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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
A REMARKABLE MAN.
Ferdinand ta Lesseps, the Famous
Canal Gutter.
The Great Engineer stiIl Living at tho
Age OF Nearly ElShty-seve ven Years
How He has Been Honored
at Home and Abroad.

Ferdinand de Lcsseps is best known
to the world through his great engineer
ing work of cutting the Suez canal. He
is q vicomte, and belongs to the old
French aristocracy, bEt the nristocrat
Is overshadowed by the engineer and he
has never been called by his title. He
was born ut Versailles in 1905 and was
educated ut the Eco1e Polytechnique,
but in early life went into the diplo-
matte service. He was French consul
at various places In Portugal, Spain
and the east, and 1t was while acting in
this capacity that he conceived the idea
of cutting canal that would connect
the Mediterranean with the Red sea
and thus obviate the necessity of the
long voyage around the Cape Of Good
Hope in going to southern Asia or Aus
tralia from Europe. The diplomatic
difficulties in the way were fully as
great as the engineering ones and NJ.
de Lesseps showed great skill in over
coming them.
The waters Of the Mediterranean
mingled with those Of the Red sea in
the Bitter lakes on August Is, 1869, an
event which was commemorated by
grand fetes at Suez, and on November
IT, 1869, the canal was formally opened
at Port Said amid q series of festivities
participated in by the empress Of the
French, the emperor of Austria, the
crown prince Of Prussia Cthe late EN-
peror Frederick Of Germany, Prince
william Of Orange (stnee deceased),
the English and Russian ambassadors
at Constantinople, and a large mum Der
of English and continental merchants
and journalists. A grand professional
feet composed Of forty vessels then set
out from Port Said in the direction Of
,Ismailta.
A few days after the Inauguration, NJ.
de Lesseps. having seen the accomplish
ment of his great scheme, turned his
thoughts towards the joys Of home, and
| married Nile. Autard de Bragard, very
young Creole Of English extraction, and
by whom he has large family. In
| February, 1870, the Paris Societe de
Geographic awarded the Empress new
prize Of ten thousand francs to NJ. de
Lesseps, who gave the money as con-
tribution to the society's projected ex-
petition to equatorial Africa On No
vember 10, 1869, he was appointed to
the rank of the grand cross Of the Le-
gion of Honor, and in December Of the
same year he received the Gordon Of the
Italian order of st. Maurice, while on
August 10, 1870, her majesty Queen Vic
toria nominated him an honorary knight
| grand commander of the order Of the
Star of India. The honor and freedom
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
Stopping Leak.

81 do not know If one way Of stop.
ping leak in a saucepan Is generally
known" says young housekeeper.
'but It struck me as original, and It Is
certainly very simple and eficacious.
I went into the kitchen the other day
and saw that my cook, who is French,
had something simmering on the fire.
As she was pouring It out, I saw q
white rag at the bottom Of the sauce.
pan. What is that, Pauline?" said.
ooh, did madame never see that way
of mending a hole4" she explained.
But see, it is Fery simple" and she
pulled out the little piece of linen and
showed me quite large hole in the
agate pan. 81 put the corner of bit
of linen through So" she went on, land
then I pull it until the fullness is
damned very tight; then with knife
cut it off on each side and it holds
perfectly" But I should think il
would burn said. ''It never does"
said Pauline, but don't know why
perhaps because it remains wet-voilar'
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
THg ELgVENTn oENsus.
IL w-p Require 100000 60 COmPlete
the Works

the W0r<s
WASHINGTON, March "a -Messrs. Tom
ner and Evans, the committee recently
appointed by Secretary Tracy to make an
Investigation Of the Census Bureau, have
completed their report. It is understood
that the committee find that it will re-
quire 1900, 900 to complete the work Of
the eleventh census, including the $3.50, :
700 lately appropriated by Congress.
They recommend that the finance and
appointment divisions be discontinued,
aud that the 'ork be transferred to the
Interior Department proper, also that a
large part Of the census working force
be concentrated upon the manufacturer
division, which the committee believes
Is now the most important branch of the
census uncompleted.
Secretary Noble sent the report to
superintendent Porter, with a request
that he express his views upon the
recommendations OF the committee. He
also directed the SuperintendenC's atten
ton to his (the Superintendent last
annual report, in which he stated that
in his opinion 81, 600, OJ0 would be sufi-
Gent to complete the entire work.
Superintendent Porter, In reply to the
Secretary, commended the report and
expressed his approval of the recommen-
datlon that the two divisions be abol-
tShed, and said that the data now in
hand would prove of great service to him
in the future management of his work.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
A Rored Little Princess.

A sad little story is told Of Princess
Wilhelmine of Holland, when she was
about six or seven, which proves that
the life of a prospective queen is not
quite bed of roses. Once when seated
at play with three of her dolls, one OF
the wax babies m1sbehaved itself and
the little princess held up a warning
finger, saying sternly: "If you are SO
naughty shall make you into a
princess, and then you won't have any
other little children to play with, and
you'll always have to throw kisses with
your hand whenever you go out driving.
Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
TOO Miles Above the Earth.

If it were possible to rise above the
atmosphere which surrounds the earth,
the sun would look like sharply de-
fined ball of fire, while everything else
would be wrapped in total darkness.
There could be no difference of light
without an atmosphere or some similar
medium for the SUMS rays to act upon.
But, on the contrary, if the earth's at
mosphere extended to a height of 700
miles, the suns heat and rays could
never penetrate it, and we would
freeze to death while wrapped in dark
ness blaclxcr than the BLACKLIST mid
night.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24

ee1vo1 and forget that they were young
and lonesome and fooliah. Kind, Thought
full Berkeley No wonder the silly little
heart beside him huttered joyonsly, and
the shy blue eyes were raised to his
grave, handsome face with full measure
Of content.
And SO the hours sped, golden footed,
silver footed; and the pipers piped, and
the men and maidens danced and the
elders gossiped. drank champagne and
reveled In the heshpots, yawning sur
reptitiously behind fans and handker-
chiefs as the evening waned.
Pocahontas, reused from o dream of
enjoyment by Roy's mandate, sped light
ly up stairs to the dressing room and ar
rayed herself hastily In her mufaings.
At the stairway Thorne Joined her. and
as her foot touched the lowest step he
took her unresisting hand and raised It
to his lips, murmuring softly, "a happy
New Year to you-my darlingI my
queenT'
Then good night to host and hostess, a
swift, impulsive kiss to Blanche, and
Berkeley put her into the carriage: Roy
frightened the reins and they drove rap
idly away in the chill gray Of the Janu-
airy dawn. The ball was over; the new
year begun.
Thorne, standing by the steps watch
ing the receding carriage noticed the
bouquet Of half faded jasmine blossoms
which had slipped unheeded from the
girls hand and lay neglected and forgot
ten on the frozen ground. The impulse
came to him to raise them tenderly be-
cause her hands had touched them, and
then the thought of who had given them
arose and struck down the impulse. He
set his heel upon them.
For him also the new year had begun.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
GOODMAN ACQUITTED.
Sensational Scenes in the Court Room a
Baltimore

Sensational Scenes in the Court Room at
Baltimore
BALTIMORE, March "a - Charles G.
Goodman, the ward politician and ex-
Harbor Master of Washington, D. c.,
who has been on trial here fo- several
days past for the murder Of John 4.
Duncan two months ago, was acquitted
Last evening.
It was shown during the triad that
Duncan had bounded Goodman for
years and made threats against his 1ife
on account of an old grudge.
Two sensations were created in the
court yesterday. Goodman, on the wit
ness stand, stated that he had been In
dicted several times for assault, but that
he had always been freed without trial
by States Attorney Kerr and other we'll
known gentlemen.
The second was caused by the scathing
manner in which Ex-Governor Whyte, for
the defense, arraigned Deputy States
Attorney Campbell for quoting false tes-
timony in his concluding argument.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
No Dlmculty Experienced.

BUFFALO, N. Y, March A.-D. H. Nc
MILAN, attorney for the New York Cen
trail road, denies that there is any truth
in the rumor that the road was ex-
periencing difficulty in obtaining title to
the land near the village of Depew. He
also denied that the Central would
locate its new shop in more convenient
neiRhborhood.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
Murderer 1ios Reseuteuosd.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, March 24.-Joseph
L. Tice, the wife murderer, was brought
from Auburn yesterday and taken be-
fore Justice Adams for resentence. The
Judge fixed the the time Of execution
within the week commencing May 10.
Tice took his sentence very coolly, but
remarked that he didn' think that he
had had justice.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
Miners Bodies Recovered.

DUNBAR, Pa, March PA report that
the bodies of twenty-five of the thirty
one miners entombed in the Hill Farm
on June 16, 1890, had been recovered has
been denied by the mine officials. It is
claimed that the bodies have really been
found, but that the officials do not want
it known until all are recovered. 1t is
further stated that the bodies are I'M
recognizable and can only be identified
by the clothing. The excitement is
intRnSA
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24

Members of the Farmers alliance
of Kosciusko county, Ind, ut a recent
meeting in Warsaw, decided to assess
themselves'weeklyto provide fund to
defray their expenses for visit to the
Worlds fair. About 400 farmers and
their wives will compose the visiting
party.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
Tho DeoIsIon Affirmed.

LONDON, March 24-The Court of APP
peals has confirmed the decision of Just
ice Jeune in the suit of Capt. Armstrong
for divorce, with the Duke of Orleans as
correspondent, by which Justice Jeune
refused to direct the examination of
witnesses in the case in proceedings in
stituted in Vienna, where, it is alleged,
the Duke of Orleans and Mrs. Armstrong,
otherwise known as Madame Melba,
lived for some timeNon intimate terms
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
lCrusade Arslnst Cigarette..

KINGSTON, N. Y, March "a. - Miss
Lansing, a teacher in the institute at
Warwick, Orange county, has created
quite stir there by publicly announc-
ing that unless the practice of selling
cigarettes to minors is stopped in that
village she will prosecute the offenders
to the full extent of the law. Other
ladies have associated themselves with
Miss Lansing in the movement.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24

Father-Everything say to you goes
in at one ear and out at the other.
Little Son (thoughtfully)-Is that
what little boys has two ears for. pa.
pa?-Good News.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24
He Was Conscientious.

Editor-You say you wish this poem
80 appear in my paper anonymously?
Would-Be Contributor-Yes; don't
want any name to it.
"Then / can't publish it."
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-24

because l am conscientious about
this matter. I don't want an unjust
suspicion to fall upon some innocent
person. Texas SiftinRs.
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Shaping the Ears.

The day for the ear that stands at
right angles to the head is over.
There's been o clever little arrangement
patented for correcting the tendency
some babies ears have to stand out. It
is a close.fitting cap made of white tape
that holds the ears close to the head and
ties under the chin. It is really merely
the framework of cap, and so is. iess
troublesome and less heating than a mus
lin cap would be, and can be worn day
and night. There are few less pardonable
disfgurements than outbranching ears,
and they ale less often the result of
natural tendency than of the careless
handling of baby.
Few mothers and fewer nurses notice
when they lay baby down whether the
soft little car is crumplcd under or lying
close back to the head, and they rarely
take the trouble when they hold baby
to see that its ears are in the natural
position, but will hold it for the longest
time with the head pressed against their
bosom, and the ear turned forward in.
stead of back. GAS the twig is bent
the tree is inclined" applies with as
much force to the physical as to the
moral growth Of a child. Babies, when
nursed constantly by one person, often
suffer seriously from being always car
ried on the same arm and in the same po-
sition. Washington Post.
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CHAPTER ~.
A BALD LOVER

And so," Giles Ellis said, musingly,
Martin Lee has returned. Art quite
sure this is true?" he asked his cousin.
Now, this cousin was the neighbor with
whom Ann Bigger's sister shared her
secret before the day was over. 1t was
now evening, and Giles had called to see
his cousins husband upon business
matter. Strange" continued Giles,
that John Lee has not made his BROTH
er's return known. He is not man to
keep secrets"
They may have good reason to be
silent. have always heard Martin Lee
was of headstrong nature"
And 80 is John Lee, as all we'll know.
He was never known to turn, once his
foot was we'll set on the road. But your
meaning
Ought to be plain to a man. as keen
witted as Giles Ellis"
DO you think Martin Lee is not well
come visitor-that it is as well he keeps
indoors? Is that not it,"
God preserve us!" his cousin ex-
claimed. you take the words out OF my
mouth"
There is no mistake ke-Martin Lee you
are sure has returned?'
NAY, I said not So"
And then Giles Ellis cousin told him
how the news came to her-if she added
to it she was. az most people are. uncon-
It. Upon nearing THIS GILES
Ellis smiled, but it was not the smile
which made people think they wronged
him when they suspected man with
such keen black eyes, SO closely set in
his head; for his was, ut best, sinister
face.
This is worth pondering over" he said
to himself when he was alone.
He was walking toward John Lees
house rapidly, when sound attracted his
attention. He had quick ear and eye.
There was light enough to see the lamb
that was crossing field near him. Giles
Ellis looked savagely at the lamb, then,
casting swift glance around him, ran
toward it. As he ran he produced keen
bladed knife. The lamb avoided him
It ran into q corner, but Giles grasped it
and drew it toward him, saying between
his set teeth:
Now, then, John Winslow, this, too,
will show thee what I can do to repay
the man who bears witness against me. |"
His teeth cleaned. The smile on Giles
Ellis face was sardonic as he turned the
lambs face up to him roughly and held
its neck over his left knee while he
slashed it's throat. The lamb straighten ed
its legs out as the blood spurted from the
great wound.
Giles Ellis rose, and. looking down at
the dying animal, said: And had I o
score here would serve them the same
way as did thy fine horse, Master Wins
low. Blame that, too, on the witches, y
he added, scornfully, as he thrust the
knife-blade into the soft earth repeat
edly. Then wiping it carefully on the
grass. he replaced it in his pocket and re-
turned to the path. He was walking
away from the field where the lamb lay,
when be paused suddenly, stood still, and
listened. Then he vented terrible oath,
darted to a clump of underground, and
there, in q depression in the earth, be-
held man crouching.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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In the Chinese bazar are hundreds of
small shops, in which miscellaneous
store of hardware and dry goods are to
be bought wonderfully cheap. The
shop keeper is smiling and polite, and
will show you his ware, no matter
whether you purchase of him or not, and
be does rot seem to mind if you buy
nothing. In the interior the Chinese
grow vegetables, gambler and pepper.
Their small clearings are to be seen every
where in the jungle. Their greatest
enemy is the tiger, who, when he feels
hungry, will make an occasional raid on
the heather Chinese and take him home
for his supper. At telling jungle the
Chinese are experts. Their neighbors,
Malays. look at them working with q
satirical smile, and regard them, as do
other races, with utter contempt.
The Tamils from Southern India form
O. numerous body of Mohommedans, and
with the Arabs are petty merchants and
shopkeepera. In dealing with tourists
the Tamil always asks twice as much for
an article as he is willing to take, and in
driving you about the town he is certain
to ask double the right fare, and if not
paid it insults you in his own dialect.
he IS an Objectionable man, and is often
very annoying to a stranger. The best
remedy in such cases is to give him IN
charge of a Malay policeman. Planters
who are accustomed to this race OF
natives generally take the law into their
own hands and administer to them a
sound thrashing when they are insolent.
The Javanese are largely employed as
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woman if the wltcnes are at nand.
There! I must be going-master will
miss me-"
aSay not a word of this, Ezra-we will
speak of it again." said Ann Bigger, as
she hastened into the house.
When they separated Ann Bigger could
scarcely restrain the inclination to run to
her sister, who lived near by, to inform
her of the mysterious quarrel she had
overheard It was later IN the day when
she availed herself of the first opportu-
nifty to visit her married sister, and re-
tailed all, and much more than she had
heard.
The air Of New England at that time
was full of strange rumors. The evil
one, II was saio, was lying IN walt In ev-
cry imaginable shape, ready to pounce
upon weak humanity. When Ann Big
gers sister listened to the story Ann re-
lated, she instantly assumed Martin Lee
had incurred the ill-will and fear of his
brother by making compact with the
devil.
1T is all plain to me, Ann. This Mar
tin Lee we have heard of has come back
with the devils art, and has cast spell
on Dorothea and her daughter. John
Lee will see his brother burned for the
good of his fellows rather than bear him
near"
Il never thought it could be like that.
An that be so-why, I'll not tarry in the
house longer lest I be bewitched like my
.Tush! Have you no fear. Say your
prayers three times day. If you eat a
crust when you get up, or before you 60
out"
"A crust! I'll eat half loaf It it will
keep the evil one off," ..
There are many ways OF spiting
witches besides having clear conscience,
else there'd be none free from them. But
you are sure Martin Lee has returned3"
"As good as sure-Ezra Easily agree
with me. He heard all, and he says.
@Then come to me tomorrow, and
keep your ears and eyes open. Well see
what is at the bottom of this.
When Ann Bigger's sister was alone
she did not permit much time to elapse
before she shared her secret with
neighbor, $1,000,
And this was the way the trouble began
that imperiled the lives Of the Lees.
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Breaking on the Wheel.

Breaking on the wheel was mode Of
capital punishment, said to have been
first employed in Germany, according to-
some writers on the murderers OF Leo-a
pold, Duke of Austria, in the fourteenth
century. According to the German
method of this execution, the criminal
was laid on cart-wheel with his arms !
and legs extended, and his limbs in that
posture fractured with an iron bar. But;
in France, where it was restricted to-
cases Of assassination, or other murders
of an atrocious description, highway
robbery, parricide and other great
crimes, the criminal was laid on frame
of wood in the form of St. Andrews!
cross, with grooves cut transversely in it
above and below the knees and elbows;
and the executioner struck eight blows;
with an iron bar, so as to break thei
limbs in those places, sometimes fnishini
the criminal by two or three blows
the chest or stomach; thence called COZ
de grace. He was then unbound
laid On small carriage. wheel, with q;
face upward and his arms and legS
doubled under him; there to expire, ~
still alive. Sometimes the executloHer
was directed to strangle the criminal,
either before the first, or after one, two
or three blows. This punishment was
abolished in France at the Revolution;
but it was still 1esorted to in Germany
as the punishment for parricide as late as
1927, near Gottingen. The assassin of
the Bishop of Ermeland in Prussia, in ]
1S41, was sentenced to the wheel-5
Yankee Blade.
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p,..1i


to south. It is situated between Asia
and Australia, and consists of number
of large and small islands located almost
on the EQUATOR. Three of these islands
are larger than Great Britain, and one Of
them-Borneo-is larger than the whole
of the British Isles put together. This
region enjoys climate more uniform
and hotter than any other part of the
globe, and all kinds of tropical fruits and
flowers are found in it. It also teens
with animal life, including the man-eat-
ing tiger, elephant, ourang-outang, etc.
It is inhabited by an interesting race OF
mankind, the Malay. This peculiar and
at one time warlike race is found nowhere
else except in these regions. Hence the
name Malay Archipelago.
Few places are of greater interest
to the traveller than Singapore, the capi-
tai of the Straits Settlements and the chief
port of Decentralization for all ports of the
Malay peninsula and islands.of the Archi-
pelaco. Here is found a variety OF
Eastern races and as many different
modes of life as In any town of its size
in the world. Malays, Javanese, Tamils
"a race of natives from the south of
India-Arabs, Parsees, Portuguese, Bur-
ehers, Hindoos. Chinese, natives of Gel
bes, Borneo, Bali, as we'll as other races
are to be seen daily in the streets.
The Government is English, as well as
the merchant community, but the greater
portion of the population consists OF
Malays, Tamils and Chinese. Chinese
are to be seen everywhere, from the rich
merchant down to the poorer laborers,
miners and agriculturista. The wealthy
Chinese merchant is to be seen every
evening driving along the bund in his
carriage, looking sleek, fat and dirty.
He lolls back in the cushions, enjoying
the seabreezea, with his long tail tipped
with red silk and reaching nearly down
to his heels. His coachman is attired In
the most gorgeous livery. Altogether
he has very grand turnout, and loves
to show himself off.