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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
Notice to Contractors,

CONSERVATION OF A 3G INCH CAST IRON CoNpUIr
 Tha Cnmmi tee on an Additional Water supply proposals TOT trerching, retlling de ivering and laying Secti n Or eand Iwo of 36 Inch Cast IT. II Conduit Pip. fir m tha Wigwam Reservoir to the City of Water bury, un il eight o'clock, ? IF. of the 16th day of February, lS9i at which hour the bids will be publicly opened and re d in the office of 1he Mayor of said City at City ual.
 Bidders required to state in their proposals their names and places of residence, F ch proposal must be signed by the bidder rh'ddrls making inc am hnd acrNmpanied W!'ha bond of One h. usar D. liars lS1 00o,l conditioned fnr the execution of the contract within the lime specified in this notice. in case the bid be acrep ted.
 A certified check for One Tho, ud Dollars (S1 OO1D payable to the order of the city "t Water terburv must accompany ths bond Blank forms for the bond will be furnished by the engineer.
 The rersun or persons to whom the contract may be awarded will be required to attend at them, and execute the contract within Ten days from the date of the award. and in case of failure or neglect so to dc" he or they will be considered to have abandoned il, and as in default to the city of Waterbury.
 The amount of the bond required with the con act will be eQu Il to Fifteen Per cent, of the total contract price.
 The suretirs required must be residents "f the town of waterbury, owning snffcen mt real estate company authorized by l W to do such business within the state, Cornecticu
 The right to re1ect any or all the proposals Is reserved by said com littee, if deemed for the interest of the city.
 The work will be divided int two parcels dts. gn9ted as section 0, and Two, which must be bid for and which wil le contract q for tpara- tely
 section One will include that portion of q Conduit from the Wigwam ryoir to station l60, a"out three miles.
 Section Two will include that portion of the Conduit from Station lG6, to the WaterUury Town Line ab rut three mi cS
 The engne"r's estimate of work and materials by which the bids will be tested. will be furnish. ed with the blank form of proposals,
 The quantities are to be considered as only approximate, and given merely as a basis of comp 'rSop. The committee expressly reserves the right of increasing ur diminishing the same may be deemed neces ary by the engi"eer.
 Specifications, blank fcrmS and all available information will be furnish d to attending bi l. ders calling in D, rson at the office of the ensi neer
 The proposals must be made upon blank forms furnished by the engineer. and all propos Is will be con idered as informal wh ch not III alI respects II conformi with this notice.
 By order Of ths Committee on an Additional Water Supply
 R. A. CAIRNS, City Engineer
 Office Room, 24 Boh,'s Bldg, 65 Bank street, Wate rbury, Conn.
 J 'puary Sl, 1891
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12

IFrom photograph taken in 1885; The tow; erlike structure in the foreground sheltered the standpipes of MT. Boiea' machine.l
 responding end of the beam would dip. while the other, it's bucket empty, would rise. When the beam was at it's great est angle. the full bucket would "trip" and empty, the other bucket would fill, and the beam would dip the other way.
 Connected with the beam were the rods of great airpumps which were to compress the air i'll a tank, whence mains were to conduct it through the streets to customers, who could use it as motive power in engines, as blasts for furnaces, etc. One foundryman who believed i'll the scheme had the pipes for supplying his furnace put ill on q contract to make use of the air as soon as it should be de- livered steadily and of sufficient pressure and cheapness. But that time never came, though 1t is likely that skillful mechan- ical work could have brought about the first two conditions. The means used TOT the Ghaugmg of the weight of the wa ter into pressure of air were, however, no matter how well the apparatus had been built, so clumsy and wasteful that he work could never have been perform ed with economy, and the inventor was obliged to give up his scheme after he had used mp all his money and q goodly amount of funds furnished by his friends
 Some eight or ten years later another inventor essayed to use the waters of the Genesee for the compression of air. His operations were conducted on a much larger scale, and his plant Twas located at the flower falls" where there is head of 96 feet. This mans name was Boies. He built two standpipes. six or eight feet in diameter each, to take the water from the top of the falls. At the foot of the standpipes he placed two huge tubes of iron, made like boilers, each 15O feet long and feet in diameter. The work of installing this plant occupied some months, and the cost altogether was ris- ing of $15O, ,OO0.
 His plan, which worked beautifully in a small model, was to let the water through the standpipes alternately into the two huge boilerlike "compressors," as he termed them. Of course each of these vessels would bs full of air beforel the water entered, and as it rushed in the air would become compressed to q very nigh pressure, as Boies expected.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
Abandonment of Cronstadt.

The harbor of Cronstadt in Russia is to be closed to merchant vessels after 1895, and new harbor will be opened along a maritime canal just below St. Petersburg. This harbor will be 32 feet deep, cost 1000, 900 ruhles, and be the central point for the unloading of coal and the loading of grain and other articles of export. The depart ment of public works is also consider ing the advisaBility of constructing a tunnel under the Neva like that under the Thames in London, but built in four stories This abandonment of Cronstadt is of especial interest, for it was Peter the Great who established and indeed created it for the port of St.
 Petersburg g-Springfeld Republican.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
nIrds An Mathematician.

The English l. Ituralist, Morris Gibbs, devoted years If study to birds nests, their formation and their contents, and asserts that birds lay their eggs in ac- curdance with geometrical lines, so that every inch of space is used to the greatest possible advantage Birds which lay many eggs arrange them in circles. the pointed ends turned to the inside. Others, whose eggs arc clip tically shaped. place them in longitudi- nal rows. If an egg is moved out of its original position by an intruder, it will be found on the following morn ing that the bird has returned it to its first position. Among the numerous and often difficult cases which Gibbs made matter of stndy, not one was found which would not do credit to n ,,atheuaticiaD '-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12

that with the original object always kept well in view 1t is not necessary to ignore ab- solutely the artistic side of the affair. In fact, it is my opnioo that a due regar for the proprieties is certain to win emphatic, though too often tardy, recognition
 realize that many persons in and out of the profession will accuse me of wishing to appear to be didactic and will assert that my few years of experience on the stage do not warrant me in posing as an exponent of higher art" l therefore desire that what have here written shall not be con- sidered as the dogmatic statements of a veteran, but merely as the plain, candid, unvarnished and sincere, but none the less positive, opinion of one who has adopted the stage '4s q profession and who intends to rise as far as her limited abilities, aided by unceasing applicAtion, will permit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
SOME STEPS FORW ARD.
What Is to Be the Most PopulsT
 Form of Theatricals?
MRS. DE WOLF HOPPER'S IDEA.

She Thinks That the Public Wants Robert
 son or Similar Comedies, With Catchy
 Songs Logically yIntroduced-She and Her
 Husband Will Try It.
 No person who has made even the most casual study of the stage can have failed to notice that the popular theatrical appetite travels in cycles. For several years tragedy is the class of entertainment which draws best. Then perhaps there will be period of melodramas, good, bad and indifferent Then there may be a craze for grand opera, followed by an epoch in which the fatls will be comic opera, farce opera" or even what is known today as farce comedy. 1 have observed, however, that while these different forms of entertainment come and go in more or less regular rotation there is always some shrewd individual who recognizes that the people never tire of good, legitimate comedy. He gives it to them in whatever form he thinks best, and if he possesses the financial ability to pre- sent the plays with the indispensable ad- juncts of d high grade company and thor oughly appropriate accessories he gener- allT manages to make good deal of money The average individual also never tires of light, catchy music-something that he will be able to remember after he leaves the theater
 Believing as 1 do, if were asked to name | the class of entertainment which will be | most popular in this country for several years to come, 1 should unheSitatingly say, "Come',ss of about the Robertson type, with good anu specially written songs, logically introduced" People are tired of so called plays with plots which the big Lick observ- atory telescope would not be sufficiently powerful to reveal. These things generally
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
It Was FOgEy.

Brazil is the hotbed of "prevarica tors for amusement only" It has in actual existence an Ananias club, and rumOr credits Judge Silas D. Cotfey of the state supreme bench with the pres idency. The judge tells a good story at the expense of John Vanes, proprie- tor of the Nanes boiler works, and a cousin te Carnegie, the iron king. He said that one morning while party were camping at the judges cottage tbey awoke to find the thickest fog on record. Vanes was missing, and a search was instituted. He was found just outside the door, where he was cutting out slices of the fog with a cornknife and spreading it with sorg hum molasses for breakfast. Vanes de- nes this and says he was cutting loose the shadows of night that had got caught in the fog.-Brazil Qnd.) Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
CannibaliStic Scorpions.

During many years of scorpion hunt ing l never remember tu have seen two individuals living tOgvtht I in umity and even their more tender relations are tainted at times with the uuamiahlc habit of Cannihalism. The males are decidedly smaller than thriI mates, whom they approach accordingly with the utmost caution. If the fair iua- morata doesn't like the looks of her ad- vancinG suitUr she settles the question otfhaud hy making a murdrrOus spring at him, catching him in her claws, stinging him to death, and making d hearty meal off hm. This is scarcely loverlikr. On the other hand, if Il du- biouS wife, thr frmal" scorpion is a de- voted mother. She hatchrs her c2;gS in her own uviduct. mings folth her young alive unlike her relations, the spiders -and carries them about on her back, to the number of JO. during their in- nocent childhood, till they are of an age to shift for themselves ill the strug- gle tor existence. C"Inhill Magazine.
 The Bennington at Genoa.
 GENOA. Feb l2-rhe United States war vessel Bennington has arrived here and k awaiting further orders.
 Weather Forecast.
 1ncreasin. cloudine2s and rain or snow; warmer; east winds
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
ChenrfulneSS.

That cheerfulness can be cultivated is well illustrated by the story of lady and gentleman who were in timber yard, situated by dirty, foul smelling river.
 The lady said, How good the pine boards smell!'
 "Pinc bourts!' exclaimed the gentle man. Just smell this foul river.'
 No, thank yuu, the lady replied. T prefer to smell the pine boards. ''- Ram s Horn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
WATER LOCATION SENSE.
The Strange Faculty Possessed by Some
 Reptiles Even When Decapitated.

The Strange Faculty Possessed by Some
 Reptiles Even When Decapitated.
 Reptiles and batrachIans usually pos sess what may be termed the water To- cation sense.
 My attention was first called to this by my brother, who, while engaged in a natural history expedition in south eastern Texas, had what at the time we both considered a unlque experience with n large sea tortoise.
 This tortoise had been surprised some distance from the water, among the sand dunes that line the gulf shore, and on being overtaken had its head chop ped off preparatory to serving as a very toothsome addition to our diet. Much to the surprise of the party the behead- ed animal continued on its way toward the water.
 Several times it was turned around, entirely or part way, but every time it was able to right its position perfectly and again make directly for the water.
 At tho time this was narrated to me I was of the opinion that there must have been. something in the contour of the land that enabled the tortoise to regain the correct direction in each case.
 Since then I have had numerous proofs that this ability belongs to a number of species ot these animals in the West Indies, and that the loss of eyes and nasal organs, of tho entire head and neck, in fact, apparently works no inconvenience to them in this particular This is a family character istic which, 50 far as 1 have been able to find, is net alluded to in any work concerning them.
 The same singular ability may be Ob served in certain species of water ire QuCnting snake. The common water snake, often erroneously called the "water moccasin, almost invariably finds its way to the water, if not too far away, when its head is cut off.-St. Louis Republic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
THEPOWER OF WATER
VARIOUS SCHEMES FOR UTILIZING IT
 AT A DISTANCE

Dreams of Inventors Who Have Believed
 They Could Win Wealth by the Compres.
 sion of Air-Leonard Henkle's Plans For
 Generating Electricity at Niagara.
 It was the success of Joseph Cowles of Rochester in turning the weight of the water of the 'lower falls of the Gene see into electricity by the use of turbine wheels, so placed at the bottom of deeI shafts that the full head of 96 feet might be utilized, that gave the first practical turn to the magnificent project for ac- complaining the same thing at Niagara
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
Force of Habit.

Speaking of force of habit, some years ago there was an iron railing around the c:Hitol grounds at Washing ton. The appropriation bill provided for a watchman to close and lock the gates every night at a certain hour and open them at certain hour every morning. In the course of time the railing or fence was removed, but the gates swung between their Egyptian pillars for a long time, and all that time the watcnman came and went reg ularly, closing and opening the gates according to law and drawing his sal ary.-New York Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
secure bargains.
nistrict of Waterbury

nistrict of Waterbury N Probate Court. I' February 9th. lN9t.
 Estate of T. F. Williams. If Waterbury. in said District assigning debtor
 The voluntary assignment of the ~ai't tl"ht or having been lodged in this office for record and probate thereof, and Patrick II. Began. of Waterbury. being in said aeSi&nmcnt n"ml- ORDERED-That the 18th day of February, 1894. at o'clock forenoon. be. and the samc is. hereby assigned for a hearing on the appro- val of said proposed trustee. and that all per sons interested therein may have notice tn appear if they see cause, and be heard thCrC- on. this Court directs that this order he pub lishcd three times in a newspaper having q circulation in said Probate District. before said time assigned for said hearing.
 ROBERT A. LOWE. Judge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
N.H.& Railroad Time Table
 June H. 1903.
 NAUGATUCK DIVISION.
Trains leave Waterbury as follow

Trains leave Waterbury as follows: For NEW YORK--6.OS. 7.a0. s.2e lObOam; log 326, b.5S ? m. Sunday, I.16 pm. Return, b0l. 800. l0.n3 m: 100 AOa 6 oo nm. Sunday, G0l a m. For NEW HAVEN. via Naugatuck Junction 730, s.26 m; 1,2s, 3.26 B.b3 n m Vio Derby Junction. eos. 8.2G. lO.SO n m: I,2s 3.25, b.53 m.
 Return via Naugatuck Junction ut I 4B pm Sunday 500 n m. Via Derby Junction TOO, 9.i2 a. m: l2.O0, 22O B.3O TAO D. m Sunday a.lO a m. For RRIDGFpORT-G'O T 80 s26 IObO A m 1.2s, 3,2b. b.S3 D m. Sunday 4lb D m Return at 7.Oh. 94O q m : l2.Uu, 2.2S b.3O 7.s7 nm. SundayS,1b a m, For ANSONIA-605 T. 40. 926 l0bO a m I.2a a2H. 5.ba, 700 tmixed) p m. Sunday. A.S Return at TAO. 1O.2l a m l2.sl s.Ol an. B.? pm. Sunday s.46 m. For WATERTOWN-644 s.s7. ll17 a m sha 612 7.04 pm, Saturday 9.1b pm. Return at 6 .25 .b6. 10.30 m: 2.b0. 1.S6. eSO pm Saturday 7.3b pm. F,,r THOMASTON-sS2. 1l12a m; 3B2. sha 9OOpm. Sunday 9.2b I'm. Return at 7.Os 7.bS., 1928 m 2.M K.28 ? m. Sunday 3.47 m. For TOJtRING T0N.-s.s2, 11.12 a m s.S2 sBa aO,pm. Sunday 9.25 m. Return at e47, 7.s1. 1O.9o m: 9.sO, sos p m. Sunday 3.2S ? m
 pm. Sunday 9.2B a m.
 Return at e-s0. rio $40 . m s.Os. 1.SaD D Sundays m
 or. EEnaPsTEAD. Gen Pass Axsns
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
w. P. THOMS,
New York & New England

Passenger Train Service. January :. 1894 Trains leave Waterbury for EOSTON-3.l5 ' 3o a m LOO. 3.55 m. PRONlpENCE-@.46 ' 80 a m loo 65 m. NEW YORK via Brcwstcr-S.N5 . m 2O6 pm MORCFSTER-3,I5 7aO m !.0o D m. NEW lONDON-7.30 a m LOO 3.S5 D m. PUTNAM-3l5 7.3O a m loo. 3.55 n m I5 7.}0 n m lOO 3.65 m. SPRlNGFIklD-906 906 a m 3.56 m. HARTFORD-345 7.3O. 9.O5. lO:I6 a m, LOO
 3.5h s.l5 r. m NEW BRIrAIN-345 7.3o. 9UH lO.45 a m LOO
 8hh Sl5 pm. PLAINNlILE-'4o 7.so, eo6 lo4b a m loo BRIsTo1.-3I5 7.aO. eoS loAN m loo TEKRYviIiE-7ao eoa. lo45a m 100 sDQ WATFRIIIiE-7 30. oo, 10 46a m a.6s. SIS pm MERIDEN 4.3o. SEQ a m. 43O D m CROMWELL. I. 9&lO m. | 3O r m UNION ClrG-i S.O5 a m .. 2.lO pm. TOWANTTC-fs.o6 m. 2lO bp m. SOUTHPORT sos Il m 2IO p m. rOMPERAUG NALLEY-sO5 a m. 2lO SANDY MooK-s.oS a m 2lo. p m. HAWlfGNlIIE-S.0 a m 2.lO. P m DANBURl-8O5 q m 2.lO p m. II .5O. a. m EREWSTERS-S,0b n m 2lO. li,bO pm. FISNKll LION HU DSON-SIO m POS p m, As- -SinEh0mptun, Elmira, Jamestown. Cleve- land, Akron and Chicago s.n5 n m POI ID m POUGHKEFPSlE. via Hopewel sos n m
 ll.5o p. m.
 Sundny tmins- Hartford and Boston
 W.R. HANCOCK.
 Gen Pass Agent Boston.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12

MARY ELLEN LEAsE-a ppears to be vindi clted. By the unanimous decision of the supreme court of Kansas she Is restored to her position as member of the state board of charities, from which position she was unceremoniously removed by Cover nor Lewelling. This is good deal of n triumph for woman who stood up and fought the governor single handed and alone. It is quite evident that Mrs Lease k a woman of resources as we'll as pluck.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
An ExDeriment In Icemaking

Touch the convex slue or a WatCh glass upon water so as to leave drop hang ing on the glass. Pour little ether into the concave side and blow upon it. The rapid evaporation of the ether will ren- der the glass so cold that the drop of water will be frozen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
stacked Against Him.

Travt lrr-s'uy, my friend, there's no meat in this sandwich.
 Waitress No:
 Traveller Hadn't you better give that pack anoth"r shutlio and let me draw again? -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
Utilizing the Bones of Heroes.

In 1881 English ships brought to the bone factories of England 3O,OO0 skele- tons of Turkish and Russian soldiers who had perished in the Crimean war. They were to be utilized as fertilizing material after being ground to powder ill the mills.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
AN ESCAPE

is 1nado from all the diseases that come from tainted blood if the liver is reused to
 vigorous action, the bloo4 purified and the sy5toln braccd up with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Languor aud loss of appetite, with or without !ndiSes ton, warn you that graver ills ere close bshind. The "DEcoyery" will sharpen the appetite, i'm provo digestion and restore health; A pos itive cure for "liver ComplaiIit,N lndgeS-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
An Editors Exercise.

Lawrence Godkin, editor of the New York Evening Post, rides the bicycle every afternoon, rain or shine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year $500 Three mos. SIPS S-X months 2.50 One month. .42

No one of our war ships has the hold on the affections of the people that the Rear sarge had. Its wreck comes home to us all like a personal loss.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12

HEADACHE
 Indigestion. Billiousness, DYSPEPSIA
 And all Stomach Troubles
 Are Cured by P. P. P.
 (Prickly Ash. Poke Root and Potassium. ) P. P. P. is a sure cure for Rheumatism, Scrofula, Blood poison, Blotches. Pimples. and all skin and blood diseases. CanceFous sore on face, years of skin trouble. GIandular swelling sufferer rend- CTS. thanks to P. ?. ?. for it's great cures. Abbots East Indian Corn Paint cures all Corns, :wArts, and tBunions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
Ehe 9ernncrat>
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Letters and communications should bear the name and address of the writer in each case as a guarantee of good faith. Anony- nous communications will not be printed.
 Any irregularity fn delivery should be re- ported to the office at once.
 Entered at the Post OfHlce at Waterbury as second class matter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12

Turkeys Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Native Veal and Lamb. Choicest of Beef, Sperry N Barnes Sausage, in fact anything you desire in my line feel sure can please on quality, and on price l know it.
 If not convenient to call just ring up 1i6-i and we will deliver to you immcdi- ately. Trusting you may favor me with n call, l am yours to please.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
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PIP. P. purifies the blood. builds up the weak and debilitated, gives strength to weakened nerves, expels diseases, giving the patient health and happiness where sickness, gloomy feelings and lassitude first prevailed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12

Ladies whose systems are poisoned and whose blood is in an impure condi- tion. due to menstrual irreGularities, are peculiarly benefited by the won- derful tonic and blood cleansing prop critics of P. P. P. Pric6ly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Aug. 14th, 1893. Il can speak in the highest terms of your medicine from my own personal knowledge. Twas affected with heart disease. pleurisy and rheumatism for 35 years, was treated by the very best lars, tried every known remedy with. out finding relief. Ihave only taken one bottle of your P. P. F., and can cheerfully say 1t has done me moro good than anything have ever taken. | can recommend your medicine to all sufferers of the above diseases.
 MRS. M. N. WEARY.
 Springfield, Green County, Mo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12

Cor blood poisoning. mercu. rial poison, malaria, dyspepsia. and bIotches, pimples, old chronic ulcers. letter, scald head, boiis, erysipelas, eczema we may say, without fear or contradiction, that P. P. P. is the best blood purifier in the world. and makes positive, speedy and permanent cures iR all cases.