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The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-13
Antiquity of the Peach.

The peach is an improved variety of the almond. The almond has a thin shell around the stone, which splits open and exposes the stone when ma ture. This outer skin has simply be- come feshy in the pesch, so that is all that gives it it's specific character. It seems now clear from investigation in the history of ancient Babylon that in their gardens, now nearly four thou sand years ago, the peach was cUltivat- cd then as it is HOW. It must have been many years before this that the peach was improved from the almond, and this fact goes to show the great antiquity of the fruit.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-13
The ScimItar Snake,

There is little reptile belonging in Madagascar known as the scimitar spakc-that is, the curling sword. Running along the back from head to tail is q blaclzish, horny substance, I:hich bends with the convolutions of che snakes body as readily as would well-tempcred steel spring, and throughout it's entire length it bears an edge ns hard as flint and sharp as q razor. They are not poisonous, but when one of them springs on man, which he is very likely to do, he will soon have leg off unless cracked on the pate. Some snake specialists claim that the presence of this reptile on the island i3 the reason that there are no large quadrupeds to be found there at present, the curling sword in back ages having taken off legs faster than they could be created.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-13
Tho Books of ConrucIus.

The Chinese scriptures or sacred books were compiled and partly com posed by Confucius himself They gre divided into five books-Yiz.: 1. Tho Viking, which treats wholly of cos mogony. 9. Shu-Kirg, the acts and wise maxims of Yaoa, Shun and other Chinese kings. and philosophers, who are now held in great veneration. 3. Sinking, which contains 31I sacred poems. 1. Ee-KinG, or The Book of Rites," which is q repository of ma1- inns Gnd directions for everyday life Of Gll sorts and conditions of people. 5. Chun-Tlien, which Is history of the time of Confuc;us. These books, taken collectively, are usually referred to. in lists of "Bibles of the World" as The Five Kings" The word king" ill this connection simply means "boolt."
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-13
THE TONGUE AND SPEECH.
Imperfect Articulation Rarely lmpedes
 EIan fn His W0r.s.

Man in His TOrs.
 For making the and 2 the tongue has to be partially applied to a portion of the palate next the teeth. Not only. however, must the contact be in complete, but it's place is inds3Dite- may be half an inch farther back. To make sh and zh the contact has to be made rot with the tip, but with the upper surface of the tongue. and must be an incomplete contact. Though for making the liquids the tip of the tonguc-ond the sides Of t,le tongue arc used, vet the requisite is rot any eZ act adjustment of the tip, but an in- rcrfect contact with the palate. says Herbert Spencer. il the Contemporary Icvicw For the tn tip is used along ,g..h the edges of the tongue, but no pcrfcct-Ed justnent is required, either to the cdres of the teeth or to the i action CT the teeth with the palate, where the sound may equally well be made. Though for the t and q con- Iletc contact of tip and edges of the tongue with the palate is required, vet the place of contact is not definite, and the tip takes no more important share in the action than the sides.
 AnTonc who observes the movements Of his tongue in speaking will find that there occur no cases in which the ad- ;astments must have an cxactnesS corresponding to the extreme power of discrimination which the tip possesses; for speech this endowment is useless. Even were it useful, it could not be shown that it has been developed by survival of the fttest, for though per feet articulation is useful, yet impcr- feet articulation has rarely such an ef- feet as to impede man in the main tenarcc of his life. If he is 9 good workman, Germans interchanges of Us and p's do not disadvantage him. 1 Frenchman, who in place of the sound of th. always makes the sound Z, succeeds as a teacher of music or dancing, no less than if he achieved the English pronunciation. Nay, even such an irnperfection of speech as that which arises from cleft palate does not prevent man from getting on if he is capable. True. it may go against him ss a candidate for parliament, or as an "crator' of the unemployed (mostly not worth employing). But in the struggle for life he is not hindered by the effect to tho extent of being less able than others to maintain himself md his O(fsnI.iDc-
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-13
In tho Austrlaa Army.

The polyglot character of the Aus tIian army was abundantly shown the other day when the ancient custom of solemI ly swearing in the recruits in the presence of the troops was revived, after having been discontinued sinco 1888. In Vienna alone the formula of oath to the colors had to be admins tered and read out in nine languages, to-wit: German, Hungarian. Cro2tian, Bohemian, Polish, Kuthenian. Hou- nlenian, Scrvian and Turkish, while the religious part Of the ceremony was conducted by Roman Catholic. Greek Catholic and Greel: orthodox priests, Protestant pastors, Jewish rabbis and
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-13
ALI-BER-ALl, TIE COBELER.
Isow He Lost Uis Wives and His Faith at
 the Same Time.


 hli-Bcn-Ali was and is Q ranerade. Ee believes in three gods, and drinks spirits of wine, corn and rye. lie also believes that women have souls and that, while there arc many houris in heaven, there are more in hell. When the muozzin calls to prayer he puts his thunb to his nose Gnd spreads his fin gers out, which is hiG Turkish way of expressing derision. Once upon time he owned seven slaves, four of whom were white. Great men were his friends. Now he cobblcs shoes, says Vance Thompson in the New York Ad- vertieer.
 He might have been . happy man to this day had it not been for that devil Of an Alci5iades. Ali-ben-hli was sit ting on his feet, looking through the open door out on the blue waters of the Bosporus and the low sandy shore beyond when the Greek camo up. He was a low-browed Creek He was podllinF slippers with long rcd points which curled over like r2723' horns. Ali was absorbed in thinking Of lis seven female slaves. IIe kicked the Greek in the back violently two or three times, but otherwise ignored his presence.
 The subtle Greek departed. Under his low brow he devised this revenge. lie wrote letter to the sultan.
 Well see about this" said the sul- tan. "Mcsrour, of with Ben Ais head and bring me his seven nice wives"
 Mesrour returned in hGlf an hour, the seven slaves, of whom four wero white, trailing after him.
 Ben Ali is dead" he said.
 Mosrour lied. Ben Ali. by bribes, had secEred his escape and, disguised as bale of tobacco, was stored away ia hold of a vessel bound for New York. He is in New York now to prove that this tale is no lie. He cobblcs shoes At times he drinks strong spirits. Then he curses the con- mander of the faithful and AIcibiadcs, the low-browed Greek. The sultan is I Moharamcdan, and him Ben Ali curses; the Greek is a Christian and is cursed of Ben Ali.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-13
AN OLD-TIME PERSONAL"
A BaEonet Advertised for g Baroness, and
 Without Success.

4 BaEonet Advertised for g Baroness, and
 Without Success.
 Those who believe that the matrimo- nial advertisement originated with the modern Sunday newspaper should con- suit the Ipswich Journal of August 21, 1902, which contains this advertise ment:
 ''To the angelic fair of the true Eng fish breed, worthy notice. Sir John Dinely, Of Windsor castle, recom- mend6 himself and his ample fortune to any angelic beauty of 8 good breed, fit to become and willing to be the mother of noble heir, and keep up the name Of an ancient family en- nobled by deed of arms and ancestral renown. Ladies at certain period of life need not apply. Fortune favors the bold. Such ladies as this adver- tisement may induce to apply or send their agents Out no servants or matronS) may direct to me at the castle, Windsor. Happiness and pleas ure are agreeable objects, and should De regarded as well os honor. The lady who shall thus become my wife will 6e q baroness and rank according ly as Lady Dincly Of Windsor. Good will and favor to oil ladies of Crest Britain. Pull 10 caps On his account, bat favor hin wita your smiles, and paeans cf pleasure await your steps,"
 Notwithstanding this tempting offer to thc lair sex Sir John Dinely died bachelor in 1908, aa inmate of tho poor knights quarters in Windsor castle.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-13
COURAGE IN SURGERY.
Why Experienced Practitioners Are Coo
 Isaif4 Operating.

Iaiia Operating.
 An cid surgeon. engaged fer the mo
 nent in Gis1ect;rg a cold roast quail, ard r.alirg, it nnst be confessed, only Sn indifferent job Of it, had been lis teni,g Incidentally to the conversation Of lis table companions WHO were dis { cussing t..c calrrccs and r~rve dis played b- the average practitioner dur ing surgical operations. says the New York EeralG. Both agreed that the rcise and coolness shown by surgeons st tines vcrc extraordinary and hard to understand.
 How, friends, if you will permit E-~," interrupted the surgeon at this point, 'I would like to tell you that there is nothing extraordinary about t The nerve Gs you call 1t, of the surgeon under such circumstances is tie most natural thing in the world. IL is not display of calmness which has been put on for that occasion, CT an exhibition Of courage summoned up fer an unusual emergency, but simply the normal Gcmcanor of Q practical, mGtter-of-fact man who knows what he has to do and how he is going to do It.
 "The trouble with many people who marvel at what they call a surgeons courage is that they fail utterly to co@rrehend the conditions under which he performs his work. They imagine that lie is experimenting, or that Ee doesn't know his ground, or that he will cut something that he ought not to cut. Nothing could be further from the facts. No movement h science or mechanics is preceded by g more ac"rrate foreknOwlcdge Of it's reSr!t9 than the average operation in BUT. v. There Is TO such thing as guesswork about it. The operate knows he is performing an. operation which is based upon an exact science. Be follows rules which apply to all cases, and is secure in the confidence tain effects in given instances will do so in all others.
 "Why, then, should there be any need in his work for extraordinary courage? There are cases. of course, so critical or so unusual as to excite even the calmest and most self-con- tEincd operator, and when these arc under treatment the surgeons powers of sclf-control are frequently taxed to their utmost limit. To the man who. in such case, can wield the knife without tremor, when life itself de- pcnds upon the accuracy and dclicacy Of his touch, We must award the praise due to real heroes. But in the aver age case, gay of amputation CT of skull fracture involving cranial operations, the surgeon neither needs nor possesses more than the courage Of an intcl!i- gent, sincere man, who knows his duty and has learned how to perform it. His technical knowledge of anatomy and it's methodical habit Of work ac- custom him to conditions which alarm and excite non professional minds, and he goes about his task with a certain quiet, vigorous, assertive confidence in the result of his movements which the obaervcr is quite likely to mistake for Q marvellous courage summoned up for that particular occasion. It is courage Of certain sort, confess-the cour- age of absolute confidence in the in sSllibility of the science he repre- fs
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-13
C!inl5:1z Fishes.

Although one naturally supposes to and generally does find the genus pisces inhs5itirg the water solely, there are curious exceptions to the rule. An in- stance may be cited in the species known as the climbing perch, which not only travels lorg dist2nces over dry land which separates one stream from another, but is likely to climb a tree whenever the opportunity afTcr ~Is The curious creature has q peculiar ST engagement Of the upper ra~t of tls head, which is provided with va,or cells, the fish using this store Ot Nv2tcI
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-13
Casta fn India.

Some idea cf the extent and petty distinctions Of caste in India can be obtained from few figures like the following from the last census: Over one thousand three hundred divisions Of caste are named. while over seven thousand gre not specified; lvo hun- dred and tTvcnty-onc kinds Of Brah- :nins- < singl2 division of the mer- chant class has four hundred and eleven subdivisions, while the oatcasi
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-16
Mems and Young Mems Suits,
 Business Suits.

All Wool. They were $7 to $50; cut to $4.50.
 100 Men's and Young Mems All Wool Suits the best we ever sold, for $l0, SIP, SIS; cut to $7.25.
 Mems Blue Flannel Suits $6.
 Heavy weight Single and Double Breasted Dickey Suits $50.
 Mems All Wool Pants price was $50; cut to 75c.
 Fine Dress Pants were $4; cut to 200.
 Dark Fall Ovcrcoats were $S; cut to 800.
 Boys and Childrens Suits at startling prices to carry away.
 The deepest cut on Chil, dren's Short Pant Suits-listcn
 $50 and 200 Suits cut tc 13c.
 $50 and 400 Suits cut tc 2.5O.
 All higher grade Suits cut $l to 200 suit.
 Children's Short Pants He { pair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-16
JUDGE COWELL'S HOUR.
R. C. Palmer Fined For AssnuItinS a
 Boy.

R. C. Palmer Fined For AssnuItinG a
 Boy.
 In the police court this mo ming k. c. Palmer, clerk for Hall & Upson Ice Co on East Main street was charged with assault on Willie Corcoran who lives near the office Young Corcoran, with all the other boys in the neighborhood, has acquired the habit of going into the yard and pick ing up pieces of ice. Yesterday afternoon Palmer caught him putting a chunk out of the company's yard into his grandmoth CTS lot, Mrs Dougherty, who lives near the office. Palmer followed the boy and catching him kicked and beat him. Mrs Dougherty said at"Palmer tore the boys jacket into shreds, kicked him on the side and bac&. tried to throw him over the fence and acted more like crazy, brutal animal than human being" "How long did he continue whipping him" asked Clerk Bronson. who prosecuted in the ab- sence of Mir Webster, "I don't know," said Mrs Dougherty ''1 didn't have a watch or a clock about me, but I should say about two or three minutes" The accused said the boys around there caused him considerable annoyance and he had repeatedly cautioned them to stay out of there. The court thought that Palmer used little more force than was neces- sary on nine years old boy, If he had taken horsewhip, he said, and given him a good flashing he would let him off, but under the circumstances he felt called upon to intiict fine of 5 without costs.
 The case of Maurice Moriarty was called and at the request of Attorney Ken drick it was adjourned until next Tuesday
 Judge Cowell requested the appearance of Dr J. F. Hayes, Patrick Mooney's physician, in court tomorrow morning de said he had been told that the patient is out of danger and if pr Hayes should appear and verify this he would reduce Payne's bond.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-16
THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Tue Philadelphia papers have at last soured on Reilly as shortstop, and some of them are calling for Sullivan to come back.
 Mcfarland, the fine young catcher of the Indianapolis club, is but twenty years of age. Cincinnati may give him show next season.
 President Byrne says that Lucid was drunk in Chicago. and he hopes that he will press his suit against the Brooklyn club for the fine imposed.
 Manager Joe Quinn has given up his thankless tasS of managing the St Louis club He and Von der Ahe had stormy interview before he resigned. The man whom Von der Ahe has secured to take his place is one Lou Phelan, saloon keeper in St Louis who was a partner of Dan Creedon, the prize fighter, before the latter took his departure from that city The principel qualification Phelan possesses as a base bali manager is that he knows less about the game than Won der Ahe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-16
OFFICERS, ELECTED.

Father Winters of Mount Carmel
 Chosen President of the C. T. A. II.
 The election of officers formed the prin- cipal business of the afternoon session of the c. T. A. U. convention at Norwich yesterday, and was the most spirited in years.
 The candidates for president of the state union were Walter Fitzmaurice of New London. Hugh Haggerty of Meriden, William Gaffney of Ansonia and John M Lee of Norwich. It took six ballots to de- cide the contest, and Father Winters of Mount Carmel was elected. For vice president. J. H. Frenzy of Waterbury and J. M Lee of Norwich were the candidates. The latter secured the election. Miss Marie Moran of New Haven was cAndi. date for second vice president. but she was defeated by Miss Reagan of Branford
 The office of secretary caused an excit- ing contest The nominees were John Kelly, we'll known in New Britain, and ex- Councilman John F. Burke of New Haven The latter is secretary of St Patrick's soci- ety. Mir Kelly was elected by a small majority. State Treasurer Charles Fitz- gerald of Middletown and State Editor John G. McGowan of New Haven, were both reelected unanimously It was de- cided to hold the next convention in Win sted in August.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-16
COVE DAY.

Thousande of Visitors in Camp COffin Private Berry Discharged From the
 Hospital.
 CAMP COFFIN, Mantle, Aug 16.-The@ telephone is responsible for an error that crept into most of the state papers, includ- ing the DEMOCRAT. last night. It was Pri- vate James Berry of CoG, Second, who was injured, and not Corporal Barry. Private Berry has almost recovered from his in- iuries.
 The following order was issued this morning:
 SURGEON SECOND REGIMENT:
 The bearer, James Berry. was dis charged from hos 5ital at 6 8. m., and or dered to report to you as ready for duty.
 THOMPSON, Surgeon in Charge.
 The officer of the day to-day Is Captain Kennedy of Go D; officer of guard. Lieu- tenant Dan, Co F; supernumerary of- fcer, Lieutenant Sandland. Go A. The detail from Go G is: Corporal Pagan, Privates Foley, Lynch, Mcdonald, Shields, McNamee; Go A, Sergeant King, Privates Pouard, Winters, Westwood, Gabriel, Fryer and Stone.
 The regular camp routines was followed by the National Guard this morning. and the special work of the day was not begun until o'clock. Guard mount was CalleO at CnhL nOur 1uSLebu o1 4'oO' anu at o'clock the brigade paraded in review. They were formed in company front and at o'clock Governor Coffin and staff rode along the line inspecting the troops. Then the chief executive and commander of the guard went to his stand, with his staff, and the real review began. The troops, by regiments and then by companies. were marchedIpast the gover- nor's stand, around the parade ground and were carefully reviewed, not only by the governor and staff but by one of the largest crowds of civilians which has attended camp for five years. After this | parade the colonel of each regiment put his men through some special maneuvers. each different from the other three regi- ments of the brigade.
 The regiments fired by regiments, com- pany square, and as the whole brigade, and showed by the manner in which they obeyed the orders of their officers that they had been well drilled. After this the machine gun platoon gave an exhibition. and did some rapid firing which exceeded any of their work on the grounds this week. l The signal corps then gave an exhibition of their skill, and signals were sent from one end of the parade ground by flags, hel- iograph, and finally by a field telephone The latter mode of sending dispatches was considered the most successful. After thiE display the siege guns and the mortars or the bluff by the river began to fire, anc their black mouths vomited forth req shells, which bursting high in air filled tn, upper atmosphere full of black smoke, giv ing quite the appearance of a battle. Af ter the big guns were silenced the regi mental parade was in order.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-16
PURELY PERSONAL.
Where Waterbury People Are Coin
 For the Summer
CONSISTENCY

Where Waterbury People Are Going
 For the Summer.
 Miss Mamie Kairn of shelton is the guest of Miss Margaret Hennessy of this city. Miss Hennessy recently removed here from shelton.
 Miss Jennie Pollock of this city is the guest of Miss Viola Novitzky of Derby.
 Miss Anna Bergin of Walnut street, has gone to spend three weeks vacation in New York.
 The Misses Katie Began of East Main street. Maggie Early of Pemberton street are visiting friends in Fair Haven and Bridgeport.
 The Misses Laura and Lizzie Mcdonald. daughters of Sheriff John W. Mcdonald, are spending their vacation in Woodmont.
 Miss Annie Moran. daughter of Thomas Moran, superintendent of the almshouse is spending her vacation at Hotchkiss grove.
 John Cavanaugh and Finton Keefe of the Waterbury Buckle Go. John 0 Downey and John McGinn of the Scovill Manuf'g Go, James Downey of D J. Phelan's Baldwin street grocery store and Thomas Foley of Keefe & Foley, have gone on weeks va cation U the fishing banks, New York. All are expert anglers and it is expected that they will have some thrilling fish stories to relate on the ir return.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-16
1908 DEATHS IN JULY.
Some Facts and Figures From State
 Health Boards Report.

Some Facts and Figures From State
 Health Boards Report.
 The mortality report for July has been received from 167 towns in the state by the state board of health. There were 30S deaths reported in the state during the month. This was 355 more than in June, and 63 less than the average number of deaths in July for the five years preced- ing the present. The death rate was 20 ' for the large towns; for the small towns Is 9, and 193 for the whole state. The deaths from zymotic diseases were 426. being 32 per cent of the total mortality. The death rate for Waterbury was 23.6 and for Naugatuck 12 9.
 There were 3l2 deaths during the month from diarrhcnl Tn children under D. and 46 from the same disease in people older than that. Consumption caused 12O deaths. diseases of the nervous system 176. heart disease 83, cerebro-spinal fever 23, ty- phoid fever 15. pneumonia 22, bronchitis |15.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-16
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

One of the moons of Mars goes through all of its phases, thew, full and old moon," once each 24 hours.
 Swiss scientist has been testing the presence of bacteria in the mountain air and finds that not single microbe exists above an altitude of 2, 600 feet.
 The majority Of recent calculations on the speed of the sun through space place 1t at about 40 miles per second, or nearly 5000 times faster than the average express train moves.
 Professor Runge of Hanover says that the bright yellow line in the spectrum of gas from cleveite is double. This destroys its identity with the helium line unless that can also be shown to be double.
 The new substance, "cryostaz," is formed by eumbiNng equal quantities of phenol, camphor aha saponine with little turpentine. When it's temperature is low erod below the point at which water freezes, 1t becomes liquid, but when 1t Is heated 1t turns to tho solid stats.