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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12
That Is What
They All Say.

If you are thinking of taking out any Life
or Endowment INSURANCE You cannot afford
to pass Sheehan and Maloney, who have
lately comeamongst us. But they bring with
them years of experience and the strongest
combination of companies in the branch of
Insurance than there Is in the world: facts
which should compel you TO consult them first
whenever in persuit Of knowledge regarding
Insurance. They will show you a desirable
line of Real Estate that they are trying to
convert into cash. l know OF one place on
ask but $500 in earh. Oh yes: had almost
forgotten that you desired some one to look
after your rents: well they are performing
such duties for n number of property owners
hereabouts and am told they have several
most desirable rents on hand at present.
Then besides they have that Collection
Agency by means Of which you can collect all
your outstanding debts. now while business
is quiet Well hope you will pardon me for
not telling you more about this enterprising
firm at present, but must go to their offic5
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

RAILWAY, y. j., Dec. 12.-Jackson
Jacques, civil engineer, has been left $780,
900 by the death of an uncle in New York
state
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

DUNBAR, Pa, Dec. l2.-The furnace here
will resume operations within week after
lying idle for more than two years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

Boston, Dec. 12.-The controversy be-
tween the management of the New York
and New England Railroad company and
their employees was satisfactorily settled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

READING, Pa, Dec. l2.-Jimmy the Greek
anotorious confidence man and pickpocket,
escaped from the courthouse shortly before
his case was called.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

The session of the house was brief and
unintereSting. Several bills of minor i'm
portance were passed during the morning
hour, and an agreement was reached by
which today and Wednesday will be devot-
ed to the consideration of the bill for the
admission of the territory of Utah. The
bill to revive the claims arising out of the
captured and abandoned property act
aroused the partisan opposition of the Re
publicans, ami notice was served on the
Democratic side by Mr.. Reed that this bill
could only he considered under the stress
of a special order from the committee on
rules. The remainder of the session after
the expiration of the morning hour was
devoted to District of Columbia matters.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

PITTSBURG, Dec. l2.-The internal reve-
nue. authorities are after the clubs and So
cial organizations of Pittsburg who main
tain sideboards.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12
Part of CoIfax Flooded.


CoLFAX, Wash, Dec l2.-The North Pa
louise river has overlooked its banks and
flooded the north end of ColfaN.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-United States
Treasurer Morgan left for a short visit to
his home in Connecticut.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12
Three Cornered BuIIard Match Begins.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12,-The big three cor
nered billiard tournament between Jacob
Schaefer, George Slosson and Frank c. Ives
for n stake of 81, 800 and n one two, three
division of the gate receipts was begun here
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12
oil Refinery Burned.
Robv PrIse Fight Gases ON nj

WILLIAMSBURG, Pa, Dec. 12.-The West
Branch oil refinery in South Williamsport
WAS burned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

RICHMOND, Dec. IA bill was intro
duced in the legislature providing for the
organization of state banks.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.
SHE FELT SURE.

Choice line of fine confectionery at
Bossidy's drug store.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

WHEELING, Dec. l2.-EX-iovernor Jacob
Beeson Jackson dropped dead at his home
in Parkersburg.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

PTTTsBURG, Dec. IL Richard Mansfield,
the actor, is unable to appear on account
of grip.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12
DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, IS PROBATE

~ COURT. Dec. s. 1898.
Estate of John L. Semr0w. OF Waterbury.
in said district. assigning debtor.
The trustee represents the estate iusulvent
and prays the appointment of commissioners
thereon.
ORDERED,-That Commissioners to receive
and examine the claims of the creditors of
said Estate be appointed AT the probate Office
in Waterbury. the 10th day of December. 1898.
at . o'clock forenoon: If which all persons in
interest will take notice. and appear. if they
see cause and be heard thereon
By Order of the court.
JAMES J. CAssIN. Clerk of Probate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

PROVIDENCE, Dec. l2.-The girls en-
ployed in Fletcher's mills voted to return
e
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Dec l2-Charles
T. watrous, n well known actor, died here
of pneumonia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

Will Revive the Law and Order League.
PITTsBURG, Dec. l2.-The Law and Order
league, which has been slumbering since
its former agent, Robert Mcclure, was de-
posed, will be revived.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12
A slippery PIckpockst.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. IA new baseball,
cage will soon be built for Yale's nine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

KINGSTON, n. y, Dec. l2.-Rev. DIR. r. l..
Burtsell is expected TO return from Rome
by Christmas.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

ROME, Dec 1s.-The Mackay- Hooker
company, American bankers, has sus-
pended
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

NEW HAVEN, Dec. IA course of phys
ical culture has just been established at
Yale
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

circles never end, not even the circles of
buyers eager to secure some of the beautI-
full hoops which we are displaying at such
prices a. Moonstone for Sl.OO, Garnets for
ing that You can hardly keep.-'your fingers
ont of them. We don't ask Won to. quite
the contrary. We have rings for bellies and
beaus and everyone in Waterbury. This
week we are also showing a brilliant array
of fine Jewelry. Watches and Diamonds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

ROCHESTER, Dec. l2.-The department
ancampment OF the Grand Army of the
Republic of the state of New York will be
held in this city the last week in Feb
rlary
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-12

Grown POINT, Ind, Dec. l2.-The trial
Of the Roby prize fighters was begun here.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-08

To the Patriotic Citizens of Texas
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urges however BY all by
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Recognizing twenty easily
asked wishing stimulate offer the follow
To the county sending largest of 10000
Third 5000
All to be devoted to making special display for those counties at e Worlds Fair
also prizes newspapers nluenc largest
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Yours
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-08
$4,000 To the Leading Counties
$4,000 To the Press.

Insure 800 600 900 Additional Assets to Our People.
These would be carefully listed and credited the from which
r:E s Company s sn y ss s s; ":ss sss
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reports will
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pre- E. S:s'i % 1;;:
per cent interest s1oso4so
per 100000
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per 22,1445o
but a ve She under the level ~i PLAN
would leave the $1,000 insurance only ,:
sv I @ e %sn os bs R R e9 ae leave your hands,
proposition perfectly accomplished
x soas the W % s a sn ts ps
% 9 % s secure prizes to the Press " the State P
cut s p s half w9 bad p Ps" sS @ s
Texas real the would Immediately fir companies Why
that erected handsome office budngn Texas" You would compel all c
Texas break thirty days thereby forcing millions our
strictly all policy holders wh
they absolute suiand one-fourh of the people insurance
will buildings all of
by which Texas will at the Worlds Fair and will dou
population Texans Uk
duty State families wives daughters your sons
or
r. b. PARROTT
Prvident Life Society Of New York
THE SEATE OF TEXAS,l
H. Clerk McLennan certify
Savings Society
which brick building or
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whereof hereto seal Of the County
49, 7. H. BROWN.
Clerk County Court Nc County
purchased the Waco hds
tits said placing
city, although corporations
Yours respectfully, .
c. C. McCULL OCH Mayor Of Waco
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05
One Fine Morning.

1t was not quite SO white world MS
showed itself one August morning wears
ago The sun had risen its finest, and the
tourist crowd had gone back to its beds in
the big hotel just off the Kuhn and left it
to three well wrapped mortals too ell
thralled to feel that they could ever sleep
again. The green of the mountain rose
like an island from n wide sea of billowy,
silky, white clouds. Only the distant
mountain peaks companioned it, and the
sky made n blue dome over all
After time clear peals of heavy bells
came up through the fleecy substance that
hid church and village, and we could hear
the tinkle of the COW and goat bells rs herds
and tlocks went to the pastures
Then rs the sun rose higher there were
riffs in the clouds, and hamlets, forests and
blue lakes appeared and disappeared rs the
sea shifted its pillows. The riffs opened
wider and wider rs the hours went on, till
it was all open, and the lake of the four
forest cantons lay clear, far below, with the
Berncse Alps piling up their SHOWS and
glaciers and prccipices on the farther side,
and lakelets and towns and farms and
miles of pastoral Switzerland could be
studied rs on map.
The gravity railways have since that day
brought higher and better situated noun
tain tops within the reach of the three
travellers, and they are content to sail up
Laka Lucerne without stopping, but with
feeling that the unsurpassed morning for
them was that ono when the Rigi did its
best.-Newport News.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05

The continual extension of railways in
Turkey in general, and especially in the
Syrian province of the empire, is of some
what wider interest than the economic i'm
portance of the lines built or building
would suggest. The railway policy of the
Ottoman government has resulted so far
III the construction of three trunk lines
through the northern and central portions
of the sultan'S Asatic dominions. These
lines embrace II railway from Haitlar Pasha
ii suburb of ntinople-running
right through the heart of Asia Minor, and
thence down to the Tigrs valley, Bagdad
and the Persian gulf, the object being to
link the latter gulf with the waters of the
Golden Horn, the second, Il line from Sam
soon, on the Black sen, southwark to Ayas,
on the Mediterranean, and so link together
the Black and Mediterranean seas; third,
to connect the Mediterranean sea through
Damascus and the Euphrates valley with
the Persian gulf.
The first line has been undertaken by a
German company, which has already car
ried the line to Angora. 40 miles inland
from Constantinople. A Belgian company
holds the concession for the second line,
and has already completed the survey OF
the first portion. The third line is in pos
session Of al English company, whose
operations have already reached the point
OF actual construction, and this line which
passes through Syria and the Euphratcs
valley, will form part of the shortest route
to lndia.-London Times
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05
Tho moohan,sm Of m ov..or

Every oyster has n mouth, n heart, a liver.
stomach, besides many curiously devised
little intestines and other organs-neces-
sary organs, such as would be handy to a
living, moving, intelligent creature. The
mouth is at the end of the shell, near the
hinge and adjoining the toothed portion of
the oysters pcarly covering. This tiny
little apology of Il mouth is oval in shane.
and although hardly visible to one unused
TO making such anatomical examinations
tan be easily discovered by gently pushing
bodkin or piece of blunt, smooth wire
along tho surface of the locality mentioned.
When the mouth is Mt last located YOU
can thrust your instrument through be-
tween the delicate lips and q considerable
distance toward the stomach without caus-
ing the oyster the least pain whatever
From this mouth there is of course n
miniature canal leading to the stomach.
Food passes from this canal to the stomach.
and from the latter organ into the intcs-
tines just us readily rs though the little
bivalvc were as large as an elephant or n
rhinoccros
Remove the shell this operation is rather
rough on tho oyster but can be done in n
comparatively painless manner by an ex-
pert) and you will see the crescent, which
lies just over the so called heart. This half
moon space is the oysters percardium.
Within is the true heart, the pulsations of
which can be readily seen without the aid
of glass. The heart is very humanlike,
made of two parts, one of which receives
the blood from the gills through network
of real blood vessels; the other portion con-
tracts and drives the blood out through tho
body. The other organs of an oysters anat-
omy are all i'll the proper places and per
forming their several functions.-St. Louis
Republic
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05
Branded Cattle Not Fashionable.

Those who have had their feelings hurt
from time to time by enlarging upon the
sutfcrings OF cattle when branded will be
glad to know that the practice is getting
much less universal than it was II few years
ago. There are fewer enormous ranches
now and less need for branding than for
merly, and, added to this, there is decided
preference in the trade for unbranded hides
A brand on the hip or jaw is not so much
objected TO as the large. unsightly brand on
the side, which renders valucless the best
part of the hide. The day of large. I'M
slightly brands is certainly past. and before
long the practice will only be resorted to in
cases of absolute necessity, such cases be-
coming more and more rare us large ranches
and unfcnced prairies become cut up and
reduced in arca-St. Louis Globe-De
Crat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05
a Photographic Diary.

OF the pany uses to which photography
has been put probably that of using it rs n
means of forming an illustrated diary is
the most novel. 1t is said that certain
millionaire is always accompanied by Il
quiet looking man who carries n small,
square case and hovers around in seem
ingly suspicious way. But he is n most
important individual and receives n hand
some salary for his services. 1t is his duty
to take n series of instantaneous photo
graphs showing how his employer has
passed the day. There is no posing or any
thing of the sort and the photographer has
to use his own judgment in choosing which
moments to represent.
We need hardly point out what possibili-
ties this opens up, and really Il most inter
esting and instructive history of mans
life could thus be formed. 1t is true not
all of us can afford to employ photog-
rapher to take us about dozen times n
day, but if we ourselves carried always Il
hand camera and shot off at things and
places of interest which we came across in
every day life, we could make an interest
ing record which in years to come would
be of value if only to remind us more vivid
~ of the past.-Outing
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05
An Aneodote of HANNIBAL uomIin

A gentleman well known in this state
who has been in the wholesale liquor bust
ness i'll San Francisco moved to New York
and established somewhere in that state n
refinery or distllery. and after awhile
special agents of the internal revenue serv-
ice made up Il case against him for, as
alleged, evasion of taxes, of which he
claimed he was innocent. They finally CHI
tered II suit against him in the name of the
government. and it was continued along
for some time in the hopes of settlement.
Finally the gentleman got Mr.. Ham.in in
terestetl, and he took it up with authorities
Mt Washington, and eventually settle
ment was reached satisfactory to both par
ties.
This gentleman happened to be visiting
friend in Bangor soon after and called
upon Mr. Hnmlin one evening, and on leav-
ing laid check for IS 700 on the table
The next day. however, Mr.. Hamlin met
the gentleman on the street and returned
the check to him with the remark, Here,
am no such fellow, but if you have any
nice cigars in your store you may send me
box. "-Portland Me.) Express.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05
ENGLISH RESTAURANT WALTERS.
It Is No Wonder That tho British Serving
Man Looks for u Tip.

III restaurants where the customer pays
his bill through the waiter the latter is held
responsible for its due payment from tho
moment he receives the articles ordered by
the customer from the kitchen, and what
is known as the CHECK" system is pretty
generally adopted. The waiter ON begin
ming his days work pays in to the proprie-
tor or his clerk from two to five pounds to
cover the value of the orders he is likely to
receive during the day, and he is given in
exchange number of Checks"
For every order he gives he hands in
checks to IN equivalent amount If tho
value of the orders exceeds the amount of
deposit the waiter must pay in moro money
before he receives the dishes What the
customers pay him he retains until settling
time.
III the customer goes away without nav
ing the waiter must bear the loss In one
instance heard of II customer who. aftercn.
Joyingn sumptuousdinner, suddenly dscov.
cred, with much apparent surprise that he
had not the wherewithal to pay for it, and
told the waiter he must go to borrow it
from friend He offered very fairly to
take the waiter with him, and chartered a
cab for the purpose. They drove to two or
three places without finding the friend mt
home at last they discovered him; ut
least the customer disappeared through
w A'"S ~ sSsiiN Nuo VIC ttcOI Vi his lrlcnu
room.
He did not return, and on the anxious
walters inquiring whittier the door led, he
learned that it communicated with n pas
sage leading to the street at the back of the
house. 1t was too late to follow in pursuit,
and my unfortunate friend had not only
the dinner to pay for, but the Cadmium en-
gagged by the customer to settle with,
which might he considered, under the cir
cumstanccs, as insult added to injury.
The waiter is the person on whom blame
naturally falls if orders are not promptly
executed. But he is himself Mt the mercy
of the kitchen porters, who pass him the
dishes from the kitchen, and these men can
seriously impede him by dawdling in car
rying out his orders if he fails to square
them with fee, so that here we find an
unexpected illustration of the truth of the
late Professor Edward Forbes scientific OBJ
servation apropos of the infinitely little in
nature:
Big fleas have little fleas upon their backs TO
bite 'cn.
And little feas have lesser ncas. and SO nd
iintuni.
The waiter, who lives in part upon the
customer, is himself preyed upon by the
kitchen porter Words
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05
Disappearance of a Famous Picture

The story of the disappearance of Gains
borough's portrait of the beautiful Duchess
of Devonshire belongs to the romance of
art. The history of the vicissitudcs of art
treasures contains nothing more startling
than the theft of this canvas. 1t was
brought to the hammer of Christe's, in
King street, on May 6, 1875. The bidding
for the picture was very spirited and closed
at 10000 guincas, when it came into the
possession of Mr.. Agnew.
1t was stolen from his premises in Old
Bond street on tho night of the 25th of the
same month. Nothing has been heard
since of this famous picture. The one of her
grace Mt Chatsworth is by the same painter,
and was exhibited ut the Royal academy in
1873. Gainsborough was so dissatisfied
with one of his pictures of the duchess that
he would not send it to Chatsworth. He
drew his wet brush across the exquisite
mouth, exclaiming Her grace is too diff
cult for me. "-Sala's Journal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05

fortunate hedge is ragged and worn from
the depredations of relic seeking admirers
of the writer. Upon the low headstone of
white marble appears simply the name
Nathaniel Hawthorne" and the same is
cut on the stone mt the foot of the grave.
The body of Thoreau, the eccentric phi
losopher lies just behind with his name on
a common rcd stone, and larger stone of
granite is inscribed with the names of diff
ferent members of the family, with dates
of birth and death. The grave of Louisa
May Alcott, the author of Little Women"
and so many other charming books, is
marked only with Il low stone, on which
are the initials Il. NJ. A." with the dates
"lS;2-1SSS.' The grave OF Miss Alcott's
father, \. Bronson Alcott, the founder of
the famous School of Philosophy" is
marked in the same simple fashion
These old friends and neighbors are quiet
ly gathering, forming n little community
by themselves where, amid the signing of
the pines, they await the last call AS in
life they were known to fame, not from
sounding of timbrel, but by the quiet in
sistence of genuine merit, so in death the
thousands who visit them como not to see
masterpieces of sculpture, but to pay n
tribute of respect to the greatness of their
virtues. AMY BALDWIN.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-05

The opinion is entertained by Iovmen that
the diamond is so hard that if laid ON nm
anvil and struck with steel faced sledgc
1t would enter the face Of the hammer or
anvil before 1t would break The lapidist
knows better than that, says The IIorolop-
lcal Review. The diamond may be hard
enough to penetrate into the ST eel by such
an outrageous treatment, but ut the same
time it is also brittle and has n Tendency to
split in certain directions called by lapidis;
the plane Of cleavage" very much MS if
made q thin layers. When sharp edged
tool is struck against it in that direction, ms
If between two layers, very slight blow
will split n diamond.