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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-14

Speaking of Duluth Democratic poll
tics 1t may not be ainiss to say that ITO
other county in the state possesses Il
Democratic organization that can be
compared with that in tile Zenith City
Each ward and precinct has been care
fully and accurately polIed. and there
are ward and district committees and
workers almost withoutend These men
are not looking for Offices. They are Dem
ocrats from principle. aud want to do
all in their power 10 promote the success
of the party. At the state election two
years ago Judge Wilson carried Duluth,
a thing up to that time unheard of.
Those Democrats from the state at
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-14

In New York grease paint has been Off
cially declared to be dangerous to the healt h
of actors and its use prohibited at one place
of amusement in the city. Still, az first
class olter of the human system grease paint
is yet several laps behind red pant"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-14

The Kaffirs, with ouly thirteen paradises
have more than double that number of hells
Judging from the looks of the average dime
museum Kaffir. they need more of the latter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24

to the congressman, scientists and lit
terateurs who make Washington their
headquarters. I called on Mr.. Spofford
yesterday and asked him to tell me the
extent of the library and give me the
condition of the copyright bill. He
talks most Interestingly, and the revised
result of his conversation is the follow
ing. He said:
1--WE have now in the national library
very nearly seven hundred thousand
bound volumes and two hundred thou
sand pamphlets. This is an immense
amount of literary matter, and we now
rank as the sixth great library in the
world. The five greater ones are the
national library of France at Paris, the
British museum library at London, the
royal library of Germany at Berlin, the
imperial library of Russia at st. Peters
burg. The Paris library is the largest,
containing two and a quarter million
volumes. The British museum library
ranks second, with one and half mil
lion volumes.
These foreign libraries are much
older than ours. The library of con-
gress had a small beginning in the year
1900, when an appropriation Of three
thousand dollars was made to purchase
books for the use of congress. The
selections were limited to such works
as were needed 1Sy the members for
reference. AS a people we were then
almost unknown in literature. There
was evidently no thought of giving to
the library its present wide scope. Ad-
ditions were made from time to time
and the library gradually assumed q
more extended range.
Besides copies of all books copy
righted and published in the United
States, the library contains probably
200, 900 foreign books which are pro-
cured by both purchase and exchange.
About three-fourths of the whole num-
Dor are of American and English issue.
The remaining fourth represents all
civilized nations of the world, with
France and Germany in the lead. There
are books in all the languages of Eu-
rope, and a limited number from Asia
and other countries. Any foreigner
visiting Washington and wishing to con-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24

suit books in his mother tongue may
find them here
''Does the library grow much from
year to year?"
1.-THE yearly increase of books in the
library is from Is, 600 to 20, 900. In the
actual number of volumes the increase
is 10000 to $4,000 greater, as the copy
right law requires the filing .of two
copies of each publication. One copy
is placed in the library and the other is
deposited in the copyright archives.
From 5000 to 5000 volumes, chiefly for
eign, are added by purchase each year,
and as many more by donation and de-
posit."
Tell me something about copy
rights"
1.-THE first copyright law" replied
Mr.. Spofford, ''in the United States
was passed in 1890. There are books
on our shelves bearing that date. In
these later days of making books there
is no end,' but at that time the copy
right business was not hundredth
IttrC OF what 1t Is nov iIu',L $50 -.
number of entries for copyright was
36,225. OF these there were: Books,
IA, 1888: periodicals lin round numbers),
1000; musical and dramatic compo-
sitions, 1900; photographs, 1000; en-
cravings and chromos. 1000. The re-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
A HUSBANDS SACRIFICE.
Homer r. Baldwin VIII Give His Skin ia
Save His Wife's Life.

Homer r. Baldwin VIII Give His Skin to
Save His Wife's Life.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Homer R. Bald
win, whose wife was frightfully injured
in the New York Central Railroad COLI
about to undergo a painful operation
that his wife may be relieved from the
agony she suffers.
Before the accident Mrs. Baldwin was
a youthful and handsome woman, but
how she lies in the Getty House at
Yonkers crippled and frightfully disfig-
ured. Her left arm has been amputa ted
just above the wrist; the bones of the
right hand protrude through the flesh;
both ears are gone and her head, from
the eyes to the base of the skull, is raw
and blistered. Her right hand will have
to be amputated, and it is probable that
another operation will have to be per-
formed ON her left arm.
Mrs. Baldwin, by a miracle, saved her
sight, but an operation will have to be
performed to restore her eyelids to
proper condition. On her head the hair
for q space of several inches in circum-
ference has been burned away, and the
skull, scorched and chalky in appear
ance, is laid bare to the sight.
The upper layer Of bone is dead and
will have to be scraped away, and on the
inner layer a new integument will be
grated.
The skin for this purpose will he taken
from Mr.. Baldwin's arms. DR.. Schopen,
who has attended Mrs. Baldwin since the
accident, will perform the operation.
The only nervousness that Mr.. Baldwin
feels about the operation is that his wife
will not survive. If she does it will be
due to his bravery aud love.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
Terrorized by Italians.

NEW YORK, Feb 24-The little village
of Avondale, N. j., four miles from
Newark, on the Newark branch Of the
Erie Railroad, is being terrorized by
Italians. Scarcely a night passes that
some depreciation is not committed, and
are employed in the brownstone quarries
Of AvondaIe. It has become dangerous
for persons to be out of their houses
after nightfall. AS the township officials
have taken no action toward bringing
the Italians under subjugation, the citi-
zens propose to form a law and order
society and try to suppress the evil.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
AMERICAN BRAIN.
A. r. spoford Discusses Our Ma
tional Library.
All ABOUT the New Library Buildin 8
which Is to Cost 5000, OOO-Tt E'
VIII Soon Contain the Largest
Library In the World.
[coPYR1GHT, 1892. ]

The great American brain is the
most active brain in the world. The
gray matter which lines our Uranium
seems to grow in power from year TO
year, and there are almost as many lit
erary inventions as there are mechan-
ical ones. We are fast becoming book
ish nation, as well as working one,
and the day will come when our ma
tional library of congress will surpass
in size any of the other great libraries
of the world. We have one of the finest
librarians of the world in Hon. Aims
worth R. Spofford, who for quarter
of a century hos been dealing out books
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
Killed HlMsgLr FoR 4 MAN.
Sensational Suicide Of baltimore Doctor
I'm a.. In1ffs.


ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 4A.-Dr. Charles T..
Breedlove, Of Baltimore, Nd, committed
suicide in his room at Hurst's Hotel at 9
o'clock in the morning, by firing q bullet
from a 30 calibre revolver into his
brain.
In the same room, and not ten feet
from DR.. Breedlove, stood Isaac Judson,
teacher in the High School of st. Louis,
the man for whose love he committed
the terrible deed. Breedlove reached
this city last Monday, and was to leave
during the day in company with Mr..
Judson, but missed the train.
Judson returned to Breedlove's room
and found letter lying on the dressing
table addressed to himself. He was in
the act of reading it when he was star
tied by the report of a revolver and,
looking up, saw Breedlove falling to the
floor with the smoking revolver clutched
in his right hand. He died almost
instantly.
The letter, which was addressed to
Judson, reveals peculiar case of un-
natural love between men. 1t is endear-
ing in tone and suggestive in character,
and refers to sinful actions on the part
of the suicide and Judson.
He speaks Of his love as being beyond
his control, and says he finds it impossi-
BILE to live without Judson, and rather
than be separated from him he ends his
life.
Breedlove was a practicing physician
in Baltimore, and his parents live at
Fort Smith, Ark.
At the instance of friends the body
was removed from the morgue and will
be shipped to Fort Smith for burial.
"A locket suspended from the suicides
neck contained picture Of Mr.. Judson.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24

model of the wreck, land that" he
added, indicating the fragment of min
iature caboose, sis where he died"
l looked at my watch.
Come" said 1, ''you shall tell me the
story of jackson whilst we sit here and
smoke our pipes and survey your clever
piece of carpentry. There's no hurry"
and so saying l seated myself and he
alongside of me, slowly extracting a
brass tobacco box out of his breeches
pocket as he did so.
WELL" he began, with sort of crop
ing look around the summer arbor, and
then bringing his eyes to bear in a
squint of earnest memory upon his
obelisk, this was how it fell out. /
was able seaman aboard little bark,
and we were bound for the River
Thames from Porto Allegro. We fell
in with a deal of bad weather which
drove us well to the BASTARD, and then
for three weeks we were stagnated
with Gains, so that putting the fine
weather along with the bad, we
reckoned that the vessel had lost her
luck, and that meier a man of our little
company was to consider it well with
us till we were in situation to pick up
our bundles and step over the side on to
good English doclxyard soil. 1t is sup
posed that there are no superstitions now
going at sea. You know better than
that, sir, Any man with that notion in
his head should have been aboard Of us.
The captain himself came forward one
day and nailed horseshoe to the
mast. remember being weak enough
myself to lament that there wasn't a
Finn amongst us, 50 that we might
have been able to say: It's you, mate,
that's the cause of these here calms and
contrary gales, and then have looked
] bump With nothing to eat until be
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
weather Forecast.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.---For New EnGlands
Fair weather; northeasterly winds; brisk along
the southern coast; fair tomorrow.
For Eastern New York: Brisk northeasterly
winds; clear weather; fair tomorrow.
For Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey;
Slightly warmer in the interior; winds gener-
ally northeasterly; fair weather; warmer and
fair tomorrow, and probably Friday.
For Western New York and Western Penn
sylvania: Generally fair weather and easterly
Winds slightly warmer tonight with fai1
weather tomorrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24

There is 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
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 $500 finely made
Dress Suits. We make them in fine dag
onal, imported worsteds, and fancy che
viots, and guarantee garment which our
patrons cannot replace for less than $4,000.
Suits to order from $15OOup.
Pants to order from $500 up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
Now Jersex,s Fair Appropriation.

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 24.-The lower
branch of the Legislature has passed the
bill appropriating $4,000 more for the
States exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
There was no debate. This makes
$40, 600 in all for the New Jersey exhibit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
WaterburYFirHAlaTm

LOCATION OF BOXES.
4-Corner Willow and West Main streets
6-Exchange Place.
12-Rogers & Bro.
14-East Main street and Wolcott road.
15-Corner Cherry and East Main.
21-Horse car railroad stables (private.)
23-Iron bridge, West Main.
M-Waterbury Brass Co priv -Ce.)
25-Corney johnson and Waterville.
26-Corner Prospect and Grove.
27-Junction North Main, Grove anu
North Elm.
Waterbury Manufacturing Co (private
S2-Corner Washington and South Main
34-Waterbury Buckle Co (private.)
S5-Benedict & Burnham Co (private.)
36-Waterbury Watch Co (pri7ate.)
S8-Corner of Grand and South Main
42-Corner of Union and Franklin.
43-Scovin Manufacturing Co (private.)
45-Corner Clay and Mill.
46-No Hose house, Baldwin street
47-Corner Dublin and Doolittle alley
S12-Corner Meadow and Bank.
314-Corner Meadow and Cedar.
|821-Plume & Atwood Co (private.)
823-Holmes, Booth & Haydens (private.l
824-No4 Hose house, Brooklyn.
|313-Randolph & Cloves.
SIGNALS.
One stroke 10 NJ.
One stroke calls the superintendent of
fire alarm telegraph to the City hall.
Two single strokes, fire out or fire under
control, used as q recall.
Ten strokes Quick will indicate gen.
eral alarm.
Fifteen strokes quick and repeat calls
out the militia.
INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY HOLDERS.
Be particular and remain at the box and
direct the 6remen to the fire.
Do not pull the hook if the frebell OF
small bell in the box is striking, as that
indicates an alarm has already been given
Be particular to remain ct the box until
the arrival of an officer of the FIRE depart
ment, who will release the key, or, If cir
cumstances will not permit remaining, then
the proper officer will return the key to
the holder rs soon Is convenient.
Always give the alarm from the hox
nearest to the FIRE.
Be sure and close the door bstOFp lesv
ling the hp1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
For . Portrai. Of A1r.. nradluon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Mr. voorhees,
has offered resolution In the Senate
appropriating 5000 for the purchase Of
portrait of the wife Of President Madi-
son, to be placed in the White House.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
Old Newspaper Sold.

MONTREAL, Que. Feb A-Tha Montreal
Herald" q paper eighty-five gears old,
has been sold to j. B. Young, Of the New
England Paper Company, acting for .
syndicate of Montreal men.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN MARKET.

UHAIN MAhhEI.
Wheat Market oDeDed strong and advanced
but soon declined. No. 2. red winter. 1854:
Feb. 1O6 Mar. 1854; Apr.10
Corn--Market opened weak and subsequent
" advanced. No 2 mixed. Feb. 491z; Mar. AS9f.
Oats-MarkeI opened dull but steady. No.
e mixed 36a37IS; Feb 81.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24

Greene's NurVura
the best medicine
in the world. My
Kidneys were in
a terrible state, |
had awful pains in
the back ard side,
and could not sleep
at night. My head
ache was Il source
of great annoyance
and ! suffered much
Mt certain periods.
l cannot speak too
highly of DR.
Greene's Nervura,
for 1t cured me Of
my terrible com
plants. W by, ! felt
40 miserable that
/ often thought |
would take my own
life. l tn INK God
for directing me to
DIR Greene's Ner-
Vura.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
NEW NEW YORK MARKET.
BONDS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23-Money on call easy ct
Ia and per cent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24

MRs LILA G. Ro T,
SO Elm St, New Bedford, Mass"
ES- DR. Greene, the successful specialist in
curing all forms of ner, Gus and chronic dis
eases, So W 18th 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 fill out, and a letter fully explain
lg your disease, giving advice, &c, will be re
turned free.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24

A sympathizrg friend encouraged her with
words of hope. There is thing you have
not yet used-the great nerve and health
restoi alive. DR. Greene's Nervura. This won
derful discovery cured me, ard am sure it will
cure you"
There are thousands of women who
need the same encouragement, especially
In the spring, when all physical and nervous ills
are aggravated and If they will use this re-
markab!e female invigorator, it will certainly
restore health, strength and vigor. Purely'vegc-
table and harmless. Druggists, 81.
II deem it my duty to say that l think DR.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-24
PRODUCE MARKET.

BUTTER
Creamery, State & Penn. extras. ..3u c.a30 Q
Creamery. western. f1rsts. 80. .......26 GAGS &
Creamery, western. seconds ,.......25 c.a25 q
State dairy, h. T. tubs, extras. ......27 GAGS q
CHEESE
State factory. full cream, fancy...13 GAIA Q
State factory. full cream ...s.......11 c.a11ko
State factory. full cream. fine. 111Sc.a11JAo
state factory, full cream, good to
prime. ..s.sssss ssss.s...,sssssA1 c3l4MS
State factory, common to fair..... 9xc.a10Ao
LIVE POULTRY
Spring chickens, prime. see ....... GAP 9
Spring chickens, large. per lb. .....1l 0.R19 D
Fowls. Jersey. State b Pa, per ID. IL Gals .
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-05
SIS REWARD !
-@3@%

The urd 'rsiCne IS III pay the above rcwnrd for
nvii""cr Lad NJ - no 'nnvi. iiuG ~ any person
y r. Is found tamper'ng with in p!rci ic fire
al Wm IN the villa of urirgt"u except IT, case
Uf fire y NJ. r.FFANY, ~ i-f' nsietT
Benn.ng on, W.. Janu nv |, S9&.-5ltf
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Wanfen.
For Sale.

LOOpe-s for shi T. a. ayes; fn' work.
BENN & Br kE1. Amsterdam n Y.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-05

Choice young MARI, Years old, thoroughly
broken. II, gl "r uhl", not frtii Of h.. cars,
Kentucky prince stock, shows C"r. Idle able
speed. &. Sc Rs.
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| L..

tOFS'I".
The n. II Scar Homes rnd. y timing the Mon
Hr u: e. unds. c mss ing nf houses baris aud
ther IA In dr,v, ten acres al lHHa nirI high
- It cnl ivaii'n. goo O'rhHII onthe place.
PO session Civ 1T once. + quue"f
c +. SFAk5
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The superintendent expresses the opin-
ion that S. L. Dinkelspiel was retained
too long as an agent of the company. Mr..
DinkclSpiel secured fOru~ large amount
of desirable business. The IN n whom
he insured were among the wedlthieSt
and most influential in the cities where
he worked, 1t came to my knowledge,
however, after time. that his business
methods were Objectionable, and Tor that
reason in the year of 1889 his agency ter
minated.
Mr. Dinkelspiel's contract comes under
the general illustration cited above, ex-
cept that he was personal solicitor only,
and many modification were made tu en-
able him to handle the peculiar class at
business which he wrote. Advances
were made for the same purpose.
1t is probable, however, that while
there is to-day on our books large vol
ume OF business of the best quality, writ
ten by Mr.. Dinkelspiel, reason ,ble re-
newal interest will not finally liquidate
the advances made, and that this bust
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-05

now called the Yosemite. On this item
u loss has been made. Briefly the facts
are these: In 1882. we made loan on
this property, when in course of con.
structiOn, and after the man to whom
the loan had been made had spent not
only his own means e considerable sum)
but the money loaned him rs we'll, he
failed and we were obliged to furecluse.
The cost of this property to us after
fOreclOsing was very little more than tile
amount of the loan. The work of com
plotting the structure was then placed in
the hands of an eminent constructing
engineer. He supplemented his own
knowledge by employing IN architect
and the building WIS finished. IL was
filled with desirable class of tenants,
and would have paid Il fair return on its
cost, but for two errors, WHICH could not
have been fOreseen, and which do not
justly subject the Finance Committee tu
the charge of making bad investment
of money. In carry ing out Il theory of
tire-prOOf construction the architect
made the same error precisely that the
architect of Vice-President MOrtun's
hotel. the ShOreham, Mt Washington
made, and both buildings had to lie ~.
constructed for substantially the sumo
reason. The mistake of the architect in
each case was in creating such cnndi-
ito that dry-IOt speedily DESTROYED the
timbers, and the buildings had to lie VII
Gated at once. 1t was then discovered
that, In addition, the foundations uf Hul.
b. oOk Hall, put in by the m IN who first
obtained the loan were insecure, and as
a final result the whole structure had to
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-05
PRES. BFFR'S TRUST.
He Unfolds the New York Life's Rec
ord to Its P liCy-HOlderS.
THE FINDINGS of rHE STATE TNSUK
ANCE DEPARTMENT REVIEWED.

How the Real state transactions Of
the Company Figure M the Assets
The system OF agency Management
Explained aUd the Expenses con
necIed with L.. q. VnnuN"m q Co..
Fully Ventilated - C"mP"rtS""
with other CompRnirs' Methods Im-
VItpd.
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l.. c. vANUXEM Il co.

The superintendent critiCises the
agency of Messrs. l.. G. Vanuxem Il Co.,
at Philadelphia, Pa, and all yes debt
To the company on account of what he
terms ''extravagant allowances" of spveal
hundred thousand dollars. Referring to
the illustration above, of the method on
which general agents business is con-
Quoted, and the manner in which an APP
parent debt might be contracted, when
state that from 1887 to 1891, inclusive,
this firm wrote business aggregating
Sl32, NOO, 900, II clear explanation is afford
I'd you of how under the above practice
large debt might appear to exist. In
this particular agency, the advance
contemplated in our illustration took on
various forms under various contracts
(which, however, were always subject TO
our approvaD; against the commissions
earned and to be earned the members of
his firm drew advances for living ex-
penses, as before referred to, and AL
vances on account were made to some
sub-agents, but at no time has the
amount of money advanced to l.. G.. Van
uxem & Co., exceeded the value of their
entire business. Under tins system of
organization it has been possible for n
single firm to handle large territory,
and by creating a renewal interest I'm
this case of very large proportiOns), we
have avoided frequent changes in general
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-25
THE NEW CABINET.
NJ. Rouvicri Undertakes tho Task OF Re
organization.

NJ. Kouyicri Undertakes tho Task OF Hc-
organization.
PARIS, Feb. pm. tRouvier, minister
OF finance in the cabinet that resigned
last week in consequence OF tho refusal
of the chamber OF deputies to vote con-
fidence in the government, who has
undertaken to form a new ministry, de-
voted all the morning to holding con-
ferences with several OF his late col
leagues.
Before accepting tho task entrusted
to him by tho President, NJ. Rouvier
stipulated that no should be permitted
to dis.ol the chambers and have a
fresh election if ho deemed such
4 course necessary.
1t is understood that NJ. Burdeau will
be minister OF public instructions and
the fine arts; M. Raynal, Minister OF
Marine; NJ. Felix Faure, minister OF
public works, and M.iToubct, minister
OF justice.
NJ, Constans will serve rs minister of
public worship, in addition to holding
his old office OF minister OF the interior.
In the former cabinet the ministry
OF justice and public. worship was
held by NJ. Falliors, but, as will be seen
above, this ministry will be divided.
NJ. De Freycinet, it is said, will re-
main as minister OF war; NJ. Rouvier as
minister of finance; NJ. Ribot, minister
OF foreign affairs; NJ. Jules Roche, min
lister OF commerce, and NJ. Deville, min
lister OF agriculture.
The rejection by NJ. Rourier. of N.
Bourgeois, minister OF public instruc-
ton in the last cabinet, is significant as
showing that the prime minister does
not intend to count upon the support Of
the Radicals.