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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28

on which was inscribed the arms of the state or territory represented, was stuck in the ground. These lances were joined by evergreen festoons.
 When all was ready, General Jackson, accompanied by his staff, passed through the gate of the gran d square, and. while cannon roared and the populace cheered and shouted, passed between the lines of Ranches New Orleans creole battalion to the raised floor of the arch. As he advanced he bowed with a stately mo- ton, and the little girls placed the civic crown upon his head. Then the most beautiful of all the creole maidens of New Orleans. a Miss Kerr. who had been chosen to persomfy Louisiana. spoke for lpy-I native state and city words of thanks and conSratulatinn to th.. victor of New Orleans. When he had replied in few short phrases, he passed on between the rows of young women, who strewed the ground before him with flowers as he walked.
 The Abbe du Bourg met the hero and his staff at the cathedral door. This high priest was attired in all the splen- dor and majesty of his pontifical robes and supported by a college of clergymen in priestly garments, and the multitude was husbed while the simple words of the girl were amplified into a more sonorous address of gratitude by the lips of the cleric. Then the chief was escorted to a conspicuous seat near the altar of the cathedral, and the choir and congregation chanted the "Ts Deum Lacdamus." This closed the formal serv- ice, but it was long because of the press of people, who yearned to see their ''savior." as they delighted to call him, at close range, before that simple soldier could make his way to his quarters. The re- mainder of the day was given up to jollf- fcation, and at night there was general illumination, and the merrymaking last cd till the dawn of the following morn ing.
 But it must not be imagined that there was no other feeling than that of grat-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
THE COUNTESS OF ESSEX.

Miss Adele Grant of New York recently in London became Mrs. George Devereaux de We're Capell, countess of Essex. And oh, girls, is not that just too aristocratical ly lovely q name!-PittsburgT Times
 Another American girl was married to au English count recently. Uncle Sam can supply the entire nobility of the British isles with lovely wives if necessary and then have enough left to insure the fondest hopes of this nation.-PittSburg Dispatch.
 Another fair American has joined the ranks of the nobility. At this rate it will soon be as appropriate in Europe as ir America to speak of the foreign peerage, y Ip the meantime, perhaps an infusion oi brisk American blood will put more life into that languishing institution.-Balti more American.
 What lends peculiar interest to the lat est international marriage is the fact that the young American woman in the cast who has become the Countess of Essex 1: not rich. Her income is said to be only s4,gD year. It is safe to infer therefore that she was wooed and won for her beauty and ioveliness. She possesses these in pro fusion. All happiness to the fRir.-Bostor Herald
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
Not So Mad as That.

In small Connecticut town a few years ago the constable, q small, hcnpecked look ing little man, had to assist a keeper in talk ing madman 10 the county asylum.
 The latter had been at times very violent, and being n strong man was much feared.
 After coaxing him from his house to the station they got him aboard the train, and seeing be was in quiet mood the keeper tried to inspire him with fear so as to make the journey safer.
 He told the mailman many thrilling incl dents of the Constable's great strength and bravery, lastly adding that he knew no fear, that he would go into n lions den.
 The madmau eyed the constable's meager proportions contemptuously and quietly said, "Yes, he might-when the lions were out."-London Answer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
A USELESS WAITING.
Mir. Grimshav Was Perfectly Willing That
 Naude should Go.

Mir. Grimshav Was Perfectly Willing That
 Maude should Go
 "Mr. Grimshaw.'
 ''Weli. what k it.'
 It WAS Henri SpoOndrift. only son and heir of old Spoondrift. the flour merchant GrimsbaN in the parlor and entered the library th ask her fathers consent.
 "NIr. t;rimshaw. I-l'-
 ''NeS. know. You are young Spoon drift, son of your daddy and all that. I,sIt don't spring any old cheStnu,s on me. 1T you have anything to say, out with II.
 Mir iiriushaw. for the ra~t thrCc year I have-I have
 "Ies, I've Sccu you spooning aruunl hrrc for three or four years. You must kunW the house pr,tty well by thi- time k there anything you wish {" say |" me bs- for. we part
 ''Sir: love love-that k love''--
 Pudding. probably. So dol. if il $ the right sort. Young man. do you think l care two continental cooked hats whethe you love fusiding ar not
 MT, Grimshaw, can speak to you,'' pleadingly inquired the youug man
 Speak to me Why. blame your eye brows, but I've been trying my best to get you to talk What in thunder ails you anyhow If you want n nickel for car fare. why don't you ask for it like n man in stead of chest protector"
 For three years have loved your daughter Maude,' desperately announced Henri.
 You have, Then yuu are an idiot, \ man who will spoon around for three long years hasn't the sense of a chickadee! Does Maude suspect that you love her. as you call itt'
 'She does I am sure that she likewise returns my love ."
 "Yes, shes just flathcaded enough. She could have her pick of a dozen football chaps, and yet she wants to marry young man who couldn't pull a turnip up by the roots.''
 "Mr. Grimshaw, am not an athlete, but I willy
 "Shut up, You mean that you will learn to ride n bike or become a champion runner. but l don't care cents about that! How quick can you marry MaudeS"
 Why, in two or three months, if the dear angel is willing"
 Two or three monthsi Young man. you skate back to the parlor and tell her it's got to come of within two weeks' Not a blamed day longer! I've been ready to give my consent for the last two years and half, and now the spooning must come to an end. Go-hop-akAta-Set ready to marry or dieIf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28

LIFTED HIM TO THEIR SHOULDERS. first, as he wore civilians dress, but when he was recognized there was a mighty cheer. The judge trembled, but Jackson smiled and said:
 Proceed with your sentence. There is no danger here. There shall be none, for the same hand that protected the city from the invader will protect this court.
 Then the judge drew a long breath and imposed q fine of $1 ,000 for con- tempt of court. With but a murmur the military man drew out his check book and wrote his name at the bottom of slip of paper for that amount. The crowd watched in silence for a moment, and then broke loose in misses for the judge and cheers for the general. As Jackson stepped into the street he was lifted upon the shoulders of dozen men, who placed him in carriage, and releasing the horses dragged him to the house of friend, where he addressed the multitude in temperate phrase, and entreated them to show their apprecia- tion of the blessings of the peace he had won for them by obeying the laws of their country.
 Shortly after this Jackson returned to his estate in Tennessee, which he had left to prosecute the war on the gulf coast. There for some time he lived in the log house that still stands near the famous Hermitage built some years later to please his wife. There in the woods he was forced to begin anew the battle of life, for he had suffered serious peCun- | iary loss during the war by reason of mismanagement of his estate, and was forced to sell off the improved part of his lands and set about to rescue fresh acres from the wilderness. The victory of New Orleans was commemorated by a small medal, duplicates of which were circulated freely through the country, but the $1 ,000 which Jackson paid for contempt of court was not refunded to him for 80 years or more. and then by special act of congress.
 It was l3 years after the battle of New Orleans, in 1928, that Jackson was elect | ed president of the United States. He made a gallant fight for the high honor in 1894, and ill fact then secured a larger number of electoral and popular votes than any other candidate, but the elect oral votes of Henry Clay were turned over to John Quincy Adams, who took the seat that rightfully belonged to Jack son. When the hero of New Orleans did enter the White House, he made up for lost time in the vigor with which he car ried out his policy. He served two terms, during which he strengthened his hold upon his worshipers-a weaker term would not properly describe his ad- herents-and deepened the lines that di- vided him from his opponents, and, as during his military career, managed to 'keep things moving" every day.
 Andrew Jackson was born in lf67 in North Carolina and died at the Hermit age in Tennessee in 1S45.
 I. D. MARSHALL.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28

''YO'p BETTER SELL YO'SELF FIJI: \ SHEEP" particularly hut for the colorcd porter around the passenger depot, who called me out of tine waiting room Ia whisper:
 ." Boss. if va want to >sc a surprise party jest stand right we're about two niniJs,
 \ big white billyEuat had mounted the platform at the eastern end in search of "a monday meal. The bags were right there before him. and SD was the sleeping ne- gro's head. He thought the matter over for awhile and then concluded to dispose of the head first.
 The goat k Eoina, 10 buuC him unless We prevent it, I said 10 the porter
 ''Dats what .,vine ter make de sur prise party he chuckled-
 -'' But hell break that nan 's skull
 "Doan' VI worry bout dat nigger, white man: Dat = Abe Jones on de meal bags. an dat ar goat are layin up heaps O sorrow fur hs>clf,
 Wed better stop it." persisted as the goat elevated his stuh tail and began tn flirt his head and clash his teeth
 If We did. Abe would be sorry all de rest of his life. No' needn't worry bout head dat kin bust a griudstun into six pieces Oar he goes
 The goat retreatc,l until he had a clear run of 20 feet and then suddenly spranS forward. He made about four jumps of :t and struck AbcS head with smash which could hc heard block away The con cussion drove the sleeper back q foot or more. and from his SlownG-SS in getting up on his knc,'S I feared the worst. But aft CT he was up he rubbed his eyes, yawned heavily. and looking over the ends of the bags at the goat he lazily exclaimed:
 "Oh It Was yo'. WIS it, Waai. is yo' hain't got no mo sense dan to go 0c. par alyze yo'self again my skull den yo'd bet ter sell yo'sclf fur a ~heep!''
 He selected n new position and stretch ed out for another nap. and after standing for awhile and gain, around iU 2 vacant way the goat lcaPc,l o.T the platform and amhlC7l mp the strtrt.
 "nidn't I dun tulv yo' so. white man." laughed the porter. ." De idcah of yer worryin bout Abe Jones head Maybe q train of kyar~ might bust it but dar haint muffin else knows of dat could even giv him de hcadacEe."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
DoN'Ts FOR WHIST PLAYERS.

Don't ask Whats trumpss"
 Don't find fault with your partner. Don't forget that you have partner Don't exult or chuekle when you win. Don't bang winning cards on the table Don't fail to study the best authorities. Don't look the picture of despair when you lose.
 Don't hold your cards so they can be seen by others.
 Don't say, That the best card'' or " ou can't take that"
 Don't play with players inferior to your self if you can helpit.
 Don't fail to keep your attention on the table instead of your hand.
 Don't hesitate in playing. Your uncer- tainty conveys information to your oppo- nents-San Francisco Chronicle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
4 Sure Cure.

The merchant was rather blue, and his wife, noticing it, asked what the matter was.
 'Matter enough" he sighed. "Pve been looking over my books and find I've lost money every month for the last year,
 "How did you lose itf' she inquired
 "Oh, don't know" he said wearily, shaking his head.
 "Nor wheref"
 "No."
 Then sine thought minute and remem- bered what she did when she lost her pock- etbook, and her face frightened
 Why don't you advertise for ity' she asked innoccntly.
 By George" he exclaimed, "I never thought of that" and the next day he had big display ad in the paper, and the next, and the next, and in three months time he was in clover up to his chin.-Detroit Free Press
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
BE HAD A MANIA.
And His Wife Thought a Stop Should Be
 Put to It.

And His Wifs Thought stop Shouio be
 Put to It.
 A policeman on West Madison street was accosted yesterday by a pale, sad woman, whose eyes were full of unshed tears
 ''I wish," she said. ''that you would go to the second floor of that building over there and arrest a big redheaded maniac you will find there"
 "who is he, and what has he been do- ingi"
 "He is my husband Doingl What hasn't he been doing! You know that times are hard. reckon; well, they're harder in our house than anywhere else in the state of Illinois. The whole family's down with diphtheria except the old man and me. The old man has q mania for collecting swords and other weapons. That was all right when when we had money in the house and no sickness, but now he's out of work and it's going to ruin us The other day I gave him $2 to go to the drug store and buy medicine, and he came home with an old claymore about three feet long that he said Lochiel was carrying when the wizard ap- peared to him."
 Didn't he bring the medicinel"
 No, he didn't. lectured him and gave him S2 more to go on the same errand, and in three hours he came back carrying Per sian scimiter that you might have sliced off the head of rhinoceros with. He said it was the same scimiter that Mustapha used to carry. The next day 1 let him have the money to go up town to Day the rent. I didn't see him again until night, but in the middle of the afternoon a dray backed up to the curb and unloaded n cord of Zulu assegais and bushel of Italian stilettos."
 You are very unfortunate, madam"
 "Cnfortunatc? That's not the word. Next time that had to have medicine I went after it myself, but while l was away my husband took away the cook stove on a wheelbarrow and traded it for the knife that Charlotte Corday used to carve Marat. He is now anxious to get hold of the pill low with which the princes were smothered l in the tower of London, and if you don't go | over and run him in he will be carting | away the bedclothes and the family Bible. :" Il am sorry to say" said the policeman, l shedding real tear, that have not the authority to arrest him. If you could get | him to attack you with the scimiter or | shoot poisoned arrows into the furniture, would consider it a pleasure to lock him | up.'-Chicago Tribune
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
Rejecting n Brother.

There were three of us on horseback, and we were jogging along about II o'clock in the forenoon, when two men suddenly leaped out from behind n rock and leveled rifles on us and ordered us to throw up our hands. Our horses stopped and our hands who was a chap from Iowa looking for his brother, who had been missing several years, protestingly said:
 "Gentlemen. 1 have only about $40, and if you take it how am going to pursue my search for my lost brothert"
 Hey you lost a brother out this way, stranger" asked the man who motioEed us to dismount and be searched.
 ''I have. It is now several years since he was heard of. and have come to find him. !" Did be look like youF"
 Why, there was a family resemblance. ," "All right. Say, Jim, come up here!' Whats wanted!' asked the other rob Der as he came nearer.
 This 'ere feller has lost brother and want. to keep his $40 to find him with. Mebbe you are his long lost brother" "Mebbe am."
 "Oh! no! no! you can't be my brother William" protested the traveller.
 ''I don't see why
 "Oh, but you can't be-"
 Was your brother William bigger and better lookin critter.'
 No, but
 Did he have any more sands"
 "No, but you see that
 Could yer brother William hold up a stage with seven men in it and take away poodle of &, ,aOOS'
 "I don't think so, but you''-
 Sam, he's too blamed pertickler fur this enterprisin kentryp' exclaimed Jim as he stepped back. He loses his brother Will liam. He comes out to hunt him up. He meets us. offer to be his brother, but he won't low it. Go ahead and take his $40 Snd his hat and coat and hossl A critter who will come out here and hunt and hunt and waste his time lookin fur pertickler sritter of brother hain't got no rights we is bound to respect. Clean him dead out, and then gin him a couple of kicks fur me!'
 M OuAD
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
CAUSE OF THE PANIC

It Wasn't Tarin or Lack of Confidence.
 Abe Henderson. Who Gives Up His
 Gains. and Peace Is Restored.
 tCopyright, 1886. by Charles B. Lewis.l
 Things were not going right at Straw berry Hill. There were 200 miners of us, but money kept getting tighter and scarcer and by and by nobody had a dollar to lend. Chinamen came along and offered to work for l2 cents a day, but nobody could hire them, and the man who owed the price of plug of tobacco was dunned until he was mad enough to fight. We differed as to the cause, but all agreed that n financial panic was at hand, and that speedy steps must be taken if we would ward it of. Therefore, on n Saturday aft ernoon, we held a public meeting to devise ways and means. The first speaker was old Jim White, who had once been n jus tice of the peace in Wisconsin and was supposed to know all about financial pan ics. When he was pushed forward, he said:
 "A month ago we was Twin under the sacred constitushun of these United States with money us plenty as fleas on n dawg. We are now Twin under the same sacred constitushun, but so flat broke that its useless fur the storrkeeper to tap that last barl O whisky. Whyfor is this so? If some Critter has bin foolin with our finan- shul policy who's the man? Dawggone me if I kin make it out"
 Then he gave place to Judge" Tomp- kins, who had failed in the grocery busi- ness in Iowa and was consequently looked up to, and who said:
 Its jest this way: All to once we has plenty of money, and all to once we can't raise n blamed cent. Whence this strin- gency in the money market? Hev we over produced, and thus caused stagnashuny Is it the tariffg Is it want of confidence in the stability of our government? Durn my hide, but it's beyand me! When the panic struck me in the grocery bizneSs, failed and made a clean $l 500, but when this ere panic sot in couldn't fail fur q shil- lin.''
 The third speaker was n chap familiarity known as Weeping Bill" He did the crying for the whole camp. Back in the States his wife ran away with q root doc tor, and he was so affected by it that he couldn't read an almanac without weep ing. Of Sunday afternoon we used to get out a newspaper and start him to read
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28

GIMME HALE \ MINUTE FoE wEEFIN.' ing the mort gage sales and stray mule notices. and he would weep over them as if they had been heart breaking tales of family life. William expected the call. He wiped tears from his eyes and bcgan:
 "Fellow Countrymcu, this is n sad oCca- shun, and l cannot restrain my tears. Sev- eral eminent speakers hcv stood here and stated the case and asked the cause. Ex- cuse these tears. We hcv financial panic. What bruny her on, and what is the rem cdy? feel to weep. do weep. The cause of this ere tarnal panic is plain the nose on Hank Jackson < face. and the rem edy kin be applied in l5 minits. \ -lonth ago stranger cum among Us. Hold on till wipe these blindin tears away. Hes here yit He's right in this crowd, and his cognomen it be Abe Henderson. He cum among Us like the soft. sleek. sly sarpint, and within week he had interlucCd and larued everybody iu this camp to play pok CT. Gimme half mint fur wccpin. We liked the game. We liked that part called blutf. Those of Us who had the most bluff gradually cleaned ont the others, and q week ago all the money in this camp was in the pockets of Tom Wallace and the undersigned. 'Scuse more tears. Three days ago We sot down with that soft, sleek. sly sIrpint previously menshuned, and inside of two hours he had cleaned us out. Is it any wonder we've got finan- shul panic when he's got all the cash fur 100 miles around? It's no lack of confi- dence and no fault of the sacred consti- tushun. The cause is right here and can't be disputed. Again weep. Then you ask what ar the remedy Plain as that hill over thar We must make Abe Henderson shell out that money and divide her up pro rata, and five minits later the panic will be gone, and peace and plenty will prevail
 It was the thing to do, and it was done. Abe was thrown down and sat on and tho money divided, and the first and only panic which ever struck Straw berry Hill passed away without leaving a wreck be hind
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
GASIRIC JUICE.

Paris killed last year II ,s62 old horses for roasts and soups.
 The best edible frogs dressed for table at Paris come from Alsace packed in large baskets.
 In economical cookery flavor soups and gravies with vinegar instead of sherry. Very little difference will be detected.
 Meat boiled quickly is always hard and tasteless, and it should be remembered that Q very large quantity of water takes the goodness out of the meat.
 A new way to serve raw oysters is in tall handled tumblers. A dressing of pepper and salt, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce goes with them, and they are picked out with the long oyster fork.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
HE ARIZONA KICKER.
Town Where Bank Dcpositors May Rest
 Easy.

Town Where Bank Dcpositors May Rest
 Easy.
 \ SLIGHT TMISTAKE.-Tuesday forenoon it came to our cars that the Great Western hank of this town was on the point of closing its doors on depOsitors. Therc was no time for consultation with our friends. Out in this country hank doesn't fool around about closing up. When it has been decided to close, the doors arc shut with bang, and after that all you can hope for Is tn get shot at some of the officials through back window. We laid down our pen, bucklcd on our guns and made n run for it, and got into the bank just as the janitor had his hands on the door As matter of course we at once proceeded to prOpound various inquiries. Standing before the cashier window in a position which was doubtless more or less statucsque. we asked for full information and were soon in possession of it. The last monthly report showed the bank to have lost SIR, 900, and the directors had decided to suspend. We let go of one revolver to take up pencil and go over the figures and in five minutes we discovered the CT TOT. There was mistake in adding up. Instead of losing SIS. .OOO the hank had made Sl 600. and the decision to go right on doing business was immediate. Three or four customers came in while we were talking, but none or them realized that any thing was out of the way. They observed our guns lcveled on the cashier through the window, but supposed we were discus sing the rate of exchange on New York
 While we believe we saved this town from financial panic which would have sent the price of gin cocktails sky high and probably prevented the dog fight advcr- tised for Saturday night, We do not take any great credit to oursclf. Had the bank closed its doors people would have busted them open. and had the officials declared it a financial failure they would have been hung by the crowd. but it is better to avoid public excitement if possible. Some of our citizens have drawn ont their bal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
One Place,

Preacher-Young men should never go to n place where they would not take their sisters. Is there n young man in the audi ence who thinks he may safely break this wise rule2
 Preacher-And what is the place, my young friend, which you think yourself justified in visiting and yet to which you would not think of taking your sister?
 Young Man-The barber shop, sir.-I.ife.