Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-15

tried to victimize many Americans,
Mayor Baldwin among the number, has
been arrested. He claimed to know
where treasure was buried and tried in
vain to find some gullible American who
would advance him money to bring the
treasure to light. The trick was tried
once too often, and Colonel Clarke, to
whom he appealed for funds, at once
wrote to the consul at Valencia, Spain.
The consul managed things SO well that
the fellow was caught while taking
letter and money from the postoffice.
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The Waterbury friends of Roger Con-
nor, the New York's first baseman, are
pleased to see that he has recovered his
grip and is batting with all the old-time
skill and vigor. A representative of the
DEMOCRAT was in New York several
days this week and found Conner in a
very detected frame of mind. For sew
eral weeks he has been terribly roasted
by the New York Sun, without cause,
and he was willing and anxious to OBJ
tain his release. Manager Mutrie would
not hear to such a proposition, how
ever. When asked why he did not play
for his release, Common said that he had
never yet played a dishonest game of
ball, and he would not begin at this late
day. From a gentleman who is in
position to know, it was learned that
Connor's troubles began with the advent
in the city of new reporter for the
Sun. He is callow youth from the
west and takes great delight in roasting
Conner, although the latter leads the
first basemen of the country and is do
ing his share of the batting. The Sun is
trying to find a place on the team for
Buck Ewing. 1t is generally known
that the erstwhile great catcher's arm is
gone and that the only position he can
possil ly play is first base. Conner is
willing and anxious to retire in favor of
Ewing, as he can go to Brooklyn and
name his own terms. There is no danger,
however, that he will be released. The
trouble with Connor, O'Rourke, Keefe
and WEIGH is that they have played too
long with the New York club. Keefe
was forced out of the club and WEIGH
will follow him some day, although both
are capable of pitching as good ball as
they ever did. They were simply scared
into playing poorly. Had they, like
Mike Kelly, re manned only a few years
in che town, they would now be
looked upon as stars of the first magnl-
tude.
The question having been asked in
this city, whether the hay fever is not
the grip, Casual Observer writes in the
New Haven News: 1t is very much like
it, and if it found its victims at any 9th,
er season it would probably be called the
grip and treated accordingly. But it is
not the grip. Its existence as a specific
ailment was established long before the
grip came to trouble us. Neither is it q
summer cold. 1t is very much like d
cold, only more so, and the authorities
are agreed that its melting cause is the
dust or pollen from certain weeds which
ripen at this line.
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Several rare dishes were on the bill Of
fare at a local hotel the other day. A
reporter who happened to be presen
was samplIng each in order, and cOulC
hardly find words to express his praise
A drummer who sat near the scribe
smiled when he saw some of the
items on the bill. "Some weeks
ago." he said, "when 1 wa
travelling on the Chicago, Milwau
kee & st Paul railroad L CHANGED to taxi
dinner with the superintendent of the
dining Car sCrvlee. AS soon as the
waiter handed us the bill of fare l no
ticed the sup, rintendent's face grow
cloudy. He called the steward to hin
and addressed him with: You're over
doing it, aren't you? Here you have
, venison, antelope and bear on the bill o
: fare. Surely there's no call for three
= wild meats at one meal, and there is NJ
: money in such eXtravagant catering 70
g this company The steward smiled an(
said: 1t isn't as bad as it looks, sir
You see we have an overstock of nut
ton and are working it off the best wa,
we cam" The scribe finished the mea
in silence.
-. During the band concert Thursda,
evening the old man with the wheel,
f little hand-organ, whose tones have be
come so familiar to Waterburians, stoot
near the city hall and looked ruefull,
! on the gay scene. His business wa
/ gone for the evening and he felt sad
= A well dressed fellow. who did no
look like joker, seeing the mendican
, idling about whispered something int,
: his ear and the two retired to the allie,
between the hall and the Scooill house
where the old man ground out waltze
and gavottes by the yard. When h
had finished the other dropped some
z thing into the outstretched hat and dis
appeared. 1t needed only a superficial
n examination for the organist to dis
f cover that he had been duped. Insteat
i of the piece of silver he expected to re
o ceive his reward consisted of vulga
. bone collar button. The old man swor
: in several languages and yet l do no
!. think the good angel recorded the sin
s For it was cruel trick.
Postmaster Doherty should offer re
e ward for the detection of the wretcl
who pliers the penholders and ink
{ bottles in the office lobby. 1t may be
however, that the filcher takes them a
e a gentle reminder to somebody to fl
:. the inkwells. Like Hop brook, the
s are pretty dry this summer.
: When fly wants to roost, in a barbe
shop, it invariably lights upon the nos
of the man getting barbered. A Ban
street tonsorial artist is accused of foo
n ing the flies by depositing a bunch @
Z lather on his customers nasal append
+. age. Most men prefer to take chance
d with the fly.
It I understand that the board of polio
y commissioners will meet within a fe,