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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
CO-OperatiVeTailOr
Company.
l50 South Main St.,

With the opening of the
spring season we would
call attention to one of
the finest selections of
imported and Domestic
Woolens ever placed be.
fore the public.
Determined to merit a
continuance of the pat
ronaoe SO literally
ed on US IN the past, we
shall continue to lead in
the making of Garments
in Excellence of Quality.
and Moderation of Price
For instance. our 2O44
is a fine Clay Diagonal in
deep black or blue black,
of which we will make
suits to orderin the most
approved styleand perfect
workmanship for $25.
Our 2O38 and 2O2o
are respectively a fine i'm
ported Vale Diapo7aHaod
Birds Eye Worsted. Of
which we shall make I'D
suits in same manner, and
for the same price.
Our 2187, PITT, 2OSo
2OoO. and a great many
others. are istrictIy all
wool black Tidbits.sC
lot or fancy Cassimeres
of which we'll make I'D
Suits to order from S19
to $40.
Realizing that we have
Just passed through a
serious business depres-
sion. and that it would
therefore be inconsistent
for some of our patrons
to payf for a suit of Clothes
all at one time. we will in
the future, as in the past
Deliver Garments on
small weekly payments.
E-By request Of great many Of our
patrons SO have arranged for AdeTnrtmsn-
where re vii do Repairing. Cleaning and
Pressing Of Garments al the Lozes4 Price,
and at the shortest notice
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
GENEROUS BOWSER.
ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS WE'D
DING HE OPENS HIS HEART.

But Mrs. Bowser Makes an Unfortunate
Break, and Matters Become Strained In
a Way That She Did Not Expect, but
There Was No Help For 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
Road improvement Notes.

Five Thousand dollars has been appro-
priated for the Improvement OF the road
over the Hackensack meadows the
most accessible road from New York to
the Jersey riding district.
The commissioners of Dougherty
county, Ga. are going in for good roads.
Under n special act nll misdemeanor
convicts will be used In making good
roads for the county, instead of being
farmed out to convict lessecs for a pit
tance
Judge Hemphill has ruled against the
proceedings to set aside the late election
in willistown township. Pa. which
voted to borrow $40. 900 for road i'm
provement purposes. Now it is likely
the money will be speedily borrowed
and the work of merchandising the roads
be taken up.
Governor Flower Of New York is TAX
ing a great deal of interest in good roads
and Is talking over the subject with
New York farmers
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05

A Detroiter who spent the night Mt n
small stage town in Montana and re-
ceived his bill after breakfast was more
than surprised tofind the amount$1 80.
Provisions must be pretty high out
here?" he queried rs he counted out the
money.
"waal. no. Purvishuns are both
plenty and cheap, was the reply of the
compliment landlord.
'Then hired help must be very ex-
pensive?''
mot nigh as expensive as last year. 3"
maybe they charge n man So for a
bed out in this country?'' persisted the
Detroiter in search of information.
THAT would be highway robbery"
blandly replied the landlord as he pock-
eted tho cash
"well, is this bill for three meals
and lodging, then?"
"Great dogs, but what do You take
mo fur?" exclaimed mine host in great
surprise. why, no. of course notr'
''But had no extra as remember. I"
You didn't? Didn't you hear that
row ON the sidewalk?''
Eyes, heard n row.
'And wasn't n man shot right ut the
door,
"Why, heard q shot, but made no
inquiries
"And hain't there two dead men lyin
alongside the barn fur you to look ut as
you go out?"
81 presume so, but what has all this
to do with the size of my bill!" Queried
the Detroiter.
Everything. siri Tho boys knew You
was n stranger to the county and got
up a row fur your benefit It's IS hotel
bill and SIS. so fur the killin's. and if
You arc the man to kick on that you'd
better head away fur home and one
hoss ownr'-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05

American turf The climax came whcnss
after winning the Brooklyn Handicap With
DR. Rice as n mount, he rode RRAAzppsto
victory in both tho MctropolitdfHaad The
Suburban Handicnps-
Taral was born In 1867 in Peoria. HIS,
of French and German parents AT tho
ngc Of l2 no ran away from homo TO join
q horse owner. His first race in public he
won, but a long llna1of -tliscouragements
followed. 1t was a1fseho Washington park
course In Chicago that no made his first
appearance In q hfs facc. This wns eight
years ago, whsu he WINS but 10. He crc-
atcd a sepsafion by bringing homo winner
tho maru Della Beach, q $50 to shot.
Tint saIn6 season no rode his first race In
the cast After winning many victories
for various owners he got his first big Of
fer. This was salary of sI2. 900 n year
fro1f Campbell g. wolcott. His more re-
can't work on mounts from tho stables OF
the Koenes and other eastern owners has
waited him 20 the dizzy pinnacle of fame
which he now occupies. So many times
has he been carried In front of the grand
stand seated In floral horseshoes, surround
ed by q bowling, shouting mob of hnlf
frcnzicd admirers, that such an occurrence
docs not disturb his self possession In tho
least
In private life Tarai Is a wen TO do citi-
zen OF New York. He owns q handsome
mansion on Lenox avenue above Central
park, where no lives with his vito and lit
tie boy. He has none OF the spendthrift
vicrs that have ruined other good jock
eys, and large part of his generous earn
ings find their way into the bank where
10 does business.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
National Highways.

Some of the advocates of good roads
have expressed the opinion that the ma
tional government should build high
ways connecting the various states.
This would have been practical prop
osition in the early years of this GEN.
fury. and, in fact, at that time it was
very generally approved, was carried
into politics and to some extent was
put into practice. But the railroad has
put the idea out of date. There is no
occasion now for interstate wagon roads.
The needs to he supplied by improved
roads are local The ideal to be at
tanned is that Of placing every house in
the country within easy reach of mar
ket.-San Francisco Examiner.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
MASSACHUSETTS, HIGHWAYS.
The Stale WIN Improve Existing Road
Rather Than Build New Ones.

The stale WI Improve ExA.ttuE ko8N1
Rather Than Build New Ones.
The object Of the Massachusetts, high
way commission is TO improve existing
roads rather than to build now ones.
It will not change the locations Of
roads IL it can help IL. Still there
are some cases where the roads through
villages pass over very heavy grades.
In some of these cases the grades can DO
reduced by keeping to the present lines,
but in others the only feasible way To
90 about the improvements Is to mako
the lines pass around instead of over the
hills. allowing the villages to connect
with these new highways by means of
short lateral roads. In Goshen, for ex-
ample, the now road would be 500 feet
shorter than the old, and the grade
would be AZ feet instead of from 0 tn
IL in 100.
The highway act provides that the
counties shall survey and grade the
roads that IRE to become state high
ways, after which the commission will
construct the surface and keep the roads
in repair for the state. Several towns
have expressed their willingness to take
this expense off the hands of the coun-
", W lAlt
grading, if the state will do the rest
The cost of grading, in fact, is not
great.
The highway commission believes
that the people of the state generally
favor a fixed appropriation every year
for expenditure upon the contemplated
state roads In this way work would
be done where it is most needed, and
in the end there would be n continuous
system of good roads in all parts of the
state. The amount that the commission
wants is $500, 600 n year, so that in 90
years it could build the 2, 900 miles of
road which it deems necessary at s., 900
n mile.
However, the commission is doing no
hustling for money. 1t prefers to let
tho people press the matter with tho
legislature rather than do it itself.
There seems to be little doubt that
the highway commission is a popular
institution. The essence of its popular
ity was explained by one of the COM
missioners thus: If the towns were told
to build their roads in such and such n
way and pay for them out of their own
pockets, they would say: Go to the
deuce We will build our roads as we
see fit" But being told, do such and
such, and the state will foot the bills, "
they reply, That's n good scheme, and
we're with You. boston Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05

NJ. EUGENE TURPlN. French war Office
treated him so abominably that he pub
lished pamphlet which contained SO
we're reflections upon government Off.
Gals, and Turpin was imprisoned. The
government, however, allowed Turpin
to continue work upon his schemes, and
the result of his prison labor was mys.
terious engine of war that the inventor
claimed would wipe out an entire army
in 10 minutes and destroy such a city
as Paris i'll an hour. Turpin was releas-
ed and offered to give the machine to
France if the government would remove
from his character the stain inflicted by
Imprisonment and restore his cross of
the Legion of Honor. The officials were
hard hearted and refused. In a moment
of anger Tnrpin went to Belgium and
began negotiating for the sale of his in
vention to Frances enemy, Germany.
When this rumor was published, France
went wild, and there arose such howl
of execration ut the war office that the
government hurriedly asked Turpin to
return to France. He is now there, and
France is to enjoy tho murderous bene-
fits of his engine of destruction There
is still haze of mystery surrounding
the invention, but it is n monster can
non that works like machine guns of
tho maxim and gatling principle Tho
cannon is provided with an automatic
loading apparatus and may be fired
about onco in three minutes. At each
fro it discharges 25, 900 shells, which
will explode with terrific effect upon the
enemy. By methodically turning ths
gun its line of fire forms an arc cover
ing IL kilometers and wiping out every
living thing in its path. The gun, ac-
cording to Turpin, is veritable glut-
ton for ammunition and must always be
accompanied by enough shells to load n
railroad train of many cars. Whether
pin claims for it in theory remains to
be seen.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05

1t was n great satisfaction to Mr.. and
Mrs. Barclay when their son Henry de-
sided to study law. He had not been n
particularly forward boy in his studies.
but the parents were glad to recal sew
sral instances where dull boys had de-
veloped into great statesmen or smart
business men, and Henry received ey-
cry encouragement. In due time he was
ariI Iitted to the bar and opened an Of
fee in n neighbUring town After long
months of waiting he was employed rs
counsel over disputed will The case
was taken into court, and Henry's client
won The will was broken, and Henry
sent in his hill, but the man was not
prompt in payment
Mrs Barclay was delighted at her
sons success, and ON his first visit home
after the trial said:
Now, Henry, Iwant You to tell your
old ma Just how much money you made
OF course, getting the will set aside as
you did, the man must have given You
considerable sum How much property
was there?''
THE will left $4,000 to public
charities, s., 900 for n town library,
and the remainder of the property to an
old schOolmate. - replied Henry.
"And never mentioned his own neph-
EVIL Do tell, don't wonder he took il
to law. He must be real pleased to
think You done 50 we'll for him.
II don't know" replied Henry
thoughtfully. II gave n good deal Of
time to it, but the judge said there
wasn't any need of going In to the case.
He said that, rs old Mr.. Griggs didn't
leave a cent anyway, his will wasn't Of
any account :"
is his nephew real bright minded:'
asked Mrs Barclay.
He seems to he. but he's dreadful
slow pay"
well, my son, don't wonder therS
has to be lawyers II folks don't know
no more than to make such wills. assd
their relations don't know mo- more than
to go to law about il. why, il scc:l's Il
me that you'll do real well. - and Mrs
Barclay smiled hopefully rs she hraai'
her son goOSIty and watched him wall
slowly down the strect--SOuth's Cam
pauinu
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
The ARIZONA KICKER.
In Spite of Strong Pressure, the Editor L:
Still n Man of Honor.

In Spite OF Strong Pressure, the Editor Il
Still n Man of Honor.
Nor A BoOM.-We arc not one of that
class who believe in town booms, and
though n strong pressure has been brought
to bear on THE KICKER for two years past
we have firmly refused to initiate the pros
poets of this town to assist land spccula
tors. Candor compels us to state that il
Is just an average town. We have about
1000 inhabitants, and there isn't the
slightest hope of increasing the population
by another thousand. We have no rail
roads, no colleges no grand agricultural
region surrounding us. There Is no water
power, no factories, no locomotive works
no particular reason why any one should
be attracted to this town We own ~
acres of sand in the suburbs of the town.
We paid 81 an acre three years ago and
will now sell for IS. We have two fair
poker rooms, 81 very decent saloons, six
stores, a bank and two restaurants. Our
population includes Mcxicans, Indians
half breeds and college graduates from
the east. The expenses of a funeral here
are only $2S, and there arc no mosquitoes
and no malaria The vigilance commit
tee stands ready to hang folks with neat
ness and dispatch, and one can get shot at
almost any hour in the day by uttering n
whoOpec ON the street, but there Is moth
ing in particular to lie about and inaugu-
rate a boom. We own most of the town,
run most of IL and like II all, but we are
conscientious. When we won't lie to sell
our own land, we can't he expected To in
the interests of n syndicate
4 SAD SPECTACLE.-Some thp-c weeks
since the editor and proprietor of the Red
Bluff Gazei to paid us n fratcrnal visit, and
il is needless to say that he received Il
warm and fratcrnal greeting. For the
first three hours after his arrival he led
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
SHE MALLOPED.

Reckon he was. He was afflicted with
over 100 affiicshuns, and that mought hey
bin one of 'em. whar is he?''
Down here on the grass, and 1 think
he's dead"
''Shooi WAL, yo' keep the hogs away,
and I'll be down purity SOON"
1t was 10 minutes before she came, and
to my surprise she brought along a barrel
stave in her right hand.
lis it your husband!" asked as she
came up.
Yes, my critter of n man fur shore"
''In the midst of life we are in death. "
''Yes, reckon we ar.
'He cometh up like a flower and is cut
down"
YES, cut right down."
I'm afraid you'll sadly miss him, and
IL you have not always been a kind and
loving wife you will now repent the fact.
He looks to me like n man who has suf-
fercd long
YES, suffered fur over 10 years.
And died Mt last of a broken heart
eyes, drapped right down with n broken
heart, and, dod rot his buttons, I'll walloT
his karcass fur maxim me all this trouble!'
She lifted the stave and wallOped. The
wallOp lifted the dead man, and he got
three or four more of them before he could
get out of reach. He flew up the hill and
around the house, and the woman dropped
her weapon and calmly observed:
''He cOmeth up like n flower and is cut
down, and yo' jest thought yo' was doin
sunthin mighty cute when yo' laid out
that job with Isaack!"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05

as one of his friends puts IL. The first
daylight to greet his baby eyes was that
of South Carolina, and tho time when
this interesting event occurred was 80
years ago. When James was 13 years
old, his father removed to Winsboro,
Tex, where the motherlcss boy after
three years of instruction and at the
agc of 10 began q five years term of
schooltcaching.
In 1882 he was admitted to the bar.
He had always been an active Demo-
crat, but in 1890 his political faith
changed, and he became member of
the Cincinnati conference that formed
the National Peoples Party. He has
been a member of the national commit
tee of tho organization ever since and
has stumpcd many states of the Union
for tho cause of the Populists. His
sobriquct was the inspiration of Frank
fort (ky.) newspaper men, who We're
much impressed with tho eloquencc he
displayed during q warm debate with
Attorney General Harden. The papers
regretted that he was ION the wrong
side of politics" rs they expressed it,
but they freely admitted that Ibis
rounds of cloquence, pithy anecdotes
and rousing rejoinders never failed to
bring forth cyclone of applause. "
Tkenreforth the tall and eloquent Texan
was known through put the west rs ''Cy-
clone" Davis.
Another sobriquet, Methodist Jim, -
is also the result of Davis oratorical
efforts. He says he is not n church
member for the reason that he Is not
good enough, but during n discussion
with q prominent Republican In Hous-
ton Davis talent rs IN exhorter led
him to be called Methodist Jim"
In 1878 Cupid did some very clio.
quent cxhorting. with the result that
the Lone Star orator welded Miss Belle
Barton, tho daughter of n well known
Texan. Since the occurrence of that
event four young male cyclones have
struck the Davis home Tho eldest md
most cyclonic youngster is Is years oi
age. and tho youngest is n 3-year-old
tornado. For tho past three years the
Davis home has been In Sulphur Springs
where Mr.. Davis edits The Vindicator,
areform paper.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05

good looking girls campcd on my trail
and only that noodlehead of n Tom Brown
spooning around you. / had hurt your
feelings, and in making up with you l
said something about marriage. You
jumped at it like a wolf for bone"
Why. Mr.. Bowscr!'
Yes, had me fast before realized 1t.
The idea of my getting down on my knees
and acting like a fOOl!'
but don't you remember that you said
you'd commit suicide If 1 didn't marry
youf''
What? Are you talking to me, Mrs.
Bowscr? I get down on my knees and
pour forth and so forth and talk about sui
cidci Woman, arC you crazy
Mrs. Bowscr ought to have been polite
enough to remember that 1t was Tom
Brown who did the knceling and the pour
ing, but she felt ncttlcd and replied:
''Yes, you threatened to take poison that
very night and father found one of your
boot heels on the veranda next morningl'
lone of my boot heclSl l kicked off one
of my boot heels as poured forth, did Ir''
We'll, dear, we loved each other, and
of course we had little quarrel, and of
course i was proud to have you knccl to
me. Mother heard your impassioncd ap-
peal from her window, and she''-
My imprisoned bosh! threaten to
SIlCluC. DoNsSTr ntAb
Wednesday we shall have been married IL
years.
YES, dear
And they have been years OF misery to
mel'
"But you said"-
And you get no present."
But yOu''-
And sec now why 1t doesn't do for a
husband to be kind and loving to his
wife,
My dear, will you let me spcakf"
And it wasn't n happy dry when we
stood Mt the atari he shouted.
But, dcar''-
There was no love at first sight, and
you never looked like an ANGELA
This time Mrs. BOwscr held her peace,
but after he had tram cd around for q
moment he continued:
Impassioncd appeal Pouring forth
my love! Kicking of the heel of my boot
as Threatened to commit suicIdeI''
Mrs Bowscr was still silent.
Il may be engaged In the library all
night getting the papers ready for our ~
/ spectiye lawyers to look over, but shall
see our child i'm the morning. Woman.
good night
Mrs BOwscr went TO bed and to sleep
At midnight the clang of the frebclls
awoke her, and she found Mr. Bowsei
snoring oontentedly in his accustomed
place.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
IT DIDN'T WORK.
When He Was waIioped. He Came Up Like
Flower.

When He Was walIoped. He Came Up Like
RFlower.
BY and by came along to n creek cross
Ing the highway few rods below q squat
ter's shanty, and sitting on n rock beside
the creek was sad eyed and foriorn look
ing man about 10 years old. As / came
up he bowed to me and used the back of
his hand TO wipe away n tear
"Ae you sickt'' asked as I stood be-
fore him.
''No, not sick, -. ...-..y ~ Iife," hs
gasped out in reply.
Amy particular cs.usci''
1.-THE old woman" no answered as HI
pointed toward the shanty. '.She make.
life miserable fur me, and wish I wa,
dead She'll find mo dead some day, and
mebbe she'll regret the way she used me
I've got heart disease and am liable to q
at any mint"
That statement gave me an idea, and
he fell In with It. He stretched out on tn.
grass behind the rock, and hallooed ths
house After two or three minutes
Ratchet faced, wild eyed woman same Z.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
Ihr nntIfnI I,atirnt.

Yesterday at 1 p. M, rs turned into
a cafe restaurant on the bOulcvards, /
espied Champoircau finishing his dcs-
sert
"whatl Still at table at this time of
day?''
LET me explain This is my third
lunch"
''Nor'
"Yes. Just think My doctor allows
mo to smoke only one cigar after every
meal. Consequently. in order to smoke
10 my hearts content, 60 in for six
meals a dayi''-Journal-A musant
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
Need For Lawyers.

WILLIAMS 4 c1nrTOs. Har+ssrd. COaa.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
MORNING THOUGHTS
would I were a nautilu.

4 would ! were a nautflus
Upon tho silver seas.
A-sailing In the summer wind
To far Hesperides,
For. though I'm never aught but III
Upon the bounding wave.
II I'D been born q simple fab.
shouldn't have to shave.
would I were q crocodile
A-basking In the sun,
And winking with my other eye
To make the darkies run.
For. though Il doesn't seem refined
To wallow In the mud.
4 shouldn't then have had to IN
My collar to my stud.
would I were n pelican.
With high and courtly air,
A-walktng In the wilderness
With ample time 10 spare.
For. though might not ind enough
To occupy my brain,
shouldn't have 20 hurry mp
And catch an early train
Pick Ne Up.