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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31
STATIONS INpIscRETIoN.

Admiral Stanton may have made mar
tyr of himself in a good cause, and 1t will
be well not to deal too harshly with him
when he returns.-Baltimore American.
The punishment inflicted is severe, but it
is indispensable that the navy should not
decide which side should be recognized in
y civil war until the government at Wash
ington has acted.-Philadelphi Press.
The administration has acted with a
promptness and in a way deserving Of the
fullest commentator in disowning the ac-
ton of the acting rear admiral in command
Of the American warships at Rio in salut-
ing the flag of the rebel communicable.
AGA Herald.
A more exasperating complication rarely
happens, for while Admiral Stanton's ac-
ton was a direct affront to the existing
government his recall will almost GER
lainly displease the insurgents. Which
ever side is victorious, therefore, will
doubtless have a grievance against the
United StateS.-New York Herald.
When, in addition to his salute, the
American admiral still further showed his
friendliness for the revolutionists by pay
ing an official visit to and receiving an
official visit from their chief commander,
he was guilty of proceeding that can be
explained only on the theory that he was
suffering from temporary alteration of the
mind.-Brooklyn Eagle
The indiscretion of Admiral Stanton in
saluting the fleet in instruction against
the constituted authorities in Brazil was
a grave act of diScourtesy toward n friendly
power The prompt action taken by our
government in detachng the offending ad-
miral from his command was the only
course to be taken consistent with our at
titude of ity.-Philadelphia Record.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31
MONEY.

The Spartans had an iron coinage, no 9TH
er being allowed.
The gold coins of Great Britain contain
one-twelfth alloy.
The United States silver cent piece was
first coined in 1851.
The English mint was established by
Athelstane about g2S.
The average life of note of the Bank of
England is Il little less than 40 days. Notes
are never reissued.
The currency of the Argentine Republic
consists altogether of paper notes, ranging
in value from cent up to 800.
The early English and French kings took
''moneyers with them on their travels,
who coined money rs it was needed.
According to Jacobs estimate, the Ro-
man empire in the time of Augustus pos
sessed e3:8S, 900, 600 of gold and silver.
According to the best estimates, Great
Britain has at present el02,OO0,OOO gold,
e22, 600, 900 silver, $50, 600 600 paper, total
Of Gl63, 600 900.
In the fifteenth century the bishops and
monasteries of France, England and Ger
many did an extensive business in coming
money under royal sanction.
Madden says that in the British West In
dies, two centuries ago, pins, slices of bread.
pinches of snuff drains of whisky, soap,
cocoanuts, eggs and other common articles
were all used as money.
Very large amounts of private gold coins
were formally minted in this country by
individuals. Reid of Georgia, the Becht-
lers of North Carolina, the Mormons in
Utah and several banking firms in Cali
fornia all once did a large business in this
line.-St. Louis GlobeDemOcrat.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31
MARRIAGE IN SPAIN.

coWrtshIp HedGed About With Obstacles
and Church Filtration Common.
In Spain, when one attains a marriage
able age, the parents as rule relieve the
young people of any responsibility by
choosing for their son or daughter the
daughter or son, as the case may be, of the
family whose estates adjoin, so as to in
crease their worldly goods, not taking into
consideration the fact that one may have a
heart whose warm blood is quickened into
action at the approach OF a neighbor far
Their removed.
OF course there is plenty of counting in
Spain, but as a woman enjoys no freedom
the counting is done by the young man
standing in the street and the lady OF his
love behind her iron barred window. OPP
portunities are not scarce where young peo-
pie hold conversations in drawing rooms or
the patio (courtyard). As there is always a
duenna or doncella present, the chances of
whispering those soft nothings so dear to
the feminine heart are few. Besides few
men care to have listener to all those little
speeches that have no meaning.
One reason why the ladies of Spain enjoy
so little freedom is because the Spaniard is
fierce and bold in his passionate lovemak-
ing Young ladies are always chaperoned
by an elderly one. Notwithstanding the
guardianship, the Spaniard, on seeing the
object of his affection approach the chapel
door, will stride forward, and deity re-
moving his long coat spread it before the
entrance for the fair ladies to step on.
Another way of lovemaking is for a
number Of young gentlemen to cOngregate
near the font of holy water, which is al
ways outside the door of the chapel, and as
the lady approaches all the young gentle
men dip the two fingers into the holy water
and proffer it to the young lady, and as
every well behaved young lady would
never think of entering the chapel door
without using the holy water she gener-
ally touches the fingers of the young gen
tleman of her choice, and making the sign
of the cross enters the place of worship.
Flirting in chapels or theaters is of COM
mon occurrence.
The young man signals to the young
woman by certain signs of the pocket
handkerchief, which she returns with the
expressive language of the abanico, or fan.
As all the women of the world are noted
for their power of speech, the proverbial
exception belongs to Spain, for ladies of
that country are silent, their fan being the
substitute for the tongue.
Spaniards do not give a ring to their
wives, symbolic of the marriage state, but
priest throws a gold chain about the
hecks OF the bride and groom, aud handing
a small key to the groom, declaring them
man and Wife," explaining to them the
key Is from that moment to the hour of
death the symbol Of honor that must
guard the wife's safety through the trials
Oh eartn; turning to the bride, explaining
nsr duties in the most earnest tone to the
erect that she is to obey her lord and mas
yer IN everything, with the exception of
conmltttng murder, robbery or ignoring
tine grace and infinite power of our Lord
and sayiour.-LondonM Million.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31

at q more seasonable hour or to take the
middle Of the road and thus keep clear of
sober pedestrians
APoLoGETIcAL-While we aim to run
THE KICKER on metropolitan lines, and
while no human reptile can bluff us down
when we know we are in the right, we do
not claim to be infallible- In the rush and
hustle of getting out great family news
paper, mistakes are liable to occur, and
when we find ourselves in the wrong we do
not hesitate to admit the fact During the
last few weeks we have unintentionally
wronged certain of our fellow citizens. and
we now proceed to apologize, as follows:
First-It was stated in a local item that
Colonel White, proprietor of the Red Front
saloon, had been tarred and feathered by
the citizens OF Prescott for beating his
wife. The colonel has furnished US posi-
tive proofs that he was never in Prescott in
all his life, and that the whole story grew
out of an attempt to lynch him at Tucson.
for shooting an Indian.
Second-Some three weeks since we had
a breezy item detailing the escape of ex-
Judge Lucas from Sing Sing The judge
has documents TO prove that he was never
an inmate of that institution. He was
once in Jail in Illinois, and was allowed to
escape by the sheriff because the roof leak
ed and the walls threatened to cave in.
We did him an injustice and hereby apollo
gize.
Third-While we were out hunting jack
ass rabbits few weeks ago an item slipped
into the paper to the effect that Mrs Cap
tain Drayton, whose high teas were a great
social feature last winter, was formerly a
concert hall singer in Chicago. During a
school vacation many years ago, when she
was a thouRhtless girl, she handed around
beer in a summer garden in St. Louis for
about a month. The whole story grew out
of that, and we trust that this explanation
may restore her to that high position in
society from which she has been Temporal
rily displaced.
brief and crispy editorial paragraph in
quiring if our popular register of deeds in
tended to remain drunk for the remainder
of the year. AS near as we could figure
out he hadn't seen but three sober days in
two months. He has come forward with
proofs that he was perfectly sober and able
to do business for IA days out of the 60,
and we hereby tender him a public apol-
ogy.
Fifth-ln a very readable article pub
lished last month we referred to Professor
johnson, the singing and dancing master,
as an ex-end man of some Niger minstrel
show. We thought he looked and acted it,
but we were mistaken. He never travelled
with troupe. He was never an end man.
He has never even been attached to piano.
rama or a balloon ascension. We not only
take it all back, but shall begin next week
to take singing and dancing lessons of the
genial and upright gentleman who is fit
ting so many of our citizens to move in
cultured society.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31
THE JEWEL cASKET.

Alexandria which is green by day and
red by night is a woman's stone.
\ pearl necklace instead of clasp is
made to cast in a single loop diamond
with pearl beneath finishing the ends.
In time golf will be celebrated among the
decorative sports. a matchbox is a golf
caddie as he stands waiting on golf players.
One of the prettiest novelties in enamel
is tiny globe shaped lamp hung from an
exquisite little standard of wrought iron.
The enamel is transparent, and the lamp
glows like jewel.
Golden comedian is heard much of.
Abroad it appears in everything from
matchboxes to brooches. II looks well as
the center of heart shaped brooches or
pendants, being, of course, inclosed in a
rim of jewels to light it up.
An interesting back comb has a series of
conventional rays in gold marked with
Jewels at intervals. These are intended to
suggest fruit bearing branches, for coiled
around the stem and swinging a curling
tail is jeweled serpent in the act of biting
at a diamond that he mistakes for an
apple.-Jewelers' Circular.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31
BOWsER DISTURBED.
MUCH olsoRoEREo, HE CALLS MRS.
BoWsER TO ACCOUNT.
And When She Shows Him Up In His True
Light, He Tells Her He VIII Overlook

And When She Shows Him Up In His True
Light, He Tells Her He VIII Overlook
the Thing For This once-Poor Old Bow
serI
copyright, 1898, by Charles B. Lewis.l
Are you sick, dear2" anxiously queried
Mrs Bowser as Mr.. Bowser came home the
other evening with that peculiar drag to
the legs which she well knew signifled that
something was wrong.
"Who is supposed to run the interior Of
this housed" he demanded as he let his hat
fall on the floor and sat down in a way to
jar the house from cellar to garnet.
II am, of course" she replied. Has
anything happened to the interior of our
house:'
IF there is another house in North Amer
lea run on your system, I'd like to see it'll
The wonder to me is that haven't been
driven to the verge of desperation and COM
mitted some awful deed. Mrs. Bowser,
give you fair warning that-that"-
And Mr.. Bowser swallowed the lump in
his throat and flushed up and Rlared around
the room like a tiger driven to bay.
"Will you please explain what has hap
penedf" quietly asked Mrs. Bowser.
Look at mel" he hoarsely whispered as
he rose up and extended his arms at full
length.
why, what's wrong?"
whats wrongl Look at the set of this
collar-this shirt-this coatl Pm all hunch-
ed up and bumped Overt I've felt like a
man tied up in sack all the afternoon.
and when got off the street car fell on
my head and shoulders and was guyed for
being drunk
LET me see if can find out what's the
matter. You were late this morning and
in great hurry about dressing. Let me
help you off with your coat. Do you see
this, Mr.. Bowser!"
See WHAT"
Here is one of your suspenders twisted
around on your back. In your hurry you
forgot to slip it over your shoulder. The
other one is also unbuttoned behind. It's
no wonder you felt hunched up, as you call
it. Let's get your vest off"
I'D like to know who dared fool with my
clothes in this fashion," growled Mr.. Bow
ser as he wriGgled out of his vest.
Look at this!' said Mrs. Bowser as she
removed towel from his shoulder. II gave
you this clean towel as went down stairs,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31

Daniel Webster was one of the great men
who like to make remarks of character in
tended to puzzle simple minds. Stopping
one day at a country inn to dinner on his
way to Marshfeld, he was asked by the
hostess if he usually had n good appetite
Madam" answered Webster, II some
times eat more than l do at other times,
but never less"
The inhabitants OF the village where this
profound Hibernicism was uttered have
probably been at work ever since trying to
comprehend its exact purport.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is said to have
brought about great overhauling of
Bibles and concordances by remarking at
several hotel and boarding house tables,
where he had taken Il chance and indiffer-
emit meal, that 1--WE should eat what is set
before us with fear and trembling, for con-
science sake" and many persons were no
doubt greatly delighted to learn that they
had caught a great divine in a misquota-
ton of Scripture.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31
A NAsTURTIUM DESIGN.

and tablecloths literally without end.
They have complete sets for formal use
Ind others for the use of the home table
lay after day. They have simple de-
signs and elaborate designs, fine linen
and heavier linen, and styles and pat
terms to suit every change of service and
every color scheme that may be devised.
The nasturtium affords pleasing de
sign, and the New York Times tells how
to carry it out. 1t should be worked
upon fine old bleached linen which has
first been shrunken. With this precau-
ton taken unlimited laundering is posi-
BILE without the smallest harm.
1t is hemmed and stitched round all its
sides. The flowers are worked in their
tint from pale yellow to deep, glowing
orange. The leaves and the stems re-
quire only one shade of pale olive, but by
a special method of working the former
are made to take many tints and to show
both light and shade. Every one of the
lines that mark a division of the leaf is
first outlined with a single thread of
silk; then each division is worked quite
solid with stitches running as indicated
by the lines.
The flowers may be either solid or
worked in long and short stitch, but the
former will give by far the richer effect
When complete, the cloth is simply
splendid and so brilliant as to provide
ample decoration with even the simplest
china possible.
Another suggestion from the authority
quoted is the round dolly. Its making
is simple, although at first sight fringed
disk seems difficult to obtain. The circles
are first marked the exact size of the
dolly; then again large one is drawn to
include the depth of the fringe. The
linen is cut ON the outer line and stitched
with the machine on the inner. Then at
each of the four sides of the circle, so to
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31
FIN, FEATHER AND FUR.

Rats avoid house wherein a guinea pig
is permitted to roam at will.
The bird of greatest endurance is the al
batrosS. One has been known to follow a
ship for "a days without once being seen to
rest on the water.
The animal which most nearly resembles
a plant is probably Hymenopus bicorius, an
insect found in India, which bears an ex-
traordiuary likeness to the flower of an
orchid.
When an area of lower temperature, with
rain or snow, is approaching, the goldfish
remains near the surface of the water,
while ii clear, sunshiny weath her is expect
ed they will almost always be found near
the center of the reservoir.
GirAfes have become very scarce since
the dervishc.' seized the basin OF the upper
Nile. They were once TO be bought for
about 800 each; now n good giraffe would
fetch over S, 900. The Jardine d'Acclima
tatiou At Paris recently refused to sell three
very young ones for $1,000.
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speak. or from the four opposite points,
threads are drawn down to the stitched
line. After this marking there remain
four triangular spaces of solid linen, and
the threads of these must be picked out
with the needle and drawn round and
adjusted to form a perfect circle of
fringe. The stitching is then ripped. and
the edge is hemstitched, after which the
fringe is combed out and trimmed till
exactly even.
This dolly is effectively embroidered
with n wreath of morning glories, worked
with olive green leaves and old pink
flowers. The dolly is usually one of a
set. each of which shows n wreath of a
different flower, but the same design
might we'll be repeated in all. Indeed if
the doilies are to be used for carafes and
the like and are not designed for finger
bowls, the latter plan is by far the best
Too great a mixture of either colors or
flowers can never be good. and the sweet,
fresh morning glory will bear repeating
again and again.
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wanted to Buy a wife.

A story is told of the first white woman
who journeyed through New Mexico. She
was the wife Of German on his way to
the mining regions to seek his fortune. As
the first white woman whom the savages
had ever seen, she naturally made great
impression by her comelinesA.
Several of the principal chiefs followed
the train of wagons for some days for the
privilege of gazing on the woman's beauti-
full white face. One of them, a Comanche
chief, expressed wish to buy the white
squaw.
How much you take'" he asked the
German, pointing to his wife.
My wife is not for sale" replied the
German, supposing that the matter was
only joke,
Me give two buffalo SKINS" said the
savage, to whom that seemed price not to
be refused.
NO" retorted the German more seri-
ously.
Me give three" said the chief, good
skins"
Then the white man peremptorily refused
the offer and ordered the Indian to be gone
1t is said that the German felt somewhat
anxious lest his better half should be
stolen from him, and he declared that if he
succeeded in getting to Santa Fe with her
he would never again run such a risk, or
give any Indian a chance to tempt him with
three buffalo skins.-Youth's Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31

WILL YOU CONSENT TO BE HUNG!'
ed US to turn out and come down next day
en- masse to witness hanging. That was
something we never had had, and the
spokesman of the delegation added insult
to injury when he said:
THE time may possibly come at Straw
berry Hill when you will want to hang a
critter, and this will be a good opportunity
for you to see how it's done and post your
selves. Turkey Bend extends the right
hand of fellowship and offers you front
seats and n fraternal welcome"
When the delegation had gone, we real
lied that something must be done to save
our reputation. In this hour of peril we
looked to Judge Watkins, and after reflect
ing on the matter the judge said:
We've got to beat EN- or slide back into
barbarism. II they are going to hang one
man, we must hang two. Have we any
patriots at Strawberry Hill? Gentlemen.
thar's Jim Williams and Hank Phillips.
They are poor, miserable reptiles who orter
be glad to die for the honor of this town.
Somebody git 'em out"
A messenger was dispatched for the two
men referred to, and when they had put in
The Canadian Habitant-
There is no peasant so much attached to
tradition as the French Canadian. He finds
himself on a continent whose moving spirit
is that of progression. The rest of the
American world is more or less given up to
electric tramway cars, elevated railways
and other denominations Factory chimneys
belch forth their disfgurinS smoke, and
sawmills rend the air with hideous noises,
within tou n, almost, of the quaint, pictur-
esque French villages which lie nesting to
the south of the st. Lawrence. The con-
tiguity of progress and push, of manufac-
ture and wealth, in no wise affects the I'M
ambitious habitant.
He teens with contentment and philoso-
ply. Has he not decent farm, a tidy cot
tage, a good wife, an enormous progeny
and cure to help him on his road to
heavenl Is it not possible also to put by
little money each year toward his old age
enough to procure for him and his de
cent burial and to pay for masses in the
sad by and byP What more can man
want? Jacques BOn-Homme has a supreme
belief in himself and his belongings, in his
country and its constitution.
A poor habitant (the story goes) went to
Quebec and was taken by a friendly priest
to see the sights of the city. In convent
church he saw large painting of David
and Goliath. Jacques fixed his gaze adj
miringly on Goliath. "Ah," said he, what
fine man. Yes" sail the cure, lit is a
fine man." "Magnificent.' said jacques,
then paused. Il suppose he was "a French
Canadian "Bien, QUIZ returned the
priest, not liking to disappoint the patriot.
"Oh, yes! Goliath was a French Canadian"
National Review.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
A Midnight Episode In which Happily No
Lives Were Lost.

A Midnight Episode In Which Happily No
Lives Were Lost.
MUTUALLY MISTAKEN.-Monday night
last at about II o'clock we left the Spread
Eagle hotel for our bedroom in THE KICKER
Office. We had been playing draw poker
with an editor from Santa Fe and an alder
man from Tombstone and had won over
GOO. We have no apologies to make as
pokerist. We found the game here when
we arrived, and one of our earliest discov-
cries was that the Arizona editor who didn't
play poker didn't run much of a paper
We had reached Cochise avenue on our
way home when something bumped against
US in the darkness. When a citizen of this
town collides with anything after 10 o'clock,
he generally begins shooting. 1t may be
a mule and it may be a man, but it is
safest to find that out afterward. In this
case it was our esteemed fellow citizen
Major Pentwater, who was drunk, as usual,
and trying to find his way home. We both
began firing Mt the same instant, but after
pulling trigger four times we recognized
the peculiar grunt which the major utters
when excited and called out to him. He
had fired five shots to our four, and the
wonder is that neither of us was wounded.
We were lodging what we thought was a
pair of hind feet belonging to an astray
mule, and the befuddled ma jor took us for a
billboard blown over on him by the gale
which was raging. After the shooting we
took off our coat and were going to lick him
within an inch of his life, but the major
iEy down and cried, and we finally led him
home and helped his wife pull his boots on.
We do not look upon this as a warning for
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31

In breadmaking the potatoes should be
sound and good as we'll as well cooked.
The potato must be rubbed into the -four
dry, and if wetted with milk instead of
water the result will be so much the bet
ter. In the same way cold potatoes may
be used in making the paste for pud-
ings (boiled), pies and cakes, with the adj
dition of dripping or fat of some kind
and little baking powder. Hot potato
cake is light, easy of digestion and nour-
ishing and might often take the place of
more expensive cakes at tea time.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31
GOldbugs.

The goldbugs which were so popular as
ornaments a few years ago were most of
them manufactured. There is n genuine
goldbug or beetle, colOred a pure bronze
but it is found only in the tropics and is
not plentiful even there. The goldbug of
commerce is simply the common June bug
dipped in shellac or some other gum and
rolled in very fine golddust. After the
dust has dried in the shellac, the bug. ex-
cept in weight, would pass for a piece of
genuine gold jewelry.-Jewelers' Gazette.