Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-09

' sportsmen to kill partridge, | quail, woodcock or gray squirrel. The law was of September 1 on rail, wild | duck, geese and brant. Men who go | shooting should thoroughly grasp two very important postulates: First, that the gun should never point towards | any thing it is not desired to hit; ana | secondly, that when It is pointed at any bird or beast the law is off. Shoul1 the law be on, and the game warden, too, the attendant penalties are awful to contemplate.
 How is it, that with business practi- cally at a standstill, currency scarce and the factories running on short time, the attendance at base ball games in Wa terbury Is larger than ever before Crowds numbering 3, 900 have rooted for the Acmes at some of their games and the excitement, instead of abating is apparently on the increase as the flag end of the season approaches. The same report comes from other places where the game has been practically dead for several years. In fact, the whole United States seems to be base ball mad this summer. Never before has it been 80 excited on the subject, seldom as enthusiastic on any other. To large proportion of the population the result of base ball match Is as important news as the proceedings in congress.
 
 WHEN the DEMOCRAT made the sug gestion that some of the city'S unem ployed be given work on the new reser voir Mayor Webster, seeing that the point was well taken, recommended the employment of as many home men as could be used to advantage, on the CyrN 1a Nf Nbor rSf NNI. upon the Republican began loading up for the coming city election with stolen powder, as it were. It has been pain fully mum on the question, however, since MesSrs. Hart and Rice, two good republicans, who are members of the committee on water supply, kicked be. cause the city was not getting enough out of the present manner of doing things at the Branch.
 The importance of political clubs when they are meant to be permanent Organi- cations is known and admitted on all sides. The writer favors Democratic clubs, local orEani2 ations in each anu every ward, for that means intelligent leadership, which is half the battle. But when clubs are organized that will not affiliate with the main body of dem ocrats; when the members are out for | de stuff and don't care who knows it, it Is an abuse of organization. The writer has been informed that among the subscribers to the fund for the maintenance of one democratic club | recently organized. the names of Select men Pinney and Boughton are promi- uent. As these gentlemen run the re- publican machine, their magnanimity fairly takes ones breath away. Per haps we may learn more about this in the future.
 THERE came near being tragedy in l the DEMOCRAT composing room the other day. The fiat compositor, who had a | headache, was vislbly affected by the apparently painful exeruons of girl just across the way who was singing After the Bali in falsetto voice pitched higher than the fractions in a cap" case. You must have often ! noticed how contagious singing is and how one voice directed at a popular air | may start duzen others, We'll, that was the effect on the morning in | question. Within a minute from half 8 \ dozen tenementS within range of the windows of the composing room foated | the strains of the obsolete balled. The fat printer could only rap on the case | with his stick and moralizs. In the back yard some boys were playing a | game of "one old cat" and one of the heavy hitterS drove the ball through the open door of the CNmpusinG room. The IyounGster who was acting as pitcher rushed in just in time to collide with the fat printer. He was rounded up with out ceremony and asked by what right he was on forbidden property. The lad innocently replied. I'm after the ball. The compositor had 10 be carried home ir hack.
 LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Sprintsr Dn ane Would Like to Arrang, | Match With L'HeureuN Of Meriden. Editor of the DEMOCRAT:
 In regard to ihe handicap that was run at the West End grounds last Satur day, l see MT L'Heureux of Merideu claims he did not receive fair treatment in the final heat and that if he was or any other track outside of Waterbury ht could have won. Now if MT LHeureuN thinks he can win on any other track will give him a chance. 1 will make a match to run him on handicap terms for $lOO or S2jO side and will give hin the privilege to select any track in the state outside of Meriden. If he wants to make such match let him put up forfeit with any reliable party and vii Iagree to arrange the details of the match | with nlm. l thlnk this far offer, Il he means business, and considers that he did not receive equal treatment with Ievery other man in Waterbury.
 Yours Respectfully,
 J. J. Du.LANE. | Address care of Ed L. Maloney EN EN ING DEMOCRAT office.
 | Card From the Silver Band,
 To Harry White and the Enterprise | Band:
 | We, the undersigned barbers, hired Il , ISilver Cornet band to play for us on Labor day, and did not hire them under the name of the Enterprise band a. Harry White stated in the DEMOCRAT Tuesday eveninE IL was a false state ment of his own make. He got left, anc of course, did not feel good over it. JOSEPH RNBEZNSKI,
 L. WATERMAN.
 ! C. F. TlSpAI., Silver Cornet Band.
 Not Annie Orr
 | BRIpGEroRr, Sept. 9-The authori ties here received a telegram last even ing from Detective ArRold, who went tc Mountain Vale. s. C., to ascertain if the girl who was masquerading there ir