Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-05
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 EXTRA precautions against fire have been taken in all factories since the West brass mill was destroyed, a few | weeks ago. At Benedict & Burnham's | it is now a breach of the rules to use matches in lighGing the gas. Candles are used for that purpose, so that there is less danger than formerly from fire caused by the careless dropping of lighted matches. Another rule at Ben edict's, and one against which many protest has been made 'sub rosa" is in regard to smoking. Until recently the men were allowed to smoke their CT. D's" on the premises during the noon hour and at other times. A new rule denles the employees this privilege, and anyone discovered violating it will re- ceive an immediate discharge.
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 "WHAT is this trap rock, anyway, or where does it get it's name," was a ques- tion heard asked the other day. The reply was unsatisfactory, so I took the trouble to consult the authorities at hand. Webster says: "Trap. A heavy, igneous rock ,:.of greenish black or gray ish color, consisting of an intimate mix ture of feldspar and hornblende or py- roxene. When consisting of horn- blende and albitic feldspar, it is called WIlCu OL pyLOAShO dAlN AuOA uNaO
 itic feldspar, dolerite; when, in the latter, chrysolite is present, basalt; when containing nodules disseminated
 through the rock, amygdaloid. It is
 also called greensboro" Worcester ex-
 plains: "Trap is a general term applied } to various feldsparic, igneous rocks , characterized by the presence, ln larger , proportions, of hornblende and angite,
 together with silicate of protoXide of l rhlnrifo Thov OronnFallU netic qualities, due to protoxide of iron and occasionally to particles of metallic iron" That's all. The road board will
 give further information on demand.
 A GOOD story IS told about one of the @ members of the board of education
 This gentleman chanced to call wit!: [ party of friends at a cafe on Banl
 street, last Saturday night. He noticed 7, a key on the floor and picking it up a looked it over and passed it to thu # waiter with the remark that somebody V had lost a key. Early Sunday morning a awakened from a sound sleep by louc rapping on his front door. He dressed = hurriedly and found the son of hi a guest of the night before waiting out e side. Papa sent me to get the key h
 found here last night" said the boy f The proprietor hunted up the key l. Did your papa lose it." he asked if "Yes, it is his night key" said ihe lad st "How did he get in," queried the pro h prietor. "Oh," said the boy, i've d st sleep up stairs. Papa knocked on tn ,S door for an hour. He could het n
 answer so he climbed in the celia m window and down through the cos ,e bin." MT Grelle settled the affair h treating the boys.
 ," THERE Is work for Detective Egal 'h The policy dealers are growing boldt y and make no ''bones'' of the fact ths
 they are working Waterbury for all of is worth. There is a city ordinant B. against the game and 1t should be el
 forced, no matter what the cost. Thel ce is no gambling game to which such IT, curse is attached as policy. It can od played for any amount from one eel
 up, and numbers as it's victims me ic whose families are suffering for tl
 necessaries of life. It is fascinatir c. game, but there is no money in it f. an the player. Everything, comparative
 speaking, goes into the capacious ma n- of the dealer,