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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24

MRS. SARA NEVILLE. lie speakers, Mrs. Neville has no desire to vote. "A wom- an that is clever gets all the rights she is entitled to- is the suffrage plank in Mrs. Neville's platform. She has pow erful but musical voice, and when she was queen of the fairies in 'Benamela, :" big New York out of door perform ance, the 2,Oo0 people in the amphi- theater could hear her distinctly.
 Chairman William Brookfield of the New York Republican state committee has promised to givo Mrs. Neville a trial. and she Is now hard at work on the tariff question. When she is fully primed with facts, she proposes to un- chain her wonderful voice and endeavor to oratorically hypnotize the voters At first she will say what she is told to say, but later, when she has mastered the political situation, she will make speeches that are exclusively her own. If she is success in New York state, she will stump the country for the Re- publican party during the next presi- dential campaign.
 Mrs. Neville is good looking wom- an of the brunette type. with well rounded figure and q graceful, attractive presence. She was born ill Worcester, Mass, was educated in the south and received her dramatic training in Flu. rope and New York. She has always | possessed an extraordinary voice, but | systematic training has largely increas- ed its volume and strength. For many years she exercised her voice for eight hours each day. Her enunciation is per. | feet, and she believes her dramatic training will enable her to present every l pertinent fact with telling effect. She does not fear that her voice will break down, for the more she uses 1t tho stron, ger 1t grows. With Mrs. Anna L. Diggs, Mrs. Mary E. Lease. Mrs. Marion Todd. Mira Helen NJ. Cougar. Mra J. Ellen Foster. Miss Anthony md Mrs Neville in the field as stump speakers no ont can truthfully say that woman is mol getting into politics
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
SHE PLEADED FOR THEIR LIVES
Now Miss Wright Doubtless Wishes Ger eral Ezsts Had Not Spared HI. Enemies.

Now Miss Wright Doubtless Wishes Gen
 eral E.sts Had Nos Spared HI. Enemies
 General Antonio EIeta, the fugitive ex-vico president of Salvador, who re- gently arrived in San Francisco on board tho United States warship Bennington, is in his present predicament, it is said, because Miss Ida Dent Wright. an American girl to whom he is engaged, prevailed upon him to spare tho lives of men who are now thirsting for his blood Until very recently General Ezeta aud his brother Carlos were in complete control of Salvador. Carlos was president and Antonio vice presi- dent
 About n year ago, while Miss Wright was living in Salvador, General Rafael Guiteraz and others started a revolution to overthrow the Ezeta government. Guiteraz and nearly a score of other con- spirators were captured and sentenced to death. The day they were sentenced Miss Wright became tho betrothed oi General Antonio Ezcta and pleaded SC hard for tho lives of tho conspirators that they were set free. Now Ezeta it very sorry he listened to tho fair ono's
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24

and without saying a word he sat down on chair and held his rife ready for tho bird to come out. We have no cuckoo clock. We should as soon think of intro ducing doorbclls into this town as to set up a cuckoo timepiece. We let old Jim watch and walt for an hour and half and then explained matters to him. We couldn't help but feel sorry for his disappointment, and that his trip of GO miles shouldn't be entirely barren of results we let him shoot our toothbrush of the shelf and carry away our coarse comb
 Among the visitors at TnE KICKER office last week was MT. J. NJ. Brown of Ohio, who had been travelling over the ter ritory for several weeks in hopes to secure information of his brother Charles, who came west for his health a year ago. We were able to inform Mir. Brown that e person bearing his brothers description was killed and eaten by grizzly bear over on the Little Colorado river last fall, and he has gone over to see If any further information can be obtained. If that shouldn't prove to have been Charles, we have four cases looked up for him where unknown persons have been found dead and buried by the coroner. Surviving relatives should always stop off here for at least a day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
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hg funny, he opened fire on the fleeing Jim, but wasted his lead. He felt the disgrace of the affair SO kcenly that he rendered his resignation next day. but of course 1t was not accepted. We under stand that Jim whoop has gone to Utah. but he will sooner or later return and give the marshal another show.
 Captain Moss. the genial and popular proprietor of the White Eagle saloon, paid a visit to St. Louis two or three weeks ago, and among other things he brought home some stained glass and had it placed in the fanlight over his front door. It was shown of for the first time last Fri
 day evening. We don't know who begun tho shooting as the crowd assembled, but after about 100 shots had been fired there
 ~as nothing further left to plug away at
 There may be @ stained glass ora in the history of this town, but it hasnt come ret It will probably arrive with tooth pick shoes buttonhole bouquets and cut loaf sugar. Tho captain has stretched e wolfskin over tho fanlight, hair out. and peocc reigns supremc in that neighborhood. d. Alderman Thompson met with a serious accident last Saturday, which has deprived him of tho index finger of his loft hand. Ho was standing in front of the postofflco as several freight trains were passing. and | in the driver of one of them he rccognizoi
 his wifc's first husband. How many bus bands Mrs. Thompson has had WIG don't know, but for some reason the alderman
 was down on No. 1 and pulled his gun tc | open fro. In sume manner not to Do eo | counted for he got his finger over tho muz i, zle of his gun and shot it of, and while tho doctor was fixing 1t up the man es. | capcd- The alderman has our personal | sympathies in his misfortune. and if II will make Mrs. Thompson feel any hap ' pier she can consider herself included II
 Nos- g, 8 and arc out in this country, thsJ will do well to keep clear of this town.
 Some one told old Jim Huston. wht
 lives in a cave on Bill Williams noun
 tain. that we had a cuckoo clock in THl 1 KICKER ofllce and at intervals of ever. l half hour a cuckoo camo out from the in
 terior and warhlcd his littlc song. Tn
 old bar hunter thought 1t over for awhil
 and then came down from his rctrcat (.
 shoot the stufflng out of that cuckoo bird
 He walked in on us day before yesterday | He had a rine with barrcl about fee long and two rrvolvcrs of ancient pattern
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Some Interesting Items CulIcd From Va
 rious Sources

riour Sources
 NEWS ABOUT TowS.-Our esteemed con- temporary came out with half sheet last week and CNcus,'d itself on the ground that Its editor was lying dangerously i'll of mountain fever. Its editor was lying with. out the fever. About 10 days ago Suinc of his admirers pr, SCntCd him with an In dian pony. and Lc got the UiiiCc force to tic him on tho lack of the beast and give him start. He nmblCd around for m hour or two Hs proud aS n peacock. and then the pony ran away and ran over Joe Wheeler. Joc got hold of the whole outfit and flung 1t into an old cellar on Apache avenue, and us the pony was on top when they struck bottom the editor was severely bruised. Tho doctor says hc will soon bc swing his right leg in n hnlf circle as he walks. lIc was knee sprung and bow legged bcforc, and this will bc positive improvement. Tho pony only cOst the boys $7. and the idea in giving 1t to him was to get his neck broken, as tho animal Is q vicious one.
 Our efficient city marshal, who was wounded in the shoulder last week by the half brcCd Jim Whoop, whom hc was about to arrcst. wishes to publicly explain the situation of affairs and apologize for wasting thrCc bullets. Hc started to draw before the half brCcd did, but hit his cl- bow against n telegraph pole and could not use his arm for the next 20 seconds. It -as during this interval that be wos skot- When his funny bone got over feel
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
M1ss wRIGnr GENERAL EzrrA.


 pleadings, for Guiteraz is president of Salvador, is in complete control of the country and is endeavoring to have the United States surrender the fugitive vice president, who is charged with murder, arson. robbery. embezzlement and malfeasance ill office. If he goes back to Salvador, he will be executed in short order by the men who owe tbeiT lives to his sweetheart's pleadings. Miss Wright is about 90 years of age and a tall. handsome girl of the blond Vpa She belongs to an old Georgia family and Is a very accomplished and intelligent young woman. She was cd uoated in Franco. speaks French. Span- ish, German and Italian fluently, and her soft southern accent Is very fasci- mating. After leaving school about two years ago Miss Wright and her mother, Mra Marie Robinson Wright of Atlan- ta, made tour of Europe and then visit cd La Lbertad. Salvador. where she met General Ezeta Both could talk Spanish when they met, and it WAS not long before tho conversation turned to | love Their betrothal followed. and the marriage was to take plaoe in October. Ezeta had escaped to the Bennington. Miss Wright pleaded with the state de- partment at Washington not to land her lover in Salvador. where he would be put to death. Her plea wns success ful. and Ezeta was brought to the Unit | cd StnteS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
His Family SorroM..

At one of the village stations a woman, with parrot in a cage, got on the train, and soon after she had taken q seat and while the bird was solemnly eying the passengers around him jolly looking old man came from the rear end of the car and inquired:
 Madam, is that a talkin parrotf'
 "Yes, sirI' she replied.
 Brought up in your own familyt"
 Mostly, sir.''
 "Ah, therel'' suddenly screamed the bird as he gave his wings a flop.
 That Is sbewtiful-bewtifull" chuckled the old man as he rubbed his hands to- gether. Madam, l used to own parrot. g "Yesf"
 'He was a great comfort to myself and wife. who werc childless. He would swear by the hour. Docs your bird swearf'' "No, sir," she stifliy replied "Nos You should have taught him to, madam. You don't know how much SO lace can be got from a swearing parrot" "You bctr' yelled the parrot. "Bewtiful-bcwtifull If he does mol swear. he could easily be taught He uses all kind of slang, of coursef'' No, sir. He uses only those two ex, prcssions, and I'm giving him away on that account"
 You shouldn't do 1t. madaml Yor uon't knOw Wnht O comfort it Is to nave slangy parrot around the house. My par rot could say, Pull down your vest Shoot that hat, Get on to his shape and many other bcwtiful things When m, wife lay dying, he called out. Hold on tC your brcathr"
 At that moment the conductor cam, along. and seeing that the woman was an noycd he suggested to the old man that h, rcturn to his scat.
 "Oh, certainly, certainlyl'' was the re ply. ''l was just going. Seeing the par rot has put me in mind of my family sor rows. and I will sit down and weep. once had both wife and parrot, but nov I'm nll alone in this wurld-all alone The last words my wife spoke were, Good by, Richard" and the last speech the par rot made was, Nail up your chinr hopcd this was n bird like mine, but I'v been disappointed. Yes, I'll sit down"
 He returncd 10 his seat, and for hAl an hour he wipCd the tears from his eyes finally went over to him and asked thcrc was any way could let the sunshin into his dnrkcncd nfc, and after pull q his nose he rcplicd:
 "wnal. yes. Invite me to step out on tn platform to take a nip from your bOttleI''
 We wont out and nippcd. and his sol | rowing soul sorrowcd no moro.
 NJ QUAD.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24

FRowED HIM ODER X NINE FOOT FENCE.' my garden de oddor day when Brudder Watkins cum in to scc me. Hc leaned up agin dc fcncc an talked, an Inc sot down on my onion bed an talked, an by and by he sprung 1t on me What dye s'posc dat pusson wantcdr Wanted to borry fo' dol lars to get n par o' shocS-patcnt leather shocs-an another dollar to buy two pa'rs O rcd summer socks. My frcn's, l didn't pear to breathe fur three minits. Den my breff cum wid a rush. an I picked up Bruddcr Watkins an trowed him ober Q nine tut fence on to q heap O bricks. I dun couldn't holp it. It cum on mo so sudden an wid sich impetuosity dnt I couldn't control myself. Did Christopher Columbus hcv nopatent leather shoes when he diskivercd Amcricas Was Purfossor Morse W arin rcd socks, wid a pansy em- broidcred on do ankle. when he gin us do tcicgraphf No, of co'sc not, but a short necked, hump backed whitewashcr named Watkins, who wouldn't hev a button on his clothes if his debts wnr paid, muss go sighin around to belong to do Fo' Hundred.
 My ole woman was tookcn sick dc od- dor night, an went obcr to do cabin of Givcadam Jones to horry a lectlc ginger Bruddcr Jones has allus 'peared to mo to be a solid, sensible man, an couldn' t skassly believe dat I was awake when I looked around dat house. Oar was a cuckoo clock same as dc president of do United States goes to bed by. Oar was three stuff cheers, bust of Napoleon, a futstool dat ncbbcr cost less'n 30 cents, an right on dc floor. bcin stepped on by all dc family dozen times day, was rug dat | cost SS! When MT. Fulton invented dc | steamboat, did he hcv his feet on an Ss rug? When Sir Isaac Newton diskiverctl | gravity, did he hev n cuckoo clock cuckooin to him; When General Taylor fit an licked | de Mexicans, did he sot on a stuff cheer | an direct his battles!
 But dat was not all, my frcn's. got a peep into de spar bedroom an beheld shamholdcrs on de bed an a caaopacoius | canopy above it, same as dc kings of Flu rope. Oar was n red tablecloth on de ta- ble, an album fit fur queen lyin around, an all dc knives an forks had handles op 'em. Brudder Jones works in a woodward | fur 80 n week an has n wife an eight chil. | len, but dc must be in de swim! know. | cd one time last winter when he went wid put cocks in order to buy a soup dish wic two rog'iar handles Go itI
 My frcn's, bcv mepshuned only thres or fo' instances out e dozen oould
 narnc 1t makes mo sich at heart to ees desc things If de tirno hos arrovc in d history of dc cull'd man whom he has got tG
 cot down on stuff cheers. dangle his pat
 ent leather hoots on ss rugs an be sung
 to sleep by cuckoo clocks den do soone;
 1 am called to go de botenr. It's ahead O
 my time, an lean . catch up to it Ihain-
 gwino to say no mo about 1t but I wan
 1t understood right yere an now dae d,
 man who am in do swim hndn' better cun
 to my house to borrow money. Bout d
 time he gits half way trcw splainin to n'
 dAt bo has got to hcv 90 to get a set O sill
 undarclothes to war to de baseball gam
 shell light down on him an mako hir
 wiah ho had nebbcr bin bon. We vii | now ro hornaLh
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
THE LIMEKILN CLUB.
BROTHER GARDNER SAYS THAT THE coLoREo MAN IS TOO RECKLESS.

He Objects Seriously to the Evidences of
 Advanced Civilization. Which Makes
 Dudes Out of Plain Men. and Goes Into
 Personalities Without Fear or Favor.
 tCopyright, 1894. by Charles B. Lewisl
 "Ihcv bin deeply pained," began Broth IT Gardner as he slowly rose up and stood with his hands under his coattails-"I hey bin deeply paincd at cumin across fresh evidences to show dat do cull'd man am mentally wabblin about instead of walkin right ahead in do middle of de road. Two weeks ago tonight was in store when Brudder waydown Bebee cum in dar m got measured fur three shirts an ordered dat dcy be made to button behind. He didn't sec me, an was so paralyzed dat I couldn't hev spoken to him if he had. All my life4 has bought unblcached cot ton at 6 cents n yard dn had de ole woman make my shirts, an dey was shirts same ns George Washington, Henry Clay and Abraham Linkum wore Dc shirt dat but toned in front, wid buttons costin cents a dozen, has bin good huff fur poets, war riors an statesmen. De homemade shirt passed de Dcclarashun of Independence. It won liberty fur this nashun. It clared de forests an plowed dc prairies an laid dc | foundashun fur our present greatness. De | ideah dat de time has arrove when a pus- | son airnin scbcn dollars a week m heyin only one lung left to breath with feels dat he must hev IF shillin shirts to be in dc swim jest takes my breath awayi
 "A few nights ago met Brudder Elder Toots in n drug store. De elder am an ole man. Any one to look at him would say dat he was sot to stay sot. I hev al- lus considered him man widout any fool ishncss, an you kin emagine my surprise when he boldly inquarcd fur scented soap, vaseline, cole cream an tooth powder. He actually turned away from q 10 cont tooth brush an took ono at e5i Did George Washington inQuar' fur scented soap be- fo' ho crossed dc Dclawar'f Did Patrick Henry hold bottle of vasoline in his hand when he closed dat memorable speech by saying, Gin me liberty or gin me deathr Did Abraham Linkum go an brush his teeth wid pink powder befo' signing dat emancipashun proclamashuns Shake speare, Byron an Milton cleaned deir teeth wid a rag tied to Q stick, but our Elder Toots must fill his mouf wid Paris pow dor an grease up his paws like 6 duke! Doan' mako no difference dat he's in debt nn got a big family m donn' work half dc time-hc's got to be in style!
 "Whar am Bruddcr Shindig Watkins tonight2 I answer dat hc am homo an ir bed, an dc doctor says his backbone am two inches outer plumb. was workin ir
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
f Francis would enable FeiIx to marry :. l.. E.f-.

of Francis would enable FeiIx to marry me under his false name?"
 ''He promised not to do so. and thought if helped him to kill Francis I could force him to marry me"
 "You love him greatly?"
 'I love him better than any one else in the world.'
 ''I am sorry for that" said Olivia, with a touch of pity, ''because Felix is dead"
 'sFelix deadP' said Rose incredulous- ly. "Then who is the man?''
 "This man is my lover, Francis Bri- arfield, who returned from Chile on the 9th of June'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24

You promised to give up Miss Bel lin if helped you to see your brother
 My GodP' muttered Olivia, trem- bling violently.
 "Hushr' I whispered "Now we shall hear the truth"
 'I have changed my mind" {" retorted Felix in answer to the last remark of Rose.
 'That may be, but I have not, Mir Felix Briarfield. fulfilled my promise and went down with Strent to that lonely inn. Your brother came, and you know that he never left it again. have fulfilled my promise. I now require you to fulfill yours and make me your wife. !"
 'rI cannotl I cannotr' he said in q faint voice, wiping his brow. ''For heavens sake, take this money offer you and leave me"
 "I have mixed myself up with crime for your sake, and you offer to put me off with money. It is useless. Your promise have, and that promise re- quire you to keep, or else''-
 "Or else''-
 "I'n tell the truth to the police" <1AA eiAAo yobASSAA A-A @ NN--- with me-"
 'I don't care," she said sullenly. Anything would be better than the tor ture am enduring at your hands ''And what will you tell the police?' asked Felix in an unnatural voice. "You know we'll enough. I shall tell them how you killed your brother. ''It is falsep' he said passionately, "I neither saw nor laid finger on my brother"
 Indeed! Then if you are innocent who is guilty?' ''I don't know.
 "Did you not come to the Fen inn on that fatal night when Francis came?'' Yes, but I never saw him." "You saw him and killed him." Ut is liep' It was neither Felix nor Rose who spoke, but Olivia, who. in spite of all
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24

 hotel going up the stree.. and he was still in sight when mine host came out and ob- served:
 "The colonel was on u cold trail down there. He's gone up to look for Mayor Scott. but the mayor went fishing today. Just keep your seat-no danger"
 I had pretty well finished my cigar when Colonel Rankin came down almost to the hotel and then crossed the public square to the postofflce.
 Didn't find Mayor Scott, and so he's gone to look up the postmaster" said tho landlord as he reappeared, with Q smilo on his face.
 "Is tho postmaster homei" asked.
 "No. He had to go over to Newton to funeral today"
 "will the colonel look for any orc else this evening""
 "I can't just say. He may go down to the oil mill to look up Nr. Frazer, or he mny hear that Frazer isbut of town and come over here.'
 ITO look you upS"
 "No. to have a look at you. Arc you much on politics'" "Non
 "Got gun in your pocketi' t.No." "wouldn't care about a fussi' Certainly not" Then you'd better go up to your room. and should the colonel insist on coming up stairs and firing both barrels of his gun at your door you can get out on the upper veranda and glide around the house and keep shady till he leaves.' was waiting events in my room when O colorod boy came up and scraped and bowed and said: Its all right, sah-all right. Some body dun shot dc kurnel in de off leg, m you kin cum down stars agin an feel harmonious"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
New York & New England

Passenger Train Service. June g. 1894. Trains leave Waterbury for BOSTON-S.45 90 m LOO. S.5S D m. PROyIDENCE-3.4S 4S 50 8 m -OO SbS m NEW YORK via Brewster 2-1O m. WORCESTER-34 7S0 m loo m. NEW IlONDON-7-S0 a III Loo. S-55 D m. PUTNAM-3.45 30 a n l-0ft S55 m wILLIMANTIC-3.4S 30 m loo. S-55 ? m. SPRINGFIELD -9.06 m S.5S D m- HARTFORD-3.45 7.S0. sos. l0:&5 n. loo NEW BRITIIS-s4s 7SO. sos iO4s 6 ID loo PLAINvfLLEEs.45 7.sO. sos. 1Oa m 1.O'
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 sunday trains Hartford s.4s. s3O a. m
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 W.R. BABCOCk.
 Gen Pass Agent. Boston.