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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-24

uVc or GprinKle water in his face. but l cant ses how it will hurt him. If do not do something, he will die"
 She laid my head back on the floor in the right position and raised the win dow. The cool air blowing came like the breath of life itself. It waited away that dreadful poison that had robbed ns of my EGnTSS and gave in it's place the oxygen aud ozone for which the Op- pressed lungs Were gaSping.
 opened my sysS aud looked around. SAW the kind face bending over ms. but my brain was muddlsd and unable tS comprehend anything clearly. But life was at the flow, aud as she GhAfOd my hands and spoke soothing words l was ablo to sit up. though suffering from a splitting Lsadachs and a deadly nAusAa the like of which l had never sxpsri- Cncsd.
 Get ms oRt of this horrible roon1." l muttersd, wiAh that abominAtSd odOr penstrating my nosGrils II shall die if stay here,
 did not lst her bear much of my weight, but WAS blind. and she guided me out into the hall and into the "apArs room, where l tumbled upon the bed and straightway lost consciousness | again.
 Mrs Bridges now resorted to cold Wa ter. again chafing my hands and wrists and with motherly kindness helping me to remove my clothing. after which she tucked me mp ill bed, and something | like comfort came to me. I must have troidrn close to death. In truth, believe stepped over, and it was the gentle hand of the good woman
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-24
The Ut AK P. Tea Co,
 29 FAST MAIN STREET.
HOW 10 BUILD hEADLlNEs.
Interesting, Although of Little Use tS the General Public.


 General Public.
 Headlines are the life of paper They either make ar mar the news. Good headline builders are the joy of every reporter He knows they will brighten his story.
 To be able to build d clever headline ambodieS the essence of good editing. Judgment of news depends upon an editors genius i'll seeing its striking points. These r'intS are the illuminat ing stars upon which, as Emerson might say, arc hitched the happiest kind of headlines
 To begin analytically. headlines at tract tho reader by what they do tell or thcv excite the readers curiosity by what they dn not divulge, In either case the circulation of tho paper is extended. and that pleaseS the publisher, Primarily a hcadlmc should be gond natured Often, it Is true, the news item prompts bitter line, But in the cold type this disc,rdAnt sentiment locks bad and destroys the newspapers harm whole. Alhtrr@tivr headlines arc now con siderCd antique Occasionally, however, they show we'll
 Headline builders should never make light of death.
 Biblical quotations are attractive, and upon certain kinds of news are singu- larly appropriate.
 Interrogatory heads are elusive. but they are convenient, especially when the editor wishes to evade an answer or to avoid a libel
 Heads with rhyming lines are difficult to build. vet they occasionally crop out and always meet favorable reception.
 \ few papers forbid the use of figures i'll headlines. vet l have seen such a unique urrany> ment of numerals ill a head that ike reader would be compelled to pause and pNvusa
 It hAS grOWn fashionable to hyphenate the names uf happy pairs united in mat rim0ny. but there are better ways H heading a wedding
 Two column. thrca column heads and heads even extending across a whole page are now in vogue. They are wei comcd by the wise editor because he can say a world of thought in the wide, gen erOuS lines. But these heads arc only for "big" news, and only men who have been tried and found worthy in smaller things are asked to build them
 Preserve continuity of thought
 Be truthful
 Be direct,
 Be original
 And remember that, after all, good headhners, like poets, are born - not made
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-24
CAYLOR'S BALL GOSSIP
The Pitcher, Apparently, Has
 Gone to the Well.
BANK ROLLS FLASHED IN VAIN.

Ten Thousand Dollars Offered For First
 Glass Twirlcrs, but the Twirlers That the MRGnates Long For Do Not Come.
 Fanny Davenport and the Game.
 The pitcher problem cOnfronts tho base ball magnates as 1t has never confronted them before. Largo sums of money arc lying ready in the bank to pay for tho re-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-24
THRICE A LID.

Career of Dr. Whitsitt, resident of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
 Tho Rev. Dr. William HrIh WhitSitt, ,l,o ,,a1,- ITO, ;,}l,,. ,,f ,l,, S,Dtbr,n Ran
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-24
FREAKS OF FASHION.
SOME ARE UGLY, AND SOME ARE
 REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

Many Variations of the House Heavy Billow Crepons MaGr Crosswlse-Some New PIaidSiIks Description of a Mourn ing Gown For a YornG Lady.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-24

IUpcn,d my cvtH and looked drOnnd. that drew mo back Had she not opened the window above my head where lay Iwould have been dead within tho next minute or two. When Howard warned her not to do this or sprinkle any water in my face. it was with the purpose of preventing my recovery. He nearly sue ceeded.
 The man lad not taken away my re- volv.r nor any of the vessels, instru- mCntS and glass articles that were ruin ell l,y the ov, running uf the table. They simply went off with their luggage, say ing they would be back in a few days, but l WIS sure this would never take pla>'r, and it never did.
 Iwuuld like to know the composition of that >tUT which tho woman threw into the stove. and which, while it did not sum to affect her, robbed mo of my senses No Goult there arc plenty of such drugs i'll this country as we'll as in Asia, but never knew one whose power was so haucful and continuous.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-24

Thirty years ago tl!r Sumlnit If thr Mattrrhorn had never cen tu;,,.hrd V a human fn,.t but noW l,3, .,.> eUt If tN:* lofty and lAnEorous peak i, ,f;,n:'l'.','.s
 phshcd, and Miss Annie x, Peek, " plurhy A:ncr.can W.1n.u. k about r. brave tEr IrrilS If th" SHOW capped Al pine s>ntincl. Miss Peek +, & &reSidrnt ,f
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-24

It is stated that in one week of last year one railroad issued to members of the New York legislature for themselves end friends 45S passes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-24
MEN GROPE
A WOMAN SEES THE LIGHT.
She Best Understands WOman's Ills.
tsrECIAI TO OUR LADY REApERs-l

How gladly would men fly to woman's aid, did they but understand Womans
 feelings. trials, ssnSibili- 2S yNpl1liur prFA niC
The herald., 1895-05-31
Vocal duet, l Would That My Love-Mrs'
Lon McCnllnugh and Mr.. ]. Howard Young.

Lon Mccullough and Mr. j. Howard Young.
Bass solo, The Mighty Deep
Solo and quartette, Silver Bells OF Memory
Mines Lon Mccullough and Annie Elser and
Messrs Beach and Young.
Piano seletton-Mrs. Beckwith.
Recitation Rich Man, Poor Men-Little Ger
tie Elsen.
Vocal solo, Golden Chmes-Mr Robert FL
SEN
Music-Prof. Elsens band.
The flags were not at half-mast yester-
dav at the home, for, as Governor Row
land said in his remarks at the cemetery.
while they did not look upon the day as
one for frivolity nor amusement, neither
did they deem it day for mourning,
but an opportunity given them for honor
dead comrades. All business that could
be was suspended. and although there was
no sign Of frivoity about the place all
was serene and peaceful.
Captain J. NJ. Davis. adjutant OF the
home. was most courteously attentive to
representative OF The Herald and the
SIX conmodious barracks, dining hall
and hospital the headquarters, gov
ernor's mansion, beautiful grounds. or
chards and grain fields were shown in
turn. and interesting notes and statistics
were given. all of which proved the fine
home for disabled soldiers which prom ises
to be lasting and honorable monument
to Southern California.
The youngest man in the home is
about 45: the oldest, Samuel Hurting, is
nearly so and survivor of the Black
Hawk war, In which Abraham Lincoln
was drafted captain. Every battle in the
rebellion has its representative in the
home, and the spinning of yarns and ex
change of remnIscence is no small fea-
ture OF the life there. There are at pres
ent 135 patients in the hospital. From
May 9th to May 2sth there was moi
death. which speaks we'll for the location
and management. considering the ad-
vanced age of a majority OF the IN EN- bers.
The discipline is military of course. and
the life SO far as may be, is that of a re-
gular army post. but insubordinaton is
rare and arrests and court-martials few
and far between.
The most serious lack about the home
is its library equipment. The second
story of the headquarters building is
used for library but there is dearth
of literature there; the government makes
no provision for equipping it and any
contributions at any tine in the way OF
books and magazines will be appreciated
by the officers in charge. and by the men
whose active days in the service OF their
country are passed. and who now await
in the peaceful serenity of old age the
coming of the grim reaper.
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was in the army, marching beside
fine young fellow who tainted from
fatigue as we marched along. ! relieved
him of his knapsack, took him to place
OF shelter and gave him water from my
canteen to drink. That man was ever
after my friend. We were bound to-
eether by common suffering. These men
marched through dust, heat and swamps,
at times with the clothes on them wet and
frozen, without food and without sleep
for days.
There were 1000 battles fought during
the war, battle for every day the war
lasted. In it there were $50 900 enlisted
men: OF these 100 900 were killed in battle
and 300, 600 died subsequently from dis
eases contracted as result of the expos
ures of their army life. Just think. you
children of the schools, suppose Il pugle
should sound some morning and all the
people in Los Angeles and 1000 more
should rise from their beds, bundle up
their blankets, take provisions and march
off twenty miles that day. Yet this was
what was done right along day after day
during the wari"
The speaker paid an eloquent tribute to
the departed heroes, and in closing urged
the young people of America to be pa
triotic, to stand ready TO answer to the
call OF their country and to fight for the
preservation of The Union as the old SOL
diels had done before them.
Comrade A. =. II Ho.fman then sea ttered
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commander, made a few Introductory
remarks, speaking of the significance OF
the day. Following this came hymn,
Rest, Comrades. Hest, sung by the fol-
lowing pupils from the school, Misses
Sarah Brown, Blanche Best. Alice Bauer,
Annabelle Chase and Master Frank
Thompson. Miss Snicl was the accom-
panst.
Irayer was next offered by the chaplain
W. A. Baxter Comrade j. A. Osgood
then sang Tenting on the old Camp
Ground in his accustomed able style.
After few more remarks by the com
mander. the speaker OF the day, Rev. VIII
A. knigthton, was introduced.
lie said that probably no DAY in the
history of the cou ntry was so generally re-
garded. Many present had never seen a
battle. while there were still those pres
the late war which will never be effaced
from their memories.
What are the bonds" he continued,
(which hold men together to observe this
day? First, think it is the oath of alleg-
lance which the soldier takes. This IS
the most binding obligation possible
upon a human conscience. An obligation
stronger than any one which man can
make except to his Maker. The feeling
too, is based partly on the friendship felt
for the dead; for the comrades whom we
knew and beside whom we marched to
battle. They marched through 1--we of
| country supreme over all other love, even
of the love of home. 1t had the power to
| cali men from their homes, away from their
| tiresides and to death. The hardships
which these men endured cementcd their
! affection for each other. | recollect when
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musicians on the scene. TO discharge me
usual death volley over the graves OF the
departed. All OF the children OF the
BOYLE Heights school assisted in the eNer-
cises. The mamoth colors in the u.
A. r. section of the beautiful cemetery
dropped at half mast.
The musical numbers vocallv were fur
nshed by the Worth quarttete, who sang
This Hallowed Place We Seek. Farewell
My Own True Love and 1t Is Well With
My Soul, very sweetly. The list OF the
dead comrades buried beneath the sod all
around the various speakers was read by
Comra c Stein. 1t will be found complete
in another column.
The G.. A. r. Decoration day ritual was
read. after which Chaplain e. W. Clark
of kenesaw post lead in prayer. One OF
the features of the service was the recita-
tion by s-vear-old Clark Phillips of bit
OF blank verse entitled Decoration Day.
The recitation was rendered in a plain
lively sweet voice and was exceedingly
we'll done. Its central idea was Children
Love Your Country Well.
Following young Master Phillips effort
came the reading of President Abraham
Lincoln's address upon the field OF Get
tysburg. Then the pupils OF the Breed
street school sang Cover Them Over, after
which +. NJ. Gibson. the orator OF the
dav, read an address filled with noble
sentiment and patriotic ideas. which
would, however. have been more appIeci-
ated had II not been too long. AS it was
several of the children present, as well as
some of the older of the veterans were
compelle1 becasue of the heat of the sun
to leave the line.
There was a general uncovering while
The herald., 1895-05-31
SOLDIERS HO1E

The stiffness was broken by the
intermittent liquid song of the meadow
lark; the sun shon, brightly over the
green hills. and the air was soft and
balmy yesterday morning at the Soldiers
hcme when. shortly after o'clock, the
procession was formed by the veterans
and other living comrades, to march to
the cemetery and do memorial homage to
those comrades who had gone before. a
and lay sleeping peacefully under the
green turf half mile distant.
The companies were formed in front OF
their quarters. and the order OF march
was as follows:
Home band: officers of the home, ora
tor OF the day and invited quests; non
mssioned staff firing party; John A..
NJ irtin post No. 153, &. A. r.: veterans
legion; association OF naval veterans;
Kelley club visiting mem bers OF the 4.
A. Il. and W. r. c.; children with
flowers for decoration; mem bers OF the
home, company A on the right; mem
bers Of the home from hospital in car
riages citizens on foot; citizens IN car
riages.
Governor J. G. Rowland and his CUES
of honor, Colonel ]. G. G. Lee. and other
officers accom- panied the procession
of the John A. Martin post No. 1853. the
G.. A. Il. post of the home, there were
200 members in line; of the. Veteran
legion there we're 60; of the kecley club,
60; of the naval seterans, go, and of
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artillery Vandever, G. H.. company |,
Nineteenth Kentucky infantry; Van
Derdoes, William, New y ork Iouaves :;
Voight, g.. First Missouri infantry; Nos-
burg, c.; Nogan, J. D.. One Hundredth
Pennsylvania infantry; Williams, c. H.,
Wisconsin volunteers; Watson, Thomas
H., Sixth Massachusetts volunteers;
Weitzel, Jacob, company L, Fourth In
diana cavalry; Wagner. Theodore, COM
pany /. First Kansas mounted infantry; ;
Volt. Walter; Wright James D.. COM
pany +, Fourteenth United States in
fantry; Willis, 6. A., Third Wisconsin
volunteers: Warner Peter. United States
steamer Carondelet; West, Francis NJ.
United States steamer Southfield; Will
son. Norman j., company G. Fifty-ffth
Iowa infantry; Wager. Michael, COM
panv f, First California infantry.
At the City Cemetery -Behn. John j.,
company -. California volunteers; Fur
man. George r., company II, Seventh
Califo rnia infantry; G1lirado, j. +. COM
pany b, First California cavalry; Jones,
H., Ninth Minnesota volunteers: kerns,
W. II. Tennessee volunteers; kiAnbell. II.
W.. United States navy; Loring, Charles,
Fourth California infantry: Mckee,
Samuel. First United States cavalry;
O'Connor, Thomas. California volunteers
RYAN. L. r.. California volunteers
SIN it'll. J. B company II. One Hundred
and Forty-sixth New York infantry
Stanway, T. s.. Dr.. One Hundred and
Second Illinois infantry; Scott. W. H..
United States volunteers; Wilhardt, H.,
California volunteers: Wins, James,
Second California volunteers.
At the Catholic Cemetery-Elizalde
The herald., 1895-05-31
ROSEDALE CEMETERY

There was large attendance at the SER
wees held at Rosedale cemetery yester-
day morning, Stanton post and corps
having charge of the exercises. In ad-
dition to these organizations the Boys
brigade and pupils of the Rosedale school
par ticlpateu in the programme and
added IN no small degree to the impress
siveness OF the occasion. Nearly one
thousand persons were present.
shortly after clock the pupils of the
Rosedale school under command of the
principal, J. l.. Smith, formed in the
grounds on Washington street and
marched through the cemetery toward
the north entrance. where they met u
second detachment from the Pico street
school, commanded by Masters George
King and Roy Pemberton.
The chilrden were then drawn up in
two lines extending the distance of a
block, the girls being on one side of the
driveway and the boys on the other. All
carried baskets Of various flowers and
many of the girls had wrearhs and
crosses of evergreens.
The veteran and those comp osinc their
column soon put IN an appearance,
marching from the Pico street cars.
First came COMPANY Five Of the Bows
The herald., 1895-05-31
THE CITY CEnETERY

John A. Logan post, G. A. r., visited
the old city cemetery upon the hill.
which is now no longer in use, yesterday
morning. 1t was preceded by some
mem bers OF the Sons of Veterans. Cap
tain Henry Glaze, carrying the American
flag. followed ana after him came some
forty survivors of the war in charge of
Post Commander Holland. Soon after,
children, hundred strong. from the
Sand street school, arrived to help deco
rate the graves.
The exercises were inaugurated in the
square at the graveyard by song from
the children. After that came the ritual
istic work by the members of the post,
followed by short addresses by Com
mander Holland and Comradc J. S. Pit
man. the decoration OF graves was then
commenced, there being wealth of
flowers at the cemetery contributed by
friends of the departed. There was
large gathering to share in the decora-
ton work and great interest was evil
denced by all present.
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y. S. Navy; Lilly. william, company B.
One Hundred Forty fourth Illinois IN
fantry; Leadbs stter, NJ. H., company d.
Fourth Wisconsin infantry; Moe, Charles
n. company f. seventh California in
fantry: McGaurghey. b. B.; Morgan. J.
New York heavy artillery; Marchall. Will.
lam l.. Major, Maryland volunteers Mott,
John, company X, torJy-seventh New
York intant.y; Miller. J. T.. company c,
Second Iowa infantry; Maxwell, John E.,
company Il, Forty-fourth Iowa infantry;
Mandeville, +. H., company X, Third
Ohio volunteers; Marshall. Colonel l.. H.,
Tenth Z. s. infantry; Mcnamara, NJ. H.,
First Kansas infantry; Mccullough. Ed
win, company d, Thirty ninth Ohio in
fantry Noble, II herman. Second California
cavalry; Oliver. Henry A., company g,
Illinois infantry; O'Canna. Francisco,
company D. First National California ba-
tallion; Ortlepp, Henry. company A,
Fifty-second Now Iory infantry; Over
ecker, Anthony. company ID. Third Wis
consin cavalry; Potter, J. H, company
Julius, company E, Eighth Michigan in
tantry: Perry. E A.. Fourteenth U. s.
infantry; Patterson, William H.. Forty
fourth Illinois infanGry; Perry, Horatlo
P..company f. Fourteenth Maine infantry;
Ruth, William j., company F, Sixth Iowa
Fifty-third Illinois infantry; Roley, j.
c.. Seventh California infantry; Robin
sou, Charles R., company r, Second
Maine volunteers; Runyan, William
Redding, John. Fourth New Yo1k heavy
artillery; Sherman. Nat. company G,
Nlnety-sixth Illinois infantry; Sebastian,
Charles, company c. Fourteenth Mis-
souri, cavalry; Salmon, W. B., company
G., Second Maine volunteers; Saunders
A; Smith, o. L.; Sttle, Caspar. Fifth
company A. Thirteenth New York volun-
teers Schneider, John. Fifth United
States cavalry; Slater. Wilson; Steele Har-
rison o., company H. One Hundred and
Sizty-first New York infantry; Spauld-
ing, =. Thorn pson. Thomas. company
+. Fiftieth Illinois infantry; Tilden, A.
H.. company c, Twelfth Connecticut in
fantry; Thompson. William H.. company
G, Fourth California infantry; Van Reen,
william, company A, United States light
The herald., 1895-05-31
THE PARADE

The procession of the G. A. r., which
was to proceed to Simpson tabernacle tt
witness the commemorative exercises q
the day, formed opposite Elks' hall on
South Main street. at o'clock. The
number of veterans, it is all too apparent.
is growing simmer every year, and yes
terday's parade showed that the grim
reaper had been industriously at work
among the ranks of the G.. A. R. since
last Decoration day. Preceded by the
arm ed platoon of police with the fine silk
flag Of the department flying to the breeze
in its van, and commanded by Captain
Roberts. came Stanton. kenesaw, Frank
Bartlett and Logan posts. The veterans
life and drum corps furnished the martial
strains which had led the men to
victory in the dark days of the war.
At Sixth and Olive streets the process
sion was increased by the addition of the
W. r. G. and the Ladies Auxiliary to the
G. A. r., and the march was resumed
to the tabernacle, which was reached at
2.3O
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other members there were 75O which to-
gether with officers and citizens. made a
procession of nearly 1900 pers ons. Once
arrived at the cemetery a hollow square
as formed and the first and special GER
emony was that for the unknown dead.
A marbieized monument had been
temporarily erected for the occasion and
Governor Rowland opened the exercises
with the following impressive and appro-
pirate remarks:
Comrades and Fellow. Citizens This
is day of sweet remembrance. dear to
every heart. Not a day for frivolity or
amusement. not day for mourning.
but dev oted TO honoring and cherishlng
the memory of our dear CON rades. Let
us raise high above them. said General
Logan. the originator of Memorial da "
the dear old flag they saved from dis
honor, its folds floating over land made
free by their devoticn.' Our first cere-
mony will be tribute to our fellow COM
rades who rest in unknown graves. On
the hill sides and in the va leys OF the
southern land; in the wilderness of re-
mote forests, lie many soldiers who per-
shed in battle. their graves arked
by tablet or stone and garlanded only by
the wild flowers which may bloom abo We
them. In the great rivers and oceans the
scene of many naval conflict, the gal
liant sailors who gave their lives for tn cir
country found an uncared- for sepulchre.
1t is in memory of these we have pre-
pared this monument. and we decorate
it today in acknowledged of thei
heroism and their sacrifices
The ceremonial of placing flowers on
the graves was then performed, the
Home band playing national airs, and
the return march was made to the home.
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the monument beneath which lie the
mortal remains of the Unknown Dead
was being decorated.
After the singing by all present of a
verse from America came the benedic-
ton, and then the military salute TO the
departed. This consisted OF firing by
the squad of National guardsmen OF three
volleys over the soldier graves. the drums
beating mournfu mulfied roll in keep
ing with the tender martalress of the
scene. The gentle notes of taps, lights
out" in the tender, sweet music of the
regulation bugler. ended the exercise of
the morning, the few scattering graves in
the cemetery being remem bered after the
set programme had been concluded.
The herald., 1895-05-31
EVERGREEN CEMETERY

kenesaw and Frank Bartlett posts
combined in the morning hour observ-
ances of Memorial day at Evergreen cem-
etery yesterday. The former organization
owns a plat in the cemetery in which
are inferred the remains OF some one
hundred and twenty-five soldiers and
sailors of the late civil war. On each
burial mound there was one or more
tiny flags. Commander Fairbanks of
Bartlett post was in charge of the battal-
ion. Company c, Seventh infantry regi-
ment, n. g. c., in command of Lieuten-
ant Teal, had squad of fifteen privates,
two uncomm issioned officers and two