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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
HIGHWAYS OF The WORLD.

Our Own Poor Roads Are Without Par
Allel In the History of Civilization.
Painless wildernesses are myths. Every
habitable part Of the world has its roads.
Across the frozen plains of the far north,
among the peaks of rugged mountains,
over broad and grassy prairies, through
rich valleys and in the depths of tropic
forests man has for centuries had his
established roads
Many Of these are marked by signs so
faint that the eye of civilized man can
scarce discover them. With increasing
use they become more marked until they
are so wide and smooth that the blind
could follow them.
Where men have beasts Of burden
their passing hoofs widen and smooth
the trails, and bride paths are made.
That the packs may pass freely branches
Of trees are Topped off here and there,
trees lying across the trail are cut away,
easier grades are dug in some ascents,
and rocks are occasionally removed
when the burdened animals can neither
get over nor around the obstruction.
Few care to remove or to lessen Difficult.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
Don't Get Scared,
This Country Is All Right.

II looks as if hard times were coming
to STAY when we see financial disaster on
all sides coming thick and fast. But
this spell will be of very short duration.
The bottom had to be reached sooner or
later, and this is just good time for
it to come any that could be chosen,
when most people need vacation. Our
crops were never better, and there is as
much wealth in the country as there
ever was at any time.
The whole thing is political scare,
and it amounts to treason. A few people
in this country have been favored by
what they call protection, and their
little game is stopped. Now, we are go
ing to have a little protection for the
masses as we'll as the classes. The most
foolish thing in all this cruel scare Is to
see people who do not need their money
rushing to the banks and taking 1t ont.
1t is the most shortsighted people who do
this every lime. This scare reminds us OF
Lincoln's saying
You can fool some of the people all of
the time. all of the people some of the
time, but you can't fool the whole of the
people the whole of the time"
Congress meets in a few days August
-, and confidence wi be restored. This
is great opportunity for the party in
power and they will see the necessity of
acting promptly 1ney nave Tue gov oLA-
merit in their own hands, working ma
jority everywhere, and they have the very
job on hand the people sent them to
settle We look for a happy and speedy
solution of the difficulty under Mr..
Cleveland.
We were assured by our representa-
tives abroad that with old Grover at the
helm we need not be afraid to pitch
right in and make the big American Pin
Shop the Mammoth Furniture Establish
ment of Connecticut.
We are making preparations to unload
the immense stock of Furniture we have
on hand Our Carpets, Crockery, Re
frigerators, Stoves, Ranges, Tin and
Woodenware are the newest styles in the
market. We will give all our patrons
the very best and lowest prices that
goods can be sold for, and guarantee
perfect satisfac ion all around.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

ties after they are passed. Let those
who would follow make their own way.
With increase of traffic comes use of
wheeled vehicles, and roads are widened
and smoothed as much as may be neces-
sary to allow passage when the condi-
tons of weather are favorable. This is
the evolution of the common wagon road.
AS population increased and traffic
grew roads improved in some countries
until, where wise forethought was COM
bined with great governing power, the
public highways centuries ago reached a
nearness to perfection never since sur
passed, perhaps never equaled, by any
people who had none of the aid given to
modern mechanics by steam or explo-
sives, and it is not clear that any nation
which has such helps has ever surpassed
the roadmaking of those ancients.
Growth of civil and of military power
brought need of broad highways over
which couriers could travel rapidly,
armies move quickly and the plumber of
conquered countries be transported cas-
lily to increase the power of the conquer
ors and add to the wealth, comfort and
beauty of their central strongholds-
home nests whence rapacious birds of
prey swooped upon their victims.
Sucn were the great roads of Memphis,
and of Babylon, and of the Roman en-
pire. Such was the evolution of the
wonderful highway system of that daunt-
less and wise nation of Americans who
four centuries and more ago had roads
which have never since been equaled in
extent or in workmanship by any others
in the western world and have never
been surpassed by any of modern days.
Yet our need of such perfect high
ways is incomparably greater than
theirs could have been. The aggregate
of the distances we have to move the
| products of our farms, forests and fac
tories over wagon roads is vastly greater
than theirs was, and our climate and
soil make our need of we'll drained, hard
| and smooth roads greater than theirs
| could have been.
The empire of the Incas had 1900, 900
| inha bitants. In the United States are
more than 60 900, 900 people justly proud
| of their work in subduing the wilderness,
of the progress they have made in art
and in science and even of the govern
ment they have. and they haul millions
of tons of bulky things 10 and from their
farms each year over roads that are
worse than those of any other great civ,
ilized nation. They have more products
to move and farther to move them oveI
common roads than has any other ma
ton, and they pay in money, labor and
time an enormous toll-a premium or
gross incompetency in the management
of great public interest, a trust il
which every member of this great fam
lily has a life interest and direct concern
And yet the Americans are rich ant
enterprlsing people. They have beer
quick to learn in other matters from tht
experiences of other nations. Why
then, should they not have at least a!
good roads as those other nations have.
D. E. VERAS-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

goes to the bottom of the whole subj act,
presents a whole battery of reasons why
our stock of Silverware should and docs
excite the unstinted admiration of every
one in this section. Good taste is becoming
universal now a-days. Everybody admires
the beautiful, and our stock is tout en-
semble of the most elegant and beautiful
productions of the line in Hair Pins. Our
display is making a stir in Waterbury,
where everyone knows We are always
moving along like "a river, rejecting
fashions successive changes Can any
thing be more timely than our stock of
watches In this line we are offering
Waltham's for Sl2. Our clock department
is just as extensive. We have an elegant
line of solid silver, which we are anxious
to close out at low prices
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
,AT1oNAL LEAGUE STANDING.
The Paving Teller a pefauIter.

PATERSON, y. J.. July sl.-A defalca,
ton of SlO,6o0 has been discovered in the
cash Of the First National bank of this
city. Abram Pardon, the paying teller,
was arrested and committed to the county
Jail. The money was taken from four
packages containing 6, 900 each. Ten dol.
lar bills were distracted from them and
replaced with one dollar bills. The de
fsulting teller is so years old and unmar-
ried. He has been connected with the
bank for % years He admitted that he
was responsible for the loss of the money
and asked that he be committed to prison
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Waterbury
~ Traction Company has submitted to the
undersigned a plan for the construction OF a
railway track in c rtain portions of the highway
at Platt's Mills, so called and for the change of
its motive power upon that portion of its rail.
ways now constructed. from the so1therly line
of the city of Waterbury on the road leading TO
Naugatuck. so far as its tracks now extend, as
well as upon that portion to be constructed on
the highway at Platt's Mills, so called. and that
all persons Interested therein are hereby notified
to appear before the undersigned. at the District
Court, now in said Waterbury. on the &C day ol
August, 1898, at :. 30 O'Clock, pm, 10 be heard
with reference thereto.
G & o. A. ri B6rGhhroN. selectmen.
JOHN McELLlGOTT,
Waterbury, July -, 1881
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

CHICAGO. July 1.-The manufacturers
of bicycles announce that they will with
draw their exhibits from competition, Civ
ing as reason that Irvine Miller, who was
appointed as juror of awards, is employed
by a rival concern.
How to Remove Anything From the Ear.
Under no consideration use anything
to poke in the ear. Pour little sweet
oil in the ear and hold it there. Should
the foreign body be an insect, it will
float to the top and can easily be re-
moved. Should it be IA hard substance,
stream of warm water from a syringe
will soon drive it out, always holding
the affected side toward the floor. Should
these methods fail, consult physician.
Never probe the ear. 1t injuries the ear
and causes deafness. K
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
.CURRAN'S
Low Price Sale in
! the Cloak Room, :
Nsk Up Stairs.
For J LTuesdayII:: and
LH Wednesday.
a LADIES' SHIRT
WAISTS.

AT 25c.
One lot Ladies' white lawn Waists,
slightly mussed, for this sale 25c
Ladies' waite lawn waists, fine quality
prettily trimmed with Embroidery
were 1.25 for this sale, 20
Ladies' white lawn waists, very fine
quality and handsomely trimmed were
las for this sale, 9Sc
Ladies' white lawn waists, latest
style of full sleeves, trimmed with
Embroidery, regular price 1.9S,
reduced to lie
AT25c.
Ladies' colored shirt waists in pretty
styles, variety to select from were
Soc, reduced to 25c
Also
Ladies' tartan plaid gingham waists,
regular price 75c, during this sale, Sc
AT SOC.
Ladies' line Percale waists, pretty
style in pink and blue, were 75c, re-
duced to 800
AT SOC.
Ladies' fine Chambray and Bingham
waists with ruffis over the shoulder,
were 100 for this sale, SOC
AT 75c.
Ladies' shirt waists, a variety of diff
ferent styles, all sizes, dainty
designs, were so and l.25, how 75c
AT SOC.
One lot black sateen waists, witbpleat-
ing down the front were CSC, reduced
to SOC
Ladies' silk shirt waists, rare op-
portunity pretty silk waist at a
low figure
AT s.. so.
Ladies' silk shirt waists, large full
sleeves, best quality, China silk,
long waist, perfect fitting hand
made button holes former price 4 so
for the sale, $50
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

BUENos AYREs, July 9l.-The radicals
have begun a revolutionary movement in
the provinces of Buenos Ayres and Santa
Fe. and fighting has been going on in 20
towns in the first named province since
daybreak yesterday. According to ad-
vices SO far received the insurgents seem
to be victorious. There was desperate
fighting at Rosario, the battle lasting six
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
Robber. Made q Eng Haul.

WICHITA, Kan, July S1.-Robbers held
up Pacific express wagon and the mes
senger was compelled to open the safe
which contained silver and currency about
to be shipped south to the amount of s.,
500 The robbers dumped the money into
a sack and made good their escape.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
MINI, and F,ctorIe. C1o.Inv

AMSTERDAM, N. Y. July Sl.-Sandford
& Sons carpet mills shut downfor at least
two weeks, and possibly longer. They en-
ploy 1000 hsAds. The following mills and
factories have also closed: The Van Ant
werp Knitting mills indefinitely; johnson
Knitting Company's mills, two weeks
Shuler Spring works, one week. and Stari1
Silk mill at Fultonville, two weeks.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, July S1.-An empty
engine on the Delano division of the Le-
high Valley railroad ran into passenger
train near Mahanoy City. Neil Gallagher,
baggage master. and w. j. Hattrick, con-
ductor of the passenger train, both of
Mauch Chunk. We're quite badly injured.
Both engines were wrecked.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

New York, July 31.-The Presbyterian
board of foreign missions sent a letter to
Secretary of state Gresham requesting
that immediate and decisive action be
taken by the government in regard to the
outrage on Miss Anna Melton, the mis-
Sionary, in the HISTORIAN village Of Durss.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
SELLING OFF
OUR ENTIRE STOCK
BELOW COST!

Owing to the continued failing OF
health, l am obliged to sacrifice at
a loss and leave for a better eli
maze. Remember, this is no hum
bug, as everything will be sold be-
low the actual cost. Note some of
the bargains
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

BUzzARD's BAY, Mass, July 91.-Presi-
dent Cleveland spent the greater part of
the day on the verandR with Mrs. Cleve-
land and DR.. Bryant, who later took the
train Tor Sorrento. Me.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
Ru.aia ooes Gsrmany severnl Bstter,

BERLIN, July S1.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Koeinische Zeitung
says that Russia intends to add on Aug. !
so per cent to the present maximum tariff
on German imports. This will be Russia s
reply to Germany's increase OF so per cent
in her tariff on Russian imports.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

PARIS, July S1.-A cabinet meeting, with
President Carnot presiding, was held at
the Elysee. The decision was that Siam g
offer to concede the demands of Slams ul-
timatum be accepted.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

SAN FRANCISCO, July Sl.-Thomas D.
Riordan, attorney for the Chinese Six Com
panies, states that. in connection with
Joseph Choate of New York and other
counsel, he is preparing to make a second
test of the constitutionality of the Geary
Chinese registration law at the October
session of the United States supreme
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
DISTRICT oFwArERBuRY. IS. PROBATE

u Court, July 18th, 1873
Estate of Joseph Downs OF Waterbury, In
said district, assigning debtor.
, The voluntary asst Cnment Of the said debtor
having been lodged in this office for record and
the probate thereof. and William Helmann of
Waterbury being in said assignment nominated
as trustee for said Estate. therefore
OROERED-That the 3rd day Of August, 1898
at O'Clock forenoon, be, and the same is, here
by assigned, for a hearing the approval of
said proposed trustee, aud that all persons inter
ested therein may have notice to appear. If they
see cause, and be heard thereon. this court di-
reefs that this order be published three times
in a newspaper having a circulation in said Pro
bate District, before said time assigned for said
hearing. By order of the Court,
JAMES j. CASSIN. Clerk of Probate.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
DISTRICT OF WATERBURY,, IS, probate

~ court, July 81, 1898.
Estate of c. Albert Honold, of Waterbury,
in said district, as Signing debtor
The trustee having exhibited his administration
account with said estate to this court for
allowance il Is
ORDERED That the 7ih day of August Al D..
1898, at O'Clock in the forenoon, at the Probate
office in Waterbury, be, and the same is assigned
for hearing on the allowance of said admins
tration account with said estate and this court
directs the trustee to cite all per-Ons in
terestad therein tn appear at said time and place
by publishing this order in some newspaner
published in aterbury, New Haven County and
having Il circulation in said district.
By order of the court
JAMES ]. CASSIN, clerk of Probate.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
Brooklyn Briefs.

The Misses Josie McAuliff and Mar
celia Mulcaky of jackson street are at
Savin Rock for a week.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
Death Overlook the searobers For Work.

PITTsBURG, July 31.-Three men were
run down by the eastern fast line on the
Pennsylvania railroad at Brinton station,
near here. Thomas and Michael Cornalian
of this city were killed. The third, Will
liam Diskin, of Scranton, Pa, was terri
bly, mangled and will probably die The
men were in search of work and were
walking on the tracks
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

CHICAGO, July S1.-The exposition was
open Sunday under the order of the court,
but the attendance was extremely light.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31

l beg to state that have not the
space to quote any further that
every article in the store will be
sod without a question of cost.
A call will convince you. The
trade solicited.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-11-13
THE CLOVER HAY WORM.

The farmer who finds in his NOW the
webs of the clover hay worm should
read and act upon the advice of Pro-
fessor Osborn, of the Iowa Agricultural
College, who says Where these webs
are found would advise thorough
cleaning ont of the infested NOW and
burning of all the webbed and worth
less hay containing the worms. Other
wise there will be developed an enor-
nous number of moths to lay eggs in
the coming seasons crop of hay and
the probability of worse damage an
other year than has occurred hereto
fore. 1t is exactly under Guch con-
ditions, the holding ove- of masses of
infected hay. that the worms find the
best opportunity for increase, and,
while it may involve some labor and
apparent loss at the time, it may be
considered as next to throwing hay
away to store it over mass of hay pre-
viously infested, except that the upper
portion will probably escape any seri-
GUS damage. 1t is possible that worms
could be killed by use of bisulphide OF
carbon without removing the hay, but
1 hesitate to recommend it, as / know
of no case where it has been used for
this pest and because of the danger
connected with it's use, especially in O
barn where lanterns may be brought,
making possible the ignition of the
fumes. Farmers Review.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-11-13
KEEPING MILK FRESH.

Tt is rather singular that in this in
ventive age one of our most crying
needs has been hitherto overlooked.
But at length device has been in
vented to keep milk fresh. This device
consists of sort of closed vessel with
an opening at the top to which glass
tube, closed at the upper end, is fast
ened, the joining being rendered air.
tight by means of an India-rubber
ring. The tube is marked with two
horizontal lines numbered respectively
seventy-five degrees and eighty degrees
centigrade. The vessel is filled with
milk up to the edge of the neck, which
is then closed with the glass tube, and
is now placed on a sand mattress, or
bain-marie, over the fire. The milk
rises to seventy-ive degrees, and soon
afterwards to eighty degrees, and may
be removed from the fire after remain
ing at the above temperature from ten
to twenty minutes, and cooled by plac-
ing the vessel in water of the tempera-
ture of from ten to twenty degrees.
Milk thus treated will keep fresh from
three to four days. New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-11-13
uNR1pn SEED WILL GROW.

It does not need that fruit of any
kind shall be thoroughly ripe to make
it grow. The same is true of corn.
We have seen corn planted the last OF
June, and only getting into the milk
stage saved for seed and growing per-
fectly. In fact, it grew faster and
ripened earlier the following season
than did corn that was fully matured.
That may, however, have been due to
extra care taken with the green seed
corn. II was partly stripped of its
husks and hung up to dry. Owing to
immaturity there was less substance or
starch in the grain, and when we'll
dried il was so shriveled that it looked
as if there were little beside the germ
enclosed in the grain, but every seed
grew. If this soft corn had been left
in the field, exposed to rains and to
repeated freezing while damp, proba-
bly, not a grain of il would have grown.
1t Injuries any seed to freeze it while
damp, and with those naturally tender
it entirely destroys their vitality. y
American Cultiyator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-11-13
ExperUS Mt Fau,t,

DR.. Brunton tells some good stories
In an address to the London Medico-
Chiurgical Society. He remembers
once whole class of students stand
Ing round a man whose heart was
diseased, and who had one of the
pupils of his eyes enormously dilated.
After a great many learned opinions
had been given as to how the faulty
heart dilated the pupil, the man
upset the coach" by casually observ-
Ing that the eye was a glass one.
Another Of his stories is that of a
professor who was telling his students
that he was able to discover this,
that, and the other symptoms of in
ternal disease from the teeth of a
woman whose case was being dag
nosed. She was very anxious to help
In the business rather too anxious,
because, to the horror of the profess.
or, she took her teeth out, saving.
please sir, I'll hand them around,
Some Of the gentlemen might like to
look at them more closely"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-11-13
SPLIT CORN FOR FODDER.

1t pays to split corn for fodder.
Theory and practice have demonstrated
that fact beyond a shadow of
doubt. From various State agricul-
tura1 experiment stations we are as
sured that milch cows will yield a
greater flow of milk when fed on split
corn than from any other feed, while
for fattening young steers there is no
better food. A steers mouth at three
years of age is but partially provided
with grinders, and it is difficult for
him to masticate whole ears of corn or
parts of ears broken crosswise of the
cob. He will eat strips of ear length
wise the cob and fatten as rapidly as
at four. years old, although at the
latter age he is provided with full
set of mature grinders. Many feeders
do not try to fatten steers till they are
four years old for this reason. Cattle
of any age can eat split corn without
any soreness of mouth, which is fre-
quently the case when fed on whole
ears of corn.
While there has been some differ
ence of opinion among feeders as to
the value of cob as feed, all agree
that cob when prepared so cattle will
eat it readily is an aid to digestion not
acquired from any other roughness
Cattle can be fed all the split corn
they will eat without the least danger
of overfeeding. AS the fiber of the
cob is broken SO that they will masti-
cate the strips of ears like chewing a
cud, without any wastage by slabber-
ing grains of corn from the mouth, all
the saliva is retained and mixed thor
oughly with the food, insuring di-
gestion SO perfect that no whole grains
of corn are passed.
According to the analysis of the
Government chemist, there is gain
of twenty-five per cent. in nutriment
by splitting the corn. This means
that seventy-five bushels of split corn
will do the work of one hundred
bushels of whole ears, OF course it
would not pay to do the work by hand,
but with machine which will split
from 800 to 500 bushels per day the
saving is obvious. Farm, Field and
Fireside.