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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
Big Failure,

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-The American
Wheel Company, having works through
out Pennsylvania, Indiana. Ohio, Michi-
gan, and other States, have failed. The
assets are $4,1OO,OOO. Liabilities, about
100000. Judge Blodgett of the Federal
District Court has made Noble o. Butler
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
Tan Years and Sixty Lashe,.

81. THOMAS, Ont, Aug. 21.--Dan1eI
Wise. of Buffalo, WAS sentenced here to
ten years in the provincial penitentiary
and sixty lashes for committing an IN.
natural crime.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
Grand Naval Review at Bar Harbor.

BAR HARBoR, Me-, Aug. 21.-Seoretary
of the Navy Tracy Is reported to have
stated that there will be a grand naval
review here next week. The white
squadron is expected to-day, and the
lower harbor has been cleared toy their
entry. LII.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
Hnverly GOING Back to the STAGE.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.-A morning paper
is authority for the statement that after
six years. retirement, Jack Haverly, tho
theatrical manager, will, on the opening
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
Died Under Koch,s Cure.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 21.-Dr. @. L Gum
inert of Brownsville, who took the Koch
treatment In Berlin, has died of con-
sumption. He was q member of the
State Board of Health.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
The Camp Meetine Goes On.

OCEAN GROVE, N. J., Aug. 21.-The
camp meeting at this place continues
with nnabAted fervor. The meetings are
we'll attended. Ocean Grove is full of
summer folks now, and will continue so
until the end of the camp meeting sea-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
Monument Dedication at Gettysburg.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Aug. 21.-The granite
monument on Cups Hill of the 15Oth
New York Infantry Regiment was dedi-
Gated during the day. Col. A. B. Smith,
of Poughkespsie, presided, and addresses
were made by Colone! Contine, Chaplains
Vassar and Allen and Major George
Williama
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
All Favor Flower for Governor.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, Aug. 21.-Evcr,.
Democratic caucus In this city last night
named delegates favorable to R P. Flower
TG GAvAnnaA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
MUSIC

We have just added to our already
large stock of Sheet Music, a full line
and complete catalogue of the popular
10 cent Music containing over 1000
pieces. Catalogue may be had by
calling at our store.
179 BANK STREET,
The briggs & Smith Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
Who Wants a
SIDEBOARD?

We have 40, in all kinds
of wood, that we will dis
pose of this week at some
price.
We must have the room
for our Standard and Gem
Folding Beds.
Call early this week and
take your choice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
AT PHILADELPHIA
The National League Record.
Association Games.

AT BOSTON.
Boston....... .... i o 0 0 y O. 2
Athletics. -. .....1 . l ! O. 4
Batteries-Haddock and Murphy; Chamber
lain and Miligan.
AT BALTIMORE.
Baltimore. ..,.....O o 0 0 o 3 o. 4
Washington ......o 2 0 2 J. 8
Batteries akely and Townsend; Carsey and
Mcclure.
AT ST. LOUIS
st. Louis, ..........0 0 o. o 0 2-15
Columbus. .........1 0 0 2 o a s
Batteries-Easton and Darling; Knott and
Donahue.
AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville ,,,..l 0 0 0 o l. 9
Milwaukee ........o O o. 5
Batteries-Meakrn and Cahill; Dwyer and
Vaughn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
BASEBALL SCORES,

The PhiilIes Badly Defeated by the
New Yorks.
AT BROOKLYN.
Brooklyn ..........1 0 / O o o. q
Boston. 0 q o O 4 2 ell
Observation-Disclosures and Daley; Nichols
and Bennett
AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland. .......0 o O 2 o O
Chicago. ...........0 o 3 Ia
called on account of darkness.
Batteries-Gruber and thinner; Vickery and
Schrlver.
AT PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia. 0 Q 0 o. 2
New York .........5 o 1 X-l3
Batteries Esper, King and Clements; Rusie
ana buckley.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati ........0 o O.
Pittsburg. ........0 U o o O.
Batterie5-Rhines and Harrington; Baldwin
and Miller.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
Our Undertaking Department

s greatly enlarged and all kinds of funer-
al furnishings are constantly on hand.
Prices always moderate and close atten-
ton paid to the management of funerals.
Cards of thanks and obituary notices
written for the papers without extra
charge Night calls answered by John
Lynch, 107 South Main street, nearly OPP
posite the store. Telephone call 1928
and 142.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
a FAMOUS TRAVELLER.

Journeys of the First Woman Globe
Trotter.
The advent of women travelling alone
dates from the early part Of the CEN
tury. Ida Pfeiffer, a Viennese lady,
may be accounted the first woman globe
trotter. Between the years Of 1910 and
1912 she twice went round the world,
penetrating Borneo, Java and Sumatra.
Going to these places was then an I'M
heard-of feat. And Ida Pfeiffer was as
we'll known as our rapid transit all
acknowledgement women tourists of to-
day. Long before this Lady Mary
Wortley Montague did a great deal OF
travelling all by herself, and her exam
pile was followed by few other society
ladies.
Going unaccompanied in their case
meant merely that they had no man
with them, because at least two women
servants always went along, and in
many cases there was q small court Of
ladies and ladies' maids. Now Mrs.
Grundy has freed the woman globe
trotters from the necessity OF being ac-
companied by anything save her cloth
ing, her purse and her senses. Would
it nos be interesting if a good account
could be obtained of all the women who
have within the past five years made
voyages all by themselves?
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
THE AGILE FLEA.
Appearance of the Little Torment Under
the Microscope.

Appearance of the Little Torment Under
the Microscope.
Nothing curious about flea, eh? Let
us see. Pat one under a strong micro
scope. What a transformation! 1t
seems to be clothed in armor from
head to foot formed Of brown, over
tapping plates, that are SO exceedingly
tough as to be almost indestructible.
Its head is small and very thin, with a
single black eye GU each side. the rays
of light scintillating through the tiny
optic like sparks of fire.
Puget managed to look through the
eve of a flea with his powerful glass,
finding that it's surface diminished OBJ
iects in size, while it multiplied them
in nu1nber---a man appearing like an
army of fairies, and the flame of can
die becoming a thousand tiny stars.
From the shape of it's head. and for
other reasons, the flea is supposed to
use but one eye at time. The offensive
weapon of the little creature is com
posed Of two palpi, or ''feelers," two
piercers and a tongue. When it feeds
it stands erect, thrusting this sucker
into the flesh, and will eat without in
Permission if not disturbed.
The fea's manner of breathing is still
undetermined, but it is thought to be
thro agh two small holes at the end OF
the palDi
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
FRENCH PEAS.


Sale.
The regreening of vegetables has as
sumed the proportions Of gigantic in
dustry in France, where it gives en-
ploynlent to twenty thousand persons
and represents business OF forty mil
lion francs. Nine-tenths, at least, of
the green-preserved vegetables sold in
France or abroad are said to be re-
greened with sulphate of copper to give
them the appearance of freshness. Ac-
cording to the British Medical Journal,
the Glasgow Health committee has de-
cided that, as the French government
has annulled it's regreening prohibition,
it remains for consumers to take care of
themselves.
ga foolish public says the Glasgow
report, expects to get green peas at
Christmas, such as it gets from the
market gardens in summer. The
French manufacturer makes them to
suit his within. The consequence is that
he eats stale peas greened with sulphate
of copper all the year round" A curl
GUS fact is said to be that the largest
sale of preserved peas takes place in
shat period of the year when fresh peas
are in season.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
DOWN IN TEXAS.
a Bullet Wound Considered = snal
Matter. $. ~

A Bullet Wound COnstdefed = gSM4U
Partner" said the big Texan, in =
low tone, would you mind doing me 81
small favor?'' The partner" turned
from the car window, through which
he had been studying the landscape,
and said: Certainly not" Thereuponi
the big Texan turned half way in the
car seat and drew from his hip pocket a.
quart bottle half full of corn-colored
juice. The newspaper man made haste
to say he didn't drink. ''Oh, it isn't to
drink, replied the big Texan, with
grim smile. "Hold it minute and I'll
show you what l want you to do"
Slowly and with an occasional gritting
of the teeth the Texan rolled up his
pantaloons to the knee and broughts to
view a fresh bullet hole in his leg.
"Now," said he, "just let the whisky
drip on her, will you?'' The bottle was
tilted, and while the Texan sat with a
set face the scorching fluid trickle into
and around the wound. The car was
full. Several male passengers shifted
the air and looked at each other inquir-
ingly. But nobody save the Texan and
the bottle holder knew what the smell
meant or whence it proceeded. In a
few moments the Texan said he
Thought that would do" drew a long
breath, rolled down his pantaloons and
put the bottle back in his pocket with
a 'tmuch obliged to you, partner At
the next station he got out, carrying ~
lady travellers baggage and stepping
along as blithely as you please. .
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
WHAT ONE BLAST DID.
How a Bankrupt Miner Was Sudden1.
Made Rich.

How a Bankrupt Miner Was Suddenly
Made Rich.
The papers have lately mentioned
how many prominent mines Of the
country were discovered by chance.
There is g. scrap to be added in the his
tory of the Cortez mines, says the Cen
trail Nevadan. Simeon Wenban had run
the Garrison tunnel at great expense
and was left a poor man, owing his
creditors one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars There was not {. pound
of ore in sight whereby the debt might
be paid AS a last resort, with a for
lorn hope, after the mine had been
closed, Simeon Wenban drilled hole
in the hanging wall and blasted out
huge piece of rock, which he found to
be almost a solid block of metal, and
part of an immense vein which had
been paralleled hundreds Of feet. This
fortunate last effort marked sudden
change that seldom falls to the lot OF
man. 1t was Wenban, the poor man,
the laborer, before that blast was fired;
it was Simeon Wenban, the millionaire,
but a second thereafter. The first
months run of his little mill gave him
thirty thousand dollars, and ever since
he has grown more wealthy. The mine
is the best paying property in the STATE
at the present time.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
DETAINED THE MAIL.
A Postman's Queer Experience with u
AIail-RoX.

A Postman's Queer Experience with u
nIail-Rox.
A New Haven letter-carrier was max
ing his last round for the day not tong
ago, according to the Register, when he
unexpectedly found himself prisoner.
It was about half-past ten in the eveu-
ing and he was fastening from box to-
box, taking up their contents.
His key was attached to e. small bus
strong chain which was fastened about
his waist in such way that it could be
taken off only by having the key end
of the chain. It is customary for the
carriers GO put the key in breast I"ck"
ct after opening a box, the box being
fastened again with q spring lock.
In the present case the key en5ere<
the mans pocket but slid down inside
the box unobservcd. He slammed up
the loosely-closing door, put on the pad
lock, snapped it and darted onward
He took two steps and was brought
up with suddenness that Jared both,
the man and the post. The key, was in
side the box and the carrier was pris-
oner. To remove the chain fron his
body was out Of the question. He stood
still, therefore, until q young man hap
pened along. To him he explained his
predicament, and in half an hour or So
a duplicate key was brought from the
post office and he was released.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
SPORTING NOTES.

The great stallion Allerton last Mon
dav covered another mile in his record
time, 2:09a. This ends all dispute as TO
the stallion's championship.
Stations have generally been consid-
cred as inferior III speed capacity to
geldings, and mares. Most of the fast
est trotting and pacing this year up to
date has been done by stations,
A special cable from Sydney, N. S.
W., says that Goddard challenges J. l..
Sullivan to fight ten rounds; or to fi0-
ish, for $4,000 side. Melbourne and
Sydney Athletic clubs both offer $lO, 600
purses it the fight is arranged. The
dispatches also state that Sullivan,
champion Of New Zealand, has issued a
challenge to row any man IN the world
on the Parametta for $500 side.
The baseball tournament at Rice
Lake On Saturday and Sunday between
Rice Lake, Eau Claire and Cumberland
for $40 and the championship Of tbs
North west was won by Cumberland.
The finest game ever witnessed in the
North west was between Eau Claire and
Cumberland. The score was 3 to in
favor of Cumberland. The first game,
which was to decide the championship
of Northern Wisconsin, was played by
the two winning clubs, Rice Lake and
Cumberland; score 8 to Z in favor Of
Cumberland. The features OF the games
were K.ulycs pitching two games on
Sunday and bis all round work, Conrad
brothers work on first ana third, and
Sayre and Herman on second and short
stop. Both games were the most inter-
esting eyer played in the Northwest.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
A GENTLEMANLY DOG.
A Brand New Story About the intelii
gent Friend of Man.

gent Friend of Man.
Several well:known Philadelphia mer-
chants were comparing dog notes.
II have q little theory" said one,
''that George Eliot's philosophy Of pre-
tense--our doing and being what we
arc expected to do Or be-can be ap-
piled to dogs as we'll as men. A dog,
even more than man, will be just
what you expect him to be. Treat him
as though he were some giddy, frivo'
lous, irresponsible youngster and he
will at once be such. If you expect him
to uphold the family dignity, he'll do it.
Bully him, and he becomes a whining
coward. Cheat him, lie to him, rob him
and he'll retaliate i'll kind. a dog and
his master are always of a kind, and
whatever the dog takes his master to
be, that he'll try to be also. | remem-
Der hearing this little story, which was
said to be true: An English lady of true
cast. while visiting at a country house,
accidentally stepped on the tail of
huge nastiff- The dog at once seized
her fercely. She. in the most winning
way. said to the dog: 4 beg your par
dom He at once released her. The
whole action became both dog and
lady,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
q BACHELORS VIEWS.
The Only Way to Find Out che True Ma
ture Of Woman.

The Only Way to Find Out che True Ma
ture Of Woman.
The reason that great many men do
not marry is the fact that it is absolute
ly impossible to find out, save by ex~
pertinent, what kind OF a wife 70 girl
will make You call on a young lady at
her home, for instance; you take her to
parties, to the theater, to church, and
YOU may associate with her and her
family for year at a time without really
knowing anything about her She Is
always on dress parade when you are
around, and so are her family. Every
body wears smile and seems to think
a great deal Of every body else, and par
ticularly Of her, and for all you know
she may lie in bed till twelve o'clock
every day reading French novels, and
then come down in a wrapper and curl
papers. The only way for a man con-
templating 1natrimony to get near the
truth is to go and board with his
prospective motherin-law for q year.
He may not learn anything even then
about the character OF the young lady
with whom he is thinking OF entering
into partnership, but he will stand
much better chance Of finding out than
If he appeared in the house solely as
1,sc
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
COMMON NAMES.
Those Derived from Trades and Occupa
tions the Most Numerous.

Those Derived from Trades and Occupa.
tions the Most Numerous.
Surnames derived fro. trades and
occupations are more numerous than
that of any other class, except patronym-
ic and place names, says the St. Louis
Republic Some of them belong to ex-
Lsting trades; such are the Masons, Car
penters, Taylors, Smiths, Gardeners,
Fullers, etc. Others represent obsolete
trade ter1niaology. Among this latter
class we find the Fletchers (arrow
makers); the Arblasters, who manufac-
ture arblasts, Or cross bows, and the
fuckers, who worked in the tucking
mills, where cloth was prepared for
market. A man who bakes is called
baker, but in former times a woman
who made a business of baking was
called a bakester, hence the surname
Baxter. So, too, man who brevs is
called brewer, while a woman en-
gagged in the occupation is a brewster.
In medieval English the termination
''ster" was feminine one, and it still
survives in it's primitive significance in
spinster. A huckster was originally a
market woman, but the word has now
come to mean anybody, male or female,
who "hawk'' their goods in public
streets.
The use Of fixed family surnames
cannot be traced much further back
than the middle of the 10th century.
They first came into use in France, par
ticularly in Normandy. They were in
troduced into England at the time of
the conquest, having become quite
general at the time of the Doomsday
valuation. The number of existing sur
names in England at the present time
closely approaches forty thousand; in
the United States the number is far
greater.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
Jones as q Kicker.

st. Paul Globe: Jones, the New York
lieutenant governor. who is known as
the man "who pays the freight did Vt
perhaps, receive the consideration
that may have been polite by the lea
ders of the party, and he is now putting
himself outside the breastworks, trying
TO beguile others out. He has been q
man of some personal influence, and has
control of paper that circulates among
farmers. He wanted to be the nominee
for governor, and the party disagreed
with him On that point. His friends
were all left out of the convention. In
consequence he discovers illfavored
things md wants to defeat the ticket.
His fate will be that of most greatly
self-esteemed men whose ambitions have
met disaster and caused them to bolt.
They found themselves extremely lone
some, and the party didn't seem to know
that they were outside kicking at it,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
ST. PAUL.

McSherry & White are repairing the
old Cullen building on Third street.
When finished it will be used as the
Central Police station.
I The public schools were closed on
Tuesday and remained closed during
the week GA account Of the excessl We
heat. just think Of it. closing the
schools in Minnesota the last Of Sep
tember on account Of heat.
Among the weddings of the week
we're John T. Twoby and Katie A.
Clinton which event took place at St.
Johns church on Wednesday. On the
same day Patrick Dreamer and May
McCarter were married at st. Vlncents
church.
The Ramsey county T. A. Board met
Monday evening. a. W. Gutrldge
presented a full and very comprehen.
sive report of the financial receipts and
disbursements of tie convention fund.
st. Vincent's society challenges any
other T. a. socisty of the city to meet
in Joint debate on any historical sub.
ject. a war Of words took place be-
tween two of the members present. but
no harm was done further than to
frlghten the ladies just little.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
BENEATH THE SURFACE.
Underground Travel by tho Greatbead
SYstem.


System.
The cars are supplied with longitu-
dinal seats, lit by electricity and lux
uriously cushioned, the passengers
facing each other. The locomotive is
an electric motor, picking up it's cleo
tricity from a central rail through
which the electric current is conducted
by copper wire: and inasmuch as, for
each track, there is a separate tunnel
only a trifle larger than the train
(which fills almost the whole of the
annular space: except only at staticns),
each train acts as piston, driving out,
from station to station, the air through
which the preceding train passed. The
stations are connected with the open
air and are not more than three-quar-
ters of mile apart. Any foul air
which gathers in the tunnel is thus ex-
PEELED by each passing train. Indeed,
the air in the tunnel is of a more
equable temperature, and is kept more
constantly moved and freshened, than
the air on the surface; and frequently
on dark and murky days it has been
noticed that the air and atmosphere,
strange as it may appear, are far more
pleasant in the tunnel than on the
street surface.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
FREE LUNCH PHILOSOPHY.
why It P.ys to Set Out /. Good Free

why It Pays TO Set Out Good Free
Spread.
s"rhere are men who work the free
lunch routes you would never suspect
of meanness,'' remarked the clerk o. e
prominent Broadway hotel to New
York Herald reporter. "We've had
men at this house, occupying good
rooms, too, who never averaged fifty
cents q day in the restaurant. These
fellows will get a cup Of coffee and a
roll in the morning, perhaps, and live
on free lunches the rest of the day. In
our cafe we set out substantial lunch
hot stews, two or three kinds of cold
meats, bread, crackers and cheese, all
good-and walters are there to serve it.
It is for the patrons of the bar. A man
can go in there and buy ffteen-cent
drink and eat square meal, and that is
what some otherwise respectable gen.
tlemen do.
There are SEINE men who will break
their necks to get something for moth
ing. Sometimes, too, they'll spend fifty
cents to one dollar for drinks aud cigars
while they are eating a free lunch. They
don't want to be thought mean. There
are a good many elegant free spreads
about town, and the lunch fend need
not work the same place oftener than
once week Or fortnight. Most of
the free lunches, however, are made up
of very salty and scrappy food, with the
idea of getting up thirst Much of it
is spoiled food, too, but it goes. The
majority of free lunchers are hard
drinkers, and spend twice the money in
rum that they save on healthy food.
That is why it pays place to set out a
good free spread"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
TIE Screen of "Private" on Letters.

"A well-wisher'' has been good
enough to write all the way from India
to inform me that the circular in
which Sir George Greaves rebuked Off
GERS for travelling second-class was u
''confdential'' document, says Labou-
chere in London Truth. I really do
not see that this is very material fact.
There are cases, of course, in which,
by the unwritten laws Of society, a
''private" communication is sacred. If
@ man writes to me in my editorial ca
pacity, ''confdential'' communication,
I consider that am bound to go to the
stake rather than disclose his Identity.
But if man write a letter which may
do harm, or is intended to do harm, or
is otherwise Objectionable, do not sea
what right he has to screen himself or
the document by marking it S'private. :"