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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05

cigarette smokers, but the common peo-
pie use cheap black tobacco and roll the
cigarettes as they consume them. One
of the Russian newspapers has just dou-
bled its circulation by printing on paper
of quality that may be used for ciga-
rette wrappers. The late Mime. Blavat-
sky, the Russian high priestess of that
curious cult, theosophy, consumed ciga-
rettes in great quantities.
Whatever i'll may be said of cigarette
smoking, it is cleaner habit than s. If
taking, which could not be practiced
with any degree of neatness by any one
not an artist Snuff dipping, now hap
PLY almost forgotten, was undoubtedly
q more uncleanly form of using tobacco
than any other.
The tobacco plant, as every one knows,
is of American origin. 1t seems to have
been used for smoking purposes from
time immemorial by the aborigines. The
pipes used in different localities differed
somewhat in design, but We're nearly all
prototypes of the designs adopted by
civilized man, save those used by some
of the Caribbean natives. Their pipes
We're like the letter Y in shape. The to-
bacco was put in the hollow of the tube
represented by the stem of the letter.
The tubes represented by the arms We're
inserted in the nostrils, and the smoke
was inhaled through the nose. Just
when cigars and cigarettes began to be
smoked is question. 1t is considered
likely, according to some authorities, that
they originated with the savages. The
modern smoker, by the way, is more and
more inclined to forsake the pipe for the
cigar, especially i'll this country, if he
can afford it, and the extensively carved
meerschaum, colored with infinite pride
and patience, is not nowadays half as
common as it was 20 years ago.
The controversy as to whether tobacco
is injurious or not began in the sixteenth
century when Jean Nicot whence nico-
tine), lord of Villemain and master of re-
guests in the household of the French
king, got some of the plants in Portugal,
whence they had been taken from the
new world. and introduced smoking to
the members of the French court. This
controversy has lasted ever since and is
as far from being settled now as it was
when Sir Walter Raleigh carried the
habit into England. From France and
England the habit spread over the world,
and today tobacco is almost as universal
an article of consumption as bread. 1t
is not for this writer to say whether it
has brought good or evil to humanity,
but he is of the opinion that the people of
today are as strong, as large, as hand
some and as intellectual as were their
forefathers of the days before tobacco
was an article of consumption.
l. D. MARSHALL.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05

SECRETARY HERBERTS official statement
of his having compelled the Carnegie COM
panv. which has the contract to make the
steel armOr for our new warships, to pay
Sl4o, 4S4.94 to the government, on account
o. defects in armor last year. was a new
departure on the part of the navy depart
ment that must have very much surprised
Mr. Carnegie and his associates, who have
been 50 long accustomed to being able to
fix up" any charge that happened to be
made against them in connection with
their dealings with the government. In
fact they tried to fix up" this matter by
appealing from Secretary Herbert to the
president but the president stood by the
; secretary and the cash had to be planked
down. No amount of influence can CAT
any crooked business approved by this ad
miuiStration, except it be done through
the connivance of some of the hold over
minor officials who are still holding posi-
tons that ought to be occupied by demo-
Gratis and who are IN the pay, indirectly, if
not directly. of some of the old contrac-
tors
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. who has a fine
sense of humor, viii doubtless smile when
he returns from his hunting trip and gets
a glimpse Of a bill that has been evolved
from the brain of Mr. Bailey, the brilliant
young Texan, whose devotion to the con-
Stitution has earned him fame in the
house. y preamble to the bill recites the
churg, that have been made of the en-
cropchmrnt of the executive upon the pre-
negatives of the legislative branch of the
government, and the bill provides for
cessation of such entertainment by relev-
Ing senators and representatives. from all
participation in the making of appoint
mrnt> It provides further that whenever
the president desires information not con-
tanned In the papers of applicants for
Office be must get 1t from some one who is
not member of either branch of con-
greSS While Mr. Bailey's bill has some
desirable points, the country. to say moth
ing of congress. is hardly educated up to
such IL high standard yet Congress would,
to be sure, be purer and more patriotic if
its members had no dealings with patron
age. but until there is decided change in
human nature congress is not likely to de-
prive its members of the privilege of try
ing If they do not always succeed, to get
offices for those who help them to get into
congress.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
THE CONDUCTOR.

A New Jersey railroad has n hospital car
1t takes Danish express train a day to
travel 100 miles.
The British nation has something like
91OO,OOO,OO0 invested in railways on the
American continent.
Some antiquarians claim that there is
proof that the locomotive engine was
known in China 200 years ago.
Twenty-six western railroads now have a
system Of watch inspection by which the
timepieces of employees are regularly ex-
amined and regulated.
The New Haven railroad has notified Gus
toners that they will make a reduction in
freight rates il they will sign an agreement
to ask no recompense in the event of fire,
collision or any other cause. Lawyers say
such an agreement would be worthless
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05

MASSACHUSETTS and New York may have
cheaper telephone service if those who are
trying to get it can best the telephone
companies in the Legislature. The bill
before the New York assembly constitutes
the governor, state treasurer and comp
troller a board for the enforcement of the
Inv and the regulation of telephone rates.
The bill provides that the charge for the
Use o. the telephone III cities If 1000, 600
inhabitants and more shall not exceed SIS
per anuum and grades the rate down to
So. according to the size of the city. The
charge at public or pay st"tons is not to
exceed ten cents for each five minutes
and five cents for each FIVE minutes or
action thereafter. Subscribers for
telephone are to be provided with tickets
which will allow them the free use of pub
lie or pay telephones.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
a PhYoiClAN1S STORY.
How the Lady, His Patient, Managed to
Keep on with Her Opium


Keep on With Her Opium.
This story mes from one of onr best
known physicians. For reasons that are
obvious the proper name of the woman
is withheld.
"She is a divorcee," tho physician
said, land is quite well known in soci-
ETY.. She is good looking, clever and
rich, but for a long time was addicted
to the use of opium. The habit grew
SO strong that her relatives advised her
to go to some sanitarium for treatment.
For long time she refused to do this,
but when they threatened to have her
confined in some asylum she yielded
and came to our retreat.
"She brought nurse with her-a
clever, bright faced girl-whom she
paid $50 week to wait on her. We
were all greatly surprised as the days
went by to note that she did not seem
to be at all depressed, as most people
are during the first few weeks of alb
stinence from the drug. She seemed as
bright and as cheerful as on the first
day. said to her once:
You don't seem to miss your
opium.
NO she said with Il smile 1t
did not havo such a hold ON me as
thought it did.
"One day, after she had been there
over a month, we discovered Ev mere
accident what kept her so cheerful. One
of our attendants caught her in the act
of taking opium. When we asked her
where she had obtained the drug. she
refused at first to tell. After little
urging, however, she told us that she
had brought a lot of opium with ler.
The matron searched q room, and
when she came to the ONCE to report
she was almost spccchlrss with amaze
ment. The woman had hidden little
packages of opium i'll every conceivable
part of all her dresses. There was
opium in the sleeves, in the rut1les in
the lace, in the lining and in every
pocket. There was opium scwed inside
her carriers and in her undcrgarmcnts.
She even had opium in the papers which
| she used to curl her hair.
ut was her maid S duty, we learned,
| to administer this opium to her in such
a way that We would not detect it.
The young girl always Curled her mis-
tress' hair and took care not to spill
any of the drug in the curl papers.
THE maid was promptly sent home.
| Her mistress was relieved of all her
| clothing and was supplied with new
| dresses end placed i'll another room.
| For several weeks she underwent the
| depressing experience of all who break
| off the habit. All her brightness and
| good nature vanished for Il time. Sho is
now cured, however, and is married
| again. New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
THE TOBACCO HABIT.
THE USE OF SNUFF AND FINE
CUT" DECLINING.

Chewing In Public Is Far Less Common
Than Formerly-Hold of the Cigarette
Among the Glasses" In Europe-The
''Y" Shaped Pipe of the Caribbeans.
1t is reported by the newspapers that
ex-Speaker Reed has gone back to his
cigar; that he nowadays puffs the fra
grant Havana with all the gusto of for
mer days. He is probably sorry already
that he has resumed the soothing habit.
One day last summer when at his Port
land home he offered me cigar, but
failed to take one himself, he said in ex-
PLANTATION:
II stopped smoking some five years
ago. I don't know why. I've always
been sorry l did. l Wouldn't advise you
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
License AppliCat onS.

Town Clerks office, Waterbury, Conn,
March I, 1894. This is to certify that
Kyran Br ply has filed an application to
sell spirituous and Intoxicating liquors at
1856 Mi stlcrt, in said town and
is endorsed by Patrick Sides, John Lynch,
John Crane, Mich'I Banron Mich1 H Cas-
sidy, electors and taxpayers in $ lid town.
Thomas + Mcmahon, Town Clerk.
Town Clerks office, Waterbury, Conn,
March ], 1894. This is to certify that
j oseph r usseuu has filed an application
to sell spiritu"us and Intoxicating liquors
at 2l3 East Maih street, in said town,
and is endorsed by Thomas RIsy, Denis
A. MrGrath, Jeremiah Dwyer, Micha
Mulholland, w. j. Darling, electors and
t ,Xpayers it said town.
Thomas f. McMahon Town Clerk.
I ,wn Clerks offica, Waterbury. Conn
March 3, 1894. THIS is to certify thai
Peter Sondermann has filed an applicn,
ton - Sell iritlous and intoxicating
liquors at POI Bank street, in said
town, and is endorsed by John Thomas,
Fritz Mast, Joseph Sattler, w. II. Bor-
chardt, Marcus llellmunn, electors and tax
payers in laid town
Thomas f. McMahon, Town Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
The Dictionary Habit,

Yes, it's a good thing for a man to
refer to the dictionary, but this practice
can often be carried to excess" said a
well known magazine writer. why,
I've seen a man get so much addicted to
this habit" he continued, that he could
not write an ordinary letter without
turning to the dictionary three or four
times in order to ascertain some big
words that he could use. This, think,
is very great waste Of time, as he does
not express his meaning bit better than
if he had used some shorter and really
EE-.Slish words"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
How to D;scourape Treating.

Gayboy Have a drink with me?
Enthusiastically. Here's to you.
Gayboy-Ah! That's good.
Hardhead-Firstr rate. Order anoth.
er round if you like. l belong to the
Antitreating league and have promised
not to treat, but there is nothing in the
rules about accepting treats. Order
right along, old boy. You pay, and
I'll drink.-New York Weekly.
~n,luien or almost every family ans
divided into two parties-those who feel
sorry for ma" and those who feel sorry
for pa."--Atchison Globe.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
n. H. & H. Railroad Timetable
juno II. 1898.
NAUGATUCK DIVISION.

Trains leave Waterbury as follows:
For NEW IORK-6.oh, 7 30 %. 1880 a m l2s
395. SIS y III. Sunday, 415 y m.
Return, h.Ol. 500, 1908 IA m; 100 400 6 %
IN. Sunday. 6ol a m.
For NEW HAVEN. via Naugatuck Junction
40, $40 m: 1.2S 1926 b.53 m. Via
Derby Junction, Cos s.26. 1910 a m: 12s
1926, 5.53 p m.
Sunday 500 m. Via Derby Junction
700, 90 a. m; 1900, 900. $50. TAO p. m.
Sunday. $40 a m.
For BRIDGEPORT-6'O 7.So. s.26, 1880 a m
1923, 3.25, 553 r m. Sunday 4.lb p m.
nm; Sunday s.1b m.
32b. s.b3. 700 (mixed) y m. Sunday. 4.l6
Return at TAO 1921. n m; 1921 SOI. clio. g.:
pm. Sunday $40 m.
For WATERTOWN-6.44 s.37 11H m sSs
612. 7.04 p m. Saturday 9.1b p M.
Return at 62s. SO. 1890 q m $50. 4.36. $50
nm. Saturday 7.35 M
F,.r THOMASTON-sS2 11l2 a m: $50. $50
9OOpm. Sunday 9.2b m.
Return at EOS. 7.b5.. O.2s m 2.bS .26 y m.
Sunday 3.47 y m.
For TORRINGTON-S.32 lila a m ; $50, $50
aOL m. Sunday 9.25 m.
Return at EAT. 7.S1, 1920 m; 290. sos . m
Sunday 3.23 m.
For WINSTED-s.S2. 11.12 q m; sSa 0.sa 600
pm. Sunday 9.2b m.
Return at $50. ITO $40 Q N 2.0G. Al
Sundays PIN.
OF. HEAfpsTEAD. Gen Psss.Agsns
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
Valuable Love Letters.

An urgent Kentucky sutton, linding
his addresses rejected, demanded the
return of his letters. His peremptory
command not being at once complied
with, he sent second and third. The
young woman in the case took her own
time and revenge, She expressed the
missives and put a valuation of $500 on
them. The excited and discounted
swain had to pay $5.S0 express charges.
louisville Courier-Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
THE BOTANlST.
Fir is stronger than oak.

Sun exposed trees have their largest
limbs on the south side.
The pitcher plant snares insects and swal-
lows them, but does not digest them.
The largest oak in Georgia is on the farm
OF one Jonathan Farmer, in Oglethorpe
county. 1t measures "a feet in circumfel-
ence.
Investigations by w. N. Prinz as to the
internal temperature of trees demonstrates
that, speaking generally, large tree is
warmer within than without in the cold
months and little cooler than the air dur
ing the summer
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
The Great Paris Library.

M. Marchal, the assistant librarian
of the Bibliotheque Rationale at Paris,
has finished the general inventory Of
that library, on which he has been at
work with large staff of assistants,
since 1875. The figures given out thus
far show that the National library of
France contains also, 600 volumes.
This number does not include the col
lection of French provincial newspa-
pers, which is still in an unbound form
and could therefore not be counted
among the volumes. -Philadelphia Led
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05

Blotches, Old Sores. Ulcers and all skin
eruptions cured by P. P. P, the greatest
blood purifier of the age.
If you are troubled with Dyspepsia,
Stomach Disorder, or Liver and kidney
Complaint, try P. P. P, and you will re-
peculiarly benefited by P. p. P. 1t expels
disease, and gives healthy action to every
organ.
A fact worth knowing is that blood
diseases which all other medicines fail to
cure yield slowly but surely to the blood
CLEANSING properties of P. p. P. TPdckly
Ash, Poke Root and Potassium.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05

PRINCESS METTERNICH AND HER CIGARETTE.
of tobacco may be, it is less harmful.
We have all heard and read of persons
who smoked themselves to death, but
did you ever read or hear of man who
chewed himself into an untimely grave?
Be that as it may, there are times when
even the quid has its uses. l used to know
a reporter who never chewed save when
he went to report horse races. He was
SO much of d slave to nicotine that he
felt the need of it whenever he had to do
work in hurry. He could not smoke
at the races, for the smoke got into his
eyes and made it hard to see the horses,
so he compromised for the time being on
bit of cut plug between his teeth, with
perfectly satisfactory results.
AS the habits of chewing and snuffing
have gone out, the smoking of cigarettes
has come in. Perhaps the change is not
for the better. Certainly, if all the dole
full stories we hear and read are true, it
isn't But the little paper wrapped roll
of smoking tobacco seems to have come
to stay, and if American women ever
get to be smokers they will begin on
cigarettes. Indeed some of them have
already made very fair beginning in
that direction, though none of the fair
sex has yet been brave enough to smoke
in the sight of strangers or on the streets.
1t is a common notion that one of the
chief reasons why more women do not
smoke is because tobacco affects their
nervous system more directly than it
does mems, but many readers Of rural
origin can remember the time when al
most every one of the older women in
"the neighborhood" used to smoke, and
they usually smoked clay pipes at that,
sometimes blacker than oblivion and
stronger than Samson. Strangely enough,
according to the theories of those who
hold that the use of tobacco has tend
ency to shorten human life, these smok-
ing danes were generally much longer
lived than their sisters who did not in
dulge.
Snuff taking lasted longer with the
women than with the men, but few of
the younger generation understand how
Universal the habit used to be with all
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
A CARD.

Having disposed of my interest in the
fremont Hotel. I shall devote all my atten-
ton to my Hub dining rooms on Phoenix
avenue. Everything appertaining to a
first class restaurant may always be found
at the Hub" Private room for ladies and
gentlemen when desired Meals at all
hours day or night. Board by the week at
reasonable rates.
DAVID DAVID.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05

COLLEGE hazing that ends fatally, as in
the Cornell case, should meet with no
more mercy from the courts than any other
clse of similar magnitude. If college
faculties are incapable of dealing with
this pernicious practice, the courts of the
country ought not to prove so likewise.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
as a CLEANSER

Of the blood, nothing sweeps as clean as DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. 1t at
tacks all scrofulous, skin and scalp diseases
in the right way-by purifying the blood
letter, Salt-rheum, Eryspeas, Bois, Car
buncles, Enlarged Glands, fumors and Swell
ings, and every kindred ailment, ore per-
feCtly and permanently cured by it.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
New York 3 New England

Passenger Train Service. January :. 1894
Trains leave Waterbury for
BOSTON-3l5 so n IN 90 3.55 pm.
NEW YORK via BroWSter-2.lO y m.
MORCES'rER-3,46 80 m 100 p m.
NEW IONDON-7.30 a III 90. 355 y m.
PUTNAM-34h : 30 IN LOO. 355 III
WlLIlMANTlC-345 7.3O a m LOO, 355 y m.
SPRINGFIELD .9O5 a IN 800 pm.
HARTFORD-3.45 7.30, 9.O5. 10:45 a m. LOO.
NEW BRITAIS-84t 7.ao. 9o5 1o.4s a m 100.
3.5h SIS p m.
PLAINyILIE-a.4S 100, 9O6. lC.46 m 100
BRIsToLE845 $50, so5, 1O4b a m 100
TERRYviL1.E ESQ, o.o5. lo4ba m 100 $50
WATERVILIlLiE-7 30. ooS. ASA m ssss15 pm
WEST Oh ESHIRE $50, $50 Il m. 40 I'm
MEHIDEN $50 $50 a m. 40 = m.
CROMWFIl. $50 m. 30 y M.
UNION CITY, sos m 2.10 pm
TOWANTIG0fs.O 500 m 2lo, Np M.
SOuTHFoRD-s0S a m 40 y m.
SANDY HOOK-sO5 n m 30 p m.
HAWIEINlLlE-sO a M 2.1O. r m.
DANBUR4-S,O5 a M 2.lO y m IL 30. y. m
BREMSTERS-S.0h a m 2.lG. li.bO m.
FISHKIII-ON HUDSON-s.lO IN 2lO y m.
Sc Binghampton. Elmira. jamestown. Cleve-
land, Akron and Chicago sos a m 2lOpm.
via Hopewell S.O6 m
ll.6O y. m.
Sunday trains Hartford and Boston
W.R. BABCOCK.
Gen Pass Agent Boston.
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Iht lenucrat~
c. and NJ. T. MALONEY. PUBLISHERS.

Letters and communications should bear
the name and address of the writer in each
ease a. a guarantee of good faith. AnOny-
nous COMMUNICATIONS will not be printed.
Any irregularity in delivery should be re-
ported 70 the Office at once.
Entered at the Post Office at Waterbury as
second class matter.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES

One year $500 Three mos. <126
SIX months $50 One month. AZ
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
! Have Suffered Terribly,
Cave UP Hope

of curing me. Our attention was attracted to
an advertisement of Hoods SarSaparila, and 1
have since taken twelve bottles. and now my
husband says 500 would be no object as COM
pared TO the benefit l have derived from those
Twelve bottles of Hoods SarSaparilla. Ii has
nuEifed my blood and built up my general
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
Indigestion and Rheumatism

My neighbors think that miracle has been
performed in my case, and l wish all the world
to know what Dana's has done for me-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
Hoods si Pss'iil' Cures

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. conStipar
ton. biliOuSncSs. sick headache. indigestion
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05
500 No Object
Compared to the Benefit
from Hoods
Salt Rheum Intense Sufferings
~ Bottles Gave Good Health.

&C / Hood 4 Co. Lowell. Mass;
Gentlemen For some years past my health
has been very POOR. l have had liver trouble.
and my old disease. salt rheum. which I had
when a girl broke out again on my head and face
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. 18th, 1898,
Il can speak in the highest terms or
your medicine from my own personal
knowledge. Twas affected with heart
disease, pleurisy and rheumatism for
physicians ana spent hundreds of dol-
fars, tried every known remedy with
out h-,ding relief. Ihave only taken
one pottie OF your P. P. p, and can
cheerfully say it has done me more
good than anything have ever taken.
oan recommend your m Medicine to all
sufferers of the above diseases.
MRS. NJ. NJ. WEARY.
Springfield. Green County, MO.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05

Ladies' whose systems are poisoned
and whose blood is in an impure condi-
ton. due to menstrual irregularities,
are peculiarly benefited by the won
derful tonic and blood cleansing prop.
critics Of p. P. p. Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-05

Cor blood poisoning. mercu--
rial poison, malaria, dyspepsia. and
in all blood and skin diseases, like
blotches, pimples, old chronic ulcers.
letter, scald head, boils, erysipelas,
eczema we may say, without fear OF
that p. P. p. is the best
blood purifier in the world. and makes
positive. speedy and permanent cures
In all cases.