Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-22
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THE past two weeks furnished an excel
lent opportunity for the study of the best
side of human nature among the foreign
born population of Waterbury. The num-
Der of men and women seen passing in
and out of the money order Office at the
postoffce proved beyond possible doubt
that the love of the old homes and those
who exc out an existence in them is still
green in the minds of those who have left
them behind. 1t proves. too. that the
migration was not the result of choice,
but rather the outcome of sheer necessity,
for people who manage to save a little
from the miserable pittance they receive
in return for their labor in these days
and then send it to needy relatives could
live happily amid the scenes and among
the friends from whom they have
separated themselves did not the miser-
able state of affairs existing in their own
country render it imperative that some
members of the family should seek en-
ployment in some place where the eondi-
tions were more favorable than those
which surrounded them in the countries
| where they were born. The amount of
money sent across the water this year was
much larger than for some years, accord
| ind to tine statement of j. w. Hill, OF the
postofhce money order department. They
came in" he said, faster than they ever
went to the voting place in the fourth
ward" The sums sent varied in amount
| from So to $50. Tho sendsrs represent
the most industrious elements of all
classes. The money thus forwarded will
brighten many a cheefless home in dis
tant lands.
| DUsIxG a special sale of books recently
in n prominent local dry goods store a
woman asked for one of them "boats that
go by in the night The clerk was equal to
the emergency and without betraying by
a smile or word the emotions that she felt
wrapped up a copy of Beatrice Harradan s
popular ''Ships That Pass in the Night
and the customer went away happy. un-
conscious of the error she had made.
The beautiful weather that we have had
this week isn't calculated to encourage
people who have or are subject to colds
II is more dangerous to have a cold now
than it is in the coolest weather. and much
easier to take cold. The writer has nc
patent nostrum to recommend for sufferers
with colds or grip. His doctrine. which
he strongly urges, is that as soon rs a cold
makes its appearance the sufferer consult
physician and then obey his instruc
tons. For this reason ordinary Sigh
colds may. and often are. conquered by
simple remedies that our mothers used
but in these ''grippy" days one cannot b,
sure whether he has the old fashioned
cold or the grip. hence the necessity o.
the advice of the man of learning.
The item i'll last nights DEMOCRAT il
reference to the need of the extension o.
Washington street has brought out the fol
lowing remark from q citizen who know
the history of the whole matter: "Botl
branches OF the city government acted ia
: vorably on that project several years ago
but the report of the board of compensa
ton was vetoed by Mayor Matthews at tn,
earnest solicitation of some or the abuttin,
] property owners. The city charter pro
vides that the fourth ward shall have
representation of two aldermen and fv,
! councilmen in the court of common coun
Gil. The electors sent such representa-
tives there every year since this matter wa
vetoed and as far as l know. not one o
them has ever limited that the peopl,
wished to reopen the question" "rh,
!, next time anyone asks you about sucl
matters" he added, "rsfee him to the dull,
accredited representatives of the ward il
the court of common council" He wa
right. These men and not the newspaper
or the mayor. are the proper parties t
make known the wants of the distric
which they represent.