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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

which represents little child in night at
tire standing before its mothers mirror
and kissing the image reflected by the
glass. Mr.. Newly Rich recently called
upon one al or New York port RAFT artists
and desired Il copy Of the picture painted at
her daughter, but explained:
Il do not believe in kissing upon the lip.
81 You will please paint it that she will
be kissing the reflection on The forehead -
New York Herald
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09
WaterburyFire Alarm
LOCATION OF BOXES.

The following are the Fire Alarm Signals
under the new system:
IL Rogers & Bro
1-3 Cor East Main and Niagara streets.
IA Cor East Main and Wolcott road
Is Cor High and Walnut streets.
16 Cor East Main and Cherry streets.
u Cor East Main and Cole streets.
~ Cor North Elm and Kingsbury streets.
% Cor North Elm North Main and Grove
streets.
~ Waterbury Manufacturing company
o-s Cor North Main and North streets.
Of Cor Buckingham and Cooke streets.
81 Cor Grove and Prospect streets.
Is Cor Hillside avenue and Pine street.
% Cor johnson and WaterNillc streets.
2-1-2 The Patt Bros Il Co..
a-l-4 Waterbury Clock company movement
ment factory
3 Exchange place.
"a Cor West Main and Willow streets.
"a Cor West Main and Watert"wn r"ad1
3-S Horse Car Railroad stable
SO Waterbury Brass company
81 Cor Cedar and Meadow streets.
Az Cor Grand and Field streets.
s-1-a Cor Bank and Meadow streets.
s-1-s Randolph & Cloves
s-1-4 Plume Il Atwood Manufacturing COM
pany.+
3-o-a Holmes Booth Haydcns.~
3-a4 Cor Charles and Porter streets.
s-a-5 Cor Simons street and Washington ave
4 Cor South Main and Grand streets.
A. Cor South Main and Clay streets.
40 Waterbury Watch company
~ Benedict 4 Durham Manufacturing
company
10 Waterbury Buckle company
~ Cor South Main and Washington SIS
5 Scovill Manufacturing company
So Cor Franklin and Union streets.
5-3 Waterbury Clock Co. lease factory.
81 Cor Clay and Mill streets.
Sc Cor Liberty and River streets.
81 No. Hose House.
SIS Cor Baldwin and Stone-streetS.
Cor Bridge and Magill streets.
ca Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin street.
- Private.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

OF the 100000 of silver used annually
in the arts in the United States more than
one-fourth (S2 SOC, OOO) is manufactured into
solid spoons and forks, and the proportion
in foreign countries is about the same. In
Guiding these millions of dollars worth of
the metal, about .. OOO. 900 are used in the
silversmiths at. S2,5OO,OO0 are used for
plated and silverware, and about 81 500, 900
are applied in dentistry, photography. sur
gerry, etc-Exchange
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

If one has a long job on nand, it is the
part of wisdom to seek out the best place
in which to do it,
I've just got back from Washington,
where I've been ever since the election, try
ing to get an appointment, said a politi-
clan.
Gave up hope, eh:" remarked a sympa-
thiZing friend.
"Oh, no." was the prompt rejOinder Il
came home to hope. It's cheaper to hope
here Chicago Dispatch
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

Joseph + Donoghue of Newburg, the ex-
champion amateur skater, has prevailed
upon Receiver Freedman TO flood Manhat
tan field in New York during the winter
months, and hold a series of skating races
there. Efforts will he made to get John :.
johnson and DoHoghuc together in a match
race and il possible the winner 10 meet
Harold Hagen, the Norwegian professional
champion
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09
CRANKS ARE RAMPANT
One of the Results of Prender-
CASTS Infamous Crime.
EXPERTS ON HOMICIDAL MANIA.

ParanOIa the Latest Name For It-Nor-
on EpIdemics of Characterization at
the White House.
There has been great deal of talk about
an epidemic of cranks lately. Whether or
not the unusual activity among persons of
unsound mind. whose homicidal propensi-
ties have been infiamed by the infamous
murder of Mayor Harrison of Chicago,
should be dignified by the designation "epi-
demic, " it is certain that prodigious num-
Der of cranks are on the warpath. The
echo of Crank Prendergast's pistol shot
was heard all over the country and imme-
diately stirred the spirit of emulation in
the breasts of the eccentrics, and the col
umns of the press have ever since been bur
dened with the record of their mad eX-
ploits The victims of the Missionaries have
been public officers and private citizens,
millionaires and men without wealth,
preachers and police officials. The impel-
ling motives have been not less various-a
fancied wrong or injury, refusal of a money
demand, denial of work or help and even
unrequited love.
Paranoia is the scientific name of the dis
ease with which cranks suffer. At least
so says DIR. Stuart Douglas, the crank sharp
at Bellevue hospital, New York. A man
has paranoia, says this alienist, when he is
troubled with illusions of prosecutions or
with groundless beliefs that he has or ought
to have great riches and grand position in
life. DIR. Douglas believes there are at least
Il thousand of the variety of lunatics known
as cranks at large now in New York. Be
cause there are that large number and be-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09
Served Him Right.

A good story is told about a gentle
man who lives in Brooklyn and crosses
at Fulton ferry nearly every day. He is
much prosecuted by the bore who al
ways accosts you on a ferryboat in mid
stream with the stereotyped question,
"Ah! are you going across
The other day one of these demons
hooked on to the Brooklyn man as usual
and said: Hello, old man! Going to
York;
No, SIR" he replied promptly. 81
am going to hit you ON the nose"
And he did amid the cheers of the
crowd.-Texas SiftinRs.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

You're from Oklahoma, are you?" said
the long whiskered passenger on his way to
a Populist convention. We'll, what seems
to be the situation out theres"
Il couldn't find any," replied the passen-
ger with the frazzled trousers. And the
conversation lagged.-Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09
True.

Mabel-HOw strange ones own writing
seems TO one when read years after writing
#,
Carssn-Yes. especially in a breach of
promise case.-New York Herald
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09
A Bicycle Built For Four.

Aninteresting feature of record breaking
at the present time is the use of the quad
ruplet, bicycle as long and lean as race
horse and so arranged that four swift
wheelmen may ride it. \. A. Zimmerman
and John 5. johnson have both been paced
in their assaults on the records by the quad
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

Some one asked Prince C., Which
are the great powers of Europe!"
He answered, straight off the reel, Eng
land, Germany, France, Russia and wom-
an."-Conteur du Nandois.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

lie asked fair Janette's father for her hand.
And swore the maid lie truly raSdly loved;
But later on lie swOre in other ways
To learn how much it cost TO keep it slovSd
Harper's BAzAE.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

Travers-Look here, those shoes you
made me creak.
Shoemaker-Theya always creak at the
end of 30 days, sir, if the bill isn't paid.
New York Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

Hotel Manager-Nou don't stir from this
hotel until you have paid up.
NJ Oney Less-JuSJ put that ia writing,
and I'll stay here for the remainder of my
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

Nov, lady, look beautiful and happy"
said William street photographer to the
young woman. so. That's it. There,
have you. Now you may resume your nat
ural expression. Buffalo Courier.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

Man wants but little Len, belOw"-
so runs the suOd refrain
Alas. That little always =
What's hardest Io obtain.
Washington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

The weather grows colder now. day after DAY,
And the heart of the maiden Is down
She can't coat trimmed with fur and
display
The SpinnaECr sleeves Of her gown.
New York Press
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

There's wan ting" said Mr. Dolan re-
fectively As he glanced at a laundry sign,
''thot Oi must rishpeCt the ChoinAse fur"
''Phwat that: asked his companion
Fur learnin To >pake their own Ian
guage Exchange.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

each others arms they both fell and top
pied down into the body of the kiln. Then.
William Wright says, the yellow flame
turned a red brown for minute or two
with the thick smoke that streamed up.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

Toper-What shall take, doctor, to re-
move the redness of my nose?
Doctor-Take nothing-for three monthsl
Halo.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

The time for baseball has gone ny.
A. clerks and Others know.
And fewer crandmothcrs now die
Than did awhile ago.
New York Pr,-ss.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09
THE JESTER.


He whispered. My darling, adieu,"
At precisely a quarter OF teu:
At half after four
He made for the dour:
At six O'Clock sharp he Withdrew
-Truth
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09
Waterbury BOiIrr Works.

Having removed TO the corner P, rter Street
and n E. R. R. formerly the Waterbury Male
q ,IIer Maker. am prepared to do all kinds of
Boiler. Water rank. smoke Stack. Tar Hearing
Furnaces Anrealrng Pa Is. Pate ami Sheet IRON
Work of all Descriptions Orders ny mail VIII
recsive prompt attention.
JAMES j. DUFFY.
y a. Box. 46l
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

Hero is 4 truth which one and ali
II obScrvant may perCeive-
That when the leaves begin TO fall
Tho fall begins to leave
-No-ue.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-09

"Blnkins went ont hunting hi. morn
ing
''Au alone"
Yes, didn't even take dog
'S'pose he'll kill IuyIhinE?"
No Not unless he gets melancholy and
commits suicide. w ashinGtOn Star.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17
TENNIS roURNAMkNr
OF the Delaware Field Club to Commence
August goth.


The Delaware Field Club will hold
lawn tennis tournament, open to mem
bers of the club only, at the grounds of
the club, at Elsmere, commencing on
the afternoon of Tuesday, August goth.
There will be four events, viz: Cen
tlemen's singles, ladies singles, gentle
mems doubles and mixed doubles. First
prizes will be offered in each event and
second prizes will also be provided if
the interest shown warrants such action.
Trial matches will be the best two in
three sets, no advantage set. The finals
will be the best three In five advantage
sets.
Play will be commenced at $3.50 p. m.
Any player not appearing when called
maybe disqualified.
The umpire decision shall be final in
all questions of fact; all other questions
shall be decided according to the rules
OF the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association.
Wright and Ditson's balls will be used.
Entries will be received by the chair
man of the tennis committee, on or be-
fore Friday, August 25th, and should
be accompanied by an entrance fee Of
rs cents for each player in each event,
TO aid in defraying the expenses of the
tournament.
Arthur w. Spruance, ]. Ernest Smith,
j. Rodney Cause, Tennis Committee.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17

into innumerable pits and cavities,
threaded with tiny ponds, banked
everywhere with hardy gorse and mazes
Of heather, wild flowers and grass,
splatched with knots of noble trees, in
tersected by countless footways, wild
and ragged as when the Romans were
here, and all seemingly held together by
interlacing roadways with rugged sides
Around it is shining thread of lovely
hamlets, stately halls and winsome cot
tages, all gabled, ived, old. Within 1t
on gardened hills and blossoming hol-
lows, or at its slumberous edges, where
old structures like old folk seem to love
to doze in sun and shade, are scores of
those quaint and ancient inns, still the
most charming heritage of the "merrie
England" of long ago; and the whole
region is exhilerating from its free, fine
uncouthness and the ceaseless breezes
sweeping from odorous northern wales,
ever inviting to their life. giving DALI
ance the city millions below, aud beat
ing back from these fields of pleasure
the pestilential breath of grimy London
town. Is it any wonder that the hun
dreds of thousands OF London folk who
come here give themselves to unre-
strained enjoyment, or that this transi.
ton from city woes and walls produces
such joyous deliriun to young and
old that you will hear on Hampstead
Heath more ringing almost ecstatic
laughter than in any other place in all
the world?
Seated beneath the flagstaff which
marks the highest elevation OF the
Heath one can readily understand how
the region roundabout has been the best
beloved of all the near haunts Of Lon
don naturalists, and why, from the days
of Gainesborough and Constable it has
furnished the landscape artists canvas
with many of its noblest themes and
scenes. 1t is the one place in England
where its greatest city and vast ex-
panse of typical English landscape can
be contemplated almost at the same
glance. Wide open to the wind and sun
stretches vale after vale to the southeast,
the north and the west. Your circling
| view extends into seven English shires.
| Far In the north can be traced the spires
of Hainslop Steeple, in Northampton
shire. The Knocholt Beeches in Kent
the hills and downs of Surrey, the
Laindon Hills of Essex, the turrets OF
royal Windsor in Berks, and church
on the far borders of Oxfordshire, are
in full view,
Down below old Hampstead, enjoyed
by the exhalations of hundreds of thou
sands of chimneys in the distance, its
myriad roofs like plain of broken
and seething lava, lies the metropolis Of
the world, the dome of gray old st
Pauls like peak of fuseless steel in a
measureless, incinerating mass. What
mind can grasp the magnitude o.
human history, of human accomplish
ment and of human despair within this
single circle of vision
EDGAR l.. WAKEMAN.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Report Of the Maryland State weathe

Report of the Maryland State Weather
Service for the Past Week.
The report for the Maryland State
Weather Service for the past week COLI
tains the following:
Chesapeake City, Cecil County--Corn
crop greatly injured. Farmers cannot
pillow. Garden crops drying up. Fruit
falling off. Grass dead to all appear
ances. Threshing nearly over; yield
average. JOHN w. HARRIoTT.
Singerly, Cecil County-The con-
tinued drought is seriously affecting the
corn crop, and fall blowing is delayed.
Pasture is drying up. Potato crop a
failure. JAMES M. NAUDAIN.
Millington, Kent County-Past week
was dry and hot. Corn hurt badly.
Peaches coming in freely, but of poor
quality. Trucks of all kind plentiful
and cheap. john G. TURNER, p. NJ.
fredericksburg, Caroline County-This
past week has been very warm and dry.
Ground is quite hard no blowing can
be done for wheat. Peaches are being
shipped in large quantities; prices OBJ
tanned not good. Some clover seed is
being threshed out, which is Of good
quality. We need rain badly.
G. FRED. QUIpoRT.
Denton, Caroline County-The week
has been unusually dry and hot. Drought
is injuring corn. Troth and Mountain
Rose peaches going in, and yellow fruit
will be on next week
F. @. RAMspELL.
Greensboro, Caroline County-No
rain this week, and it is getting very
dry. Peaches full crop, and very good,
k,,k nj lSNxty RaiF laI frp all
| crops. A. B. Roe.
Easton, Talbot County-No rain of
consequence since the 4th inst Every
thing suffering from drought. Peaches
are now being shipped from here quite
literally, and in good condition.
| G.. w. MINNIcK.
Bellevue, Talbot County-The past
week was rather dry. EARLY corn re-
ported hurt. Tomatoes and fruit look
we'll. FORREST SCOTT.
Dailsville, Dorchester County--rhe
extreme heat has been detrimental to
late corn, potatoes, &C., and more rain
would benefit all crops and blowing.
CHARLES S. JACKSON.
Barron Creek Springs, Wicomico
County-The rainfall of the first Of the
week was speedily dissipated by the
sunshine and winds. Corn is seriously
injured, and pastures appear as they dc
in October. Stock comes for water
with great regularity. Turnips are un,
sown. ALBERT h. ACwoRTH.
Milford, Kent County, Del.-rhe dry
weather has been very favorable fol
peach shipping, but corn, potatoes and
tomatoes need more rain.
j. Y. FoULK.
Cape Charles, Northampton County
Va.-The rain on Saturday night ha'
done great deal Of good, as crops were
In need of it. In consequence of the
drought, especially in Accomack county
the sweet potato crop has been very late
but there will be full crop now.
ORRIs A. BROWNE.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17
4 coNrfAcr AwIRpEp.
Michael Dougherty obtains the Contract
for Grading Washington street.

At the meeting of the Board Of Street
and Sewer Directors last Tuesday pro-
posals for grading Washington street
from Seventh street to Elliott avenue
were received by the board as follows;
Martin Keogh, SO cents per cubic foot;
Robert McGarvey, "a cents; w.
Dougherty & Sons, 90 cents; Edward 4.
Crumlish, 90 cents; George Z. Clark, "a
cents; P. Carberry, 80 cents; Logue 81
Son, 81 cents; Evan Ainscow, 27t cents;
J. A. Macaulley, 80 cents; NJ. Donahoe,
22t cents. The contract was awarded
to the last named bidder.
A communication was received from
w. B. Carswell declining to accept the
position of assistant engineer rendered
him by the boaId on the ground that his
business arrangements will not permit
him to accept the offer.
The engineers were instructed to give
estimates for amount of earth to be re-
moved from Rowland street between
du Pont and Clayton.
On motion of Mr.. Gawthrop the board
decided to put down the following cross
ings, the street commissioner to procure
the material and William Simmons to
do the work: Tenth street, east side of
Van Buren,; Van Buren, street, south
side of Tenth; Ninth street, north side
of Harrison; Pennsylvania avenue, north
side of Franklin; Franklin street, north
side Of Banning.
The engineers were instructed to drive
stakes for the grading of Washington
street from Seventeenth to Elliott
avenue, and to give filling stakes on
Twenty-tirst street and Twenty-second
street from Washington street to the
Boulevard.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17

The Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Stanton and Marshallton will
hold temperance harvest home in the
grove of Edward Cranston, near Mar
shallton, next Saturday. Addresses will
be delivered by the Rev. Henrietta G.
Moore of Ohio, the great pulpit and
platform orator, the Rev. A. S. Mowbray
of Newport, the Rev. William L. White
of Wilmington, and others. The Fair
view Lodge of Good Tenplars will turn
out in body and in full regalia. indie
pendent Cornet Band of Marshallton
and a choir will furnish music. Ice
cream and other refreshments will be
served. Dinner and supper will be
sold at % cents; children will be charged
half price. Trains will leave Market
street station at 1850 a. m. and 2.55 p.
M, aud returning leave Kimensi at $50
and $40 p. m, stopping at Delaware
avenue. Hacks will meet the 1850 train.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17

Thomas T. Bayard, Jr., and James w.
Ponder have successfully passed exams
nation for admission to New Castle
county bar,
Howard B. Springer Of this city was
married in Boone, Ia, last Wednesday,
to Miss Sallie Whitaker Of that place
Mr.. and Mrs. Springer arrived in Will
mington Sunday evening.
Burglars entered the NJ =. Church, at
Brldgeville, Sunday night, by gaining an
entrance through an uufastened win
dow. After breaking locks on few
connecting doors and bursting open two
libraries they left the building, Nothing
is missing, and it is surmised that it was
some one unacquainted with the place,
who expected to find the church or
Sunday-school money kept in the libra
ries.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17
onloers Of a broken bank Arrested.

SuELBYvILLE, ILL, Aug. 14.-The
sheriff, late Saturday evening, arrested
Thomas +. Thornton, w. w. Thornton,
jacob Herrick and Chris Ballet, late
proprietors and officers connected with
w. w. Thornton s. Sons bank of this
city, which recently failed for $500, 900,
on the charge of embezzlement pre-
ferred by some of the creditors. They
were taken before Squire Corley of
Tower Hill, waived examination and
were placed under bond of $4,000,
which was given.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17
Captured a Horse Thief.

Police Captain Kane and Detective
McYey yesterday week arrested a
supposed horse thief who gave his name
as George Dill, near Red Lion. Word
was received at police headquarters yes
terday week that the horse thief
was seen riding the horse out the New
port road, and after several hours chase
the officers came up with Dill and ar
rested him. He is locked up at police
headquarters. The horse is believed to
have been stolen from man living near
Germantown, Pa,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17
BASEBALL roe THE FkgE BATHS.
The Friendly Rivalry Stirred Up Between
the Police Force and the Letter Carriers


the Police Force and the Letter Carriers
There is already very lively interest
in the coming baseball match to be
played this afternoon between a police
force team and the chosen nine from
among the post-office employees. Each
branch Of the public service has the
most supreme contempt for the playing
abilities of the other.
The match is to be played near Union
Park and the proceeds are to be devoted
to the needs of the Free Bath Associa-
ton. The members of the police force,
for several past administrations, have
particularly distinguished themselves in
a desire to help on the free bath move
ment. The idea now is for the letter
carriers to aid them in the good work.
The remarks around town on the pros
poets of the great department base ball
match evidence great deal of public
interest in the matter and also discloses
quite valuable discrimination among
the public in regard to the proves of
the rival players.
1t is said that Billy Heal of the police
force has peculiar ways of looking at
the umpire. He will have to be watched.
Sergeant Mari is thought highly of for
his "terrific drop" Patrolman Thorn
ton is a great base-stealer. Jim Scott is
sacrifice" hitter Sergeant Howgate
is a rattling coacher, though it is said a
little too loud-mouthed, as viewed from
the grand stand. Officer Lucas would
be good, but he is troubled with the
"Charley-horse," as Sam Thompson
was al the great victory of the Phillies,
day before yesterday, Sergeant Evans
can steal base as well as the next man.
Among the letter-carriers, Scheu is a
great slider at base. "Hello Jack"
Finn is a good base-stealer for his team,
The letter-carriers have not appeared so
often in professional games as the
police, so their good points are not SO
well known.