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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
"REG YOUR PARDoN."

The TallsmanIc Virtue of the Phrase H.
 lustrated by Various Examples.
 What talismanic virtue there is in the three brief words, Beg your par donr' You dig your elbow into a gem tleman's ribs in making your way through a crowd, and as he turns, irate. to administer the upper cut, you utter the magic phrase in deprecating tones. Down drops his arm, his honor is satis- fled, and, notwithstanding the blue mark on his intercostal region, he grins hor- ribly ghastly smile, and bows his head as if in acknowledgement of an act of courtesy.
 Passing along the avenue of knees in a street car, in obedience to the move up" of the packing agent of one of those social Black Marias, you come down with maddening emphasis on an unpruned corn. The furious exclamation which follows the deed as naturally as foam from the drawn cork of bottle of champagne is arrested in the middle with an obse- quious "beg your pardon!' and the ex- pletive never reaches Heavens Chan cery to trouble the eyes of the Record ing Angel.
 You tread on the trail" of lady and 'r-r-r-ip" go the gathers. In tremulous semitones, plaintive as the Hast sigh of the Moor" you solicit forgiveness; and she-no, beg pardon, she does not for give you, but with a scowl that reminds you of the most vindictive of the Don's tormentors, she passes on, thinking dag gers, but saying nothing.
 If you wish to insult a man without imperiling your personal safety, disarm him in advance with this saviSg clause, as thus: Beg your pardon, sir, but what you say can not be the fact; it is utterly impossible" The deprecatory prefix is like a whiff of chloroform be- fore the pulling of tooth. Under the influence of full dose of it we have known a regular fire-eater to endure the lie circumstantial and even the lie direct without wincing. ''If'' is a good pain-killer in some cases, but you may throw any quantity of moral vitriol in the face of a person you dislike, with perfect impunity, if you accompany the aspersion with plenty of "beg-your-par- dons." The pardoning power is the most royal of human prerogatives. It tickles ones vanity to exercise it.-N. |. Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
WHAT DO YOU wANrs
An Advertisement in the ''Democrat''
 Will Help You.

An Advertisement in the ''Democrat''
 Will Help You. Do you want agents? Do you want pupils? Do you want a partner? Do you want a situation? Do you want to buy anything? Do you want boarders or lodgers? Do you want "help," male or female? Do you want servants, clerks or me- chanics ? Do you want to rent a room, house or store?
 Do you want to sell your goodwill and fixtures? Do you want to rent or sell your house, office, store, lot or farm? Do you want to buy or sell a horse,
 wagon or any kind of a vehiclep Have you lost or found anything?
 If so, advertise in the DEMOCRAT, for one cent a word. The returns are satis- factory. A twenty-five cent advertise ment last week brought twelve appli. cants for a position, within ten hours. A single "to trent found a tenant in one day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
A STRANGE STORY.
Man Takes 1 Drink in Jersey City and
 As Carried or Io PIttaburg.

Man Takes H Drink in Jersey City and
 ls Carried or to PIttsburg.
 SUMMIT, N. J., July 21.-Thomas Banks of this place, who was reported missing from home few weeks ago, has returned with a strange story. He says that few weeks ago he was on his way home from the house of some friends in Jersey City when a man accosted him and asked him to take c drink.
 They went into a saloon and drank, and Banks knew nothing more until he found himself travelling in freight car. The car stopped soon after he awoke in strange city, which he learned, to his astonishment, was Pitts burg, Pa.
 He felt for his watch, but it was gone, and so was $150 in money, which he had on leaving Summit. He was obliged to tramp all the way back. Th' case will be investigated.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21

The board of health in San Francisco is busy discussing the problem of how to combat leprosy. The disease is said to be constantly making greater inroads upon the white population, and the advisability of establishing lazaretto is seriously considered. At recent meet ing the board appointed committee to examine into the matter, to ascertain the cause of the rapid increase of lep- rosy, its contagiousness, the extent of its inroads upon the white population and the best methods for its removal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
Confusion of Tongues,

A five-year-old boy had been spend. Ing the afternoon at the house of one of his playmates, says the Boston Tran. script
 The little fellow came home full of stories about Jennie's wonderful nurse, who, as it appeared, had said many GU. rious things during the afternoon.
 Well, we'll" said the boys father at last what ts the nurse,-French, Ger. man, or what?"
 ''l don't know" answered Harry, "but l guess she must bo broken English; it sounded like that"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
Notice to COntraCtOTS--P

CEALED PROPSALS for furnishing ID materials and labor necessary to lay granite block paving ill Exchange Place will be received at the office of the board of road commissioners of the city of Wa terbury, City hall, until } o'clock p. m. , of the 30th day of July, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read.
 Bidders are requested to state in their proposals their names and places of resi- dence.
 Each proposal shall be signed by the bidder, and accompanied by a bond of $200, conditioned for the execution of the contract within the time specified in this notice, in case the bid be accepted. The sureties of the bonds, for the proposal and for the contract, must be satisfactory to the board of road commissioners. No bid will be considered which has not respon, sible sureties upon it's accompanying bond. A certified check for $200, payable to the order of the city of Waterbury, and deposited with the clerk of the board of road commissioners, will be accepted in place of the sureties' bond, If the certif- cate and bond for the case are properly filled out Blank forms for the purpose will be furnished on application to the city engineer.
 The person or persons to whom the con tract may be awarded will be required to attend at this office with the sureties of- fered by him or them, and execute the contract within five days from the date of notice of such award, and in case of fail ure or neglect to do so, he or they shall be considered to have abandoned it, and as in default to the city of Waterbury.
 The right to decline any or all proposals is reserved if deemed for the interests of the city.
 The engineers estimate of the work by which the bids will be tested is as follows, viz:
 $500 square yards of granite block pay ing. TO square feet of crossing stone. This quantity is to be considered as ap- proximate only and as basis for compar- ison of bids, and the right is expressly re- served of increasing or diminishing the same, as may be deemed necessary by the engineer.
 Bidders will be required to give prices for laying the above mentioned stone block paving both with pitched joints and without.
 Specifications may be seen at the office of the city engineer, at which place blank forms of proposal may be obtained, and all proposals not on such blanks will be considered as informal.
 By order of the Board of Road Commis- sioners,
 F. W. WHITLOCK,
 Acting City Engineer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21

A pedestrian stopped before house which bore the sign of For Sale Cheap" and inquired of a boy sitting on the steps: ''Bub, do you live here?' "Yes, sir" II see that the place is for sale?" "Yes, sir" "Ever hear your father say what price he wants?" "Yes, sir. He says that if any one is fool enough to pay him S4, 1000 he'll let it ga quicker'n wink, but if he has to take $S, 800 he'll hold off little and try tC get couple of months rent out of it. Detroit Free Press
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
Hold It to the Light.

The man who tells you confdentially just what will cure your cold is prescribing Kemp's Balsam this year. In the prepara- tion of this remarkable medicine for coughs and colds no expense is spared to combine only the best and purest ingredi- ents Hold bottle of Kemp's Balsam to the light and look through it notice the bright, clear look ; then compare with other remedies. Large bottles at all drug gists, 50 cents and Sl. Sample bottle freq
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
PLAYING

CARDS were invented in France in 1891 V for the amusement of the King and royal family. In 1873, in the state of Kentucky, far better discovery was made, i. @. that a wholesome alcoholic stimulant could be made for the use of the people, as a public blessing, and the G. O. Taylor Bourbon and Rye Whistles has proved such ever since. It is bottled by CHES- TER H. GRAVES x SONS, Boston, and Druggists and Grocers have it on sale, and will endorse it's excellence.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
Shot Himself Through the Heart

PrrrsBURG, Pa, July 2l.-Andrew J. Kirschner, 8 well known attorney. living in Allegheny, committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart. MT. Kirschner was recovering from an attack of typhoid fever, and this, to- gether with grief over younger brother's death from the same disease two months ago, it is thought, caused him to beome temporarily insane. Hs leaves a wife and two children
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21

GEN ALaER rises to remark that he is no more a candidate for the presidency in 1892 than John Smith is. This isn't exactly saying that he is out of the lists. We are inclined to think that John Smith would take the position if he could get it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
A British Amba.sador.s socret

A BritIsh Ambassadors secret Mission.
 LONDON, July 21.-Sir w. A. White, British Ambass ador to Turkey, has just paid a sudden and brief visit to London. He held a conference with Lord Sails. bury and immediately prepared to start Cor Constantinople.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
Thirteen Hard Fought Bounds.

W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, July 21.-Frank Clark, of Canada, and Richard Dunn, of Chicago, fought thirteen desperate rounds at Hyde Park. Clark won. The stakes were $250.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21

ACCORDING to the new census, Johns town, Pa, has more inhabitants to-day than she had before some 2,500 of her people were swallowed up in the flood. This shows good deal of recuperative energy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21

Delivered by carrier to any part of the city, or sent by mall at the following rates;
 One Year. ....... $500 Three Months. ..Si .25 Six Months. S2.50, One Mouth, ........ .4Sc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21

Weather Indications.
 wAsHINGroN, July 2l.-For Eastern New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Fair northwesterly winds: stationary temperatr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21

Battered as second class matter at the Water bury Postofflce.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
Auction House.

Closing Out HETEROGENEOUS AND ICE CHESTS At Cost, AND LOAN HOUSE, 1sl South Main St. Opp. Grand St,
 c. E. SHERIDAN.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-12-12
AN EDUCATORS ADVICE.
He Objects to the Use Of Tobacco in the Palace Of
6gIst- .ls eH EdDnation. 1N5i .s'lEsc

He Objects to the Use Of Tobacco in the Palace Of
Education.
Canton, Dec 6-To THE MEMBERS OF
FARMERS ALLIANCE: Let me earnestly
and sincerely request the members Of the
Farmers Alliance, who hold their meet.
ings in school house,,No. s to abstain from
the use of tabacco during their session.
Tobacco filth should be the last thing to
enter place kept sacred for the educa-
ton Of our young people Not only
should the palace Of education be the
cleanest and neatest of places, but the
most free from any Of the agencies lead.
ing. into bad habits. The tobacco stain,
and cigar stumps that are usually left be
hind are not the best attainable means Of
educating the young Of our land, who are
only too ready to initiate the bad ex.
ample Of their elders.
sincerely truts this gentle reminder
will be kindly received, for-I bear no i'll
will against these well-meaning an6
earnest people who constitute the mem
bership of the Alliance, and l hope they
will grant the mcagcr though important
request ask. Very Sincerely,
WI, ME1NzER,
Teacher.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-12-12
TRUE TO FIRST PRINCIPLES.
The Baptist Church Refuses to Aid in Scheme to
5$] Teach Religion by Law.

The Baptist Church Refuses to Aid in Scheme to
.5S Teach Religion by Law.
Baptists have not altogether forgotten
the hardships which they in an early day
endured in consequence Of an established
religion. or quite renounced their first
principles declaring for religious freedom
and total separation Of Church and
State. In the Canadian Baptist" of
Novembe 13, 1890, occurs the following
editorial note:
''The Presbyterian Synod for New York
recently sent a deputation to the New
York State Baptist Pastors Conference.
which met in connection with the State
Convention in Lockport, asking their aid
in an effort to secure the compulsory
teaching Of the essential doctrines Of the
Christian religion and morals in the pub
lie schools. The Pastors conference, by
a rising vote, adopted a report declining
to accede to the request, and declaring
that the state should have nothing to do
with the teaching of religious doctrines.
n 6aPllSt conference could nave mace
no other reply
If church and state are to be kept
separate in this country, and religious
freedom is to be enjoyed as the founders
OF OUT government intended it should be,
no other reply should be made to such
requests The Baptists are evidently on
the right side Of this question. 1t is to
compulsory religious instruction in the
public schools, will now class the
Baptists, as they have others who oppose
the theory, with intidels, foreigners,
saloon keepers, and thugs, and say they
are enemies to God, the government,
good religion, ond humanity. P. B. E.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-12-12
4 SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE.
The Producers Association Of Beresford Makes 8
Very Satisfactory Showing.

Very Satisfactory Showing.
BEREsFoRD, Dec. 1.-Special Core
spondence:: The stockholders of the Alli-
ance Producers association met at the G
A. r: hall, at Beresford, on the Goth.
After hearing the report of their busi.
ness manager, Mr.. VIM. Duncan it was
found the management had done an ex-
tensive business in flax and wheat, which
had saved the farmers hundreds of dol.
lars and left u small balance in favor OF
the company.
1t was thought by some of the mem.
bers advisable to deal in live stock. Nc
sooner said than the necessary funds were
provided for and deposited with banker
Shatzel and on Monday morning the Al
lance of Union and adjoining counties
will be in shape too sell their own grain
and stock. This we think is move in
the right direction. We think the farm.
ers are supporting to many agents. II
one man can ship the produce for the
farmers at a fair living salary, at a small
place like Beresford why should they EN-.
ploy seven or eight which is the case tc
perform the same duty at salaries above
what they are able to pay?
We hope the good work will not stop at
this end of the deal, but we, hope the
company will cooperate with other sim.
lar organizations and place a man al
the other end to receive and sell in the
best market. A STOcKHOLDER.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-12-12
series Of text books for our public schools

series of text books for our public schools
and demand that the state furnish them
to the school boards at cost, and we de-
mand such legislation as will carry this
resolution into force and effect. And be
it further resolved that we demand a
fair English education for every child in
South Dakota.
8. We endorse the Australian ballot
box system of voting and demand OF our
next legislature proper enactments to
carry the same into full force and effect
throughout the state.s
4. We demand such legislation as will
forever prohibit the employment of arm
ed bodies of men other than our state
militia at the call of the governor of the
state.
S. We demand q law fixing railway
passenger rates at 2 cents per mile.
6. We demand legislation providing
for the forfeiture of Office Of any state OF
county officer accepting free railroad
pass.
z. We demand the election Of our rail
road commissioners by the people and
that they be empowered to make freight
schedules for all state traffic, which rate
shall be prima -facie evidence of reason
able rates.
8. We demand that the appraised
valuation of railroads for purposes Of
taxation be fixed at the value they are
bonded for.
%. We demand that our state be
divided into congressional districts.
10. We demand that the law govern
ing the time for redemption of real estate
sold under execution or foreclosure be
changed and extended to three years.
IL. We demand the enactment of a
law taxing mortgages.
12 We demand that the coming legis-
lature appoint an investigating committee
with power to send for persons and papers
and compelling their attendance and pro-
duction for the purpose OF ascertaining if
any elected office of this state has been inn
plicatd in attempting to intiuance the
electors in the late election by the corrupt
use of money, and that if the evidence
shows any person guilty then we demand
the immediate impeachment of such Off
ical.
l3 We demand Of the coming legis-
lature that it enact such laws as will large
ly decrease the fees and salaries Of the
various county and state officials to the
lowest possible limit consistent with the
discharge of the duties.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-12-12
BRIEF AND COMPREHENSIVE.
A Pertinent Question Pointedly Answered By One
Who Knows,

EeTtl0ent question fO1nG6Q4y Answered by Une
Who Knows.
RUNNING WATER, s. D., Nov 27.-
EDITOR FARMERS LEADER: p. j. Mel
son, asks through THE LEADER of Nov.
81 the following question, Can you tell
the reason why the prices of wheat and
produce drops SO quick after election? l
think it is on account of certain fellows
that have an interest in the success of GER
tainspofitical movements" etc. etc.
My answer would be this: 1t is not the
success of any political movement in it.
self, that they care fig about. An old
English adage, is ''every man to his
trade. The great creditor classes get
their income by gift of legal statute, and
politics is trade to this end, for they
must have the party in power that favors
their demands, and had the giant cor
porations, banks, brokers' bullionists,
board of trade and the transportation
companies. combined their power to bear
the markets for period Of three months
before election, us they have since, the
election would have overwhelmingly
gone against them, and they knew it.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-12-12
she republican press calls il a cyclone as

she republican press calls it cyclone as
it is. Further, please bear in mind,
Bro. Nelson, that prices are high where
money is plenty, and interest will be low.
Prices will be low where money is scarce,
and interest will be high. Those who
control the money have control of the
people, by controlling the price and
movement of money.
Let us look at the situation as per the
Chicago express of Nov. Is; deposits in
Philadelphia, Oct. 81, s74,225, 900; Bos-
ton, Oct. 25, deposits, s01, 1875, 500; New
York City, Nov. !, deposits, s395, 800 900
In these three cities they have about
S562, 200, 900, which added to not less
S4OO, 600, 900 in the U. S. Treasury, leaves
only 1882, 900, 900 for the people outside
of Boston, New York City, Washington
and Philadelphia, as there is only ST.
444. 600, 900 of all kinds Of money in the
United States
In the cities of Boston, New York City
and Philadelphia the people have S57
per capita The rest OF the United States
have $8.T per capita. When the people
cultivate the political field as well as they
do the cornfield, they will change this,
and will get rich by raising half as much
corn; but as tits we see the great cities
thriving as never before, and that too at
the expense Of the farm. The city is
clothed with gold and fine raiment and
all modern comforts. The farm is cloth
ed with discomfort, poverty and debt,
and life is a continual struggle for exist
ence. The city grows up; the farm.
comes down. The first robed in splendor;
the. latter dressed in common gown.
lE-,- ~ a@s#-.s@H G KUDurD h
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-12-12
yond any of her sister colonies. The

yond any of her sister colonies. The
money lending clan Of the mother coun-.
try saw that under this system the colo
nists of Pennsylvania were not dependent
upon them, and succeeded In getting par
Lament to pass an act forbiding the colo
nial government of Pennsylvania issuing
any more of her scrip. II was the pas
sage of this law by the English parlia-
ment that started the first agitation that
eliminated in the revolutionary war.
And when Benjamin Franklin went over
to England he was asked by committee
of the English house Of lords as to what
was the condition Of the prosperity of the
colony during the time this colony's cur
rency was in circulation, and he replied
that the people were prosperous and that
the poor man had meat upon his table
three times a day. But, that after that
currency had been withdrawn, houses
were empty in Philadelphia, and that
grass commenced to grow in the streets.
There is no question but what the mill
stone around the neck OF the agricultural
laborers of today is usury. The fellow
that has one half of the interest in the
farm and performs no labor is getting too
much for nothing. To be plain, the
farmer has got to put ring in the nose
of hogs that are roofing him out Of the
troughs and getting the solid food out of
it.. Shall it be done in the form that was
praticed by the colony of Pennsylvania
that brought her SO much prosperity in
that day? There are great many Of the
farmers of today that are considering
that problem in very serious manner
There was at one time in the house of
representatives buffoon from the state
of Michigan, by the name of Roswell G..
Horr. Upon one occasion when the
wavers Of the bloody shirt and the rebel
brigadiers were having pitched battle
in the house, Horr jumped up and yelled
out at the top of his voice: What you
rebels in the south want to do is to raise
more corn and less hel.' There are a
large number of agricultural. laborers
that have come to the conclusion, that it
is for their best interest to raise less corn
and more hell, and this fall they have de-
voted a great deal of time to raising poll
tical hell, not only in the west but also
in the south. In the state Of Georgia, at
the recent state election the Farmers AL
lance elected three-fourths Of both houses
OF the Georgia Legislature. Ralph Beaqt-
mont IN the ElnaSrn 1slegrGn,. s '