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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
Surprised the Astronomsr.

Dr. FIanIstccd. who was astrOnomcr royal in NCwIOns time, was rather tic kled by the bcliCG of his ncighbOrs in his powers Uf consulting the stars about ter restrial affairs An old waShCryyomau at Greenwich, who had bCcn r0bbod of her linen, came to consult him about it's rs- cOvcry. SO he scg about drawing squarcs and circles and suggested that if she went into a curtain field hc would not la sur pri>Cd if she found her lost linen in a ditch, but whCn she caIno hack with haste and I.N and n half crown in her hand for his tyV he was mot only vcTy much >uFpri>sd. but alarmed Good woman. he said. T am heartily glad You have found your linen, but l a>suTC you l knew nothing "i it and intended IO rad you a ,CturC uu the iUlly OG applying To any ICrsUu Io know events not in human power tu tell, hut l sCc satan has a mind l should deal with him, and never will l al tempt such an affair again lung as l live. Francisco ArgOnaut-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
Professor Bell and Victoria.

Professor Bell, the inventor, first showed tho telephone to the queen at Osborne. He tells the story as follows:
 We all stood about little table said he, upon which was the machine, the queen opposite, Princess Beatrice on one side and her majesty's secretary on the other. The queen then told her secretary to ask me to explain the telephone. After doing so, while we stood waiting for con ncctiOn with Cowcs, Queen Victoria turned to speak to some one, and as the connection came I turned suddenly, and what do you suppose that did? You sec, my wife is deaf, and am among deaf pco pie so much that forgot and patted hei hand to attract her attention. I did-I really did-the queen of England and em- press of Indiai Was she indignant? Oh, no! As she pit her car to the telephone she laughed Whether it was the music over the wires or my little action I never knew =
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
Boston CLOTHING House,
 116-1 IS East Main St., Waterbury, Conn.,
THE WORLDS WAY.

Three men rui.r out to the wide. wide world. Sing ho. sing hey. for the merry, merry way {! And the first joined the war where thu, banner was furlCd.
 Sing hey. sing ho. where the skulls lie low! And the second had post in the court of n king:
 Sing ho, sing hey. for the bribe and its pay !! But he crowcd too high, for the throne he tried to sing,
 Sing hey, sing ho, where the gallows winds blow. And the third. he married n fine. bOnny wife, Sing ho, sing hey, for the merry marriage day! For she spent his money and led him such a life.
 Sing hey. sing ho, to the funeral go, Such were the ways of these three merry men, Sing ho. sing hey. at the worlds sweet way! {! Some trifling pleasure, hope, and then Sing hey. sing hu. for the grave below.
 New York Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
nrn.rtrh ,.Inri.. of ArIr.

Listen, now, and the doves Uf st- TTO- phinC may tell you of the loO, 0osa pcoplc that ArICs contained when tn its P"Er CasssIr built the EalIcys with which Ina cOnqucrVd Ma>silia- They may tell yOu why Au>nnius called tt thC Little Rome of GauI. why Constantine made it the capital of all the tiallic prOSin'Ss. why even in Charl-ma.nc'> time a history writing bishop nsInlrSl iG -AT9C- thc Ul'u- lent, and why, after CuTlnlcTsC aud iib- erty had nlsI.s. it rich and ipCauGituI again in the twelfth crnIur! and religious wArs had Caussd ., Io lanEui>h again, its 'rld pr,HpCrity rrNiVCd when l'rUvCnCc was united to the cruwn uf Francs'. Than. Il you can follow them as with a rush like winds they fly out Of their enchanted cluistcr, they will show you many things. Roman, mCyiiss-val and rcnaisSanuc, which in the wakCful nights Of all thE rSsst Os your life you will rciUice to Tcsncmlsr-- Mrs. schuyler Van Rcnssclacr in Century
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
ONE NEW JERSEY SWAMP.
An Indian Tradition That Explains It.
 Yearly of RoSes

An Indian Tradition That Explains Its
 Yearly Month of Roses.
 In the southern part of Hamilton town ship, Mercer county, N. J., Is tract of country covering nearly loo acres that is absolutely worthless. It Is low, swampy and covered with stuntcd growth of brush. Settlers in the ncighborhood of the swamp say that it is tho retreat of raccoons in tho fall that arc n constant menace to their cnrnficlds. In the sum mer it is full of snakes. It Is an unsight- ly hole II months in the year, but tho twelfth month it possesses wonderful charm, for it is covcrcd with wild rose blossoms. The vines grow thickly in the swamp, twine around the bushes, and when the season for blossoming comes they cover tho whole tract. The air is laden with the fragrance, and the pres ence of the blossoms can Do detected sev- eral miles distant.
 This floral sight increases in beauty every year No attempt has ever been made to clean up the swamp, and tho vines have been growing for years until 1t would now be impossible to find u spot from Aug. 20 to Sept. 10 big enough to rest ones hat on that isn't covered with n wild rose blossom. This show of color and beauty usually lasts about thrce weeks, when the petals begin to fall, tho Scptem- ber storms shake tho blossoms asundcr, and tho swamp becomes us uninyiting in appearance as before.
 There is n bit of tradition connected with the swamp that explains how the roses got n foothold there. The story goes that two centuries ago tho land in the vicinity of the swamp was occupied by In- dians, among whom was a beautiful maiden named Bright Facc. The girls father was determined that she should be- come the wife of n man of his choice, and the time came for the marriage ceremony. The maiden was not n willing party 10 the contract, but she submitted to her fa- ther's wishes, and the ceremony was held.
 While the festivities were on the girl suddenly lost her reason and fled in tho di- rection of the swamp, into which she went and was never seen again. She woro about her head n wrath of wild rosc blossoms. The following year. it Is claimed, wild roses made their appearance in the swamp, and they have increased in number every year since. The story must bc taken with n grain of salt. but 1t has been preserved as one of the traditions of tho locaIity.- New York Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
See that you get DANA'S.
New York & New England

'assenkar Train service. Oct 2S. 1894. IT aims leave Waterbury for oOSTON-3.4S 90 a n 100. S.55 m. PROyIDENCE-S.45 7-SO m lO0 S.55 pm NEW YORK via Brewster r-s:O5 a.. III. 21O D n NEW IONDON-T-30 a m %. 3.55 m PUTNAM-345 7.SO m l.0n. 3-5S r m WILLIMANTIC-3-+S 30 a m loo 3.5S D III. SPRINGFIELD -9-I5 m 3.55 pm. HARTFORD-3-45 7-Sa. sos. 10:G5 IT.. l-O0 NEW BRITAIN-s.45 7lsO. gas iO.4s 6 ID loo PLAINVfLLE-s.4 7so. sos. IO.is m los sRIsToLss 7sO. sOs,lO4s n lOo TERRYTfLfE-7-sO sos. 1O.4ss IT loo s.5s TATERVILLE-7sO sOs. 1O.4S a m s.s5. SIS 10 WEST CHESHIRE 43O. s.SO a m. 4.S0 D n NERIDEN 4-3O. s.3O m. 4-SO ? m. CROMWELL s-30 m- 30 ? m- UNION CITS-f SOS m :, 2-1O D m TOWANTIC-fsO5 sos m I 2.1O. SD ID SGgTHPoR9-s9S IF @ 21o pm, SANDY HOOK-sO5 m 2.IO D n. HAWLEYVILLE-sO ID 2lO. p m DANBURY-s-O5 a n 2.IO m 1135. p. m BREWSTERS-S.O5 a T, 2-1O il.35 m. FISHKILLrON-HUDSO m 21O ? m arBinghampton. Elmira. Jamestown. Cleve-
 land. Akron and Chicago s G ID 2-1Op m. POUGHKEEPSIE via Hopewen. sos 10.
 SIniay trains Hartford and Boston
 W.R. BABCoCK.
 Gen Pass Agent. Boston.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
NOTABLE NEW coNeRessmeN.
Three Members Elect Who Are Interest
 ing For Various Reasons.

Three Members Elect Who Are Interest
 ing For Various Reasons
 The recent political upheaval will bring many new and striking figures into public life. while many old famil- jar faces" will disappear from their ac- customed places in the national capitol. Of the new men some have already dis tinguished themselves, while others are chiefly interesting as having defeated eminent statesmen whose position in public office was regarded as impregna- ble. To the latter class belongs Aston G. DraytOn, who surprised the country by defeating Chairman William l.. Will son of the ways and means committee in the Second West Virginia district Mir. Dayton is new to national politics, and his course in congress will be watch ed with interest.
 William M. Springer, who has been conspicuous in Washington for years, is another of the Democratic leaders who will he missed from the Fifty fourth congress. He will be succeeded by Major James A. Connolly, Spring field lawyer. Major Connolly was born ill Newark, N. J.. in 1S4a, and was ed ucated at the academy in Chesterville.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
SUGAR.
Its Value a Muscle Producer Is Not
 Sufficiently Recognized.

It's Nalue as Q Muscle Producer Is Not
 Sufficiently Recognized.
 At the present time sugar Is n rcnarka- bly cheap commodity. To most people it is extremely agreeable, but its real value as n muscle force producing substance is not sufficiently rccognizcd. In days gone by, when Jamaica Was the great sugar cx- porting country, it was known that if nc groes were given largo quantities of sugar rane they always did better days work Attention has been directed to this subject in The Journal of Physiology (volumc I6 page 97, by Harley), in which tho value of sugar in muscular work is demonstrate cd.
 It struck me that it would bc useful and interesting to sec how far the ordinary experience of the manual laborcr-c. F.. the coal miner, whose hours of toll are limited and regUlar-supportcd Harlcy's conclusions-viZ, first, that there k diurnal rise and fall in the power of per forming muscular work, mere being done before than after midday, and, second, that sugar is q muscular food, improving muscular work from 6 [" i9 per cent
 Harley oXpcrimCntcd upon himself and he found that whether food was taken or not there was a diurnal risc and fall of bodily temperature and q diurnal varia- tion in the quantity of work pcrfurmcd- that at q. m, one hour after breakfast, the smallest amount of work was accom- plishcd; that at p. m., immediately after lunch, q marked rise occurred, followed by fall within the next hour and again rise at P. m., when the maximum amount of work was accomplished. These rises and falls were not to be explained by diet alone. Are they confirmed by cxpc- riencc! It is stated, for instance, that most literary men do their best work in the fore. noon. Is it the same with manual labor:
 Coal heavcrS work in two shifts, called the fore and back shift. The fore shift men enter the pit at 3:3O a. m. and work until 10 Il. m., when they arc succeeded by the back shift, who leave the pit at . p. m., the stone men taking the place of these latter, and whose duty 1t is to sco to the removal of stone from tho roof by blasting and the removal of rubbish. It is difficult to compare the work of tho morning, day and night shifts of men, even in n pit, but working miner in forms mo that hc can always do moro work and better work in tho back shift than in the forc shift. C., from 10 n. m. to p. Ill.,, and that he believes tho average output per man Is greater in the back shift than in tho fore shift.-Fort- nightly Review.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
Good Razor.

Somebody has an old English razor some So years of age. It does shave-most raZOrs only blow. Razors need a rest. If n man had 365 razors, he might shave without extreme peril for years. There is n safety razor," rather like a small mow- ing machine. These razors shed more blood, We think, than the common kind, but do not deal such desperate wounds. After using one of them n man may go over the ground with a common razor if he has the leisure.
 With a bad razor one should always shave twice" Seven ages would fail us to shave in" some amateur will exclaim, with a reminiscence of Dolores" " As to strops, they all become hacked in n day, and few can afford n strop for every day in the year. The right way to strop a razor is the way in which we do not strop it-a kind of back handed stroke, difficult to describe and impossible to execute- Saturday Review
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
Chinese Printing Works.

I next paid a visit to some printing works, where I watched the striking out of some government proclamations. The process was as primitive as it was tedious
 The face of both sides of a wooden block about three-quarters of an inch thick was all cut away, with the exception of the letters, and these stood up about three sixteenths of an inch. The printer laid this block before him on a table and rub bed 1t over with an linked brush of cocoa- nut fiber. Then he laid a sheet of paper face downward upon it and rubbed the back of the paper several times across was carried out In book and newspaper productipna I had not time to investi. gate, ths City of Cantcnn in Csn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
N.H.&H. Railroad Time Table
June T.. 1894. NAUGATUCK DIVISION
.ain. Ieay. Waterhury as folows:

Trains leave Waterbury as foilows: scr NEW YOPK-6.O5. sla IO5O a m; l2s. 325 4aOpm. Sunday. AIS m. Rerr,rn 5 Oo.6.OO OO. 1s.O3 a ID ! Oo. i-l1-6o l h. Sunday. 600 m. For NEW HAVEN via DersS JunctiC- 6hS s12 10 8 a m: 12s 3-2s. 5-SS D m- Rsturn via Derby Junction Oo. sio m l2OO 227. 5.3h 7.35 D. 10 sunday s.lo m or NEW HAVEN. NEW LONDON. etc. via Naugatuck Junction l. 70 ? m. For rBRIDGEPORT-5'O5. s15 l0SO m : IFS S.25. 40. 5-5S ? m- Sunday 4.iI m. RatIIEn at :. .Os S-l2 9.ij m 12-OJ. 2-2sSS.I.4l nm. Sundays Is a m- For ASSONIA-SO5. SIP. lO5O la. 3a54 n.sI53 OO tmixedl p m- Sunday. 4le Return at T.4s. s54 lU21. m; 12-Sl SOl. 6.lO. sl5pm. Sunday s.46 a m- rWATERTOWS-6.4O s-3S. 11.17 m S5s. eI2 7oi D n. Saturday e15 p h. Return at $40. 40. 10 20 a m 25O 4S5 6-So pm Saturday 7.S5 m. e,,r THOMASTON-s-33. 1112 a m: S53. 6-os. pm. Sunday 9.25 m-
 Return at 7.a3. 1928 a m: 2bo 52o H. Sunday 3.47 m. P,r rTORRTSGTOS-s.S lN.l7 m ]: S52. 6-5e. pm. Sunday e.e5 a m-
 Return at T. 20 lO.OH m.. 2-O. 5-u3 H' Sunday. 3.23 p. m. For WINSTED-s.33. 1l.l2 a. m.: 3.53. 6-S9 ? m Return at 100 $40 a. m.: 2O5. Az p. m. Sunday. 800 ?. m-
 CT. HAMPSTEAD. Gen Pass Agent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
Atlantic Coast Moss Gatherers.

Some of the most unique characters to be found in the United States arc among the moss gathcrers of the Atlantic coast, |" said Charley Myers of Boston. People write every day about the cliff dwellers of the west and the clay caters of the south, but not a word about the moss gathcrcrs of the east, who devote their lives, for gen eration after generation. living in little huts under the caves of the cliffs and rak- ing off the two yearly crops of sea mosscs growing upon the rocks. They don't cat the moss, for they can sell 1t. Their foad is composed of fish that they cannot sell. |" Cincinnati Enquirer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24

VANDERBILT SAW THE SILK AND LACE nance at the last minute. or he would never have been willing to so wound the feelings of the woman whom he certainly loved, since Ina used every effort later to induce her tO forgive the past and renew her engagement
 An old Englishman once confessed 10 the writer that the day l'cforc his wedding he came within an acc of throwing him self into the >erpentinc in Hyde park, and yet he marriCs the only women whom he had ever loved and lived with her for 5O years in almost ideal happiness and har mOny. He had never confessed this strange experience to his wife and could not him self offer any explanation of il other than that tho irrCvOCablcncsS of the step he was about to take filled him with doubts of its wisdom. and of the stability of his uwD affections MAEY l.. BISIANp.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
THE SEA OF LOVE.

rkere is sultry gloom on the mountain brow And a sultry glow beneath 0h. for a breeze from the western sea, Soft and reyiving, sweet and free, Over the shadowleSs hill and lea,
 Over the barren heathi There are clouds and darkness around Gods
 ways,
 And the noon of life grows hot, And. though his faithfulness standeth fast As the mighty mountains, n shroud is cast Over its glory, solemn and vast,
 Yelling, but changing it not. Send n sweet breeze from thy sea, O Lord! From thy deep, deep sea of love! Though it lift not the veil from the cloudy
 height, Let the brow grow cool and the footsteps light As it comes with holy and soothing might, Like the wing of n snowy dove! F. R. HavcrgaI in Boston Woman Is Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
Great Achievement

What VIC count as an achievement, said n man, depends. Thus my 6-year- old son ran in this morning as was read ing the paper.
 Papa says he
 'Whatt' says l.
 I've put on my own stockingsl says he, and he called my intention further to the fact that he had got tho seams straight down the back. New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
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ALsToS c. DAYTON. JAMES \. CONNOLLY. O. He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and in December of that year hung out his shingle in Charleston, Ills In June. 1862, he raised n company of volunteers and was elected captain. He served through the war, retiring with the title of major. Since the war Major Connol. ly has practiced his profession in Spring field. He held the office of United States district attorney under Presidents Grant. Hayes and Arthur.
 Mr. NJ. W. Howard has been elected to congress from the Seventh Alabama district on tss strength of his reputa- ton as the author of violently sensa- tional book entitled "If Christ Came to Congress. This work has created a deal of talk in Washington. as it pur- ports to reveal in the plainest language certain fashionable vices to which mem bers of congress and other public offi- cials are addicted The motive and ht- erary style of the book have been seyero- ly criticised by persons who admit that many of its revelations are substantially true. But its author will probably fig- ure as one of the celebrities of the Eff ty-fourth congress.
 Mir. Howard is only 3i years old, is over feet tall and powerfully built. He is a lawyer and lives at Fort Payne. Ala. He was a member oi the Demo- cratic national convention of 1892. but fs now n populisf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
Po-fe<I-

Applicant-No, ma'am, couidn' work where there was children.
 Mrs. Keephouse-But we advertised for Q girl who understood children.
 Applicant -I do understand 'em, mA'am. That's why I wouldn't work whsrs they are.a-fsondon Tit- Bits
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24

At length my friend came, his face radiant
 "welI.' cried, '.have you got your goblets''
 "Yes, no-that is to say, have it, and I haven't it. An, my friend, l hardly know what am saying am so upset, so happyl An, do you know that women are augelsf Don't you understand me.''
 II must confess that-er''-
 Well, I'll tell you all about it. The moment I entered tho shop the little girl with the embroidery met me and said her mother had just come in.
 II followed her to the farther end of the store, where in the semidarkness I saw woman coming to meet me.
 Madam I said, there is in your showcase an article that feel disposed to purchase
 "'Yes, monsieur. know she answer. cd quickly. You refer to the old porcelain goblet. I regret it exceedingly, monsieur, but it is not for sale. It is only here to be kept for the one person who has the right to reclaim it and to whom it belongs
 And how do you know, madam, that am not the persont'
 At this moment the clerk lit the gas, and we found ourselves suddenly face to face in the strong light.
 ' 'Louisel'
 
 "This unexpected meeting naturally caused long explanations. These Louise gave me frankly and freely. When their house was pulled down, Mime. Audry and her daughter left Batignolles to live in Paris. A short while after there was financial catastrophe which made great stir and ruined many people, among them Mime. Audry. The old woman shortly afterward died of grief and disappoint- ment.
 Without news of me and in a condition of hopelessness and despair, Louise found herself at the end of her strength and re- sources when an old friend of her moth- CTS, n M. Brunand, who kept curiosity shop, turned up to help her. He was a widower, over to years of age, and with a young daughter on his hands he found himself rapidly going into decline.
 Anxious to find some one who would be a friend to the girl after his death and knowing the kind heart of Louise he offered his name, his house and his home.
 That is how Louise became Mme Brunand and was called mother without being n mother, how the goblet always re- mained in her possession, and how have the pleasure now to announce our ap- preaching marriage, at which I trust you will do me the honor to be the best man. |" From the French.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
Some Wonders In Eggs.

A chicken raiser near Rofel, Ia, is the owner of Plymouth Rock hen that is a genuine freak in her way. For weeks at n time she will regularly lay eggs without the least scmblance of a covering in the shape of n shell, but with white" and yolk of such firm and unyielding texture as to stand without flattcning, as in the ordinary skinny egg. These eggs arc as hard as the average hard boiled'' and may be cut in two without danger of spill ing the contents of the leathcry membrane which forms the covering. That the above is ''Out of the ordinary all will admit, but it is only half of the queer story that is told concerning this feathered monstros- ity. After laying number of these curi- Ous shrll-lcss eggs period of from n week to ten days will elapse in which there is total cessation of the egg business as faI as this one hen is concerned, and then the real wonder egg is deposited. This egg is just the opposite to those mentioned above, being entirely composed of shell material and of about the same specific gravity as an equal bulk of common chalk. Six of these wonderful eggs were sawed asundcr so as to show their composition. The ROlfC man has been offered $100 apiece for each of these six solid eggs, but has SC far refused to part with n single specimen. St. Louis Republic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
THE WH1MS OF CUPID
ecceNTRIclTIES IN THE coURTsHIP
 OF FAMOUS PEOPLE.
How the Blind God vIctimizes Wary Bach eiors-Lord Bra<sey's Second Marriage. William K. Vanderbilt Won by Prett, Face-LIncoln's Broken Enrnremrpt-
Special Correspondence.l

Special Correspondenoe-I
 PHILADELPHIA, Nov. eO.-A majority of women and certainly all young girls labor under very absurd delusions regard. ing the effect of sentimental love upon the ordinary man. Their ideas arc usuaIly based upon testimony supplied by novels, and consequently they suffer shocked sur prise in the course of their actual expcri- ences.
 Men are sOnfcssedily eccentric when touched by the tender passion, more partic- ularly when the emotion is genuine and directed toward matrimony.
 Took a Year to Consider.
 There was a conspicuous instance of this in New York city. A girl, poor. but pretty, who moved in smart society, attracted the attention of rather a brilliant middle aged
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
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