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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05
KuMoRs OF THE BOOMERANG.

An Instrument of Destruction Which Is
No Rcspccter of Persons.
No one who discharges boomerang
for the first time has the faintest notion
as to where it will land. If let loose in
a thoroughfarc it may navigate around
n corner and take off the hat of an I'M
suspecting promcnadcr. It may shoot
Into q carriage window and frightcn
the occupants Of the vchiclc out of their
senses. 1t may soar away over the
houses and get lost, or skim upon the
surface of the pavement and cntanglc
itself among the legs OF horses. Itmay
climb up stOop, go through an open
doorway and wander around the in
terror of dwelling, breaking mirrors
or destroying other valuable property
before it gets tired. And if it strikes
anybody it may inflict serious hurt, for
its rapid whirl gives it an immense
force, SO that blow from one of its
ends may cause death even when it is
flung without much cxcrtiOn of
strength. l have seen q pig killed in
the island of Formosa by boomerang
which appeared to be very lightly pro-
PEELED. Worst Of all-certainly most
mortifying-it may come straight back
upon the throWcr, perhaps follow him
with persistence which seems almost
to indicate Il deliberate intention, chase
him about, no matter how ninbly he
may try to escape, and finally double
him up with a .thump in the stomach
and reduce him to 4 state in which no
boomerang could, for the time, be any
thing but an object of aversion to him,
not even if it were made OF n stick of
candy.
Out in the country, where broad, I'M
occupied fields are accessible, expert
ments may be undertaken upon q large
scale; but caution is always necessary
at the beginning, and when the little
curved stick is launched into space it
would be wise for all spectators, and
the throwcr as we'll, to choose a pro-
tccting tree, and stand behind it, lest
the missile perform its favoritc exploit,
and return to the point of departure,
mcnacing every living being in the vi
cinity. 1t is quito capable Of skipping
round q tree, but an alert youngstcr
ought to be able to dodge and keep him
self out of harrn's way. Cows might be
put to Inconvenience, and sheep would
probably see no fun in the sport; but
nobody could expect COW or sheep
to appreciate the humor of n boom
erang. In any case, the earliest at
trmpts should be with instruments of
moderate dimensions, from which
Severe bruises need not be apprchcnded.
e. II. House, in IIarpcr's Young Poo
F01N
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05

Instantly the criminal felt that he had
been watched throughout his awful
deeds by this sleuth hound of the lawl
But that was an utter mistake. The
detective had no suspicion whatever.
So far as anybody save Joseph Haden
knows, Joseph was drowned in the Adj
"ondacl1s, and Jasper Haden is sumptu-
ously living, and fattening with judi
.ious slowness on the luxurics which
an ample fortune commands. Some
times he goes to the cemetery and reads
his own name on the fine monument
which he has erected over his brothers
grave. But he is serene and compla-
cent, even then and there, although he
cannot help dreading to meet Jasper
and Reuben by and by.
FRANKLIN FYIFS
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05

Jasper has been drowned, and have
escaped with my life"
Reuben went to search for the body
Of the dead HaderL leaving the live
uadcn shivcring with chill; for his
clothes were wet, and, besides, man
naturally feels n creepy sensation after
ne has murdered brother for the first
line. The guide rowed hithcr and
:hithcr, pecring down into the pond,
and reaching with paddle, but never
finding Jasper in the dark little water
pit into which he was sunken. lie re-
turned to the tent after an hour or two,
and saw n thing that astonished him.
Joseph IIadcn sat enveloped from
neck to heels in big bag OF rubber.
Steam was escaping n little at the
throat, and the exposed face looked
parboilcd. The inclosed man was talk
Ing Turkish bath by shutting himself
In with lighted lamp, after the man
ncr common out of the woods, but
Reuben didn't know it.
Il am taking precautions against q
cold" Joseph said. I'm n physician,
You know, and am fully aware of the
Danger of pneumonia following the
chill I've had"
Reuben had heard of folks boiling
with rage, and he was now impressed
vaguely with the thought that this
baggcd man was boiling with grief for
his drowned brother. If so, he was
pound to be we'll done, for he sat there
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05
Obviously True.

II know why they call him the slip
pcrrd pantaloon,'" said Johnny on his
return from the pantomimc.
why, Johnny?''
Because he gets spanked so much. -
--Harper's Young People.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05
Job Printing

Everything in the line of printing, from
visiting card to a three sheet poster,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05
BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE.
Tho Tendency OF Misfortune to Improve
Human Character.

Tho Tendency OF Misfortune to Improve
Human Character.
Great gricfs, Shakespeare tells us,
arc rs medicines for our lesser sorrows.
The remedy, it may be thought, is
worse than the disease. And yet it is
not SO altogether, for the ovcrwhcln-
ing anguish which swallows up the
minor fluctuations disciplincs the mind,
and when it has felt the shock Of real
calamity, it is less likely to be dis
turbcd Ivy petty annoyanccs.
OF all schools, that of misfortune is
the best for 4 grumblcr. If anything
can make quiet, considcratc, tlignifed
man Of him it is af1liction. 1t softens
the hardest natures and teaches the sell
fish to synpathi2c with all who suffer
'lIc jrsts at sears who never felt n
wound" but should bullet cripple
him he will jest at scars no more. A
naughty, capricious, sc1f-adoring beau
ty, if srnitton by tho smallpox and
thereby rendered 81 perfect fright, "
would be considered by her friends an
object OF conmiscration. And yet per-
haps she would bc 4 happier, because a
humber, woman than she could ever
have been as a fascinating coquctte.
When we pray to be exempted from
disaster we often pray unwiscly, and
when Heaven, turning q deaf car to
our shallow petitions, visits US with
great SORROWS, they are often in reality
blessings in disguise.-N. y. Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05
A Wasp Extcrminator.

The common green tree frog, SO often
kept in fcrncrics, has been recently
discovered to possess an Unsuitable
greed for wasps. This extraordinary
appetite does not seem to be in the
least checked by an occasional sting.
The protecting color Of the frog, which
sits motionlcss upon leaves, no doubt
dclutes the most wary insects into a
sense of security. The wasp, however,
trusting to its formidable reputation,
which is duly published and advertised
to the inscct-cating world at largo by
bright and conspicuous colors, does not
need to be wary. This may, perhaps,
account for the fact that large Aus
tralian tree frog at the Geological gar
dcns in London has the genial effect of
it's protecting green color interfcrcd
with by numerous white patches and
marks caused by the stings of wasps.-
n Y, Ledger
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05
Wat0rbQryFireA Alarm

LOCATION OF BONES.
4-Corner Willow and West Main streets.
6-ENchange Place.
12-Rogers x Bro.
1l-East Main street nd Wolcott road.
l3-Corner Cherry an East Main.
2l-Horse car railroad stables (private,)
23-lrOn bridge, West Main.
24-Waterbury Brass Co private)
25-Corner johnson and Waterville.
26-Corner Prospect and Grove
21-Junction North Main, Grove and
North Elm.
= 2S-Naterbury Manufacturing Co private
2-C"rner " ashington and South Main.
4-Waterbury Buckle Co private)
35-Benedict x Burnham Co privAte)
36-Naterbury Watch Co (private)
3S-Coner of Grand and South Main.
42-Coner OF Union and Franklin.
43-Seo1lll Manufacturing Co private)
45-Corner Clay and Mill
46-No 5 Hose house, Baldwin street.
41-Corner Dublin and Doolittle alley.
3l2-Corner Mea cow and Bank.
3l4-Corner Meadow and Cedar.
32l-llume 4 Atwood Co Cprivate.)
323--llolmes, Booth < Haylens (private.
324-No4 Hose house, Brooklyn.
313-Randolph Il Cloves.
SIGNALS.
One stroke II NJ.
One stroke calls the superintendent of
fire alarm telegraph to the City hall.
Two single strokes, fire out or fire under
control, Used as Il recall.
Ten strokes quick will indicate a gen.
eral alarm.
Fifteen strokes (quiek) and repeat calls
out the militia.
INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY HOIDERS,
Be particular and remain at the box and
direct the tiremen to the fire
Do not pull the hook if the irebell OF
small bell i'll the box is striking, as that
indicates an alarm has already been given.
Be particular to remain at the box until
the arrival of an officer of the fire depart
ment, who will release the key, or, if cir.
cumstances will not permit remaining, then
the proper officer will return the key tc
the holder as soon as convenient.
Always give the alarm from. the box
nearest to the fire.
Be sure and close the door before leav
ing the box.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05
One Of the Cl6Ver0St Tales Of Life in Hill
Circles Ever Written.
THRILLING AND INSTRUCTIVE.
"A Winter at Nice

This story created a genuine
sensation in Europe, exposing as
it does the weakness of the social
system of monarchical countries.
The remarkable purity of
character of the hero and hero
inc of the tale lend enchantrnent
to almost every chapter. "a
Winter in Nice" in short, con-
tains not one dry or prosy line;
but is not to be classed among
the eortic fiction of the day.
Americans who are unac-
quainted with the social usages
prevailing in aristocratic society
can obtain much useful inforna-
ton by reading this excellent
novel.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05

were conducive to robust vigor. Jasper
Iadcn never realized either the truth or
falsity of those theories. lie died in
Bascom pond.
Although Jasper was quick tcm-
percd man, as we have already seen,
the reader will be surprised to learn
that it was not he who killed the suavc
and unctious Joseph, but it was Joseph
who killed Jasper. The murder was
far from an impulsive act 1t was
q coolly calculated achievement,
looking to transfer of fortune
from the man of sordid mercantile pur-
suits to the man of jovial professional
leisure, Joseph would be the only
natural l,eir of Jasper in case of that
wifclcss, childlcss mans death, and
there was no will in existence. So,
when the brothers capsizcd their canoe,
while fishing, and it was not unlikely
that the lean one would sink and the
fat one foot, Joseph did not depend
upon such Natural results. lie chung to
the overturned boat and pushed his
brother off, until most deliberate and
diabolical fratricidc had been committed
Then he removed the artificial foot from
his dead victim and pocl1ctcd it care
fully; stripped off all the clothes, and
placed them where he could recover
them later; and hid the body under the
water, by means of a rope and n stone
Reuben" said Joseph IIadcn to the
guide, upon returning to the tent land
here see how the murderer kept his
conscience clear of anv liel INV brother
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05

COMMUNICATING was the favor
lite amusement in King Davids time.
Indeed, l may say that it was well-nigh
universal.
Fosdicl1-I didn't know that.
Bloobumbcr-Ycs; you will rcIncm-
Der that David gave it as his opinion
that all men are liars.-Wcst Shore.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05
Any Man.

Wishing to be well dressed, at
a price far below that of any
other Merchant Tailor should
visit our establishment with
out delay.
We make All Wool Pants
to order from $3.50 up and
All Wool Suits to order from
$500 up.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-22
NatchitOches Bank.

Mr.. ID. G. Scarborough, OF Natclll-
toches, vas III this city yesterday eX-
aiming the fixtures in the bank which
Doak was to open here, and says that
the Natchitoches bank wants to make
some disposition of them.
Mr.. Scarborough says the NatchitoclI-
es bank stockholders are preparing to
reopen the bank i'll that place, which
opening he thinks Will take place not
far in the future. He claims that the
Doaks lifted the stockholders of the
Natctlitoches bank out Of about S12'
600. VIM. Doak, the cashier Of that
bank, is still i'll Jail, and will oe liable
to remain there until December.
The Doaks had gone ahead and got
ten out letter heads for the Alexandria
bank, with F. VI. DOak as cashier Ga
man that no one III this country has
ever seen) and w. A. Doak as presi-
dent putting the capital stock at
5 $4,000. They had sent out circulars
and written letters on this paper to
different cities, inviting correspon-
dence and representing the e bank
THAT never did EXIST as.being open
and doing a handsome Dizziness.
Natclitoches is red hot against the
name Doak, and think that while the
new brother, d. r. Doak. was net
known in the bank at Natchitoches, lie
manipulated the whole scheme.
One good deed we know of w. A.
Doaks, doing was the settling of the
difference between the Alexandria and
Natchitoches baseball teams. He set
lied it like the boy settled the nut
question. He took the kernel and
gave the d%isputants the shell. BLESS
ed are the peacemakers, for they shall
be called children OF God.-Alexandria
Times.
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Female Street Car Conductors.

The principal streets Of Valparaiso.
Chilli, are traversed by tramways, and
the cars are all Observation-Disclosures
deckers,' so to speak-second-class
passengers climbing up some narrow
outside stairs to seats on top, where
the fare is Just half the amount that is
charged inside. One pleasant innova-
tlon is that when the seats are all TAX
en-, no more passengers are admitted,
nobody being permitted to stand.
However the clouds may pour, or
whatever the exigencies of the occa-
sion. you may stand on the streets and
signal in vain, if the seating capacity
is tilled-not a car will take you on.
The consequence is that in times of I'M
usual crowds, like the Diez-y-ocho and
other festival days, everybody HES him
tothe starting point and makes a grand
rush for the empty cars as they emerge
from the stable, greatly to the detri-
ment of dignity and good clothes.
Another innovation is the uni versal
employment of female conductors.
The experiment of allowing women to
serve in this capacity was first tried
oS lHC Stlcct Cdl IldLdSeTS II lew years
ago, when the able bodied men ha6 all
gone north to whip the P~eruvians, and
it proved so successful that their re-
tention has become permanent, not only
in this city, but all over Chill where
ever tramways are in use. At first
sight a young woman with a bell
punch does not produce a pleasant i'm
preston but one gets used to it in
time as to most other novelties and
Don wonders why the idea has not
been adopted i'll other countries. The
perforated conductors wear a uniform,
consisting of a plain blue flannel dress,
a mans felt hat and a big white apron,
with bib attached and capacioHs peck
cts for holding change and ~tickets.
Each has a small leather hand bag
slung over her shoulder, in which she
carries the overflow of her pockets,
lunch, handkerehiefs, perhaps a surrep-
titious powder puff and other distinct
ly feminine belongings. Their salary
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is $25 per month. Each passenger at
ter paying his fare is given a yellow
paper ticket, which he is expected to
destroy. The conductress is charged
with a certain number of tickets, and
when she reports again at headquar-
ters must return themoney for all that
are missing out of that number or
make up the deficit from her own
salary.
This plan naturally attends to make
them attentive TO their duties and al
50 prevents tree riding on the part Of
their relatives and tavoriteS. Though
these wome are generally young and
often extremely pretty, it should be
mentioned to The credit of Chillans
that they are seldom insulte or other
wise annoyed in the discharge OF their
daily or nightly task. When they are
disturbed the rule Is to call on the
nearest policeman. The latter gentry
sand at every corner and would net
hesitate to eject Il troublesome passen-
ger, without listening to his side OF the
story, or TO march him off t. jail under
suspicion of drunkenness Washing
ton Star.
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vas very loose and sandy, and almost
black, or of a dark grayish color j;
while that of the ponds or sinks near
them where it is supposed to have
been obtained is day Of a redish cast.
! remark this not only on Mr.. Defous'
farm, but also on Mrs. Bradfords.
This difference may have been caused
hy the number of dead bodies buried
i'll them, or produced by some geologi-
cal change produced since they have
been bnilt. Mr.. Atkinson while trav-
cling through central Asia discovered
mounds similar to those in north
America. They seemed according to
his account, to extend towards the
north east. This Region, in all proba-
hilitv, was the original home of the
mound builders. They perhaps mig
rated towards the north east. crossed
Behriug Strait, and entered north
America. They proceeded along the
Mi>sissi ,pi Valley, ard then directed
their course westward till they enter
ed Mexico. where they remained, ard
became partially civilized, such as
they were at the time the spaniards
invaded their country. There they
BULL pyramids of which the most re-
markable remaining is that Of cholula
near Puebla. 1t covers several acres
Of ground, and is built of sun dried
bricks. On the top was an aztec
temple. dedicated to the air, which has
since been . gerred into a Roman
Catholic Chapel. There is a strange
affinity between the pyramid and tile
mound The pyramid seems nothing
more than an Improvement upon the
latter. The builders of both have per
haps sprung from the same source.
But pyramids, mounds, and even
the chinese wall a now he considered
as nothing mere than monuments of
human folly, that is, a vast amount of
labor and expense for small results.
RAMBLER.
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We have had on our table for seve-
raj days past the first issue of a weekly
paper just started in the city called the
City Journal. This paper is edited by
Mr.. Hugh Watson il well known jour
nalist of this State, a man of great
energy and enterprise and Il forcible
writer. The City Journal is to be run
in the interest Of the wholesale and re-
tail liquo- trade of the city and State
and will advocate the repeal of the Sun
day law.
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The Farmer Union at Lafayette in
dorsed tlleir president, Capt. T. S.
Adams, unanimously for Governor.
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The Last Straw.

One Of the ablest men Of a century ago
in freaks Of the Imagination and general
airy establishment Of simple facts was
one Monsieur Jarbe, a Gascon, for a long
time a resident of Paris.
In his service was an old valet known
as Jean, whose unquestioning faith and
earnest devotion had done more to rem
der permanent the habit Of shooting
with the long bow, which so marked his
master. than all other causes combined.
This resulted from the latter invariably
calling upon him after getting off some
particularly tue effort in the way of &c
ton, to elinch it as a matter within his
personal knowledge. And when the
gray headed old servitor corroborated
with all seriousness the inventive JarbO's
narratives, there were few indeed who
didn't at least pretend to believe even
his most wonderful tales.
Of course there were reasons for this
compliance OF jeans apart from any
particular tie Of sentiment between him
self and master The old fellow had a
weakness for fnery and dress. When
ever, therefore, Jarbo had a dinner party
for whose astonishment, If not edi6ca-
zion. he had eoncoc;ed the narration Of
some startling exploit, he always pre-
ceded the event by the present to Jean
Of new dOublet, pair of silk stockings,
shoe-buckles or other garment. On these
occasions the valet's presence was always
secured by his acting as the chief Of the
table attendants
One day, when Jarbo expected several
high government dignitaries, he gave
Jean particularly neat pair Of breeches.
The very sight Of them made.his heart
dance with delight, although he felt
that such gift must be the prelude to a
more than usually strong demand upon
him for dinner story Endorsement.
Nor was he disappointed. At table
that night Jarbo excelled himself Never
had he painted his personal exploits in
such weird eolors. Even Jean, hardened
as he was, s1rIed pale at his masters
stretching it, and for moment left the
rOom- Finally Jarbo turned, with the
customary words:
"And here is old Jean, who was with
me at the time, and viii prove it,
But kis eyes started from his head and
his jaw dropped as the valet put bundle
in his hands.
Take back the breeches, sir. can't
do it. It's too much for even me-"
The worm had turned, the last straw
had broken the camel's back.--PbiIa-
delphia Tines
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Golden Bricks.

Till God stops to quarrel over creeds,
We should not.
The liar is wicked, and ali who believe
liars are weak.
The world is learning that book edu-
cation is the least Of all.
To opon the doors to new ideas is 10
open the way to the literary Parlor Of
Heaven.
The wife who is Lot treated as a slave,
but as an equal, IS always the husbands
best friend.
1t is better to attempt much and Sue
eeed in part, than to attempt nothing
beyond criticism.
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Merit Wins.

We desire to gay to our citizens, that
for years We have beenselIing DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, DR..
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Biters, and have
never handled remedies that sell as well,
or that have given such universal salts
faction. We do not hesitate TO guarantee
them every time, and We stand ready to
refund the purchase price if satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great populari-
ty purely on their merits.
For sale by John \. Snyder Druggist.
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In Russia.

Oficial-You cannot stay in this COUP
.ry. sir.
Traveler-Then III leave t.
Ofieial-Have you permit TO leave?
TraveleT-NO, sir.
Ofieial-Tben you cannot 60. 1 leave
You twenty-four hours to make up your
mind as 10 what you shall do.-N J..
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It's unsafe to trust a person who is
afraid of death
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The Somerset Herald.
IsTAsusHCo iszT.

lrerms of publication
Published every Wednesday morning Al = %
ne, sunuun, Il paid in advance otherwise q 50
VII. invariably be charged
No subscripaion VIII be discontinued until al
6rearHsss are paid up PostmAsseu negiecrns
sonOafy us when subsczibeudon not take out thes
psper IN be hsld responsible for the Eubscrip-
on
subscribers removing nom one postOaacs 70 an
osher should give us the name Of the former -
vel a the present once Addre9
Tzn SoEKRaET HRALDs
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DR h S. KIADlELL,

Tenders his professional services 70 the citizens
of gomerset and vicinity. Unless professionally
engaged he can be found at his once on Main 81
East Of Diamond