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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING.
The safety "r the Many nouEht by the
 Death of inc Few.

The safety "r the Many fought by the
 Death of the Few.
 All craf,s depend upun knowledge and acquired skill knowledge of the ma teri.ll tu l,r handled. acquired skill in the handling of the material. Pioneers of mountaineering had first Ia learn what mountains actually arr like. the details of their structure. and th,. forces in ac- tion ulen them. R"ck structure. which has one meaning for a g,-,ln.,iSt has others for lnuuntaineer. One kind of mountain ma~onrv forms ridges and gullies, another forms hedges and preCi- pjces. One texture and dip makes stair cases that can lrr rushed. another makes slabs that can scarcely be adhered to. One kind Of substance Is firm and trust worthy. another is friable and treacher- ous to hand and foot. If there was sG much tu be learned about rocks. snow and ice were at first far more unknown.
 The anatomy of glaciers had to be dis covered. the secrets of CrevaSSe forma- ton to be learned. There were the varied phenomena implied in the phrase state of the snow" to be understood. Both foot and eye had to be trained to recognize by feel and glance what the state of the snow" at any time might be. Avalanches had to be investigated avalanchcs of snow. ice and rock-wheu they might be expected to fall. where they were to be looked for, how far they would go. Climbers had to learn to distinguish afar off between snow and ice slopes. Moreover, the tools of noun taineering had to be invented. Many were tried and discarded; a few were re- tained and improved. The form of the ax was slowly evolved and its uses learned The way to employ the rope was q yet more difficult discovery. Even HOW the proper form for climbing irons is only being arrived at.
 Accidents, usually fatal, were the lessons wherefrom these facts were de rived. The great Matterhorn accident finally demonstrated how the rope should be used and proved that large i parties were source of danger. The i Lyskamm accident showed the peril of ! cornices. Unroped climbers met their death on many mountains. From al most every accident something was learned. The safety of the many has been bought by the death of the few. We can now plunge into the world of snow without undue peril. We know its dangers and can guard against them; we know also when we are safe and where we can freely go. Our forerun- ners went aloft as neolithic navigators put to sea-badly equipped and into a misunderstood region. We are now on the footing of the modern sailor. Snow, as such. has no more terrors For us than sea for them. Ill luck may overtake us. and we may fall, as they may be drowned. but with good equipment and experience the climber and seafarer are about as safe as the townsman at home, --Fertnightly Review,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
GRANDMOTHER SAID.

Always set your chair back when you are going away; Don't leave it in the middle of the room or standing carclcsSly.' This is what grandmother said. a~ often. when boy, jumped up and ran out of do"r~ reckless hobble-de-h"N. Always set !"u chujr lack when you are going away; Font leave it in inc middle of ;he room or
 standing cGrcless!y." Thcse words, rercatcl long ago, come ever
 fresh 10 mind, When little duties are o'er!ooScd or left to lag
 behind. In the daily walks of busy life. when we think
 We haven't time To be orderly and almost look upon pnltencss
 crime, We are quite too apt, from car"lr>>ncss, to
 think. if not to say, That il matters not if NC forget to set our
 chairs away. But il will be found that daily life will be
 more worth the living If WIG blend. in harmony, tic prcCcptS of re-
 ceivinc and uf giving; If we heed the tender chidinES dealt out in
 Childhood's day. And always "set oar chair back when We are
 going away"
 Clark w. Bryan in Good Housekeeping.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
Women In Siam.

To a European eye the good looks, if they anywhere exist, of both men and women in Siam arc irremedially de stroyed by the universal use of the betel, which blackens and corrodes the teeth and causes them to protrude, which rem ders the spittoon an indispensable arti- cle of furniture and is responsible for the great splashes of red saliva that may be seen everywhere adorning the ground as they have been cjected from the mouths of passersby.
 Like their fellows in Anam, the Si- amese women enjoy great freedom and influence. Being of most mercantile and managing temperament, they be- come the self constituted stewardesses, treasurers and hucksters of the home or shop or store. They may be seen by the hundred going to market. each seated alone in her own canoe, with her wares spread out before her.
 The last king kept bodyguard oi amazons, with red coats and trouser: and small carbines, but the present sovereign has converted them into q species of interior palace police. The national character is doCile, indolent light hearted, gay.-Fortnightly Review
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals for the construction of Piers for bridges Nos. l, ?, 2, 1, on the Pipe Line will be received at the May or < office City hall, until S o'clock, D m. of the 18th day of October, 1893, at which hour the bids will te publicly opened and read.
 Bidders are require to state in their proposals u cir names and places of resi- dence. Each proposal must be signed by the bidder, and accom- panied by a b, nd for $200 conditioned for the execution of the contract within the sime specified in this notice in case the bid be accepted
 A certified check for SaO0 cIawn paya- ble to the order f the city of Waterbury will be accepted in place of the suIeties' bond, If the certificate and bond for that case aIe properly filled out Blank foIms for the purpose will be furnished tn ap- plie a:ion to the city engineer.
 The person or peIsors to whom tho con tract may be award ed will be requir, to attend at this office with the suret!es of fered by him or them and execute the contract within five days from the date of the award, and in 'ase of failure so to do, he or they wi be considered 10 have aban6 oned it and as in default to the city of Water bury.
 The right to decline all the proposals is reser. ed, if deemed Tor ths interests of the city.
 Pans and full information can be ob tsined at the off @ of the engineer, room 25, Bohl's building
 Bids must be made II blanks furnished ! by the committee
 By order of the Committee on an Ad ditional Water Supply
 R. A. CAIRNS, City Engineer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
How Not to Take Cold.

Many persons spend considerable portion of their lives wondering how they have taken cold. Mir. Charles A. Hough is in much better business when in Tie Cosmopolitan magazine he de- vGtes a chapter to telling them how not to take cold. The scientific explanation cf catching" cold is that the skin sud denly becomes chilled, the blood recedes from the tiny arteries on the surface md buries itself in the deeper ones. Not being provided with its due supply of warm, brisSly moving blood, the skin remains cold and turns blue and white, and the person feels as if a stream of cold water were trickling over him. If the blood refuses for a considerable time to come to the surface and move briskly through the small arteries, then serious disturbance results. The indi- vidual has alternate chill and fever, headache and inflammation of the mucous membranes.
 The remedy is not to dramatically seal your windows and plug up all the key holes and put on thick and heavy cloth ing. Taking cold is due entirely to slug gish circulation. The person whose cir culation is active and whose warm, red blood goes coursing through his veins like race horse does not take cold. The remedy for the unfortunate who is prone to it is simply to make the sluggish cir culation active. The best time to begin this is in the autumn, when one can ! gradually accustom himself to exposure to that healthful cold air which makes the body jingle with warmth.
 If one wishes to cultivate q muscle, he exercises that muscle. In like manner, if we want to make the skin active, we must exercise it. There are two ways of doing this, both necessary. One is tC keep the skin entirely clean, the other tc rub and massage it briskly every day Besides that. it is necessary to enrich the blood by proper food so it will have more life and circulate better. It has been found that the Russian or steam bath, followed by the cold plunge, vii make the most thin blooded person glow with life and health. The same result i. produced partially by dancing about fol few minutes in cold room on rising in the morning and exposing your bod, to the air. Dashing cold water over tn, body, following it by brisk rubbing, i good. It should be continued for months Gradually harden yourself at the sam
 time to sleeping with open windows.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
A Wonderful rimckecrins Automaton.


 One of the most wonderful timckeep- CTS known 10 the horologiSt was made in London about 100 years ago and sent by the president of the East India com pany as q gift tO the emperor of China. The case was made i'll tho form of chariot, ill which was seated the figure of a woman. This fiGure was of pure ivory and gold and sat with her right hand resting upon tiny clock fastened to the side of the vehicle. A part of the wheels which kept track of the flight of time were hidden in the body of q tiny bird, which had seemingly just anghted upon the lady's finger.
 Above was a canopy So arranged as to conceal silver bell. This bell was fit ted with a miniature hammer uf the same metal. and although it appeared to have no connection with the clock regu- larlv struck the hours and could be made to repeat by touching a diamond button on the lady's bodice In the char tot at the ivory lady's feet there was q golden figure of a dog. and above and in front were two birds apparently flying before the chariot This beautiful orna- ment was made almost entirely of gold and was elaborately decorated with pre- cious stones.-St. Louis Republic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
MECHANISM OF A WATCH.
A Wonderful Little Machine That To
 Hundreds of Years to Perfect.

Wonderful Little Machine That Took Hundreds of Years to Perfect.
 Open your watch and look at the little wheels. springs and screws, each an in dispensable part of the whole wonderful machine. Notice the busy little balance wheel as it flies to and fro unceasingly, day and night. year ill and year out. This wonderful little machine is the re- suit of hundreds of years of study and experiment.. The watch carried by the average man is composed of 9S pieces, and its manufacture embraces moro than 2.0OO distinct and separate operations.
 Some of the smallest screws are so minute that the unaided eye cannot dis i tinguish them from steel filings or specks l of dirt. Under powerful magnifying 1 glass a perfect screw is revealed. The slit in the head is 2-1 900 of an inch wide. It takes SOs. 900 of these screws to weigh a pound, and a pound is worth $l.3S0. The hairspring is strip of the finest steel, about 94 inches long and l-1OO inch wide and 27-1O, 900 inch thick. It is coiled up in spiral form and finely tempered.
 The process of tempering these springs was long held as secret by the few for tunate ones possessing it and even now Is not generally known. Their manu facture requires great skill and care The strip is gauged to a0-1 900 of an inch, but no measuring instrument has yet been devised capable of fine enough gauging to determine beforehand by the size of the strip what the strength of the finished spring will be. A 1-20. 900 part of an inch difference in thickness of the strip makes 8 difference in the running of a watch of about six minutes per hour.
 The value of these springs when fin ished and placed in watches is enormous in proportion to the material from which they are made. A comparison will give good idea. A ton of steel made up into hairsprings when in watches is W orth more than 121 times the value of the same weight in gold. Hairspring wire weighs 1-20 of a grain to the inch One mile of wire weighs less than half a pound.
 The balance gives five vibrations ev- cry second, 300 every minute, Is, 900 ev- cry hour. 4S2. 900 every day, and 157,- 6S0, 900 every year. At each vibration it rotates about It times, which makes 197, ,1O0, 900 every year. In order that we may better understand the stupen- dous amount of labor performed by these tiny works, let us make 8 comparison.
 Iake' Tor instance, a locomotive with foot driving wheels. Let it's wheels oe run until they have given the same number of revolutions that watch does Tn one year, and they will have covered a dist nee equal to 2s complete circuits If the earth. All this a watch does
 without oth,r attention than winding
 h'ce every s4 4hanrs.-Loeomotive EnRi
 neer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed Proposals for the grading uf about 800 feet of Pipe Line. being the portion lying in the gorge west of How ell's mill, will be Iece.ved a. the Mayors office. City hall, until o'clock D. n of Ihe 18th day of October. 1893, al which hour the bids will be publicly op .Led and read
 Bidders are required 10 ,tate in their proposal their names and places of resi- denoe. Each proposal must be signed by the b deer and accompanied by q ond of $2O0 conditioned for the execution of the contract within the time specified in this no ice in the bid hs accep:td
 \ certified cheek for S2OD drawn Vala ble to the order of tLe city of Waterbury will be acct ptei in place of th- suTetivs bond if the certificate and bond for tha' case are properly h!lsd ,Ci- Blank fOIms for tie purpose WIll Le furnished on ap- Plioa.ion to the city engineer.
 The person or persons to whom the con tract may be award td will be reunited tn attend al this office with inc surities of 1 feTed by him or them and execute the con tract within five days from the date of the award, and in case of failure sn to do he or they will be considered to have sbsn dOned it and as in default to the city of 1 Waterbury.
 ! The light to decline all the proposals k ! reserved IS deemed for the interests of tht, city
 1 The engineers e-tinste of work and materials by which the bids V ill h. test-~l is as follows, viz i l.00O cubiC yards @ rock cavaiiou. ! 400 cubic yards dry Tubble retaining [ wall
 l These quantities are only approximate and given'as q basis f,r estimating the bids Bids must be made on blAnkS fur nished by the committee. 1 By order of the Committee on an Ad- dit;onal Water Supply.
 R A CAIRNS Engineer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
TnE AFTER TIME.

There corneth time for laughter And joy for the days and ycarA But over thcro coIneth after A time nnd a plaCS for tehrs- Weary of rcvcl and T!ut,
 Sick of tho worldly strife. Comcth tho peace tho quiet That Quickcns t.s, foInts of life. And the spirit Is GiszEchanted With joys that arc bitter sweet, And tho soul which fer rest had panted Falls down at the Masters feet. The world and Its ways scem lonely. And loHo nt the best seems loss What help Is thoTe then but only To cling to the crimson cross: To cling 10 tho cross that blossoms With blood for tho err!nc shed; On tho tendersst of tender bosoms To pillow tho weary head; To feel the love that Is glowing From the heart that Is quick to beat With even the harsh nails going In the beautiful scared white feet 0 bird, by the storm winds driven Where never 0 sweet bird sings From tho wild and angry heaven Fly homeward with weary wings. And ye that arc worn and weary, Who faint bY the way and fall, Fly fast from the darkness dreary To tho Rock that was cleft for all
 Atlanta CDnStitution
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
and soundly

In fact this wonderful medicine has been all in all to me, l have gained ten pounds in weight and feel like another man. would have given S10 bottle for it if I could not get it for less. | am there fore one of its strongest advocates and feel that cannot praise it enough ill rccOm- mending it to others who wish to be cured. ''
 One of the peculiar features of Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy k the fact that So many eminent persons. people foremost among ministers. physi- clans, scientists and the best known and most prominent business men, recommend ed the use of this valuable medicine.
 They do 1t because they know that lt cures and because they feel that the weight of their name and influence will be strong in urging others to try this great curer of disease and so be cured.
 The remedy is purely vegetable and harmless and druggists sell it for Sl. It i, the prescription and discovery of the well. known physician. Dr Greene. of 35 w 14th Street. New York. the most successful specialist Tn curing nervous and chronic diseases, who can be consulted free. per sonallv or by letter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
Why the Gnests Ahstained.

Bishop Utterton's mother was re- markable woman and inherited much of the vivacity of her father. When she and her husband were at Gibraltar dur ing the peninsular war, the latter was known to be particular about his shay ing water. From his friend, the Spanish governor of Algeciras, ho received the sympathetic present of some dozens of rainwater in bottles, which the butler, thinking it to be wine. duly took charge of.
 Some time aftcrward the colonel gave a dinner party. but at tn" last moment was called off by oaicial duty, and a brother officer was asked to take his place at the table. In due course the hook was handed round, but it was ob- served that the guests were singularly abstemious in regard to it. The explana- ton was discovered when they had de parted. The well stored and savory shaving water had been supplied foI hock.-Notes and Queries.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
Ice Cream Poisoning.

This k reproach to line professions uf medicine and chemistry. Year after wear. with muurnful rriIeratiuu. there are many reports uf fatal eases. Tine deaths from this source lnuSt iIumcn>rlN exceed thus, from hv,lruph"l.ia but Pas teur institutes sprin., mp like mushrooms in every country. while thv deaths of the victims uf IS,I>"uing by line cream are passed over in silence. Would il n"t be well to luok into this matter: Womb it not be well to prove or ,lispruvr the theory of a writer that the common iCs cream freezer k often an rltctriC battery decnmposinS toxic products by means of the mixture acting aS all rlcctruIvIS: Medical News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11

Richard X. Proctor, the astronomer. died of yellow fever in America, wa buried in Greenwood cemetery, Brook lyn; George w. Childs built monument for him. Talmage preached his funeral sermon. and Herbert Spencer wrote his epitaph. That was sufficient history for n man to make after his death. Had Proctor died in his native England ht would have been buried in Westminstel abbey. Bnt as it was, though his death occurred in America five years ago. none of his fellow countrymen ever showed any desire to hays his body removed to his own land
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
EMINENT MEN.
Great Unanimity of Our Most
 Prominent Citizens.
Men of Standing Whose Word is Il
 Powerful Endorsement.
The Agent for The Great Prudential Insurance Company Speaks.
This is positive nnd convineing.


 Joseph Brundage. Esq, whose office Is No Academy Music, NewburS. N. H., the agent of the great Prudential Insurance Co.,, is widely known as a prominent and influential business man.
 He is of the type ofeminent men whose word commands belief. and we gladly publish what he says because we know it to be true and because others will be as surcd of its truth by its own powerful words
 Il was broken down in health and most used up, he said. Il was terribly nervous and could not sleep nights. l was also troubled with dyspepsia in its worst form. All the food ate almost killed me with pain, indigestion. gas and bloating of the stomach.
 T commenced to take Dr Grecne's Nerv, ura blood and nerve remedy and took five bottles now feel a hundred times better in fact l am all right and can eat anything without hurting Te a bit and sleep wei and SoundlV.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
Origin Of the Red Cap of I.,berty

The rcd cap of liberty had very pro saic origin. Instead of being the ''Phyr- gian bonnet" it is just the galley slaves headgear. The Swiss of the Chateau roux regiment sent 10 the galleys for their share i1 the Nancy riots were re- leased and caEo into Paris with tho red caps still on their heads. They are the victims of despotism," said the people, forgetting the circumstances of the riot, and so the rcd cap became the favorite with the extreme party.-WashinSt STar
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
The South Carolina Liquor Law.


 The American edition of The Review of Reviews remarks of the South Caro- lima liquor law, which permits no traf- fic in intoxiCants except by the state it. self:
 Despite the many legal difficulties which have hcset it, the south Carolina experiment. of restricting the sale of liquor to the public dis pcnSarics has thus far made an astonishingly good record. Whatever Governor Tillman $ faults, lack of determination is not one of them. With an iron hand he has put down the sale of liquor at private hands. On one oc- Casion, at Sumpter. his Constables were at tackled by mob while COnfscating stock of Contraband liquor, but Governor Tillman forthwith armed his officials and gave them orders to shoot if molested. Thus far shooting has not been necessary.
 In quite a number of counties the frecholdcrs have refused to petition for n dispensary, and in thcSr-ncCording to tho Charleston News and Courier there has been up to date real prohibition. Where the dispCnsUrics have been established the room is always plain one, and no liquor is sold in tLe evening. or to minors or incbriates, or at any time 10 any one to be drunk on the premises. This means that while citizens may bay liquors freely to drink aI ! their homes there are no loadnc and treating places in the state. The moral results of this change, as described even by its opponents are all the friends nf the experiment hoped for.
 The legal difficulties with which the expert mcnt has had Ia contend have not been so scri. ous as the press dispatches have indicated | The decision of one local judge that the law l was unconstitutional was promptly supcrSed- ] rd and the flaws that have been found in the : law relate only 10 such minor matters as the control of the railroads which bring the liquOl . into the state. When tho liquor is once deliv. cred, il is subject to the state law. and so long ! aS Governor Tillman remains in control thert Is little likelihood that the old system will bt restored.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-11
How to Make Presse,l Chicken.

Boil the chicken till tender, take out the bones and gristle, remove the skin and fat. Boil the gravy down to one cupful to a chicken. Add little butter and season with salt and pepper. Add one-half cupful of gelatin dissolved in water. Pick. not chop. the chicken into small pieces. Heat thoroughly with the gravy, then pour into a pan and put a light weight upon it. Slice when cold.