davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-12
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Stray Leaves From Reporters Note
 Book.


 Book.
 One of the greatest nuisances of the age is the man, or woman, for that matter, we so often feel like swearing at for blocking business in the postoffice. Time and again have 1 seen busy men rush into the office and be compelled to wait what seems an age for some lymp- hatic creature to sort his mail and step aside. Sometimes the offender carefully reads the addresses upon the letters or packages; occasionally he reads the con tents of a postal card; anon he stands with his foot upon the railing and en- gages Tn conversation with a friend, while the busy man, who cannot reach lis box, tries to find something interest ing in the timetables on the wall, and commits sin by allowing thoughts of murder to have full sway in his mind.
 One of the actors of the "Uncle Tom s Cabin" company, which played here early in the week, met with painful reception in the Brooklyn district. He led one of the Siberian bloudhounds in the parade and just over the bank street bridge his charge was attacked by l large and hungry looking cur. The bloodhound being muzzled was unable drive off the brute the snowman was nipped several times and had his clothing torn. This latter was a dire calamity, as 1891 interpreters of "Uncle Toms Cabin" are not generally believed to carry extensive wardrobes. A re- taining fee and tickets for the show were given to Attorney O'Neill, and if the owner of the dog can be located suit will be brought.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-12
LOCAL LINES.

Call At w. N. LADD'S for fine gr eeri @ and provisions
 See Curran's adv on third page.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-12
National League Record.
American Association Games.

American Association Games.
 AT ST. LOUIS St.Lous. ..........0 3 4 8 Ola Boston. o o o o O. 4 Batteries-McGili and Doyle; Bufinton, Griffith and Murphy and Connor.
 AT LOUISVILLE. Louisville. .........O o 0 l O. Baltimore .........O l l 3 l O. 6 Batteries-Stratton and Cahill; Healy and Townsend.
 AT MILWAUKEE,. Milwaukee. ....2 o 0 9 O. 5 Washington l O. ] Batteries-Dwyer and Grim; Carsey and Me- Guire.
 AT COLUMBUS. Columbus. .........O o 0 0 O. o Athletics .........0 l 0 l. 4 Batteries--Kn and Donahue; Weyhing and Milligan.
 American Association Record
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-12
NEW HAVEN COUNTy

NEW HAVEN COUNTY, oo WATERBURY, Sept. 12, 1891. oo' The above and fOrego ng is like, true and attested copy of the original notice and warning.
 Attest J. w. MCDONALD.
 City Sheriff.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-12

IT.. q. w g. "Ros~, 137 Bank St
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-12
AT NEW YORK.

PIttsburq. .........o l. 3 Battcries-~Lovett and Kinslow; Calvin and Mack.
 AT NEW YORK. New York .......1 o 3 0 l l 0 o. 8 Cleveland. .........0 o 1 L. 2 Batteres-Coughin and Clarke; Kileen and Thinner.
 SECOND GAME. New York O l o o O. l Cleveland .... % 0 o l O. Batteres--Rusie and Buckley; Viau and Thinner.
 Called on account of darkness.
 AT BOSTON. Boston .........,...0 o l B. 5 Cincinnati. o o 0 l. 3 Batterics-Nichols and Bonnet; Rhines and md Harrington.
 AT PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia. ......0 9 O. 6 Chicago ...........O 0 o o o 0 l. Batteries Thornton and Clements Hutch nson and Schriver.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-12
AT BROOKLYN.

Brooklyn .........O 3 o o l o o O. PIttsburq ........,o l.
 Battcres-"Lovett and Kinslow; Calvin and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
NO MORE FASTING CONTESTS.

G. Henry Stratton was announced few
days ago to be the victor in a New York
museum fasting match, in which dozen
others competed. Yesterday he died.
The world is probably very little the
worse for his end by what is practi-
cally suicide, but it is about time for
these exhibitions to stop. When the craze
was started few years ago it was con-
tended that it would be good thing to
find out just how long a man could do
without food. The idea was advanced
that in cases where miners or others were
confined by any accident it would en-
courage them to hold out for possible
rescue
If there ever was anything in this argu-
ment enough tests have long since been
made. This thing of fasting for money
as an amusement attr action is far below
the level of bull-fghting, the prize ring
and other diversions which have been put
under the ban of the law. Of course, a
man cannot be made to eat by legal enact
ment, but the arrangement of these pub
lie fasting matches for financial gain can
easily be prevented.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
PROTECTION IN THE soUrH.

That some of the Southern opponents
of protection recognize its benefits to the
South has all along been evident. And
now comes the Charleston News and
Courier thus: "To say that because the
people of the South oppose the policy OF
protection they should have no part in its
benefits is the argument of fool or a
knave''
Gently, gently, esteemed but heated CO.
temporary, your very violence proclaims
the fullness of your appreciation of pro-
tection's legitimate production. 1t is a big
benefit and you are to be congratulated
upon receiving it, recognizing it and
testifying to it, though doing the latter in
directly and apparently inadvertently in
this instance.
The South even now enjoys a greater
measure of profit from protection than the
Southern Democracy will admit, and in
the logical and inexorable order of events
must achieve a greater percentage of gain
in the future than will even the North for
her industries are growing and presenting
new conditions emitting them to pro-
lection which will not be withheld when
those conditions are proved.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
A MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION.

Our cotemporary, the Telegraph, apropos
of the interesting information presented
in the DISPATCH upon the various aspects
of the management of the city's poor,
wages as simple and economical
disposition of the whole matter that
The wards of the Department Of
Charity be sent to the County Home. Ten
or twenty thousand dollars, our cotem-
porary thinks, would be sufficient to
enlarge the county institution and make
it entirely adequate for the reception
of the inmates OF the City Home. A
saving of $4,000 to $4,000 per annum
TO Pittsburg, it insists, could be effected
under this arrangement.
The idea embodied in this suggestion
Will commend it strongly to the public.
There is really no substantial reason why
one central institution should not take
care of all the poor Of the county. Moth
ing is gained, but a good deal is lost, in
economy by keeping up different establish
ments for the county, for Pittsburg and
for Allegheny.
But this suggestion, while good one,
and about the right thing for conSidera-
ton further on, could not perhaps be put
into immediate effect The Acts of the
Legislature as they stand call for these
separate institutions. Nothing could be
done before the next Legislature meets
Meanwhile, there is the necessity of
seeing that Pittsburg is not put in for an
extravagant and wasteful expenditure
upon the new farm, if it has to buy one
1t is first required that Councils emphatic
ally reject the proposal to buy for $3.50 an
acre land whose value the parties in inter-
est a little whi.a ago SET at only 5000 an
acre. 1t is next desirable that if any farm
at all is bought it shall be neither in size
nor price more than is actually needed.
The fact that it would be well to ask the
Legislature to consolidate the existing in
stitutions only adds another strong argu-
ment why any investment now made by
the city in lands or buildings should ad-
here as closely as possible to the actual re-
quirements. The taxpayers are not in
humor to encourage the throwing away of
single penny either as extortionate
profits TO sellers or upon an inflated esti-
mate of what is wanted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
PITTsBURG. FRIDAY. NOV. 20, 1891.
TWELVE PAGES
A TIMELY DISCUSSION,

While differing from those of our cotem-
poraries who hold three-per cent tax one
of the probabilities of the city administra-
ton for the coming year, TIE DISPATCH
thinks with them that now is the time to
discuss and decide the matter. We do not
think an increase of taxes will be neces-
sarv because, unless the bond proposition
fail. there will be no cause for it. Even
should the bond proposition fail, the first
thing to do will be to apply the pruning
knife, and retrench as far as possible be-
fore adding mill TO the present levy.
But now is the time to discuss this con-
tingency. and impress public opinion upon
Councils 1t should not be left for hur-
ried consideration of a committee of
Councils, with the appropriation ordinance
then to be rushed through in race against
time. as has so often been the case in the
past.
Another good effect of discussing this
matter now is to be found in the necessity
it will establish for voters to think care
fully when electing their representatives
to Councils at the Spring elections. All
political economists are agreed that taxes,
no matter how ostensibly levied in the
first instance, come in the end off the
profits of business men or out of the
pockets of the wage-workers. For this
reason the whole business of government
comes close to every voter-touches his
pocket-and he should post and express
himself about it fully
The discussion beforehand is therefore
timely
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
The City Of Brotherly Backwardness.

1t was bad enough when New York
snubbed Philadelphia, but what can be said
when Little York" criticises its big neigh
Dor. The York Gazette has a long editorial
in which it spanks its big neighbor rigor-
ously, among other slaps giving these:
"To the people up the State, Philadelphia
is simply an overgrown place, possessing for
them no attractions, socially or CONNER
cially; and If it were possible to collect
statistics detailing the number of large and
small business men in the interior of the
State who buy their goods in New York,
instead of in the City of Brotherly Back
warCness the showing would amaze the
Philadelphians
"But what has caused this deterioration?
why should this beautiful and great State
metropolis retrograde? Why is it that Penn
svlvanians outside of it prefer to go to New
York? Simply. we believe. because the
larger portion of her ruling people are not
broad minded.
"They have been reared and have vege-
tated in placid and lazy atmosphere,
which has been made lazy and placid simply
because of the eternal howl that 'Philadel-
phia is good enough +
ignoring the city, even to the extent of
building tracks along the outskirts in order
to keep fine trains of cars from reaching
Broad street. And why? Because the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company carries more
and more passengers every year from up the
to New York.
Gwen politicians have begun to ignore
the city and hasten to New York or switch
Off to Washington, or go the opposite direc-
tion in order to land in Pittsburg. Even
Harrisburg is becoming more popular to
Inhabitants. is not more demure on Sunday
than is the Quaker City,"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
METHODS OF PUNtSHMENT

Quite discussion will undoubtedly be
aroused by the expression of The views of
Cadwallader Biddle as to the relative
value and propriety of corporal punish
ment and solitary confinement in institu-
tions for young criminals Mr.. Biddle,
who is a prominent citizen of Philadel-
phia and one widely known as a student
and thinker upon varied questions of pub
lie policy and morals, is member of the
State Board of Charities, and is at present
making an informal but quite thorough
inspection of those institutions of West
ern Pennsylvania which come within the
province of the board.
1t is Mr. Biddle's opinion that in such
reformatory institutions as Morganza cor
poral punishment is preferable to solitary
confinement. This probably is far from
being the popular opinion: and it would
not be strange if Mr.. Biddle's idea, which
we understand is to be laid before the
board he represents and the managers of
Morganza, and which will of course come
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
PERSONALITIES,

YOUNG Mr.. EGAN is confirmed believer
in the theory that the old man is right.
UNITED STATES MINISTER PACHECo
was rendered a grand banquet in San Saliva
dor on Tuesday by President Ezeta.
GAIL HAMILTON says that she has dis
carded politics and is devoting herself ex-
clusively to theology with Mrs. MAVERICK
ss.an incidental diversion.
MRS. BEsANT, who wears Nine. Blayat-
sky's mantle, expresses admiration of
Americans clear-sighted interest in tbeo-
sophie questions. Mrs. Besant is less than
Just to Americans sense of humor-Ne,,
York SIN. And the 'clear-sighted interest"
she thinks she sees is perhaps owing to her
lack of clear sight.
GENERAL DYRENFoRTH is nice man in
his way, and, though rainmaker. wants it
to be understood that he likes a dry Joke
His latest is the claim that he is not a rain
maker and that though he makes experi-
ments he draws no conclusions. 1t has gen
orally been understood that he draw rain
and good ppropriations-PhiLod
Times.
NJ. PATENoTRE, the newly appointed
Minister of France to the United State, will
shortly depart for his post. says cable sDe-
cial. A number of his friends rendered him
farewell banquet Wednesday evening.
Among the more prominent guests present
were Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, the United States
Minister to France, and Mr.. King, the United
States Consul General at Paris
PATRICK EGAN is small man physi-
cally. He is wholly self-educated, having
begun life as a messenger boy in a -four mill
in an Irish country town. He rose to be
managing director of his company in Dublin,
and afterward became an extensive dealer
in corn before he Joined the councils of the
Land League. He dresses quietly and neatly.
He does not smoke or drink.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
POLITICAL POINTS.

SENATOR SHERMAN says that he is powerles;
to prevenpBrice, of New York, from taking
his seat as Senator from Ohio.
A CHECK for f5 1873, ,050 sterling, paid for the
Kimberley diamond mines, is said to be the
largest check ever drawn. But it is a ques
tion whether the check received by the
Farmers Alliance leaders in the last election
was not a greater one.-Nev York World.
The calamity criers are placed at disad-
vantage They have nothing now to look to
for the production of disasters, except d
Democratic Congress. But even this re-
Source will fail them while a Republican
Senate and Republican President remain
on guard.-NeaC York Tribune.
Mr. ROGER Q. MILLS, candidate for Speaker,
has been talking entirely too much to please
his friends, who are now in dismay, since he
has begun to write letters to explain his
position. 1t is an old saying that mills that
churn only wind are not good for girls is
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
PRESIDENT Low, of Columbia, says that
New York is better governed in 1890 than
1850. Well-to speak in the language of that
Enthusiastically! President Lows remark
reminds one of the speech of the katydid as
described by the bard. She says an undis-
puted thing in such a solemn way-NetO
York Sun.
FREE traders will be deeply distressed by
the dispatch from Wales announcing that
5000 tin plate workers have been laid of in
consequence Of dullness in the export trade.
A goodIy part of the tin plate used in
America is now being manufactured here
and before long the American tin plate mills
will make this country independent of
Wales. That consummation will draw tears
to the eyes of the hidago-like Head that
directs the policy of the New York Ecentng
Post, but will give pleasure to every patriotic
Philadelphia Press.
In Ohio the Republicans propose to keep
their machine running from now until the
election of next year is over. What has been
gained is to be clinched If possible; the tariff
Impressions of the people are to be rooted
and grown into convictions-that's the pro-
gramme Now is the time for intelligent
work by Ohio Democratic newspapers. It
remains to be seen whether they are equal
to it. Some of them did very little of it
during the last canpaign.-New York Times.
1t takes considerable time for the Ohio
Democratic newspapers to fully show how
little they can do, but they will keep right
on at it-as long as they continue publica-
tion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
WINTER WARS NOT POPULAR.

War is not likely to break out in Europe
at this time of the year, though it must
be admitted that the mOvementW Rus
sian and Austrian troops toward the from
tier, coupled with other warlike manifes-
tations among the Central European pow
ers, is ammunition for the alarmists. The
Austrian Emperor's slip of the tongue
the other day, by which he allowed his
belief-that war might break out at any
moment-to become public property,is still
agitating the continental bourses.
The chief reason given for this ac-
centuation of the uneasy feeling
Which is no new thing IN
itself is that the Gar of Russia and his
advisers are at their wits end to pacify a
famine-stricken and ill-governed people,
and think war might divert the latter's
eyes from domestic abuses. If Rus
sia's rulers were to 60 to war with neigh
boring nations to gain, so to speak, peace
at home, it would not be the first time
such policy has been employed. Napoleon
III. lost his crown, and humiliated his
country, in exactly this way. 1t was a
favorite specific with that far greater man,
Napoleon l.; and he was wonderfully sue
cessful in dazzling his countrymen's eyes
with foreign wars. In fact, wherever tyr
annyhas had to face the murmur OF an op-
pressed people, war with the world with
out, commonly has been. resorted to as a
diversion and stay of revolution.
Butwar is unlikely to break out now, be-
cause the winter has set in. Russia had a
taste of the horrors of a winter campaign
only few years ago Turkey was her an
tagonist then-a far feeb!er foe than the
Triple Alliance would be. Russia had no
intention Of prolonging the war into Win
ter on that occasion, but Turkey was
tougher than her antagonist expected, and
though war was declared in April another
spring had dawned before peace was con-
cluded. 1t is significant that most of the
great European wars in this century,
setting aside the almost continu-
Gus conflict which did not cease
till Napoleon rs final deportation,
began in spring or early summer. The
last o-Turkish war began in April,
1871 Napoleon I'LL played into Bis
marck's hands with a declaration of war
July 10, 1870. The preceding war between
Austria and Germany, which likewise fell
in with the Prussian Chancellor's plans,
broke out in the glorious month of June.
The Crimean war was an exception, but
1t was the slow concentration of the allied
powers for the invasion of Russia that de-
layed the landing in the Crimea until
September H. 1854, rather than a volun-
tary choice of winter campaign. The
logic of history is against war so late in
the year, and that, if nothing else, may
save Europe from such calamity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
AN NEMBARRAssMENr ELIMINATED.

That the element usually found particu-
larly embarrassing 10 the political prog
nosticators-the third party-is .elimi-
mated from the problem Of 1892, seems
certain. Collapse threatens the Farmers
Alliance: and while in some cases political
parties have such great vitality as the pos
session of great principle entities them
to, and recuperate from defeat because
destiny ordains them to make that
principle prevail, this is emphat-
ically not the case with the
Alliance. 1t was not the specially ap-
pointed champion of any new or needed
idea, although it pompously promulgated
things which speciously secured temper
airy place in the minds of many men be-
cause of their surface resemblance to
needed ideas and principles. But they
soon found that what they mistook for
philosophy was merely platitudinous phil
andering, and hence the passing of the
third party into the limbo of oblivion 1t
was an inflated thing that looked for a
time somewhat formidable. but collapse
came and the integument itself has not
integrity or strength enough to stand an
other imitation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
Past Convention Cities.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.]
In the last thirty-fve years only three
National Conventions of the leading parties
have been held in Cincinnati. In 1856 the
Democrats here nominated James Buchanan
for the Presidency, and in 1880 nominated
General Hancock. In 1876 the Republicans
nominated Governor Hayes for the Prcsi-
dency, in Music Hall, Cincinnati. In 1872 the
Liberal Republicans, in convention in this
city, nominated for the Presidency Editor
Horace Greeley, whose nomination was in
dorsed by the Democrat, in convention in
Baltimore. Since 1879 three Republican Nat
ional Conventions-all of them, in fact
have been held in Chicago. and in that time
the Democrats have held one convention
there Notwithstanding this showing. it is
not apparent that the Windy City is entitled
to monopoly Of the Republican ConveH-
tions. Two of tue three Cincinnati nominees
we're elected; three OF the six Chicago nonl-
inees we're beaten. In the last thirty-five
years National Conventions of the two prin-
cipal parties have been held only in Cincin.
natl, Chicago, Baltimore, Charleston, Phila-
del phia, New York and st. Louis.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
PLUCKED FROM PUCK.

Pupil Tin class in punctuation, reading)
Il saw Afice charming girl.
Teacher.-WeIl what would you do?
Pupil-Make dash after Alice.
Teacher-Right.
Tom Bigbee-I beg your pardon, Hoffy;
but what in thunder's the matter with your
clothes?
Hoffman Howes-My deah fellah, they were made
on the othah side.
Tom Bigbee-Ohi then why not turn them the
other side out2
Rome was not built in a day: but Romulus
didn't have half the advertising advantages that
are enjoyed by the modern suburban real estate
boomer.
ga little nonsense now and then,
Is relished by the wisest men,"
Rut cen some wise men think their wives
Must stand their nonsense all their lives.
Should modern dress reformers' arts
Pervade theatrical successes,
The actresses, to dress their parts,
Would have to part their dresses.
"Is that man the train Dispatcher"
Eyes What he says goes"
The clothes of some men inspire us with
the same feelings the sight Of tree-calf binding
on Government report.
ct don't SEE how you ever got into the
New York Yachting Association. You have no
yacht --~
..No: but I've got wine cellar and yachting
cap."