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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-05

To know that U. s. & Co are getting reckless. Actually giving Goods away. The diff ferent lines of goods that are nearly sold out have odd sizes left. They will be put at give away prices and some of them will be actually Given Away.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-05

not believed. It is thought the lnuenJlon of the adventures was to sail from San Francisco or some nearby port in @ vessel chartered for the occasion. The San Fran cisco police at first thought Morrow was running a swindling employment agency, but investigation leads them to believe that conspiracy of the nature outlined actually exists. In spite of the exposure Morrow was very cool, and said the feder- al authorities had no terrors for him. He had not committed any overt act, and they could do nothing except watch him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-05
The Best
 In Waterbury

As Good Work and Best
 Price
 Watch Repairing 0He-Half Price. Cleaning American Watches 75c
 Swiss and English 75c to Sl Main Springs American 75c Main Springs Swiss and Eng lish .~:
 Balance Staff 1.25 Case Lifting Spring 5Oc Jewels soc to $1 Watch Glass Hunting Case 10c Thick Flat Open Face 15c ~All goods cheap for cash and fully guaranteed.
 E. E. BENNETT, | 145IBanksSt
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stove one chilly morning. and the bills were
partly destroyed. Enough of them was
left, however, to make Identification easy,
and Quong will get his cash back. He is a
lucky Chinaman, for. as the records of the
treasury show, the domestic stove is the
most completely efficient destroyer of
money In existence. People, especially in
rural districts will insist on employing IL
Tor the purpose of safe deposit, and sooner
or later the familys savings are apt to go
up In smoke. Nearly always the bills are
reduced to hopeless ashes. involving total
loss. About 100 cases of this kind are re-
ferred to the redemption division every
year.
A Patchwork Expert.
The government is always willing, and
even anxious, to replace spoiled money If IL
can possibly be identified. The skill of the
women employed in this work at the Treas
ury Department is little short of marvel
Gus. One lady, Mrs. Brown, attends to all
the buried notes. Patiently she picks out
scrap after scrap from a mass of charred
fragments, such any ordinary person
would regard as hopeless. One by one she
pastes them on paper, assembling the pieces
or each note on sheet by itself and trying
to restore" the greenback as a naturalist
would build up an extinct animal from a
rev fossil remains. Even a portion that is
hardly more than an ash may still show the
engraved design. When she is done X re-
mains to be determined how many of the
bills shall be considered as properly iden-
tined In the case of a bank note the name
OF the bank must be ascerta.ned.
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children might be the next victims of his
extraordinary vilainy. Others remained and
drank coffee that Martin made at the bon
fire, and SO great was the confusion and ex
element that even Gran'pa Kirk was dis
turbed by it, and hobbled down from his
room to see what was going on, complain
ing volubly because he hadn't been allowed
to understand half of what had nappend
yesterday.
A half indeed, He was not even aware
that there was a sick man in the house,
and he could only guess why it was that
his son-in-law had gone to DENLY early in
the afternoon. Mrs. Warren had been at
the utmost pains to keep from him any
knowledge of Dutton, going so far as to
caution some of her neighbors to say moth
ing of the stranger in his Gesence. Gram
pa had known of Elsie's disappearance.
however, and of the fruitless search for
her, and he had gone to bed with his head
full of early-century "reminiscences of bears
and Indians.
He was overjoyed when he came down.
stairs to run right into Elsies arms. He
laughed in a broken cracked falsetto while
the tears ran down his face.
There was little girl got lost back in
twenty-three and the Injuns carried her
off and we never got her again. He! he!
Marthy, do you rememberT and turning
from Elsie he went directly to the spare
room. and before he could be prevented he
had entered and had seen the Invalid on
the bed.
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THAT QUEER FEELING.
TO Meet and De Friends With the Girl
Who Has Refused You.

TO Meet and BE Friends With the Girl
Who Has Refused You.
From the London Illustrated News.
1 wonder how many young gentlemen
and even old ones-there are going about
in society who have popped the question
to young ladies whom they meet more or
less constantly and have been rejected. The
proper observation, l understand. for the
lady to make after this painful and delicate
duty has been performed is, But trust we
shall remain friends" The man may shake
his head and mutter. Friends be hanged"
but there is no help for it.
AS they move in the same set they can
not avoid meeting one another, and. of
course, in friendly way 1t is only in
very much lower rank in society that the
rejected one SwearS no other man shall
have his beloved object. and buys second
hand revolver to prevent il. But just at
first il must be very embarrassing, and
there is probably always a certain queer
feeling between them, as of a semi-attached
couple who might have been one for life
but for that monosyllabic and scarcely ar
ticuate No" AS a matter of fact, she
never does say NO but wraps up the
negative. as it were. in silver paper: Il
respect ard honor you. Mr.. Jones' (who
hoped to be called "Edwinr) beyond
everything, but what you ask can never
be"
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son whatever will guesses from any source
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Elsie had reported concerning diamonds.
She had told how the black man and his
companion were especially eager for 1.-The
President
Tell you what that means, Jack" said
Sam; this fellow that Mrs Warren is TAX
ing care of is the president of some kind of
organization. that's what it's. and they
want to get him for something or other"
Likely assented Martin, but he doubt
ed nevertheless.
BY o'clock Sans thoughts had so
turned to business that he declared that
he must attend to his store. Martin, too.
wanted to go home and look ..fter his
cattle. They arranged to take turns in
guarding the house. for both felt that it
would be inconsiderate and possibly dan
gerous to leave Mrs. Warren and Elsie
alone. Accordingly. Martin hurried home
first, Sam meantime sending his wife to
the store to open up for business, which
was more likely to be rushing at an early
hour than later. By o'clock, therefore,
Martin was back again and was on guard
alone.
The day opened TRANQUILITY enough. The pa
tent was much improved. Elsie was Sleep
ing peacefully. and Mrs. Warren herself,
though physically worn, was not mentally
as depressed as she had been the morning
before, when she was cruelty panied al the
conviction that her husband was keeping
something from her. Martin had attended
to the chores, and busted himself lightly
about the premises, for he felt no need of
Sleep All-night hunts were commonplace
episodes to him, though lie had never hunted
before when the quarry was of such infinite
Importance He was in the barn when Gold
ing came.
The traveller did not stop to hitch his foam
covered horse. He had been growing mere
and more excited as he drew near the village
and he passed the store one of the oilers
there had called out that Elsie was back
again When San Springer heard that it
was Golding who had passed at such high
speed he had dropped a sugar SCOOP con-
tents and all. on the floor and put out for the
Warrens on the dead run.
Gold.ng strobe up the D. tn from the gate
and stalked into the sick room. Mrs. War
rem was in the kitchen at the moment but
the door was open and she hurried back
Has Wanga been ahead of lle?' asked
Golding savagely. Did you give him the
diamond? Answer mew
Il don't know what YOU mean" said Mrs.
Warren
Then you've got it here. Where is it?
Where's Freemans vest?' and he looked
around the room eagerly, the invalid watch
ing him with a faint smile
Golding saw the closet door, dashed to it
and pulled it open.
Thief cried Mrs. Warren at the top of
her voice you shall not touch his clothingr'
and she tried to get before MIN.
He pushed her away with an oath.
Let me alone or I'll throttle your he
Kissed.
Il guess notr' said the exultant voice of
Martin, as he ran in from the kitchen. de-
lighted at the opportunity to work off his
friendly Indignation in conflict. He struck
Golding squarey on the mouth, ard between
the blow and a violent shove the traveller
was stretched at full length on the floor.
stomp on him. Jack" said Sam Springer,
appearing hot and painting in the front door
Go be continued next Mon law
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THE NAVY AS A CAREER.
The Road to Wealth is Not Befor,
ThONe Who Enter the Service

The Road to Wealth is Not Before
Those Who Enter the Service.
Captain A. r Mahan in the Forum
There remains the consideration of the
navy as career relatively to its place IN
the social organization. The consideration
accorded to profession in any society
depends, not upon it's intrinsic merits or
advantages, but upon the general aims and
pursuits of that society, and upon the value
to its interests that it recognizes in the
profession in question. A combination of
circumstances, which it is needless here to
analyze, have contributed to fasten the at
tention of the citizens of the United States
pretty exclusively upon the internal affairs
of the country, and to attach to the maxi
ing and having of money an Importance
paramount to that of all other factors in
life Undoubtedly many other human in
terests claim and receive a certain share of
attention; but money, as the representa-
tive of power and the means to gratitica-
ton. may without exaggeration be said to
have no competitor SO close as to be ac-
curately called a rival.
In the navy money will not be found;
and as, if it stands for anything, it stands
for the representation of external inter
ests, it fails there also to touch keenly the
chords that respond to the sense of danger
advantage near at hand. AS a matter
of fact, the external interests which are
now generally recognized as calling for the
Germ but a very small proportion of our
citizens-those who either reside or have
business interests in foreign lands where
political conditions are unsettled, and JUS
tee at times hard to obtain. Whether
wider embracing view Of national interests
W i'll in the future be justified, and, II JUS
titled, will be reached by SO large number
of our own people as to constitute anything
like a national sentiment. is a question
upon which it is impossible to speak with
&c tainty.
NV own opinion is that within the proba-
bic lifetime of one now entering the serv-
ice such sentiment will have become gen.
eral, owing to the course that external
events are likely to take; not by the mi
tiat:ve of our OWE country, but by the &C
ton of other states. If this should come TO
pass, the navy will undoubtedly gain that
width of sympathy and recognition which,
by the dignity it confers, is OF Itself no
slight advantage to be considered in the
choice of a profession. In no event Will
there be money in it: but there may always
he honor and quietness of MIND, ana
worthy occupation, which are better guar
antees of happiness.
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Why Do We Do TIT

From an Exchange.
Perhaps some sage tell me, for, indeed. I'd like
to know,
The secret of the titles that hear where'er 90.
There's Brown, who studied medicine, attaining
some renown,
Whose wife hear referred to as Mrs. DIR.
Brown
What reason for the custom can the wise ones give
to meg
Why not as wen refer to her as Mrs. Brown.
NJ. DE-
Because OShea is on the bench why should We al
ways say,
In speaking Of his charming wife. There's Mrs.
Judge O'Shea?"
Is she judge by marriage? Was she welded to
the court:
There should be some good reason why the title
she should sport.
If one should wed Justice, pray advise me, would
she be
Entitled to be known by all 'Mrs. Jones. JP.i 20
II not. what reason can We give for speaking ~
do
OF Mrs: Major canLonball' Mrs. Bishop
Pew:''
DO titles go to families for use Of ev'ry one?
And If they do why aren't they used by daughter
and by son?
Junior, too!
At least let's be consistent in the things try 70
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course, it isn't so, but it's only a part of
the mysteries that have been happening
since-it seems so long ago, Will, that we
were on the Summit road and saw those
two men,
1T does seem long. Was it the same
black man."
Yes; and the white man was sick. He
was wounded, too. Well, I was trying to
tell you how, when the black man went
away, he placed the white man, whom he
called Sam, right in the tunnel with re-
volver at his SIDE There was torch
burning over his head. If I made any
noise above a whisper or If the noise of
anybody coming into the cave was heard.
Sam was to shoot me. Think of it!'
II am thinking of it, said Will, but with
Elsie a. his side he could rot feel half the
horror that the situation seemed to war
rant, and he was rather ashamed of him
self that he could not awaken shudder.
But in that respect he was much like other
men.
1.-The black man went away" continued
Elsie land for, OH so long, We sat there
without a word. Then Sam said he wanted
water. but 1 couldn't stir to help him,
though I would have done so: he seemed to
be suffering so. Then, bye-and-bye, the
torch began to go out. I thought he had
fallen asleep, and think I must have fallen
asleep, too. Doesn't it seem strange that
anybody could sleep in such a situation?
All know is that suddenly heard a voice
whisper. jack and, though 1 knew the
voice. 1 supposed We both would be shot,
for the black man had told Sam that if he
shot in the dark he would be sure to hit
me. So l guess 1 screamed, didn't I, WHIP
She squeezed his arm and looked up with
smile.
Il guess you did," he answered, and then
he did shudder. for the awful impression of
that instant when he thought he felt Elsie's
body and heard what he supposed mus. be
her death cry, was strong upon him.
1t was 3 o'clock when Martin and Sam
Springer, capering about with all the jolly
excitement of school boys, lit pile of brush
and refuse boards on the ploughed ground
near the Warren house. Early as it was, the
nefghbors soon began to lurry along the
road from the corners to help Mrs. Warren
rejoice and hear ElseS thrilling story of her
experiences.
She had asked for her father On the way
down from the mine, and was naturally
much distressed at the news of his arrest,
but when she saw the fortitude with which
her mothe'' bore the trials with which she
was beset, and when she thought how i'm
possible it was that her father, of all men,
could be guilty of crime, she ceased to be
anxious. In few hours she was certain
her father would be released, and her sorrow
was limited to regrets for the discomforts
he must be experiencing and his anxiety
about herself.
1t was a quantity strange gathering that
was attracted to the house by the bonfire.
A good many came only partly dressed, and
when they heard how one of the my Sterious
scoundrels was dead and the other. the more
terrible one, was still at large some of them
hurried home again. fearing lest their own
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ssTHE RULES OF CIylLITY.p
Good Breeding 1t Was Taught I'm
the Good Old Days.

Good Breeding as 1t Was Taught I'm
the Good Old Days.
From the st. James Gazette.
The author of a quaint little book pub
lished in England in the year 1885, though
manifestly of French origin, defines civ
fifty as "a science that teaches us to dis
pose Of our words and actions in their
proper and just places" With this defipi-
ton. based. as he honestly confesses it to
be, upon the experience of the ancients, no
one will feel disposed to quarrel; it is only
when We come to examine the fruits of
this philosophy that we feel tempted to
enter mild protest. Hear. for instance.
the funny way in which the author Of
THE Rules of Civility" warns his contem-
poraries against making too abrupt an
entry into the presence of a great person.
or closet it would be rude to knock; we
are only to scratch; and when in a kings
or princes lodgings our name is demanded
by any OF the officers. We must give him
our surnames only without the addition of
master"
Apropos IF ladies', the author of 'The
Rules of Civility' tells us that cit is not
becoming of a person of quality, when in
the company of ladies, to handle them
roughly; to kiss them by surprise: to pull
on their hoods: to snatch away their hand
kerchiefs; to rob them of their ribbands
and put them into his hat to force their
letters or books from Them or to look into
their papers, etc"
With regard to the subject of what We
are to observe at the table," our author
has many amusing things to say "If a
person of quality" says he, desires you
to help him with anything that is to be
carved with spoon, you must by no
means make use of your own spoon, If you
have eaten anything with it, but call for
another, unless he sends his own spoon
along with his plate, when there will be no
occasion for yours" If We eat out of the
S,fc1
our spoons before our superiors: or of eat
ing out of any other part of the dish than
that which is directly before u.s." Hay
ing served yourself with your spoon, YOU
must remember to wipe it; and. indeed, as
often as you use it; for some are so nice
that they will not eat potage or anything
of that nature in which you put your
spoon unwiped. after you have put i into
your mouth"
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TWENTY-FOURTH INSTALLMENT.
sack numbers can be at The Star of1ce)
CHAPTER XXIV.-GOLDING DEMANDS
THE DIAMOND.

CHAPTER XXIV.-GOLDING DEMANDS
THE DIAMOND.
If Will had been of the fainting kind he
would have lost consciousness at that in
slant
AS it was, when Martin lit a match,
which he did instantly, the young man
was trembling viosntly-it seemed to him
as If every bone and every muscle in his
body had been wrenched from its fastening
and set to quivering. He could hardly rise
when Martin shouted triumphantly.
Here she is, Billy! here she is!'
Will dropped his gun across the body of
the man who lay before him, staggered
over it and fell rather than knelt beside
Elsie and put his arms around her.
''Will, my willr' she cried, bursting into
hyste rical weeping.
The young man himself was sobbing and
there was an extraordinary lump in honest
John Martins throat as he bungled with
his matches trying to get blaze from
a pine knot that he had brought into the
cavern in his pocket. He succeeded after
several efforts and set the crude suffering
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lamp upon a projection of the wall and
turned his back to the lovers. Then for
the first time he saw the form of the man
lying directly across the path. His eyes
had been turned toward Elsie when he
struck the first match, and after that upon
the work in his hands.
Will was busy, as soon as he realized the
situation in unloosing Elses bonds. Mar
tin knelt over Sam Meeker. The man was
dead. There no need to make any
critical test for life. The hands and face
were cold the flesh had the unmistakable
pallor of death, and the muscles had stiff
fened.
Martin looked furtively over his shoulder.
1t would not have surprised him If he had
seen the signs of delirium in Elsie's face,
to say nothing of insanity, but, unfortu-
nately for his speculations, he couldn't see
her face. Wills head was in the way
what big thing it must be to be in
1ove!' thought Martini INTO whose life that
best reward for living had never come.
"Huh! 1 wonder what we'd better do with
this?"
Unimaginative as he was, the contrast
here presented in this damp cavern at mid
night, was striking. Here was death. irrev-
ocable, and the form that represented the
grim monster had been unworthy to live by
the unworthy to which he put his life.
There, within the reach of his arm, was
life. buoyant and hopeful. seeing all good
in the present and more in the future. two
y
admirable in human nature.
"Hugh!' said Martin non-committally,
and he would have been hard put to it to
tell just how he felt
'Will," he said presently without turning
or rising, can Elsie walk"
Eyes. john" answered Elsie herself and
he heard her getting up.
Walk out, then," remarked Martin SEN
tentiously.
Will gave his friend quick glance, and
comprehending part of what was in Mar
tins mind. he stepped between Elsie and
Meeker's dead body, and supporting her
with his arm around her waist, led her into
the main tunnel and so toward the exit at
the further side of the ridge.
When they We're well started Martin rose
and followed them 1t was not until they
were in the open air that Elsie started
nervously, and asked:
What became of the man who was
watching me?"
He's gone" replied Martin quickly.
"Heres your gun, Billy
'You didn't shoot him, John?" faltered
Elsie.
"Oh. no. He went before we came"
How strange! she murmured, ''he SEEM
ed so very sicki the black man had to car
ry him. You see. it was hours and hours
ago-what time Is it, Will? Is it tomor-
row?"
Then she laughed at the childishness of
her question.
Just about o'clock. isn't it, John?"
asked Will
Quarter past What were you going to
'Ohl the black man left to go somewhere,
TO hnd papa, I think They both had the
most absurd idea, that papa has some dia-
monds that he should surrender for my
safety"
''Diamondsr' exclaimed both men in q
breath.
That's what they talked about. OF