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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

sam Jones is now an editor He pune
tuates 10y exclamation pOints.-Atlanta
Constitution.
DIR. Mary Walker has written IA poem
entitled II You Want u kiss-Why, Take
IT, Tho bold thing!-Alhany Argus.
1t appears that all the railroads want Is
to have pooling lrGalizcd. There Is n gen
cral suspicion that they have the pools al
rCady.-Chicaeo Times.
There Is not n great deal in tho new
japanese treaty to comfort China. still
China can worry along with PRECIOUS little
comfort those days.-\cw York Advrr-
tiscr.
The dawn ar evolution OF the now man
Is noted Tn Kansas. He loafs while his
wife supports the family. Indeed in these
parts he's not altogether ncw.-Ncw York
Recorder
An impression that LiliuOkalani has not
yet abandoned all hope Is based on the
fact that her mclancholia has not mani
tested itself in the magazine poetry habit.
Washington star.
When Germans refuse to cheer their
emperor, William calls it IAN attack on
the constitutions" william will never in
jurc his own constitution by holding his
brcath.-Ncw York World.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
Got Ahead OF Adam.

AS l sat on tho hotel vcranda reading
the daily paper n cOlU0l man stopped his
dray near 10y and came up the steps and
bowed and scrarrd and finally asked
Boss, WAS yu' willin tn gin mo "A lcctlc
informashun:'
l replied that l was. and he glanced
around 10 make sure that no one else was
near and said:
Oars a darky cum down ycrc from
Selma dis mawnin wild $40 in cash in his
pocket. He's powerful swell, but rcck-
on he doan' know much, artcr all. /
wants to put up job on him an git S.
of dat money"
What sort of a jobs
"I'zc sortCr sounded him bout dc Scrip
lures an he's way of. Ill sortcr git To
talkin wild him apin an bet him S. no
can't tell who de fust man was
lie ought 10 know that"
Yes, he ortcr. hut smarter folks dan
him can't tell. lie dun forgot who It
was myself
According to Scripture, 1t was Adam. 4"
Adam: Adam: Yes, dat's de name
I'ze bccn busy drivin dray dat dun
forgot. Mr.. Adam was dc fust man, an
bcfo' noon III make dat selma niger
wish he had ncbter struck dis town. Much
oblecged, boss "
He went off smiling and chuckling, and
NHEct EOuEs laltT lllel MIN ut the post
Office. He looked ut me so rcproachfully
that l asked him what was up, and he
shook his head in n solemn way as he re-
piled:
Cant put no dependence on yo' pus-
sons from way up moth nohow."
How do you meant
why, bout Mr.. Adam, dc fust man.
Yo' tole me he was dc pusson, an ! went
back an found dat Selma Niger an bet
him So dat he couldn't name him.
And he did,
He said de fust man was Ebcneezer,
sab, an when l said Adam We looked fur
yo'. As yo' had gone away, we left it to
a man from Ohio, an he sided wild de Sell
ma man, an had to gin up de cash.
But, my dear man, Adam was surely
! the first man. There can be no mistake
on that point.
'Mebbe yo' dun tolcd me dc best yo'
knowcd how" replied the old man in
lonesome tones, but lost dat money list
the same. Reckon Adam was de fust man
way up in New York, but when yo' git
| down to Ohio an Kentucky an Tennessee
Ebeneezer lodges in ahead of him an Is
bound to take de money cherry time"
NJ. QUAD.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18

but missed. She then gave him 'pleurit-
ical." and he missed again. lie hit ma
rcuvcr'' all right, but went all to pieces
on ''incxplicability-'
You have missed three out of four, -
she said. but if you wish to-
''Thrcc out of four" he shouted as he
struck his fayOritc attitude. Mrs. Bow
ser, don't try to make ont that I'm dolt-
may have got slightly mixed upon that
first word, rs hadn't seen it for three or
four days but ! know 1 spelled the 9TH
ers correctly"
She knew he hadn't. but she let it go
and gave him 'humectatiOn, ''fossilifer-
GUS and -cataClysm.
You missed them all, J." she said as she
closed the book.
What, l missed every onc:''
Yes, dear. You missed six out OF seven
words. but You needn't feel
six out Of seven words? Never." he
shouted rs his ears grew fiery red. II
may have mixed that first word, but as
for the others l know l had 'cm right
Why, woman, do you suppose was born
in n swamp and brought up in barn?
That's the way with YOU II We ever start
out to have pleasant evening. you hunt
for some excuse to spoil it, O."
You don't want me to say you spelled
the words right when you didn't, do
yOul" she asked
''But did spell 'em right" he persist
ed You were simply determined 10
come out ahead on the record. Mrs. Bow
ser, am thankful that the Lord did not
make me with your disposition.
Il had to decide according to Webster, -
she quietly replied.
And who is Webster" he loudly de
manded Because old Noah Webster
went at it and collected lot Of words and
spelled them so please himself does it fol
low that his spelling is correct: Have the
rest of us got To follow him like n flock OF
sheep? 1 say l spelled six of those right,
Webster or no Webster
But you said l missed three. Why
don't claim l spelled the whole 20 cor
rectly?"
AS a fact, Mrs. Bowser, as a mattel
of truth and fact, you missed about j
words, but / didn't want to hurt your
feelings. II you hadn't betrayed your
jealous feeling, i shouldn't have said {
word about it. 1 know, and you know
| that can spell 40 words to your l, but
We'll end the matter right here"
You might try again. I think yoI
were n little excited
| Not anothar try. When you saw mt
| feeling good natured and happy, yoU
made up your mind to sit down on m,
and spoil the evening. You have succeed
| ed. i take back what 1 said about sha
! Iowa husband. l can now understand
! that some sort of a low down trick wa
played on him, and the man struck home
| Excuse me, Mrs. Bowser, but l have som,
writing to do in the library. II shouldn'
see you ami old Noah Webster again thi
evening, bid you good night and pleas
! ant dreams"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
JAPAN'S LITTLE BILL.

1t is To bc hoped that China will settle
with Japan before there is nothing left for
Japan TO settle with.-Indiansp olis SEN
tinel.
In asking for $500, OOO. 600 Japan acts
rs IL she intended to scale down Ii Hung
Changes bank account. - Washington
Post.
Japan's bill for services rendered in the
way of civilizing China will be construct
cd on the liberal principles in vogue Mt
summer resort hotels.-Chicago Record.
There is nothing small about Japan ex-
cept its country. With 400, 900, 900 yen In
Its pocket and n lot OF new territory. IL
will be in position to receive the honor
able attentions of the most distinguished
power. Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
The Editor Shows His Magnanimity To-
ward a Fellow Creature.

ward a Fellow Creature.
PEACE on EARTH.-Now and then dur
ing the last three years we have referred
to our esteemed contemporary, but always
with an apology to the reader. When we
came here to establish THE KICKER, we
found a weak and puny weekly already in
the field. That publication began at once
to heap abuse upon u.s. and from that
hour to its issue last week it has never
ceased. Its editor has lied about u.s. made
no less than SO attempts to assassinate US
and has been our persistent and implaca-
bic personal enemy. On more than 90 oc-
casions we have lost our temper and set
out to end his career, but when we had
run him down we hadn't the heart to begin
shooting. -Four weeks ago we resolved
never to refer to him again, publicly or
privately, and to forget that such critter
existed. We were firm in that resolve up
to yesterday, when he entered THE KICKER
office for the first time in his life. We
expected that he had come to annoy us
with his miserable craftsmanship, but to
our great surprise his GRAND was to bridge
over the yawning chasm and ask for peace
between us. With tears in his eyes he
admitted that he could not shoot for
shuCks; that he owned and edited the poor
est newspaper in the territory, that he had
lied about his circulation and lied about
us; that he had sought our death and OPP
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18

Roads and Road LAWS In the first
place, the road must not be too costly, or
it will not get built In the second
place. it must be rs good as the best for
its purposes when il Is built, for the
farmer should be able to do his heavy
hauling over it when his fields arc too
wet TO bc worked and his teams are free
The road that seems TO fill tho farm
er's eye, having in view all these con-
sidcrations, Is n solid, well bedded
stone road. but SO narrow rs to be only
n single track and having an earth track
ON each side. y visitor Mt the Road
league headquarters ut the Worlds fair
left this memorandum: Forty years
experience on roads has given me this
idea-that there should be dirt road
next TO the graveled road. rs in the
summer months the dirt road would be
used in preference Where n dirt road
has been made alongside tho life Of n
grayeled road has been found TO DO five
years longer. Dirt roads will keep the
snow in winter. while no snow will
stay on the pike -
This Recommendation was discussed
by many subsequent visitors and very
generally agreed To. and the specimen
of very naTrTJw Stone road tS feet
widcl, with the earth track alongside.
was usually pronounced much the bcst
for country r.cs'ls In fact. some farmers
declared they would oppose the build
ing Of stofla' roads unless n dirt track
was provided
Tho questions raised regarding the
method Of construction are whether the
function &c the earth and stone sections
uf tho rOIl Cl;I II, kept even. 81 ~ not
to hlvO - H.; III passing from one TO the
other. and llnw the meeting and passing
of loaded teams Is provided for. But
practical experience has already been
sufficient t. settle both these points
The Canandaigua IN " roads, some
of which have bGCn IN use two or three
years, show no sign Of the division be-
tween the earth and the stone, and
those who use them say that no difficult
~ Is found III passing teams 1t II only
necessary for one Cf the wagons tO run
one wheel of the nllcadam, and since the
earth portion Of the road Is never used
when it il wet it is always firm and
smooth enough To permit doing this
with ease
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
Rad Road. burden rrot,ueers.

Tho condition of tho wagon roads i:
an important element in the progress
and prosperity of the state Il enters
into the cost of transportation of all the
raw materials produced by the people.
the producers. They interfere with tho
marketing uf products and are exceed
inSly costly in the wear and tear ot
vehicles and draft horses Tho farmers.
the manufacturers. tho business men
and tho railroad men are all deeply
concerned in the road question IL i
unnecessary to enter into IN elaborate
argument tn demonstrate its vital con-
ncction with all intercsts.-St. Louis
Post Dispatch
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
convIe, Labor on Roads

We have very general complaint
throughout the country against Gun
victs being employed in any way in
competition with free labor. am pcr-
suadcd that this i the main cause. ii
not the sole cause. Of the discussion that
has obtained. resulting in the opinion
that the public roads furnish the best
place to utilize convict labor
In my judgment, when the states
get their consent to improve their high
ways, it will he far more desirable and
much less expensive to- do the work
with free labor than with convicts in
chains and under close guard by Off
GERS. -Ex-tiovcrnor Nurthen.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
| Praise

Q good thing whenever 1 see an
opportunity" Thus writes MR..
DAN'L V. DAVIS, of Luke ST.,
WATERBURY, CONN. That he
is justified In thus asking his
friends to rely on his judgment,
We have only to quote further
from his letter.
"My knees and feet we're so
lame from Rheumatism | could
scarcely walk. My doctor gave
me a new prescription nearly every
week for three months, but the
pains continued. then tried sew
eral noted blood medicines anc
sarsaparillas without avail. At
tracted by the experience related
of a sufferer in nearby town, l
decided to use
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
THE JEwELER.

The Brownies are on the top OF popular.
ity. They have been added to cardcascs.
pocket and memorandum books.
Chatclainc pins OF silver in Italian de
signs arc intended for carrying the tiny
silver and crystal watches now 81 fashion
able.
An original brooch consists of a large
and well facct"d emerald, from which start
pretty diamond feathers gracefully curled,
radiating closely and symmetrically all
round the handsome green stone.
TurquoIscs are becoming more and more
fashionable. Tho delicate and tender col
or of this pretty gem produces n quiet and
refined effect when IL Is associated with
brilliants or pearls with due regard to the
size OF the article it ndorns.
Circniar
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
BANKRUPT CLOTHING. STOCK SALE
Now al
BOSTON CLOTHING HOUSE.
1918 EAST MAIN ST., WATERBURY, CONN.,
BARGAINS! BARGAINS!! BARGAINSu!
Mems, Boys and Childrens Clothing, Suits, Overcoats
listers and Trousers at half price

tfromth
of
Bankrupt off
half of regular value for THIRTY DAYS ONLY
in a honestm
Clothing Boys Children @
opportunity
70 t. from
miles to
Bankrupt Sale
in patterns SLIP
in
tinfn
Men WOOL
Mems all wool Beaver Oecoat worth $l3 price,
SIG and SS
o
Mensall wooCh listers. woth$ our
Mems fine listers with roll collars worth S23 1895
MnsSu ndif ercntp price,
MensSu al made p,ery
stlih hrom$ o l4,our 675
imported In
,trocko
alveryfne worth irons to 5ourp
Mnnsgo Working IA worth $l5O price,
Mensal wooPa
Nnsfa ored Pant and$ urprce.
Mems and
10 of BOYS wool
Ia other which we eunabet
of lack space
sais a
this bill and ask
iONN THIRTY oft
sales We satisfy purchaser that will attend this
miss Bankrupt
tromfa
earlier will choice
in attendance Remember the place the
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
SHE WAS A RELATIVE.
And She Dropped In just to PAS the
Time of Day.

And She Dropped In just to PAS the
Time of Day.
sat In the sherifT;s Office talking with
him about n man in his charge who was
to be hung three days later when a woman
was announced, and in walked a female
who had passed so. Her face was wrin-
killed., her hair thin and white, and her
voice seemed to como out of a reed as she
asked:
'Hev yo' got a man in this yere prison
named Thomas Jackson?'
''Yes'm," replied the official.
Did he kill somebody about three
months ago?''
He did, ma'am."
And has he bin tried fur murder and
sentenced to be hnngf"
He Is to be hung on Friday, ma am. -
He In, ehf" she qusrisd M shu took q
pipe from her pocket and procssded 10 fiiI
pad light. AZ w. The man VIE 10 seiu
n hkrG hlnW
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18

And you have come to say farewell to
him:'
No, sir I'm on my way to Collins
Vile, and thought I'd jest run in fur a
mint No, don't keer to see him, but
yo' kin say 1 Called
Yes -
And that I'm sorry he's to be hung"
"Yes'm."
But that as long as he's got to be
hung and can't git out of it thar hain't
no use in fussin around"
''Yes'm."
If he axes fur anythin mo- yo' kin say
that I'm well; our boy Sam ar well; tho
dawg ar dead, and I've jest put in two
acres of CON and am gittin ready to go to
camp meetin next week. That's oil
Some folks hcv got to be hung, and other
folks hcv got to hang 'em, and Tom Jack
son might jest as we'll be putin in his
time on the gallus as loafln around and
wishin he was rich"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18

She Knew How 1t Would End. but Is
Powerless, as Usual.
Copyright, lsai, by Charles b. Lewis.l
well, by George, but what a man that
wasr' exclaimed Mr. Bowser rs he looked
up from his paper the other evening.
What is it, dear:" queried Mrs. Bow
ser.
Why a husband and wife living in Iowa
attended a spelling school 1t seems that
she spelled him down, and he was so mad
about it that after he got home he killed
her"
is it possible:"
If Id been n neighbor of that man, do
you know what I'd have doncr I'd have
seen that he was strung up to n limb be
fore the officers of the law got hold of him
Where's the dictionary"
On the lower shelf OF the bOOkrIck in
the library. What word is it you want
TO find:'
Il just though, of something. Wait a
minute. Now you take the book and give
me n lot of words to spell l don't claim
to be way up i'll photography, but 1 scrape
along with most OF EN-
Please let it go gill some other even
ing" replied Mrs. Bowscr, fully realizing
what would be the result.
Never mind about some other evening.
lecl particularly EOOu tonight. ana L III
bet you two to one you don't catch me on
any common word -
But If do won't you
What's the matter with you; It's
como to a pretty pass when you and 1
can't sit down together for half an hour
without Il row, Hold on. I'll give you
20 words, ard then You may give me 90.
l shall beat you way out of sight. but
We'll only laugh over it All ready now
As y starter Ill give ron 'casuistry.''
Mrs. Buwscr spelled the word correctly,
and re skipped about to feldspathosc,"
''SpIgyri>t. ''ruundCaU. ''quantitive''
and various other words with catch"
in them. When he had finished with the
- words, she had missed three, but he
pattCd her on the shoulder and said:
You needn't be ashamed OF that rec
ord, my dear. Now you take the book
and give me some regular old sockdol-
Layers, and if l don't make old Noah Web
stcr look pale then I'm goat"
Mrs. BOwscr looked all ABOUND in n
helpless way. but as there was no escape
she turned over the leaves and gave ont
the word 'primOrdially." Mr.. Bowscr
tackled it, with a smile of self confidence,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
N.H.&H. Railroad Time Table
June Il. 1894.
SAOGATCCI DIVISION.

rrain- leave Waterbury as follow:
FOR NEW YORE-6.O5. STA 1880 III: 1-2s
g25 44up M. SUNDAY. AIS ? m
Ra-,,rn 56l6.O0 ~. Is0 a II %. 4Oe6s1
o n. Sunday. so m.
EOr NEW HAVEN. via D@-Ey JuFctl''-. 6Iua-
STA 10 80 M: -. 3-2S. SIS = IT
Return VIA Derby Junction. 80, 2 40 M
IL,sl 1.g- ~ 5-3S T. SUNDAY. slI M
n NEW II AVES. NEW LONDON. etc Nia
Salxtruck Junction l. 40 p m
For BRInGEPORT-6-OS. SlA 1870 m
rs s25 4.4O $50 2 m Sunday -" m
RatuEu At 1iS. SID 9-iu m l2-1J. 22st s.. 10
nm Sun,iayS Is u m.
For ASSOSIA-605 s-I4, 1850 N l-ZS
4S4.ins 50 80 tmixefl p m Sunday. Ais
Return 81 :.4S. s-5I. IJ-1l- q M l2Sl S0l- "-lU-
Is u N. sunday so d n.
- WATERTOWS-6i ~. So. l11I m S-oa
Ela : % p n. SATURDAY s1s 2 IL -
Return at Gu. TAO. To- ~ a m 80. 4SS~ S+So
I'm. SATURDAY 7Ss m
F,yr THOMASEOS-s3s. ll4 m SAL oIo'>
pm. sunday s-L5 q m
Return at T.sS. lois N: 75o So IL.
Sunday 3.4I m
RJr TORRING IONS III III S-0-- o'S.
Pm. Sunday > - Il
Raturu al T.1u. Id.SN a m. 2SH SIS = H.
sunday. SIS p m
RIr WINSTED-s-3. ll-14 a. m: SsS 6-s+ y III
sunday. 9SS a M
Return at 90. so a. m: 20S- 49, r. NJ
Sunday. 500 p m
CT. HEMPSTEAD. Gen Pass Agent
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
Boston CLOTHING House.
116-1 Is East Main St, Waterbury, Conn.

in footsteps II --CnVcr, ~omdha aT1
Chicago and gradually but surely abolish
ing all the old customs which made life
worth the living he broke down and wept
and called for plain water and rode back
TO his lonely home n broken man. From
the remarks which reach our ears We are
satisfied that Mr. McKanc must either
take down his sign or close up We are n
progressive people. but we can't let go OF
everything ut once.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
On to His Curyes.

His Sistor-Papa was calling you a lit
tie while ago.
Young I!opeful-Did he say Thomas"
or "Tomf''
His Sistor-He said Thomas"
Young Hopeful (seriously) - Then ]
guess I'd better see what he wants.-New
York World.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
BEST ROAD FOR FARMERS
A Narrow stone Road Alongside q Dir
Track Gives Good Results.

Track Gives Good EesuIts-
There is little difficulty in deternin-
ing from experience what kind of road
should be built between large towns. in
village streets or in city suburbs. and
there is no great difficulty in getting the
right kind of a road built in such local
titles. but in this country so few good
roads have been made in purely agri-
cultural districts that experience avails
but little in determining what will best
serve the needs and suit the means of
the farmer. says Roy Stone in New
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18

Herbert is going to call here tonight, :"
said the fair girl.
He is'" said her parent, with poker
playing tendencies.
Yes"
"Well," and he glanced at the massive
boot which reposed on the fender, I'm
glad you mentioned 1t. The prudent
course for me will be to raise him before
he gets a chance to call "-washington
Star
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
THE DIVINITY GOWN.

Oh, that dear dimity gown,
That charming dimity gowni
With ruffie and puff
1t was sweet enough
To make a celibate frown.
And the girl who wore it smiled
In such n superior way.
I'd have been n clod
Not to follow her nod
Till my senses went astray.
I've followed her forty years
In the sunshine and in the cloud.
Oh. belle of the town
In your dimity gown,
How often you've done me proud!
Old fashioned dimity gown!
Dear, dainty, dimity gown,
With the sash OF blue
And the little shoe,
YOu are my kingdom and CROWN
-TrT,tb
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
Po.irrity should Fay Part.

Pu~terity owes something tn the pres
ent and ought To pay in part for the
lasting benefits worked ont for il in the
present. The people Of the United
States lose $3.50. 600. 600 annually be-
cause of bad roads. That i agreed TO
by the best authorities. The farmers
national congress has declared that the
farmers are ut an expense for ], 900. 900
horses more than they would be with
COOL roads-Pomona (Cal.l Progress.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
/ shall have to carry out the law. ;

l shall have to carry out the law"
'Yaas. of co'se. Folks hev got to be
hung, and we hev got to hev other folks
to hang 'em. How does Tom bar up I'M
der it?"
Very we'll indeed. ma'am. think he
win die like n man."
HE will, eh' WAL. that's more'n he
ever lived. Toms allus bin mighty onery."
Are you a relative?''
Use to be his wife, but dun left him
Yaas, lived with Tom fur 16 y'ars.'