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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26

It was an "organ, and Bennett was no more fitted to edit an organ than was Dana
 By 1885, however, MT. Bennett had revised his notions of the sort of paper he was fitted to run, and one morning he got out the first issue of the paper that was to win so much for him. His office was ill a cellar in Ann street. The counter over which the papers were sold to newsboys and individual purchasers was board resting on the heads of two barrels, and the seller of the papers was Bennett himself, seated behind the board i'll splint bottomed chair. The paper made sensation even on the first day. Bennett had written most of its contents himself and had slashed right and left. None was too high, none too low, for him to attack. The small edi- tion was exhausted before noon. Next day the edition was larger. The growth continued too, but it is doubtful if it would have succeeded after all had not a pillmaker, then well known to all the world, offered to insert a large standing advertisement in the paper and to advance the payment money for the first quarter. The pillmaker's con- fidence in Bennett and his Herald was justified. The advertising brought enor- nous sales of pills, and also it tided the paper over its most critical period, In fact, both men got rich through that ad vertiSement.
 -Adolph Sutro, now mayor of San Francisco, who well nigh immortalized himself and won great wealth by boring tunnel larger than any constructed be- fore or since for the drainage of mines, was A before he even began to gain his fortune.
 The late A. T. Stewart is not often mentioned nowadays, so quickly do men forget the very rich man who fails to found a family, but it is not many years since his name was synonym of bound less wealth, and he has left striking monuments in the metropolis in the buildings where he carried on his busi ness and his palatial Fifth avenue resi- dence, now used for a clubhouse. Yet Stewart did not become rich before 40. He was a merchant before that time, to be sure, and was counted a successful one, but he was not yet certain that he might not find, after all, that his busi- ness plans were inadequate and that he might yet have to give up the race for wealth.
 The list of men who have become rich though after reaching middle life to make them famous might be extended far beyond the limits of this article, but need not pursue the subject further. I have written enough, I am sure, to prove the truth both of the old saying that while there's life there's hope" and Dana's pet warcry, I've may ba happy yet, you bet! :"
 M I. DEXTER
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
Why Trey Didn't Laugh.

There is a story of an English curate who, having been instituted in his new office, went about the parish to make acquaintance with his congregation. One day he called on an honest farmer, who asked him how he liked Devon shire. "Oh, like it exceedingly" said the curate, "but find it rather muddy. notice, however, {" he continued, point ing to the farmers boot, which had a prodigiously thick sole, "that you take a very sensible precaution to keep out of the wet
 "Well, you see, MT. S-," said the farmer, "I have club foot
 The curate, who was the shiest and most sensitive of men, fled from the house, so much was he grieved over the unintentionals cruelty of his speech. James Payn says he always considered this story very humorous, and once told it in his "best manner" at a large din- rer party i'll house where he had nev- CT dined before. During the narration he received a violent kick under the ta- ble from his next neighbor, but suppos- ing it to be accidental went on talking. The tale was received in total silence, and it was some time before general conversation was resumed.
 That was a very amusing story, '" whispered his neighbor.
 MT. Payn was a little indignant at the want of appreciation shown by the others and rejoined quickly, "But ex- ceedingly stupid people to tell it top'
 tNo, my dear fellow, it isn't that Our host has club foot. "-Argonaut
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26

wnrru injury m TrIaJ part or the arLl caused permanent disability. But when ever the soreness comes among the muscles of the shoulder the chance of recovery is very small.
 Mcckins injury may have been bless ing ill disguise. It certainly gave Dad Clarke chance to take Q place where he belonged, among the best pitchers of the land. He is no novice or young blood. Clarke pitched his first professional game nine years ago with the Norwich club of the Central league of New York, when he was 21 years old. In 1888 Anson gave him a trial and let him go. It was one of the "Old Man's'' few mistakes. If Anson had Clarke now, it would be almost worth the championship to him. Lhc New York club didn't discover their diamond in the rough until Meekin's injury and the fail ure of Knauss and Boswell forced them to put Clarke into the game.
 Clarkc's strength, as Jesse Burkett eX- plained it to me, is 'great variety of de- liveries which he keeps mixing up until he makes the batSman guess at every ball he pitches.'' He has superb nerve, plenty of courage and never knows when he is whipped One of his habits is to make ironicaI remarks about and to his batsmen. In one of the New York Chicago games at the Polo grounds the score was to i'll the last half of the ninth inning, with two out, Chicago runner on third, one on second and Dahlcn at the bat. As Dahlen came to the plate Clarke looked him over critically, and then said: "Say, young fel- low you have the reputation of being a great batsmap. Now don't think you can bat little bit. If I'm wrong, here's your chance to prove it. A base hit will win your game. But you'll not make one off mo if ti 'ra If had nobody but stiffs like you to pitch to, I'd never lose a game. Didn't tell you?' Tho last remark was caused by a little inflcld groundcr after two wild and crazy strikes from the enragcd Chicago star o. F. CAYLoR.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
A Few Dead Bodies.
The Europeans Economy.

Rich Europeans put as much money and moro than we do into certain things--pic- lures, books, curios, antiques, stained glass thoroughbred horses, panpered menials, wines, collections of all sorts, establishments and great houses. The show places, the great libraries, the win ners of the Derby and Prix de Paris, tho armies of powdered flunkies, the galleries of paintings and statuary, the cellars of fine wines, the collections of fans, laces, old books, old shoes, old silver, old coins, old armor, musical instruments, snuff boxes, pipes, seawecd, butterflies, drink ing flagons, costumes of all times and na- tions-all these show that the European is not niggardly, but spends his money with iberality and intelligence. And some Americans do the same-an ever increas- ing number of them, in fact.
 But, as rule, the American wastes as much as he spends wisely, and the Euro pean never does this. He understands ex- actly how each sou should go in order to get out of every franc its utmost value. He accurately calculates what his expenses will be, apportions his income or salary with the incest care, graduating his scale of expenditure with the wisdom born of a thousand years experience of life in an overpopulated country-so much for rent, taxes food, dress, accidentals, journeys, doctors bills, the education and establish ment of children, the improvement or re- pairs of property, all in due proportion.- Lippincott's.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26

COuraged ill his quest after wealth, even if he has passed the 40 year limit and is still poor man. It is true that there is no hope unless something or other has been accumulated before the 40 year limit is reached, but that something need not necessarily be money. The stores of that wisdom which is acquired only by experience are often of greater value than mere dollars, even in the pursuit of wealth, but in order to make proper use of what you have learned so as to win riches after 40 you must also have found out how to continue, and you must have conserved your physical and mental powers by right living. It's a difficult thing and requires the exer- else of every ability, this getting more than an ordinary share of this worlds goods ill the face of the fierce competi- tiOn of today.
 There arc four other fortunes besides Sage's that stand out pre-eminent in America because of their size and the fact that each was made great almost beyond the possibility of dissipation by the efforts of one man. These fortunes were made by Jay Gould, Commodore Vanderbilt, John Jacob Astor and John D. Rockefeller. Only the last named of these men is now alive. He was we'll started by 40, but he was not rich be- yond peradventure, since, although his operations before that time had been on a large scale, ho was yet liable to miss fire and go to the bottom of the financial sea at any time previous to his fortieth birthday. His position, moreover, was that of a man who, in order to win, must have faith in himself and his opinion. In faith he was not found wanting. He believed that the supply of petroleum was practically ineXhaust- ible, and he went ahead on that basis His companions in business sometimes differed with him; but, encouraged by his example, they all continued, and the result has been the upbuilding of re- markable group of Standard Oil for tunes, of which John D. Rockefeller S is the greatest, and some say the greatest ill the whole world. Jay Gould got rich before 10, but tho founders of both the Vanderbilt and Astor fortunes were nearer 50 than 40 before they had got enough together to be able to consider themselves really rich, and the same may be said of many lesser financial lights, less than those above mentioned, but yet sufficiently we'll to do to be spoken of as wealthy by all the rest of us
 Samuel J. Tilden had made some thing of name for himself before he was 40 and had become known to some extent ill politics, but he did not begin that. devotion to the legal profession which won for him great wealth till aftcrward. Henry Willard, who has been poor and rich and poor and rich again, was 1 when, in 1874. he began his operations ill Oregon railroads, but nine years later he counted $5, ,000, 900 as his own. His subsequent financial fall is well remembered, and SO is his rise again to millionairedOm after he was 30. Webster Wagner. whose sleeping and drawing room cars go wherever go the Vanderbilt lines of rail, was sta tion agent at small place on the New York Central when his fOrtieth birth day came ill 1857, and he so remained
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26

for three years longer. But after he had managed to get his scheme for the com fort of travellers introduced he shortly became a very rich man.
 Although Levi P. Morton had made a fortune before he was 40, he was be- ginning over again at the fourth decade line, for he had failed ill his mercantile business after moving from Boston to New York, and the second fight was a1- n: ost as hard as the first. John H. Star in, whose steamboats are known to all who dwell in or visit New York, had most of his wealth to win at 40. He was born ill a little town ill the interior of the state, where he carried on a small drug business and kept the postoffice. A change of dministration-Starin voted for Scott, but Taylor was elected-de- prived him of the office, and he some times found it hard to make payments when they came due. Finally he be- thought himself of the value of adver- tising. He increased his business i'll that way to some extent and later went into the river and harbor transportation business some time in the sixties. At 40 he was started in this line, but he was not rich. His wealth came later.
 Charles A. Dana, the rich and bril- liant editor of the New York Sun, was a poor man at 40. After his college days he was an enthusiastic social reformer who would think it now to read The Sun?-and as such became one of those who tenanted the famous Brook Farm. Then he was writer for the managing
 " IL FTJ--sl Iz.- Greeley, at the moderate wages of SEQ week. When the civil war came, Mir. Dana was made assistant secretary of war by Stanton and detailed to duty mnch of the time in tho flel5s AftAr t'sr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
r1rcHER W. H. CLARKE. NEw WORKS.

PITCHER W. H. CLAhhE, NEW 1ohhS. administering whitewash once, and in third game played the Boston stars q tie game of 16 innings, with the score stand ing to when the shades of night de- scended From Louisville the mighty bean eaters moved to Cincinnati and won q sin gle game in four trials. Not since the memorable eastern trip of the Louisville team in 1877 has there been such q disap- pointing tour made by any team which left home in the lead.
 When the Bostons took their celebrated slide from the top the Baltimores replaced them at the head of the procession. That seemed to be hoodOo to the champions also, for they, too, began a retrograde movement and met with some considerable surprises. The St. Louis Browns began the work of humiliating them by beating the Orioles twice in three games and mak- ing them play ten innings to win the third: But the worst knockdown of the season was suffered when the Cleveland spiders thumped the champions four suc- cessive times in two days.
 The counter work of the New Yorks, in which they whitewashed Anson's heavy hitting colts twice in one series, shut the Clevelands out also and beat the St. Louis team three times without using Rusie, was surprise No. 3. All these things happen ing during fortnight in inidseason have taught baseball enthusiasts to mako no predictions if they value their reputation as prophets.
 One lesson stands. out in raised letters and can be learned by the veriest novice. That lasson is that the principal winning agency in the game of today is good pitch ing That is half the game. Give team strong pitchers, and little batting is neces- sary to win, because the pitchers will hold down the scores of opponents. Only fair flelders are needed to back up men like Rusie, Clarke and Breitenstein. And in it's pitching vantage the New York club today has an excellent chance to overcome much, if not all, of it's lost opportunities of June Rusie is peerless He is in a class by him. self. Not one, not even his opponents, will deny that statement. Nearest to him stood Meekin, and 1t is pleasure to note | that his disability was not permanent. He has,occupied the rubber during an entire l game, which is proof that his mighty arm is still left to the profession.
 Meekin's trouble was in the nerves and muscles of the forearm. know ef nc case
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
TIRE PUNCTuRES.

The greatest improvement op the bicycle is woman.-Chicago Tribune.
 The only real natty bicycle costumes are those worn in tho newspapers. rs.-Nashvill American.
 The weary look on the faces of bioyclers has been accounted for at last. They are pneumatically tired. Boston Herald.
 Statistics show that matrimonial matches have increased at an alarming pace since the introduction of the bicycle. Cupid has a corner ca the whoel.-Syra- cuse Courier.
 A "conversation bicyclo' is the most re- cent production of the fertile brain of the French manufacturCr. It is so arranged that both operators face each other while propelling the machine.
 tNo," said Mir. Wheeler, "I have my. doubts about tho bicycle being able to dis place the horse. Tho time tried it the horse and buggy came out of the collision without scratch. ch.''-Indianapolis Jour- nal.
 Bishop Cleveland Coxe is somewhat bit ter against women bicyclists. He recently said, 'No one over saw a lady on a bicy- cle, and no one ever will" Wonder if he counted tho consequences when ho made that nasty remark.-Haverhil Gazette.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
A "CSenial" Actor,

Twas talking about actors to an actor the other day, and I happened to say, regarding certain Thespian now passed away:
 "Ah, genial old MT. --r'
 "Oh, yes," retorted the actor bitter ly, livery genial! How he ever got that reputation is more than know.
 "When he used to give his famous performance of Sir Anthony Absolute in The Rivals and I'd play Captain Ab- solute, he'd give me a genial poke with his stick, say, 'Ah, Jack, you dog r with a genial smile and just keep me pris- oner down at the corner of the stage while he took the center and got all the attention.
 ''If he saw me working up to get a little notice, which the part required, he'd poke me down again and keep it up till the curtain fell. "--Polly Pry in New York Recorder.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
CAYLOR'S BALL GOSSIP
Clubs Never So Well Burshed
 In Twenty-Five Years.
NINE TEAMS ARE STILL IN IT.

And Very Much In It at That-Boston's
 Great Slide Down the TObOggan and
 New YOrk's Wonderful Spurt-A Pennant
 Race That Is of Intense Interest.
 In the 25 seasons through which the Ma tional League of Baseball Clubs has passed there is no instance so far as know where so many of its teams have in midseason been punched in the pennant race. The situation on the morning of July Is was most peculiar one. Eight one-thousandth per cent separated the first four clubs that is to say that half game of a margin marked the difference. in standing between the Cincinnatis in fourth place and the Pittsburgs in the lead. Then came the next division of three clubs with only half a game's difference between the Brooklyns in seventh place and the BOstons in fifth place. The New Yorks in ninth place had crowded up to within an average of five games of the lead. It is conceded that not one of the nine clubs, from the Pittsburgs down to the New YOrks was an improba- ble winner of the pcnnant, since very little more than half of tho scheduled games have been played.
 The uncertainties of the national game have never been more strikingly illustrat- ed. That the New York team, all crippled and patched up, deprived of the services of four star players for month, should hold its own in the great struggle is most astonishing; that 1t should begin its western trip after most disastrous drop" in the east and win seven of nine games in the first half of the western engagements, while the Bostons and Baltimores were losing seventy per cent of their games to practically the same class of opponents, is one of those unaccountable Outcomes of the national game which has made it the favorite pastime to pleasure seekers in out door sports.
 The great slump of the Bostons is a mystery of the game of baseball. During their long campaign at home in June they played like invincibles, and all over the land was heard the "told you sos' of wise- acres who began to predict that they would win in walk. But there came a day when the notable team were called out upon the road. An unusually long trip began at Philadelphia on June go, and the wonderful "toboggan spell" began. They lost three in bunch. Thence they went to Brooklyn and dropped two more. At Pittsburg the team rallied temporarily and held their own, but in Louisville came the surprise of the year. The despised tail enders beat the pride of the League twice,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
FANTASY MAY BE QUEEN.
She Is Generally Regarded as Alix's Most
 Dangerous Trotting Rival.

Alix, 2:O324, is still queen of all trot- ters but not a few horsemcn believe that Fantasy, the handsome bay mare by Chimes will make strong bid the com ing season for the crown. In a recent race In Minneapolis Fantasy easily defeated Di- rectum, 2:O54, the stallion king, in 2:09 and seems to be in rare form thus early in the season. Having scored faster mark than any other 3-year-old, it was confident ly expected that Fantasy would also hold the championship among 4-year- old trot-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
Not Neoesaary.

Husband-I really think you might have had that ball dress made a little bit higher in the neck, to say nothing of the back.
 Wife-I'Il have it changed if you wish, but this stuff costs $5 a yard.
 Husband-Um-well never mind. - Tit Bits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
WILD DESERT sHIPs'
soLEMNLY STALKING ON THE SANDY
 PLAINS OF ARIZONA.
Camels Which the Government Imported at Great Expense Wandering About the Desert wastes--Edith Sessions Tupper Discusses the Experiment..
Tspecial Correspoudence.1


 K1NGMAN, A. T., July 22.-I wonder how many people in this country have ever heard that there are camels running wild in it--camels which the government inn ported at great expense and with no end of fuss and feathers, and which, after using awhile, 1t turned out to die on the plains of Arizona. Crossing the Colorado desert, the passengers on the Atlantic and Pacific railroad occasionally catch a glimpse of some. strange, weird creatures, neither fish, flesh nor fowl, stalking solemnly in the hot sandy distance-a boding appari- tion, enough te, scare timid tourist into fits. And on asking what this terrible beast, which looks as if it might have dropped straight out of the Apocalypse; may be you are told that 1t is a camel, Q descendant of the herd transported from the orient during Jefferson Davis term as secretary of war under Pierce's admins tration to do the work of horses and mules in the great west.
 Derelicts of the Desert.
 A military man, all officer from Fort Wihgate, who chanced to be fellow tray eler crossing this desert, gave me an in- teresting history of these "desert ships, :" which have become mere derelicts on this vast sandy sea. Back in 1850, when Cali fornia was an Fl Dorado and when the plains were dotted with emigrant trains, General Beale, who was stationed at Fort Yuma and who marked the frightful suf ferings and tremendous death rate of mules and horses, conceived the idea of importing camels from the east to carry stores across this awful waste of country. General Beale, then a young man, wrote to Jefferson Davis, secretary of war, and advanced his arguments .in favor of buy ing camels for this purpose. The secretary was pleased with the novel idea, and soon after commission was sent out to Arizo- ma to discovcr tho various uses to which these animals might be put in military service. A favorable report was made, and when the secretary made his next re- port to congress he asked for an appropria- tion to buy camels in Egypt and Arabia for the use of the war department
 Mason of Mason and Slidell fame was one of the stanchest advocates of this measure, and in 1853 bill was passed ap-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
An Emcacious Remedy.

A gentleman went into chemists shop and inquired:
 "Do you keep good cure for cornsg"
 "Yes. sir; here you have an excellent preparation. One of my customers has been using it for the last IA years with very good results. ''-El Diluvio.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
4 Lovers Eyes.

Groom-I guess that man we just passed is married.
 Bride-Why do you think so? Groom-He merely glanced at you New York Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
Point Not Well Taken.

Mrs. McSwat-The reason object to your spending so much time at that club of yours, Billiger, is that am sure it is nothing but a resort for loaf CTS.
 Mir. McSwat-Great Scott, Maria Whats any Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26

relief. was in bed when first began to take the Compound. After taking four LSttles, was able to be up and walk around, and now am doing my house. work. Many thanks to Mrs. Pinkham for her wonderful Compound. It saved my life. .''-MRs. HATTIE MADAUs, 1S4 North Clark Street, Chicago, Ill.
 More evidence in favor of that never failing female remedy, Lydia E. PiTh- han's Vegetable Compound.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
Terrible.

"Homely?'' said the first man to the second, speaking of the absent mans new wife. "Why, she has face that would stop an amateur elocutionist. ''- Cincinnati Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
Vengeance.

"Be mine," he implored.
 "I am a new woman," she answered indignantly. "I hate all men,"
 And so they were married. d.-Detroit Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-26
Hin Ihea of ParadIae.

1T heah dem white mon say dey ain't no heaven fer a niggah?"
 Don't you min 'em. Ain't I done rent house in de middle of q water- melon batch9 9''@-Atlanta Constitution