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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16
Virtue Was Its Own Reward.

A south side society girl who is teach ing in a patch" kindergarten had queer offer from one of the small 1tal. ians who attend the school. One day not long ago the young lady was walking in the patch district after being delayed at school finishing some work. She was pass ing a saloon, and in front of 1t stood one of the scholars. He had an accordion, and a small sister stood by his side shak- ing tambourine.
 As the teacher approached the little boy called out to her. Hello, teacheri Me and Tessa plays here every day"
 The kindergartener dropped a coin in the dirty little hand which the little "Tessa" held out. and speaking to John. ny passed on.
 The next morning Johnny held up his hand, waving it about impatiently, try, ing to catch the teachers eye. e "Well, Johnny, what is it?'
 "Teacher, seen you yesterday, didn't IF"
 "Yes, Johnny"
 ssDid you see dat saloon where I was front of?'
 "Yes, dear; that will do. Don't talk any more now"
 In moment up came the little hand again.
 "Well, Johnny, what is its'
 ''Say, teacher, any time dat youse wants a drink, eff you goes to dat saloon. it's my pas saloon, and eff you tells him you're my teacher he'll give youse drink for nothin and free lunch, wid bully soup t'rown Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16

Little Annie" Rusie, the New York pitcher, only weighs 2l2 pounds.
 W. J. Thompson of Gloucester, N. J., says that politics combined with racing has killed racing in New Jersey for years to come.
 One of the interesting turf battles of the coming season will be the contest for SUI premacy between the great 3-year-o olds Dom ino, Dobbins and Senator Grady.
 Yachtsmen believe that Dunraven will again challenge for the America's cup this year. If he does, next season will see an other great international battle for the tro- phy.
 George Helm made the highest score at the Midwinter fair shooting festival asa. San Francisco. Helm was born in Philadelphia S6 years ago.
 The football struggles of the year are very far away yet, but the Princeton men have already begun work. Captain Trench ard hopes to train a team of giants that will again trounce Yale.
 It is said that Bicyclist Zimmerman has fully decided to race for French gold. It is also declared that Zimmerman consented to sacrifice his amateur status for a bonus of $10,OO0 Thus far American riders have made a very poor showing in Paris, and it is to be hoped that the Jersey "skeeter'' will fly away from the French and English cracks now racing in Paris.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16
THE MADE TO ORDER SMILE.

When woman looks up at you with 6 twist about her eyes, And her brows are half uplifted in nicely feigned surprise As you breathe some pretty sentence, though she hates you all the while, She is very apt to stun you with a made to order smile. It's subtle combination of a sheer and a reSS, With a dash of warmth thrown in it to relieve its iciness, And she greets you when she meets you with that look as if file Had been used to fix and fashion out that made to order smile. confess that I'm eccentric and am not wom- ans man, For they seem to be constructed on the bunko fakir plan, And it somehow sets me thinking that her heart is full of guile When woman looks up at me with a made to order smile. Now, all madens, young and aged, hear the les son would teach Ye who meet us in the ballroom, ye who meet us at the beach, Pray consent to try and charm us by some oth- CT sort of vile And relieve us from the burden of that made to order smile.
 Chicago Record.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16

II 1SSl can OeCIdT
 But you feel bitter toward Mir. Ken ton. Will you tell me why?' Why, he un stands in Ike s way, and l orter feel har'lwise, hadn't r."
 II can't understand how he stands in lke'S way"
 Nor I either. but that what Ike says, and that's what Captain Wyle says, and him jest orter be driv' over into the Yankee army whar he belongs! He un's a spy, Miss Percy, regular Yankee spy, and him S mean as pizen, and somebody orteI shoot hlm, and Gap tain Wyle says '--
 But she checked herself again. Her feelings had been aroused, and she had said far more than she intended. She was half laughing, half crying as she begged Marian pald and withdrew. Now Marian knew why Mrs. Baxter had come to ho<. She had suspicion as to the flight of her servants. The queer actions spoken of by Uncle Ben were now explained.
 It looked as if Captain Wyle and Mrs. Baxter were cOnspiring together, and the object was very plain. For reasons of his own the captain had aroused Mrs. Baxter's enmity toward Kenton and made Ike an enemy to be feared. There was complication which puzzled Ma rian, and as the days went by she was no wiser. If Uncle Ben made any new discoveries, he kept them to himself, and the mother was too ill to be worried over anything that could be kept from her.
 Three days after Captain Wyle's visit there were d chatter of huofs and a jan gle of sabers. and the road was alive with Federal cavalry for miles. It was a portion of Custer's brigade making a reconnaissance in force, and Custer him. self rode at the head. While the con- mand halted at a creek below the house to water their horses and eat noon- day meal from their haversaCks the general and his staff halted at the door in search of refreshment. They were politely and even kindly received by Marian, who insisted upon supplying them with whatever the house afforded. Captain Wyle had boastfully announced that there was not q Yankee in uniform within 50 miles of Rest Haven. Here was proof that they even held the terri tory round about her. When General Custer understood that she was a refu- gee from Winchester, he informed her that the Federals then held nearly all the Shenandoah and Luray valleys, and there was every prospect of their per manent occupation. He kindly offered her all possible assistance if she desired to pass through the lines in any direc- tion, but it was plain that the mother was then too i'll to undertake even the shortest journey. He begged her to ac- cept some commissary stores-coffee, sugar and meat-and realizing the spirit which had prompted him she did not refuse. The first two articles had not only become luxuries in the war ridden valley, but were not to be had even in exchange for gold.
 That was Marian's first sight of Gus ter, but it was not to be her last.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16
4 Millionaire.

Uncle Ezry and his wife Susan were in town one day from the plantation seeing the sights. As they stood on d street corner a fine looking, elegantly attired, we'll fed man drove by in a handsome carriage.
 "Gollyv' exclaimed the old woman. "Who's dat?"
 The old man didn't know, and his wife sent him to q policeman near by to learn.
 "Who am dat gemman, boSS?' he in quired of the officer.
 He's millionaire" replied the po- liceman.
 What am dat, boss?"
 That's a man who has several mil lions."
 Uncle Ezry thanked him and wen. back to Susan.
 "Well," she inquired, "who am de gemman?"
 He am millionaire
 "Wha'S dat?'
 Oats a gemman what has sev'al mil lions
 An what am millions:"
 Uncle Ezry had forgotten to ask the policeman this question, and he was thrown out of his reckoning by it, but he began to think.
 "Why, chile,' he said after moment or two as his face frightened, ''doan' you know what dem is? Jes' look at de fine keep ob de gemman, an you ain't gwineter be axin no questi'ns like dat, sho'"
 "Fo' de Lawdr' she burst out, with the rich, spontaneous laugh of her race. .Co'se I knows. It sut'ney am water. millions. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16

of man who had committed no less than 16 murders, and who had boasted that the state was powerleSs to check his career of crime.
 His course as attorney general ren- dered Mir. Hogg so popular that he was nominated for governor i'll 1890 and elected by majority of over 15O, 900 votes He was elected for second term by plurality of 65, 900 votes, but con sidering the forces arrayed against him and the fact that very popular inde- pendent candidate was in the field i'll opposition to him he claimed the cleo tion as complete vindication of his course
 Governor Hogg is a native of Texas and was born near Rusk, i'll Cherokee county, in 1852 He was left penniless orphan at the age of 12 and had hard row to hoe to get an education, working his way up to a lawyers sheepskin through such varied classes ill the school of experience as printer devil, compost tor, country editor, road overseer and justice of the peace. After serving term as attorney for Wood county he was elected district attorney of the Seventh district and then attorney general of the state, serving four years ill each office. Yet he was not quite 3S years of age when he was first elected governor,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16
An Odd Verdict.

We sometimes hear odd stories of funny verdicts by country iuries, but it Is not often we really come across one in the realms of fact. A Hawkhurst jury which sat on a poor old laborer pro- vides us with Kentish sample of sharp wit. The surgeon who made the post mortem gave it as his opinion that death arose from powerful irritant poison. The jury had their own ideas and gave a verdict that death was due to the in element weather! We have not heard whether the case has been placed in the hands of the county analyst, but it is certainly new that cold weather and ir- ritant poison are synonymous. -Roches- ter and Chatham (EnslanD Standard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16

SerVlCe law, ana THOMAS E. BENEDICT. although the salary is only $4, 800 q year there are supposed to be many commissions and rebates on the purchase of material, of which the incumbent may take advantage, to the great aug mentation of his income.
 Mir. Benedict was public printer dur ing President Cleveland's s first adminis- tration and now succeeds F. w. Palm CT, the man who five years ago succeeded him. In the interval he has been dep uty ill the office of the New York secre- tary of state, from which he retired on the expiration of his term at the begin ming of the year. He has been quite prominent in New York state politics and was an aspirant last fall for the Democratic nomination as secretary of state, but failed to secure it.
 Warwick Orange county, was MT. Benedict's birthplace, and he was born i'll the year 1859. He received an aca- demic education and taught school for awhile and then went to work as a book keeper in a railroad office. He had a taste for journalism and was a some what liberal contributor to the local pa perS even before he moved to Ulster county in 1868 and started the Ellen vile Press, of which he made very successful paper. His brother, G. H. Benedict, was interested with him in The Press, and in 1873 the firm pur- chased The Banner of Liberty, a week ly, whose circulation they managed to extend considerably.
 In 1879 Mr. Benedict was elected member of the legislature and was aft erward reelected for four successive terms, At the end of his legislative serv- ice he was appointed deputy state comp troller, which position he held when he was first made public printer. In Al bany MT. Benedict formed friendship with MT. Cleveland, then governor, which has been maintained ever since and to which his appointment as public printer is said to be due
 In the early days of the republic the government printing was done by con- tract. In 1859 the office of superintend- ent of congressional printing was cre- ated. In 1876 the office was changed from congressional to public printer and the present system was organized. MT. A. M. Clapp was the first public print CT, and he was succeeded by John D. Defrees and Sterling P. Rounds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16
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NOT AFRAID OF DOGS.
They Knew Just What to Do When Big
 One Came After Them.

They Knew Just What to Do When Big
 One Came After Them.
 was standing on the railroad plat, form of small country town a few evenings ago. There were four mer grouped apart from where 1 was stand ing Conversing among themselves. Just beside the edge of the platform were the grounds of some private residence, fenced in by an iron fence only 8 feet high. Inside the fence, held by q heavy chain, was dog of the deerhound breed. He was impatiently chafing against the restraint imposed upon him and pulled and tugged at his chain at a great rate. The four men were standing looking at him and making comments.
 II don't know why 1t is, said one, that never have the least sensation o1 fear of dogs. Why, if that dog was tC break loose and jump the fence, it might be dangerous, but I'd be just as cool as I am now
 five had several narrow escapes witE ferocious dogs, said another, and I've trained myself to instantly crush them by looking them in the eye steadily. Notice my eye?" The other three peered
  cowed dogs that would take a leg of you at a bite.
 The third man, who had been fol some time trying to interrupt No. in order to get off his little tale, seized the opportunity and struck in. II simply kick 'em, he said. I've had dogs come at me at lightning speed, gentle men, jaws wide open and their eyes red with rage. All I've done is to calmly step aside and plant one tremendous kick in their ribs as they went by. Ii took courage, but I was always there. I never had one to come back at me yet
 The fourth man was just opening his mouth to tell his little lie when the deerhound over the fence got loose, and probably not thinking of the four men at all bounded over the fence to make good his liberty. l watched to see the man with the wonderful eye get in his work, and the kicker do his great kicking act, and the man with the iron nerve stand coolly with his arms folded, but none ot them was doing his speciality that day.
 Instead the whole one horse quartet turned and jostled and bumped and trod on each others toes in wild en- deavor to get out of the way of that deerhound. The head of the iron nerved man bumped into the man with the mesmeric eye and jammed his hat dowr so that the luster of the eye was dim med. and I suppose that's why it didn [ work. The man who always kicked vicious dogs did get in his kick, but il was on my right shin accidentally, as he rushed by me to save his life. But the deerhound rushed over the fields without looking at any of the heroes.- Mount Holly Dispatch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16
She Was Dyspeptic.

A rather sallow looking woman, wei dressed and refined, was at table il company with another lady, somewhat her junior in years.
 What do you want?' said the maid.
 "Oh, don't know. Sometimes fl seems like I had dyspepsy. And I've done everything for it. Drank hot wa ter in the morning and lived on milk diet exclusively for a month. Then tried the raw beef system and took enough medicine to float a steamboat in. Didn't do me no good, and just quit thinking about myself and said if was sick I was sick, and I'd inst give my stomach something to think about. So I quit fooling, and now just eat any thing please or want. We'll, just or der me chicken salad, n piece of hot mince pie and a cup of chocolate with whipped cream. They won't hurt me any more than crackers, beef tea or toast. If my stomach doesn't last long, it will enjoy itself while it does last. y Cincinnati Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16
CHAPTER XIX.


 As the Federals poured into the Shen- andoah valley and regained lost ground the quartermaSter and commissary stores left by Jackson under the guard of a few score men at Harrisonburg were made ready to be forwarded to Richmond. While Royal Kenton fully realized that his being left behind was but another move in the conspiracy to destroy him. he allowed no one to un- derstand the real state of his feelings. There was work to do, and plenty of 1t. and he took hold so willingly that only a few days had passed before he was commended for his zeal by the major in command of the post.
 Unexpected difficulties arose about securing transportation, and though re- ports of Federal advance were daily received the major hung on in hopes of saving the stores. One morning at sun rise his piCkets were driven in by troop CTS in blue, and 0 minutes later he re- ceived summons from General Custer to surrender. He had only about 200 men all told, while it was plain to be seen that he was fairly surrounded by the force opposed. He asked for 15 minutes to consider and at the end of that time returned a refusal His little force almost to a man had agreed to fight to the last Three or four earth works had been thrown up to protect the supply depot, but they were with out artillery. The force was divided so as to man them all, and Royal Kenton and Steve Brayton found themselves and about 20 other men in a work with out even noncommisSioned officer among them. As they were already un- der fire, Kenton was by common consent given command.
 We uns is gone up this time fur suah." observed Steve as Custer posted his brigade and then opened fire with a battery, but reckon we might sorter
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16


 years and has several times been mem Der of the state legislature and dele gate to Democratic national conven- tions. From 1884 to 1888 he served as the Georgia member of the Democratic national executive committee.
 Walsh came to America with his par ents when child His father settled in South Carolina, and Patrick learned to set type in the office of the Charleston Evening News. He worked at the case on various newspapers there for several years as a journeyman and has always been loyal to the friendships then formed.
 After he became the owner oS the Au gusta Chronicle and was well to do he one day went over to Charleston, and hunting up all the printers with whom he had formerly worked at the case he gave them and their families. an elab- crate dinner at one of the principal hotels of the city. He chartered steam boat and took the entire party for an ex- cursion down the bay the next day.
 At the beginning of the war MT. Walsh served in the Confederate army Aoh @ SAAoAo 'AiAAo eAiu 'Aoh "ehp to Hhu gusta and secured employment as a printer on The Constitutionalist, where he was soon advanced to an editorial position. While still on the staff of The Constitutionalist he edited weekly pa per called The Paciticator, which at tained an extensive circulation. In 1867 he became editor of The Chronicle and 10 years later bought out the concern, annexed The Constitutionalist and has since made his paper one of the most in f1uential ill the southern states.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16

One of the latest baseball novelties is the hollow bat. It looks like the ordinary bat, but in it are placed two or three heavy iron balls, which slide back and forth in the stick. When a man goes to bat, he holds the stick vertically, and the balls rest near his hands, but when he strikes at the ball the weights fly toward the end of the stick and meet the sphere at the right place. If he hits the horsehide squarely, the ball nev CT stops inside the fence. It is claimed that the new bat is only about half as heavy as the old style and that Lightweight batters can handle it as we'll as heavy hitters.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16

are Ctth q battery.
 hang on fur awhile and let 'em see we hain't skeert. Yesterday fggered that one Confederate could lick about seven Yankees in any sort O scrimmage. but dod rot my buttons if things don't look different todayr'
 The earthwork sheltered them from the shot and she'll of the artillery, and Kenton ordered the little band to be ready for the dash he knew would sooner or later be made. The Federals could be seen dismounting just outside of musket range, and as a force of about 500 were moving out to charge the fort held by the major he raised white flag in token of surrender. The other two refused to be bound by his action, but one of them was charged with cheers and hurrahs and captured after firing single volley.
 ''Waal, Tank, what's the word nowl" asked one of Kenton's men as all real ized the stass of affairs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16

GOVERNOR PULLMAN. Blackstone said its very name was odious to the people and Dr. Johnson splenetically defined it as "a hateful tax adjudged by wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid.
 The dispensary law was adopted at the suggestion of Governor Tillman as compromise measure which it was sup posed would end the strife between the Prohibitionists and the anti Prohibi- tionists in the state and at the same time materially increase the public rev enues. Its enforcement by every means at his command was to have been ex- pected from man of Governor Till man's s characteristic vigor and determi- nation.
 Governor Tillman is primarily farm CTS governor. He is farmer himself and the idol of the farmers of South Carolina. He made his first political reputation about 10 years ago by stamp ing the state ill opposition to the agri- cultural department as then conducted and succeeded ill having matters re- formed to suit him. Two years later he went over the state again advocating the establishment of an agricultural SOAASSS, dSSftIL AS NaS SuISSSS1ul Then the Farmers Alliance suggested him to the Democratic convention for governor, and he got the nomination and was elected and two years later was nominated and elected again i'll spite of vigorous opposition within the party lines
 Governor Tillman brides himself on being one of the common people and used to be called the "one gallus" candidate because of a phrase he used in one of his speeches to the farmers, II am one of you, a one gallus boy like the rest" He is bitter opponent of rings, oligarchies, monopolies, capitalists and aristocrats, as he understands them, and denounces them all in scathing and unmeasured terms. He is about 50 years old and had the misfortune to lose one of his eyes by an accident during his boyhood.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16
harmony with the Sarsaparilla,
10 Cast On samoa,

WAsHINGrON, April IA movement has been initiated to release the United States from the entangling alliance. as it was de scribed by President Cleveland, into w hct it drifted as result of the troubles in Sa moa, culminating in the treaty of Berlin in 1889, by which the United States, Ger many and Great Britain undertook joint protectorate over the Samoan group
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16
" WaterburVFiTe Alarm
LOCATION OF BOXES.

The following are the Fire Alarm Signals Under the new system; i2 R 'ger> k Br'.' I-s Or East Main and Niagara streets. l4 CT East Main and WeIcot- rvad IS Or High and Walnut streets s Or East Main and Cherry streets IT Or EI>t Main and Cole streets lI CT N.vth Elm and kjnEShury streets. .s CT North Elm. Sorth Main and Grove
 streets.
 :4 Waterbury Misunderstanding c,nTany' .s ,.,r N .rth Main and N'rth streets. .S CT Buckingham and Coke streets D, CT Cir.,y- ani Prospect streets. a~ CrT Hillside avenue ani Pine street. - CT J.,lu~'n and Wateryiile streets. l2 The PAtt BDr~ < CC.'
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 s-Nch -..-- J.4c-. ,-2 Or W-~- Main and Willow streets. s4 Cs- Wr~t Main and Watert'wu rladI s-s H5->e Ca- Kaj.rAd ~ratle-' s-s Waterbury Bras 2, ,'rnIauy-' ,-T Or Cedar a-.I NrAt . " streets. ss Or Grand lu! Ej,.u! streets. ,-I-l CT Bauk and Mead " -creetS- s-l-s RaaIo.lh k Ct'we~' sI-4 Plume < Acw --i Misunderstanding com
 pany-' s-2-2 Holmes. BN,th t HAyden>.' s-l-4 Cor Charles and Porter streets. -2-S Or Sir,on> street and Washington ave. Co- S,uth Main and Grand streets .-a CT Stu-h Main nnd Clay streets. 4-s Wate-aary Watch r'nTauy.' t-s Ben-lict < B s-:-ham Manufacturing
 company t-s Waterbury Buckle e mFany.' - Cor S,uth Main and Washington sts- S,oviu Manufacturing c'mTany-' s-2 Cor Franklin sui Uni, ID streets s-s Waterbury Clock Co case factoryl. s-i CT Clay and Mil streets. ss C. 2 Liberty and River streets sT N II --e House s~ CT BaltEin au3 Stoue:Srre--:s-
 CT B-ils,a and MASi!! streets sa Crr D -oIirtle alley and Dublin ~ts ret - Private
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-16

s t an d D oint of patronage an q profit, is that of public printer, to which Thomas E.
 Benedict of New York was recent ly appoi Il t Q d.
 There are over ?, 900 employees connected wit h, the office, which does not come within the pur- view of the civil