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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
planation of his absence. Senator Murphy

planation of his absence. Senator Murphy went away pleading an engagement
 The caucus continued for threo hours, and without reaching any conclusion or taking vote on any proposition 1t ad- journed until this afternoon at o'clock, when another meeting will be held.
 The discussion at some points was very warm, and especially so just before ad- journofnnt, when Senator Villas was speak ing. Several senators interrupted him with questions and criticised the course he was pursuing in the senate. This call ed forth equally tart replies from tho Wis consin senator, and there was prospect of tho debate becoming moro personal, when. upon tho suggestion of Senator German, the adjournment took place.
 Breach Is stiII Wide.
 The caucus merely served to emphasize the two facts that tho Democratic senators arc anxious to pass tariff bill and that there are still wide differences us to the kind of bill they can pass.
 It was recognized from the beginning that Senator Villas motion to strike out the differential duty on sugar occupied n most important position In tho present controversy, and several senators intimat- ed that until there could be assurances of its withdrawal no conclusion could be reachediin caucus.
 Senators Blanchard and Caffcry of Lou isiana were both conspicuous in the eau GUS proceedings. Instead of showing any disposition to yield tho sugar differential they asked that the conference committee bo instructed to retain that feature and the 10 per cent ad valorcm, and to add tho one-tcnth of a cent additional on sugar imported from countries paying n bounty on sugar, and also to continue for this year enough of the bounty paid under the Mckinley law on sugar grown in this | country to mako the duty equal to 2 cents per pound.
 Senator Blanchard said that if the sug- ar schedule was made less protective than at present he would vote to postpone the bill indefinitely; that he was called to task by another senator. who told him 1t would bc better that he should mako his explanation by his action in tho senate than In caucus-a thrcat to which he re- piled that hc would not fail to show his devotion to his state in every prOpcr way | in the senate
 In the House. Measures of importance to the western states occupied the attention of the house. ! The committee on public lands had the | floor and managed to pass several impor- tant bills, with little debate, b,Causc most | of the members were attracted to the sen | ate.
 Two of the bills werc to confirm the
 titles of settlers who have taken land in l good faith of which they stood in danger
 of being deprived by technicalitics. The | most important measure passed was for | tho classification of the mineral lands | within tho grant of tho Northern Pacific | railway in Montana and idaho.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25

"why, Kurnel Johnson, how I gwine to marry Missus Platt when I'ze dyin fur Tub of Linda;"
 "would you rather have Mrs. Platt and 50 pounds of bacon and 0 bag of meal to go to housekeeping on or take Linda for lovef"
 "Nice lean bacon'"
 "Yes."
 Best kind O co'nmeali"
 "Yes."
 "wid gallon O 'lasses frowed in'"
 "Well, being it's you, will throw in the 'lasscs.' ''
 ''Den 1'ze gwine right up dar dis eaven- in to see Missus Platt an fix de day. Lawd press yo', kurnel, but wish dis hull world knowcd bout yo'r goodness of heart" And you think you can get over your love for Linda?' ''Kurnel Johnson, wants to define my posishun in dis matter. thought was i in Tub wid dat gal. I thought could die for her. wanted her above all others. " II see." But when cum to analyZe my feel ins an h'ar bout Missus Platt an dat meal an bacon an lasses, why, sah, de i'm pecuniosity of de aristocracy tore de feel in of Tub from my heart an frowed dat gal Linda cl'ar ober de co'nfleld fence"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
The Editor Gets His Money Back With All
 Due Apologies

The Editor Gets His Money Back With All
 Due Apologies
 A PLEASANT CALL.-Some three months ago. as we were on our way to Valley City in search of subscribers hard looking stranger stepped out of the woods and pro ceeded to hold us up. We had $27 in cash, two guns and a watch, and his eloquence was so persuasive that we quietly surren
 dered everything. Very little conversation was indulged in. The stranger didn't ap- pear to be in talkatiye mood, and we seemed to have several things on our mind to worry us just then. He didn't ask for our name, and we didn't hand out our card with the poodle. As soon as courtesy would permit we put spurs to our cayuse and cantered away, and the matter was not regarded as of sufficient interest for publi- cation the following week. On Friday of last week n stranger entered our sanctum and laid our lost property on the table and introduced himself as the person who de spoiled us He explained that it was all a mistake. He used to run n newspaper in Indiana himself, but a combination of cir cumstances drove him out of business. He was feeling low spirited the day he en- | countcred us and did not ask for the usual explanations. It was several weeks be fore he accidentally discovered our idcn- tity, and as soon as circumstances would permit he had called to make restitution. We found MT. Palmer, as he called him. self, an intelligent, agreeable gentleman, possessed of a laudablc ambition to aid in building up the glorious west and a firm believer in the future of Arizona There isn't as much money in the holdup busi-
 ness as is popularly supposed, but he is making an average of $50 per week and investing 1t in real estate in the growing towns. He expects to be able to buy four vacant lots on Apache avenue within the next few weeks. MT. Palmer of course subscribed for THE KICKER before he left and hopes to read it regularly every week. He will work the road between here and Valley City most of tho time this sum
 mcr, but will occasionally visit other routes and drop in on ranches
 A BASE CASARD.-Thc story telegraph ed from this town to the Denver papers last Friday that we killed Alderman Scott of the Second ward in cold blood was n base canari invented without the slight l est excuse. As mayor of this town we were in our office in the city hall Friday after
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
About This Time.

The youth is leaving college With his head crammed full of knowledge And thinking in his heart he knows it all,
 all, all, And to those who do not know it At some carly day hell show it When he comes to show his skill in play
 ing ball. ball. ball. The maid is graduated. All her thirst for learning satcd. No longer over sums abstrusc she pores,
 pores, pores, But finds more dear employment And livclier enjoyment In shopping tours among the dry goods
 stores, stores, stores. The boy who's been in swimming Denies, with tears bcdimming His eyes, that such n thing he's been
 about, bout. bout, But finds q deal of bother In explaining to his mother How it happens that his shirts inside out,
 out, out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
GrnsShoppers Rb Food.

Lieutenant D. A. Lyle has rad paper before the Springfield Academy or Associ- ation of Sciences, in which he speaks in high praise of grasshOppcrs as an article of food. Although they naturally have n disagrccablc smell, he says that, when properly cooked and seasoned, they bc- come pleasant to both smell and taste, no disguise whatever bcinR necessary in Ortlcr to make such dish palatablc.
 Cooks that understand prcparing them for the table always boil the insects for two hours and then servo with pcppcr, salt and vinegar Thus pr'parCd. the dish k not easily distinguished from beef broth. Fried in their own oil. they have n fine, nutty flavor. A dozen years agC some of our citizens wcrc tp,atcl to n din ncr of ''hopprrs' skillfully prepared, and all concurrCd in prOnOuncing it splendid, Grasshoppcrs f,td entirely upnn vcgctahl, matter, and consequently must la classet in the category of clean fOOd.-EXchanEu
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25

noon. Alderman Scott wants a sewer 300 feet long and wants the town to pay for it. He got it through the common coun- cil last Tuesday night, but we vetoed the resolution. He came to see us about it Friday. He had been drinking and was out of sorts. We had planned to talk the matter over with him on its merits, but he gave us no opportunity. As soon as he entered the office he pulled his guns and began firing. We love Mir. Scott n cit iZen and respect him m alderman, but as Q marksman he makes us tircd. He got in five shots at us before we rrally under stood the situation, and the only damage done was to city inkstand. When we got up. VIC took the alderman by the neck and hip and pitched him down stairs and shut the door. He loafcd around for awhile and then went off and later on sent us a written apology. We hadn't the slightest desire to shed his gorp. We could have killed him a dozen times over. He is good man at heart and our friend, but is mistaken on the sewer question. We are willing that any of the city officials, in all of whom we feel a patcrnal interest, should blaze away at q few times when the spirit moves, but 1t can't be expected that we will sit still all the afternoon. We have secret enemies here who arc quick to exaggerate these things t9 the outside world in order to injure us. and the public should take all reports of our fcrocity with many grains of allowance.
 Nor GoING.-Day before yesterday re- ports wcro flying around town that Mir.
 Thompson, proprietor of our local bank,
 had made arrangements to go to San Fran cisco on visit to his mother, who is in feeble health and may not live many weeks. These reports produced much cx- citcmcnt, and there was every indication | of a run on the bank when MT. ThOmp- son invited five of our citizens, of w.3Om
 we were one, into tho hank to investigate | affairs. It was not only a thorough but | a satisfactory examination. MT. Thomp- son Is no tenderfoot. He came here from Montana and knows tho west from top to bottom A year ago this spring, when ! every bank in the west had excuse to close | its doors, he asked for a committee to cx- 1 anime his resources, and there was nc time when a dcpOsitor couldn't get money. | There have been no bank failures in this
 part of tho country. Whenever there is one, things have got to be shown up very
 straight, or there will Dc hanging. The | bank official who can get out of Arizona
 with the funds of tho institution must
 have wings Our local bank Is making I money and in tiptop shape all around I There was no foundation whatever for thu
 reports, but MT. Thompson has decided
 not to visit San Francisco for another
 year. While he would like to sec his poo
 old mother again, he realizes that these ar
 touchy times and that duty requires hi
 daily presence at the bank.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
DEFINING HIS POSITION.
Showing That the Course of True Love Sometimes Changes Its Direction.

Showing That the Course of True Love
 Sometimes Changes Its Direction.
 ''Kurncl Johnson" began an old col Orcd man as he came into the stOrc where the colonel sat talking. II hev cum to tell yo' dat I ar in Tub wid de cook out on yo'r plantashun-"
 Tn lovo with Linda, ehf''
 Yes, sah. Got my affecshuns sot on dat gal powerful hard"
 'Arcn't you pretty old to be sparkling a young woman like LindA?'
 De oldness hain't got muffin to do wid it, kurncl. I'ze gwine to make her a mighty good husband If yo' dun gibs yo'r consent fur de marriage"
 Have you said anything to Linda!"
 Not yit, kurnel- I'ze an honorable man, I Is, an knowed 1t was right to cum an spoke to yo' fust. All has done so fur was to fall in Tub wid her."
 "Arc you sure It's lOye.'
 '.Suahl Why, Kurncl Johnson, I'd list lay right down an die fur dat gal. I can't keep desc feet on de ground when ] think of her"
 ''Sec here, Abraham" said the colonel after some hesitation, II wish you'd do me favor" ''Yes, sah. Sartin to do 1t"
 You know that other colored woman out there-Mrs. Platt," II does, sah." "I wish you'd marry her instead of Lin. da- She's about your age and wants s | husband and a home"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25

come banging around here to ask if I'm Perkins, and If I'm redheaded, and if arrived here on a spotted horse and so On. What do you want anywayP
 Say, stranger, don't git riled," he soothingly replied. Git right inter bed, and ye won't be disturbed agin."
 When got up for breakfast and walked out into the street, saw a man hanging to a telegraph pole.
 ''Who did it!" asked of tho landlord.
 ''The boys, ' was his brief reply.
 ''What fort''
 Name was Perkins-rcdheaded- stuck out-harelip-stolet the spotted hoss. That's why disturbed ye last night. If ye wasn't Perkins, I wasn't goin to say nuthin; If yc was Perkins, was goin to offer ye q drink to brace yer narves fur the emergency. Good thing he cum along about 2 o'clock, as the boys was thinkin of hangin ye on gineral principles if nuthin better turned up" M. QUAD.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
Something Retter Turned In.

Having rode all day in a stage over a rough trail, went to bed tired out at an early hour. At 10 o'clock the landlord knocked on my door and called out:
 Stranger, did ye say yer name was Perkinsf"
 .'No, of course noti" had just got to sleep again when back he came to arouse me and ask:
 "Stranger, did ye arrove yere on spot ted hoss or in the stagef"
 "In the stage"
 This time he was away little longer, but it was not yet midnight when he banged on the door again and shouted:
 Stranger. excuse me, but are ye rcd headed mant' ''No, sir, and why in Texas do you in sist on disturbing mel" "I don't insist. I'm doin 1t to obleege the crowd. and I hope ye won't take it | amiss-"
 At 1880 o'clock a banging at the door aroused me for the fourth time, and got out of bed and opened it for the landlord 1 to enter and say: "'Scuse me, stranger, but hev ye got Q hArelip, and do yer ears stick out side waysr' Look here, man." said as noticed I four or five other men in the hall outside "whaf doe4 all this husiness mesni Sos
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25

cases be made to take the place -of screens and often fit in to great advan- tage where n fixed porsere of the old sort could not be used.
 The handsome cranes are of course more or less expensive. but a home made substitute will answer the purpose very well. It is not exactly homemade, however, for the services of a black smith may have to be called in to bend the three -eighths inch iron rod into shape for use. The form suggested and sketched for Country Gentleman ought to be within the possibilities of the average blacksmith shop. The ends are bent to fit into screw eyes or other sockets fastened to tho wall, upon which this improvisCd cranc can be swung. The porticre k suspended from the iron rod by rings
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
p.,n, For Careless riaycr..

Careless players often strike octaves with the left hand where single bass notes arc written These single notes are purposely written by the author to obtain n bell-like sound and a more delicate foundation tone for the harmonic super structure. and the eoarser octave Is out of place in such cases. Franz Liszt has particular dislike for this habit An other and worse practice is the striking of other notes with an octave in the left. a handful of notes. as it were. resem bling a grunt
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
Fa.hIon- In yeIiS

All tho novelties in fine goods come from France There is little that is new in yelling. Dotted net, tulle, spangled gauge and lace are still the fashion MeShes change, tints of color rise and tall in favor. but it is always plain and dotted net every year and all the time and always will bc while women live and beauty is trcacherous. Brussels net is thu staple and most expensive article and posscsScs extraordinary qualities of wear. The tullc used for bridal veils is the acme of brussels net. Wash blond and bobinct arc limitations of that net. Like dotted net, illusion and maline never go out of favor. Thc illusion is used for street, bridal, baptism and con firmation dresses and for the marble face of death. It comes in black and | white.
 In the dotted goods the tuxedo mesh Is perhaps the favoritc. The net is open and comes ill variety of fancy weav- ings, hiding blcmishes and false com- plexions, without interfering with com fort ur sight. Sprinkling n few dots of the sclfsamc or contrasting color Is n bit of artifice to which every beauty re sorts sooner or later. In the cheap goods those dots arc woven in the net. They are hand applied to the best materials Sometimes they are big. Just now the style is medium size stitch of chenille.
 Black, white navy blue and brown are the staple colors, the demand being in the order mentioned
 What arc known as gaslight or com plexiOn veils are tho very fruit of the loom. They are worn in the evenings, at the theater, at matinces and with car riage toilets by women who make up. Some of these complexion veils are barely visible. Her highness the Prin- cess of Wales is never seen in daylight without one.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
No Wonder.

Paper Hangcr-To fit up these rooms in the style you want will cost S25O. l have figured it down to the lowest notch.
 Houscholdcr-Whcwl My wife and daughter will have to give up their Euro pean trip this summer, that's certain.
 Paper Hangcr-That' bad. My wife, by the way, is going to start to Europe in about two weeks herself As to this bor- der now, how would it do to make it a little narrower! You sec, ctc.-Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25

DAINTY nIsESSES FuE LITTLE GIRLS
 hams, muslins. piques, cashmere, scrges and the soft Clinging crerrns and india silks are the most desirable materials, but very little trimming is rcquired- So many changes are necessary. however, that it is sometimes difficult to give their dresses variety in style and still hold to the cast iron rule of simplicity which is the secret of their success
 Numbered with other styles described ill the New York Sun are blouse waists which are made long enough 50 that the fullness Overhangs the belt and are very popular this season. and sO becoming too. A pretty gown for Il dressy one is made of yellow crcpOn. with two mar TOW rufilcs edged with yellow ribbon around the skirt. The bclt. basque, rev CTS, cuffs and collar arc of yellow silk, and lace insertion trims the rcvcrs-
 Another dainty little dress of white india silk has similar blouse effect, with n yellow crepe de chine vest and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
Dissipation.

II don't know what I'm going to do about my husband" said the owl, with n sob
 Whats the mattCr:' asked the sympa- thctic nightingale.
 His habits arc getting to be something dreadful This is tho second time this week that he has been up all day. Truth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
Logical

General Dabney II. Maury tells in his "Recollections of a Virginian" of an old lady in Frederick sburg who was rcduccd to taking in boardcrs in orler to make both ends meet. On one occasion of pc culiar stress, the larSier was 50 empty that the good lady took to her bcd and sum moncd her servant Nancy" she said, ''thcre's nothing in the house for my boar,icrs to eat except mush. But give them that If they are Christians, they will accept it in resignation and thank fulness. And if they arc not Christians 1t is a deal too good for them"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25

to Inspire Full Confidence-A Missing
 Cocoanut and What Brother Davis Had
 to Do With It.
 [Copyright, 1894. by Charles B. Lewis.l
 ''Gem 'lcn," said Brother Gardner as he stood up, adjusted his spectaclcs and look cd around the hall, it has come to my ears dat sartin pussons in dis Limekitn club ar feelin sort O shaky bout our finances. Dey am talAn bout embezzle- ment, defalcashun an shortage, an dey say dey can't sleep O nights fur worryin ober it. shall take advantage of dis oc- cashun to explain sartin things to yo'.
 ''Fustly, our system of bookkeepin hain't made up of debit credit, marshendize an profit an loss. When we take in any money, it is put right down on de book in plain handwritin as cash tooken in. It's de same when VIC pay out. par am no profit-no loss. De figgers am right dar an can't git away nor fade out
 Secondly, our treasurer am not only under bonds, but we doan' trust him too fur. We low him to walk around wid about 90 cents of our money in his pock- et but dat's dc limit. Once a week we investigate an VIC doan' let go till de fig urcS balance.
 Thirdly, it takes fo of us to draw any money from dc bank, an our office safe is ncbber opened 'ccpt in de presence of thrce members. Jest at dis time dis club has about SIS on hand. To git dat money five members would hcv to enter into a con- spiracy an dodge around fur three or fo' weeks. We ncbber keep above fo'ty cents in de office safe an should n pusson tackle dat safe he would fust be cotched in q bar trap; den he would be shot wid buckshot; den he would be blcwcC. up wid dynamite, an at de next mCctin all dc evidences VIC should find of him would be few eye lashcs stickin to de ceilin obcrhead.
 Dis club docs not employ conflden- tial clerk. Its trcasurcr does not play de races nor war diamonds. It does not wait until de cand of de var to balance its books. It believes dat all its officers am honest, but it doan offer any of 'em no chances to git hold of de poodle an skip. We neither loan nor borrow. Oar am oc- csshuns when Samuel Shin wants to put up his jackknifc as collateral fur l5 cents, or Shindig Watkins will git two members in good standin to indOrse his note fur a quarter, but I allus advance dc money from my own pocket an take all de risks
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
JOB HAD BOILS.

50 did I. T. Willett of Knight ,ille, Me, who is well kncwn throughout the state of Maine
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
Monument. to Women.

Hitherto in Franco Joan of Arc has been almost the only woman to mount upon n marble pedestal. but the privi- lego is being extended At Vitres a stat ue is being raised to Mime. de Sevigne, and at Valenciennes a similar honor is in store for Mile. Duchenois Apropos of these facts French writer observes, Woman being. even in marble. so much more decorative than ourselves. one can only rejoice over the advent of feminine statues
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
Large Handed.

Perhaps the largest hand on record is that of n New York city policeman who went into Il mems furnishing sturc lately and asked for n pair of gloves.
 What number" asked the salesman.
 No. 763!'' said the policeman, little taken aback by the question, and thinking, no doubt, that the salesman wished to identify him as n member of the force, |" with an intention to present him with the glovcs.-Iouth's Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
THE KOREAN TROUBLE.
Report That the King Has Been Kidnapped
 by Japanese.


 by Japanese.
 LONDON, July 25.-The Japanese lcga- tion in this city has received dispatch confirming tho news received by the way of Nagasaki of m attack of Korean troops upon the Japanese garrison at Seoul. The dispatch states that the palace guards wrrc the aggrcsSors.
 TACOMA, July 25.-A special from a news agency from Yokohama states that Koreans and Chinese engaged in battle on the l2th inst. with Tungsi's rchcls. and Q largo number werc killed.
 It is reported that the Korean king has been Kidnapped by the Japanese. The Chi neso consul at Nagasaki has ordered all Chinese to leave their homes Eight Jap. anose and three Chinese mcn-o of war and 20, GOO troops arc at Jcnzen. Trouble is imminent at that place. Chulsn is in crcasing at fearful rato
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
Rn.Rla-aII

National League Gamcs-(First gamc) Cleveland. l2; St. Louis, 9. (Sccund gamcD Cleveland. |; St. Louis, , Chica- go, lS; Pittsburg. II. Baltimore. O; New York, 1. Louisville. 2; Cincinnati, |.
 Eastern League GamCs-Binghamton :; Springfield, 6. Troy, 6; Erie, j. Pruvi- dencr. ,; WilkcSharrc, l. syracuse, 2 Buffalo q