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By Jno. W. Radley.
Official Organ of Polk and Haralson Counties.
VOLUME V
CEDARTOWN, GA., WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5,
Polk County Sheriffs Sales.
Will be sold before the oourt house
door in Oednrtown, Polk county,
Georgia, on the first Tuesday In
February next, between the legal
hours of sale, the following proper
ty to wit:
LoU of land Nos. 175,17G, 180. Ill
in the 17th diet, and 4th sec. Polk
county, Ga. as the property of Geo.
L. Powell. Property pointed out by
plaintiff in fl la. Tenant in posses
sion notified, lly virtue of one Polk
Superior court U la in favor of E. li.
Thompson, bearer vs Geo. L. Powell,
AIbo, at the same time and place,
lots of land Nos. 131, 108 in the first
dist. and 4th sec. Polk couniy, Ga. us
the property of Z. T. Richards for
purchase muncy of tho same. Writ
ten notice given to party in posses
sion within the the time prescribed
by law; deed made by the representa
tives on the estate ol L. II. Walthall
deceased, died and recorded in the
clerk’s office of the Superior court of
Polk county, Ga. before the date of
this levy. By virtue of two Polk
Superior court li fas in favor of G. W.
Featherston, Administrator, and Su
san Walthall, Administratrix of L.
II. Walthall, decensed vs Z. T. Rich
ards.
Also, at the same time and place,
the Cedartown Hotel and lot on
which the same is situated: said lot
bounded on the South by Pryor
street; on the West by an alley be
tween said lot and tho property of T.
M. Pace; on the North by an alley
between said lot and the parsonage
ol the Methodist church of Cedar-
town and on the Hast by the Cave
Spring road in the town of Cedar
town Polk county, Ga. as the prop
erty of C. II. Harris, one of the de
fendants. By virtue of three Polk
Superior court II fas in favor of S. P.
Smith, Son & Co. vs Clins. II. Harris
and M. A. Harris, and P. C. Harris
security on appeal Bond. Tenant in
jiossession notified.
E. W. Ci.kiientb,
jan 8 tds Sheriff.
Written for the Kxpiikrb.
That Dumb Supper.
BY AILENltOC.
continued from Inst week.
The summer wore on. There were
rides, and drives, nail picnics in the
shaded woods, nnd gilt walks be
neath tho starlit skies, and in them
all John Stewart was Laura’s con
stant attendant, hut the time was
coming for her return to her father’s
house.
In Laura’s heart new emotions be
gan to swell—a feverish restlessness
possessed her, and she wnndersd
about courting solitude. Grandma
was wise; she smiled to herself but
said nothing, only commanding Kit-
tie and Boh to leave her alone. By
day, and night, Laura thought on
the problem. Ho was not the man
around whom her fancy had thrown
its magic spell; this quiet country
village was not tho scene in which
she had thought to enact her life’s
drama. And yet, and yet, deep in
her heart the girl knew the loved
him mndly, fondly, perhaps hopeless
ly, for never yet had lie betrayed a
warmer feeling for her than I Head
ship. Of his poverty she thought
nothing and cared less, for she had
plenty and just now sliu would have
given all the world, iTslm hud it, for
one word of love from him. All this
nnd more she thought in the solitude
of her own room, but in his presence
it was her constant care to conceal
her feelings, and a restraint seemed
thrown over her, which he misinter
preted. His whole earnest, manly
love hud gone out to this girl, she
bewildered him with her solt eyes,
her white hands held him like bauds
Polk Sheriff's Mortgage Sale.
W ILL be sold before the Court
Muuue' rtoof In tBemirwwu
Polk county, Ga., on tho First Tues
day in January next, between the le
gal hours ol sale, the following prop,
erty to-wit:
Lot of land No. 355, in the 2nd
district and 4th section of l’oik
county, Ga., us the jtro|ierty of
James A. Crocker, by virtue ol one
Mortgage fi fa from Polk Superior
Court, In favor of G. W. Featherston
A Co. vs James A. Crocker. Prop
erty pointed cut in this fi fa.
- E. W. CLEMENTS,
dec 6, tds Sheriff.
Haralson County Sheriff’s Sales.
W ILL be sold before the Court
House door in Buohanan, Har
alson county. Ga., o>< the First Tues
day in February, 1879, between the
legal hours of sule, the following
proptriy, to-wit:
Lot of land No. 797, in the 15th
district and 4th section of original
Polk now Haralson county, Gu., ns
the property of John L Rowe, by
virtue of one Justice Court II fu
from the 1078th distriot, G. M., in fa
vor of W. Brock vs. said John L.
Rowe. Properly pointed out by
plaintiff. Levy made nnd returned
to nw by a Constable.
Also, lot No. 109, in the 1st dis
trict and 4tl> section of Hurulson
county, Ga, as the property of Jno.
L Rowe, by virtue of one tax 11 fa
inflsvor of the State and county vs.
John L Rowe- For tax for the year
1876. Property pointed out by G F
Prioe,TO. ’ *A'. J. HUNT,
Jan 8 tds* Sheriff.
founty Sheriff Sale of
_ Wild Land-
Will be sold before the court house
door in Buchanun, Haralson county,
Ga. on the first Tuesday in February
next between the legal hours of sale
the following lots of wild land for
cash to wit.
In the 1st dish and 4th sec. of Har
alson oounty, Ga. Nos. 818, 817, 84G,
746, 770, 821, 063, 575, 570, 835 and
1058 in the 20th dist. and 3d sec. of
Haralson oounty, Ga. for taxes due
the state and county for tho years,
1874, 76’ 70’ levied on by virtue of
wild land tax fl fas issued by the
Comptroller General of Ga. vs said
lots and Thomas Philpot and Dennis
Bates transferees of said fl fas.
A. J. Hunt
Sheriff.
Jan 8, 79-tds
Bettte Lightning!
When need for Kheumutibm, Sore
Throat, Lame Back, Neuralgia,
Sprains, Bruises, Contracted Mus-
oles, Stiff Joints, Corns, and Bun
ions, on human beings; and Spavin,
Ring Bone, Galls, Scratches, etc., on
animals, Ooussens’ Lightning Lini
ment is unequaled, and its effect
simply electrical. As its name sug
gests, it is quiok to relieve, and thou
sands bear witness to its astounding
virtues. Price 50 cents. For by
Bradford & Alien Cedartown Ga.
Oot3deow-ly
of steel, between his hooks nnd his
aching eyes stole the image ol her
tiiuiliJfJiy G*o cluster
ing hair, and thi^wrfume of her
breath came to him on every passing
breeze, but he reasoned, she is the
child of wealth and luxury, a brill
iant future lies before her, she will
return to the whirl of fashionable
life and forget the little episode of
our acquaintance, even now she
shrinks from me in feur lest I should
presume to ask a nearer intimacy.
Whenever a man thinks that way he
is going to act stern, so John Stew*
art wrapped himself in his pride,
and set his face hard as a Hint, till
Laura almost feared his altered man
ner. They forgot to talk, those two
who loved each other so fondly, and
tho days slid by till the last one hud
come of Luurn’s stay, and on the
morrow she would leave Mapleton.
Thislast night was a sad one, to
many. Mary Brooks, the minister’s
daughter and Ella Burnett, two warm
friends of Laura had come over to
spend the night, and ulthough Lau
ra’s heart was sick and sad with hope
deferred, Bhe exerted herself to the
utmost in making them enjoy them
selves. Eleven o’olock had struck
before they realized how late it had
grown, for busied with Laura’s pack
ing and interested in their own chat
ter, they had tyot noted the flight of
time. “Eleven ’'"o’clock and 1 am as
hungry as a shark;;come girls let us
go down to the kitchen and get some
thing to eat,” so Kittio proposed—
having, herself a voracious appetite.
After some demurring at the unsea
sonableness of the tiour, they went
down, piloted by Kittio, and found a
fine bed of coals in the fireplace cas
ting a subdued glow over tho room.
Kittie, being an adept in the busi
ness produced the cold victuals and
gathering round the fire they prepar
ed for a snack. “Oh” said Mary
Brooks struck by a sudden idea
wouldn’t this be a splendid time to
set a dumb supper? there is just four
of us, and every one else is asleep,
Kittie’s eyes were round ns sau
cers. Ella laughed, “look at Kit’s
•yes” she said “she don’t understand
you.” Mary turned to Laura “you
know how don’t you Laura?” but
Laura confessed her ignorance, and
then Mary went on to describe the
modus-operandi:
“Well it takes two or lour. If there
is four you take it by couples, two
take hold of every plate at the same
time, you go backwards at every
thing you do, and you must neither
laugh nor speak ortho oharm is'bro
ken.” “And what does it all amount
to,” said Kittie “is the thiugs fit to
eat after all that?”
“You goose” she explained “the
supper is not for us.”
The fable must be set all back
wards, each girl names her plate, and
sots a chair up, then the doors are
opened and we wait for the ghosts of
our future husbands to come in and
have a scat at the table.”
Kittie wns excited, she sprang up
and turning her back to the fire held
first one shoe solo and then the other
over the ruddy coals. ‘Lets try it. by
all means, she insisted 1 want to sec
what we will see.’ ‘To he sure’ Laura
said, ‘but ain’t it strange girls, that
when girls are Kittie’s age, they are
always vexing their heads over who
they will marry. I wish I was four
teen, she added with a sigh ‘no such
thoughts should mar my peace,' ‘and
I wish 1 was nineteen and as pretty
as you are cousin Laura ! know who
1 would get,’ whereat Laura blushed
furiously, and asked the girls if they
had ever assisted at a dumb supper.
‘I have’ Mary answered ‘Ella has too
I heard her say so.’ And did you
see anybody? asked Kittie, and Mary
solemnly averred she did.’ *I)o tell
us' they all said, ami she commenced
her story:
One time when I went with father
over in the adjoining county—whero
he preaches you know—I stayed all
night Saturday night at a Mr. Mar
tin’s, who had four very agreeable
daughters. After supper Mr. and Mrs.
retired to rest, and we girls sat round
the kitchen fire telling our tales till
finally some one suggested petting a
dumb supper. Of course we caught
at the idea, but there were five of us
—Marian settled the dispute by say
ing that she would retire to a corner
and look on, we began tur operations
and you know any one wunts to laugh
a great deal worse when they know
they must not. I really thought
Butn^vtanes 1 should burst when we
would run together backwards, we
made a great many blunders, but fi
nally we got a few charred things on
the table and then began to feel se
rious—The old dog had his bed out
side in the kitchen corner, and dis
turbed I suppose by our noise, he be
gan to bowl. Ugh! it makes me
shudder to think how awful it soun-
edd, so mournful and despairing—it
seemed to our excited imaginations
that he was conscious that some
thing was coming but not flesh and
blood. Then the chickens began
crowing, und although it is nothing
strange for roosters to crow at mid
night; it added to our terror. Then
we noticed that the wind bad rison,
it howled around tho house, and we
imagined we heard the sound ofhor
ses feet, and the jingle of stirrups—
just the* oh horror! a figure appeared
in the door way, a terrible undefined
shape and with a scream we all hud
dled in the corner almost smother
ing poor Mirian, Than the figure
came in und explained itself. It was
Mrs. Martiu with a red flannel gown
on over a white one, and her head
tied up with a handkerchief, alio, had
awakened and hearing mysterious
sounds in the kitchen had come out
to knew tho meaning of it and she
laughed till her fat sides shook, and
the tears ran down li*i oW*ks. As
for me I was willing to give it up,
for I was scared so bad J could hard
ly stand, and that has been my last
dumb supper.
They all shuddered a little, and
drew closer together—laughed, yet
felt solemn, girls will be girls, aud
then Kittie, like the good brother at
love feast, called on Ella for her ex
perience.
‘Mine is similar to Mary’s only I
was at school, and any little thing
like that had to be managed with
great secrecy to escape tho urgus
eyes of our teacher. There were
four of us boarding together and we
had talked of trying our fortunes by
a dumb supper for some time and at
last hit upon a plan.
Our room was up stairs over the
dining room, and the Professor and
his lady lodged in the room adjoin
ing that, so of course every time we
went up and down stairs they wore
bound to hear us. As to letting Mrs.
Simpson into our secret we never
thought of such a thing, sho would
have held up her hands in holy hor
ror, and lectured us for u month to
come; but she had a negro girl
named Ellen who was our sworn
ally and she agreed to have the kitch
en ready for us upon a certain night
also to furnish some of the provender
for our entertainment Mrs. Simp
son liko a careful housewife had ull
her dishes, cups, saucers, spoons and
platos kept in the dining room, so
we were at a loss on that subject—
but each of us had a little mug, that
we used in brushing our teeth, and
one of our number was the lucky
possessor of a silver cup. Be It
known that we lmd to march down
to prayers at nine o’clock, and pre
tend to be very devout so our supper
was late on that account.
On the night that ve had decided
to try our fate, wo filed down with
proper decorum, and after prayers
and good nights marched back to
our room, and then foi action. There
was a balcony along tW front of the
house and if any one Lad passed they
would have witnessed some gymnas
tic feats rarely equate! off the stage.
But we reached the g'ound in safety
and found the kitoken in proper
trim for our cookery,so we went to
work after stationirg Ellen, our
faithful coadjutor, aitside to keep
guard. We found a few tin plates
and broken knives md forks, and
enough scraps to set air table though
I am sorry to say thn we lmd no ta
ble cloth, and our fa*e did not look
very inviting. My (articular friend
and crony Rosaline thoughtlessly
and heedlessly wishei aloud that she
had brought a windtw curtain; we
were all shocked at Iwr speech for I
for one was feeling quite solemn ev*-
cry thing was so still and the night
was pitcli dark, jjat then Ellen
ran in—her eyes wwo with terror
and told us some holy was coming,
and out of the hack loor wc dashed
pel 1mell and made fo* the house. Ol
nil the running we did it that dark
night. Stumbling, and holding to
each other, each one wanting to be
ahead, and no orfS caring to he be
hind. Fortunately the back door
was open and we crept up stairs as
silently as possible,and to bed. When
we had gotten overour fright a little,
and could talk ngtin, Rosalind said
if that was her future husband who
was coming in sh* hoped he would
kindly excuse her hr running away.
Then wc all thought how foolish it
was to set the table foru person, and
run when we heard one coming.
‘Poor Ellen’ we said ‘what has be
come of her’ it wuscruel to leave her,
but ‘self preservation is said to be the
first Inw of nature’. The next morn
ing Ellen had the joke on us for it
was Mr. Simpson she said, who, after
frightening her iito fits, almost,
came in and surveyed our poor littlu
feast. Ellen said he chuckled till
she thought lie was going to choke,
when he saw those little toilet mugs
holding an almost colorless liquid,
which we obtained by rinsing an old
coffee pot—and lloialind’s silver cup
among the tin plates and scraps of
bread and meat. But lie gathered up
our property, and tiie next morning
when four shame-faced girls went
down to breakfast presented them to
us with a grave bow, although a
merry twinkle in his eye reassured
us. Mrs. Simpson too had a sort of
glimmering smile on her stern fea
tures ns though she remembered the
Inr ofi time when sho was a girl, and
pitied our iguorance. Ana that wan
all that came of our supper, and 1
have not tried my fortnne that way
since.’
I tried my fortune once ‘said Kit
tie,’ I found a grain of corn in the
road and put it in my shoe, for I
had heard if you would do that the
first man you met in the road you
would marry, and what do you think?
I walked on till that grain of corn
blistered my foot and felt like a coal
of fire, and the first person I met was
an old blind beggar, and I don’t be
lieve in fortune telling, but if you
are willing we will set out the table
und have a dumb supper. I ain’t
afraid.’
Ella and Mary expressed their wil
lingness to help, and Laura felt a lit
tle superstitious thrill as sho con
sented. ‘Now’ Mary went on ‘if you
have scorched your dr*>ss enough
Kittie standing «ver the fire see if
aunt Hagar hasn’t some kindlings
handy, and lets have a bright blaze,
we must all nnderstane each other.
Laura and I will be partners, Ella
and Kittie. If there is enough cook
ed we will only have to go through
the pretense of cooking and it will
be easier. All say what you waut to
say and when you get through we
will begin.
While (lie girls were having this
confab over tho fire, none of them
noticed a little figure that crept down
the stairs a id crouched at the half
open door, listening intently to every
word. When theii meaning began
to dawn upon his mind Boh (for it
wns he) could scarce restrain mi ex
clamation of delight. He saw fun
ahead, mid began turning over in
his mind a plot to scare ihe girls out
of their senses. He thought of wa
king Jnkn and imagined how the
girls would scream when they walked
in dressed in nimily habiliments, but
a thought presented itself, he and
Jake were too small the girls would
not scare worth a cent he said to
himself, hut lie knew what lo do, he
knew, and he puckered his mouth
up tightly to keep from telling it,
and stealing buck to his room dressed
himself hastily am! left tho house.
John Stewart had staid late in his
office that night. The clock struck
twelve before he roused himself from
his list less attitude und prepared to
go out. Laura was to leave to-mor
row, and how could ho bear the sep
aration? she was so dear to him, this
girl with tho sweet womanly soul,
cultivated mind, and lovely person.
11 is face grew pale, and his eyes dim
as he looked forward into the future
without her. Now he blamed him
self that ho had not spoken; he for
got that the world might accuse poor
John Stewart of wooing her for her
wealth, that the world might say it.
wm the heiress he wanted, and lie
had been thinking, too, that he had
defrauded her of her rightful privi
lege.’ I should at least huve given
her the chance to accept or reject me,
perhaps she loves mo ho said to him
self, and his heart beat tumultuously
at the bare thought; but he had let
his opportunity slip. Sho was going
to morrow. A letter might never
reach her, and he might, never see
her again face to face. With a deep-
drawn sigh he opened the door and
stepped out, and just then a little
figure came flying round the corner,
nuking a great clattering of boot-
heels on the pavement. It wns Boh
all out of breath, covered with per
spiration, and running over with his
secrG, who seized liolu of Mr. Stew
arts hands and in an incoherent man
ner began to pour forth his story.
Bob could not complain of inatten
tion. If every speaker bad as appre
ciative an audience as he had tha‘.
night, there would be no complaints
on that score, and before the small
orator was through talking John
Stewart had resolved to comply with
the boy's request, though not exact
ly to scare the girls.
Surely, he thought, she could not
bo offended, if she used savory incan
tations to bring the wrath of her fu
ture husband and opened the door
for his admission, if he happened to
step in. And perhaps too the op
portunity would be given him to tell
her what was in her heart. Promis
ing Bob an orange and enough can
dy to last a we<»k, they turned their
steps toward Grandma Thurston’s
home, and around to the kitchen
from whose doors and windows shown
a ruddy light.
Their preparations were complete,
and eacli girl stood at the back of a
chair ns though to designato the
place for their prospective spouse to
occupy. They were very pale, sol
emn looking girls, looking out of the
doors and windows with scared eyes,
and John was smote to the heart by
the look on Laura’s face—a sort of
wistful 3’earning, a sorrowful thought
ful look, that ho had never seen
there before. He stood outside in
the dark for some moments dreading
to step in while Bob clung to his
coat skirts and urged him forward.
Finally he summoned courage, and
stepped in. There was a chorus of
soreams from Mary, Ella and Kittie,
while Laura fell in a dead faint in
his arms, and, I urn sorry to record
it, that there she was abandoned by
her companions. When Laura came
to herself it was to feel kisses upon
her lips and cheeks, while strong lov
ing arms held her in a close embrace.
It was no dead man, nor spirit that
was evident, pouring a torrent of
fond, loving phrases into her ear in
Johu Stewarts well knowu voice, aud
Subscription $2 Per Annum.
1879. NUMBER It.
Laura would have been content to
listen much longer if the girls bad
not come back talkative, and clam
orous on account of their fright; but
two soule were better satisfied than
they lmd been an hour since.
There was laughing and talking,
and plenty of threats against Mr.
Stewart, and vows of getting even
with him. Mary and Ella declared
that a fright was all that ever came
of a dumb supper. Bob was the he
ro of the hour. He had been a little
uneasy lost his idolized cousin should
be offended with him for tho liberiy
he lmd taken, yet even Bob, small as
he was, understood by Laura’s ludi-
vnt biushes and love-lit face that she
was not displeased because Mr. Stew-
Hrt sat so close to her. Perhaps the
girls understood more, for they stole
out, on one pretext or another, and
Kittie marshaled Boh ofT to bed leav
ing the lovers alone by the kitchen
fire. But Boh was not Blcepy, and
moreover his bump of cuGosily was
very large, so presently he was peep
ing in tho door, cautiously n conuoi-
luring. When ho saw Mr. Stewarts
arm around Laura's waist and her
head lying on his bosom, while his
mustache seemed in dangerous prox
imity to her lips, it was all the young
scapegrace could do to keep from yel-
ling with amazement. Then a soft
murmur of voices broke upon his
ear, aud he plainly heard his friend
saying‘bless that boy.' Of course lie
was the hoy though what he lmd
done to call forth n blessing he could
not tell. Perhaps it was going to
bed. he thought, and if he was blessed
for that he would go; so he softly re
tired shutting the door on Paradise.
The morning star had risen before
John Stewart took his Lave, and
then no shadow stood between their
hearts for they had told each other
everything, and Laura etraiglitwuy
went to her grandmother’s chamber.
That good lady was awake and de
lighted beyond measure at the tale
her grand-daughter unfolded.
And when the morrow came; and
Laura departed for her distant home
it wns uuder the care of one who pos-
«»88ed her heart’s purest affections;
one who won the esteem of his fel-
lew-nien by his gentlemanly deport
ment; one of whom she was more
than proud. It was with many a
heartbeat that she presented him to
her father, and when she had escaped
to her room, she knew that she was
the Biibjectof their conversation.
Manly and straightforward, John
Stewart told his love, winning her
wise, kind father’s regard by his
frank manner, while her gentle
mother’s heart went out to him and
welcomed him to their home circle.
Later gran dma’s letter come con
firming their opinion, and for once
the course of true lovo did run
smoothe. Laura married the man
she loved and trusted, aud to-day in
the city whero he makes his home,
who stands fairer than Judge Stew
art? His widowed mother finds a
home with her son; his sister is well
married, and once a year he and his
lady go away into the country to a
little village, where lives a good old
lady in a comfortable farmhouse,
with a beautiful young girl called
Kittio for her companion, and a boy
who has lost his tuste lor candy and
the circus, and thinks of studying
law with his cousin, Judge Slewart.
There too, our old friend, llagar,
goes about with a gaudy bandanna
around her head, getting up marvel
lous dinners for, to use her language
—“De best man and do be best wo
man in de whole yeth.”
And there Judge Stewart and his
lovely wife live over again the bliss-
full days of their first love. They
are lovers for all time, and until yet
lie “blcssses that boy” and she “That
Dumb Supper.
N. II. Cain, of Fayette C. II.,
Ala., says: “I gave Dr IIahte’s Fe
ver and Ague Speuieic to my lit
tle daughter, who was a mere skele
ton from the effects of ague, she is
now well and a new child. My wife
suffered eight months from Chills
and Fever; nothing did her any good
until she commenced using Dr.
Harteu’8 Fever and Ague Spe
cific, which cured her at once. For
sale by all Druggists 2t
Theartof education lias been redu
ced to so fine a point a point that
even a hawser can bo taut.
ALL NO (ITS.
A strapping fellow—the barber.
“Excellent wash for the face—wu-
tei.’
There’s a h in every one’s bonnet.
The great want of the church just
no. ia it congregnl .on.
A highlv colored title—'.lie pen-
cock’s.
Hud weather is n fog-horn conciii-
•ion.
Snowbody’s child—one that's tur
ned nil rift.
When a man liaan’t a red lie get*
hi lie.
All murderers hanged Iiutc their
ropes of lieurm.
A retired Boston flremun rails
himself an exsport.
Does nil intellectual snvage have >
mental reservation?
Men who stand aronnd waiting for
a drink show lack of cents.
An alsriii clock ill a house general
ly wakes lip the wrong sleeper.
A mini enn never see Ihe point of
a juke ia a paper he dues not pay
for.
There’s one melancholy fact about
a calendar, there’, no time when its
days me not numbered.
It taken a -nod deal of grief to kill
a woman just after she lias got a new
seal skin saque.
This makes the small liny inad.
He wishes he had teased far a sled
instead of a pair of skates.
.Sleighing Item.—One of onr fash
ionable tailors lias a cutter that costa
him 71,500 it year.
Thu little contrihntinn salvers
handed round in churches are apt to
come bnckjnitiicr nickel plated.
When the ichnolinaster reduced
tile hoy to submission It was an un
fair contest, because it was tutor
won.
Care killed a cat, says the pro
verb, but the style of bootjack with
which the deed was done is not men
tioned.
“You ought to husband your coal
more,’ said the charity women. ‘I
always does. I makes Itiill sift ashes
and pick the cinders.’
The New York Graphic calls the
Indiun question, ‘Copper-Colored
Conundrum.’ Tluit is about the
hew of the hatchet.
“1 am looking for ‘Paradiso Loat,’
said Joslin, wlttu lmd upset the back-
gummon-bourd, und was groping
about tinder the table.
The Nation Ims an article entitled
'The I.ast Trace of tiie War/ ft
must have belonged to (lie liarneBS of
ait artillery mule.
Gen. Spinner says the climate of
Florida cures his rheumatism. Now,
if lie could only liud something that
would take the crump out of his sig
nature.
There is believed to be only one
tiling slower limn molasses in Januit-
ry, nnd that is a lady making room
for another lady in a street car.
‘Is n htwyer justitled in defending
it had cause?’ We cannot under..
Btandingly answer this uutil we know
the nmountof his fee.
There are two periods in a woman’s
life when she does not like to talk.
When one ia we never knew ami the
oilier we have forgotten.
It is a fuel fully understood by
railroad men chut the lines having
tiie most long tunnels on the route
secure the bulk of tho bridal-toar
trade.
A good soldier, who goes to per
form tin not of charity, must observo
tiie following orders: 1. Order
alms! 2. Cany nlmsl 3. Prewitt
alms!
Oh! tiie tmcomprehenaible small
boy. He'll turn from flye acre* of
clear, 111100111 ice to work his way
throng 1 , tiie half foot of sluh where
tho danger sign is.
See the conquering zero comes.
Yes, so a good many business men
remark, in looking for their proGts
for tho past year.
‘Somebody’s Coming when tho
Dewdrops Full,’ is said to be a very
beautiful song. ‘Somebody’s Com-
iug When the Note Falls Due,” is
not si enchanting.
The plumber came down like a Wolf
on tho fold,
His pockets wsre laden witn solder
and gold.
And for lour mortal hours ho made
love to the cook;
And seventeen dollars wete charged
up in his hook.
‘Oils und pomade are no iwnge r