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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08

BACKWARD very neArTy or ~'Une" ctnoo-
stone in their anxiety to witness the
finale; and, to add to North's discom-
future, everyone whose eye he met as he
retraced his steps nodded ina familiar,
friendly way.
Winner watched his return with q
smile of stupid satisfaction.
Now, Wymer," said North, as he
stepped up close to his tormentor, '1et
me warn you not to waste any words.
If YOU have anything to say to me say
it at once, in the shortest, possible time.
Do you hear?"
North, are you my sfriend2" in
quired Mr.. Wymer, in reproachful
tones, as he regarded North'with blink
ing eyes.
North's first impulse was tos respond
with slightly italicized negative, but
fearing that such a,course would only
exasperate Wymer and make matters
worse he conciliated.instead.
Now, see here, Wymer," he said,
''Tm perfectly willing to use all my in
f1uence to elect you city attorney, and
doesn't that prove thatIm your friend?"
AS he spoke shout of laughter
arose from every side. He could not
imagine what it was that gave such
point to his remarks, but he saw that it
was at once perceived and appreciated.
Wymer apparently did not heed the
laughter; he noticed only North, to
whom he Immediately addressed the
impcrious inquiry:
why did you run,i then, if you're
friend err mine?"
I'm not runningv' trcturned North,
amazed.
"You are" said Mr.. Wymer, with the
ready and fearless spirit of contradic-
ton that a heated political campaign
usually develops. What have they got
you on their dude ticket for, if you
amt runnin'? l tell you, North, your
party's played-o1lt set err thieves an
scoundrels, an you're mother, an you'll
never be 'lected city 'torney while
err worl' stands! Dye hear?" And,
starting up encrgetically, Mr.. Wymer
emphasized these statements with some
violent gestures, bringing his clenched
fists into an altogether disagreeable
proximity to Norths face.
Even in the midst of his ANNOYANCE
North found time to make Il mental
note of the new fact that Wymcr's
| words had elected.
80 am the opposing candidate for
city attorney" he said to himself, ac-
ccpting with a half-satirical surprise
| the honor that was thus thrust upon
him. Actually dabbEing in local poll
tics; never srpposedthat I could de-
scend to that!'
Mr.. Wymer's brief enthusiasm pass
ing off, he relapsed again into a state of
harmless and peaceful imbecility; and
North thought, that his 'moment of es-
| cape had come
! But in this he'was cruelty disappoint-
| ed. No sooner had he turned away
than Wymcr started up again, exclaim-
ing with all the. enthusiasm of q new
inspiration:
IL shay, North, hold on; 'jush lemme
| speak t your
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08

their under sides. There was a triple
brown cape faced with red and full
sleeves with rcd cuffs and brown
felt hat faced with red and trimmed
with heavy brown plumes.
Another dress which was my neigh
Dor at an after noon concert was Of
striped blue and cream wool, with
bands of fox fur. 1t was fitted with
yoke, from which fell loose front of
plain blue cheviot, turning into tight
fitting jacket ut the back and falling
apart at the sides, to show big fur
trimmed 1eg-o'mutton sleeves, with ruff
fles on the shoulders. The hat that went
with it was of blue felt, with velvet
trimmings.
There have been pretty skating dress
es at the park, but not many. One was
of ribbed green wool, that gave the
effect in it's shadow of being striped
with black lines. A deep band of ma
room finished it at the bottom and there
went with it Il Russian blouse of green,
edged with Astral,han and with large
triangular lap"ls and shoulder puffs of
maroon. A little maroon turban, with
an Astrallhan edge, an Astraithan mutf
and Il smile of perfect content were the
finishing touches of the picture.
~ lunc hern gown or two and 1 must
call halt. At Il L: 'lcwood fcstivity re-
Gently Mrs. Cleveland Wore gray
bcngalinc dress that was not SO we'll
suited as il might have been to her dark
complexion, hut was in itself very prot
ty. a drcp-plaitr'i tiouncc gave it the
look of being made with double skirt,
and below Wrrc three rows Of black
velvet rilDboH. The bodice was slightly
open at the throat and had velvet rcvcrs
opening over white chcmiscttc of
some thin silk plated loosely.
Another costume that figured on the
same occasion was of apricot-colored
taffcta with III eek and gold bodice
and a belt Of black velvet clasped with
gold.
Much quictcr for daylight wear was
n tan-colored silk with q deep foot
trimming of velvet and u brown en-
broidered lace spencer, two lengths of
ribbon forming a point at tn back,
passing over tho shoulders, tying in
| front and hanging to the floor.
ELLEN OSBORN,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08

dotted veil and moved little nearer to
me. "Would you?"
She thought she had me corncred
considered hastily but prayerfully my
possible exits and lodges | rcmc1,,-
bered the seasons when went hustle
less. l remembered how shop girls
neglected to wait on mo because my
gown WAS not, like other and wcll-rcg-
ulated gowns, 'boutfant." l remcm-
bered how l hung to straps in the horse
cars because l was not ''stylish" enough
to tempt any man to give me seat.
| remembered how such OF my friends
as were good-natured smiled pityingly,
and such US were not good-natured
called me queer" remembered how
Joined n wonan's club and in the in
tervals of discussing Dante they dis
cusscd my clothes. l remembered how
| read some loose-penned girls New
York letter to tho western press, In
which she described some ingenue's
amazement at having ''wcll-knOwn
fashion writer pointed out to her in an
evening company. "Nhat!" said she,
lin that gown?" "What!'' said 1, ''darc
think that l am well-known? Does
that mean mc?"
got very morbid about bustlcs be-
fore bustles were done. Could | do it
again?
l remembered how l refused to put
On long dresses and how u sprig of n
youth called me Sissy" on broadway
and asked me to go into cigar shop
and change n dollar bill for him. re-
mCmGe:'rd how l made foolish speech
at Sorosis, and the face of the matron
who said disscntingly when had done,
1.-The very young lady"-with such a
distressing accent on the young
will change her mind probably. etc,
looking at my shoes with every word
Dear soul, she never saw them again.
bought a trailing skirt on the way
home and regarded the mud it gathered
with pleasure, even. Peace of mind is
of much moro consequence than peace
of body, after all.
Would l wear hoop skirts? Well.
probably not, but in the light of past
experiences 1 could look up at my
ranch woman and say: VERY likely"
l wasn't corncrcd, but perhaps
lied.
There are some things to take into
account in all this crinolinc agitation
First, the men are dead set against
hoop skirts. Second, the manufacturers
and the dressmakers favor the fashion
almost unanimously. Is u woman gov
erned by her husband or her modiste?
Much depends on the answer. Why do
the dressmakers want crinoline, want
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
WILL HOOP SKIRTS COME 2
Maybe cid Maybe No; Unhappily
You Can't Toll.
I" Say That Women EIave Too Much
Sc ,s.' iS Flying In tho Face of I:i3tory
" inter stree: Ercsses and %
Pretty Luncheon Gowns.

isn't it absurd?" said the woman
who writes cowboy and ranch stories
from the safe scclusion of Washington
square north.
The woman had climbed the six flights
of stairs which lead to my Office on the
roof. and had sat thereafter silent for n
space. My visitors usually do. Then
she had broken out as above written.
isn't what absurd?"
THAT English women should be beg
ging the princess of Wales to counte-
nance an aHti-crinolinc league. Do you
believe any woman in her senses would
put on hoop skirts in this year of grace,
princess or no princess, fashion or no
fashion,"
looked at my cowboy writer's six
inches of good camel's hair lying on the
floor. Then l said, sercnely: YES;
any woman who wears long dresses in
the street would wear hoop skirts if
her drrS;'ma,lcr told her to-"
My Texas ranger was silent for an
other space. Then she pushed up her
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08

1t so bad that the talk of it's coming has
been kept up against protest for full
two years? Why, cores, of course. DC
you know what it means to get a twelve
to fifteen yard circumference down to,
say, twenty-six inches? 1t means cores,
it means gathers. it means no woman
her own dressmaller, it means also
trimmings.
Are we fighting bogy? Is tho erin
oline an impossibility? Well, maybe,
but could you get men to have their
trousers cut six or eight inches on the
pavement? You can and have got the
long gown, SO let us not be too com
fortably sure.
1 was at a reception the other even
ing where the popularity of present
dress conditions struck me humorously.
Making their bows to the hostess at ono
and the same time were a tall and a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

On account of the heavy fog at Port
Royal, S. c., it was not possible to con-
tinue the trials of the Vesuvius yester-
day, and bad weather may prevent their
being finished for some time.
Three children were roasted to death
in burning house yesterday at Bellaire,
Mich.
There was no chnage in the ballotting
for Senator at Olympia, Wash, yesteH.
day.
-Ex-Gov. Foraker will not accept the
appointment offered him by Gov. Nc
Kinley as trustee of the Ohio State Uni
versity to succeed eX-President Hayes.
deceased.
Francisco fire insurance patrol was found
dead in bed yesterday. He came from
Boston in 1875 and organized the fire
patrol of which he has been captain ever
since.
- E. A. Vanderpool, a farmer residing at
Savannah, N. Y, committed suicide yes
terday morning in his barn by cutting
his throat with razor. No cause is
known for the act.
The Massachusetts, Department G. "a.
r. encampment opens in Boston to-day
Commander-in-Ch Chief Weissert is in at
tendance.
Inc Two Houses Oh 'Un0 ASSe
bly, of Pennsylvania met in special ses-
sion and passed resolutions on the death
of James G. Blaine.
Telephone communication has been
established between Boston and Chicago,
distance of 1900 miles Gov. Russell
talked over the wire.
The National Butter and Cheese con-
vention opened its second annual session
in Dubuque, Ia, yesterday.
Mrs. Jennie w. Lyon, Of Middetown,
Conn, wife Of George w. Lyon, Surveyor
Of the Port of New York, has applied for
| a divorce, alleging wilful desertion as the
| ground for thes eparation.
Five sailors of the Norwegian bark
! Alice which was wrecked at Long Beach,
| N. j., Monday night, were drowned while
| attempting to land in their own boat
The rest of the crew were saved by means
| of the breeches buoy.
The committee having charge of the
| Cleveland inauguration arrangements has
awarded the contract for music for the
| Inaugural Ball and Promenade Concerts
to the United States Marine Band OF
| Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
Il W0nzau's Letter.
u" Dear Mrs. Pinkham:

IF any one wants to know
how good your medicine is,
just refer them to me.
Il was so low, people thought
/ never could get we'll again.
"The trouble was in my
womb, causing bcaring-down
and severe backachc. | was
so nervous and irritable my
people could hardly live with
me. Sometimes l would al
most fall down, l was so
dizzy, and how | did lie awake
nights! l thought | should go
crazy!
II "But now all that is changed,
and I am a we'll woman. | owe
all to Lydia Z. PzNhAam'S TCg-
eta6k Compound. Now, when
I do not feel just right, | take a
bottle of your @sNA
medicine and a SDSS8A
box of your pills. "a S%N
They never fail" WV
Mrs. L. ZruvlS, H.
al 4: : :;!: :::: d: u 6; @
Co., LYNN. Mass. g~.>% &4@E
L IyeraR Ii k1 g5 ceats 3A~s-sS@s~S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
SOME EASY WAYS.

TIE way to spoil a wife is to frown at
her.
THE way to spoil hog is to overfeed
him with corn.
The way to spoil q cow is to pound
her with the milking stool.
TIE way to spoil children is to take
no interest in their doings.
THE way to spoil yourself is to nurse
your conceit and think only of number
one.
THE way to spoil a driving horse is to
cut him with the whip when he does
-;ot expect it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
LOOMING Tor uowcrs without tnOrns

LOOKING Tor nOWcrs without tnOrns
is good way to fool the time away.
IT will not help your crops to find
fault with your neighbours blowing.
A COWARD can fight in battle, but it
takes hero to patiently suffer alone.
THERE are no drawer mon than those
who are not afraid to speak the truth.
Con never has to look at a mans
bank account to find out whether he is
fit for Heaven. Rams Horn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
Tenth Century oaks in Massachusetts.


The great oaks Of Waverly, Mass.
are survivals of an oak forest that must
have existed in that region, according
to the biologists and students of trees,
Us far back as the tenth century. They
bear every evidence of great age, and
an elm tree in the neighborhood. with
its great limbs lying on the ground and
nearly all of it's branches decayed, is
the most venerable object in the line of
trees that can probably be displayed in
any part of New England. It is well
worth visit to Wcverly just to see this
venerable elm. II is immense in the
size of its trunk, and it's dignity in de-
cay is very impressive. The dozen oak
trees in the neighborhood are of the
sort that attain q very great age and
that maintain their virility unimpaired.
We know of only one other tree in New
England that can be compared with
them. That is located in Ipswich and
is larger and more venerable apparent
ly than any of the Wavcrly oaks, and
that and the Waverly oaks, we are
glad to know, have been inspected by
the state park commissioners. and are
likely to be DECENTRALIZATION Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08

Priscilla-Mrs. Wabash has filed an
application for divorce.
Pruncla-Indeed! 1 wonder whom
she wants to marry?-Truth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
JOSEPH A, JACKSON, ARCHITECT,

Lilley's Block. Waterbury, Conn,
And ~ West I25th ST, New York
Plans and Superb, te ndence for all classes of
buildings.
tsMany years successful experience enables:me
to'secure for clients the best results with the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

TIE head pieces of all fish are consid
cred the most delicate and desirable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
Go To Dreher'S Market

For the choicest Meats, Beef
Mutton, Lamb, Poultry and
Provisions. The lowest prices,
Gentlemanly attendance. Call
and see for yourself. Sausages
speciality our own make.
Peoples Market, Brooklyn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
Weather ForOcaSr

WARRINGTON, D. c., Fob. s.-For New Eng
land Colder, fair weather, and brisk north
westerly winds.
For Eastern Now York, Eastern Penn
sylvania, Now Jersey. Delaware and Mary
land: Much colder, fair weather, northwest
erly winds.
For Western New York and Western Penn
sylvania: Generally fair, except light local
snow on the lakes, westerly winds, slightly
colder tonight, warm wave by tomorrow
morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
IT'S BeautffuYa

To see Q strong man helping tho weak
And making their cause his own,
Then reaping harvest Of grateful love
In the fields where his strength was sown-
IT'S q beautiful thing to seeI
To say q word Of encouraging cheer
To o fainting fellow-soul
That lacks but o hearty Friend, God speedl''
To bring it home to its goal
IT'S o beautiful thing to sayl
To put ones breast as o bulwark strong
In front OF some friendless wight,
To shield his heart from an ugly wrong
And conquer for him his right
TITS o beautiful thing to dol
Atlanta Constitution
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08

short woman. The tall woman Wore q
straight, short-waisted empire frock,
the short one wore an 1880 gown,
hounced and SO suspiciously large il
circumference as to suggest strHls in
the pettieoat, one, if not two. The
hostess glanced from one to the other
and somehow kept her countcnance;
but we Hho stood behind grinncd. 1t
was the meeting of two generations;
and the Older was by long odds the
more graceful.
AT supper there was fine chance for
the cornoisseur in shoulders. Eating
her salad, just opposite, was Il big,
plump, placid blonde. Shc scarcely
seemed to speak or to move and her
skin was too smooth to allow the idea
thu. N'r ever disturbed her counter
an%% win SinI:e. She adorned life
snA'1<it,ly ny existing and existing with
those shoulders. They had a decided
aSa?, and to DTins out their oldne wv,
. !. ]. !. !. !. !.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-08
4 Little Comedy Of Errors
BY S. s. MORTON.

CHAPTER Nv.
Brutus-Oh that o man might know
The end Of this days business ere IL
come,
But II suflceth that the day will end,
And then the end is known.
mi
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-09-21
1lliscrllanu.
crNATOR PROCTOR ON MAPLE
SUGAR.

The serious and grave senator
from Vermont set flowing bubbling
and sparkling fountain of wit and
bumor which greatly pleased his fel-
low senator's. Mr.. Proctor has a
Internationally serious and deliber-
ate manner, grave almost to sadness,
which added much to the fine flavor
Of his humor. He was coming to
the defence of Vermonts favorite
product, maple sugar, which seemed
70 be threatened by a resolution
offered by Senator Wolcott, calling
for information as to expenditure
for bounties on sugar. After sub
hitting some arid statistics, Mr..
Proctor proceeded in a solemn way,
TO saw: ut occurred to me that dur
ing the sugar season last year had
submitted, in an entirely personal
and unofficial way, to my colleagues
generally in the senate some practi-
cal and useful information as to the
product, which believe they gener-
allv appreciated, but regretted very
much to learn yesterday that, by
some unaccountable mistake, the
Junior senator from Colorado was
omitted in the distribution, and that
really his present trouble arises
from genuine lack of information.
laughter Immediately put the
telegraph and express into requisi-
ton to supply the omission which |
regret very much indeed was made,
and | hope before many days he may
have the necessary enlightenment.
| can say for the senator's special
private benefit, what l know would
not interest other senator's, and
what have only on hearsay, that
this product adds peculiar flavor
to certain mixed compounds which
makes them very tempting to the
hayward appetite. Laughter.
am sure when the senator becomes
fully informed about this product he
will be glad to carry out what was
probably his original purpose, and
ask to have an additional bounty
put upon this important and deserv
ing industry, and possibly he will
even ask that the government will
take the whole product, have il
coined into suitable cakes, and pu
up in other subsidiary packages ant
given to senator's and representa-
tives to distribute among their con
stituents. Laughter 1t will no
require any motto, In God w
trust to be stamped upon it; Meth
er will it need to be made legal ten
der by law. guarantee that it vii
pass current on its intrinsic value.
Laughter. II New York Sun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-09-21
SUPERSTITIONS DIE HARD.

At Brazcka, in Bosnia, an old
superstition has come to life again
which resembles the fables Of Jewish
ritual murders. In Bosnia the peo-
pie have believed that a bridge
could not be firm and lasting unless
human being was walled up in it.
Thus there is a legend connected
with the handsome Roman bridge at
Mostar, which says that the fine
arch across the Narenta could not
be finished until the architect walled
up in it bridal pair Now that a
solid bridge is being built across the
Save at Brazcka, this superstition is
revived. 1t is rumored everywhere
that gypsies are stealing children
to sell them to the contractors, who
wall one up in each pillar, A few
days ago there was regular pur-
suit of some unluckv gypsies, of
whom it had been said that they
were raiding for children Toronto
Empire.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-09-21

with his family, he returned from the
chase to meet his hound Gelert run
ming toward him with lips and fangs
running blood. Reaching the house,
and finding his child missing, and
the child's cradle smeared with
blood, he turned upon the dog and
slew him. When he later discovered
the child living and well, he saw
that Gelert had really saved him
from death by Staying a wolf that
had stolen into the house. In re-
morse for his hasty deed, Llewellyn
expressed his sorrow in the loudest
terms, and ordered his servants to
erect a monument over poor Gelert's
grave;
And now a gallant tomb they raise,
With costly sculpture decked,
And marble stored with his praise
Poor Gelert's bones protect"
| fear, however, that when the
poet wrote these lines he had not
visited Bethlegert. For Gelert's
grave, although romantically sit
uated, is decked with no costly
sculpture. The gravestone itself is a
slender upright rock, standing under
a large spreading tree near the centre
of a level field. Although undoubt-
edly placed in its present position
by human hands, it is still in its
rough state. No chisel has touched
it. The grave is enclosed by an iron
fence, and during the summer
months hundreds of tourists on their
way through Snowdonia make a
point to visit it, Harper's Young
People.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-09-21
FLOATING SALOONS ON THE TEN.
NESSEE,

Before the Craddock stories told of
the moonshine region, very little
was known of the people who defy
the revenue officers and court i'm
prisonment for the sake of whskey
manufacture The discreet drummer
who has travelled through the
South soon finds that the govern
ment, and especially its revenue Off
GERS, are very much disliked, not
only in the Tennessee mountains and
eastern Kentucky, but in almost
every sparsely settled region of Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and
northern Mississippi. The upper
Tennessee river, in long stretch be-
tween Huntsville, Ala, which is just
off the main stream down to Pitts
burg Landing, is dotted with float
ing houses. Ostensibly these peri
patetic homes are photograph gal
leries or small fish markets. Really,
they are saloons of the region, and
every native knows it. The whiskey
is as clear as water, strong enough
to kill almost any human being, ex-
cept the deck hands, who are its
principal consumers, and so cheap
that a days wages will almost
supply a boats crew with fluid in
Spiration for the weeks tri p.
The vendors of moonshine whiskey
are as wary as the makers. Let a
stranger approach one Of the boats
without an introduction and he is
more likely to look down the barrel
of a rife than the neck of jug.
Once in great while some enemy of
the boatman informs on him, but it
is not a healthy business and very
frequently is followed by the in
formers death. They tell a story at
Perryville, Tenn, of a posse of deputy
marshals who came up from
Paducah on a raid. They had a
map of the country furnished by a
spy and came equipped with horses
and arms enough for small army
The moment they left the river for
the march back into the hills they
were recognized as Federal officers
and the information was sent forward
in advance. They headed up the
river, through region almost as
wild as if it had never been visited
by civilized man. Most of the in
habitants there still have an idea
that the North and South are still
at war, and that it is patriotic
thing to fight the officers of the gov
eminent. BY the time the expedi
tlon had marched twenty miles into
the hill country, it discovered the
presence of scouts DIGGING the line
OF march. At nightfall the enemy
had a force twice as large as the in
vading expedition. Before midnight
they were attacked from AMBUSH
and fire became so hot the whole ex
petition was abandoned, the horses
were left at their pickets and thu
deputies made for the river atoot
leaving two or three of their com
rrades wounded and killed in tn
nnght. That episode was the end o
Federal raids around Perryvile.-
lChlcago Record.