer sni impede
his word. Ills is the N thoi almost
universally employed by tbs famous
hfe-savers at the big swimming
beaches.
lhe rescuer is justified In usiug
any amount OF brutality to prevent
the drowning person from seizine
him, as that results in the death OF
both A sharp pnll at the hair Of
subject fredlentiy brings him to his
senses aud induces Il proper meek.
ness and Submission.
10 resuscitate person who has
been. larly drowned and IS uncon,
scious the body is laid upon the
face, with the head we'll down, TO al
low lhe water TO run we'll ont the
mouth and nose. The respiration
may then neel To be artilicially re.
stored. This req iires hard work nv
two persons. The air can be partly
driven from the lungs by direct and
heavy pressure on the chest. Then
the body lying now on its back
grasp the hands and turn them for
ward and up until they are In line
with the body over the heal.
Then pull them forcibly in that
direction as II stretching them. This
pulling will cause the lower ribs to
start, AMI quantity Of air will be
drawn in. Place the arms again at
the side and press the air out then
tinue it aud the stretching alternate,
ly until breathing is resumed.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
A Wonder Worker.

Mr.. Frank Huffman. 8 young man
Of Burlington, Ohio, states that he
had been under the care OF two
prominent physicians, and used their
treatment until he was not able to
get around. They pronounced his
case to be Consumption ard incura-
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Kings New Discovery for coLsumpt-
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Drugstore.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
How People Sleep.
{ Youths Companion.l

II outIl tOL pdHlOli.
Though it is true, as the author OF
school composition once asserted, :,
that '|Sleeping is universal prac.
tice among all natlons," it is also
true that there IS great diversity
ia the methods Of sleeping among
people Of different nations and diff
fernt ways Of life. The things which
cne person needs to make him slcep
are precisely the things which would
keep another awake all night. Even
the sedative medicines which put
one person Immediately into heavy
slumher excite another into con>
dltion Of nervous restlessness.
The European or American, in
order to sleep well, ordinarily res
qnires downy pillow under his
hesc: but the japanese, 'tretchIng
himself upon rush-mat on the
floor, puts hard, SO rare block of
wood under his head and does not
,lecp we'll if he does not have il.
The C1incse makes great account
of BIS ted, which Is very low indeed,
scarcely rising from the floor but
is often carved exquisItely Of wood;
| but it never occurs to him to make
it any softer than rush.mats Will
render it.
While the people of Northern
counties cannot sleep unless taey
have plenty of room to stretch out
their legs, TIE Inhabitants Of the
,ropics often curl themselves up like
monkeys at the lower angle Of sus-
pended hammock, and sleep soundly
in that position.
The robust American often GOV.
ers himself with pair Of blankets
and throws his window wide open to
the air, even in the winter time, and
be does not complain If he fiods a
little drift Of snow across the top Of
his bed in the morning.
The Russian, on the CONTRARY
likes no sleeping-place so well as the
top Of the big soapstone stove in hlt
domlclle. Crawling out Of this bills
teriDg led in the morning, he like:
to take plunge in a cold stream
even if he has to break through th,
ice to get into it.
Tue Laplander crawls, head anl
all, into bag made Of reindeer skin
and sleeps, warm and comforforta>
ble, within it. The East Indian, q
the other end Of the world, also has
q sleeplng>bag, but it is more porou:
than the Lapla1der'5. Its purpos.
is to keep oat mosquitoes more thar
to keep the sleeper warm.
While the American still clings to
his feather pillow, he is steadily dis
carding lis o,d-fashioned feather
bed in favor Of the hair or straw
mattress. The feather-bed Is rele-
gated to the country, and many peo
pie who slept upon it all through
tleir childhood find themselves un~
comfortable upon it in their msturi>
t..
The Germans not only sleep upon
a feather. bed, but underneath one.
The feather-covering used ia Ger
many, however, is not as large or
thick as the one which is used as a
mattress, and the foreigner who un.
dertakes to sleep teneath it open
finds his feet suffering from cold,
while his shoulders are suffering
| from heat.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
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For all sick and nervous headaches,
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
"A Back Number.

There is the sighting remark that
ls often applied to women who try
to seem young, though they no lon
ger look so. Sometimes appearances
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