Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-29
by the Losers.

Difficult Feats That Must Be Performed by the Losers.
 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29--The campaign of 1888 has brought out the usual number of queer wagers ill this vicinity. Tomorrow evening twelve Democrats and twelve Republicans will sit down to a dinner at tho St. Louis club. All of the gentlemen are members of the club The stewards bill for the spread will be paid on the 7th prox.-by the dozen Democrats if Harrison is elected, and by the | Republicans if Cleveland is reelected. Among | the gentlemen who will occupy places at this partisan feast are Mayor D. R. Francis, the Democratic nominee for governor of Missouri; Messrs. John and Dan Holmes, Frank L. Ridgely, Jake Ewald and Secretary Dick Everett. One of the oldest bets of the campaign has been made by Sergt. Johnson and Private Wallace, of Jefferson barracks, the United States military station twelve miles south of St. Louis Though both parties are pre- vented by constitutional prohibition from voting or taking part in the election, they are strong partisans. Sergt. Johnson IS Harrison and Morton man, while Private Wallace is Democrat. It has been agreed that the loser will on Nov. run a gauntlet of 120 soldiers ranged sixty on a side on the parade ground and armed with regulation
  and tipped with a rag ball. The path is to be ten feet wide and through this the loser is to run, lodging as best he may to save his ribs.
 Louis Schrempp, proprietor of the Marble Hall saloon, 7,121 South Broadway, is Cleveland man. Phil Frankenbach is a kal sominer and wall paper dealer at IA West Courtois street. They have arranged a queer bet with great detail If Harrison is elected ok per day while they whitewash every object in sight in Marble Hall saloon, regardless of the artistic effects damage. If Cleveland is elected Frankenbach will pay the expenses of the saloon for evening, the proprietor having the privilege of inviting everybody he pleases to partake of his treat
 Rev B. F. Thomas, pastor of the Carondo- let Methodist Episcopal church, is Republi' can; Robert w. Harbison, of 7,139 South Broadway, is a Democrat, and they are will ing to make considerable sacrifice in the maintenance of their respective political principles They have bet on the following terms: If Harrison be elected, Harbison will on two Sundays discharge any duties of the pastor that may have accumulated during the intervening weeks If Cleveland be elected, the pastor will canvass for the sale of sewing machines for two days, turning the profits over to the winner of the wager.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 29.-A Democratic young lady of Clarke county agreed to marry a suitor if Cleveland be defeated. The young man agreed to pay her $100 if he be elected, or in default of that, to marry her.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 29.-There is little bet ting of money on the presidential election. A Scandinavian, at Moorhead named John Peterson, bet with German named Kaehrer that if Cleveland be elected Peterson will sit nstraddle the peak of barn all day, from o'clock a. m. until o'clock D. III. If Harri- son be elected Keahrer will do the same.
 PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29-Louis Heiner- wald, proprietor of barber shop at No. 731 Samson street. is an enthusiastic Cleveland partisan, while Albert Clock, one of his as sistants. is equally vociferous in whooping it up for Harrison, and money being Insufficient to express their feelings, it has been agreed that the advocate of the losing candidate shall shave the top of his head and keep it in a state of nudity for one month after the election.
 CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. 29.-Alf Bur nett has a bet with the city marshal that whichever loses shall walk the streets from dark to daylight without uttering word, eating anything, drinking, chewing or smok' ing.
 BALTIMORE, Oct. 29.-A politician of the Fourth ward, who is fond of his nip agrees to abstain from the use of liquor for one year if Cleveland is defeated, while the other fellow, who is a strong Prohibitionist, is to get gloriously drunk the day after election if Harrison is not successful.
 CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-Peter Delp, proprietor of a Dearborn street saloon, and Ira Hogan, of the Fremont house, have long mustaches, of which they are very proud. If Cleveland wins Delp will cut off his mustache, anl if Harrison wins Hogan is to sacrafice his mus tache Bonds have been deposited for the fulfillment of the bet
 Either T. c. FrantZen or John Windbeil will have to stand at the corner of North avenue and Mohawk street and grind a hand organ for five hours, according as the state election goes. If it is Republican 1t will be Windbeil; if Democratic, Frantzen.
 Theodore Kohn, a barber, has agreed with one of his employees that if Harrison is de- feated he will not cut his hair or beard until there is Republican president.
 CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 29.-Elmer Thomas, west slider, and Miss Nina Webster have made this contract: If Cleveland is elected If he is not elected, the marriage is to be postponed until another Democratic presi- dent is inaugurated. Thomas is hustling for Cleveland votes.
 Thomas Leets, a well known Free Thinker and Spiritualist, and one of the pillars of a down town church, havetmade this. wager: If Harrison is elected, Leets is bound to attend and sits through fifty-two prayer meetings in the church referred to, consecutively if possible If Cleveland is elected the church man is bound to attend fifty-two Spiritual istic meetings in Memorial hall,
 BOSTON, Oct. 29-Ex-Councilman Caswell of Maiden, is an ardent adnirer of Harrison and Morton, and John Farrell, 8 storekeepel on Haymar3et square, Boston, is red hot supporter of Cleveland and Thurman. Ii Harrison is elected Farrell agrees to vote the straight Republican ticket for the next fou, years, including the presidential election oi 1892, and if Cleveland is elected Caswel agrees to vote the Democratic ticket for the same period.
 Change of Time on the Pennsylvania,
 NEW YORK, Oct. 29-A change in schedule of the New York division of the Pennsylvania railroad went into effect yesterday. The Long Branch express, formerly leaving at