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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

The JapG,rese lc.!,ve i'll more mythical
creatures than any other people on the
globe, civilized or savage. Among these
are mythical animals without any re
markable pecuharities of conformation,
but gifted with supernatural attributes,
such as the tiger which is said to turn as
white as a polar bear on the date of his enc
thousandth birthday. They also believe
in a species of fox which if it lives to be so
years old without having been chased BY
dog transforms itself into a beautiful
woman. This same fox, if he can man
age to live for century, gains additional
powers, such as becoming n wonderful
wizard, etc. When he lives to be /, 900
years old, he becomes a celestial fox, $
with nine golden tails, and has the power
of going to heaven and returning when
ever he chooses.
These Japs also believe in a multitude
of animals distinguished by their mon
istrous size or by the multiplication Of
their members. Among these are ser
penis 500 feet long and large enough to
swallow an elephant; boxes with eight
legs; monkeys with four ears and seven
tails; fishes with 10 heads attached to one
body, the flesh of this last monster being
sure cure for boils, bites of poisonous
serpents, hydrophebia, etc. - Philadel-
phia Press
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
SUBDUED BY SCIENCE.
MACHINE GUNS roo MUCH FOR THE
MATARELE WARRIORS.

A Review OF the Situation In South Africa
Problems That Confront the Chartered
company-Enect of British Occupation
on the Blac&a-A Political Crisis.
The war in Matabeleland demonstrates
that the machine gun is mightier than
the assagai; that mere physical courage
is of no avail when opposed to the dead
ly engines Of modern warfare. A few
years ago Lobenguls could have easily
routed his foes in single engagement.
Now his black warriors are slaughtered
at wholesale by the merciless fire of
maxims and martins in the Intellectual
endeavor to get within striking distance
of their Christian enemies.
It is the old story, the old conflict be-
tween civilization and savagery that has
already been fought to finish in this
country. Now that we have wiped out
our own aborigines we have reached
that high moral plane where we may
sympathize with the savage Lobengula
and denounce the British landgrabbers
who have invaded his country-for that
conquest is the object of the Chartered
companys campaign there seems to be
little reasonable doubt. Human nature
is substantially the same, however, in
all countries and all ages. But customs
have changed, and when n modern Pi-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

Information has conn. To the TWO i'm
porrant scientific bureaus IN Washing
ton. the geological survey and the Smith
sonian institution, Of absolutely mex
haustible deposits II bauxite ores in Ala
hama and Georgia. which give rromi~,
Of solving the chief difficulty heretofore
encountered in the cheap production Of
aluminium for commercial purposes.
Specimen humps Of these rrcs aualy l,zl
at the Smithsonian institution show -
per cent of pure aluminium in the light
tints and 40 Ier cent in the brown
shades. whereas ordinary clay contains
CA an average only ;si Per cent. Eauxile,
derives its name frulu the fact that it
was discovered first near Baux ur B..AuS,
near Aries. France. Besides France. ii
Is found to limited extent III Austria
and elsewhery. in Europe ana in worka
Bile quantities in Arkansas and other
states and territories If the Tmun.
Cor. Chicago Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
EDUCATIONAL ECHOES.

Elton college in England was founded by
Henry vi about 1443
Great Britain has II universities, with
344 professors and Is, 400 students.
A class for women has been formed in
Hartford for the study of parliamentary
procedure
Princeton college has a total of l,092 stu
dents registered, a gain of 20 over last year.
Pennsylvania leads the list of states with
49,
DR.. William Patten has been appointed
professor of biology ut Dartmouth college,
Hanover, n. II. The department is n new
one and will be well equipped.
Miss Estella !. Sprague, grand-daughter
OF Frederick Douglas, has offered her serv-
ices free for one year to the Agricultural
and Industrial High School at Gloucester,
Va
The universities and colleges of this coun-
try have 3, 6S5, 1856 worth of scientific ap-
paratus and appliances; their grounds and
buildings are worth 50, a50, S44, and they
have $74, 0To, AIS in productive funds
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

The short. chunky. wooden looking
Eskimo men wheeile silver ont of the
populace by playing a game requir-
ing considerable skill. This consists
in lifting a donated nickel OF dime out
OF the ground by the crack of a whip.
The whips these chaps use are like an
ordinary bull gOad, with a number of
leather lashes added TO the total length
of "A feet. They shoot these long lashes
along the ground like snakes straight at
coin set edge up in the dirt, and as
each tip reaches the spot it curls with a
snap like pistol shot and likely as not
lifts the coin high in the air. 1t goes to
whosoever gets it in that way Chicago
Cor. New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

\ growing opinion is that the coming
club will be the mixed one. where men
and women will study together the ques-
tiuns that present themselves and work
ont together the problems of the day.
And this. il is asserted will not he a
consolidation of the distinctively wum-
ems and mems clubs as they now exist;
hut n merging of the best elements of
each into fresh organizations.
Following this mixed club sentiment
it is not surprising To find Mr.. Stead in
a London journal advocating coop
erative homes for the unmarried" BY
this he means that the cooperative
homes for spinsters and those for bache-
lors should combine their housekeeping
arrangements into a sort of localized
boarding house, where Mrs. Grundy
would be appeased with IAN experienced
lady housckeeper" and where companies
of detached or unattached men and
women could find congenial acouairt-
ance. The limitations of the word con-
genial Mr.. Stead insists upon and ad-
mits that this matter of selection is the
weak point in his scheme The motion
in any form grows out of a recognized
drifting apart of the sexes under the
changed condition Of things.-New York
Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
St. PatriCk'S Block.

We :dnn't want to fail al, a for
just the reason we are compelled
To give you the value of s.. 90 goods
for your One Dollar Cash. In or
der.io save the ames OF cur re>pec-
tive firm.
No man can make a better invest
ment, than when You buy your
Winter Clothing supply for Your
self and family at the sacrifice sale
Our stock contains a full line of
seasonahle goods. OverC oats,
listers. Suits and Pant ard a full
line of Furnishing G"odS. for Men.
Boys and Children
Don't he too late in taking ad-
vantage of This great opportunity.
Save your hard earned dollar when
you eau
Call to ste our stock and hear
prices and you will find the. buye
10 hr positive facts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

Each generation. tired of the outworn
devices which furnishes its predecessor
with excitement, demands newer and
stronger effects to stimulate its emotions.
As the devices of the classicist grow pale,
the listening public demands romantic
school with new forms and strange pro
gressions. The romantic school would,
II some hearers had their way, be sue
ceeded in turn by a chaotic school, and
In the race for new sensation all vestige
Of artistic form would disappear
millan's Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

THE generally accepted belief that a
knot is equal TO AN ordinary land mile is
incorrect. 4 knot is IL nautical mile and
in this country is placed at {, 0S0 % feet,
and in England &, 0s0 feet, while the land
mile is 5,2s0 feet. So the performance of
the Columbia in travelling - rs knots an
hour was better than that number of miles
as We lnnd-luhbcrs understand the term,
it WAS equal to 26 ID of our land miles an
hour which is Il higher rate of speed than
most of our local trains attain. Ten years
ago there was not an American man-of-
WAY that could steam Ii miles an hour,
and when the rate for the Atlanta was
fixed at Ii ID miles it was thought to be a
great rate. Nobody supposed that in ten
years the present perfection of speed
would be attained.
ALrHouGH there is no cable to Hawaii
and no possible way that any news could
have been received from there since that
which reached here by telegraph from San
Francisco on Monday, and that which
came to the state department from Minis
ter Willis has not been made public. the
papers have been full of stories giving de
tails of what had or had not been done
there They are all alike mere guess
work, and majority of them are stupid
guesses. No one knows to certainty
whether the provisional government of
Hawaii has retired in favor of the queen
who was. last January. by the action of
Minister Stevens in ordering force of
United States marines ashore bulldozed
into abdicating in favor of said provisional
government, although those who have seen
the communication of Minister Stevens
| could doubtless make a guess that would
be very near to the facts. 4 good many
Of those who went off half cooked, as the
saying goes. when Secretary Gresham's re-
port recommending that the wrong done
| by Minister Stevens should be righted by
the present administration was made pub
lie. are now sorry they did not do more
thinking and less talking. A man cannot
be good juror who would decide upon
his verdict rs soon as the testimony of one
witness is heard. Only one witness has
been heard in this Hawaiian business vet.
| When all the evidence which is in the pos
session of the administration shall have
been made public. as it all will be in due
time. no democrat will have any reason t,
blush for the verdict of the people, bu
some republicans who have been promi
uent may blush for shame. if they have
not forgorten how.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

The following communication explains
itself:
Home for Aged Women.
NASSAU, n. II.
With the consent and urgent request of
the matron and one vice-president, l will
give the testimony of one of our inmates.
Mrs Eliza Fuller.
She was quite i'll with canker in her
mouth, throat and chest, her complaint at
every meal being Il cannot swallow"
She read in the Nashua papers of SO many
wonderful cures performed by DIR Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy, that she
was induced to try it. She procured a
bottle and the medicine cured her.
Another of our inmates was cured by DIR
Greene's medicine, and We all bless it for
what it has done and have perfect conf
dence in the remedy for nervous and
chronic diseases.
NJ. E. SMITH.
There is certainly wonderful conf
Gence felt by people in DIR Greene's Ner-
vura blood and nerve remedy and it's truly
remarkable power to cure disease.
There have recently come within our
knowledge facts like the above which
prove the great and widespread confidence
in this remedy both among public and pri-
waite institutions. In the first place doe
tors prescribe and recommend it as it is
the discovery and prescription OF an emil
nent physician. This, together with the
fact of its wonderful cures, has led many
dispensarieS, hospitals and institutions TO
adopt the remedy as standard medicine.
Now We learn that various foreign mis-
sions in India, China etc are having the
remedy sent them as part of there neces-
sary requirements in case of disease.
OF course all these fnctS give the people
everywhere the greatest confidence in the
medicine. and their confidence is well
placed. DIR Greenes nervura blood and
nerve remedy does cure. 1t makes the
sick well. 1t is furthermore purely vege-
table and perfectly safe to give to infants,
childr,n or the NEST delicate invalid.
These facts make it the most popular rem
sdy of the day, and druggists state that nc
remedy has ever equalled it either in its
enormous sales or the complete satisfac-
ton it gives those who purchase and use
it
Another thing of great Importance is the
fact that all who use it, or who desire tc
use it, have the privilege of consulting
without charge, personally or by letter. its
discoverer. DR. Greene, of 30 West 14tf
street, New York, the well known and sue
cessful specialist in curing all forms OF
nervous and chronic diseases.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
A SURFEIT.
The Case of "a Sailor Who Had Enough
Growing.

Growing.
Varied and characteristic were the
methods of discipline of Captain F.,
the master of one of the most successful
whaleships that ever sailed from IA New
England port. An old sailor says that
when he was what might he termed "a
greeny" he shipped with Captain F
foJ a voyage to the Arctic ocean. After
some months Of cruising the salt grub"
ran short, and the crew were forced to
eat the chickens and rooSters which
were aboard the ship. The narrator
says:
didn't object TO this kind of food, but
there was grumbling among the men
when we We're served day after day with
fowl. heard all the talk and was SIM
pie enough to think it smart to crow
Justify whenever the steward was carry
ing in fowl TO the captains table. So de-
lighted was with my efforts that l grew
bold, and one day cockle-doodle-dooed
just as close 10 the captain as dared.
Then got ont of the way. After mess
somebody came and told me that the cap
tain wanted to see me aft
We'll, Joe" said the captain. Il hear
you are quite r Grower"
was embarrassed but Us the captain
looked pleasant | didn't know anything
better To do than 10 smile and say moth
ing.
II should like. 10 h,..r what Won can
do. Get MP there" said the captain
pointing 10 Il spar.
did not otry nj once. The captain
picked mp Il ropes end that seemed to he
handy and climbed up on the spar.
Now crow said the captain.
| couldn't make 4 sound, but the cap
tain took Il step nearer, and crowed.
Keep it up till give You the word to
quit"
/ began and crowcd for 10 minutes;
then l got out of wind, my throat was
dry, and paused.
y didn't tell You to stop" said the
captain.
Il can't do it any longer" said l.
Grow" Numbered the captain
| And then, with the captains eve fixed
on me. kept up my cookie oodle-1oo-
ing for another 10 minutes.
.'Thatn do. Get down"
: got down.
Have you got growing cuough:''
Yes, sir"
so have L Go forward"
went forward, and you may be surf
/ did no more Growing that voyage
Youths Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

Lawyer French. who represents Pitts
field in the Legislature, passed around
the other day among his fellow soluns L
card which h, found IN his 1ahl, ulcn
returning TO his law office He had left
the card bearing two words" Return
soon" During his absence a client had
written underneath II. This Is 4 ID
lie" y Sc end visitor - the Office dur-
ing The interval had Jtcn worthy iea-
con who had called - see Mr. French IN
church cuisines. and apparently Not
noticing the Language already inscribed
had added his own message and siEnel
his name. Fortunately Mr.. French was
able TO distinguish between the two
handwritiug~. and tbs. l,,lconS standing
remains Springfield Mass
Homestead
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

Johnny had ls.em misbehaving while,
his mother was away. and On her return
she talked very sultrly to him about il,
telling him that God was always with
him and saw all he did Johnny left
his mothers room with depressed io-ak
On his face and WAS going away from
home when his DIG ran after him.
Johnny turned around desperately on
the dog crying ont: Won 80 back-it 5
bad enough 10 have Cod tagging after
me all the time New York Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
Guarding Against Train Robbers,

y strange sight in these days of peace is
that witnessed on the Pullman trains east
or west from Waterville, Me, says the Lew
iston Journal When the train comes to a
stop, man appears from the baggage car
with winchester repeating rifle in his
hand and takes IA tour of the express car.
He looks under, over and ON top of 1t TO be
sure there is no one seeking to make en-
trance to the American Express company s
valuable freight. This man with the rife
is not its only guard. There are two men in
the car with the most improved Smith s
Wesson revolvers in belt which they are
obliged TO wear upon duty.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
4 Water supply Under Every barn.

Every barn should have q cistern I'M
der it, and especially if the barn have a
basement for wintering stock. With
suitable contrivances a supply of pure
water may be provided, so that the
water is shut off automatically when
the vessel ia filled to q certain height.
This Ia done by q wooden valve resting
on the water and buoyed up by it SO
that the water is shut off whenever it is
needed. Such cisterns under barns have
often furnished the water promptly SO
as to save serious losses from fre.-Al-
Aany Ar1ua
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
N.H.&H. Railroad Time Table
June Il. lssS-
NATGATCCK DIVISION.

Trains leave Waterbury a. follayy~.
For NEW IORE-GlGs. "a. sa& iasaam1ax
AZ. 5-t2 = m. SUNDAY. 4ispm
Return, ; 81 so ieAn a IN: ! 81 E@a & a.
M SUNDAY. eUl q m
For NEW HAVEN. via NauEatuck Junction
"a So m: is. S-z5. AKA y n Via
Derby Junction Ejfs, So leo : mis-
S3a = - y m
Eeturn via SAuGatuck Junction Al Ann.
sunday. san n m Via Derby IunFftSn
"a ats a M lana 80 s-sa s-sa r ~
SUNDAY. s.l0
For BRIDGEHORT-Saaa M - Ia IA s. -, -
l-zS. 2-2S. Ssa = m. sunday ais u m
Return at TsgA go m i=utl > - N "a
pm Sunday Sra
For ANSGtNlA-t.fis. = N $50 los q m I -
ass. Az 7laa tmiXsSiA p m SUNDAY ans
y m.
Return 81 40 la2l- a m; ian SCI Ella. $ N
m sunday sts m
F7r WATEkfuNN-6-44. s-S5. II-Ts a m AsS
6.i2. 90 = m Saturday als m
Return Al 6-A . -. la1sa "a SEA ~
m Saturtay - y m
For THOMASIuS-sSs. 1-tsa m: Sk2 Gza
900 i M Sunday s. = m.
Return Al 71es 5-ss.. laaa a m: 2lzs So p m.
Sunday S.45 7 m.
For ToRRINGT0S-s-S2 Ii-i2 m zE9. Gzs
9aa n m. Sunday s-a5 m
Return at 6.Es. 5-si, la-sa NJ: an sla5 y m.
Sunday AS y m.
nm. Sunday SIS q m.
Return At ssa. ina aysa m ana zap m.
Sundays psm.
or. HKMPTTRAp. Gen Pass Agsaa
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
THE cHRYSANTHEMUM

The chrysanthemum is still largely worn
as a Observation-Disclosures Herald
The chrysanthemum and the crinoline
overcoat go hand in hand this winter
Troy Times.
Football players and chrysanthemums
come in together. \ football players head
looks not unlike n chrysanthemum.-B Dir
mingham Age-Herald.
The chrysanthemum is queen. The Jap
anese knew what they were about when
they took up the neglected fennel and
turned it into n thing of beauty.-Wash-
ington Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

The state capitol OF Texas is the larg-
est state building in the United States
and the seventh i'll size among the build
ings of the world. II Is vast Greek
cross of red Texas granite. with cen
trail rotunda covered by dome 81 feet
high. II was begun i'll 1881 and finished
III 1855. having cost about S3.JOO, 900.
1t was paid for with 100000 acres OF
public land decided to the capitalists who
executed the work-Exchange.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

rant and drank a single bottle Of beer. and
then went back to San Francisco and be-
gan preparations for a trip to Paris, for
which city they are now on the way.
The bride is big handsome woman of SC
years and is very we'll known in several OF
the great cities. She was born in New Jer-
sey, and her name is Caroline d. Smith,
but she has been at various times known
as Naude Nelson. Maude Thomas, MAude
Cllman and under several other aliases.
She was best known in California as Maude
Nelson
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
An African King and HI. Capital

Buluwayo, Lobengula's capital, is stu
ated in 20 degrees south latitude. II is the
most populous aud pretentious kraal in
Africa. The king holds court every day.
and all the disputes of his people are brought
to him for settlement. He has u reputation
for shrewdness, sternness and justice and
is greatly honored and admired by his loyal
SObiacts
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

One good and well to do old lady in
Harlem, being at her wits ends for presi
eats to meet all tastes procured from
the bank q packet of new $40 bills and
stacked them upon the parlor table,
whence she dispensed them through the
day to family and friends as they came
in.-New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

One of the ancient customs connected
with Swedish funerals was to place a small
looking glass in the coffin of an unmar-
ried female, SO that when the last trump
sounds she may be able to arrange her
tresses. 1t was the practice for Scandina-
Wan maidens to wear their hair flowing
loosely
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
THE DlslNHERITEp.

Tho ProdiRai Son of a AxIllIonRire Ex-sena-
tor Creates n New Sensation.
Charles L. Fair, the only surviving son of
ex-senator Fair of Nevada, has made q
reputation for himself as the fastest OF the
fast young men of San Francisco and Is
not entirely unknown in Chicago, New
York, Paris, London and various other cit
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

Johnson-When die. l know my
death will cast gloom over the ccmmu-
nifty.
Thompson-Und Undoubtedly. You're the
laughing stock Of the place ven know
Vogue.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

Two girls, aged respectively II and ls
years, recently arrived at Portland, Or
They said they were going to New York
TO become newsboys." They were sent back
to their homes at Colebrook.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
Born with Brain Within Brain.

A native of Georgetown, Md, has the
following sign on the front of his store:
Born with brain within brain, can kure
emmy kind of misery in short time with
only the best cribs to be used
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
THEY BELIEVE In IT.
What They Say at the Nashua
Home for Aged Women.
Other Public Institutions Adopting the
Same Thing.

Foreign Missions in India and China
Following the Example.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

There is a coal mine AT \anaimo in Brit
ish Columbia the galleries of which extend
for distance of IL miles under the ocean
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

IT would indeed be strange thing
should it turn ont that there is trouble in
the Bank of England. Its name has been
synonym for absolute security always.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

Harduppe-Did you notice the stony
glare Miss Coupon-Bond favored me
with a. she passed.
Rackette-Yes, but she can't help it,
my boy. It'a all owing TO her rocks.-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18
MeRIoEN BRANCH

Leave Waterhurr-Srw England station
Ss1 $50 IN 40 n m Dublin sEFs--t / "a
. - a IN sssf m.
GOING WEST
Lave Meri,i-n fnr Waterbury: - a m
f l2.Ea. -Iaa r. m
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

A. Dublin ~lrari sssa. m TX =Spu
Al Waterbury. New England station -
a M > ssa "a T. M
WR- PADDOCK
. Gen Pas Agent
l. y hAN NN. urn Nufl- E.eesmn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

Going to he famous. that man: Well
l guess he will"
What has he done:7
Invented a new literary gymnastic
which takes even less brain to write than
a pastel. Truth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

The following communication explains
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

Miss Newcolne (enthusiastically)-O
Miss Antiquity, how l envy you the
knowledge you possess! But didn't it
take years and years to acquire it?
An awkward silence.-Spokane Out
burst.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-18

Home for Aged Women,