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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

New York's Russian famine fund $29,- 306
 Speaker Crisp resumed his place in the House yesterday.
 Traffic in Paris is interrupted by a terrific snowstorm.
 The President gave dinner last night to the Diplomatic Corps.
 By the laundering of a fishing boat off New Castle, Ireland, five of the crew were drowned
 Senator Sherman presented his ere dentials yesterday sand began his sixth term of office.
 President Carnot has signed the bill allotting 3,250,0 900 francs for Frances exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
 Col. J. B. Simpson, Dallas, Tex, business man, is ruissing, and it ii thought has absconded with $500, ,000
 J. Pierpont Morgan has presented tc the American Museum of National His tory, New York, the Tiffany collection o1 precious stones, worth $20, ,O00.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
4 TALE OF TWO MISERS
By Edgar Fawcett.
CHAPTER L
IcoPYRIGHT, 1so1.l

About seventy-f1ve years ago in New
 York the people who kept their private carriages could almost have been counted on the fingers of one hand.
 Hence, when old Myndherst Van Doren drove out in his cumbrous vehicle, with
 hammer-cloth and yellow wheels, peo- pie would stare and wink at one another in high diversion and dismay. Surely
 such luxury was almost without prece- dent in the peaceful and unostentatious little seaport town of 1915. But what made it all the odder and funnier was the fact that for many past years old
 Van Doren had been accounted the most miserly of men. He had wide house facing on the Battery, in which he lived entirely alone except for two old servants, a man and his wife. Van Doren had once had wife himself, but that was years back, when he had just entered the shipping business on South street, from which he had long ago brought away 8 handsome fortune. ''Two hundred thou sand dollars if a cent" old Peter Van Zandt, fellow-merchant, had declared him possessed of on his retirement, and, the enormity of such fortune thrilled at that period, all who heard of its be- ing possibly owned by any one single, man. It was still whispered that young; Mrs. Van Doren had died of broken heart, her husband having treated Ter; with sternest parsimony and neglect. He had sister, too, and she had mar ried against his will southern gentle-i man of literary tastes and precarious' income. Though Ralph Stanfeld's birth and social rank had both been ex! cellent, the brother of Martha Van, Doren had never pardoned what he chose to denounce as her gross misal- liance. He had known nothing of her; for many years. and at the time our lit tie chronicle opens he had received the card of young man who announced
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MATED BY MRS. JOCK.
A LOVE STORY, MERELY.
BY JOHN STRANGE WINTER. Copyright. 1891. by the Authors Alliance


 Mrs. Jocks tone expressed volumes. Lumley went on eagerly: But I am perfectly sure of one thing, that did not leave her house in anyway pledged to her; in fact, had every in. tention in spite of what had said, in a very bad temper to you, of asking We're again before very long. I really don't think Mrs. Hope could have given her to understand that. She must have mistaken something I said since then. Anyway, l shall get up and go down to the Fish Ponds and stop her going away"
 You will do nothing of the sort, George" Mrs. Jock cried.
 "Oh, yes, shall. You'll go with me, won't you? and dare say Jock will be good-naturcd and go, too. And then therell be Blacl1wood, who is a host in himself"
 "I won't answer for the conse- quenccs," Mrs. Jock said, in a scared tone.
 But Lumley did not mind. He made a remark in perfectly quiet and un- moved tone such as made Mrs. Jock feel more assured than anything else could have done as to his state of health, for he said: ''D-- the conse-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
HOW HE CALLED THE COW
A SuburbRnite's Ingenious Plan for Saw
 ing Steps.

Suburbanite's Ingenious Plan for Sav-
 ing Steps.
 He lives just outside the corporation limits, says the Maryland Farmer, where there are large commons on which the cows pasture. Having a large lawn, he mows the grass with an attachment to his lawn-mower which catches the grass cut. This he feeds to his cow at night, and her toothsome lunch of freshmown grass has come to be looked-for evening occurrence. The other evening friend went out to spend the night. After tea the gentle mans wife remarked to him: ''The COW has not come home yet; hadn't you better start her?" "Yes," was the answer, and then while his city friend watched to see him perform the office of cowboy he deliberately got out his lawn mower and began marching back and forth across the shaven sod, as though there was no matter of cream for the coffee next morning at stake. Did you forget what your wife said about the cow?' the friend asked presently. Forget? No; isn't she there?" He looked in the direction indicated, and there, sure enough, was Sukey with her nose over the fence. "Send boy after her2" "No, called her." 'But didn't hear you. "''Yes, you did; you've been standing right here" But you haven't said word.' But called the COW just the same, and she heard the call-the noise of the lawnmower.' And sure enough, every night when the cow hears that, she comes trottina home
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17

himself as his nephew, Alfred Stanfield., On the day that he sought to visit his uncle, Stanfeld was met by old Samuel, the servant, with a sad but firm an- nounccment that MT. Van Doren could not be seen. Then the young man had written his kinsman quite long letter in which he told of his orphanaRe, his poverty and his desire to win some sort of clerkship here in New York.
 The letter was not answered. After three weeks of waiting Stanfeld began to grind hls teeth with wrath at his uncle's heart1ess behavior and to say of that gentleman the very bitterest things.
 He said these things to a person whom he had not mentioned in his letter. That person was hls young wife, Mar tha, whom he had married just before shaking the dust of Charleston from his feet. IT. >ir union had been an elopement, and they were now living on some what slender legacy which Martha had inherited when a child. Her father and several relatives were all furious at her for having married Stanfeld. They admitted that he was gentleman, but declared that his family was broken down, and that daughter of the naughty house of Rollaston should never have chosen so ineligible a, | lord. These Rallastons were then what we call leading people in Charleston, which at that time was a town filled with fashionable pretension.
 But Martha had made her choice, and though she felt sure that it would al- ways be sneerlngly regarded by her kindred as an lmprudence alike desper- ate and unpardonable she soothed heR perturbed soul with thoughts of how she had won the husband of her maid- enly choice. Trouble now seemed low ering in gloomiest threat over the for tunes of the young pair. Before long Martha legacy would be spent to its last dollar. As it was she and Stanf1eld were living in rather inferior apartments on Catharine street. What was to be done? They had come from Charleston with the hope of ultimately and perhaps promptly winning Van Doren over. But here, as it were, the old fellow in- visibly scoffed at them, fortressed in such impregnable manner against their approaches that he might as well have been the emperor of China once and for all.
 "They told you he drove abroad in his own carnage" said Martha, one day. "If were you, Alfred, I'd just stop it and insist on spea king with him.
 Those words of his wife, as after wards remembered by Stanfeld, were fraught with queer prophetic humor. For few days after the strange occa- sion came to him of indeed stopping Mir. Van Doren's carriage.
 It all happened like a flash, GA such things are so wont to happen One morning Stanfeld was strolling on Broadway when he saw the clumsy though somewhat aristocratic convey ance of his uncle come trunneling along past Rector street. He had no idea who owned the vehicle with its cockaded driv- CT and two ponderous roans, though he had seen it several times before during previous strolls. Already, however, he had heard, as we know, that his rich uncle committed the monstrous New York extravagance of driving out in his.own coach. Then, again. the cynis
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
PARk- FRS. DANG sR.
The Appearance of the Allegheny Rive'
 Ice Gorge Alarming.

The Appearance of Ihe Allegheny Rive'
 Ice Gorge Alarming.
 PARKERs, Pa., Feb. 1.-The, Ale. gheny river is more than seventeen feet deep at Parkers' Landing bridge, and is gorged for miles above and below.
 The river at Parkers runs clear but notwithstanding the immense amount of ice that floats past, it fails to move the gorge. The ice is about two feet along the roadway of the bridge, and about twelve feet from the bridge iron.
 The river is steadily rising and the gorge is becoming more completely welded together. The present appear ance of the field of ice is alarming.
 The mayor of Parkers has teIegraphed to the government officials in Pittsburg in regard to opening the gorge if possible at Brady, in hopes of saving this place from the threatened danger. The pres ent gorge is the worst this town has ever experienced. The weather is clear and cold.
 PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. F. A large quantity of nitro-glycerine has been shipped and it will be distributed at various points along the river from Par kers to Brady's Bend to break up the ice pack.
 Nine years ago Parkers was inundated d by gorge and several houses carried down the river.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
CARVED HIS opPoNeNT.-
Two Lawyers Engage I'm a DIssracefuI Ahfay at Macon.

TWO Lawyers EngAge im a DlScraceful Afffay at Macon.
 MACON, Ga., Feb. TIA disgraceful affray took place between arthur Dasher and Hope Polhill, two young lawyers, in the ladies' parlor of the public library.
 The two young men were acting as commissioners in railroad case when a dispute arose as to some point to be recorded in the papers they were draw. tug up.
 Polhill called Dasher d scoundrel and the latter retaliated by striking Polhiil in the face. Polhill tried to respond in kind, but Dasher, who is a skillful boxer warded off his blows, at the same time opening a small pocket knife with which he proceeded to carve up his opponent.
 When the men were finally separated Poihill had an ugly gash in the top ot his head, another across his forehead, a third from his eye down to his lip and an ugly wound in his wrist.
 Dasher will probably be arrested. He says the cutting was done in self-defence.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
LoVEb 10 DREAM.
A Business Man who Sometimes Gave
 Free Rein to Fancy.

A Business Man Who Sometimes Gave
 Free Rein to Fancy.
 Blessed be they who never grow too tired or too old or too busy to dreaml Blessed be the man who never gets to be so thoroughly business man that he cannot find time to go to Italy on a magnolia bough in springtime, or to Egypt on lotus flower, says Amber in Chicago Herald. 'tI have heard 1t said that we have no mountains in this west ern country" said grizzled old mem- Der of the board of trade to me the other day. ''Why, we have rosier peaks and whiter summits than any alps, every clear night along the western horizon, and sometimes I can almost hear the winding of a hunters horn adown their far defiles." Wasn't that & beautiful fancy for an old wheat-reck- oner to keep in his heart? And do you think such 8 man will ever quite lose his passport papers to the fair country over the border? Why, my dear, half this world, what with it's money getting and it's greed of gain, won't know what to do with themselves in Heaven if Gods love ever gets them there. They will see nothing but ninety-fve per cent. specimens in the golden streets, and 8 good greenhouse speculation in the garden of paradise! Cultivate a lit tie more sentiment, indulge now and then in little romance, open the win dows of your soul to the south and let the soft breezes blow through and per fume up your rusty old heart bit; it will not harm you, and it will make you an infinitely more pleasant companion | than vou now are
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Two Killed. One Iniureh.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17.--An explosion that resulted in the death of two men and the serious injuries of one other occurred at the Baldwin locomative works. They were working in the dome of of one of the engines in course of construction tightening bolts, and were using benzine to ease them up. The quantity of benzine used was small, but the volume of gas generated was large, and when one of the three men lowered lighted lamp into the dome, an explo- sion followed. .szs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
IMPORTANT IN SPRING.
Advice What People should Take

Advice What People Should Take.
 In the Spring everybody begins to think of taxing a Spring medicine. Not only is this a very common practice but very necessary and healthful one. It is a fact which physicians ac- knowledge and people recognize generally, that a Spring tonic taken during the months of March, April and May is absolutely necessary:
 In the Spring there are great and important changes going on in the body Perfect health cannot be maintained when the nerves are weak, the sys stem clogged and the organs slug gish There will be weak, tired, lauguid and nervous condition, with sleeplcss and restless nights, tired waking in the morning, no appc- for breakf st. bad taste in the mouth dull head, biliousnesss, constipa lon and general dispirited feeling.
 For such cases as th SC be sure and use Dr Greene's Nervura the great nerve, brain and blool invigorator. It IS pronounced by every body, d ,ctors as well as the people, 70 be the hest Sping II ediclne in existence, and has taken rlnk as the greatest and most important medi- G Il discovery of modern times Under the use of this wonderful remedy, the weak, tired and ner- yous feeling disap, ears; the nerves become strong and st tady; the sleep natural and re- freshng the apnellt1 returns good digestion and regu ar action of the bowels are established, the kidneys and liver arc restored to healthy action, and the vital energies, strength and vigor of the system perfectly built up.
 This greatest of all health restorers is purely vegetable and harmless. Druggist sell 1t $l.
 g2g- Dr Greene, the successful specialist, in curing all forms of ous and chronic dis cases, 35 14th street, New York. can be con suited free, personally or by letter. Call or write to him about your case or send for symp- tom blank to ill out, and letter fully explain iEr your diseaSe giving advice, Sc, will be re- turned free.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Weather Forecast,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.---For New England and Eastern Pennsylvania Continued cold light northerly winds and clear weather warmer and fair tomorrow, and probably Friday.
 For New Jersey: Clear weather; winds be- coming variable; slightly warmer by tonight; warmer and fair tomorrow and probably Friday.
 For Western New York: Slightly warmer; generally clear or fair weather; winds becom- ing southerly; warmer and fair to- m orrow and probably Friday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Fell Into Boiling Sugar.

NEW YORK, Feb. l7.-Andreas Roth, one of the employees in Havemeyer's Sugar Refinery, Brooklyn, made mis- step and fell into vat of boiling sugar. He was ffshed out as quickly as possible,
 but not until he had been scalded in a horrible manner. His legs and arms were nearly parboiled. The unfortunate man wus attended by an ambulance sur geon and taken to St. Catherine's Hos pital. His recovery is considered doubA full.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Kearney Soldiers Home Investigation.

TRENTON, N. J., Fob. 1.-The House has rescinded the tc1nt resolution which created special committee to investigate the Soldiers Home at Kearney, and de- cided that the alleged abuses that exist at the home shall be investigated by the Joint Committee on Soldiers Home The Essex delegation opposed the resembling of the resolution, and the Hudson dele gation supported it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
JAPAN'S ELECTION.
The Campaign in the Empire Going on
 TurbuIentIy.

YOKOHAMA, Feb. 1.-The general electoral campaign for members of the Japanese Chamber of Representatives, to succeed the body recently dissolved, is in full swing. This is only the second election ever held in Japan, the first hay ing taken place under the constitution promulgated on Feb. 1 l. 1889.
 The animosity of the contpnGing parties has reached fever heat.
 Riots are of frequent occurrence. Srri- ous disturbances are reported from Saga, an important town on the islaud of kioo Si0o, and from Tosa, another important town on the island of ShiKo- ku. It is feared that the riots at tines e places have been accompanied by loss of life
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
The Champion Dreamer.

A woman in Augusta, Me-, now and then dreams that there is letter for her in the post office. If she does not receive the letter from the carrier in the morning she walks to the office and demands it, and, as rule, one is forth coming. She says that in her dreams she sees the superscription just aA clearly as if it were before her in real ity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Six Hundred Miles 2 Second.

During an exceedingly violent erup- tion in the sun, observed by astrono- mers on the 18th of last June, reasses of matter were projected into space, it is estimated, at the rate of six hundred miles second. This speed was so long continued that these masses must have escaped the attraction of the sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Swedish Lutheran Synod

NEW BRITAIN, Conn.,, Feb 1.-The New York conference of the Swedish Lu' theran Synod is in session here, with seventy-five lay and clerical delegates at tending. The delegates are from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and all the New England States. Meet ings will be held every evening this week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Not a RCDorter,

NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 11.-A well dressed 1i4an, giving the name of William Clarke, who has been staying at Molter's Hotel for three weeks past, representing him self as reporter working on the Dun ham murder case, has left, owing about three weeks board and having borrowed about S400 from various unsuspectiug persons. It has been learned that he is a shoemaker by trade.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
William Henry Smiths Fortune

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The will of the late Right Hon. William Henry Smith shows 8 personality amounting to 1, ,764, 900 pounds. This immense fortune, in addi- tion to large amount of realty, MT. Smith accumulated as partner in the publishing and news agency business of the we'll ll-known firm in the Strand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Denied the Injunction,

BosTos, Feb. 1.-The application for an injunction restraining Receiver BeaIl from taking Mir. Potter's box of private papers before the grand jury, was denied by Judge Aldrich, who, however: ordered the box to be delivered to the clerk of the court and sealed, pending the pro
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
No News of GarZa.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-No news has been received at the War Department for ten days about the Garza revolution on the Mexican border and the reports that the revolutionists had recently defeated the government troops in several engage '- ,--.: s are not credited in army circles.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Enumeration Commenced in New York.

enumeration Commenced in New York.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Eight hundred and eighty-seven enumerators have begun taking the census of this city under the act recently passed by the Legislature They are expected to complete the work before February 29.
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strength to go on any 1onger-I only wanted to get away to hide myself that was all.''
 Darling" was all that Lnmley could find to say. My darling, my love"
 THE END.I
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17

There is a medium In all things, includ ing merchant tailoring, and the suits we make to order at medium prices are al- ways in demand. You can pay almost what you please for what you wear from fancy prices down to the most insignificant amounts, but you are pretty sure to be right, if you avoid both extremes and keep in the middle of the road. A thoroughly reasonable and thoroughly reliable pur- chase is one of our $250O finely made Dress Suits. We make them in fine diag- onal, imported worsteds, and fancy che viots, and guarantee garment which our patrons cannot replace for less than $40. .0O.
 Suits to order from $15.OOup.
 Pants to order from $4O0 up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Imported Miners Returned.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Eight miners imported in violation of the alien con- tract labor law has been returned to Eng land from New York by Treasury agents
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
His Salary Wnl Be SIS, 900.

LOWELL, Mass, Feb. 17.-The Worthen Street Baptist Church has voted to call the Rev. c. F. Williams, of Philadelphia, at a salary of SIS, 900 year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
STOCK MARKET.
Uruguay 8 1-2s Established.

MoNTEv1EDo, Feb. 17.-President Obes, in opening the Chambers, stated that Uruguayan rentes had been converted into a 1-2 per cent, security in order to avert the bankruptcy of the country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-17
Work ReSumlOd,

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Feb. 17.-The strike at Blackwood colliery has been settled and work resumed. Two hundred men and boys struck against a reduction of time
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Tbe State Department Not Advised.

WASHINGTON, Feb 17.-The State De partment has not been advised of the in tention of the Prince of Wales to visi this country in May next.
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Pension Payments.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Payments on havs amounted to $s, oil ,000.
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NEW NEW YORK MARKET.
BONDS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1e.-Money on call easy at 11A and per cent.
The morning call., 1892-01-25
COURSING AT NEWARK.
Summary of Yesterdays sport kathle e
Takes First Prize.

Summary of Yesterdays Sport-kathleen
Takes First Prize.
following is summary Of the c0ursing at
Newark yesterday:
First Eound-J oseph DOwniDg's Queen of
the Valley beat I. +. Brady5 Tom Moore,
Z. J. Cronin's Kathleen beat P. Hogan's
Havock, 2. Brophy's Lady DOnough beat
w. CreameI's Blue Jacket. Joseph Down.
ing's Ironclad beat j. j. Edmond's Ptppin,
Joseph Downing's Chief of the Valley beat
NJ. Tiernan's Glenfarron. B. Dougherty's
Daisy beat j. Leinahan's Lookout, NJ. Tier
mans Catherine Hayes beat Ii. McInner-
ney's Peanut i. Garvey's Limerick Lass
beat j. O'Shea'S Parlor Maid Jr., Thomas
Fiynn's Governor beat a. T. Mordaunts
Rags, II. c. loves Prince Rupert beat b.
DOugherly's LackaWanna, COOney and No
lan's Queen Bess beat II. McInnerney's
Juno, COoney and NOlan's DashaWay beat
Thomas c. O'Shea's Dark Rebel.
Second TOund--kathieen beat Queen of
the Valley, lr0nclad beat Lady DUnough,
Daisy beat Chief of the Valley, Catherine
Hayes beat Limerick Lass, Queen BeSs
beat Governor, Prince Rupert beat Dash
away.
Third round-Kathleen beat Ironclad,
Daisy beat Catherine Hayes, Queen Bess
beat Prince Rupert.
Fourth round - Kathleen beat Daisy,
Queen Bess ran bye.
Final - f. j. Cronin's Kathleen beat
Cooney 81 Nolan'S Queen BeSs aud won the
stake. 500. Queen Bes5 took S25, Daisy SIS.
and Prince Rupert, IToncIad ana Catherine
Hayes $40 each