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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
Brain Food.

Though fish Is said to furnish brains, Unless I'm much mistaken, A nobler outfit one obtains
 Who feeds on Lamb and Bacon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
DIidwinter Forestry.

"The incest fir tree, to my mind," She murmured as in joke, ''Is that on which wife can-find A handsome sealskin cloak"
 -PI1cks
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
A Popular Deflnition.

Teacher-Johnnie,c can you tell me what is the definition of joy2
 Johnny = Yes'm. It's recess. - Detroit Free Press
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
Football Salaries In England.

The members of the British Football league have resolved that $700 shall be the maximum salary for a league player. No club shall pay more than $50 bonus. If player desires to be transferred, and his club agrees, the management of the league shall fix the amount to be paid for such transfer. For a violation of these rules the guilty club is to be fined 91 ,000, have six points deducted from it's score and be liable to expulsion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
Missed It.
AI1nfia-T .noE nt thn Inre

Auntie-Look at the pretty cousin the angels have brought.
 Johnnie (visiting)-Did the angels bring him?
 Auntie-Of course.
 Johnnie-Then guess they brought him in through the skylight and didn't see the sign in the janitor's office that says, "Chil- dren not received here"-P. & s. s. s. O.. Bulletin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
\ Cautions Salesman

Head of Firm-I hope you were careful about distributing those cigars we gave you to take on the road. ~
 Trainmaker-You bet 1 was. 1 never thought of giving buyer one until had first secured his order.-Cloak Review
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
Board of Relief Notice.

The Board of Relief of the town of Waterbury will be in session at Common Council room. City hall. every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday until January 2O inclusive, from to , and : 10 9 p. m. for the purpose of hearing appeals from the doings of the board of assessors and the transaction of any other business proper to come before said board. Soldiers, sailors and pensioners that have been heretofore exempt neeed not appear before the board for exemption.
 JOHN THOMPSON.
 JOHN E. MAYER.
 I. A. SPENCER,
 Board of Relief. Waterbury Conn. Dec IS, 1893.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
THE ATcHlsoN FAILURE.

Some Interesting Facts About the Road
 and Its President.
 A disastrous year for railroads, as we'll as for many passengers who rode on them, was 1898. Seventy-one roads, represent ing about one-eighth of the railway mile
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
Ehe le1nncrats
THE populist secretary of the state of

=
 THE populist secretary of the state of Kansas, Osborn, has prepared circular in which he advocates laws making two hours per day the limit of work of each man. He holds that labor-saving machinery has made such progress that one man is now able to do as much work as twenty seventy-fve years ago, and he believes that over-production is responsible for the idleness of millions to-day. This he holds would be done away with if two hours should be made the days work limit.
 APART from the statistics of bankrupt cies, there are other figures that afford proof of the extent of the business de- pression of last year. The production of iron declined more than 40 per cent; of woolen fabrics, 35 per cent; of leather and shoes. 3 per cent. and of cotton print goods, about 10 per cent. Wheat, flour, corn and oats, which had undergone con- siderable decline in price in 1892, fell from II to 16 per cent lower in 1893; pork, 10 per cent; lard, 20 per cent; sugar, 36 per cent; wool and cotton, 20 per cent. Coffee, on the other hand, mainly because Of the civil war in Brazil and of the en- bargo upon Columbia ..and Venezuela, ad vauced about per cent in price. There were however, few other exceptions to the general decline in prices of commodities in consequence of the widespread financial depression.
 4 LAW firm of Perry, Oklahoma, is ad- vertising the unusually lax divorce laws of that territory. Residence of the person applying for divorce may be limited to three months, as in South Dakota before the code was amended. The cause for which divorces may be granted are ten in number, among which are abandonment for one year and gross neglect of duty" The other causes obtain in many of the states. Gross neglect of duty is the pro- vision relied upon to fit almost any case of domestic infeicity. Service upon a non- resident may be made personally or by publication. There is said to be no stat ute requiring corroborative proof as in South Dakota. One clause in the law is particularly insignificant. It is: "When the parties appear to be equal in wrong the court may, in its discretion. refuse to grant a divorce" " from which it may be in ferred that the court could grant divorce where the parties were both in fault. AL together the Oklahoma divorce laws seem to be as diSgraceful as were those in Dako- ta in it's most notorious days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
ASSIST NATURE

a little now and then,
 with a gentle, cleans
 ing laxative, thereby
 removing offending
 matter from the stom-
 ach and bowels, and
 toning up and invigo-
 rating the liver and quickening it's tardy action, and you there by remove the cause of q multitude of dis
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
A Balance.

"Johnny, suppose should borrow S1OO from your father and should pay him $10 a month for 10 months How much would then owe him?"
 ''Six dollars.'
 How do you make that out?"
 Pop would charge you interest. "-Har- per's Bazaar.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09

that could hear of, with no good results until 1 commenced on Dr Greene's Ner- vura blood and nerve remedy, which re- heved me of nervousness and gave me strength so that I was able to walk and work. I consider Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy the best medicine there is for nervousness and to give strength to any weak person"
 "Then personally appeared before me L. W. Porter, of West Berlin, Vt, to me personally known, and subscribed and swore to the truth of the foregoing state
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
CARLos L. SMITH. Notary Pnblil

CARLOS l.. SMITH, Notary Public.
 Well may MT Porter be called hero well may every inhabitant of the civilized world read of his experience and we'll may all mankind rejoice at its termination. The horrible sutferings which he experi- enced from disease were even worse than those of the war and prison. But he is a we'll man at last and cannot say enough in praise of this remarkable remedy. Ills restoration to health after so many years of suffering is indeed most wonderful.
 If you are suffering from any form of nervous or chronic disease, indigestion, weakness, kidney or liver complaint, take Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy. It will cure you.
 Dr Greene, the noted specialist in the cure of all nervous and chronic diseases, can be consulted at his office, 35 West 14th street, New York. free, personally or by letter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
BOSTON Store 118 East Main St., St. PatriCk's Block.

We don't want to fail and for just the reason we are compelled to give you the value of S2.OO goods for your One Dollar Cash. In or der to save the name of our respec- 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 full line of seasonable goods. Overc oats, Listers. Suits and Pant and full line of Furnishing Goods, for Men, Boys and Children.
 Don't be too late in taking ad- vantage of this great opportunity. Save your hard earned dollar when you can.
 Call to see our stock and hear prices and you will find the ..bove to be positive facts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
New York < New England

Passenger Train Service. week days Novem.
 Der 19, 1893 Trains leave Waterbury for BOSTON-7 30 a m 2.55. 355 D m. PRONlDENCI-7.30 a m 12.55 3.55 pm. NEW YORK via BrewSter-8.O5 T m 2.O5 D m. WORCESTER-7.30 a m 12.55 D m. NEW LONDON-7.3 80 a m F. .55, 3.55 D m. PUTNAM-73O a m .OO, 3.55 D m WILLlAlANTIC-7.3O a p 12.55 .55 5pm. SPRlNGFlElID-90 a m 3.55 D m. NEW HAVEN via Plainville-7 30, 1O45am HARTFORD-73O 80. 9.O5. 1O:45 a m, 12.55. s65
 SIS ? Iii. NEW BR1rAIN-7.8O. 9.O6 1O.46 a m 12.56. sb5
 s15 pm. PLAINV1LLE-7.3 9O5. 1O45 a m l2.55 8b5,
 S15 m. BRISTOI-7.3O 9O5 1O45 a m 1265 95b
 s15 pm. TERRYVILLE-7.3 9.O5. 1O.45 m 1255 3.6s
 s15 m. W1ATERVILLE.7.3 30, 9.o5, 1O.46 m 3.D5. s.15 D in. . UNION ClT1-f S.05 m 2.O5 D m. TOWANTlC-fs. s.O5 a m 2.O5. 6pm. SOUTHFORD-8O5 a m 2.O5, D m. POMPERAUG VALLEY-8O5 a m.. 2O5 SANDY ri nHfiooK-so5 a nj 2o5 D m HAWLEYVILLE-s.0 n m .O5, D m. DANBUK1-8.O5 m 2.05 D m. II .bO. a. m . BREWSTERS-8.06 a m 2.05 11,5O pm FISHKIIL~ON-HUDSO m n 2Ob n m RS- -Binghampton Elmira. Jamestown, Cieve.
 landy Akron and Chicago .O5 a m 2O5 pm PoUGHKEEPSIE. via Hopoweli. sos a m. rfi
 11.50 D. m.
 Sunday trains Hartford and Boston
 m, 3.I6 D..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-10
A Lovers Statsusm.

What q prosperous world this
would DO II young men would apply
their wits as industriously to affairs
OF business as they do in EN- srgencies
where the fair sex Is concerned |
This thought was suggested by the
story OF a young insurance man who
went out for moonlight drive one
evening last week. At his side in the
vehicle was handsome young wo-
man. They drove through the west.
ern part Of the city, and concluded
to 60 through the beautiful avenues
of Western Park. But when they
reached the gate the guard stopped
them with the command that they
must stay out or have lights In the
lamps on their conveyance. There
was no store near, and they were
about to give up the idea Of n de-
lightful drive under the shady trees,
when in utter desperation the young
man drew forth silk handkerchief,
coiled it up and lit one end, after
putting it in the lamp. The guard
did not notice the trick, and they
passed through the gate. The hand
kerchief quickly burned out, leaving
them in the dark and in the park
louisville COurier-Journal
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-10
Browning aud Lord Coicrid 70.

''GOod books will nerve you for the
work--the serious aud earnest work
which Ia the lot OF all true aud
good men," so said, not long ago,
the late Lord ColeridRe, when dis.
coursing upon the useful habit Of
committing to memory the words OF
great poetA He mentions particu.
larly Shakespeare. Milton, Words.
worth, "who verse makes br Rht
things brighter and happy men hap.
pier" Gray, Shelley, Keats and Scott
Lord C0leridge 0mits Browning b.
cause, though he has admired him
from his b0yh0od, he has not alwayl
found his writings intelligiblc. And
then. for the comfort Of others who
NAV have suffered from similar diff
fculty, H. repeats a curious remark
once made to him by the poet &C
much admired by some readers fol
his inc quaiit es and by Others fol
his defects.
Browning, 1t appears, was accus'
toned to present his books to COler'
idge rs they came out, and once,
after such a presentation, inquired
how he liked the work.
ColcTidge replied with franknes!
that some OF 1t seemed to him ad
mirablc; parts OF 1t, he thought
ought to be immOrtal but that rs Il
mup h OF 1t he could not speak be
cause h , could not understand It.
Whether this reply pleased o.
offended the poet We are not told
an readers OF Browning will b
likely to hold difrc cnt opinions upol
the point, according as they believe
that no was obscure on purpose o.
because he could not always writ
clearly. L,rd C0lcridge Q presses NJ
opinion, hut simply records Brown
ing's response to this Outspoken con
fessiOn.
"Ah. WE'LL" said the poet, Nf
reader Of your caIibre understand
ten per cent Of what 1write, thin
he ought tC be con tent"
1t Ia to lie hoped that the word
were spoken In q spirit Of badinage
Otherwise the Lord Chief Justic
was perhaps Justified In turning +
the works OF Shakespeare, MI ton
Wordsworth and their SUCCESSORS, q
named above Youths Companion
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-10
LIGHT ON A coNJuRINo TRICK
No Danger In Catching Bullets Fired from
q Gun.

No Danger In Catching Bullets Fired from
q Gun.
The adage that there Ia nothing
new under the sun has only been
questioned In the matter Of tricks
performed by magicians, conjurers
prestidigitateurs and Others who deal
in that which is u mystery to the eve.
The catching of bullets seemed to
eli max q series Of mysteries for which
that clever dealer In the mystic art
was responsible. Speaking OF the
bullet. catching trick in particular,
Prof +. ID. Hewes, who Is also q
dealer In the art mystic, said to q
New York World reporter: There
IRE literally but few new tricks Ia
magic. The SO called new ones pre-.
sentcd to the public from time to
time by our leading magicians, con.
jurers, or whatever they call them.
selves, are simply the revival Of some
old experiment clothed In new
form. The catching Of bullets 10 not
by any means new trick. for IL IL
almost rs old as magic itself. ! re-.
member seeing the old 'Fakir Of Ava
perform the same trick, only In o
different manner when l was small
COY. Theicatching Of the bullet is
very easily explained. In the first
place, to accomplish IL the cOnjurer
must procure an Uld.style cap.lOck,
smoOth-bOre musket, some powder,
caps and a leaden bullet. All these
must be perfectly free from any de.
ceptiOn. Nov we come to the ram.
rod. Therein lies the whole mystery
of the trick. 1t Is constructed with
q small metallic tube, closed at one
end and 50 arranged az to be ONE de-
tached from the end of the ramrOd nj
will. Having explained the construc.
tion OF all the appliance, we will now
proceed to do the trick The gun,
bullets, powder; and caps are freely
given for examination. Tho per
former requests some one to put the
charge of powder into the gun, Next
he inserts small p zee OF paper and
rams IL down, aud by twist Of the
ramrod to the lett the small meta
tube IL dislOdged from the point and
remains within the gunbarrel. Now
the bullet IL marked and placed IL
the gun by one OF the audience: agar
the professor rams 1t down. Now b!
u contrary twist the metal tube be
comes fast to the ramrod, SO that II
withdrawing IL the bullet Is removed
The performer now palms the marked
bullet, and all that remains to do 4
to 10 through the motions OF catch
ing IL when the gun Is discharged
and the spectators IRE thorough.
mystitied. You see. II Is all yer,
simple when you know how.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-10
Many.S1dcd.

These persons VINO believe that no
who Is able to do one thing perfectly
would find II possible to do other
things better than the average man
or woman, would lind support for the
theory In the capabilities Of the actor
Kean.
One day he was riding along the
Strand on fast horse which pranced
and curvetsd In . somewhat q arm.
ing manner.
take caro-" called o friend.
"You're a good actor, but"
"But WHAT" asked Kean. "YOu
evidently don't know that was paid
f3O last year, At Brighton, for break.
ing three horses"
At another time Q friend who
heard that he was about to give read.
ings from Milton, said to him:
''kean, stick to Shakespeare.
'.Don't NEEDLE with Milton"
"Why not?" asked Kean. II gave
readings from Milton three time u
week ut Exmouth.
Hc seemed to be a universal gen
iua He had beGn fenc nv master,
dancing. master, singer, and at one
time proposed setting UP a school.
That he aid not do 50 wa only the
fault of circumstances; none who
knew him doubted that the p ojccl
would have been successful.-Y0uth's
COMPANION.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-10
shc Cou,d,'t He hot hered.

Down In Nantucket, as In many
country regions, the ways cf trade
are not as We lind them In the tur.
moil Of city affairs There life seems
always like u summer afternoon. No
one Is solicited to buy wares Of any
description, and tho maxim tacitly
prevails that 'you can take 1t or
leave It," Yet much may be missed
by such luxurious modes Of action.
When President Hayes was 10 that
reg on, his wifo went to the little
shop of an exceedingly independent
old lady who sells the baskets made
by men on board the lIghtships an.
chored all about that region. Presi'
dent Hayes was away for the time,
being entertained elsewhere, and
Mrs. Hayes walked about, enjoying
herself.
When she entered the shop the old
lady was sitting In the background,
reading. The visitor stood the fol
O moment, and then began to exam
inc the baskets en- the counter NJ
one noticed her
what is the price Of this basket?'
she vcntured at length.
TIL, old lady looked up from hcl
reading.
"LoOk on the bottom" she said
abruptly, und continued scanning thu
paper
And this?" said Mrs. Hayes, indi
eating another.
"Priccs u marked on the bottom,
was the brief reply
The Presidents wife pursued he
examination, and at length asked:
Gould you attend to me now?
would like to buy some OF these!"
The old lady did not move, bu
replied. with perfect kindliness:
II can't be bothered now. You'll
have to wait Till I finish this piece
I'm reading about the Presidents 20
ing down to Cottage CITY,"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-10

English Navy. It is to her sailors
and not to her soldiers that England
looks for glory and power. But IL
the great struggle should come north
of the llimalaya Mountains, where
ships would have no strategic intlu.
ence and men only would count, 1t
would be a question Of who would
win. for the hordes of the north OF
Asia are certainly loyal to Russia,
while the hordes of the south Of Asia
are but problematically loyal to Eng
land
Austria and Italy. those weak Sis
tiers in the Triple Alliance which
Germany brought in with her that
she might have the Baltic ut her back
and the Mediterranean ut her front in
case OF war, together have three mill
lion of men. Added to the five mill
lion Of Germany the united armies
would exceed those of Russia and
France by nearly million and half.
What the outcome Of the great
struggle when these men shall meet,
us all students of contemporaneous
events agree they will Is to be no
man can tell. The United States has
but little interest in u European, or,
In fact, any other war. She lies far
from the possibilities OF cntangle-
ment, but IL that day should come
when the old flag would have to be
sustained against foreign foe, the
world would be shown once more
that it is not militarism that makes
II nation powerful, but the number,
courage and loyalty of her sons, and
Of them your Uncle Sam has $780,.
600. New York Advertiser.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-10
WONDERFUL ESCAPES.
Experience Of q Much Wrecked
Railway Mail Clerk.

Lewis l.. Troy, of Chicago, is Su.
pcrintendent of tho Sixth Division OF
the Railway Mail Service. which ter.
ritory takes in everything from Chi
cago, ILL.,, to Ogden, Utah. on the
Union Pacific line and its branches.
Mr.. Troy is one of the oldest men in
the service, so far ~ service goes.
He is also II veteran, having enlisted
In 1861 in the Ninth Illinois Infantry
ut the beginning of the war, for three
months. and then rc.enlisting for the
war. lie returned home in July,
1868, and was appointed in the Rail.
way Mail Service, Us what was then
known ns u route agent, In 1865, and
has raised himself up, degree by de-
gree. until 1890. when he was mp.
pointed superintendent. While route
agent he was In four wrecks. He
says:
In the fall Of 1869 was running
on the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy road, when one evening ex.
perienced II head.end collision be.
tween the engines Of two passenger
trains near Aurora. Ill. The two en-
gincs came together with crash,
wrecking both OF them completely,
the tender OF the engine which was
pulling my cur telescop!ng the mail
coach and MASKING 1t to pieces. I
saved myself by swinging to the
bar running through the centre Of
the Cur, the tender Of the loco.
native going under me. This waa
the narrowest escape ever had.
THE most wonderful escape I ever
witnessed was on branch OF the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad between Viola and New.
Windsor, ILL.,, In the winter OF 1868
The roads were frozen hard, and {
man was driving o wagon loaded with
lumber along the road. Our tralr
was fast mail train, and We were
going ut the rate OF forty miles ar
hour. 1t was very cold day. ant
the man had his head and ears vel
wrapped up, so he could not hear tn,
whistle OF the engine. Hc was walk
ing behind the wagon, holding thu
lines. In crossing the track the hor
scs had got safely over. Tho engin
struck the wagon fairly In the middle
The man was thrown with great fore,
into the air and landed against thu
pilot Of the engine. The wagon wa
torn to splinters, and the horses
thrown loose, went galloping ut full
speed down the road. When the trail
was stopped, the man was brough
into my car and laid out, we thinking
that he was dead. ! took some waite
and started to wash the blood iron
his face. As soon Us the cold waite
struck his face, he opened his eye
and asked: Where Is my tcam?'
At the next station he was taken Of
and examined by a physician, VIII
found that he was not hurt ut all
and in less than half an hour h
walked away and got his horses
neither Of which was hurt to any ex
. tent"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-10

20 set Gre to the barn, having chained
up the cattle securely within. DC.
casionally they popped of pistol at
the farmer or his wife or his sons
not chat they had anything against
any Of them, but because 1t seemed
TO them the natural way to change
things which they regarded US their
mission.
There came a day when even good.
natured jonathan thought that mat
tiers had gone far enough. What he
did to the Iramps Is of no conse.
quence; but the Newlands farm is no
longer Hospitality opened to any ono
who chooses to make IL his home.
This IL a fable. We hardly think
we need interpret it.--YOuth's Com.
DaniOf.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-10
Who Owned the Farm?

"BrOther JOnathan's" farm in the
West Is large one, but long ago it
was question ii IL was large enough
TO employ and feed all the way:arers
to whom Jonathan Hospitality opened
his doors. They came, literally, tI0m
al parts OF the world, and Jonathan
never asked them for references.
lie made them as useful AS he
could on the place, and II never &C.
CURED To him that they might some
time assume the right to take the
farm out OF his hands and run 1t
themselves.
one day there came several tramps
of evil apI earancc: but they were re-
ceived as the Others had been; tor
Jonathan remembered that some
whose looks he had not liked at Il! ST
tn, ned out quite useful men.
hut presently the tramps began to
unfold a scheme to alter al. the ar
engagements on the place. They de.
cIarcd that they were all wrong, and
they were going TO set them right
Their first step was to throw the
farm wagons into the pond; the next