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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
NEWS OE The DAY

Herbert Mapes, tho Columbia College
athlete, was drowned at Fire Island, N. Y,
while his mother looked on.
It is intimated that the German govern
ment will be forced to purchase 700, 600
tons Of corn from the United States and
India.
An outbreak at Grenada, Nicaragua
resulted in the killing OF the chief OF
police and six other persons during a bat
tie in the streets.
The steamship Aurania reports at
Queenstown that she sighted the Elder on
Friday with her machinery broken down,
but she refused assistance.
Premier Rudini wants to get rid of the
the Italians who have returned to Italy
since the New Orleans massacre, and is
making inquiries about Australia al a
home for them.
The Navy Department has ordered the
United States steamer Ranger out Of
commission. The Ranger will be placed
in dock at the Mare Island Navy Yard
and her boilers placed in her.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Go. hes
completed negotiations for the purchase
of 66 acres Of land in Cumberland, Mo.
for the erection of its mills, shops and
freight yards. Within q few weeks
ground will be broken, and when the i'm
provements are completed the B. s. o.
will move it's shops from Keyser Pied
mont and Martinsburg to Cumberland.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
Curiosities About Beans.

OF all edible pods, it Is believed that
the bean has been the longest known
and most widely cultivated. It was
used as food by the ancient Jews and
considered sacred by the Greeks and
Romans. A temple dedicated to Ryan
etes, the god of beans, formerly stood
on the sacred road near Eleusis. Ryan
etes was called the god of beans be-
cause he was the first to cultivate them
for food. The bean feast, which the
Athenians celebrated In honor of
Apollo, was characterized by the exces-
sive use of beans. Tho Egyptians, con-
trary to the nations aforementioned,
considered beans unclean and would
not venture to touch them. Pytha-
goras admonished his scholars: "Ab-
stain from beans" The natives Of
Egypt and most all Oriental nations
look upon the black speck on the wings
OF the bean flower as the written char
acter Of death.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
A Large Order.

Artists sometimes fnd that persons
who are abundantly able to buy pictures
ere not so we'll able to appreciate the
possibilities and the aims of art. The
artist Hoppner related that wealthy
stock broker with his wife and five
sons and seven daughters once called
upon him. The gentleman said: well,
Mr.. Painter, here we are, bakers
dozen. how much win you demand for
painting tho whole lot Of uA, prompt
payment for discountT'
why, that will depend" replied the
artist, upon the Dimensions, style,
composition and
"Oh, that's all settledl" replied this
person, who evidently followed the ex-
cellent plan Of knowing exactly what
he wanted when he went EsboppinR,
1--WE are all to be touched off in one
piece, as large as life, all seated upon
our lawn at Clapham and all singing
God Save the Oueen'~
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
BIG GRANT 70 CAPITALISTS.
A Kansas Company Given 2, ZOO, 900 Acre,
of Land In Nicaragua.

Kansas Company Given 1000, 900 Acres
of Land In Nicaraugua.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2A-The Bureau of
American Republics has Just been An
formed that the Nicaragusn government
has signed concession Of 2, 000, 900 acres
of land in the departments Of MataRalpa
and Segovia to company Of Kansas capt.
talistS.
The consideration for this grant is that
the capitalists shall COLOMBO 5, 900 families
in the departments named and build a
railroad from Monotombo, on the north
western extremity of Lake Managua, TO
some point on the Rio Grande which
empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
The company also agrees at any time
after twenty years from the completion
Of the railroad to sell it to the government
at the original cost price, assuming that
it will take five years to build it. The
Grande River is said to be navigable for
100 miles from the coast, but it will be
necessary to dredge the bar at the mouth.
The company has also been granted
wharfage facilities at Corinto on the Pa
cifio coast, and it will build telegraph
line
The departments of Matagalpa and
Segov1a are regarded as the most fertile
in Nicaragua, and there are already
under cultivation 1900, 900 coffee plants,
which Will yield in about a year and q
half. In short time it is predicted that
1t Will become the coffee centre Of the re-
public. Many of the settlers are citizens
OF the United States, some Of whom have
been in the country twenty-five years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
The TAsMANIAN DEVIL.
He Resembles Dog but Has a Physiog
nOmy OF His Own.

he Resembles q Dog but Has q PhyBi0g-
nOmy OF His Own.
In Australia and the Australian re-
g1on generally there are no true carniv-
orous mammals. That is that with
the exception of the dingo or native dog,
which has probably been introduced by
man), all such iesh-eating animals as
lions, tigers, cats, dogs, weasels and
other animals which constitute the
great order carniC0rG of naturalists, are
not to he found. Their place in the
economy of nature is taken by certain
members of the order of marsupials Ia
much lower group in the scale of nature)
which have been modified to fit them
for diet of flesh and to prey upon their
herbivorous fellow creatures Of the
same order. The largest of these "car-
nivorOus marsupials" is the thylacine
or native wolf of Tasmania, which is a
fine, active beast somewhat resembling
large smooth-haired dog, but with a
very distinct physiognomy. OF the
thylacine the London Geological socie-
tvs collection contains several speci-
mems. Another carnivorous marsupial
Of which three examples have been
lately received Is the ursine dasyure or
'"Tasmanian devil as it is frequently
called, of which we now give an illus
tratiOn. These are short, squat, rather
bear-like animals, very different in form
and figure from the thylacine, to which,
however, they are not remotely allied.
The ursine dasyure inhabits the scrubs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
A BILLION DOLLAES.
Few Persons Have Correct Idea of the
Magnitude of This Sum.

Few Persons Have u Correct Idea of the
Magnitude of This Sum.
If You were to eat penny cake every
second for $4,000 years, you would have
a bill of 81 900 go, 900 to pay the baker.
Don't try it.
A billion dollars stacked up in single
column would make pile 1,404 miles
high.
If the dollars were taken mp in the
air and thrown to earth in a shower
they would cover an area of more than
half a square mile.
The weight Of $1,000, OOL, 600 is equal
to that of 41.e45 American men.
1t would pay the salaries of 10000
presidents of the United States aud sup
port the royal family of Great Britain
for several years.
Placed edge to edge $1,000, 900, 900 in
bills would carpet an area of 81 square
miles, with a liberal fraction left over
for repairs. Laid in line lengthwise
they would form belt a.O625 inches
widc and 114,2 miles long, that would
go around the earth nearly Eve times
and reach halfway to the moon.
A billion dollars of paper money
would make, If spun together in one
large sheet anG then cut up into pieces
of the proper size, gowns for 1877, 1907
women, or dresses for 8s3,601 children.
1t would pay for the education of $780,
600 children from the kindergarten to
and through college, and buy city lot
apiece for $4,000, 900 pcrsons--nearly the
entire population of the United States.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24

asol had been sent to her by a sister re-
siding in New York and that she had
carried it when entering the PLAINTIFF 8
store. Apologies were not accepted,
and the merchant had to pay SO, 900
damages for the rashness Of his de-
teotive.
Italian women are said to be the most
expert shoplifters. They usually are
dressed 80 poorly, however, that their
presence in hrst-class stores excites
suspicion, and consequently their steal
ings do not amount to much. They
haunt the cheap stores, where they pill
fer articles hardly worth taking. The
native American, says an authority on
the subject, Is the cleverest purloiner
of valuable goods, and next to her
comes the Frenchwoman and Bohe-
milan. The Germans are too slow and
the Irish too impulsive to make O sue
cess Of this kind of thieving.
A woman who has once tasted the
sweets Of securing laces, jewelry and
footwear without paying for them
needs watching for the rest Of her
days. The risk of being caught is COM
paratively insignificant when COM
pared with the charm Of securing de-
sirable trihes free Of cost. At present
shopifting seems to be on the increase
In all Of our large cities whose popula-
ton, however, Is constantly recruited
by thousands of honest women from the
smaller towns of the country where city
vices are known only by name.
g. w. WEIPPIERT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
Grangers' Annual Exhibition.

CARLISLE, Pa, Aug. 24.-The annual
exhibition of the Changers opened for q
week at Williams Grove to-day A large
number Of distinguished Changers from
all parts of the United States are already
on the grounds. The meetings will be
addressed by Gov. Pattison, the Hon. NJ
Mohler of Kansas, the Hon Mortimer
Whitehead of New Jersey and Master
Changers from New York, Delaware,
Maryland, West Virginia. Gen. Goblin,
Gen. Hastings and Candidate Gregg will
also be present. 1t is expected that 2OO,-
people will be present during the week..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
# the interior of Tasmania, where,

of the interior of Tasmania, where,
however, it is now getting very scarce,
so that living examples of it are difficult
to procure. A constant war is waged
against it by the flock masters on &C.
count of its attacks upon the sheep,
and price is set upon it's head. These
destructive habits, taken together with
its ugly form and savage and untama-
BILE disposition, have caused it to re-
ceive the name of the Tasmania
devil" Other kinds Of dasyure are
found in various parts of Australia, but
this is the largest and the fercest Of
them
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
WatGrbQrVFirG Alarm
LOCATION OF BOXES.

LOCATION OF BOXES.
4HCorner Willow and West. Main streets.
6-Exchange Place.
12-Rogers & Bro.
14-East Main street and Wolcott road.
15-Corner Cherry and East Main.
-21-Horse car railroad stables (private.)
s23-Iron bridge, West Main.
Waterbury Brass Co (private.)
25-Corner johnson and Waterville.
26-Corner Prospect and Grove.
27-Junction North Main, Grove anu
North Elm.
29-Watel bury Manufacturing Co (private
32-Corner Washington and South Main.
34-Waterbury Buckle Co (private.) -.
35-Benedict & Burnham Co (private.S
Waterbury Watch Co (private.)
3S-Corner of Grand and South Main.
42-Corner of Union and Franklin.
43-Scovill Manufacturing Co (private.G
45-Corner Clay and Mill.
46-No Hose house, Baldwin street.
47-Corner Dublin and Doolittle alley.
312-Corner Meadow and Bank.
Meadow and Cedar.
& Atwood Co (private.)
Booth & Haydens (private.)
Hose house, Brooklyn.
& Cloves.
SIGNALS.
One stroke 10 M.
One stroke CALLS the superintendent:yo
Two single strokes, fire out or fire under
control, used as a recall.
Ten strokes Quick will indicate gen.
eral alarm.
Fifteen strokes Quick and repeat calls
out the militia.
INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY-HOLDERS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
SaIvationists Attacked,

LONDON, Aug. 24.-The Salvation Army
continues its demonstrations at East
borne, where the people have generally
declared the army a common nuisance,
and are determined to suppress 1t. Yes
terday a mob Of several thousand at
tackled the Salvationists as they marched
through Eastborne, broke their drums,
and attempted to storm the Salvation
barracks. The police protected the army,
and succeeded in dispensing the crowd.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
On the Beach without Food.

Brainard party from New York had their
steam yacht Cruiser driven ashore at Pho
tured Rock, fortunately striking Chapel
Beach. A man got through the woods to
Munising yesterday and reported the
whole party, consisting of three ladies
and four men, on the beach without food
since the wreck. A heavy sea makes it
impossible for boats to venture along
that shore, and provisions have been sent
by guides through the woods
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24

was discovered BABY.
by q female detective who saw the
woman take pair Of slippers from the
counter. She was invited to take the
customary walk to the private office,
where she was vainly searched The
head OF the house was about to offer
an abtect apology, when the baby,
which had been sitting on a STOOL fell
of, and presented to the view of those
present @ miniature store.
The shopping bags and reticules used
by women few years ago Still find
favor with amateur shoplifters and
women Of the lower class addicted to
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
Wealth sr Indications.

WASHINGTON, Aug s4.-For Eastern New
York; Frequent showers, decidedly cooler;
northerly winds; cooler and fair Tuesday.
For New England Showers till Tuesday
evening" winds shifting to cooler north
westerly.
For New jersey: Frequent showers; winds
shifting to much cooler northwesterly cooler
and fair Tuesday.
For Western New York, Western Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia: Frequent showers
continued cool, northsRly winds cool and fa1R
Tuesday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24

them?" queried bystander.
Indeed they do. You would be as
tonished to see the number of women
and men who are examined every day
In our private offices. No store likes to
get reputation for being headquarters
for the detection of shopllfters. Hence,
whenever our detectives see anyone
take goods from the counters they po-
litely request the guilty party to fol-
low them to the private office. Here
the thieves are searched, reprimandcd
and requested-with considerable force,
too-never to show their faces In the
store again"
Shoplifting is crime which may be
called "woman's own" Occasionally a
man will engage in it, but only when he
is driven to it by absolute necessity.
Many otherwise respectable women,
however, cannot withstand the tempta-
ton of appropriating some of the goods
so temptingly displayed on the bargain
counters of dry-goods stores and after
they have once succeeded in secreting
and carrying home an article so OBJ
tanned they usually become addicted to
the habit of petty thieving.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
How They Act-some OF Them.

Guest-I am amazed to hear you say
that that delicate and refined young
lady Is Miss Peril met her at Fashion
Grove last summer, and thought her the
loudest, coarsest, commonest, most vul-
carly hoideniSh creature ever saw In
my life.
Hostess But that was IN the country.
you Known. Y. Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
THE EVENING DEMOCRAT

LIS for sale every day at the; following
places:
Martin Bergin, South Main street.
w. f. Dillon, East Main street.
4. w. Ensign, North Main street.
G. N. Ellis, Bank street.
Baumgartner Bros, Bank street.
Partree's Drug Store, Bank street.
Winchell's News Room, Bank street.
Mrs. Casey, Bank street.
p. J. Bossidy, Bank street.
James K. Roe, Baldwin street.
Peoples Drug Store, Baldwin street..
Thomas Costello, Bank St.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
BASEBALL SCORES,

Columbus. ........1 o Q Q i I x-4
Batteries-McGill and. Darling; Gastrtght
and DOQOhue.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24

Professional shoplifters are among
the most dangerous elements Of city's
criminal population. They usually
dress well and visit only those depart
ments of stores where the highest-priced
goods are sold. Their dresses and coats
are made for professional purposes.
When they find themselves unobserved
they will grab piece of silk or pair
of fine shoes and deposit the spoils in
the folds Of the dress which are nothing
but huge pockets, or they will slyly
drop their spoils In their umbrellas, and
walk out Of the store with the hauteur
of millionaire's wives. When caught in
the act by detective, they never make
nscene. They reluctantly give up their
plumber and usually plead for mercy
which is always granted unless the
offender is absolutely notorious.
Gloves are the most popular tool with.
shoplifters who devote their talents to
the stealing of jewelry. A woman will
come into q store for the purpose of
buying ring. She will wear a glove
on the left hand and carry the other
loose. The clerk will display his goods
and while the fair customer pretends to
be deeply absorbed in making a seleo-
ton she will deposit the choicest ring In
the glove not in actual use. This done,
she will discuss prices, express dissat-
isfaction and finally saunter off with a
promise to call again provided she can
not do better some other place. BY the
time the clerk discovers his loss, the
charming creature will have left the
store.
The gauntlet glove which has had
such an extraordinary run during the
past season also affords shoplitters an
opportunity to hide valuables One
taken from q very pretty girl not long
ago had small hooks In the gauntlets
from which dangled costly ring, pin
and 'locket. The youthful criminal
proved to be an expert store thief and
claimed to be the inventor of the device.
Babies are sometimes utilized to con-
cea1 stolen goods The dress worn by
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
OUR ADVERTISERS,


D. Hawley,
Cooperative Tailoring Co,
]. b. Mullings,
M. Kaiser q Co.
Boston Clothing 90.
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T.. l. turner,
ni w. ~ heoh'
Reid &, Hrohas
Conlon Bros.
Boots, Shoes, Rubber Goods.
r. j. Finn,
Damon * Shlppy,
". l.. douglas,
A'' O""So'
FURNITURE. ETC
WaterDury rurhlIure.Co,
~ NJ Dur[aIl,
H1kllls GO wake,
Groceries, Feed, gEtc.
W. N. Ladd,
Comeau, Blanchette & Co.
Teas. CoTaes Etc
c,o4 p d ~ ~
Union Tea Co
J.F. Phelan,
Butter, Eggs, Cheese.
Boston Butter House,
Drugs and Medicines,
BROOKLYN Drug store.
James K. Rowe.
j. P. Nugent,
Peoples Drug store,
Z. K. K1lbride u Co,
D. DOSsloy'
:Tobacco-and Cigars.
Paul Asheim,
DuD5 dentistry.
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Paints and v.rn,sh.s
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W.T.
F. B. Field
P. J. Bolan
Bakery.
Trott, Lawton: & Co.
brennan Brennan, me Baker
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Fehmanshlp.
T. E. Holly,
.Laundries.
E. R. Davis & Co.
Wall PAPER. Painting
L. F. Haase,
Valentine Bros,
Pianos, fMusfcal Merchandise
briggs B. smith %
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nva uo,
H. M. Kelly,
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New and Second Hand House.
M. Ehrlich,
Railroads.
N.Y.,N, H.&H.
NY. N. r.
M. w. & CIR.
Restaurants.
Kinoslsv S Burke.
Amnseu.n+s
jean jacques
epo,, Meats.I
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Mrs w. F. Dillon.
James Mulville.
Physicians and Surgeons.
DIR G. w. S. Frost,
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Real Estate.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
PENN ANSHIP.
Prof HOlleV

Teaches every pupil to write a fine rapid
business hand in a course of 16 private
lessons and NO FAILURES.
All kin of pen work executed in the
highest degree of the art 167 Bank st.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24

the little tot Of
a meek-looking
woman recent
ly.arrested wes
made 30 that a
largo quantity
of goods could
be secreted
w ithout OF
citing sus-
pio1 Ion. The
t riok was q
@ m paratively
novel one and
caused consid-
era Bile talk
among store de-
/ olives. 1t
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-24
American Association.

STANDING OF THE CLUBS,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-13
First publication December 81, 1890.
Summons for Relief.

State OF South Dakota. I, nc Circuit Court.
County Of Union, 6" LIST Judicial Circuit
Henry IL. silver. Plaintiff
VS..
+. A. Gale and
Lizzie NJ. Gale. Def is.
The State Of South Dakota to the above named
defendants, greetings:
You are hereby Summoned and required to
answer the complaint of the Plaintiff in the
above entitled action. of which \ copy Is here
unto annexed aud herewith served upon you.
and to serve a copy OF your answer to the said
complaint on the subscribers, ut their Office In
Sioux Pals. Minnehaha county. said State.
within thirty days after the service Of this sum
mons upon you. exclusive Of the day of such ser
Vice; and II you fail to answer the. said COM
piaint within the time aforesaid. the Plaintiff
In this action Will apply to the Court for the re-
lief demanded In the complaint.
Dated. November 10th, 1880.
PALMER & RODGE,
Plaintiffs Attorneys. Sioux Falls, South Oak.
To Lizzie NJ. Gale. the above named defendant:
You will please take notice that the complaint
In the above entitled action, was, on the 18th
day Of December A. D.. 1890. duly filed In the Of
hce Of the Circuit court Of the first judicial tir-
cult In aud for Union county. South Dakota In
the city Of Elk Point said county and state.
Yours etc.
PALMER & RoDGE,
Atty's for the Plaintiff. Sioux Falls. Minneha
county ). ID.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-13
Spare the O
Stony Cttv JOurnal


The advice Of the Sioux Falls Al
gus Lender as to the method Of re.
trenching state expenditures in So.
Dakota is not good. The Argus
Leader says:
The state university at Vermillion.
the normal schools at Madison aud
Spearfish, the agricultural college at
Brookings, the school Of mines at
Rapid City aud the board Of regents
have cost, during the past year, more
than $4,000. That sum should be
saved to the state. i
There should be retrenchment in
order to keep the treasury within
its income, but the greatest extrava-
gance Of which South Dakota could
be guilty would be to shut up the
educational institutions, as the Ar
gus.Leader suggests. The sum of
$50 600 could not have been saved
during the past year by choking
those educational institutions. TO
shut of the funds would be to close
up those educational plants, to par
a!yze the splendid activity which
characterizes them, to throw away
many times the value of SS3 600. 1t
would be inconceivable excess and
folly, from a purely financial stand
point. Retrenchment and economy
are needed in South Dakota, but the
very last places to feel the knife
should be the educational institu-
tons. There r many offices and
commissions and boards, all involv-
ing big expenses for salaries, fees,
mileage and incidentals, which are
either useless or of very little use.
Lop off these. Cut off expenses
mercilessly. Make any sacrifice.
But keep hands off the schools Of
learning. South Dakota has made
a good start. It has the beginnings
Of a grand system of educational in
situations. They have already cost
a great deal of money. They are
now in their most critical stage. To
withdraw support from them would
be to strike a blow from which they
would not recover for many years.
1t wouldn't pay. 1t would be a con-
fession that South Dakota could not
afford to make before the world fol
millions of dollars. 1t would be an
advertisement which would warn
the best people away from the new
state. It is not to be thought of ful
a moment.