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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12

he passed his whole life, working first on this farm and then on that, of being the biggest liar between the hills"
 But" Deacon Allen used to observe philosophically when discussing Joe Mil ler's tales. his lies don't count, guess, fer they don't do nobody no harm, and derful-wonHyrful."
 There was Eo stain on Joe Miller's rep utation, save these jokes and stories, and they were never low or vulgar. but he used 10 be held up by Deacon Jephson as one who at the end of life would have many an idle word" h answer for, and the good deacon frequently made excel lent use cf these idle words" as illustra- tions before his Bible class on Sunday.
 Joe couldn't tell as good stories when the husking was done in the barn as when in the open air. He missed the sunshine, and the azure sky, and the brcezes. The weather was generally wet and gloomy or cold aud the ground snow covered hy the time it was thought best to haul the corn under cover for hu~kir-.
 A goul deal of ingenuity has been cx- pended in attempts to devise effective corn huSkiug machines but none of them has been cminontly successful. The shelliug of corn. however. is almost al together done by machinery nowadays Hand shclliuG was done i'll two ways 30 years ago. The most primitive method was to druudc the ears of their kernels by abrasion, q cob being held ill one hand IUu la ti4, vtl.v., L~tl- L~;-.o graspel in q ViScike grip.
 Later some genius discovered that the work could ho accomplished with great cr rapidity and ease by driving "case- knife" into the end of hoard and rasp- ing the k,rncls off against tine knife, the shellyr mrautilnr sitting astridc the board which projected over the edge of Il basket placed for the reception of the sIellcd corn This method was adopted with great uuauimity after its discoverer first used it. and it continued to be prac- tically the only method until the ma chine shcllcr was introduced.
 l. ID. MARSHALL.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
THE RED EAE.

his or her share of labor toward big evenings work. The finding of red ear was only an incident The merry romp that followed was succeeded by great hustling to make up for lost time, and the success of the gathering was measured by the pile of shining ears that was accumulated in the middle of the barn floor when the party broke up. Such husking bees as are held these later years are merely social subtcrfuges for the most part. Farmers wives and daughters do not often help in the mems work nowadays, least of all in husking corn, for this is wearing on the hands. It causes split nails, and bleeding fingers. and lame wrists, and sore arm muscles. The husking bees of other days were necessities. The farmers were paving for their farms, and bv all hands in a neighborhood turning to and helping each other at night in the husking sea son money could be saved and the econ omy that was so necessary conserved. But even in those old days there Nvas far less of romance at hu>king bees than one would suppose from the stories that have been woven by imaginative fiction writers who have worked such occasions into their tale.
 It was not at all common for the won- en and girls to help at the bees that re- member, though they sometimes joined their fathers and brothers for half an hour or so, and occasionally red ears were "barred" when the girls did take part. The work of the women was usu- ally that of cooking and serving the sup per. Sometimes this was eaten in the barn and sometimes in the house. When the parlOr organ began tn appear in the farmhOusCs. the huSking of corn bv girls 1 died out almost altogether. for fingers that are accustomed to tearing the reluctant covering from ears of corn are not firx ible enough for organ keys, and besides the same sentiment that caused the farmer to provide the organ for his daughter caused him 10 object To seeing her engaged in any form of mans work
 The corn harvest is managed quite differently 1n the cast and thU vest. III the west the ears are generally picked from the stalks while the latter are still standing in the field In the east the corn is cut first and set up in ''shncks' around single hill that is left uncut
 There it stands curing for drys and some times weeks before ii iS huskcd.
 ''lt is not fun to cut curn," said a i farmer friend the other day. The first l day or two in the corntield strains every muscle in your body. Your arms, and l your hands. and your back, and yuur legs all suffer, and when you come 10 go to bed at night you ache from your heels | to your head. If your hands are a little tender. you are sure to cut them on the sharp edges of the bladelike leaves. and before noon little blisters come i'll your palms, to break before night and bleed the next day. By the second day cracks appear between the thumb and foretin-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
SOL SMITH I;I>~EI.I-

tion revealed the fact that it was Mime. Janauschek. But how changed! can easily remember when her name was suiii- cient to fill an ordinary theater in almost any city in the United States. When l saw her the other day, understood that she was trying to dispose of a four act comedy drama entitled At Last, which she has only recently completed.
 have heard that the play is remarkably strong, and a person who prctendS tu know said that if Mme Janauschek had adopted playwriting as a profession m her younger days she would have made a. great a sue cess of it as she did of acting. Re that aS it may, there is every reason to believe that she has taken to dramatic writing at this late day-she must be over IO-fOr the req son that the money which she may thus bt enabled to earn'will not be at all unRccepta- hle to her just now. Not that she is poor, for she has earned several fortunes, but she has always been a lover of the good things ,f life, and it is very doubtful whether she would be able to pay cash for row o' brownstone buildings on Fifth avenue
 I was told yesterday shat Mme- Janau schek has always been great deal or
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12

This does not sound like n very remarkab statement. but its significance may be un- derstood when it is mentioned that this is the first occasion upon which such pleas ing managerial condition has existed dur ing the present season in this city.
 Brandon Thomas, the author of Char ley's Aunt" calls his play n comedy, but as this is common idiosyncrasy of comic writers for the stage he may be parSloned. In reality it is a farce pure and simple. and a very broad farce at that. But it is as funny as can be, and it really contains more laughs than "The Private Secretary" which up to this time was perhaps the fun niest farce seen in this country during ;he last decade.
 The plot is simplicity itself. Two college students are very much in love with two very pretty girls, and they are longing for an opportunity to propose. One of them Charley-has an aunt married to a rich Brazilian, who. with the gallantry and con sideration common to the male residents of that country, died quickly, leaving his beautiful wife n widow and fahulously wealthy. This aunt Charley has never seen. He receives a telegram informing him that she will be there on the next train. The two chums hit upon the happy idea of giving dinner to the aunt, at which they will have their sweet hearts as we'll This they think may afford them the long desired opportunity 10 declare them selves" At the last moment a message is received from the wealthy Brazilian stating that she has been delayed for several days The boys are in pretty pickle Their girls have been invited, and there will be no chaperon. While they are fiCuratively tearing their hair a friend, Lord Babberly appears and puts on n dress in which he k 10 act a woman in private theatricals. Happy thought! They will get Babb,rly to imperSonate the aunt. He does it, the party goes on, the boys propose to their flames, are promptly accepted, and all k well for awhile. Lured by her supposed wealth, two men, relatives of the college students and their girls, propose to Bab- berly and are of course declined. The real aunt appears suddenly, but seeing how +hi~c~ N-r GI~'~Ez eha arrars iut0 tho snirir of the joke and incidentally causes more complications and fun. It is easy to see how great deal of hilarity may be eN- tracted from this condition.
 After all, in farce the acting is of as much importance as the play. Lord Babbcrly k practically the play of ''Charlcy's Aunt, and the success of the piece is almost en- tirely dependent upon the manner i'll which that part is performed. Manager Charles Frohman evidently realized this, for he cs- peciallv imported Etienne GeTadot, who un- derStudied w. s. Penley in the part in Eng land. It is less than justice to say that Ger adot does his role well. His performance is , s masterly one, and there are many little touches of subtlety that his work may easi- ly be edenominated artistic. If he remains in this country-and if he be wise he will-he will soon take rank with the top notchcrs among our farceurs.
 \ few days ago in Miss Marbury s theat- rical bureau met a very old lady of more than ordinary stoutness. 4 closer iuspec-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
\ Genuine Philanthropist,

One of New York philanthropic mer- chants spends thousands of dollars each year in aiding the poor, but none of hls beneticiarieS ever gets cent in cash. His idea is that money giving demoral- izes the recipient. He will buy groceries and pay rent for distressed family and secure employment for the wage earn CTS. Once they are at work he tells them that he considers it moral obi gation for them to refund, at any con venient season. the sum he has expended. If they do, he regards the case as q tri- umph of self respect. If they don't, he finds some excuse for them in his own mind and keeps right on at his self ap- pointed task. Last winter he hired hall in the Hebrew district down town, en- gagged competent teacher and provided
 number of Jewish girls with free in- structions. Noproselyting was attempt ed. Indeed not word Was said about
 religion. The girls became greatly in terested, and their brothers begged for and obtained admittance. Similar classes are to be established this winter The merchant allows himself an income of E, 900 per year. All the rest of the money 1 he makes is devoted to the aid of others ! New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
UNDER THE INDIAN SUMMER SKY,


 ger, and they bleed too. To add to my misery, when cut corn. which haven't for several years till this fall, when l could not get help enough to shit me and so had to go into the field with my men, the peculiar rasping sound caused by the rubbing of the leaves and stalks together makes cold chills chase each other up and down my spinal cord for the first day or two in a way that is ter rifying even to think about.
 The tying of the knob in the stalk band that binds the shocks together k what does up your hands most, and splits your nails and turns them back on your finger, and makes you wish your manual appendaSes were made of brass or steel. It's almost as bad as binding oats with missiles in them, and that is the most narrowing performance in the whole round of farmwork. Binding grain is now done mostly by machinery, but they have not yet successfully solved the problem of machine harvest ing of corn, and I'm afraid they never will"
 The strain on the hands in husking corn is greater than in cutting it. and ! grandfather's hired man in the work we used husking pegs to part the husks at the point of the ear. The man or boy and believe it was d boy-who invented the husking peg is deserving of all the blessings that were showered upon the ''man who first invented sleep by Saa- 1 cho Panza. A husking peg is about six i inches long and should be made of nick l ory or ash or oak or iron wood. It is sharp pointed and polished and fash toned with infinite care.
 Each husker of the old days used to like to make his own peg and there were many animated discussions among them as to the proper form to give it. Some liked straight pegs best and some curved, and there were preferences in the matter of material that have been known to lead to fist fights and profusion of language not suited to representation by means of printed characters. At the stores 2O years ago iron pegs were sold, and the first year they were added to the stock at Deacon Jephson's establishment they went off rapidly. But they did not suit. There was no give to them, and they were so heavy that they tired the hand. If the weather is not too cold when
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12

forth. In the early months of the civil war there were quite number of boys in Jack sonvilc Ills, T. ycaT> old and thrrrabout,
 who, fired by the spirit of the hour, organ izel themselves into n soldier company
 and marched about the streets every day
 under the command of military looking
 little fellow with most percmptOry man her and stepping 10 the time beaten on a
 real drum" by a laEky urchin with a curi- ously flexible and pTeternaturally solemn | visage and q voice that ''straddled the reg
 iStCSrs' C i, ? ,pgst S e&tEaoEeellinaTy 1,el ,y; way
 prepo~t ernu~ly solemn drummer boy was
 gone and only after some time was it dis covered that he had gone to Cairo, Ills. of his own mot ion. tntlTIIm fur genuine grow n up soldiers, and yet "a little longer, and his quondam boy soldier friends heard that he was play acting in a real theatcr. The i'm perious and peremptory captain of those youthful warriors is now the dramatic critic of one of the principal daily journals 1 of Chicago. and the prepOsterOusly solemn | looking drummer boy iS now one Of the
 best and most successful of American come
 dians-hiS name. Sol Smith RusSell-fa- miliar to all who ever 70 to the thea1er. There is an impression in the minds of many people as to Mr. RusSell's early training. For some ineNplainable reason | 1t i> supposed that he graduated from the NaTlcIN stage. WIAc tDe facts are IIlAL ne
 was never connected with the variety
 stage, but was always legitimate come
 dian and received R similar education in | his art to that of Joe Jefferson in that best | of all dramatic schools, the old stock com panies He was member of Daly where | he Is now playing m engagement of 100 nights. when little more than a youth, and
 he weneforth from that fam ous house as q
 star with his own company when the stock
 system became q thing of the past. He | has amassed wealth and ls one Of the rlch- | est actors in America
 | There's new comedian in town, who has made q hit in n small way He Is Milton | Aborn, and lie i< the chief funElaker in the | all day and evening Nhnw'at Keith .. the
 new niuu ~.luarr i- now called. -Abnrn | ts older than he luuk>, and IhCrr are gray hair~ in his head. but he k a~ agile a. hoy
 of lS. and h, is certainly very funny. For | eight vt.tl~ he has h,cH al the head of MT | Kcith'> uperst c"mIIuy and occasionally making l summer tour vu hi~ own account | He. br..tn mt-lC~tly in the ranks and has
 had a long and N1ric,l experience The
 strong point about AIuuru k his versatility. He has played inc ''lcadiuG funny in 'S
 comic operas He stage manage the com pany besides. and N hon he i~u't play yinE- he is ""u'' Ihr,-r time u day. hy the way
 he k rehrar~in-, for IhC next opera That :
 a tolCrably busy life. isn't it. B't A'snrI ! k well known. draws D comfortable -alHry
 and k the owner of Pu1tiTHhl' ual c~iatr
 When l saw him the oghcr day, he wa'
 busy rehearsing his p,"pl' ia The Prrtty
 Persian. a sort of Tryi~,vi tviliIun Ot The Oulah' which l. the oI,Ta i"r he present
 week. o'TA\i > t"i'f\-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
HOW TO CARE FOR THE SKIN.
Other wiseaC Cres Will Prescribe DiTere nt
 Methods of Procedure.

Methods of Procedure.
 A lady whose thick, sallow skin caused unceasing worry consulted an eminent physician as to possible cure. His an swor was more forcible than courteous. Well, in the first place, go home and wash your face and hands clean" Horri- fed. she declared that she had washed them several times during the day. What l mean is this-wash with soap thoroughly" An, she had ncTer used soap on her face. When upon returning home she used the soap, then rinsed in clear water. she was quite mortified to find her face actually dirty. In obedience to the doctors advice. this lady pursued the following course, Which may prove beneficial to others: Every night just be fore retiring she bG:hed face. neck and hands thoroughly in soapsuds, using, of course, fine toilet soap; then rinsed in clear water and dried the skin on a soft Turkish towel rubbing until quite free from moisture. If any sign of rOughness or sSnburn appeared, few drops of glycerin were rubbed in.
 To do away with the oily appearance the doctor Icescribed this diet: Lean meats. plenty of fruit, vegetables in their season (not cooked in greasel, no pastry or cake, brown sugar or molasses, but oatmeal, cracked wheat. farina and the like, sprinkled sparingly with white granulated sugar. Three times a day she stirred spoonful each of cream of tartar and sugar into a tumbler of water and drank it. in order to cool her blood. This was an agreeable medicine, both in the taking and in the effect. All heat or fat producing viands were forbidden, as we'll as coffee with milk, chocolate and beer. Plenty of outdoor exercise, with a veil to protect the face, this wise 1 doctor recommended; also indoor games 1 such as shuttlecock and battledoor, to stir the sluggish blood. In one year the | lady had a fine complexion. clear, soft skin and thoroughly healthful consti' 1 tuition. She both looked and felt years younger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
CHRYSANTAEMUMS.
1t teatime in the ruddy light

At teatime in the ruddy light
 Chrysanthemunis were in their glory My baby came to say good night
 And beg for ''just one little story" told her how a girl like her
 Came long ago, somewhere or other, And brought her doll and made a stir And begged a story from her mother, Who, tired and listless, also crossed The little story begging beauty With news of how another glossed
 Her irksome story telling duty. Still backward was the tale referred To weary her, but when I ended, As if l had not said word,
 Wi;h looks half pleading, half offended. She clasPed my neck-her childish trust Had made the hardest heart complaint "A little one," she said, ''pleasc-just About a fairy and giant" l kissed her close, ana off went,
 'Oncc on time" low. slow and steady. She heaved n sigh of sweet content My darling was asleep already.
 -Mcnzics Macdonald in Good Words.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
pcclmnI. In Amrrica and Eurnpc

hOIh Trance and Germany one fourth reduced tu decimal is written as O,25. In England ic Is writren O.25 talways with the period at the top of the lincl and in the United States in this way-0."5. Sir Isaac Newton is given credit of originating the present English method uf using the decimal point, his reason being that by placing 1t at the top of the line it could be distinguished at a glance from the full stop" punctu- ation mark.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
Appropriate.

One day while his apparatus for deep sea soundings, by means of steel piano forte wire. was being constructed. Lord Kelvin entered Mir. Whites shop ill Glas- gow along with the great Dr. Joule cele- brated for his determination of the me chanical equivalent of heat. ,Ioule's attention was called to a bundle of the pianoforte wire lying in the shop. and Thomson explained that he intended it for sounding purposes" What notey'' innocently inquired Joule and was promptly answered. The deep C."-Ar- gonaut.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
WaterburyFire Alarm
LOCATION OF BOXES.

The following are the Fire Alarm Signals under the new system:
 l-2 Rogers X Bro.t
 1-3 Cor East Main and Niagara streets. IT Cor East Main and Woicott road. I-5 Cor High and Walnut streets. I-6 Cor East Main and Cherry streets. l7 Cor East Main and Cole streets. a-l Cor North Elm and kinESbury streets. a-s Cor North Elm. North Main and Grove
 streets.
 .t Waterbury Manufacturing company .s Cor North Main and North streets ae Cor Buckingham and Cooke streets a-7 Cor Grove and Prospect streets. 2-s Cor Hillside avenue and Fine street. a-9 Cor Johnson and Watcrrille streets aI-2 The Platt Bros X Co.+ 2-I! Waterbury Clock company movement
 mcnt factoryl'
 5 Exchange place. 3-a Cor West Main and Willow streets. a-4 Cor West Main and Watrrt"wn road! a-5 Horse Car Railroad stahlr.' 3-6 Waterbury Brass company 3-7 Cor Cedar and Meadow streets. 3-s Cor Grand and Field streets. S-1-2 Cor Bank and Meadow streets, 3-1-3 Randolph X Cloves 3-1-4 Plume X Atwood Manufacturing com
 Pany.~ S-a-2 Holmes. Booth & HaNd"n~- s-2-4 Cor Charles and Porter streets. s-2-a Cor Simun~ street and Washington aN" Cor south Main and Grand streets. 42 Cor south Main and Clay streets +-3 Waterbury Watch company 4-4 Benedict N Burnham Manufacturing
 company
 4-6 Waterbury Buckle company 4-7 Cor South Main and Washingt n ~t: Scuviu Manufacturing company 5-2 Cor Franklin and Union streets. 5-3 Waterbury Clock Co. Ccase factory. 5-4 Cor Clay and Mill streets. 5-6 Cor Liberty and River streets 57 No. Hose House 5-S Cor Baldwin and Strne-strrct>.
 Cor Bridge and MaEill streets. G-a Cor Dooitte alley and Dublin street. -* Private.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
Wise Advice

In the .'Lifr of Rowland Hill." hy MT. Charlcsworth, published i'll London some wears ago, there are many anec- dntes of that remarkable man.
 At one time when NIT. Hill WAS preaching for the benefit "f charity a note was handed to him. the writer of which askc,i whether 1t would be right for bankrupt [" contribute to the g"osi cause.
 No" said the preacher after he had read the note. but my friends, would advise vou wh" are not insOlvent not to pass the plate this evening. as people will be sure to say. There Encs the bankrupt. '~-Youths Comuaninn-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
A1ricrs 1Iosn >trcnm of Nntnral Ink

In Algirrs there is q small stream which the chemistry of nature has con verted int" real ink. IL is formed by the union of two rivulcts. one of which is very strongly imprrGnatetl with iron, while the other, m"andering through a peat marsh. imhih,, Sullic acid. another ingredient in the formation of ink. Let tcrs and manuscript matter are satisfac- torily written with this singular natural compound of iron and gallic a"id.-Ex- change.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
A THEATRICAL BUDGET.
"Charley's Aunt" Is Very Funny
 and Is a Great Success.
A PROMISING FOREIGN ACTOR.

EtIenne GerAdOt's Excellent wOrk-Rec-
 olleetions of Mime. Janauschek-SIIvin-
 ski as a Substitute For Paderewski-In-
 teresting Anecdotes.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 1O,-The hit of the sea son, and in fact of the past five years, as far as farce comedy in its true sense is con cerned, is unquestionably "Charley's Aunt" The skit is now running to enor- nous business at the Standard theater, and if opinions are worth anything its stay there will be limited only by the subse- quent bookings at that house. The other night money was actually turned away
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12

Three minutes to Il, and still no bride groomi A second later, however, Jack Dantin staggered from the vestry door into the church and saw and was seen by the wedding party-a sorry spectacle of mud and mire, bruised and bleeding, and with his clothing torn in all directions.
 "I am not too late, after all '" he cried, and then down he fell by the altar railings.
 Some one also fell almost at the same instant. Philip Dantin went pale as a corpse when he saw his brother. He made a step toward Eva, whispered Forgive, D in hoarse voice and reeled upon the pave ment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-12
An ESDlAnatiOn.

Teacher-"For men must work. and women must weep. What is the mean ing of that line, Tommy Figg:
 Tommy-It means that men has to work to get money, and then the women has to cry before the men will divide with 'em. m.--Indiananoiis Journal.