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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
NARROW TrRes MAKE SAD ROADS.
How to Change Narrow to Wide Frllics at
 small Expense.

small Expense.
 Mir. Thomas R. Parker. in paper road before the Burlington county (N. J. board of agriculture, gives tho fol lowing views on good roads and their maintenance:
 Tn lS3S | was owner of one-half part of the Salom and Philadelphia line of tho United States Mail stage and handled tho ribbons over good four horse teams for seven years, travelling B miles a day. 10. 92o miles n year and 76, 440 miles, or moro than three times the circumference of tho globe, in tho seven years. It was in this travelling that studied tho cause of bad roads and the remedy. Narrow tired wagon wheels arc the real cause of bad roads. They will sink into tho ground and ! make deep ruts in wct weather. and in dry weather tho sand or dust falls back into the rut after tho wheels pass and partly fills up tho rut. Therefore wagons | on tho level ground arc constantly nov ing up hill.
 The remedy Is to remove tho cause. Petition tho legislature to regulate the width of wagon tires. With five inch tires on tho sand a ton can he hauled with ease whore with the narrow tire an empty wagon is load. Tires should be wide enough to keep,the wheel on top of tho ground, and without making q ] rut will roll the ground hard and smooth l from sido to side. Tho regulation tire should be five inches for tho ono horse wagon, six inches for two or three horses and seven inches for four or more One horse carts should have six inch tires, and trucks for oarting marble or granite should have six inch for one horse. seven inch for two or three, as | all the pressure is on two wheels. "All two horso stagecoaohes should not have less than six inch tires. Light carriages may have two inches. The change of width of fellies could be ac- complished without taking tho fellies of the wheels at small cost, To change two inch to six inch a facing of two inches on each side of the felly can be securely fastened so that tho folly will be as good if not better than new. A bessemer steel tire six inches wide and one-quarter inch thick will cost but lit tie moro than iron. but will outweaT iorn and bc much stronger With such a law. grade all public roads from one tO three rods wide. according to tho travel, when sandy mixing in clay and with clay adding sand. Tho center should be from four to six inches higher than the outside. After grading tho road should be rolled with cast iron roller feet long. feet in diameter at each end and feet inches in the middle. The concave of roller will suit the radius of tho road. The weight of the roller | should be six or seven tons
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
N.A.&H. Railroad Time Table
NACaArUCK DIVISION
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Trains leave Waterbury as toil'ws for NEW YOHK-6.oA s,I2 toSo m: l.2S. SIS &4p F n. Sunday, +ls m. R,s"rD EUO 6.OA = C0 ls OS III l OA Aulee1 Q n sunday. 6.sN m. E,r KEW II HAVEN. via DDCky JunctiCE> GOA S.i9 l0lSO Ul l2S 3 2A. SSS ? m. Return vla Derby Junction. ;,No. 9 a a m l3sA s.15. NSl i-2S '. m. sunday. < to m IT NEW II HAVIN. NEW LONDON. etc via SalS,t.iSk Junct.Nn A @ F III. s,,- RRIIDI FpNRT-S OS. SlL l0-So m : IrS 3 2A 4.aO. sSS . m. Sunday 4.t" m. RafuE, at .,gS II 9.sA a m: l2NN. 2lSS S,. .AV pm Sundays IS a m.
 ,,r A<~ONIA- ta. s.l2. lo-S0 a n l.3N a-A4.4GN.NS oo lmixedl ? m. sunday &'lS --. .,, 6etarn at ;.tS Ss4 10 .2l & m: l2.Sl 3 nl 6.la SlSpm. Sunday S.46 m.
 NAfERrOWN-6.ah S.S$ ll' n AH$ c.l2 Oa p Rl. Saturday DIS P u.- - Httarn at 6.2O. T.40 70 2o A III. 2-aN A-'e ".Se p m. Saturday 5-SS D m. ~ ,f THOMASTOS-s-SA. N-l2 A m: SSS, e9' m. sunday 9.aS uu.
 Retllrn al G.IS, Io3S A m; 4-S S.2S m' sunday S.4i D m.
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 klfuru al .2A l2.AN a m. 2-AN S-uS ' III sunday. S.3S r. m. ,ht TWISTED li.lIa a. m SSS. eSS p u sunday, $ a m. Return al T.oO. s&O "A. m lM AA2 It m sunday S's' r m
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
Why He wept.

Seated on a log beside a creek at which l stopped tu water my horse was a man about S5 years of age. and he was weeping and using the tails of long linen duster to wipe his tUars away, By and by went over to him and inquired the cause of his sorrow. He gaspcd and sobbed and chok- cd up, and it was long minute before ha replied;
 ''l-I've lost my old Nccman."
 Lost her by death'"
 Yes, shes dead and buried"
 That's too had, Do you live around hcrv!'
 Bout i've miles away was goin over to my brothers, and jest as l got along here happened 10 remember that only two days aforc she died we was along herc together and took drink from that crick. kin pint out the very spot whar she laid down on her stomach to drink"
 And of course the rccollection makes you fecl badf''
 ''Sho does. You must excuse me, but l can't hold myself Did you ever lose a wife!"
 "l never did, but can realize how you feel and sympathizo with you in your be rcavement"
 His heart was touched. and he broke down again, and while picked blackber ries of handy bush he shed moro tears and hunted up dry spots on his duster. didn't want to leave him thus, and so after bit Ventured to observe: Death comes to us all, and We must not grieve too much You will be happy yet
 How'll be happy he asked as he ceased to wipe his eyes Why, after a reasonable length of time you will feel resigned and naturally look around,
 "What'l be lookin fur!" Well, at your age you will naturally look for a second wife. "Stranger, ar ye seekin tu console mes Why, yes Then yc cant du it in that way My old woman died two months ago, and since that time I've asked four different wimin to marry me, and they've all given me the cold shake. I'm a-wrepin bckasc she died, and I'm awCcpin hekaSc nobody elsen hCv me, and if yC cant offer me sunthin mon, incOnraStn yc'd better pass right on. " got the last berry on tho bush and waited around for spell, bu; as he still wcpt, and as l couldn't think of anything to cheer him up, mounted and rodc away 1 and left him with his grief NJ QUAn,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
NO TIME TO LISTEN.
THE SERGEANT TRIES TO RE5ukE
 CARL DuNDER IN VAIN.

CARL ouNDeR IN VAIN Mr. DWnder Has That Almanac of His on
 the Brain and Insists Upon Reading Some
 Uf Its Original Jokes AIoud-A Terrible
 Ordeal.
 ICopyright, lSS1. by Charles B. Lcwis.l
 II happened to be down here, und shust shtop in for a minute to see how you feels
 The fat police sergeant had just dipped his pen in the mucilagc bottle in place of the ink and was wipiug it of in disgust. After waiting for l5 seconds he looked up and said:
 "oh, it's you, Mir. Dunderl heard you had left the country!'
 "Who heard you? vhas right here to shtay if he knows herself! When I vhas in der saloon pccsness und eaferybody vhas playing some gum games on mo, thought 1t Vhas better if go avhny. but vhas all right now, Ha, ha, hal"
 Yes. Have you got the winter work done on the farm. Mir. Dunder!'
 Winter work2 FarmH Sergeant, look at me few times Don't you remember who I vhasS'
 "Why, you arc Mir. Dunder, aren't youS" Quericd the sergeant as he scraped away at his pen with tho blade of his pockotknite. ''So vhas Carl Dunder, der man who couldn't find nopody two times alike in America. I vhas in der saloon pecsness Der tax assessor, der gas man und der wa ter tax man used to come aroundt eafery two hours und come some tricks on my grecnness. You advised mo to go oudt of dot peesness und print somc comic alma macs. Don't you remember herf' It seems as If did. " Of course! I take your advice, Dot ! almanac vhaS wailing sooccesS. Sho vhas selling all oafer Europe und Amer tea She vhas mostly comic und eafory- | body likes hcr Being I vhas here, shall | read you some of my shokcs for der next | number"
 Mir. Dunder, didn't you read in the pa. pers that-that my aged and beloved mother was called from earth awayp''
 "Yes, did, but he doan' mako no dee- l ferencN It vhas shust der same init my own aged and beloved muddcr. I read her somo of my shokcs ono night, und she vhas found dcadt in her bod In der morn ing. shall road you something to sheer l you cop LStcu to mo now: Why vhas hoothlAck like der suni Because he shines for all. What docs n dairymaid most reScm- blcS \ huttercup l When Vhas clock like a hammcrl | When ready 10 strike,
 Why vhas a messener boy likc a wag. l on wheels Because Inc goes aroundt uud 1 shtops und needs grease und vhas always tired
 Why vhas COW oop trcc like man | init a house? Because he''- | Mir. Dunder. interrupted the sergeant, "Imust be at the city hall in IS minutes. '
 Dot vhas all right" " replied Mir Dun der, "und vhill 60 along und rad you some more shokes on der vhay Say ser
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
HE ARIZONA KICKER.
How the Captain Failed to Keep His App
 pointment.

X MEAN TRICK. Last week We editUri. ally stated in this paper that Captain Hines, who owns and runs the Polar Bear saloon and Is looking for political office. was not a fit man to represent the people and should he sat down on at the first op. portunity. Saturday noon wc received a pote from him to the effect that we were a liar and a slanderer. and he asked us to meet him at Fox creek. four miles away, and shoot until some one was killed.
 While WIG werc drawing up our last will and testament our agricultural editor cleaned one of our guns, our marine editor tho other, and our horse editor put the saddle on our running mule and filed up our spurs. At . o'clock We set out for tho place appointed, having by our will left the hulk of our fortune 10 Arizona to build a new Statehouse, and in the course of half an hour we arrived on the spot. We fully expected 10 find tho captain there ahead of us and to at once enter upon the programme of pacing of tho distance and arranging signals He twas not therc. how
 ever. It was n cold, raw day, with an inch of snow on tho ground and more fall
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

Ing but we waited patiently and put in
 tho time shooting at mark and compoS
 Ing a poem entitled Gone to His Rest"
 While We waited old Jim Hewson camc
 along on his huh tailed mule, drunk, as usual, and he was shortly followed hy
 Colonel DavidSuu, who was out fox hunt
 ing. but when the shadows Of night began
 to fall and the rccorCling angels made
 ready to close their books for the day we
 were still waiting tho captains arrival.
 The curfcw bell had tollcj, so to say, aud
 the lonely whippeotwil had como out of
 his holo and chant 'd his snrrOwful lay, when we brought the head of our mula
 around to the south and started for home The captain had thrown us down. As
 soon as we rcached town VIC started out to look him up, hut learned that he was far on his way tO Prescott and might bc ab-
 sent for weeks We had reGaUlcd him as
 6 hravc man. though not une tO hc respect
 cd all around, and n hurts GS as we recall the trick hc played "m us, Our people like
 e sauarc man and have no use fur any other sort. When critter hankers fur an. other critters hlnud and invites him out to ilio. hc shuthi at least sud n,eSSrnger | boy with LTirf nntU of explanation it any changr i+ n,ad, in the programme We owe thu raplain unr. and it l,r ever pHurns | to this town sonlcl'ndy las FrT tH light or crawiiSh
 FoCNp HEI SON.-Twn weeks ago a | Mrs. Clay of Ohio, whose son William camc west several years aga, wrote us that he had mystcriously dropped out Ot sight | in this territory, and she was greatly wor' ried over tho circumstance. She forwarded . description and asked us to do what 7C I could in tho matter, nis with great pleas | urc that We announce solution cf tho mystery. After consulting the coroner { books and talking with BOh Williams and | Jor Davis, both of whom have rcmarkably
 good memories. wo made tho discovery | that the missing William Clay dropped oui | or sinht al1ut seven miles east Of thi; town on tho Id nf July. lSaS The exact | spot Is on the eastern hank 0f Raccoon forl and unJtrr the large tree on which l some one hsS uaile>l . cough sirup adver
 tlsemcnt. we happened to he riding ovei | to Lone Inv that day tn the company ol
 thc gentlemen ahnVc mentioned. and al
 the ford we came upon a small but en thusiastic as>ensl.laSre of Colonel Burton'i cowboys. They werc holding an animated
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
Mission of Good Roads.

Roads arc tho connecting links that bind communities together in bonds of love and in unity of spirit Roads be- long to all time They arc tho ways hy which men have advanced and will ever advance, and We who wish to leave some worthy memorial to posterity, something which shall endure when our lives arc hGs memory, can bcqueath nothing that will bc more beneficial than good roads. .-Colonel \. X. Pope.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
More Distinction Than Difference.

a constitutional liar
 ',Oh. dear, nc. sah! My dear sah, no, sahl His family Is ono of tho best in the state, a family. sah, full of the blucst of bluc blood. He could not pSSibly be a common, vulgar liar, Sah It's not poSSi- blC, sah. He has weakness for misState ment. and his word is not ia bc relied upon, and my private advice la you is la believe nothing he says, but to call him a liar-considVring his family-would bo prcpostCrous, not to say dangerous. sah!" -Ijfn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
NEWS OF TIE GREAT PAGERS

Dirv>ylH. @.o. !. >l.unlld d" wonders ;sS a Swear Vld during lS"h
 Joe Pntchcn will tc after R"lnrt J aSajn this year I'atchrn cnn pace in 2,n9 "r better
 Oniinv, the world grya;est 4-!car- old, will bc after championship laurelS tho coming Sc1>uu
 John + Gentry, %:U&H4 will hr uHy ut Robert I's most formidable rivals the coming season
 Joe Patchen was originally "A trottcr and could step mile in gao without training when he was 2 years old Carbonate, @:lO as a year-old, will doubtless get much nearer two minutes as a S-yCar-oli tho coming season
 Robert ] could have paced in two min utcS tho past season had hc hccn allowed to do so by Owner Hamlin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
TRUTHS ABOUT WIDE TIRES.
They Keep the Roads Smooth and Hau
 Easily Over Soft Ground.

Easily Over Soft Ground.
 Although unaccustomed to writing for publication, cannot refrain from telling what know about the practical benefits to be derived from broad faced wheels. says Mrs. H, w. Moore in Good Roads
 My late husband was n few years ago induced to have wido tires applied to one of his farm wagons. Tho first cause of his intGreSt in the matter was the passage of what is called "the Michigan wide tire law. -
 He was n practical, calculating man, and as soon as ho learned that he could save one-fourth of his road tax by using tires Sls inches wide, and that he could
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
A skating Epssoas.

A Skating Eplsode. knew was too stout To venture safely ont
 On the ice. But dainty Nellie Black, In her brand new seNlslin sack. Looked % nicel l caught fieeting glance As she looked at mo askAnce.
 Skimming by, That set my blood afre With a reckless, mad desire
 For n try, So struck out from the shore A hundred feet or morn
 Quite at ease. Then thought I'd try my skateA~ Cutting frills and figure ciHhts. If you please. 1 was getting on quite well When spiod my dainty Nell
 Coming back. How neither know nor care. But my feet went in the air
 Bangl Cracki Tho impression that I made Was not great, I'm afraid,
 Upon Nell, But I'm sure l left my mark On the ice in Central park
 Where felll
 New York Evening Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
ON A a1oMER.n
He Married . Wilder and He Made .
 Great NtsNnka

He Married . Wilder and He Made .
 Great Mistake.
 For along quarter of an hour a little old man in the seat ahead of me in tho smok. ing car had been scratching his head and jotting down figurcs in a memorandum book, and at length he turned to me with the Inquiry;
 ''How fsnch Is eS and ISS'
 That makes III" I answered.
 "Jewhiz, bu; you don't say so! That makes $ll.lo have spent in three daysl Jest add up them flggers, will yo1fn
 took tho book and went over the fig ures he had set down and found his sum total correct, When I so announced, he said:
 "waai, tho thing has got to stop right hero and now! Why, I'd be in the poor house in month if this cxtravagance
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

A new set of postage stamps has been issued by tho Chinese customs pustoiiicy to commemorate tho sixtieth birthday of the cInpfess tlowager, Thcro are min, stamps, in place of the former three, and all bear the customs wator mark on the paper.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
Imrrcrrmcnt In Indie.

In 1865 not a single town in India had supply of pure water, Now near ly all tho large cities and cantonments have waterworks. with the result that the death rato ammR tho British troops of 50 per 1000 30 years ago has been reduced to Is per l, 900.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

should advise every woman to take Lydia E. Pinkhdm'S Vegetable Compound who has any female trouble. I had a friend who was 10 go under an operation. advised her first to try the Compound. She did, and is now so much better and stronger she has given upa all thoughts of the operation" - MRS. M. WILDE, 2lS7 Park St. Tioga, Pa.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
yeW York < New EngIand

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

anu looKing as solemn ns funeral, and Mir. Dunder was working his short legs for all they werc worth to keep beside him and finish the answer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
CHECKERS AND CHESS.

Checker Problem No SS,-Ry American CheckCr Review
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
Always Wear [

Al breakfast, dinner supper. At tea or al a lunch: Al times when drinking beverage. At moments when you m .nch: satisfy your appetite. The labor you wont Sktrk; aGaaseit is thArd when dressed up Tn our lovely Laun ny Shirt. Waterbury Steam Laundry. " sirSSt 9sRs'
 Work Guaranteed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

pains all through anybody, and kid
 ney trouble. None of the doc tors did me any good. l took twelve bottles of your Vegetable Compound, and
 cannot thank you enough for
 the relief I found.
 "I am now well cured of all Al s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

woman? Man works from theory only.
 Why do tens of thousands of women write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass, telling their most secret thoughts?
 Because they know that their letters go straight to the hands of woman, are opened, read. and answered by woman, who as woman has made woman's ills life study, and because she never fails them, and cures cases which the doctor cannot.
 The lady who asks that the following letter be published, gives concisely the uniform expression of gratitude con taincd in thousands of other letters in Mrs pinkham's possession.
 For eight years l suffered with neu- ralgia of the womb. backache, severe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
Dal1a'S A SARSAPARlLLA
 The kinG That Cures

was the something he took. and which did not diSappoint him, A man well on in years, he was trou- blcd with Kidney DiSeasc and Stomach Troubles. Appetite gone, system apparently breaking up. His Doctor helped him for d time, but soon he was back in the same bad way, The first bottle of pANA'S seemed to put new life in me. Continued u>r ut it built up his system. llr >,,y>, "lt k Sood for youn3 or old If any body want, io know anything about DAVIS NAr>ap3ulA, j1>J l,l them inquire of me. 1m W>N known jo Milford, Bridgeport. and Nv I.A>>u.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

taC3>EuT t'A.. h0!Aa 4svtnx ry n .,t~. ,ts, .urues Ht ,ad R. R, Iorm,Esy tno :" tv' "r Ai able | ou IO grounds au NelnS 05 seller Water rAnk, Jn 'HU ~'hCS l'' h PIr,Hces, Anueatng raSs, r al" t7 " v ,rk af all Descriptions. HTtFr m -essive prompt attenuon ~
 n, SpE hb'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
Here Answered with Good Sound
 ReMson.
tsrHciAL TO ouu L.pH HrApsusl

Because of the fact that a wo- man best under
 stands a wo-
 man'sills. What man ever suf- fercd a single nanr likn nnfn
Arizona silver belt., 1895-12-14
SHERIFFS SALE.

pY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED OUT of the Dlstrc, Court of the Second Judicial District of e Territory of Arizona in and for the county of Glll on the 2lst day of November 1895, aud Co me directed and delivered ou judgment rendered iu the said District Court on the 3lth day Of OCt3or 1895 in favor of J. W Wentworth, and against George II. Curry, s L. Townsend and Hugo Richards, wherein am commanded to make Che sum of four hundred and seventy six dollars damages with interest from date of judgment at the raIe of per cent per annun until satisfied together with all costs and accralng costs
 And. whereas, I did on the 25ti day of November l8q5 in pursuance of said execution. levy upon the following described real property, to-wit: All Che right title claim and interest of the said George II Curry & L. Townsend and Hugo Richards, de feudau's eF either of them, of m and Co Che following described real es3ate viz: The Grand Prize Mining Claim, the Laokawanna Mining Claim aud tho Grand Prize Mlsite together with an and singular the ten ements herelitaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging The above described mining claims and ul site arc situated in Green Valley Mining District on what is known as Wcbbgr Greek, in naid Gila County Arizona Territory
 Public notice is hereby given that on the twenty third day of December 1885, at the hour Of o'clock F. M in front of the county court house n the town of Globe, Ga County Arizona Teritory will sell al the right title, claim and interest of the said Curry Townsend and Richards in and to the above described property, at public auction, to the highest and best bidder for cash lawful money of the United States tC satisfy said execution and all costs.
 J II. THOMPSON,
 Sheriff Gila County Arizona,