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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18
Renting Out Table China.


 The manager of house furnishing estab- lishment said to a reporter: ''This custom of renting out china and table furniture grew up gradually until we found ourselves doing it as a regular business. We do it now straight along at fixed tariff, and we have got together all the things that most house keepers are apt to want. We rent things at from 10 to % per cent. of the value of the goods according to the amount needed. You see very few ladies-even rich ladies-have china enough for large dinner party, and so they come to us. Sometimes we rent a complete dinner rservice-sometimes, with that lady who was going out as you came in, merely a dozen finger bowls. Not long ago at a house warming on Prairie avenue we not alone rented the table china, but toilet sets for every room in the house, fine sets they were, too; and all the company thought, of course, that they belonged to the family, although the washbowls and pitchers and things only stayed there one evening and were all back in the store here next day.H
 ''How about breakages?'
 eve are responsible for all breakage in taking the goods out and back; the rest the renter pays for. Breakage, however, is not a heavy item, with ordinary care. It aver ages about 15 per cent. in the year; not more than that"
 And Is the trade large enough to amount to anythingr'
 ''It is 50 large with us that we have to keep separate books for it and employees specially for the taking out and caring for the rented goods"
 Do you rent dishes to any one besides familiesr'
 "Oh yes; to picnics and clubs and special dinners The caterers rent from us, and SC do the men who arrange excursions. They hire beer glasses and knives and forks, you know. It Is queer business, but we have te make 1t a regular department of our store. | Chicago News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18
Largest Flower in the World.

In the furthest, southeastern island of the Philippine group, Mindinao, upon one of it's mountains, Parag, in the neighborhood of the highest peak ill the island, the volcano Apo, 8 party of botanical and ethnograph- ical explorers found recently, at the height of 2,5O0 feet above the sea level, a colossal flower. The discoverer, Dr. Alexander Scha- denberg, could scarcely believe his eyes when he saw amid the low growing bushes the i'm mense buds of this flower like gigantic brown cabbage heads But he was still more astonished when he found specimen ill full bloom, O five petaled flower, nearly yard in diameter-as large as a carriage wheel, in fact. This enormous blossom was borne on a sort of vine creeping on the ground. It was known to the native who accompanied Dr. Schadenberg, who called it Boo The party had no scale, using their boxes and specimens as weights. Weighing these when opportunity served, it was found that single flower weighed over twenty-two pounds.
 It was impossible to transport the fresh flower, so the travellers photographed it, and dried number of it's leaves by the heat of a fire. Dr. Schadenberg then sent the photo graphs and dried specimens to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Breslau, where the learned director immediately recognized it as a species of raff1esia, plant formerly dis covered in Sumatra and named after the English governor, Sir Stamford Rallies. The new flower was accordingly named Raf- fesia Schadenbergia. The five petals of this immense flower arc oval and creamy white, and grow around 8 center, filled with count less long violet hued stamens, thicker and longer in the female, or fertile flowers, than in the infertile. The fertilization is accom- plished by insects, whose larve breed in the decaying flesh of its thick petals. The fertile | flower develops soft berryhke fruit, in which countless seeds are imbedded. The | flower exhales a poisonous gas, even when first opened, which is most unpleasant l Demorest's Monthly
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18
LARoR.s FIGHT INDEED, :,

This is labor's fight. And labor organ izations are not suffering from any misap- prehension of that fact.-Waterbury Ex- change.
 Indeed, they are not. And that's why Philadelphia assembly No 3 3,554 condemned ex-Secretary Litchman for selling him self to Quay, declaring Litchman trick ster who is Ion the make" And that's why the same assembly demanded the passage of the Mills bill as in the best in terests of the workingmen. That's why, too, mass meeting of laboring men called by the political friends of General Harri- son and held at Indianapolis resolved that they were ''unalterably opposed to the election of Benjamin Harrison to the presi dency of the United States because his life and official record fully demonstrate that he is blindly welded to the corporate powers of the country and has no proper regard for the interest of labor;' and further that they were ''not to be longer deceived by system of extortionate war taxation, although denominated protection, which demands 1 tribute from the millions of wage-workers for the benefit of the wealthy trusts and combines. And that's why the Federation of Labor which recently met at Indiana polls, and which was a representative gath ering of the labor interests of Indiana, re- ! solved that they 'cannot support the can didates of the republican party for presi- dent and vice president because both of them are wanting in sympathy for the laboring classes" and further that organ, ized labor in other states is cordially invited to cooperate with us iii the enforcement of these sentiments" And that's why, ac- cording to the Indianapolis Labor Signal, the master workman of the Knights of Labor in Indiana has taken the stump against Harrison and high taxes. And that's why, of the two hundred and odd labor papers in the country, but solitary ne favors Harrison, twelve are non-com initial and all the others are for Cleveland and Thurman. And that's why the democratic party is everywhere the party of the workingmen. And that's why labor smiles when it is coddled by sheet which has the bald effrontery to tell it that knights in this part of the country who know MT Litchman know him to be a safer man to follow than MT Powderly."
 Yes, truly this is labor's fight. Truly, too, labor organizations are not suffering from any misapprehension of that fact They are not. That's why they favor Cleveland and lower taxes; lower taxes on lifes necessaries, lower taxes on the materials that enter into labor and furnish them employment, lower taxes on the clothes they wear and the food they eat.
 Labor will vote the democratic ticket ir | November
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18
A VOICE FROM ENGLAND.

The busy campaign liar that was so ac- tive in circulating Thnrber's fiction from the London Times has been hauled up very short by that journal itself. We were told with circumspection that was just too alluring that ''the only time England had any use for an Irishman was when he emi grated to America and voted for free trade. :" This was used as bait to catch the Irish vote, and in the literature sent out by the Fords and Devoys and other revenue Irish republicans it was made prominent and the changes were rung with & persistency that was worthy of better cause. But lies travel fast, and this one in it's swift circuit finally reached the office of the Times itself. Whereupon the Times in it's issue of August % proceeded to batter down the lie in the following direct and unmincing words:
 One of the fayorite tricks resorted to by the republican managers appears to be the identification of the democratic candidates with the interests of England supported by such testimony an alleged extract from the Times declaring that "the only time England can use an 1rlShman IS when he emlgrates to Amerlcs and votes for free trade" It would be in teresting to know when this statement ap- peared in our columns, though we suppose we are not likely to receive such informa tion on this point from those who have taken the trouble to instruct the voters o1 the United States about our opinions For our own part, we have been of tho opinion that some use had been found il the British empire for such Irishmen a. the Duke of Wellington, Lord Lawrence Eprd Dufferin, Lord Wolseley, Sir Fred er1ck Roberts, and a good many others without exporting them to America to b. the apostles of free trade, nor can we SC, that the free trade policy in the United States, whether it be good or bad from tn, English point of view, has been so emi nently advanSed by the votes of emigran Irishmen that any man should take tn least trouble to promote it.
 And thus does another able-bodied lie after doing it's mission of evil, climb bac on it's dishonored perch. But it will liv on to smirch the reputation of H. K. Thur Der, who has the discredit of starting it and of the Fords and Devoys who hav shown themselves mean enough to traf6 on their countrymen's hatred of Englan' and everything English.
 And there are 8 good many other lie doing service for the republicans.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18
HARRISON AS AREFORMER.

Harrison has announced himself in fla vor of evil service reform, and says that it will be his ''sincere purpose, if elected, to advance the reform" Of course he won't be elected, but his past record on the sub ject is interesting. It is not that of an en- thusiast He has never thrown many bricks at the spells system or lifted the cudgels very energetically against its abuses. In the senate he refused to go as far in the matter of civil service reform as many other members of his party. He favored some of the features of the reform law, but op- posed the abolition of political assess men ts. Jay Hubbellism was all right in his opinion, even though disgusted coun- try was raising its voice against the vile practice Personally Harrison while in the senate was most persistent spells hunter. He was always looking out for his friends and his active hunt for offices provoked the sarcasm even of Blaine, who once said {: ''Why, Harrison has applied for thirteen more consulships than there are on the whole list"
 Such man isn't very shining example to light the path of civil service reform. He is very likely to believe, as he did when he was in public life, that ''the interests of the public service' require that none but republicans be put on guard, He would mt be likely to have much backbone when some Jealous republican might apply for "thirteen more consulships than there are on the whole list" His election would'n advance the cause of reform it would sci it back
 But then Harrison is as good as his party when it comes to civil service reform. A party that would have all republicans in the public employ can't be expected to gc much on reform. A candidate who was better than his party wouldn't stand the ghost of show. Figs are not gathered from missiles or grapes from thorns.
 Harrison banks not on his devotion tc ) civil service reform
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

BLOODY shirt lies don't go down in Texas The republican county convention held yesterday at Austin to elect delegates to the state convention, which was composed largely of colored men, voted down, 63 to 16, resolution introduced by one of the white delegates recommending that the state convention put no straight republi- can ticket in the field, because ''it is awell known fact in this state that republicans in a great many counties have been terror ized, prescribed, socially and otherwise ; hundreds have been murdered, others have been required to leave their homes and seek homes in other states thousands of voters have been intimidat.d d and through fear have remained away from the polls, and thereby failed to exercise the right of suffrage as guaranteed to them by the con- stitution." One of the colored men was loudly applauded when he said he would not vote for what he knew to be lie. But that lie has been warmed over good many | times in Connecticut
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18
SERVANTS IN WASHINGTON.
Virginia Aunties Who Used to Cook "'Fo'
 dc Fall of Richmon'."


 de Fall of Richmon'."
 A great prize in the eyes of proud Wash ington housekeeper of means is to secure genuine old Virginia cook-an "old auntle," as they are called-one who hasn't too many newfangled notions, and is willing to work, and who takes delight in preparing delicious home meals such as she used to serve up '"fo' the fall of Richmon'," as so many of the darkies here express it. It must not be 1n- ferred that there are no good cooks among the younger generations, for there are, ana of recent years negro men have been cultl- vating tho art of cooking, and negro male cooks, while employed chiefly at hotels and restaurants in this capital city, are also be- ing utilized in the homes. A darky IS so fond of good eating that it is but natural they should cultivate the art of improving themselves so that they can command big wages. The younger set are not as reliable and steady as the old-timers who were trained in slavery days, but they do quite we'll con- sidering all tho circumstances, and if housekeeper is Q fairly good manager there isn't really much trouble in securing here good cook.
 The wife of western Republican senator says that when she was a small girl she used to hear her aged grandmother talk of dishes that were peculiar to Virginia, her grand
 
 The senator's wife had almost forgotten these dishes, but on coming to Washington to live she employed negro woman as her cook, and it was not long before ''old aunty" was placing before her some of the dishes she had heard her grandmother speak of ''Old aunty" has succeeded in changing com- pletely the diet of her western employers, and they are so fond of the new way of eating things, so far as they are concerned, that they prefer it to the western.
 This is the bright side of the culinary ques- tion in Washington. Some people have no end of trouble, especially those who happen to engage a restless, impudent and worthless young black woman, who has at times had her own way and literally bossed the people who hired her. They have this kind in Wash ington as treasures, and unhappy is the lot of the family who has an experience with cooks of this description. One good house wife, about six months ago, lost a valuable cook who had been in her employ for many years, and she had tormenting experience before she secured another that approached her. After trying half dozen she hired one day a likely woman who came well recon mended and said she had been walking around for week looking for a place, and seemed glad to find employment again. Be ing told that she would be expected to pre- pare 8 light supper on Sundays she indig- nantly replied: "No, indeed, ma'am; you can't git me to cook nothin on Sunday even- in fer nobody" She then switched off to look for another place.-Cor. St. Louis Re public
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

THAT high tariff means high wages isn't borne out by the statistics of immi grafton. Our country has received from protected Germany, during the period from 1880 to 1887, ,235, ,926 immigrants, or 29 per cent of the whole number received, while from free trade England there came but 496, ,037, or 11s per cent of the whole. Free trade England seems to be better place for wage-earners than protected Germany.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

GENERAL HARRISON should study the history of the tariff. No reduction of the tariff has ever caused a cut in wages, which assertion that a reduction of duties meant increased importations and lower wages And decrease of customs revenues has likewise followed every reduction of the tariff
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

THE latest trust is said to be one to mo nopolize John L. Sullivan's fists. The trust might lend him to the senate tariff tinkers and give him chance to knock out the surplus.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

THOSE wicked betting men are still mak ing wagers on the election. But they are laying up gains for their pockets by put ting odds on Cleveland.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

THOSE democrats who voted against the Mills bill are being brought to their senses. The democrats of Lehigh county, Pa., have formally denounced their congress man, MT Sowden, for refusing to vote for the bill. Tariff reform is cardinal prin- ciple of the democracy this year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18
1t Is an Ill Wind, Etc.

Caller ito bereaved widow)-Mourning Is a sad garb, my dear Mrs. Hobson, but it is certainly very becoming to you.
 Widow-Ah, yes, think so myself, Mrs. Bently; and it makes such an effective back. ground for the diamonds poor John gave me shortly before his death.-The Epoch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

OUR esteemed republican contemporaries are not talking about Maine these days. Addition, division and silence" is their motto.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

MEXICO is to make an effort towards a lower tariff. Even the greasers have had enough of the high article.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18
DR- G. B. RYDER,
 Albany Dentist, 133 Bank St. Waterbury. TFETH FTTTED wJTHOITT PAIN

133 Bank St. Waterbury.
 TEETH FILLED WITHOUT PAIN. We never wedge teeth before filling.
 Teeth extracted without pain by the use of Ky der's gas or vitalZed air, made fresh every day, Anyone can take it with perfect safety, young or old.
 Teeth extracted % cents Gas of air administered, D '' Teeth cleaned. 75 " Teeth filled with amalgum, 25 |" Teeth filled with silver, 90 and 75 '' Teeth filled with gold S1 and upwards X set of teeth, S5 co Best set of teeth, SS %
 There is no better made no matter
 how much you pay.
 Office open at all hours 133 Bank street. Waterbury, Conn. 3SS Main street, Bridgeport, Conn. B West Market street, Wilkesbarre, Pa. 142 East Main street, Rochester. N Y. Over First National Bank, Scranton, Pa. 272 Main street, Bnffalo N. Y. Over First National Bank, BinghamptOn, N. Y.
 This office and all others are permanent ly located Branches of the Albany Dental Association, the largest dental establish ment in the world.
 DR G. B. RYDER, Manager of this office. DR M l.. RYDER, Secretary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18
THE RED BANDANA

We believe in thaa part of Belva's plat form published in the DEMOCRAT referring to education, the lack of which is shown by her grammar. But the demand that Organ for his wife entirely destroys her chances. Oh, Belva, would you destroy family ties throughout our land: No. The Red Bandana will beused for the next four years in dusting such Fine Pianos as Mason X Hamlin, Boardman X Gray, Baus, and Wilcox X White and New Eng land Organs. A company with business stability is preferred to the hireling of manufacturer who sells Pianos for new ones and few months later claims they were manufactured long years ago. Call and examine stock.
 J. M. KELLOGG,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

Democratic Nominations,
 FOR PRESIDENT, GROVER CLEVELAND of New York.
 FOR vICE-PREsIDENT, ALLEN G. THURMAN
 of Ohio.
 Electors at Large,
 A K. BURR, of Hartford, E. B. MANNING, of Meriden.
 District Electors, First-C. H. PENDLEToN, of Hebron. Second-HENRY G. HUBBARD, Middletown Third-BENJANIN LUCAS, Preston. Fourth-GEoRGE NJ. COLE, Bethel.
 For Governor, LUZON B. MORRIS, of New Haven. For rLieutenant-Govern JOHN S. KIRKHAM, of Newington. For Secretary of State, HENRY A. BISHOP, of Bridgeport
 For Treasurer, J. GRIFFIN MARTIN, of Windham.
 For Comptroller, NICHOLAS STAUB, of New Milford. For Congressman, Second District, WASHINGTON F. WILCOX, Chester.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18
UWaternmru De,murrat.

The DEMOCRAT will be delivered to any address for $500 year, $250 for six months, $1.25 for three months, or 42 cents month, payable in advance.
 All communications must be signed. Anony- nous letters or news items will be consigned te the waste basket,
 c. 6 M T. MALONEY. Proprietors. Entered at the Post Office at Waterbury, Conn.,, second class matter.
 TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER IS, 1888.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

SEPTEMBER IS, 1888.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-12-08
Paregoric Bread.

Mamma had sick headache, and
could not lift her head from the pill
low.
The bread had risen ready to mould,
and nobody but twelve-year-old julie
to do it, and her hands had never
been in dough in her life.
"You'll have to do it as best you
can," mamma said, YEARLY, after try
ing to give her some directions.
So julie carried the pan of light
sponge into the pantry, set it on the
broad shelf, got out the bread-board,
and tried to do everything just as
mamma did. VA 1911
But her awkward elbows did one
thing mamma would not have done,
for they knocked down bottle hang
ing on nail above the shelf.
"Oh dear!" she groaned. "Mam-
ma, the paregoric bottle fell down into
my bread-pan, and the cork came
out I"
ooh dear!" groaned mamma, in
turn.
cts just on one side," said julie,
hopefully, "and there was only little
in the bottle"
'Cut all the dough from that side
and throw it away" said mamma;
Sand perhaps father and the boys
won't notice it,
But atsupper-time, the first mouth
full of that bread Harry tasted, he
made a terrible face.
"What's the matter?" asked papa.
81 tastes just like babies !"
81 should think as much?" said
Tom, tasting his.
Papa tried it; then calling Bruno,
gave him the rest of the slice. Even
he wouldn't eat it.
But the pigs had bountiful sup
perl Youths Companion.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-12-08
clinging to her, which may rot her
strength, and wreck her in mid-ocean
at last Youths Companion,
Wanted to Be a Reporter.


You have doubtless heard the story
of Mrs. g., who paid a first visit to
Mrs. N, and who asked her what her
husband did for living. aa#
"Oh," said Mrs. N, che is a re-
porter" o#f ~
"What's that?" Hage-a.HHa
''Why, he goes all about town find
ing out things about people and then
he prints it in the newspapers. He
earns twenty dollars week"
"Goodness gracious DO you mean
to tell me that people get paid for
that, and | never knew it, screamed
Mrs. g., as she took up her bonnet
and rushed off to newspaper office
as fast as she could CO. Caroline
Cole. tHsHH
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-12-08
Two Brave Little Girls.

Tiny and Trip, the two little cous-
ms, were up in the buggy in Tiny's
yard, playing with their dollies. 1t
was splendid place to play.
81 like to be up here so high, out
of the way of everything, don't you?'
asked Trip.
"Yes,' replied Tiny, GIFTS ever so
nice. Nothing can't get us here, and
/ amt afraid of nothing
"Nor l." said Trip. eff a bear
should come in the gate, l should just
sit here and look at him, and laugh"
$50 would l." added Tiny. "And
If elephant coined in here, l would
take the whip, just SO, and snap it at
him, just so, and say, Go long away,
you great old elephantP and wouldn't
he go just capering down the road?"
Then both the little girls laughed
loud and long, they felt so safe and
happy.
A few minutes after two COWS came
running along the road, and turned
in at the gate. The gentle, old
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-12-08

mooley COWS had found the bars down
when they came into their yard at
night, and so had come out into the
road to see what they could find.
When those two brave little girls
saw those two COWS coming into their
yard, they just went to screaming as
loud as they could.
How they did shrek! You would
have supposed that bear and an ele-
plant were both after them at once.
Tiny's mother ran out to her door,
and all the neighbors ran to their
doors.
And then they saw the two little
screaming girls in the buggy, and a
man driving out the two gentle old
COWS that had frightened them SO.
When the COWS were gone, Trip and
Tiny climbed down out of the buggy,
with very red faces and went home.
I'M. c. W. B., in Youths Com
panion.