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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
CURlOSITIES OF CRIME.

Some of the Punishments Melted Out In
the Days of william Pom.
The unhappy people who are being
sent to Jail or have costs to pay at
Media this week can thank their stars
that they did not live in the early days
of the colony of Pennsylvania.
The assembly that convened at Ches-
ter, December 4, 1852, enacted code of
laws that made the people of the new
colony live up to the mark, and, while
many of the several penalties of the
duke of York's code were softencd,
yet the unfortunate deemed them harsh
enough. The man or woman who used
profane language was punished by fine
or imprisonment, and more than one
person had reason for regret for ex-
pressing their feelings in public with
too mach emphasis.
The severest punishment was melted
out for licentious conduct. A public
whipping and one years Imprisonment
was the penalty for the graver degree
of this crime, while second offense
was punishable by imprisonment for
| life. This law was amended in 17O5,
the first offense being punished by the
| infection of twenty-one lashes and i'm.
| prisonment for one year, or fine OF
fifty pounds; a second conviction sub
| jected the culprit to seven years i'm
| prisonment and the letter "a" was
branded on his forehead.
| In felenious assault the aggrieved
| party received half the estate of the
aggressor and the convict was publicly
whipped and had to go to Jail for :
year. For the second offense he wa.
imprisoned for life.
The man that had more than ont
wife, instead of being an object of com
miseration, was liable to be sent tt
Jail for life, while the man who broll'
into house and stole was sent to jai
for four months. He had to work lil1
beaver, however, and unless he re
stored fourfold to the party, the cour
sent him up for seven years to give hin
time for reflection.
Murder was punished with death an
the forfeiture of half the estate of tn
felon.
ping and various terms of imprisor
ment, while restitution had to be mad
from three to fourfold.
The minor regulations prohibited a
persons from taking part in stage plays
| reVelS, Mosques ana hundred WOrldl
pursuits, SO that any troupe that ha
CHANGED to drop into Pennsylvania wit
the ra-boom-de-Aye would hav
been sent higher than Gilderoy's kite.
Drinking of health was punishabl
, by fine of five shillings or five day
f imprisonment, and horse-racing, shoe
g ing-matches and sports of like chara'
ter were interdicted. If the offender
happened to be slaves they were whil
ped and imprisoned instead of fined
Chester (Pa.) News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
Tartar Superstitions.

Russia east of the river Volga is in
habited by Tartars who are nominal
Christians but continue to practice and
believe in pagan customs. The other
day one of 'these tribes of Mongolians
took live peasant and sacrificed him
to one of their idols still allowed to
stand in the place it occupied when
paganism ruled supreme. During the
cholera scare many a pagan custom
was revived. At one village the coun-
Gil resolved to have twelve virgins walk
twelve times around the place, burning
torches in hand, in order to brighten
away the spirit of cholera. The virgins
had male companions by their side who
had guns with them which they should
fire off every time when a circuit was
completed. At the same time the girls
would begin anew speaking their magic
lamentations in chorus. 1t is to be
regretted that the cholera did visit the
villages in spite of the exorcism prao.
ticed.-Chicago journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
SCHOOL AND ChUhCH.

Eighteen hundred girls were grad
uated from the Boston cooking school
last year.
There are 1SS American students at
tending Berlin university. and only "a
English. Of the 3.7sS students ISL are
Prussians.
There are now 627 senior and %
junior Christian Endeavor societies in
the state of New Jersey, gain OF ITO
societies in twelve months.
Two hundred and forty-seven col
ored young men are in European uni
versities preparing for the highest edu-
cational work in this country.
The man who sat three weeks in a
recent religious convention says that
every speaker Invariably used the
phrase, at seems to me-" in the course
of his remarks.
"A century ago the First Methodist
Episcopal society was organized in
Boston, and on Sunday morning, Octo-
Der 80, the church on Temple street
held large congregation which had
assembled to celebrate the event.
Bishop Smythies, the Woodworking
Anglican prelate of east Africa, is tc
be relieved of some of the strain upon
him. The funds for a division of his
diocese have been obta ined, and the
new see of Nyassaland has been &C
copied by Rev. Whitfield Bird Holli'
day, NJ. A, vicar of St. Columba's
Southwicl, Sunderland.
In reference to the current para
graph stating that Rev. DIR. Morgan
Dix. of Trinity church, New York, re
ceives salary to that of the president
a correspondent says that the reverend
gentleman's salary does not exceed
SIS, 900. which is not large, Sin view O
the calls on the purse of man in hi
position for religious. charitable, liter
airy. hospitable and educational pur
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

CHICAGO has seven thousand grog
Shops" remarks the Advance of that
city, but then, it has a new water
tunnel reaching four miles out in Lake
Michigan, and a pump to match, which
can pump forty million gallons of water
day. If now the city would turn the
hose straight onto those seven thousand
vice-breeding grog-shops, and souse
them with those forty million gallons a
day, what a safe and wholesome place
to live in this would presently become;
and what a fine exhibit, too, for the
Worlds Columbian fair"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
NEW STREETS.

"The general public are most con-
cerned in the subject of Streets said
Mayor Webster in his annual message.
The influence and meaning OF this single
sentence obtains wider range of sig
nificance than any other utterance in
the document. His. honor treats of streets
in comparatively exhaustive manner,
but the point we desire to call especial at
tention to is the matter of opening new
streets. Nothing works greater IA
Justice to the taxpayers of Waterbury
than the practice which has in the past
been tolerated of opening streets with
out any regard whatever to the beauty
or convenience of the city or it's people.
The sole object of several speculatoIs
owning tracts CT land classed on the
assessors list as pasture lands, in open
ing streets, has been to make building
lots, and as many of them as possible.
Instances might be, cited when the bars
were simply taken down, few loads of
gravel placed on the surface of an old
cart track, a couple of houses built .on
one side of it, and then a petit
ton to have such street
laid out and graded. There
exists. no public requirement that the
money of the appropriation should be
so spent. This method of procedure has
been a drawback to our city for many
years, and is demanding the attention
of the lovers of justice and conserva-
tive, permanent progress. The mayors
words are, therefore, filled with mean
ing, and should make an impression. on
the minds OF the members of the coun-
Gil and road commissioners which
would cause effective reform, and at the
same time prove an obstacle in the way
of men who would enrich themselves
at the expense of the general public. II
is. the province of the city government
to say when, where and how all streets
within the city limits shall be opened
and this prerogative should be jealousy
guarded. We take it for granted that
his honor means reform in earnest in
this direction, and that he will KEEP
constantly before all concerned the
necessity of doing their full duty, anC
arousing themselves from the lethargy
in which they have lived during the
past twenty years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

SPEAKER CRISIS visit to New York
for the purpose of comforting with
President Elect Cleveland was a success
from every point of view, and while the
speaker will not, of course, talk about
what MIR Cleveland said to him, he does
not hesitate to say that the conferences
were entirely satisfactory to both par
Elephants, and that he found himself in
perfect accord with Mr. Cleveland's
ideas about what should be done by the
party in congress. The Importance to
the democratic part at large of this COM
plete understanding between Speaker
Crisp and Mr. Cleveland can hardly be
overestimated. In the first place, it re-
moves all danger of bitter fight over
the speakership of the next house, and
consequently means that perfect har-
mony will exist between those who will
control the legislature of the house and
the democratic president, and that
means everything for the future success
of the party.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

"A rural farming district in Michi-
gan has provided itself with telegraph
line eight miles in length, connecting
a large number Of scattered farms with
the village store, the proprietor of which
oficiates as telegraph operator, express
agent, postmaster and SO on. The total
cash expenditure for the outfit is said
to have been only some 5000, while the
expense of maintenance, which is bat a
trifling sum, is assessed equally upon
the owners. The small cost and enor-
nous convenience of such = system as
this in country districts ought to lead
to a more general adoption OF the plan.
Especially, after the expiration of the
telephone patents in 1894, such q sys-
tenn of intercommunication by wire
would be possible in every township
throughout the country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

YEARS ago, when the red man ran
things on this continent and the settler
waiting to get bigger was mighty po-
lite, the Passamaquoddy tribe of the
Massachusetts bay colony was ''some
punkins." At that time these savages
were given under treaty by the colony
twenty thousand acres of land to hold
as long as they remained tribe. A few
days ago survivors of this tribe appeared
before Gov. Russell and council, asking
that a supreme court decision declaring
them no longer a tribe be reviewed by
the United States supreme court. The
land stripped of its timber is valueless,
and they have to go over into New
Brunswick for basket wood. When
Maine was set off in 1920 this tribe
was potent and Maine assumed all the
obligations of Massachusetts, toward it.
Even now it has representation in the
Maine Legislature, but is not recognized
ON the floor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
Appreoiation of Wealth.

In support of the assertion that there
is something besides money that is
worth working for the following from
a writer in Harper's Bazaar is an able
argument:
LAS n matter of fact, the chief impress
sion produced by great wealth, even in
America, is simply curiosity, not ad-
miration, hardly even envy. There are
many things that people really value
more than wealth at any time-perhaps
valuing wealth only as a means for
those things. In youth people prize
amusement, pleasure, love; and wealth
is thrown away reclilessly for the sake
of such ends. After the maturer tastes
are developed, people have no objection
to wealth for the sake of other aims
which it may promote, but it is not
substitute for those aims. The artist
loves art; the man of science loves sci
ence; the student loves study; the in
ventor loves inventions; the domestic
man loves home. Even the man of ac-
ton loves action mainly as thing at
tractive in itself. He would readily &C.
cept wealth as a means of achieving his
other purposes, but he would not sell
those purposes for wealth. The proof
of this is that he does not; indeed, he
often impoverishes himself for his own
pursuits. Beyond a very moderate
amount wrote Coleridge, 4 regard
money as real evil The man of other
pursuits knows that one cannot posi-
bly, be very rich and carry on those
other pursuits also, so engrossing is the
mere care of property, and SO difficult
and absorbing is the wise use of it.
Many promising artist or author has
been simply ruined for the purpose for
which he was created by becoming heir
to a large estate; not that it democrat.
lied him otherwise, but it left him no
time for his natural work. Volumes
have been written on the suppression
of genius through poverty, but very lit
tie has yet been said on the wrecking
of genius through wealth"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

CONTROL of the senate of the next
congress is still very much in doubt,
with the probabilities of it's being in the
hands of the populists, who have,
through Senator PETER, announced
their intentions to put their votes where
they will do the most good-to them
selves. Democrats take no stock in the
stories which republican and mugwump
newspapers have been circulating about
the intentions of Senator Hill. The
senator himself has long ago given UP
the attempt to put a stop to silly stories
by Identifying them with denial.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
THE GREAT SIZE OF LONDON

immensely of Area Covered by the Worlds
Largest City.
The greatest popularity of London,
that which most distinguishes it from
all other towns, is its overwhelming
size. 1t contains many open spaces,
parks, and even metropolitan commons,
which are fast becoming parks in fact,
but now virtually no unbuilt-on grounds;
and beyond the London of the county
council and the census, on many sides
we are still in town. The borough of
West Ham, in itself an enormous town,
returning two members to parliam ent
and under represented with it's two,
the borough of Croydon, the district
of Chiswick, and many others, are
indistinguishable from London, al
though outside London. Without them,
London proper is so vast as to make
the crossing of it on the outside of an
omnibus from Chiswick through Ham
mersmith, and Kensington, and
Knightsbridge, and Piccadilly, the
Strand, Fleet street, Ludgate Hill,
Cheapsi6e, Cornhill, Leadenhal street,
Aldgate, Whitechapel High street, and
the Mile End road, or Commercial road
east, one of the great sights of the
world; especially when we remember
that in London this is not a single line
of length, but that London from north
to south is as wide as from east to west
it is long. London is a labyrinth and
beehive, both on an enormous scale;
and the manner in which London con.
trives to feed itself, to live and grow,
constitutes the chief wonder of the
world-Sir Charles Dixie, in Harper's
Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
W Gather forecast.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 4.-For New Eng
land: Fair weather, colder, westerly winds
becoming variable.
For Eastern Now York Generally fair
weather. cooler, westerly winds becoming
variable.
For Eastern Pennsylv ania: Fair weather
westerly winds shifting to southerly, station.
airy temperature.
For New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware,
Fair, winds shifting to soutEeriy.
For Western New York: Increasing cloudi
ness, with rain or snow ut Lake stations
southeaSterly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania: Increasing cloud
inees, falling temperature, winds shiftin:
SoutheasteIlT,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

IDA LEWIS. the lighthouse heroine,
still cares for the Lime Rock lighthouse,
off Newport. R. l., it is said where she
lives alone, with a gray cat and the
has saved eighteen or twenty lives.
Mrs. Martha White. of Copalis, IN the
state of Washington, has gained a SINH
lar name for courage. She went into
the surf on cold night in January and
saved the lives of three sailors
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
SedgWick,
Bookkeeping

Has been added to the curriculum at
Miss A. j. Knights Typewriting and
Shorthand School in Lilley block. Many
graduates are occupying good positions,
and there is constant demand for type
writer's, stenographers and bookkeepers
Open every day, except Saturday, from 8
to - a. m. and 1870 to $3.50 p. m. Also
from to p. M. Monday, Wednesday
and Friday evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
Proposed New Political Party.

P1TTsBURa, Jan. A call has been is
sued for a conference in this city next
Monday of all persons who will join in
the formation of a political party for the
abolition or suppression of the drink
traffic in the United States, and for
such other moral, economic, financial,
and industrial reforms as are needed in
the country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

HENRY WARD BEEcHER's statue in
City Hall park, Brooklyn, faces the city
hall Mrs Beecher wants it turned
around SO that its back will be toward
the hall and it's face toward the city. A
petition to have this done is being cir.
:ulated in Brooklyn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND dollars IL.
legacies for the erection and equipment
of five workingmen's clubs and reading
rooms have been left by the late Thomas
Nelson, the Edinburgh publisher, whose
estate amounted to about a million
pounds sterling. He also bequeathed
money to the Free church of Scotland
and the Edinburgh infirmary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

TWENTY THREE elk that were cap
tured in Idaho arrived in Chicago the
other morning and are now at the
stock yards. They are the property OF
f. X. Hit, of Idaho Falls. He has sold
three pairs of the animals to the city OF
Detroit and is negotiating with Chicago
park commissioners for the sale Of more
IF the stock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
Adams Express Changes.

NEW York, Jan. Att is not gen.
orally known, but we have stepped into
control of the Queen & Crescent route,
with nearly 1000 miles Of road and 6, 900
stations formerly worked by the United
States Express company" says Manager
Seaton, of the Adams Company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

PARIS, Jan. 4.-Intense cold prevails
throughout France. The Seine is ice
bound Two old women were found
frozen to death in an attic in the Latin
quarter. They were clot he'd in rags, had
no fire, and apparently had eaten nothing
for "A hours. In their bureau drawer
were found $1,000 francs in bank notes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
Murphy Again Endorsed.

ELMRA, N. Y, Jan. 4.-The Chemung
County Democratic Committee met and
passed resolutions endorsing Edward
Murphy, jr., for United States Senator,
and DIR. R. Bush for Superintendent of
State Prisons.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

The Will OF douglass w. purnnam On
Fishkill, N. Y, has been admitted to pro-
bate. The estate is valued at nearly
$500, 900. Among the requests are the
following: Highland Hospital, Mattewan,
IS, 900; Rowland Library, Mattewan, So
900; Hanneman Hospital, New York,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

If your liver is torpid and sluggish, you
cannot do business successfully. Get
your liver all right with DR. Hale's House
bold Tea. Sold by z. O. PartroS, 40 q 700
Bank street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
Sewer Assessments.

The board of sewer commissioners of
the city of " aterbury at a meeting held
December %, 1892, made assessments for
sewer purposes AGAINST property owners
on Mitchell avenue, East Clay, Round
Hill street extension, James, Wood, West
Main, Ayers and Emerald streets, to the
amount set to their respective names, to
wit:
MITCHELL AVENUE.
Estate of ScoviL NJ. Buckingham, F. S.
Curtis, administrator, $54 %; Arthur n.
Dews, 20 so; George E. Judd, 1876; Lucy
H. Wilcox, $3.50; Walter 81. Holmes, a.
Charles NJ. Mitchell, 5O.47; Charles F.
Mitchell, rs; Fred B. Rice, 151 so; Horace
g. Beach, r.; Albert A. Adj, 1920.
EAST CLAY STREET.
Amasa B. Brooks, $500; Alexander
Moran, go 90; Alonzo Harper, 20. 25; w. A.
and Medeliss Hebert, SOP; Marian A
69.75; Margaret Wilson, $500; William
McGrath, 1917.
ROUND HILL STREET.
Miss Susan Spencer, $439 so; Thomas
Callahan, 1877. so; Adele Leferve, 80. 90;
Annie NJ. jackson, so 90; Bridget Foley,
CO., 90; George S. Abbott, 81 so.
JAMES STREET.
Gordon B. Lawrence, $517 so; Martin
Blade, rs; Sylvester and Anastasis
and John Gilmsrtin, 204; Jacob Lauper,
70; Charlotte Klobedanz, rs.
WOOD STREET.
Frederick A. Spencer, $25S.5O; Albert
Irion, 80; George B. Brown, rs; George S.
Abbott, 10; Catherine Marshall 80: =. B.
Hart, 90; William Thompson, 60
WEST MAIN STREET.
Israel Holmes, $4,000; Amos Blake,
52S. 81; Lillian M. Hart, rs 90; Nellie M.
Wolcott, 1O9 90; Edwin s. French, &c co.
Stephen o. Church, 255. so; estate OF
Patrick Mcmahon, Bridget McMahon, life
interest, Margaret McMahon, Matte Nc.
Mahon, reversion, II. 10; estate of Robert
Lang, Charlotte E. Lang, Walter Lang
administrators, 10000; the Waterbury
Horse Railroad company, 303 90; the
Novelty Manufacturing, $3.50; the Wa
terbury Brass company, ,O27 so.
| AYERS STREET.
George Killian, $173.25; Rose Carrolan
1872 70; Stephen Donohue,4 10; Mary Kelly
ia 90; John Watts, 1925; Catherine
Coyle, 5000.
EMERALD STREET.
Catherine Curley, 800; Stephen Donohue
1925; Catherine Coyle SO; Martin Lacy
238 80; John Grady, 81 so; Ann Grad!
81 80; Susan Sullivan, IA; Dennis M. Sui
Ivan, So; Lizzie Ann Douherty, 219.
The above assessments become due Mon
day, January 2, 1898, and are payable t,
City Attorney L. F. Burpee at his Office il
Platt block, East Main street, corne
Phoenix avenue.
Attest E. G. K1LDUFF, City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

Don't cough. Be sensible and break up
your cold with DIR Hale's Household Cough
Cure the finest remedy known. Sold By
B. O. Partrse, 46 q 706 Bank street..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
Their Corporate Existence Extended.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Extension of the
corporate existence Of the following ma
tional banks has been granted to Janu-
airy, 1918: The National bank, Of Barre,
Vt. the Central National bank, OF Boston.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
PENMA NSHIP.
PROF. HOLLEY

Teaches every pupil to write fine, rapid bust
ness hand in course Of 10 private lessons and
NO FAILURES. All kinds Of pen work executed
In the highest degree ofithe art.
16T1BANK 0RREEA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
A. W. CASTLE,

w- Sole proprietor of the
laboring mans Cash Market,
corner South Main and Union
streets.
Successor To Kershaw n CastIe)
Gzy- Goods delivered free to any reason
able distance in the city.
Remember our Hams, Shoulders and
Bacon are the best in this city. use Star
Brand only.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

Neuralgia cured In FIVE minutes by DR.
Hale's Household Ointment, the great pain
and skin cure. Sold by R.C. Partree 46 &
1853 Bank street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
FRED 0EARTZ.

Oven Furnace and Chimney builder. Hhim-
neys cleaned and repaired. PlasterinG roof
painting etc. Boiler setting q speciality.
218 EAST MAIN ST.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04

Estate of Scovil NJ Buckingham, F.
Curtis, administrator, $54 %; Arthur q
Dews, 70 so; George E. Judd, 1876; Luc.
H. Wilcox, 97.S0; Walter b. Holmes, 81
Charles NJ. Mitchell, 50.47; Charles
9. Beach, ~; Albert A. Adj, 1920.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-04
w. r. YORK,

Practical Undertaken, Fmbnlmer and
Funeral Director.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-10
THE POLICE COURT.
Pitiable Condition OF a Chinese Slave
Women-Other Matters.

This morning five F, rtuguese +, Al
yes, Alfred Frcitus, Frank Cones, NJ.
S. Gorwera and John Andre were ar
rested for cutting down trees on Punch
bowl
A poor little Chinese slavey was
caught, while nipping some bread
from Chinese bakery and brought to
the Station House. She presented a
pitiable aspect and was in filthy rags
showing her to have been neglected
and abused by her master whom she
claims is On Chong, shop keeper on
Nuuanu street. She gave her age as
thirteen and the Marshal proposes to in.
vestigate the case.
Judge Foster in the Police Court
released Mary Sutherland as the charge
against her, as accessory in the opium
steal, was nolle pressed
A. Silva was fined $40 for selling
milk with ut license.
On the charge of selling liquor with
out license Maxi was discharged arC
Kahananui fined $Goo.