Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-01
And Still They Come.
4 FEW MORE PECULIAR wAGERs ON THE COMING
ELECTION.

4 FEW MORE PECULIAR wAGERs ON THE COMING
ELECTION.
The Louisville Courier-Journal tells of a
young halter in that city who says he don't
believe anything but Providence can defeat
Mr.. Clevelands reelection; but" he added
''n Providence should step in, will be eter-
nally bankrupt. have bet all the ready cash
had and all could borrow, and have nearly a
hundred hats up; then put up my two horses
against goo; this afternoon l bet my $500
piano against 500, and not ten minutes ago
bet my overcoat and suit Of clothes against
S35. II Cleveland wins I'll fly high; but if he
loses"
This is the offer of p T. Barnum. the great
Snowman: Il will put up $4,000 in cash, bind
ing myself to sell every building and every inch
of land which own in Bridgeport for twenty
five per cent less than the present prices if Cleve-
land and Democratic ma jority in both Houses
Of Congress are elected; and I will give 5000
to any man who will secure a syndicate before
the election that will put up like sum, bind
ing themselves to accept this Offer"
The Chicago Herald tells of a real estate man
in that city who has been betting a good bit of
his money on Cleveland's success this year,
and when he spends evenings going around in
search of bets he is often obliged to take a drop
too much. Thursday night he was out placing
his money, and during the evening he bet and
posted $50 that Grover would carry Indiana
Friday morning he distinctly remembered that
he had put up his money, but for the life of
him he could not recall the man with whom he
had made the bet or the place where he had
put up the money. He says he will be obliged
to tackle every friend he meets after election
and ask him for those stakes.
One Of the most idiotic wagers is reported to
have been made in Chester, Pa, where repub-
q hickory race" bet. The terms are that he
whose presidential candidate shall win will
have the privilege of whipping the other with
q stout stick as they run along eight squares on
the asphaltum pavement.
Ex-Councilman Caswell, Of Maiden, Mass,
is an ardent admirer Of Harrison and Morton,
and John Farrell, a storekeeper on Haymar-
ket Square, Boston, is a red-hot supporter of
Cleveland and Thurman. If Harrison is
elected, Farrell agrees to vote the straight
republican ticket for the next four years,
including the presidential election of 1892;
and if Cleveland is elected, Caswell agrees to
vote the democratic ticket for the same pc
Rod
In Connecticut a great many peculiar bets
have been made. Two young men of Ansonia
have made an agreement, one for Harrison and
one for Cleveland, that if Harrison is elected
that man was to strap one leg up and hop on
the other from the corner in front of the
Sentinel Office to Bridge street, distance of
perhaps quarter OF mile. II he touched
anything to prevent his falling, he was to pay
to be helped up and go on again. The Har-
rison man agreed to do the same act If Cleve-
land was elected
In Bridgeport two men have agreed to eat in
the presence Of party of friends a roasted
crow, the man whose candidate is defeated to
perform the astronomical feat. The other
party is to provide the bird, and the eater is to
be allowed to have it cooked at a restaurant in
any way he likes, but 1t is not to be smothered
with any kind Of sauce. 1t must be plain crow,
In Danbury two gentlemen have hit upon the
novel plan Of dressing in Mother Hubbard cos
TUNES and riding on horseback from G. H.
Merritt's hat factory, at one end Of the main
street, TO the Hartford milestone, at the other
end. If the republican loses he is to ride,
and at every street crossing he is to stop his
horse and shout three times: ''The tariff is q
taxr' II the democrat loses he IL to exclaim:
"A protective tariff creates high wagesr A
cavalcade of horsemen and drum corps Is to
head the defeated party.
Two Norwalk editors with heavy mustaches
have agreed to shave OF their hirsute adorn-
ments and keep their upper lips clean for three
months II their candidates are not elected.
A bet on the New York city mayoralty con-
test has been made between halter and liv-
cry stable keeper. Whoever loses the bet will
have to don suit Of livery, including hat and
pipe-clayed brooches, hitch up pair Of horses
10 carriage, hand the winner and his wife in,
and drive them in state down through the park
and Fifth avenue TO 14th street and return.