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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-20
Co-OperatiVs Tailoring Co., Special Announcement.

Wehave just concluded arrange ments with Messrs Bloom & Co.,, of Boston, byEwhich we are enabled to purchase the balance of their large and extensive line of Diagonals, Worsteds and Cassimeres, for Spring and Summer Wear, at soc on the $1 for Spot Cash. ' Under.the circumstances we will be enabled to offer our patrons the greatest bargains ever heard of in
 FINE MERCHANT TAILORING.
 All the fine imported Clay Diag- onal suits we have been making to order for $30 and for which every other Merchant Tailor charges $40 to $50 for, we will now make flor $25.
 All the fine Cassimere Suits we have been making for $25 and S29, we will now make for $22 and $23.
 All the fine Serge and Cheviot Suits we have been making for $2O and $23 we will make during this great sale for SIS and $2O.
 All O,,r
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-20
The I've French Prisoners Discharged.

BROOKLYN. N. Y., June Eugene Leroux and his wife. who were arrested on the charge of having smuggled $32, 900 worth of jewelry into this country from France, where it is alleged the valuables were stolen, were arraigned before United States Commissioner Benedict at noon and disoharoed
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
Rcdu rinE Vibration i'm Railway Car.

Rcdu cling Vibration in Railway Cars.
A new invention embolics Il prin-
ciple which will commend itself to all
railway travellers. 1t is sought to less
ell the discomfort and annoyance of
travel OH many lines on which there
is excessive vibration by the construc-
ton of n pneumatic a (which en-
braces the application of. an elastic
fluid as an absorbent for vibration and
oscillation. An air cushion is arranged
on the cellular principle between the
car body and the truck frame, and as
there is an equal distribution Of air
Ill der varying pressures, all os-
citation is prevented. This elastic me-
dunn is said to completely absorb all
vibration resulting from rought tracks,
jointing Of rails, excessive speed. or
any other cause, and the car is carried
smoothly and steadily along. This pncu-
matte system can be equally we'll ap-
piled to street cars. and instances are
not hard to find in which it unQuestion-
ably should be.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
.Drink:' He Said.

| Thanksgiving is close at hand.
"If any of you have ever Travelled In
| the extreme eastern or northeastern
counties you know there r some
pretty tough localities ia that region.
There are some places where a man
would be almost mobbed for wearing
a plug hat, and II who would venture
to 60 to an evening party wearing a
swallow-tailed coat or a white necktie
would be pitched into a barrel of soft
soap. I have been told there are back
! settlements where they haven't learn
ed vet that slavery has been abolished.
"At the time I speak OIL was mix
! ing business with pleasure, so to speak.
I was on n of my regular trips, but
it was the day before Thanksgiving
and I had accepted an invitation to go
and eat turkey at the house Of a hos
pitable old farmer where a little,
saucy, black-ey ed-but never mind
that"
Tell us about the saucy little black.
eyed"
"Oh, she has nothing to do with this
adventure.
II was travelling for a wholesale
house in one Of the live towns in Up
| per Ohio. and had left Cattlcsburg two
DAYS before and made my way by easy
stages through the little Kentucky
towns toward the southwest I had got
into Carter county and was on my way
from Rush Station to Mount Savage.
1t was nearly shutdown and I was
riding q horse that ought to have been
worked up into glue and ago strops
ten years before
Between those two little towns I
have mentioned is a ridge three miles
long that has always borne a bad
name. It is a desolate, uncanny stretch
Of road, and more than one man has
gone. along there and never been heard
Of afterward
ST looked at the setting sun, and then
looked at the lonely road back of me.
/. was a little afraid to go on, but I was
both afraid and ashamed to turn, back,
and after examining my revolver to
see II it was in good working order I
pushed on up the ridge. Perhaps. you
think, boys, because you don't know
how to pray, that no other drummer
does. All I've got to say about that is
that I prayed then as earnestly as I
eve tried to sell a bill Of goods to a
ragged-haired merchant in q 10x12
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

Snoqualmie Falls. in this state, have
developed an attraction not down on
the guide books. Tho story Is vOuched
TOR by reputable men working on that
stream.
A big piece OF quartz bowller, rick
in the precious metal, has been secured
from an unknown depth directly under
meath the huge fall of water. and the
most wonderful part of the story In
the manner in which this sparkling and
precious stone was secured from .
place almost un%apprOachablc.
Running logs Ovcr the 2G5-foot fan
has been Il custom for many years
past, and there is no prcttrr sight in
the world than to soc the giant sticks
shoot out into space and then drop,
head on, into the roaring water below.
During the shooting Of the logs n
particular log went over recently, and
shot straight downward and was soOn
lost in the pool below. After 1t had
risen to the surface and tiOatcd down
stream it was seen to have Il rock i'm
bedded in one end. which upon exam
nation was found TO be quartz kich in
gold.
The only explanation is that the log
in the mad plunge into The pool I'M
der the falls anne into contact with
some ledge of gold with force enough
to embed the piece found in the firm
WOOd.-Scattle Telegraph.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
THEY ALL PRAYED.

A Commercial Traveller Says This
Story Is True, So 1t Must he.
Did I ever tell you, of that adventure
of mine in Eastern Kentucky in the
fall of 1855, fellows?" inquired the
veteran commercial traveller.
"No. Let's have it."
And they gathered closer around him,
tilted their chairs back and listened.
You have heard about mems hair
turning white in a few hours from
fright, 1 dare say" he began, ficking
the ashes from the end Of his cigar
and stroking his long beard thought
fully. '"Thcse gray hairs in my whis-
kers were not robbed of their original
blackness by any sudden scare, but 1
swear by every one of them that the
story 1 am going to tell you is true in
every particular"
He paused a few moments as IT to
let this assertion, which may or may
not be true of all commercial travellers
stories, sink deep into their conscious
ness, and resumed:
az should not have thought of it If /
had not happened to see the date on
this newspaper and remembered that
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
A PECULIAR r
1t Eats Only Raw Neat and 10 So
Fierce That 1t Ii Gagged.

1t Eats Only Raw Meat and 10 So
Fierce That 1t IL Gagged.
Capt. Fausset, of the British steam
ship Lord Lansdownc, from Androssan,
Scotland, captured while at sea a most
peculiar bird. 1t is still held captive
on board. being perned up in the lower
chart room beneath the flying bridge.
1t is very fierce and the captains large
dog is afraid to venture neal the pecu-
liar bird. Ever since its capture it
las been fed upon law meat. which is
thrown in the window gratings.
EARLY one morning when many hum
dred miles from the shore the bird
was seen lowering about in the locality
Of the ship, and finally it landed en-
haustef on the ~foretGpmast, where it
was captured with some difficulty by
the boatsWain. When brought to the
deck it's craw was found to be empty,
but it refused everything offered until
the steward threw into the quarters
where it was .confined$a piece Of canned
beef, which it ate. Upon becoming
rested the bird grew very fierce, and
the sailors were afraid to go ear it.
1t is not known to what species the
bird belongs. It's head resembles some
what that of an owl, but the body is
like a chicken, only the wings are much
larger and appear more powerful.
Capt. Fausset believes the bird was
driven Off shore in me of the recent
gales. He does not think that it is a
sea fowl. 1t is his intention to have
yhe curiosity killed and stuffed.-Phila-
'delphia Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by nor promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the r%efreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; efEectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevets
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the med 1Lc
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gistss in SOC and9l bottles, but it is man
xufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package. also the name, Syrup OF f,gs,
and being we'll Informed, you will not
accept any substitute il offered.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
A THANKSGIVING.
Lucy LarcOin.

For the sound Of waters rushing
In bubbling beads of light:
For the fleets of snow-white lilies
Firm anchored out. of sight;
For the reeds among the eddies,
The crystal On the clod;
Fo the lowing Of the rivers,
/ thank thee, o my God!
For the rosebud's break of beauty
Along the toiler's way;
For the violet's eye that opens
To bless the newborn day;
For the bare twigs that III summer
Bloom like the prophets rod;
Fol- the blOssOning of flowers,
I thank thee, o my God!
For tie lifting up of mountains,
In brightness and in breads;
Fol the peaks where snOw and sunshine
For the dark of silent gorges,
Alone have dared to tread:
Whence mighty cedars nod:
For the majesty of mountains,
l thank thee, o my God!
For the splendor of the sunsets,
Vast mirrOrcd on the sea-;
For the gold-fringed clouds that curtain
Heavens inner majesty.
Fol the molten bars of twilight.
Where thought leans, glad, yet awed;
Fol the glory of the sunsets,
l thank thee, 0 my God!
For the earth. and all it's beauty, g
The sky and all its light
For the dim and soothing shadows,
That rest the dazzled sight;
For unfading fields and prairies,
Where sense in vain has trod;
For the worlds exhaustless beauty.
I thank thee, o my God!
For an eye of inward seeing,
A soul to know and love;
For these common aspirations
That our high heirship prove,
For the hearts that bless each other
Beneath thy smile, thy rod;
For the amaranth saved from Eden,
I thank thee, o my God!
For the hidden scroll. DER written
With one dear name adored;
For the heavenly in the human,
The Spirit in thu Word;
For the tokens of thy presence
Within, above, abroad;
FOR thine own great gift Of being,
I thank thee, 0 my God!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
A Knnxa. Matrimonial Agency.
Hoods Fills are the best after.dinner Pills,
assist digestion, cure headache. Csc = box.

Topeka, Kansas, has matrimonial
agencies that are carried on like any
other ordinary business IN each side
Of the door outside are blackboarlS.
on which the good things Of the day
are chalked up: "Widower wants
h~ousckcepcr; if suitable. will marry
her. Young farmer, owning quarter
section of land, wants a wife; good
mixer preferred" Strong. healthy
woman, with 5000. amt Il husband.
Is not afraid to work" "A widow with
one child wants a husband; will go into
the country These represent the So
Der necessities of the occasion. as the
wording indicates. Before The black
boards are two distinct crowds. elbow
ing and 1iptocing to see over II an
others shoulders. men looking over the
available wives. and women inspecting
the lists of offered husbands. In these
groups no II but strangers seem TO
find anything remarkable or entertain
ing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
GOES TO DIR. PRICE.

Worlds Fair Jury r.cides i'm HIS
F..vor.
Chicago. Nov. On the analysis and
accommodation of DIR. Wiley, Chief United
and greatest living authority on food pro-
ducts. the Worlds Fair jury to-day gave the
highest award to DR.. Prices Cream Baking
This conclusively settles the question of
superiority. Or. Wiley rejected the alum
powders, stating to the Worlds Fair jury
that he considered them -lnwh0lesoMe.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

- Never buy whfskcv for medici.
nal purposes unless you know the bottlers
Of It to be reliable. as most whistles sold
under celebrated names are spurious. cheap
articles, whoEe bottlers cannot afford to
have their names on the labels.
:. Uncle Sans Monogram Whiskey is bottled
line in the Northwest and the favor with
which 1t has been received is the best proof
Of its superior quality. Ask your druggist
or retail dealer for It.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

storer 20 far-rsaching and so unfailing in its
effects that it can be guaranteed. In tho
most stubborn Skin, Scalp, Or 6crofulous
Affections. or in every disease that's caused
ever fai6 to benefit or cure, you have your
money back.
Nothing else, at any price, 70 really -
4 cheap. You pay only for the good you got.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

DEBORAH. winneshiek county: IA. has the
finest specimen of the typical ice cave to be
found in the Mississippi valley.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

st. Paul, established 1870. Reliable out
filters. Everything worn by man or boy.
Our prices guaranteed always the lowest
for first merchandise. Anything you
want sent on approval. Kindly send us
your address and we will mail YOU free
one of our elegant latest illustrated cata-
l0gueS.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

II tie Baby 10 Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and weil.tried remedy. Ma
HiusIov's soorH,xo syluP for Children Teethins.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

Or nearly so, there is danger ahead. Rouse
them to activity with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. which does not. IKE the unmedi-
Thus may be averted Brlght's disease aud
other maladies by which both they and life
itself are inperilled. The Bitters are a
and liver trouble, liver complaint, dyspcp-
STA, constipation and malaria.
A whale recently caught on the Pacific
coast was nearly ten centuries old.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

Some writer's assert that the Queen Cleo
patra of history never existed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

Deserving Confdence-Thcre is no article
which so richly deserves the entire conf
dence Of the community as Browns Bron-
chial Troches. Those suffering from Asth,
ma and Bronchial Diseases. Coughs and
Colds should try them. Price % cents.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
DON'T BE o r. o
when you ask for psctor
PiercsS Golden Medical Dis
In IN q ~aSiAh1A

C0v0fy. 90 70 Q soa!AblA
dsalsr. He'll sell you what
you want. The OEss who
! have something else to urge
upon you In It's p'xce are
thinking Of the extra profit
they'll make. These things
pay Msns better, but they
don't care about you.
Meme Of these cheap sub
stitutes Il just as good" as
The "Discovery." That 10
the only blood-oleanser, desh-
HNI>S n ~k~>~~k 90
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
Boston One-Pricc Clothing House,

Diamond Setting for the teeth is the latest
fad in dentistry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

The ancient inhabitants Of the Esther 10
ands averaged IL feet In height.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

Co.'s Cough aalsam
10 the Oldest and. best. It will break up . Cold quick
er than anything else. Its always reliable. Try It
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

HOVV'0 Yh10y
We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
We the undersigned have Known. r: J.
Cheney for the last Is years. I, and believe el
actions, and financially able to carry out
any obligation made BY their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggist, LOS
sale Druggists, Toledo, o..
Halls .Catarrh Cure. is taken internally.
snrfaces Of tie system. Price 76c per bot.
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
A.London gas company made POSI-. 772.ooo
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

Syrup"

William McKeekaN, Druggist at
Bloomingdale. Mich. "Ihavc had
the Asthma badly ever since l came
out OF the army and though I have
been in the drug business for fifteen
years, and have tried nearly every
thing on the market, nothing has
given me the slightest relief until a
few months ago, when I used b.
schee's German Syrup. am now
glad to acknowledge the great good
il has done me. lam greatly reliey-
ed during the day and at nightgoto
sleep without the least trouble" q
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

There wouldnY b any caees Of chronic c.
tarrh II al used Dr.. Sa416 Remedy. That's
positus Its proprietorss will pay $500 -
ward for an incurahlo caso.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

The letter ~" begins the nam of eight
American presidents.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
when the Kidney. Are Idle,

Birds fly southwark during their migration
season 200 miles an hour.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
How's This!

The Illinois Central railroad is said to be
the greatest "snap'' for tramps.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02

A London gas company made 20,851, 772, 900
cubic feet Of the fluid last year.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-18
Geo. Fendrich, ~
CASH MARKET
Best meat and free delivery.
1856 State Street.
An Ingenious Toad.

A scientific journal tells this story
Of toad's cunning; A brood of
chickens was fed with moistened
meal in saucers, and when the dough
soured a little it attracted large
number of flies. An observant toad
had evidently noticed this, and every
day toward evening he would make
his appearance in the yard, hop to a
saucer, climb in and roll over and
over until he was covered with meal,
having done which he awaited de
velopments. The flies, enticed by
the smell, soon swarmed around the
scheming batrachian, and whenever
one passed within two inches of his
nose his tongue darted out, and the
fly disappeared. The plan worked
SO well that the toad made regular
businegg of it.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-18
Their Brains Weighed Over Sixty Ounce

Their Brains Weighed Over Sixty Ounces
A noted physician wrote me soon
after the death of Benjamin F. But
ler to inquire as to the weight of
Daniel Webster's brain. He declared
that the figures were not to be found
in any medical work in his library.
and that he doubted if one out of a
hundred of the physicians of the
United States could answer the ques-
ton offhand. looking up the mat
ter l prepared the following list OF
noted persons who have had 90 OF
more ounces of brains, as far as ex-
aminations have been made:
Turgenef, Russian novelist, n
ounces; Schiller, German poet 6S
Abercrombie. Scotch physician, 63
Cuvier, French naturalist, 65.5; Aber
crombie, English general, 81; Du
puytren, French anatomist, e25
B. F. Butler, American general and
lawyer, 62 ounces even.-St. Louis
Republic.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-18

It's an odd thing, but there arc a
number of people who have a dis.
tinct antipathy to the screech owl
and cannot listen to a single burst OF
it's hilarity without shuddeIlng, The
screech owl is supposed by the ne
proes on southern plantations 70 be
IN direct communication with all the
GHOSTS" and giants" OF the forests,
He plays a great part in the more
weird folklore story OF the darhes'
A funny superstition In regard to the
screech owl is that If you VIII take
your shoe or slipper off your LETT foo'
the first time you hear an owl laugh
and turn the shoe sole upward on
the floor and place your "stoehn
foot" on the bottom OF the shoe
sole the owl will stop laughing and
av for 10 miles without rest.-Cin
cinnati Times-Star
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-18
Tns STORY OF AEAlLuRe
It shows How TIE Thing Works whe
Money Is Short.

II shows How TIE Thing Works When
Money Is short.
The story of a small failure-a
small one, but the system is the
same in many of the large ones. He
had 1926 due him, but he was short
of ready cash, So he borrowed S.
of A.
The money was still due him, but
hewas short again. So he borrowed
81 of B and paid A the IS that he
owed That made his credit gOcd
with A.
He did not get the s25 that was
owed to him, as he expected and was
hard up again. He borrowed $40 Of
c and paid e. toB. His credit was
now first class with both A and B.
The man who owed him the $25
put him off again, and he went to A
and got SIS. Of which he gave SO
toe.
He borrowed $40 of B and SO of C
and paid s15 to A, still further i'm
proving his credit. Then the man
who owed him $25 paid him IS on &C,
count. OF course he couldn't pay
either B or G with that, and before he
had figured out just what he would
do in the matter he had found an
other use for the S..
Failing to get the remaining $50
when promised, he got SIS from A
and $40 from D, thus working in a
new creditor. Of course he paid B
and C with that.
Next he tried B and c each for SIS,
paid the $25 he owed to A and d and
then received SIS more on account
from the man who owed him.
At this juncture D discreetly
dropped out on the ground that he
needed all the ready cash he had,
and A said that $40 was the most he
could afford to loan on account of in.
creased personal expenses. Ten dol.
lars wouldn't pay either B or C, and
when he figured out his financial
standing he found that his books
stood uD as follows:
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-18
He Did the Planting.

At a certain fashionable up town
boarding house the ladies have lately
taken up the fad Of gardening every
morning in the court which forms
the center Of the building, and which
is rapidly becoming beautitied and
"blooming as the rose" under their
fair hands. One day this week it SO
chanced that doctor, druggist and
a well known undertaken of San
Francisco were among the guests
who paused after breakfast to look
down from the gallery surrounding
the patio" at the fair workers be-
low. The two former were in jocose
mood and pokcd no little fun at the
amateur gardeners not, we may be
sure, without ready repartee from
the latter-and finally one Of them,
with condescend.ns ma cullne pat
ronage, remarked
"Oh, well, ladies', youn do well
enough at digging up the ground,
may be; but when it comes to the
finer work of setting out and plant
ing-why, you'll need a man, OF
course"
"Oh, yes" quickly retorted one Of
the objects of this sighting remark
1--WE all know who does the planting
for you two"
And the saucy head nodded mean
ingly toward the undertaken. -Hote
| Gazette.