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ro ohtain a perfeot ricurc.

Few women know how to lace Is corset
30 as to obtain q perfect figure. Tho idea
of o corset is support and not n harness.
A big corset that squcczcs in and COM
presses the flesh gives n false impression of
the French ideal. a characteristic of tho
truo French figure is its soft, graceful
lines. The waist is as tightly laced as pos
siblc, but there is little corset below and
less above the waist line, and so the beau
tiful lines of the female form arc given
freedom Pittsburg Dispatch
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-13
EorlOyer rirrx xaar,

DoN'T fail to examine our line OF BIO rs
school suits now. JOSEPH Conn.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-13
ChlLpREN,S FASHIONS.
Bomcthing Pleasing About the Styles of
Many Ncars Ago.

Many Years Ago.
For tho past two years littlo girls fash
ions, like those of their mothers, hayo
shown an approach to those of 40 years
ago, but the approach has not been near
enough, fortunately, to warrant tho odious
pantalct in thrusting itself into tho eye of
tho public. So fur only tho moro attract
Two features of that earlier period have
boon rcvivcd-short stockings, short sleeves
and sunbonncts. There is something very
pleasing about the baby waists, full skirts
and ankle ties that our mothers wore when
they wcro children, u simple and infantilo
look that the clothing of tho little girl of
today seldom has. Too often she seems
like young lady cut down in n costume
the elaboration of which rivals that Of che
nitro of her grown sister.
Tho dimity and lawn gowns in which
littlo people have been keeping so fresh
aud cool this summer must soon give place
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-13

Rubber gloves arc n great saving of
time and labor over the hands, us they keep
them free from any grease and dirt likely
to bc absorbed when doing houscwork.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-13

For tickets, rates. timetables and other infor-
nation call on address
w. A. TURK,
General Passenger Agent, 1900 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Washington, ID. G.
j. Q. HORTON
City Passenger and Ticket Agent, T2a Main Street,
Lynchburg, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-13
TWO PRETTY EXPERIMENTS.

Entertaining ana Easy illustrations OF the
Action of Compressed Air.
Take mustard bottle three parts full
of water and picrco tho cork with two
holes for tho reception of a couple OF
straws, each about eight inches long. One
Of these straws dips into tho liquid, us In
the illustration. Tho other only reaches to
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-13

ForlOver Fifty Year,
MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has Dccn used
or children teething 1t soothes the child softcns
the gume, allays all pains, cure wind collie, and lie
the pest remedy for Diarrhea. Twentyiv, Eta 3
bottle. so wa drugVistEth npho1 - v, 4
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-13
Southern
Railway,
Lynchburg, Va, July 1, 1894.
Washington and Southwestern
vestibuled Limited
Great Southern Fast Mail.

Close connections made at Lynchburg
with Norfolk and Western trains. Ele-
CANT service and fastest time TO all
points North and South.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14
WlMAN'S CONFESSION.
In 1t He Admitted Forgery and Asked Fo,
NerSy.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE trial of Eras-
tus Wiman on u Charge of forgery was
continued. General Tracy, in behalf OF
Mr. Wiman, Acknowledged that NJ. Wi
man had written Mr.. Bullinger's NAME but
asserted that according TO commercial law
he had right to do 30
Mr. Wimans 10 ter to Mr.. Dun, In
which he was said to have con fcssed CRIME
and begged for mercy, was produced in
the morning and created = sensation. The
letter was read by Mr., Wiman himself,
and he said that it was written because he
had been told it would save him from
prosecution. Tho letter was as follows:
NEW YoRK. Feb -, 1891.
My DEAR Mr., DUN have had occasion 70
write you more than once in terms of great hu,
initiation, but never before under such circum-
stances as now, in which have to make a con-
fession to you. 1t is that improperly and
fraudulently have signed the pame of +. w.
Bullinger on the back of two checks of your
firm made 10 his order.
will not urge that this was done without
any evil intent, or that he would not have
signed them himself had asked him. or that
had any inteHt{0u of GCfraudng ,'ou or him.
Simply and frankly must say that I commit
ted this act without authority and most impru-
IDENTIFY and can ask no excuse OF paliiation OF
the otfense, except such as in your abundant
charity Snd goodness of acGrt you may in
mercy extend to me.
For the s9&c of my dear wife and children.
and for the sake of my long service rendered
to yon, pray God Your heart may still be soft
tened toward me, and THAI | may not be made
to suffer the penalty Of my otten>e~. Respec.,
fully, EEASrUS WIMAN.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14

only thin fringe of white hair to pro-
tect the back of his neck, responded.
He was carelessly and shabbily dressed,
and there was week S growth of beard
on his face. I told him I wanted to see
Mr. Lease.
That's me-
II introduced myself and was given
q cordial welcome and invited to step
in. He gave me the best chair in the
house and then sat down and freely
answered every question l asked. He
got photographs of all except himself,
explaining that he had not had 4 pic
turc taken in many years.
"While we We're talking l shetched
his face rs we'll as l could, and l think
it looks very much like him. He was
brought up on farm near FrCeport,
Ills. and left homo to become an apothc-
cary, finally moving to Kansas, where
he married Joan of Arc. He failed in
business and with the failure ambition
fled. He impressed me rs a man who
had been crushed by adversely, and who
had not the slightest desire to over make
another effort to get on his feet. He is
very proud of his wife and children.
1.-The children were brought i'll, the
father fairly uglow With pride Is he in
troduced them. Charley, the eldest, 4
boy Of 10, is attending the state uni
verSity at Lawrence, 80 | did not see
him. but WAS told by the others, who
think he is tho SulartrSt boy On earth,
that he is studying law and has pub
ishcd several volumes Of verses,
''LouiSv comes next, aged Il. She i
a second edition OF Err mother and I
wonderful child She is rs ladylike in
her department as Il cultured woman
of 80, and she can converse as int>lh-
gently and use rs good language rs
many girls who arc twice her age. She
is the youngest pupil in the high school,
and this is her second year
Annie, her sister. OF Jim. rs the
family call her, is unlike Louise She
would rather ride n bicycle or climb n
tree than study, and it is her ambition
to be famous musician and painter,
Ben-Hur is bright. roSuish boy, as
mischievous as any boy can he, yet
grave and scdate in addressing strangers.
He wants to be an author.
"All Of the children arc devoted to
their mother and speak Of her rs the
noblost and grandcst woman in the
world. If any one has an idea that
either the children or the husband feels
that Mrs. Lease ncglccts them, he should
spend morning at their homo, rs l did,
and he will speedily become convinced
that he is mistaken. They would like
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14
Il. 7, Expressed Himself,

Years ago, when Tom Thumb was
Barnum's only attraction, he went to
Saratoga and attempted to give an en-
tertainment. The village fathers how
ever, scared him away by the price of
their license, and he went to BallSton,
the next town, and advertised tho per
formance. y special train was run from
Saratoga, and n great many went down
ON it. When the curtain went NJ, Bar
mum came ont and made a little speech.
Ladies' and gentlemen, he began, it
was my first intention to give this cn-
tertainment i'll Saratoga, but / soon dis
covered that there wcro some men in
that place SO much smaller than my
famous Tom Thumb that it would be
useless to attempt competition With
them. "-Argonaut
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14
MRS. LEASES FAMILY
HUSBAND AND CHILDREN OF THE
KANSAS JOAN OF ARC.

Mr.. Charles Lease Has No Personal Ambi-
tion. but Is Very Proud of His wife-They
Have Four Bright Children, Two Boys
and Two Girls.
We know all about Mrs. Lease, or at
least as much as we need to know con-
corning the personality of the plucby
woman who is devoting her life and
talents to what she believes to be the
general welfare. OF her husband and
children, however, very little has been
printed, and much curiosity concerning
them has been expressed by admirers of
the Kansas Joan of Arc.
c. f. Chaplin, n st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch reporter. recently visited the Lease
homestead at Wichita, and if his report
is reliable, rs it seems to be, it clears
up good deal of the mystery that has
surrounded the homo life of Mrs. Lease.
He found that Charles l.. Lease (1r.
Joan of Arc the tlippant correspondent
calls him) had been discharged from the
drug store where he was formerly en-
ployed about six mon, Is ago ON account
of tho hard times. Then he went to the
Lease homo at 335 North Wabash ave-
nue., Il largo franc house surrounded by
cottonwood trees and thanked with
flower and vegetable beds. Hero is Mr..
Chapin's own story of his reception:
"Whcn l raped at the door, an old
man, with long, white mustache, al
most as bald as an infant, and with
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14
WlNNOWEO VIKINGS.

President Cleveland's condition was re-
ported as improved.
Judge William Walter Phelps of Tea
neck continues to improve.
William Edwards, the Montclair IN. j. }
cowboy, died at that place.
John Duffy, roofer, was shot and Sc
riously wounded by Henry Lenke at Bos-
ton.
A sawmill engine near Laclede, No.,
exploded, killing two men and injuring q
third.
A Chinaman shot himself dead on "a
Missouri, Kansas and Texas train near
Bonneville, Mo.
Mrs Henry l. Sweet and her 1S-year-
old son were found drowned in Lake SUI
perior near Duluth.
The firm of Drury, Nichol s. Co. Of Sud-
bury, Ont, has gone into liquidation.
Liabilities, $3.50. 600: assets. 81, 900, 900.
Six mon were killed by the falling OF
walls of the Friedberg brewery at Augs-
burg, Bavaria, which was totally destroy
ed by fire.
Francis A. and Percival B. Coffin, the
Indianapolis National bank wreokers who
are IN prison, are % Be released on "a.
esFaedeaA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14


| elected to represent Brown and Nemeha
counties il the first Free State lcgisla-
ture that ever met i'll the state and took
a conspicuous part in repeating the
bogus" laws that had been enacted
| by EOnrssidruts, the purpose of which
was to prevent the growth of the FREQ
State party and to aid in the pegetua-
ton Of slavery. In January, 1883, Mr..
Morrill, was elected member of the
legislature under the Locompton consti-
tuition.
During all of the exciting political
battles Of that period Morrill, contin-
ued TO operate his sawmill III 1861 he
enlisted i'll the Seventh Kansas cavalry
as private and served till Oct. 20,
1864, when he was mustered ont as a
brCvct major.
He returned to Brown county and
made his home at Hiawatha. where he
has resided ever since. He at first en-
gagged in general mercantile business
and in 1871 established q bank He
served rs clerk of the district court and
was twice elected to the state senate.
In 1889 he was elected congressman for
the state at large and was thrice re-
elected as a representative from the
First district, declining q denomination
and retiring to private life in 1890. In
Speaker Reeds congress he was chair
man of the pensions committee and di-
rected all the pension legislation He is
the author Of the pension law now in
force which bears his name. Major
Morrill, was born i'll Cumberland ooun-
ty, Me-, Feb. IL, 1884, and was edu-
Gated at Westbrook academy. In early
life he taught school and learned the
trade Of q tanner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14
GCOrSic and ELL.

deer CditCr-i Cont expect that bill
jonson and me viii ever spetc aganc
he is the most unjustful boy wat i ever
seed.
laste weak we had orful lot ov rane,
an didcnt no wat ? du ? pass the time,
coSs COdCnt go out, an ma sod
WY don't Il haiv bill jonson cum up an
pla with II.
so went up bills house & asked his
ma if he Good cum, an she sed she
hadent ortor let him go coss he was such
n comfort her around the house. ami
way she let bill come an wen we was
Soin out i herd her say her sister,
vel, am glad we 7 rid ov him 4 the
day.
bill & me didCnt no wat do SO we
told stories about places ware We had
bCCr bill told ne he had been to some
moosCum in moo yorich once q seen Il
mcstncIiSm. bill sod a mr>mCriSul wos a
man wat rubbed his fingers over II moth
TT mans eyes an the man dideut no ami
moir. but did wat2vcr tie roSucriSm
told him.
scs, lets pla mcsnrriSln.
al rite, sed bill, vii b the mosmor-
ism & be tho l wat is mesmerismed.
so sed nj rite.
now, scd bill, must du watevcr tel
u & must maik b lcve u cant sec
nothin, bill tide n handkerchief over mi
eyes and we commenced pla.
now, sed bill, talk 2 step the left.
now walk ward. now stop. now bow.
did ovrithing wat bill sed an wen i
bowed mi hedeni ba5 went up against
the hot stove an it felt pretti warm.
got mad and told bill if he dono that
way wOodent pla
no, gorgic, sed bill, + got . tel Il
sumthin. wen u mcSlncriSmCd Il kant
feel ami pane. u must maik b lcvc u
dident feel that and so rite on playin.
so maid b lcvc an went ON playin,
but felt it just the s2im.
now Sod bill. so 4 ward 5 steps. turn
around. set down.
did il.
ma was gone , wash Is had tub ov
blue water Stautlin on III floor, sat
in it.
gosh was mad. was skart :. got
up an pulled til handkerchief off mi eyes
an luked bill. but he had gone. run
al over tn house lukin + him, & evri ware
i went left trale Of water. ma was
rele mad wen she saw it, cos it spoiled
the parlor carpet gu shrunk mi pants.
she Sos cant pla with bill AMI moir, an
don't want , AMI how. he amt no gem
tulman, gOrgie.
New York Mercury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14

OK MaZ,
Exonerating Himself.

DIR. Buchsel oncc had for one of his
congregation rustic who settled him
self to sleep at once and snorod so loud
that il interrupted even the singing.
The docto. Jared n boy for II groschen
to sit close to this fellow and awaken
him from timo to time, bat tho man
gave the boy two sroscEon not to be
disturbed. At last the minister spoke
to the offender and asked him what
motive he could have for his conduct
well, sir" he said, "th2rc are too
many flies in the house for man to get
his rest, but in the church it's fine and
cool. In the winter there is never any
need why 1 should como ''-ArSonaut.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14
WaterburyFire Alarm

LOCATION OF BOXES
lnder the new system:
la Rogers l. Bro"
is Cor East Main and Niagara <II-.-,s
Ia Cor East Main and wolcnr' p~,
is Cor High aud Walnut street,
I-s Cor East Main and Cherry str~-Ls
II Cor East Main and Cole streets
81 Cor North Elm and hinRsluIy streets
as Cor North Elm. North Main sal Qrrsv,,
streets.
- Waterbury Manu:scturinS c'npIeu!.
rs Cor North Main and North streets
9-s Dor Buckingham and o. Ike STREETS
81 Cor CT ave and Prospect street,.
9-s Cor Hillside avenue and Pine street
% Cor johnson and waterville street,
TIA The Plat Bros L Co."
IA Waterbury Clock company m.'V-m-u'
ment factoryl'
Exchange place.
s-9 Cor West Main and Willow streets
50 Cor West Main and watert"wn r,ad
SIS Horse Car Railroad stable'
80 Waterbury Brass company
81 Cor Cedar and Meadow s,reet~
So Cor Grand and Field streets
s-i-9 Cor Bank and Meadow streek
sis Randolph & Cloves"
s-iA Plume 4 Atwood Manufacturing can
pany."
IA Holmes Booth L Haydens'
s-34 Cor Charles and Porter streets
-9-s Cor Simons street and waNAingts,n ave
Dor South Main and Grind Stres>~
"a Cor South Main and Clay stree.
IS WATERBURY Watch company
~ Benedict h Durham Nu,,ts,.r'ufin.
company
80 Waterbury Ru7Si- sspE,H@ns-
81 Cor South Is,a and wash:nx.,H ST.
Scovill Manufacturing crmn>nY'
"a Cor Franklin and linton str~.s's
So waterh1.y Clook O.. tease sae'nrII
81 Dor Co. and YIN SsrAA's
SO Cor IaOertr and Rl@er streets
81 No. Hose EnHss
Sc Cor Baldwin AM S.ons.stre~sS
Cor Bridge AMI Naslll -'s-~s's
"a Or Doolssesp alsev and hai-';fs "a. SA.A
- Pxlvates
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14

THE stat, ment made by the joint com
mi,trc Of Ike board of education and dis
trlct comI-ittee. concerning the schools of
Waterbury, although but plain express
sion Of facts. is the strongest argument
that could he made in support of the
recommendation Of the board that immedi-
ate action be taken to relieve the needs of
the district. The schools are overcrowded
and the pressure may be relieved by
building a new high school. Under pres
eat conditions the teachers can neither do
Justice 10 themselves nor the pupils in
heir charge, and something must be done
It on>t. We do not believe in increasing
tie burden Of taxation when it can be
avoided bnt il there is one department
Of the local government more than another
where We should he liberal it is in the
l!Iuegruirut ot our schools.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14

Coffin, said his brother in-law, an
old bachelor who roomed in the apart
ment overhead, IF you'll let me name
that strong lunged wide awake night
blooming infant of yours, I'll buy a per-
ambulator for him, get him suit of
clothes when he's years old and make
him a present of a pony and 800 when
he's old enough to ride.
"I'll do it, said Coffin.
And this is how it happens that u
young man with wild hunted look in
his eyes now goes up and down the
earth trying in vain to escape from the
dreadful name of Mahogany Coffin. -
Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14

Catarrh ougiuates In serofulous talnt.
P. 7. P. purities the blood; and thus per-
mannely cures Catarrh.
Terrible blood poison. body covered
with sores and two bottles of p. p. p.
tPrickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium
cured the disease.
Rhematism is cured b. p. P. 2. pains
and aches in the back. shoulders
knees, ankles and wrists are all attacked
and conquered by 2. P. P.
Nothing is so eficacious as P. P. P, at
this SeaSO'-.
Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint cures
all corns. warts and bunions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14

NENREHS of Colonel Breckinridse's
family al. 1t is said. trying to get him to
withdraw from the congressional race and
retire from the public gaze for a time.
The report is accompanied by a hint that
;Lc Kentucky colonel's sanity is not above
suspicion. and there are certainly good
grounds for creditiug the statement it is
iI:licUlt 70 see how = man of sound mind
,uld have acted as Colonel Breckenridge
has acted for the last two years. He pal
tered and broke faith with the Pollard
woman. knowing that she had the ability
and the inclination to ruin him. He
cOur;sd . legal adjudication of the matter
NL,n a sane man would have known that
h. WAS certain to lose. Since the trial. in
y al Of touching as lightly as possible
uyna his shame and dishouor, he has made
them the issues Of his campaign. He has
wallowrd in tho muck OF his disgrace and
r, counted his sins With an air of $. lf-satis
action. These things may indicate only n
gI:, Ilo-.eual esotISm or a peculiar moral
Oh!!FU;:H: Int insanity is certainly chart
satlr hypothesis, and TIE friends of the
~ .:r,>>Iuau are doing him a Kindness in
~I.r. aiding the the ory.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14
WAVES OF WATER.

Ni.:-.,-l iai,>;r' travelling backward at
the n,yr..s-, rate of mine feet a year.
iic-..y'~ l. =, in Idaho, has floating
!~,..,.d. tic t.,y> of which serve as sails,
N,~.r h,.~.-r."wn, Md, there is a small
!;.le cAlluI san pond. which has never
I..l known u IA, ratified, even by the most
viul: mt >,os;.'> Il never frrvzC>-
II al TIL, ,,,,II:~ Of the glohc should he
suddenly taken from their beds, leaving
them perfectly dry, it would take all tho
rivers of the world IS, 600 years to fill them
again
The only instance on rccord of lake be-
ing pumped dry in order to get at the iron
ore IN its hid was Lake Angelina, near
I>hpCh.uE, Mich. 1t was 20 feet deep and
cOvcr,xi 100 acr,S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14
CURIOUS CULLINGS.

Mary Hamilton, an English female
fraud Of - eighteenth century, married
II of her ,wn sex.
In Morrcco the face of bride Is painted
white and nd, and her hands and feet arc
dyed yellow with hCnna.
Boston baked beans, Philadelphia
style, arc 10 he had in a Brooklyn cheap
lunchruorn, which hears tho name OF the
New York restaurant.
Indians declare that prior TO attacking
some largo animal the alligator always
swallows n heavy stone q increase its
We ght in dragging its victim under the
Water
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14

OCEAN steamship lines report that the
number OF immigrants booked, by them
This season is co per cent less than at this
tine last year. and official figures show
that the number entering the port of New
York during the vaSt three months was
I7,767 less than the corresponding period
If - wear. Dull times and strictness in
-utv.c,rg the Immigration laws are
-. dittd with this decline. which the
country can veil endure.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-14
hr Democrat.
G. and NJ. T. MALoNEY. PUu11sHxns.

MUNICIPAL bonds and the money of in
vtsturs are harmonizing extensively nova
days. Municipal bond issues marketed in
the month Of May. as recorded by the
Financial Chronicle of New York,
amounted to sl4,S49. 4lO-the largest
amount reported in any month since the
Chronicle began to keep n record. For
May. 1923. the sales aggregated only about
4.OtO. coo. and for May, 1892, S7,S56.O00.