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Itfivm Eveiy Other Saturday.)
fn >.he mil 11 0 of a dark r ight
Joel, u boy of nice ytarsold.luard
his name c alled by a voice which,
i Irrcnjfh his sleep, seemed miles
awuy. Jo. 1 ha,i been tired enough
when he wen o bed, and \e‘ he
ha t not gone to sleep for some
- cart beat ho at the idea
of TTis mot.her being very ill. lit
well remembered his fathc i s death
and liis mother's illness n r.v re
vr.ed some fielings which he had
almost forgo.ten. His bed was
merely eoiuu clothes spread ol
the floor, and covered with a rug;
hut ne did rot mind lhat; and he
could have i>e[ at once
but for the; )*r that had come
over him. V, lieu lie del sleep,
his sleep was sound; so t’ at his
mother’s feeble voice calling him
seemed like a call from miles a
way.
In a mil ute Joel was up and
wide uW ik“.
‘‘Light the candle”he could
just bear the voice say.
He lighted the txmdl#, and his
beating heart seemed to stop when
lie saw his motheis fa< e. He seem
ed hardly to know whether it was
his mother or no.
‘ Shall I call
“ Call nobody, my dear Couie
here.”
He laid his cheek io hers.
“Mother, you are dying,’ he
murinurod.
“Yes, love, I am dying. It is
no use calling any oi.e. llieselit
tie ones, Joel”
“I will take care of them, moth
er.”
“You, my child! Wow should
Uat be T”
f “Why not V' said the boy, rais
ing himself, and standing at his
bes l height. “Look at me, motli
er. 1 can work, I promise _ you
His mother could not Lfi her
hand, but t he moved a finger in a
way which checked him.
‘Tromise nothing that, may be
to > hard afterward,’’ she said.
“I promise to try, then,” he said
“that little s.s ers shall live at
home, aud never go to the work
houss.
He spoke cheerfully, though the
candle light glittered in the two
streams of tears on his c eek
“ ILe can go on living here; and
we shall be 80 —’’
It would not do. The sense of
llieir coming dessolation rushed
over uim ihJi way too teirible to
bit borne. He hid hi* face bes.de
her, murmuring •
“Oh, mother! mother!
His mother Lund strength to
move her hand now She stroked
h?ns head with a trembling touch,
Iwhich he seemed to feel r« long
Ifldived. She #ould not say
ato She told him she
any of them. They
Lt of. She ad.
haLfeen the little
light, anti try to sleep, when she I
should he gone.
This wav the last thing she said
The candle was very low; but bt j
fore it went out, she was goue.-- |
Joel had alwryg done w hat his j
mother wished; but he could not .
obey her iu ibelast thing she said !
He lighted another candle when
the rust went ( tit, and sat think j
ing, till the gray dawn l ej. at
.o show Shmngh the win
low.
When be called the neighbors,
they were astonished it his quiet
ness. He had taken up the chil
dren and dressed them, and made
| the room tidy, and lighted the
tire, hefote he told anybody what
.tad happened. Ai d when he
opened the door, his little sister
was in his arms. She was too
yeais old, and could walk, but she
liked being in Joel's arms. Poor
Willy was the must confounded,
tin. at cod with his pinafore at his
mouth, staring at the bed, aud
wondering that his mothei lay so
still:
If the neighbors were astoni.h
\ed at Joel that morning, they
might be more so at some tliisgs
they saw uftet wards, but 'hey
were not. Everything seemed
done so t atural ; and the boy t vi
olently considered what lie Lad to
i dojeo much a matter of course
1 that leas sensation was excited
than many smaller things.
After the funeral was over, Joel
tied up all his lumber's clotnts.
He carried the bundle on oue arm
i aud his sister on tlie oilier. He
I would not 1 eve liked to take mon
! cy,for what be had seen his moth
erweai;Lut he changed them
away for new end stiong clothes
for the child. He did not seem
any help. He went to
the factory the next merning, as
uau 1, after washing and dressing
the children, and getting a break
fast of bread and milk with them
There was '.o tire ; and he put ev
ory knife aud other dangerous
things on a high shelf, and gave
them some trifles to play with,
and promised so come and play
with them at dinner time. And
he did play. He played Leartily
with the little one, and as if he en
joy ed it, every day at noon hour.
Many a merry laugh the neigh
bors beard from that loom whtn
three children were together, anil
'he laugh was oftsn Joel’s
How he learned to manage, aud
especially to cook, nobody knew ;
and he could himself Lave told
Ltile more than tnut he wanted to
see hew people did i , aud looked
accordingly ai every opportunity.
He certainly IV the children well;
and himself too. He knew that
every tbing depended on bis
strength being kept tip. His sis
ter sat on his knte to he fed until
she could let d herself. He was
sorry to give it up, but he said
she must learn to behave. So he
smoothedjher hair, and washed
her funs before dinner, an It show
ed her how tv fold her hands
while he said grace. He took a 6
much pains to train her to good
manners at the table as he had
been a governess teaching a little
lady. While she remained a “ba
by’’ she slept in the middle of the
bed, between the tw», that si e
might have room, and not be dis
turbed: and when sht ceased tobe
a baby, he silently mads new ar
rangements. He denie himself
a hat, which he mttcu wanted, in
order to buy a considerable quan
tity of coarse dark calico, which,
with his own hands lie made into
a cur ain, and slung across a part
of the room ; thus shutting oft'
about a third of it. Here Le con
trived to make a little bed for nis
sister ; and he was not satified
until she had a basin and a jug,
and a piece of soap of her own .
Here nobody but hitnself was to
intrude upon her without le ive ;
and. in lead, he always made her
understand tha he came only to
take care of hst. It was no only
that Wily was not see her undress
sd. A neighbor or two now and
then lifted the latch without knock
ing. One of these one day heard
something from benind the cur
tain, which made her call her hus
band silently to lis'en ; and they
always aft'-rward treated Joel as
if he were a man, aud one whom
they looked up to. He wa* leach
le*,sleep on
liyiobepged
Lawrenceville Georgia, Tuesday April 16 1884
ing ihe child her little piayer.
The earnest, sweet, devout tones
by the boy, and ihe innocent,
cheerful imitation of the little one
were bountiful to hear, the listen
«rs said.
Though so vvtll taken exie of, i
she wus not to be pampered; i
there would have been no kind
i ess in that. Very early indeed
she was taught, in a merry sort of
way, to put things in their places,
aud to sweep the floor, and to
wash up the crockery. She was a
handy little thing, well trained and
docile One reward that Joel had
for his management wa?, that, she
was early tit to go to chapel.
This was a great point; as lie
choosing to tend \\ i/ly regtilai,
could not go till he could take the
little girl with him. She was liev
er known to be rentiers; and Joel
was quite proud of her.
WHIy was not neglected for Ihe
little girl’s sake. In those days
children went earliet to the sue o
-y and worked longer tlmu they
do now, aud by the time the sister
was live years old Willy became a
factory boy; and his pay put the
littlfc girl to school. W hen site at
seven, went to the factory too. Jo
el’t life was altogether an easier
one. He always had maintained
them ali from the day of h is moth
er’s death. The times must have
been good—werk constant to.d
wages steady—or he could not
have dons it. Now. when nil
three were earning, he put his
sis er to a sewing-school for two
evenings in th a wwek aud the Bat.
urda.’. afternoons; and lis and W'tl
iy a'tended an evening school as
they found they could afford it.
He always escorted .he lit lie girl
witeiesver she had to go; into the
factory, and home again, to the
school cioor and home agaiu, aud
to ihe Sunday-School; yet he was
himself remarkably punctual ai
work aud at worship. He w«s a
humble, eariies 1 , docile pupil him
self at, the Suuday-school-—quite
unconscious ihat he was more ad
vanned thau other boys iu the sub
lime science and practice of du y .
He felt that everybody was very
kind to him.
I linger on these years, when
he was a tire growing lad, in a
sae of high content. I linger
unwilling to proceed. Bui the
end must come; and it in soon
told. Me was sixteen, I think,
when be was asked to become a
teacher in the Sunday-school.
wLile wholly not ceasing to be n
so! ollar. He tried, and made a
capital teacher, and won the
hearts of the children while try
ing io t pen their minds. By tLi>
he became more widely known
thau hi fore.
One day ill the next year, a
tremendous clatter and crash was
heard in the factory where Joer
worked. A dead silence succeed
ed, and then several called out
that it was only tin iron bar that
had fallen down. This was true
but ihe iron bar had fallen on Jo
e’l head, and lie was taken np
d> ad!
Such a funeral as his is rarely
seen. There is something that
strikes on all hearts in the speeta
cle of a soldier’s funeral—the
drum, the march of comrades, and
the belt and cap laid on the cofti 1.
Bu; there was something more
solemn and more moving than
all such observance in the tunerul
of this young soldier, who had so
bravely tilled his place iu the con
flict of life. There was the tread
of comrades here, for the longesi
street was tided from end to eud.
Fur relics, there were his brother
aod sister; and for a solemn dirge
the uncontrollable groans of a
heart-stricken multitude.
“Investigator'' wants to know
what is good for cabbage worms.
Bit sa your heart, man, cabbages,
of course. A good plump eab
bage will last several worms a
week.
“Have you anything against
Brother Watson ?” “Nuftin, bous ;
not de lust thing. Only he’# a
clergyman. But he may be an
hones’ man for all dat.”
Rattlesnakes have begun to
make their appearance in the
counties of Lower Qa.
DEVOTED TO NEWS, LITERATURE- ANI) LOCAL AFFAIRS
A Sad Virginia Korannce.
THE TTU'R STORY OK A TOO PABSION
ATt IN'!* UNFORGIVING FATHER,
AND A PROUD SON.
W liile visiting an old friend in a
Virginia village a montb ago 1 at
tenied worship on Sunday at the
parish church, and was very much
attracted by an aged and hand
some couple who sat t*j the pew
opposite me. The pastor preach
ed a very affecting sermon on the
“Prodigal’s Return,” which, I no
ticed, effected the old lady to
tsars and bad a marked affect on
the gentleman. I mentioned the
circumstance that evening to my
friend, vvl eti site related to mo
the so lowing sad, true story :
The old couple were Mr. aud
Mrs. Col l>. They were both
of the most aristocratic, wealthy
families f Virginia. Col. D. was
an honorable, upright gentleman,
but very proud and passionate.—
He had one sou, “Cus,” his only
heir —a warm hearted, generous,
pleasant young man, just turning
his twenty first year. He was
well known throughout the coun
try, and was beloved by all who
knew him. He inherited his fath
er’s pride, but not his violent na
ture.
About a mile from Col. Its resi
deuce lived a gentleman between
whose family and the Colonel’s a
feud of long standing existed.—
Col I) had frequently warned his
sou not, under any circumstan
ces, to visit any member of the
gentleman's family. A daughter
of the hated house, on her eigh
teenth birthday, gave a large par
ty, to which all the young people
were invited, including ihe venera
ble Colonel’s sou, Cus. On hear
ing of the party,and his sou h in
vitation to it, he sent for him and
most positively forbade him to at
tend. The sou promised he would
not.
The invitations were for four
o’clock, as a supper on the lawn
was part of the programme. About
three o’clock on that day Gus call
ed for his team, a splendid pail of
handsome grays, and ordered the
coachman tv drive him. Some
time after his departure, Col D.,
who had been aw y sine# morn
ing, returned, and, on asking lor
his son, was informed by ot e ol
the servants that he had driven
Out two hours ago. The Colonel
flew into a passion, called for his
hunting whip, mounted his horse
and rode swiftly towards his neigh
bor’s mansion. As he dashed
past he saw Ins son’s team under
the trees and cured for by hiS own
coachman. He kept on to a small
shady lane leading in an opposite
<liiection from lie house, when
he suddenly came upon his son
walking widi a young lady, and,
withorr a word, he rode up, seiz
ed him aud cut him several times
over tho face and back with his
riding whip. “You ungrateful
scoundrel !” he said, “never cross
my path agaiu !” Th# Colonel's
face was white with passion as Le
rode away.
This happened over fifteen yearn
ago, and, although thousand! of
dollars have been spent and every
effort made to find some traces of
tho missing man, they have been
ineffectual, aud not one person
who knew him before has ever
seen him Bine# that day. The sad
truth was that the Colonel’# sou.
it was found afterward—had not
gone to that par'y, but loaned
his team to a young friend is
whom both his father and himself
werff warmly attached, and who
drove Gus as far as the lane wher
his father met him and chastised
him iu the presence of her he lov
ed, and whom he had accidently
m< t. Y.
Richmond Va.
'lhe people around Scnll Shoals
are in high hopes of having the
river rendered navigable by the
6reueralGovernui«nl now,and will
put on a small steamboat to ply
between the factory and Georgia
bridge, as soon as it is ready, 25,-
000,000 dollars will be amply suf
ficient for the purpose. Toon Row
ell says the Oeone », by making a
few canals and locks, can be made
navigable to Athens, and he ex
pects to *e# the day when steam
boat# are whistling on its placid
wat#r*
Bold Bank Robbery.
Augusta to-dav records on# of
the boldest, bank robberries ever
heard bf, and the fact it occured
in ope’a day light, and at the coun
ter of one ot the principal banks
of tho city, only increases the won
derand dervetierc# of trauusetion.
The per per* ter s evidently ate
expet tS and are either members
of x gang now doing the cities *of
this sec |on or most brobably ihe
indontieal pair ol knaves who ran
through Macon hanks orF l’htirs
day.
Tha r. bbery wus swift and
strange- enough, book keeper
Richard D.* Crocker, of the com
mercial Bank was relieved of $3,
I 500 in much less time than it takes
:to narrate the eircuiut truce. At'
• ter collecting from the uptown
! banks and tuvnniug the money
into tho Commercial Mr. Crocker
went to the Georgia, railroad
j bank, and in making his excange
collected 5vt3.750.75. With this
money ijn a little satchel
he went next into the National
Bank and jjwas preparing to col
lect as usual from Hie toller, Mr.
W. H Flynn. At this moment
the aceunts, as gathered from
Mr. Crocker, who is intensely ex
cited and troubled about the mat
ter and from Mr Flynu who ; s m
distinciily observed the persons
through the railing to tho counter
report the entrance of two well
dressed gentell looking men.
One remained slight ly in rear,
and the other, ahaavey stout nun
with light red moustache aud
whiskers of stout growth, uprouch
ed Mr. Crocker aud holding out
a check, asked him ii thui was the
(Georgia railroad Bank.
Mr. Crocker was <. pyetiing his
satchel turned slightly from the
counter, and toll him the Georgia
Railroad Bank was two doors be
low. The man remained aud ask
ed one or two questions about
the bank, etc., not pertinent to
the check and this attracted Mr.
Flynn's attention to him. The
strangers then weui ou', aud Mr.
Crocker turnning to h ; s satchel
exclaimed “I have been robbed!”
He rushed out to over take tho
men if possible and left his sa'chel
with Mr. Flyun. His search was
| vain and returning he fount!
250,73 still in the satchel. He
was thus robbed of $2,500, the
robbers in their haste, not getting
all the contents of the satchel
Mr. Crocker is not certain whether
he had oppened the satchel at the
coanier, but it is pretty certain
that the second man whom Mi
Crocker did not see at all, and
who Mr- Flynn says was a little
taller and with yellow mous
tache abstracted the $2,500,
while his partner engaged Mr.
Crocker in conversation. Mi.
Crocker reported the loss to his
bank notified I he police and rush
ed to the depot to watch iheouigo
ing train on the Georgia road,
aad lie was assisted in his search
by Cashier Taliaferro of the Com
mercial and the police.
The Constituiion conlains a spe
cial of 201 h hist., from Macon
giving the accou t of the shar
pers in that city as follows ;
“Two sharpers have been work
iugin Macon banks to day. They
operated separately. One was of
light build, the other heavy make
and did the teavy business. He
weighs about 150 pounds had a
red moustache, wore a Durby hat
and was well dressed. Just befoie
one o’clock, the hour for dosing
business, when everything is rush
and bustle, one of the sharpers
entered the Central Georgia Hank
and presentingto cashier C'hestney
a #IOO.OO cer'itirate requested
hint to chrrigc it askingjparticualar
! for two dollars and a half gold
i piece* and the ballanceof the non
ey iu'specie? “C'hestney did a* re
quested. Then the sharper said:
“This money is so heavy can you
gws mi a fifty dollar bill for
the half!” Chestney complied and
passed the bill to the" sharper,
fifty dollars in specie, and retained
the other fifty dollars in specie in
his pocket. While Hhestney was
counting the fifty dollars in spe
cie he had received, the sharper
very blaudly said:
“Weil, this money is so bulky, I
believe 1 will not keep any of it
so just take back this fifty dollar
bill I have just given youJ»ud give
me back nay one hundred dollar
note ”
This Chetftuey did, and the
sharper hurriedly left the bank
making fifty dollars by the trails
action, t’hestuey very soon dis
covered the trick, notified the po
licemeo, and tried to keep the
nitit'ar silent. I ! vas learned to
night th.it the self same tri.k was
perpetrated on cashier Wrigley,
of It# fiist national haul, who lost
fifty dollars. They tried also on
TT-ller Cobb, of the Exchange
bunk who does not know if it sue
ceotlud He is busily balancing
his cash and at nine o’elock
to night findT himself *7 dollars
•hurt, and when he balances his
work uo doubt he will find him
self fifty dollars loser. Other Ma
con batiks may have suffered lliro’
it is not knewn. The sharper#
work very cleverly. One would
ask for change of ten dollars
while the other would opperate
the hundred dollar scheme. The
police uro on the sharp lookout
but nothing his been seen of
the sharpers. The three discon.
solute cashiers were at the pasen
ger Main# to-night peeping into
every mans face, but could find
no of the successful opera
tors.—A au a sla .V e ws.
At* elderly gentleman from Wis
consul, wearing a plug hat aud a
gold headed cane, lias been pros
peeling out in the vicinity of On
t ai creek, eight miles from Aus
ii* . He met the “Truthlul Jeem#”
of Onion creek, a lorul granger,
aud the following conversation
took place :
“The soil is very rich, and you
seem to have plenty of uuk tree#.
I should t Link you might raise
hogs hero to a great advantage.”
The granger -hook hi» head and
replied :
“Hogs do well iu dry weather
but as soon as we have a wet
spell they all die oft’.’’
“You don’t say so. How does
the wet weather come to affect
them so fatally 1 Does it giv#
them pleuro-pneumonia ?
“No, sir, I don’t think tlieii
lungs are affected by the damp
ness. The hogs die of sleepless
ness.”
“Hievplessuess, insomnia?”
“Yes, si •; they perish of insotu
nia, caused by th# richness and
stickiness of ltie soil.”
“My friend, your conversation
is unintelligible to tut How does
the eluvial fartili y of tho soil and
humidity of the atmosphere pro
duce inMoniitia among the #wine?’
“There is a very simple expla
nation fur it. You see the* lie
down when it is midday, and a
li'tle mud adhere# to tho tuft of
hair at the end of their tails. The
i»ud continues to accumulate un
til a largo ball is formed weigh -
ing several—l say pounds, not
several hundred pounds.
“Proceed if you please. Imu
yet in the dark as to th# cause of
sleeplessness among the swine.”
“Why, don’t you understand
that tbejweigbtof the ball of mud
pulls the hog's skin so tight lie
can’t shut hi# eyes, and as he
can’t go to sleep without shutting
his eyes he dies in great agony.—
Texas Siftings.
“George, dear, do you know
that papu doesn’t like you very
well?”
“Oli, yes, said George.
“And he has suid that! mustn't
receive you any more at the
house.”
“Good for him,” replied the
young man, heartily.
“And,” continued the girl with
u blanched face, “I hear him
now in the woodshed untying the
dog."
“Yes, I hear him ; but he is
standing terribly in the dog's
light. Does he hate the dog’”
“No, dear George he hates you.
But what iu the world will yon
do! You will surely have an en
counter with the ferocious animal
when you go on*.,”|
George smiled a superior smile
and said:
“My dear, as you know I am a
book agent. My income is deriv
ed solely from selling books. This
afternoon I sold an editor of a
daily paper an encyclopedia, a pro
nouncing dictionary and a gazet
eer of natural history. Ir took
me ten minutes I shall spend
five minutes with the dog.’—Phil
udelphia Call.
Our merchant friend, J. VV. At
uold, jr., of Anon, has lately built
him a sleeping apartment to his
store, and bis sole companion in
that sanctum of repose is Dr. Rev
nolds ; but it seems that some earth
ly or spiritual object wants to in
tiude itself upon the privacy of
these two kn ghts of ctlihrany. Not
many nights ago, they were awak
ened by audible footsteps upo the
floor, of their bed chamber but up
on striking a light aud lurking a
diligent search, they failed to sieve
vlie mystery.—Crawford Monitor.
About eighteen months ago a
little eight year oH gramts. ot ol
Mr WhHsitt, of Rirggold, was
bitten by a vicious dog. No
spprsnenslors were entertained
count-ruing the lute, and til* mat
ter hail been almost, begotten,
wlieu the child was taken sudden
ly with convulsions. Medical aid
waa immediately summons,! -I)rs
Gordon ami McAfee, of this city,
and seveaal of the Ringgold phy
siciaus—but tne little fsllo v con
tinued to grow worse until he ex
pired, It is generally rnneeded
that, the boy died of hydrophobia.
—Dalton Citizen.
The prisoners in the jail made un
effort to escape oue night lust
week, and would have succeeded,
had not some oue passing the
jail about ail hour before day heard
them at work and notitie l Sheriff
Alexander, who defeated their
plans by looking them up iu more
secure ##lls. They were endeavor
ing to break a hole through the
rook wall. Sanford tVoss, col.,
who was sentenced to the peuiteu
tiary for twelve years court week
for horse stealing, to-getl.er with
judge Blackwell aud Henry Tate,
col., who are under sentence to
serve in the chain-gang for laree
uy, are the parties who were wi
den voting to make their escape.
—Elberton New South.
A remarkable discovery ha#
been made in Chester county.
For some time a rumbling sound
has been heard ou the plantation
of Nicholas Calvin, and two d*yg
ago it wus found that the noise
came from an opening iu the
ground, from which smoke was is
suing in a considerable volume,
and for qui'e a distance the
ground was heated. The inhabi
tants are also unable to account
for the phenomena. A parly of
diggers worked with pick and
spade to ascertain the cause of
the incipient volcano, but were
forced to desist in consequence of
the intensity of the heat and the
dense volume of smoke. Many of
the residents believe it to be an uc
lual volcano and others think it is a
geyser, judging from the vapors
and surrounding moisture. Great
excitement #nd tome alarm prevail.
Saturday night a black cloud
huug over the city and the indiea
lions were good for a blow. Mr.
D A Mayo saw the signs and gath
ered his family into a storm pit,
which he had recently finished,
and like \< ah entering the ark,
pulled the covering over the door.
The rain descended and t he Hoods
beat upon that door, but the in
mates of the pit slept securely
through 'he night and ruin. Ear
ly Sunday morning David arose
in his strength, shook himself and
tried to go up, but the trap door
had swollen and related to budge
Young David went to the assis
tance of his father, but the door
was too heavy for them The
hours rolled by. The church
bells called the people to meeting,
but David and his folks were in a
cave and could not get out. About
11 o'clock Mr. Will and Ben Mayo
t ent over to see their father, and
found the house shut up, and
went around to see what was out.
They could hear voices and at last
located the place, where they pro*
ceeded. Ge' ting an ax, with the
assistance of the men in the pit,
they prized the door up aud liber
ated the family.—Sumpter Repub
lican.
A Toledo woman got up while
her husband was asleep, took $3
000 from bis pocket and disap
peared. In choosing a wife an
editor can't be too careful.
|Vol. XIV.—No 3
A. bill of injunoaon h«a been
till'd iu llii lnu jLd cointy against
tin enforcement of ike uo fe UPtl
luw.
Hislnj) Ka*Himugh ot the ,South
eru Methodist church who has re
cei. ly died i u early life *,* ,
printer.
During the present century 1 ">0
0(»0,' 00 cooie# of die Hibles bare
been printed in 02(1 different lan
guagea.
The ttuesiau army consists of
Oenerole, stud' and superior ..fti
cei H. 28,1(74; and men. 830.145; hi
all. 864.210.
I’lie jury in a murder case in
Cincinnati were jeered and hooted
at. for bringing in a verdict of man
slaughter only.
Six children were poisoned near
MeadVdie, Pa, by tapping a tree
and/h inking iu juice. Two of the
little ones have died.
Spanker Carlisle receives the
l urgest mail of any member of con
gi'ess Air. Morrison, Mr. Han
dull, and Perry Belmont follow in
ibo order named.
An Alabama Judge has decided
Ihai a man who puts his satchel
on n sea' in tile ears reserves the
seat—unless the man who movss
it is bigger than he is
C iv. Mi I,a is, of Maryland, has
vetoed the bill redacting marriage
licenses from #4.60 to 00 cents and
the Senate, by a vote of 18 to 11,
sustained the vote.
An apple tree in Mercer county
K v , Ims borne fruit for 00 season's
without failing. Five f M t f n)ui
die ground its trunk is 10 feet 0
inches in cocniufersnce
It is not rsorsß To make a
fool of yourself if yon can help
it.
Or to enter a drawing room
wub your vest uubottoned, trying
thereby to give the impression
tlmt you have dined well. This
habit is as old as the English lan
guage.
Or io hit your wife on the head,
either with your cane or umbrella
because she talks too loud. Prac
tice economy. Use a steel poker,
and she won't talk again.
Or to say “ding it’ or “dot dern
ill ’ when you mean “dash it.”
Or to wish a brid# “many hap
py returns” on her weddiug day
Just kisa her. Thais enough.
Or to ask which end is I is head
when holdings Laly’* poodle
Pick him up gently but firmly by
either end. This gives the lady
an opportunity to open the con
versatiop.
Or to sat soup with a fork It
is more elegant to use a spoon,
aud you cun get more soup.
Or to drop your fork aft table.
If you do, quickly secure it by
plaeuig your foot on it, ihus liiii.
dering all others from getting
ahead of you.
‘‘Ma. I didn't know you lied
eyes in the back of your head,”
auid little Johnny Simeon to his
mother lasi night.
“Why t haven tmy dear, what
put such au idea in your head ?”
remind Mrs. Sons m in stir
prise
“Wall, I beaid pi tell nurse
last uight to mu along, because
you had eyes in the buck of your
bead, mi' could ste through a tan
foot wall,” replied Johnny.
There is a new uurse up at the
i Siumon mansion row, and the
| new nurse is forty-six years old
old has a mustache and one green
l eye.
“Hasn't young Mr. Slim offered
| you his hand yet?' demanded a
! motlKlof ln-iytaugliter “lie’slong
I euoug.j #1)0111 it.”,
“Not quite, mother Aut lie came
very near it last uight.”
“How oi lbe come very near
it. asked the old lady.
“He offere 1 me liiiitim.
Little .lack —“My mamma's new
fan is baud painted
Little Dick—“ Pooh! who cares?
'Our whole fence is
Kli Perkins promises to will
his prperly to the press clubs of
the country when he dies. All
righ', Eli; only hurry up that’s
all.
Mr. Samuel Shoemaker, of Balti
more is the owner of the Jersey
cow Princess Second. He values
her at $50,000.