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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
Military Enrolrment Rejected

The adjutant general has rejected the return of military enrolment of the town of New Britain and notified the selectmen that a new return must be made. Under the law corrected return must be for warded to the adjutant general within twenty days or the selectmen are liable to a fine of $500, which it is the duty of the states attorney to collect. The enroll ment was made by two members of the New Britain companies of the First regi- ment. Their report to the selectmen is alleged to have shown l 100 more names liable to tax of $2 each than the select men reported to the adjutant general.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
I'm ernal Revenue App .intments.

Collector of Internal Revenue Byxbee announced the following appointments Satui day: William H. Cogswell of Filing ton to be storekeeper and guager. to be as- signed to duty at Warehouse point, vice R. D. Lane resigned; Martin F. Delaney of Thomsonville, night storekeeper at Mel rose, vice W. A. Barber, resigned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
Yirilanoa f,nmmittee Organlzed.

PORTLAND, March 12.-Residents of this place are much annoyed over gang of junk thieves. The latest freak of the thieves is to cut all lead outlet pipes and make of with the lead thus obtained. A vigilance committee is at work.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
MRS. LYDIA J. CRANE.

been able to get away from the subject, for before she was married to II. R. Crane she used to teach the young idea how to shoot ill d backwoods school. Her husband is a crack shot and a famous deer hunter, and under his tutorsEip she has become remark ably proficient with rifle and pistol.
 Mrs. Crane recently surprised the mem bers of the Columbia Pistol and Rifle club by blazing away at the shell mound range targets with 4065 winchester like a vet eran. She stood the recoil without finch ing and struck the bullseye repeatedly at 200 yards The club proposes to admit her tn membership.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
We know buyers Have their eyes open WadayS.

We know they can be reached by low prices.
 Cash talks and low prices speak louder than words.
 People must nave food and CIo- thing, no matter how the times and seasons may be. Our saIu- tion Of the problem is simply this. If the buyers means are limited, who gives him more for his money2 A Bigger and Better Dollars Worth.
 That's the story in a nutshell, firm as a rock We stand by our customers, and profit them on prices and qualities every time.
 Now this is no fairy tale or breezy talk but facts
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
MADE A $2OO HAUL.
The Colchester POstOffice Raided Earl

The Colchester Postoffice Raided Early
 This Morning.
 COLcHEsTER, March 12.-The postoffice in this town was entered by burglars this morning and robbed of over S100 in stamps of large denominations and S100 in money. The burglars evidently were alarmed while at work for they overlooked S2OO in money and large number of stamps in small denominations. The bur- glary was not discovered until Postmaster H. F. Kellogg went to the office about 6:3O o'clock this morning. He found that the front door had been forced open and the safe blown open. One door of the safe, which is of an old pattern, had been blown completely off and lay on the floor several feet from the safe. On the floor near the safe Postmaster Kellogg found brace and two chisels, which the burglars had apparently left behind in their haste to escape.
 Armed With Deadly Explosives.
 NEW YORK, Mar 12.-The police arrested two men on 120thlstreet at 3:30 this morn ing, having iii their possessionbags con- taining nine dynamite cartridges and two bombs. It is believed they are connected with conspiracy to blow up several build- inoS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12

Four Bodies Recovered. WILKEsBARRE, March 12.-It is reported that the bodies of four of the entombed mines have been recovered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
oman Who Can shoot.

olllilh W no Nih ShOOt.
 There is a woman ill Oakland, Cal., who is such an expert shot that when she de sres chicken for dinner she steps out into the back yard, pistol ill haud and uncOn- cernedly shoots eff the head of the first good broiler that gets within range. Her maiden name was Lydia Dodge, and from early girlhood she has been fond of pistol, rifle and shotgun practice. In fact, she has never
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
Arrested For EmbeZZlen

Arrested For Embezzlement.
 W1LL1MANT1c, Mar 12.-J. c. Kantrou- rich, Russian Jew employed by John C.. Frary, a jeweler, was arrested to-day charged with embezzlement.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
AM US E M EN TS.
''Peck's Bad Boy"
"Hands Across the Sea"

''Pecks Bad Boy" with its funny situ- ations. will be seen at the opera house Thursday evening.
 "Hands Across the Sea"
 The attraction at the opera house Tues day evening is "Hands Across the Sea-" an English melo-drama, full of sen- sation and replete with stir and action. It is written in Henry Pettit's best style and IS filled with heart interest. The story IS an absorbing one and holds the attention of the audience closely, while the more ser ious portions of the play are pleasantly re- lieved by an entertaining strain of light comedy. Scenery and mechanical effects are carried by the company for the entire production, and the play is presented on scale of grandeur seldom witnessed in melo- o-dramas
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
SOLID

and We are prepared to throw out to the public solid bargains too. We don't say one thino and mean another, We are not that kind of a house. if you want proof come and see the goods. Now for
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
FAIR WEATHER.
Official Weather Predictions For To-Day
 and To- Morrow.

New York. Mar 12.-The following table shows the condition of the weather in the principal cities of the country at T. m. to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12

To RENT.-Tenement of 5 or rooms. Enquire at 438 North Main or 94 and 96 South Main Street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
GIVE THE BOYS A TRADE.

For Connecticut: Fair, stationary ter perature northwesterly winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
 Spring 0Vercoat

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 Overcoats this season are cut both long and short. Take your pick from light or medium weight. The prices attached to all are short and light. It's a queer man whom We can't fit in mlnd, body and purse. Such Values for men are not easily found.
 Jones, Morgan { CO.,
 s6'2 se BANK ST.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-12
Nj. A. FITZPATRICK, 40 Bank St. Waterbury
Sugar

KELLY says that on Friday afternoon private dispatches were received that the senate finance committee who had been instructed by the caucus to frame a revis- ion measure, that would harmonize conflict ing interests had decided upon duty averaging little more than one cent per ID CT one dollar and quarter a hundred more, we are selling sugar to-day. think Sugar is q safe and good purchase and would encourage the people to carry good stock vou who can afford it because to- days price is very low. If any one is dis posed to speculate on a duty with view of making good profit we must take some chances and we had better take them now, if we wait until duty isa foregone con- clusion then we are too late. Kelly heard the blue bird whistle and he says it is the duty of every hen from Maine to California to commence to lay eggs to-day and in a few days they will be very low.
 If you want to know the difference be tween Old and New Flour buy loaf of Kelly's New England Bread and compare it with the bread you make from new flour.
 Michigan Creamery
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-07-14
A Convenient Line Chalker,

This Is device for holding nud
keeping in eleanly and compact way
the chalk line used by carpenters, gar
deners and others, and automatically
and evenly chalking the line. In prac-
tical work it has been found very sat
isfactory, having but few parts, being
inexpensive to manufacture and not
liable to get out of order. The box or
casing is divided into two compart-
ments, as shown in the sectional viay,
and journaled in one compartment is
the reel or spool on which is woand
the chalk line, on the outer end OF
which is Il ring carrying sharpeIud
pin or peg-the ring to be hooked to
nail or other projection, OR the peg Tor
securing the end of the line to a wall,
or the ground, etc, as may be desired.
The other compartment of the casing
contains the powdered chalk, and is
narrowed at its bottom by inclined
side rips. forming Vshaped recep-
tacle, so that the chalk always feeds
down to the middle of the bottom In
slot in the top of the partition be-
tween the compartments is guide
gullcy over which the line pnsses, and
thence down around similar roller in
the bottom of the chalk chamber,
passing out of the box over roller in
its front wall. As the line rises out of
chalk, all surplus chalk is removed by
loop bar scraper. The roller in the
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interrupted the wedding.

The wedding OF coal porter with
. Young woman formerly employed
at the EiCarsge was interrupted IN u
curious manner lbs bride and
groom were kneeling at tho chancel
steps for the first part of the cere-
NOM, and as ,hsv rose to go to the
communion rails to comrsets the rite
the best man. probably thinking it
was ali over, hurrfedly snatched
kiss from the bride. in accordance
with an old custom whi"h is still OBJ
served In many country towns. lhe
otficiat,rg clergyman, Rev O. c Ma
ters. was most idtiFnant at the pro-
ceeding, and ordered tit7 Wedding
party to leave the church for hail m
hour The partially married couple
fingered about the precincts for that
period OF time, when the offended
Clergyman returned. and, after ad-
,ponishing the best man, who was
the brides brothcrm-law, for his
levity in intcrruptiEs tho service in
the manner he had, he proceeded TO
finish The ceremony,
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LOST FOR TWENTY YEARS.
A Valuable Stone is Recovered In q
Strange Manner.

Valuable Stone is Recovered In q
Strange Manner.
By curious combination of
chances diamond that was lost
moro than twenty years ago at Bir-
mingham, England, has boon discov-
cred, and is now in the hands of the
chief constable. Some days ago one
of the workmen in tho employ of
Messrs. Taunton, safe manufactur-
ers. was engaged in repairing safe
and came across q piece of paper in
q crevice, in which was largo dia-
mond, estimated to be worth at least
f100 Tho condition Of the paper
Indicated that the stone had been
undisturbed for long time.
and the finder considered he
was entitled to what he had
found. Some inquiries were after
wards made. which resulted in the
discovery that the owner of the safe
bought it four years ago from the
late Mr.. Davis. Mr.. S j. Davis, the
son. explained that some twenty
years ago his father gave his mother
huge diamond, which she placed in
piece Of paper with the name OF
her son, and then deposited it some
where for security. She hid it so
effectually that it could not be found
afterwards. The piece of paper in
which tho diamond was wrapped
does boar the name OF Mr.. Davis,
and there is little doubt the stone
belongs to him.
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Senator Allen, PopuIi.,.

Many me mbcrs OF the Senate have had
previous experience IN the popular chamber
al the other end of the capitol building.
Others have seen much legislative service as
members OF the lRw-tnakinE bolies OF their
states, while others have become experienced
In public affairs through one or more terms
as state governor. 1t Is not often that mem
Der comes to the United States Senate With
out some such experience 1t may De ri
served, however that the exceptions to this
rule tend to become mO:e numerous, and tnat
1t is by no means certain that a rs~ class Of
public men who reach the Senate upo5
grounds OF high personal mcrl. rather than
by their long experience in party manipula-
tion, are the less useful anu elective, Sena-
tor Allen had not been n politician anu -a1
held no political office The circumstances
which nccessltatca an extra session to discuss
the silver question, and tuat NrSe prolonged
the regular session with wcll-nigu e-Hless
shan battle over the tariff, have made Mr.,
Aliens first year as a senator an exceedingly
full and heavy one No new man at Wash
ingtoh since the opening year. Of the govern
,ncnt has ever entered more completely than
Mr.. Allen has done into The thick of the leg
lslatiye combat and no man coming %ithcui
reputation and perfect stranger both rs
to men and to methods at Washington has
ever won his spurs more vallantly, or gained
the respect OF his colleagues more purely and
strictly upon the grounds u mcrit.-ftpicT
of RtUielSS FOR JliIy.
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Rope for BsltIps.

The transmission of power by ropes
has been largely resorted to in Eng
and, the preference being given to
what Is known as the Lambeth cotton
rope, which Is made of four strands,
the center or core of each strand be-
ing bunched and slightly twisted, the
outside of the strand having u cover
ing of yarns that are firmly twisted.
The four strands arc further laid with
u core in the center to form rope an6
twisted the same as any four r-stranded
rope. In this way rope is formed
possessing extreme flexibility, and the
ribers will not break by bending on
each other when run on pulleys, the
rope also standing elongation or
stretching some twelve inches in a
length of fifty inches before breaking.
The cost of this kind of rope is bat
one-fifth that of the best oak tanned
leather beIting-that is, the rope to
develop given amount OF power costs
only one-fifth as much as the best
quality of betting to do the same
work. The life of such rope is said to
be from twelve to fourteen years, or,
If run on pulleys properly grooved and
of suitable size, will last much Longer,
larger pulleys giving much better re-
suits than smaller ones 1t is urged
that the reason why the English sys-
TEN of rope transmission has not been
developed to a greater extent in other
countries is the inadequate under
standing of the method prevalent
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Improved Knitting Machines.

A circular knitting machine of in
genious construction has been brought
to notice by a Philadelphia inventor.
At the completion of Il stocking, the
machine is stopped by the pattern
chain, to allow u ribbed top to be ran
upon the needles, the driving pulley
being moved into gear with the driv-
ing shaft, and the leg is knit Follow
ing this, n lug on the pattern chain
starts the cam carrying wheel, whose
cams control or actuate the mechan-
isms for changing from circular to
back-and forth knitting, for throwing
in the thickening thread, and for
bringing into operation the fashIoning
devices-and contrariwise, for knitting
the heel and then the foot. the toe
being then formed in the same manner
as the heel, whereupon the machine
stops. The mechanisms nctuated by
the pattern chain lug to stop the ma
chine are ingeniously locked by n
swinging lever which is first engaged
and swung aside, whereupon devices
adapted to stopping the apparatus are
engaged and moved by the lug. The
inclincs Of the sinlsers partly draw the
thread in forming the stitch, enabling
the inclination of the stitch cams to
be lessencd.
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Runaway 1fsr.e.in Russia,

Several serious acciderts have occurred in
the park from runaway horses and many
innocent lIycs were in great peril. Do You
know that iu Russia q runaway horse has
thin cord with running moose around his
neck at the neck-strap and the end IS :.ed to
the dashboard
At Rome l saw In the carso a phaeton
with Two spirited horses bolt. Trey were
dri5en by Il lady and l expected TO see r..
stant destruc.i5g Bpt the lady coolly
graspcd n thin cord ana 's'.'in thlrty yards
the horse. came to a fun stop. ;ft-rward
met the lady Mt Nice and expressed surprise
at the skill with which she stopped the run
e~ay-. She treated It as a tribe and told me
accidents from runway horses arc unknown
IN Russia as no one hut lunate would drive
without the cord. When q ho:ss bolts he
always takes the bit in his teeth and the sisih
OF the driver ia useless. The moment the
pressure comes on the win5pipe tho horse
knows he has met his master, iOtr rhper
speaks TO Large audience OF men and
women who drive and Ills letter may save
H.ss Cannot New York learn lesson from
St rctctst1.g 1-GsrrespoHdeW et Tie NeU
YORK ilpegtne,
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Nice to Know.

Some new summer afghans resemble
lace counterpancs, being squares OF
bolting cloth, tucked and finished
with lace insertion and a lining Of
silk or satin of any pretty color.
When it becomes necessary to wash
the carriage put teaspoonful of salt
into lukewarm water and use this in
connection with soap and n small
scrubbing brush. The salt prevents the
reeds from turning yellow.
1t will not at all surprise anyone
should real old lace altar cloths from
over the sea appear in certain sumptu.
GUS baby carriages on the avenue, ire.
placing the gorgeous embroidered
white broadcloths and squares of royal
ermine which have done duty through
cold weather.
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Photos -.pb,nr I'm co,or..

Considerable attention Is being paid
in Paris to the new method originated
by member OF the National Academy
of France for photographing in colors,
the process being pronounced, from n
scientific point of view, the most in
teresting ever invented in this line
Briefly the operator lays upon sheet
Of glass very delicate, translucent
Aim of chlor,de OF silver, and against
this film is placed II vessel containing
mercury, SO that thu latter is In con.
tact with the film. Thus arranged,
the glass sheet and mercury nre placed
in the camera like an ordinary sensi-
tive plate, and, exposures being made,
tho image of the object to be photo
graphed II projected upon the glass,
the light conveying the image passer
through the glasa on through the
transluesnt flm. and 10 reflected back
by ~ nessury bshind. The sstaoa
= ~ Aaat lDita ~ ailvsr 4 ~ ~
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a Happy Adaptation.

Talking of Mrs. Carlyle, the late
Lord Bowen thus described her: "An
admirable woman. with perhaps too
great II passion for insecticide. 1t
was thought a very happy adaptation
of the legal maxim, "Qul facit per
alum facit per se," when he argued
a clients right to piece of land as
having been proved by the pasturing
of his donkey there for many years,
The judge inquired whether he
claimed tho land through his accred-
tied representative, the donkey.
My contention is. my lord" said
Bowen, "qui facit per asinum, faoit
per Sc. e."-Argonaut.
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and lower seat, and the two valve
disks are mounted on one stem, on the
upper end of which is block to which
is coupled rod carrying float The
block is also attached to the inner end
of an arm pivotcd upon brhcltet sup
ported by the casing, the arm carry
ing an adjustible weight. The float on
the rod coupled to the valve stem
slides freely, its upward movement
being limited by an udjustible collar
on the road, and its downward move
by the block on the upper end of the
valve STEM When the float exerts up
ward pressure on the collar the valve
will open. and it will close when the
water lowers SO that the float strikes
the block.
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HANDY WITH THEIR FEET.
Hindoos Able to Utilize Tr.'r Neither +,
tremIlIes to Grrht Advan:nge.

Hindoos Able to Utilize Ti'.tr Nother Es-
tremities to Great Advantage.
r. the nativo quarters OF the
may be seen OF butcher seiA!E. ?
piece of meat in his hands and cut
ting it in two with stroke of his
knife held between the first and
second toes of his foot, The shoemaker
Uses no last, says Pearson's Weekly,
but turns Tie diminished shoe with
his feet, while his hands arc busy IN
shaping it. SO the carpenter holds
with his great toe the board he is
cutting and the woodturncr handles
his tools as well with his toes as
with his fingers. This use OF the
feet to assist the hands in their
labor is not. however, the mere
result 81 practice. but is
principally due To the fact that the
Hind6o foot is quite different from
ours III It's anatomical conformation
The ankle of the llindOu and the
articulation of the back of the foot,
pes!-i. considerable lateral motion.
Then the toes possess Z surprising
mobility. The great toe can DC
moved freely in all directions and
the first and second toes are SEN
arated by wide space, sometimes
rs much as five-eighths of an inch
across at tho base of the toes and
two inches at their eXtremitiea. The
articulation Of the hip is also pc
culiar ana this renders it easier to
use the toes in handling the objects
by enabling the HindOo to
sit in a sluattIng posture
, much more comfortably than we
can do A similar formation OF ths
feet and toes is found among the
Annamcse, but it is not, as might be
supposed, u common thing among
barbarous and savage tribes. One
naturally thinks of the resem blauce
to a monkey which human being
using both feet and hands in the
manner described above must pre-
sent and yet NJ Regnault is carsf.i
to point out the fact that the Hindc1
1 foo; is not at all like the foot OF an
aue or monkey. The great toe is no:
opposed to the other toes like n
thumb. as occurs with the monkey
and accordingly the pedal dexterity
of the Hindoos is not to be taken as
indication of Simian de scent.
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WAS MAKING PROGRESS.
But the Old Lady Nearly Spoiled A
with iyer lmn,tIrnt pucs.inn

But the Old Lady Nearly Spoiled All
with Her impatient Question.
The young fellow was extremely dit
iident and very much in lovo with tho
girl He had made half dozen at
tempts to offer her his heart and
hand, but on each occasion he mad
fallen short To add to the serious
ness of the situation, the girl was
ready TO accept him as soon as the
proposal was in definite sllapr.
Even the mother was willing, but
latterly she had grown tired of the
diliatory tactics and Fabian policy of
the suitor, and had kicked on his
coming so often and staying so late
One night, after three hours OF
struggle on his part, and much deli
cate encouragement on the part Of
the girl, he had seized her hand con
vulsively. dropped on his knoes i'm
petuonsly, and was about one-ffth
through an impassioned appeal to her
to be his'n, when the mothers voice
sounded clear on the night from the
head of the stairs. The youth
stopped short, but held on.
MARY" came the maternal voice,
querulously, "is that young man
there yet?"
Mot yet. mother" replied Mary,
smiling sweetly down on the face OF
her Romeo, but he's getting there"
And two weeks later the cards
were out.