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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22

of the middle aged ones were more care ful about the sound of the ng and the %.
 The first move in the direction of stat ed instruction in vocal music was all ways made by the deacon. Regularly in the second week of November hO would begin to agitate the question among the citizens who used to gather at the village stores. Then he would broach the matter to the three pastors of the three churches, and the result would be that each of these good men would give out. after the sermon few weeks later. that meeting to consider the matter would be held on wednes- day evening either in one of the churches or the village SchOOlhouse.
 For many years these meetings had been models as in harmony. Deacon To- bias was always chosen chairman. MT. Jackson. one of tine elders of the Pres byterian church Deacon Tobias was q Baptist would generally arise after the chairman had stated the object of the meeting and move that paper for sig natures of those who were willing to help defray the expenses Of the singing school should bc circulated during the next week Then Farmer John Ander- son, a steward Of the Methodist church, would move that if the subscriptions were large enough Mir. Solomon John son of The Hook be engaged tO conduct the school for n term of Ia weeks once q week at $3 a night. Both these rCSO- lutiOns would be carried unanimously.
 There came a time, how ever, when the preliminary singing school meeting was not harmonious.
 It all came about through tn" notion that got into the head of yuung Will liam Thompson that MT. Solomon John. son had uutlivcd his usefulness as 2 teacher of vocal music. William ThOmp, son was the snn uf the village miller. whose worldly prosperity had b--,-n such as to enable him to give William d col. legc education. After graduation he had come home tu the patcrmal roof and had induced his father tO set him up as . general merchant. He was now striving | to tlO more business than the other thrcs merchants combined. They had hecr long established. but were not up [, modern tricks of competition. A hi, | goods were better. fr,Shcr and ch,.apcl than those "f his staid old rivals, h, was getting un famOu>ly. Besides hi, storc was cleaner and his stock hS.ttcl displayed. and h" did nut cuCuurlgt ''settcr>" to smoke black pipes, chew tobacco. eat peanuts and tell stories For this reason his place was cspeciall. popular with the women.
 Now. William Thompson thought i it were worth while tu have singin, school at all il was we'll enough l. have s teacher who was Is up to dat
 in his methods uf instruction a. he Thompson. was in his business. and h. knew just the man who. in his opinion would fill the bill. He did not go abOu the village accompanied by a curne player and a bass drummer proclaimini his plans, but he quietly explained then to such of the women. especially tn young ones. and such of the young mel as he thought he could rely upon T. these he suggested that they should turl out in force and attend the meeting H would himself propose that ProfcSso
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
[. D MARSHALL
TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
Contra>ted M~1ho-is of th- OId ssI.o,
 and the N~W-

ContraSted M-1ho-l~ of th- old s-Isossi
 and fhr NrW-
 The diHcrcnCc tpcIwCCn thc old and new schools of nursing is even morC marked than that bCtwCrn the modern system of medicine and that in vugIlc tn the days of our grandfaihcTS. said Dr. Pulscr at the club the Uthrr evening
 ''PCrhaps you will understand this h-t ter if I tell you litilr biI uf my cxpcri encC in the matter This morning visited A patient who had n tTainrSl nursr-
 On my arrival insTscCTsvI the chart which had bCCn rarCfulIy iilICd in by tho nursr. giving nIC all the information CouId tls->irr about thr sick Nv"man'> puIls,,, tcmIsrraturr. respiration. cir-, taken al p-guI IT and fEVvg'HBt intervals during tssc night By Iuys, >h,- IslsI a,n1sa<t Is'Gt ,.syxn every lime the woman had hTs-1lhssi' Al onCr knew as much alsBut tisr czs>r as ii I had never left the llCSl>iti~ f.sr a us.'nlcnI
 After IhaI l went Io nnui hs huIs>C. when, they hatI n nuTsc "f ti,,- 'sld lash ionrsl family >.vtt Herr. "f 'rsssr-s'. llasl no written details |" l:ssIsl'- I'rr' anal had [" resort to crvN>s questioning he Eur~S'-
 Her reptiles wrrc rather hay assd un satisfactory until I asked wlas-t her Ils. TEl- tient ha,l slept we'll during the night
 co oh. yrS. tloCtor, l Eucs> slte mu>1 have, -aid the nur<c amiahly- she didin | wake me ups' Life
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
A STORY OFTHE HOOK
THE LAST OF THE ANNUAL SINGING
 SCHOOLS IN THAT VILLAGE.

Young William Thompson Was Not satis-
 ned With Underseiiing His Fellow Msr-
 chants. but Wanted to Run the Vocal
 Music of the Place as We'll.
 It was at about this time of the year that those vocally inclined who lived in and about the village called The Hook, some 20 or 80 years ago. were wont to talk of the advisability of having a singing school during thewinter months. Old Deacon Tobias. who. despite his years and the fact that he had never been able to keep q tune in his life, was always the prime mover, used to call it "singin skewl." but all the younger members of the community and most
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22

liam ThOnpSunS recruits struggled into the room. Farmer Anderson led the ranks of those who supported Solomon Johnson most valiantly. but he did not realize what William Thompsln's tao tics wcre until. after the lapse of an hour. the young man, who saw that enough of his adhcrents had arrived to make majority. called for the ques- tiOn. DSaCon Tobias realized the sitna- tiun at that moment and would have beCn glad to adjourn the meeting. hut when at his suggestion some one put a motion to that effect it was voted down Then the vuJe was taken as to who should bc teacher. and Thompson won by a majority of seven
 His victory was mot yet complete, how ever. In fast. the blttlc was hut just begun, for the older and more conscrva- tive element withdrew from the support of the singing school in q body on the ground that Professor Daniels music was likely to bc OpeTatic and not at all suited la such a village aS The Hook, the threats uf whose inhabitants had hitherto b,vrn iuuocenf Of anything but psalm tunc>. save an occasional patriot ic advertisement m the shape of The Star Spanglc,l Banner Columbia Rules the Wave and q few sOngs about Moonlight un the Lake. The Blue Juniata." etc. IL l. to the credit of Will liam Thompson that. although he had not looked for this sort of opposition and he and his followers. being young. were i'll prepared to bear the expense of the sChool aS conducted by Professor | Daniels. the scheme was nevertheless carried through with marked success- The entertainment with which the sc- Tits concluded also was eminently sue cessful and IraCkcd the Methodist church to th, duuTs- When the rcCcipis were counted, It was found that the surplus was ample to buy the desired street lamps and furnish them with oil fur a year Young William Thompson him. self undertook tO hire and pay a boy tO light them. and very likely they are burning every night to the present time IL looked for awhile as though his busi- ness would suffer because of the feeling that was engendcred. but as he contin- ued to give the best Goois for the least money he did not suffer long The next winter. however, he decided that it would not bc wise for him to make any move in the direction of the singing school for fear 0f further III feeling. and his opponents took the same view So the school that was taught hy Pro lessor Lionel Daniels was the last ever given in The Hook
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22


 Lionel Daniels ho employed as the teacher. that h" give 20 lessons semi weekly for pcriud of ten weeks at S5 n lesson. and that if not enough money was subscribed the series of schools should he wound up with a grand con cert or perhaps cantata to which an admission feo should be charged If the proceeds of this entertainment were large enough to afford a surplus after paying the professor for his lab0rs, that surplus should be expended in buying lamps for the streets of the village. There is not the si;- -'lI,.-t doubt that young William Thnmis~.nI~ plan would have gone through with"ut serious op- position had not information concern ing it somehow leaked out. lt was ney- CT definitely discovered who told Dea- con Tobias about it, hut that somebody did inform him there was no question whatever in Mir. Thompson mind when. accompanied by large number of the younger and more progressive el- ement. he entered the schOolhouse at 7:3o. He had expected to sce perhaps a dozen of the old standbys He had ls or % with him and knew he could de- Pcuu en 'eh UT auoSch hieaV W u' NNe.a'' come later. But when Inc went in he saw that the schoolhouss was already more than half full. and that almost all of those present were of the older and less progressive element. It was clear. therefore. that if he would carry his proposition he must hustle around and get more followers.
 The situation was critical. To send any ono away for the drumming up oi recruits meant to lessen the number oi ! his own forces for tho time being. hut ! if he did not secure the said recruits il was certain that he would bc defeated for he knew intuitively that no suci large number of old citizens would hay, essu present for any other purpose rssn 6srs was . Ersnd husslins Tn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
Tn. Kind of Women Men Like.

What sort of n woman does q man lovef'' was asked not long ago of an emi- nent man. "A cozy woman,'' he replied emphatically; "a woman who knows nothing about theories or politics; who is good for no particular reason, but simply because she can't be otherwise; wom an who can make good things to cat, can dress well even if she is expensive and give n room that attractive touch which makes n man want to stay in it. She ought to know all the latest gossip-not scandal-and chat about it in a womanly way which to a man is irresistible. She should taboo mannish styles of dress, espe- cially four-in- hand neckties, but wear those pretty womanly laces which make pretty women more charming and homely ones less plain"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
PLEAD FOR FREEDOM
EARLY CAREER OF FRED DOUGLASS,
 ORATOR AND REFoRMER.
Vast Change Tn Public Sentiment In Fifty Years-Born a Slave, He Became a Pi- oneer AboIitionist-PubIfsh The North Star-His Private Life.
GSriecinI Cnrresnondence.l

Special COrrespOndence.l
 ROCHESTER, Nov. 2O.-There is nothing that more accurately shows the vast change that has taken place in the senti- mcn;s of the American people and the in stitutions of the American republic during the past half century than the manner in which Fred Douglass was received hero something like 90 years ago and the man. ner in which he is received whenever he comes here now. Then there were those who treated him with contumely- Now he is guest hOnorcd by everybody.
 His first appearance here was as a speak CT in the old Bethel church that used to stand on Washington street near the ca nal, hut has long ago disappeared. His earliest efforts as speaker were religious. After his escape from slavery he went to Providence or some other New England town, and there he became conspicuous as an exhorter. Rochester was at that time head quarters of almost all the current isns and movements for reform. A Roch- ester abolitioniSt who went to Providence heard of the unusual clOquence displayed nightly at the revival meetings that were then shaking that New England city by an escaped slave named Frederick Doug lass The visitor went to hear the negro speaker and was completely carried away. The insult was that shortly after Douglass received an invitation to visit Rochester under the auspices of the local circle of ab- olitiOniSts- IL was believed that he could speak as well upon the abolition question ls he could upon religious matters. The experiment fully justified the expectation. There are only a few yet alive in this town who remember the address he delivered at that time. Miss Maria G. Porter a tiny old maiden lady, with white hair and a long memory, is one. She sat in the par Tor of her residence here today and told me about it.
 His First Appearance In Rochester.
 II cant give you all the details" she said, and I'm a little weak as to dates
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
N.H.&H. Railroad Time Table
Gen Pass Agent. Boston,
June IT. 1894 yAUGATDCE DIVISION

Trains leave waterhury as toIl0ws: For NEW YOpK-6.hS. sI2 105o m: l.2s. sos l4Op m. Sunday. 415 p m. Raf,,rn. 5Oa6.OO co. 1908 a m l-Oo. i!O2.6-o1 D h. Sunday. 500 m. For NEW HAVEN via Derby Junctic- sos. sin 10 30 a n -2s. S-25. 55S m- Return via Derby Junction Ioo g 70 m 1aO0 22T s-91. 7-S5 .. Sunday. slO m orNFW H AMEN. NEW LONDON. etc via Naugaruck Junction 1. 70 D m For BRIDGEPORT-5'O5. s-12 l05O m |: IFS. sos 40 5.5S m. Sunday t.t% m; RatuEn at .0s s.l2 e.40 m: 12-OJ. 22s 30. . 40 pm. Sundays Is a m- Err kNSONIA-SO5. SIP. 1O.5O m l.2 3254.4Os- s-53 % tmixedl m Sunday i-ls RetuTn at 7.4s. ss4 Fl. m 12-s1 sOl- s.1O. SIS m- Sunday s-+6 a m- cWATERTOWN-6-40 S-3S- nII m SSS sI2 7O4 n. Saturday BIS u - Return at 6-2O. 7-4O. 10 20 a m 2So iss h@So nm Saturday 7L35 m. e,.< THOMAST0N-s-33. Il n 8 m SoS DOS. pm Sunday BPS m.
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 CT. HAMPSTEAD. Gen Pass Agent
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
PRINCESS ALlxs NEW NAME.

Princess Alix is now grand duchess of Blagovcrnaja VelikaIa Knagina, but she must be content to be known by her Amer ican friends as simply Alix until they can practice on tho Russian twist necessary to do her new title justice.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
The Cup That Cheers.

We arc growing as fond of ''the cup which cheers, but docs not inebriate" as our English cousins, judging from statis- tics. There has been an increased impor- tation of 10, 900, 900 pounds of tea during the past four years. Only the obstinate woman still boils her tea ito get the good of it" but very few of even the best house. keepers know that tea should be drunk from two to five minutes at most after it is made. It only requires that long for the nutritious sap to exude from the tea leaf. All that remains is a chemical sub- stance which makes the tea indigestible besides giving it bitter flavor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
See that you get DANA'S.

DiStrict of Waterbury ss Probate Court U N"y T.. lS94.
 Estate of James H. MurnanE. of Waterbury in said District insOlvcut debtor
 The trustee having exhibited his trustee account win said "~tate [" this Court for allowance. ir iS
 ORDERED-That the 35I day of NOVem ber. 1894 at o'clock forenoon. b,.. and the same Is hereby assigned for d hearing on the allow ance of said admini~t ration account with said estate. and this Court directs the trustee to cite all persons interested therein tO appear at said time and pla q. hy publishing thts order in som newspaper published in New Haven county and having circulation in said district
 ROBERT \. LOWE. Judge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22

Ont, jl years ago and bears the name of John
 Donovan. Dur ing the coming session he will play q game of legislative soli- taire, for he was the only Demo cratic member of the legislature elected when the recent Republic an cyclone swept
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22

but there were posters all over town ahead of the meeting, and the old Bethel was crowded. All the stanch abolition
 families ere there, headed by
 Jacob and Amy Post. You know, Amy became fam Ous aftcrw ward through her devo- tiOn to the aboli
 ton cause. There
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22

From this time forth Princess Alix will be known as Alexandria Fcodorovna, with the titles of grand duchess and imperial highness. It would bc n stretch of imagi. nation to say that she has gained much in the change, even If tho first name was 6 tri1e sawed ff.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
New York 9 NeW England

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 W.R. BABCOCK.
 Gen Pass Agent. Boston.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
Deen Mourning.

''The death of her husband must have been n dreadful blow for our musical fricnd.''
 Most assurcdly.''
 II presume she has entirely given ur her piano playing"
 "Oh, she still plays, but only on the black keys!"-Languedoc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
His Field.

Scobjell-I don't know what to do with my boy. He has St. Vitus' dance. His contortions are frightful.
 Yaggers-Make n great pianist of him, and it will pnss for eccentricity. - Tit. Rita
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
Made Plain.

When Johnny was aroused from his morning nap hy his papa's heavy hand. he understood what was meant by being rappcd in slu,nber. -Boston Transcript.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
Glad We Have ,Em.

So hard the times on us have borne That luxuries are new, And last years overcoats are worn, And pretty well worn too.
 -RnStOn Courier
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
Waterbury Boiler Works.

aav,ng rsnn,res to the corner Porter Street and N E, R. R, Uormsrly the Waterbury Male able Iron Co grounds) and being practlca, R ,jlar Maker an prepared to do all kinds Of Keller Water Tank, smoke Stack. Tar Heating Furnaces Anuealing Pans. Plate and h aet lror Work of all Descriptions Oroers oS n HI VII receive prompt ntrentinn-
 IA MES J. DUFFY. 0 RIx
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
Boston CLOTHING House, 116-1 IS East Main St. Waterbury, Conn.,
JOHN DONOVAN OF BAY

He Is the EntIr. Democratic Minority In
 the Coming Michigan Legislature.
 The Democratic minority in the Mich igan legislature was harm im Hamilton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
Dana'S Elg[1l;a{|! |! D SARSAPARlLLA
 The Kind That Cures
bespeaks careful attention.

bespeaks careful attention.
 Rheumatism held me for many years, until its pain was becoming second nature, and I was getting used to 1t. \ fresh i'll. Eczema, from impurity of the blood, at tackled me Attracted by favor able notices of DANA'S Sarsa- parilla, took 1t for a Blood puri- fer, considering my Rheumatism incurable. i used nine bottles of DANA'S. that I might get my blood thoroughly cleansed. What was the result Not only did the Eczema leave me, but the Rheum- atism as well. 1 am 5 years of age, and feel that DANA'S has given me an extra 5 years
 Il am I living witness to the virtues of DANA'S Sarsaparilla. 1 speak whereof I KNOW
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
BANKRUPT CLOTHING STOCK SALE
  BOSTON CLOTHING HOUSE. lIe-s EAST MAIN ST. WATERBURY, CONN., BARGAINS! BARGAINS!! BARGAINS!.! Mens Boys and Childrens Clothing, Suits, Overcoats Listers and Trousers at half price.
fl6-il8 EAST BARGAINS! ]

large firm Theiren a ando Bankrupt dsposel half THIRTY DAYS ONLY.
 Bear in mind the Bankrupt Sale of and honest of Children fall slaughtered Here anda from O to an of Bankrupt Sale O in in in a al wool Beaver our Mems all lwoolK andSlS
  Listers, sold all SlO Mensa all woolCh Listers, worth $250, Mensv eswihro rolcolar worhS Mems in worth from S6o ST. 373 
 ,worhf rom to IT,, Ill 6.I5 in
 entt double rock
 all worth S22 to S25 l290 good Pantswo perpa a wool Mems Dress Pants worth $4 and B, 24s DessP S6 and of woogo
 .\nd la cN cNtrod bargain 0
 of lack
 the than in this bill and ask articles is purchaser will Bankrupt Sale. make
  great bargains. choice will Extra clerks in attendance. Rcmc lace s a
 Boston CLOTHING House,
 116-1 IS East Main St., Waterbury, Conn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
Great Idhrnrian n-..,.

PARIs, Nov. 2s. M Franeois as Csus. ss1A llsfAflsn sf shs nssAslHs ssiise
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
He Did Not Take It.

Say, pop, do people take snuff nova days:''
 Sometimes, my son.
 ''Oh, then it's all right What is all right!'
 "Why, I heard mamma telling Aun Amy that you wasn't up to snuff.''- o.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-22
A Liberal Education.

A wealthy old farmer, as close as the bark on a tree, had sent his only son to a country academy to educate him.
 "You shouldn't have sent him there, ." remonstrated a friend.
 Whats the matter with the place?'' asked the old man testify.
 Its too little and poor. You ought to send him to one of the big colleges and give him a liberal education.
 "Liberall LiberalI" squeaked the farmer excitedly. Why, man. ain't it liberal enough when allow him $25 . month for his schooling and living ex- penses?"-Detroit Free Press '.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-02-03
NEW DRIVING PARK.
The Old Narrow-Gauge Depot to
be Utilized.
It will be Remodeled into the Re-
sidence ON the Grounds-Mules
Donated-The Fence Work.

The old narrow-gauge depot, in the
north end of the city, is at last to be
put to some use besides furnishing a
headq aarters for hobos. 1t will be
torn down and remodeled into one of
the buildings al the new race track,
and will be occupied by J. Blinkhorn as
a residence and refreshments head
quarters. BY extensive fixing up" it
can be made into handsome house.
The old building is 20 80 feet. The
roof will 3 taken down in four pieces.
The work Of tearing it down will be
done at once.
TIE building is owned by w. P.
Woods.
At the track the new fence is going up
verS rapidly, about 600 feet being doue
to the present time. The boards are
cut at the top at big slant, making
the top of the fence poic ted and difficult
of passage for the naughty youth of
Tucson who would save two bits by
climbing the fence.
When the fence is completed, which
at the present rate will be by the end
OF next week, steps will be taken
towards grand stand.
Trees will be set out outside the track
before the end Of this eeason. The
windmill will be put and in readiness
for pumping IL week.
Jack Bolyn has donated the use of
pair OF his mules for the benefit Of the
new grounds. They will be of the ut
most service there, in hauling the roller
the sprinking wagon and the like.
The road from the track TO the city
is in direct line. 1t is now being
widened, by the cutting out of brush,
for width of forty feet.
The track ,s handsome affair. Its
wide curves are perfection for horse
racing. Inside the track all is as clean
as the track proper MOI bit of brush
or rooth is left anywhere, and it is
level as floor. The ball ground will
be laid out Immediately in front Of the
grand stand. 4 better track could not
be made anywhere than the haif-mlle
regulation track at Tucson.