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1.
It is an interesting fact, and one not
nerally known, thas it costs on an av
gage more than twice as much to get a
patent in England as it does in our coun
try.
Newfoundland has taken to agriculture.
It produced the past year hay and pota
toes to the value of $888,000, and butter
to the value of $00,000. The fishing
industry is very precarious, and the re
sort to agriculture seems to be the only
tope for the colony.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carroll, of Warren’,
Inc!., claims to have been born in Penn
sylvania in 1774. Her husband was a
soldier in the war of 1813. There is
good reason to think that Airs, Carioll is
really 113 years old, although she is as
active a3 a woman of sixty.
A Western judge has derided that a
stockman occupying the public domain
asacattle range acquires noright to the
same that will enable h : m to prevent
other stockmen from turning loose tattle
on the range, even though the first oc
cupant has developed the water on the
range and has it fully stocked.
The world’s coal supply seems to be
increasing rather than diminishieg, A
vein of coal sixteen feet thick has jud
been found :it White wood, Dakota,
twelve feet beloiv the surface, and Sev
enty feet beneath that another vein more
than three times as thick has been dis
covered. The coal is said to be as good
as any in the country.
A Chicago clothing manufacturer say.
that he is obliged to pay particular at
tention to the hip pockets which he puts
in trousers destined for the Western
trade. His Kansas and Iowa customers
demand a pocket capable of holding a
quart flask, but for the far West trade
the pocket is made deep and narrow,
with an unusually strong lining, so th it
a pistol will fit snugly in it.
Justice Jauaasch, of Kalamazoo, Alich.,
has a parrot that he wouldn’t sell for its
weight in sil ver. On five d i ffeien t OCCfl
siens has this intelligent bird saved the
house from being burglarized. The last
time was on a recent night. The burg
lar got the door unfastened, but, wheu he
npened it the parrotaskeJ, in astern a id
harsh voice: >t Hello, there ! What’s
the matter The burglar didn’t answer,
but fell over him elf in his desperate
hurry to get away.
“The general climate of England is
favorable to the development of cancer,
say* the London iitmdarJ. “ Out of
every million deaths from all causes,
those from cancer number about 30,00!).
This proportion is only exceeded by
phthisis, old age, convulsions, bron
chitis, pneumonia and ‘debility.’ Next
io consumption, cancer is the most fatal
of all the constitutional diseases; and it
has been steadily gaining ground foi
more than twenty years. The deaths
from cancer per million of persons living
ttere in 18tt2, 361; in is72, 431; in
1381, 520; in 1882, 532; in 1883, 543: in
1884, 501); in 1885, 500, and are now
close upon 000.”
Aladame Patti is not the only singer
vith a castle to call her home. Alinniu
Hauk owns a castle among the Swiss
mountains, where she spends her va a
tions. It was at one time used as a
fortress, and the stout walls are six to
E 'ght feet thick. The rooms are large,
hut are so well filled with furniture, and
the walls so thickly hung with pictures,
that they seem quite cosy. Here Madame
Hauk keeps the trophies of her career,
®nd here her husband stores his ethno
graphical collection. Three fine dogs
are Aladame Hank’s especial pets, and
she is very fond of roaming the moun
tains, while they follow at her heels or
hound up the steep paths in front of ner.
Michael Cahill, of 8an Francisco, is
Fell known in Washington. As far back
IS.6 he sent his application for a
patent for his rain-making invention to
me patent o lice, and as often as the law
required renewed his caveat by paying
$15. The drawing which accompanied
the application was a marvel. It repre
sented the rising moon and the setting
BDn ; a balloon, a man smoking a pipe
and a huge rain-storm. When Cahill
finally went to Washington it did not
take long for the officials to confirm their
previous impression that he was a crank.
At the same time they guard his crazy
ideas with great care and treat the whole
matter with amusing seriousness, because
ke has not legally abandoned his absurd
claim. Commissioner Hall is particularly
inclined not to allow Cahill to be made
sport of by the papers. “You may laugh
st me >” he said, “but I have no doubt
ifcat the time will come when man will be
^able lie desires to bring rain out of the sky whenever
to*do so?”
GRAY’S STATION, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1888-
MY FRIEND AND I.
My friend and I, two souls agreed—
His way I take as he doth lead,
Or in some path he may not kito*
He follows me, and thus We go,
And mutual honor we concede
My friend hath Woods; ah, Strong, indeed,
A* if an autocrat de creed
His purpose-, but 'we part not, though,
My friend and I.
Myself as strong my rule to h8ed,
As captives to each other freed
We dare to each the answer “No,”
Nor friendship over break, and so
IV e give to each love’s highest meed,
My friend and I.
—Duight Williams, in Horn-. Journal.
Witness for til 3 Plaintiff,
i)V LUKE SHARP.
The two-mastc I schooner T. F. Baxter
, - —
was owned and commanded by Capt.
Baxter.
J he season had i con a good one and
the Captain had made money. Ilenecded
what cash he made, for the seasons be
h! ! dLcen j dull, and it
was all the Captain could do to keep the
la, tin ! ,ossess ? n ;, Bn ‘ th » P a * tlc “j
wi ‘ ^ eea 80 tuttiitfctkat k$ pa A
ir v
f , and had
' h CiU *r ^ famii y
,
V ei ; nb3 mV’ f v* ' orm \ • n
' -] j', >ut the Baxter had weath
erect it, through the skill of the Captain
and (he staunchness of the boat ; but it
had been a close call, ancl the Captain,
who had up to that time carried no in
surance except what he had to put. on
when he mortgaged the boat to secure
the _ _ .
lenders, hau effected ten thousand
dollars additional, so that if (he good
left ship went down his family would not be
had penniless. The September weather
worked greatly on his mind, and
the anxiety he felt during the gale,
tvheu he would think that if the boat
l08t °*}y a smalj amount would come
to ins . lamily, made him resolve
take such never to
risks,
The insurance ran ottt on November 1,
and the Captain expected to have the
boat laid up by that time; but freights
wrent higher and higher, and additional
trips and became more and more tempting,
when the storm of October 30 began
it found the Baxter on the open lake,
but just where will perhaps never be
known,
Part of a ship’s boat with the name
“Baxter” came ashore, and that was all
that was le t to tell the storv of the
wreck. “Went down with all hands,”
the papers said.
Then came the question of insurance,
I he companies banded together and re
solved to contest the case. They claimed
that the Baxter was a stanch boat and
that she had ridden out the two days’
storm of October 30 and 31, and that she
had been lost on the lstor 2d of Novem
ber when the insurance had expired, and
it rested with the plaintiff to Bhow that
such was not the case.
The lawyers for the plaintiff knew that
they had a pretty poor chance to show
this. They had not much hope of se
curing their a verdict; But they knew that
client was a widow who bad lost
her husband in that gale, and they
trusted to a strong appeal to the
jury, who are very apt in such cases to
sympathize pile with the unfortunate
ation. on the What damages on asoulless eorpor
the chief counsel
for the plaintiff feared was that
the judge would so plainly direct
the jury to give a verdict for the com
panies that those twelve gentlemen
would have no chance of letting their
sympathies take the place of good
Mrs. Baxter’s lawyers were feeling
rather blue over the aspects of affairs on
the second day of the trial when word
came to the senior partner that a
wished to speak to him on important
business. After a short absence from
the court r„om he returned with a per
son who was evidently a seafaring man
and said:
“Y'our Honor, we desire to place an
other witness on the stand.”
The other side at once objected, and
said it was very unusual at that stage of
the ease, and desired to know what his
brother intended to prove.
“We intend to prove the date of the
loss of the Baxter. I wish to call Jacob
Swanson, one of the survivors.”
At this extraordinary announcement
there was a sensation, especially among
the reporters, each one of whom was
wailing his bad luck in not getting hoid
of Air. Swanson himself and thus se
curing Judge a overruled sensation the for his objections paper. The
of the
attorneys for the companies and elected
to hear what Air. Swanson had to say.
His Honor added that ample opportunity
would Swans°on be given the defense to show that
Mr. was an importer, as they
had lather plainly intimated. Jacob
Swanson took the witness stand and was
sworn. He wore a heavy beard, but
that only served to emphasize the hag
IW*— face. 1 um.ove.eJ p... e, hi,
“What is your name:”
“Jacob Swanson.”
“Are you a citizen of the United
States?”
“Y'es, but I was born in Sweden.”
“What is your business?”
“I am a sailor.”
i - AYereyou on board the Baxter when
she was lost?”
“I was.”
“Where did you ship on her?”
“In Detroit.”
“How many voyages did you
'
on her?”
“That was mv second voyage.”
“When was she lost?”
“On the night of theSOth of October.”
“That is al), your Honor.”
The lawyers for the other side took
the witness in hand-,
“Do you know that it great deal dfe
pends “Yes, bil your testimony in this cash?”
sir.”.
“Oh, you do, eh? You know that my
clients will have to pay a large sum of
money if what you state is true?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Y'ou have some interest in the ver
diet then;”
“Yes, sir.”
“Oh, you have. I like a witness that
is frank. Y'ou would not tell a lie, I
suppose.” done
“I have so.”
“Have you?” Did you ever perjure
yourself before?”
Plaintiff’S lawyer—“That is. not a
proper ness.” sort of question to ask a wit
“I propose to examine him my own
way.”
“But I submit that such a question is
not a proper one.”
“lie has just confessed himself to be
liar and I propose to see whether he will
confess to perjury as well.”
“I think many of us might confess to
telling a lie, if we were only
enough.”
sir “I T hope * you speak onlvfor " yourself,
. mu t
HiS Hqnbr—“Please id edntinue the
caS e. The witness lias answered very
straightforwardly Bounce will so far, the I think. question.” Mr.
not insist on
“Very well, your offered Honor. Now, sir,
was any inducement you to come
here a ud testify as you have done?”
“Yes sir ”
“Oh, ho! An inducement was offered.
I hope the jury will take note of that.
Now, my man, who offered it to yon?”
Opposing counsel—“I object."
Objection overruled.
“Who offered you the inducement?”
“Captain indeed. Baxter.” Baxter
“Oh, lu , Isn’t Captr. in
drowned?”
“No, sir.”
Sensation in court.
“Where ______ is he now?” oVthe
“At the bottom lake.”
“I thought yen said he was hot
drowned.”
“He was killed ”
1 ‘What inducement was offered you?”
“An _______ oath.”
“j do swore" not unfthrstand you.”
“I an oath to Captain Baxter
that if there was a a suit suit I r would wouiu come come
here and tell the truth about what I was
asked ”
“Indeed. And this oath, I suppose,
was administered during the storm?”
“ Yes, sir.”
“Where?”
“In the cabin.”
“Why were ___________ not ’to the' both navigation"of you and the Cap
tain attending the
vessel :”
“Because the vessel was beyond help
at that time.” ”
“Had she gone down:”
ends'practically. “No, sir, but she was .... on ..._______ her beam
The man at the wheel
had been disabled and the captain sprang
into his place. The next moment anil
before the Captain was rudder prepared and the for it,
a big sen struck the Cap
tain was tiung against the corner of the
cabin. The vessel came round and the
next wave tore . ll the hatches and partly
filled her with water. She heeled over
so that we knew at once in such a sea we
could do nothing with her.’
“ Was the Captain killed outright ?”
“No, he staggered or fell down the
companion way into the cabin and called
for me, and-”
“Stop a moment, you are going too
fast. Don’t volunteer information until
you are asked for it.”
His Honor—“Air. Bounce, I would
suggest that you let the man tell his
to bear his own story of this tragedy.
Now, Air. Swanson, tell in your ‘ own
way what happened.”
“ Well, sir, the Captain called for me
and he said: ‘ Swanson, I’m killed and
the boat is lost.’ I was going to speak
but he wouldn’t let me. * Listen to me,
.Swanson,’ he said. ‘What day is this ?’
‘ Thursday,’ I said. ‘ Yes, but what dav
of the month ?’”
“ ‘ Idon’t know,’I said. ‘ There’s a
calendar in on 1 he wall’ he said, ‘look
at Thursday and find the date-hurry,
had for God’s sake—the finding boat the is sinking ?’ the 1
hard work (late, for
cabin was partly full of water and the
lamp was burning dim, and everything
was sideways on account of her being
heeled over, but I got it and saw it was
the 30th. ‘Now, you remember that,’
cried the Captain, ‘and remember my
family. See if t imre is a book on that
shelf.’ I looked, but there
‘ There mud be,’ said the Captain; ‘look
again.’ Then ‘Is that I saw it?’I a book said. floating in said the
water. “Yes,’
the Captain ; ‘that is my wife’s Bible,
bless her. Now, Jacob Swanson, you
are the best man on this boat—the best
lips sailor and I ever had—put that book to your
swear that wind or wave will
not keep you from seeing that my wife
and babies have their rights. Swear it
before God, Jacob Swanson,’ and Iswore
.nJ I.m he,.."
-I “t ie bTplh. SpW»
had fallen on his face across the table,
but when f turned him over he was
dead. Then we got into the boat
and—” ^ •
“How many of you!’
“Four. One was disabled and he died
before we got far. Then the boat was
upset when we got among the breakers
the other two were drowned. I
clung to the bottom of the boat and kept
repeating my oath.”
Air. Bounce ‘Now, my man, what
has kept you concealed all this time?
Why have we never heard of you until
now:
. 1 got ^
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‘ ; 'Bu“~»!-»«..«...
the wreck?”
“No, sit/’
“Why lk was that?”
No one questioned me.”
. “That, is li rather ,thin story, Do you
know any one here?” .
“No, sir. I know the mau tyRol
shipped me. His name was Brownson.”
His Honor—“ Is there such a man in
the city?”
Plaintiff’s counsel—“He is in the
courtroom, your Honor. He was ageut
for “It Capt. Baxter.”
“Stop might be well to call him.”
Mr. Brownson a moment. Do you recognize
here?”
“Yes, sir. There he is,”
In the examination of Mr. Bfoivffsori
it was shotVn that he remembered hiring
Bwansori.
“Now, Mr. Brownson, you ship a
good many men in a season?”
“Yes.”
“Then how is it that you remembei
this particular one?”
“Well, ho is not the sort of a man
that one is likely to forget. Besides,!
thought had he asked too much money, and
we a talk about that; but he seemed
a good man and I engaged him.”
The jury found a verdict for the plain
tiff without leaving their seats.
Free Press.
! ‘Grass is King,’*
It is stated that, artificial mead s In
England rarely rent less as high $10. as $20 per acre, hi
and than This class
land rents for more than the cultivated
lands. In Holland, where the population
is very dense, the highest priced lands
are those in grass. In this country—
notably the dairy districts of New York
and the blue grass region of Kentucky—
those lands well Bet in choice grasses
are the highest priced and the most
profitable. Grass is King—not because it the
of pays for the
best profit any general crop,
labor and expense employed in Europe,
in this country and in all portions of the
world where there is a high degree of
civilization existing, but because this
crop is more general and more abundant
than any other and enters move largely
than any other into the support and
maintenance of both matt and beast and
of fowls. It is Nature’s chief, best gift
to man ™ the way of an agricultural crop.
Few indeed are the lands that grass of
some kind does not grow upon spontane
ously. It covers the waste places and
makes them «*"■“* beautiful. ...... It .. is the ..... surest —
and the greatest of all agencies for the
maintenance and recuperation of soil
fertility. It is Nature’s own restorer
It grows in the day and in the night,
rliiys and, Sundays. The farmei
who devotes the major portion of hh
land and his attention to the grass crop,
combined with Hock raising, is the one
most apt to succeed. ’ The most success
T-I ful and Z-f. independent ---------, farmers, as .... a . rule, —,
are those who grow grass us their chief
crop and «,;«»!/,* raise stock ann,,^). enough tonnnamnn to consume ii it
on the farm.
The highest priced agricultural landi
wchave are in sections of couutry where
this system is adopted; here wo find
more intelligence among the rural pop
illation ’ / and more evidences of substantial
thrift on the farms and in the farm
houses. Here we tied the highest degree
of wealth, refinement and eultureamong
the agricultural Journal. class. Grass is King.—
Al’se titoclc
The Orange Diamond.
A large number of dealers and con
noisseurs were attracted to Foster’s gal
lery, Pall Mall, London, the other day,
when the new monster gem that will b(
known among notable specimens ol
precious stones as the Orange Diamond, firs!
came under the hammer for the
time. It was the last lot offered for the
day, and was described as “A mag
i SS'lle^SlZ
Koh-i-noor), mounted as a brooch, with
a border of very large white brilliants.”
The stone was found in the Orange
River, and is of a decided orange hue.
It was cut in London and made into a
brooch, bemg surrounded with a circle
of sixteen large white brilliants. The
appearance of the gem is striking. In
stead of sparkling and glowing, it which seems
to catch the gliding light in and large dancing waves, its
it sends over
surface. It was examined with great in
terest by those present: but when Mr.
Foster attempted to find a purchaser no
body offered a bid. As a tentative figure
Mr. Foster suggested £5,000, which,
amid discouraging silence, he soon re
d need to £3,000 and £3,000. Waiting
in vain for a short time, Mr. Foster an
nounced that there was no bid, so that
the jewel would remain in the hands ol
its present * owner.
Story of a Swallow.
People while have swallowed incautiously unpleasant drinking
creatures
from brooks and springs, and it is said t
mouse once ran down a dog’s throat; bir
we never heard of a boy swallowing i
p ir d. The Boston Record tells of one
who narrowly escaped doing so. “ I’ve
heard of strange accidents befalling
people,” remarked a surgeon the othe.
evening. ««Sd “ but the ease I was called upoc
Jo. the ..he, .(.erne.n he.l,
“ A little boy was flying a kite on thf
house-top. houses Another engaged lad two in the or thref
away was same
diversion. One opened his mouth tc
call to the other, and just then a flock ol
swallows came flying by. One of the
s wallows, evidently confused, flew
a g a inst the boy’s face, driving his bill
clean through his cheek. In his agony
the lad closed his teeth hard and held
the bird fast. The swallow was partly
stunned bv the shock, and with the hire
sticking out from his cheek, the lad rar
down stairs to his mother. Sh( removed
the bird and summoned me to attend the
laf B That bird now occupies a handsom*
as*jsari?»*i cratioji.” z cZm.
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Food for Invalids',
A very delicate breakfast for an invalid
is the following-: Take some rice that
has behn boiled the day before, and set
away in a! flirt dish until morning. Cut
in slices; hfilsh iacli slice over with
melted butter; slightly gireasd the broil
er, and toast each slice over a tfiow tire to 1
a delicate brown. Butter the slices and
serve with a poached egg on top.
Pudding Worth Fating.
dings. There are rice puddings and rice made pud
The old-fashioned one, if
ill the right way is not to be “sneezed
it.” The following one is vouched for
by Mrs.- Ptfrer, principal of the Phila
delphia cooking school. Add two heap
ing t allies; loOnfuis of Washed rice, same
quantity (if sifgar, j qdartftr of a grated
nutmeg, and a half clip of ratt.ins to a
quart of new milk; place it iii r» moder
ate oven and cook slowly for about two
hours, stirring every fifteen minutes for
the first hour and a half. The last half
hour the oven should be sufficiently hot
to form a thin, papery crust The of pudding a deep
brown shade on the top.
when done should be creamy, not solid.
Potato Patties.
A nice way tb make little potato pat
tics is to grate threfl-qflarter*' of a pound isten
of mealy potatoes to a fine fiolfr, tno
with a little milk and add two ounces of
butter beaten to a cream. Boil half a
pint of milk and stir it boiling into the
potatoes,continuing to Stir it over the fire
to a smooth paste. Take it off and mix
in two welt beaten eggs. Let the
whole cool; beat it up with the yolks of
four eggs; whip the whites to a snow
and stir it gently into the batter. But.
ter small patty pans them and with sift grated
bread over to line as a crust.
Fill these with the batter and bake to a
deep yellow color, just before they are
to be served. Send immediately to table
with fish or fowl.
How to Clean Lamps.
The common cause of the smelling of
lamps is the clogging of the tiny airholes
at the base of the burner under the cap,
and the crusting on the inside of the cap.
The airholes may be clear for a little
while by washing the burner in hot soap
suds, but this will have do effect upon
the crust in the cap. It will be as firm as
ever. To look at the inside of the cap
there doesn’t seem to be anything there,
for the crust is burnt on to the brass so
evenly and smoothly that it is, to all ap
pearances, a part of the cap.
To clean the burner thoroughly, put it
in old tin which can be kept for this
kind of work, cover with water, throw
in a lump of washing soda about the size
of a walnut, put on the stove and let all
boil together about ten minutes. Be
move the burner from the waler and
wipe dry with an old doth or paper. If
it has been neglected for any length be of
time, on the inside of the cap will
found the. crust so softened will that a slight
rubbing with a doth remove it.
When thoroughly clean and dried nice the burner when wilt first
be nearly as as
taken from the store.
The soda very often turns the brass to
a dark lead color, giving it an antique
look, which is liked by some; but if the
bright brass rubbing is preferred with this ammonia may be and re
stored by
whiting. If soda isi not convenien mi
it in good strong soap s i (s an t l
? m ,e this ‘ l , u . lt way once TniL,?t^wh,vl! every two weeks which
is not too, often, they will not get outo
order as easily and will last a great dea
onger besides insuring a bright, clear
light, free Irom any offensive odor,
1 ry anu arrange rue work so as o
morning'aftJr L breakfast dists have
been washed and put away, for i my
“ re l ‘‘ !t
to be forgotten or, if remembered, they
get a careless, hurrie If leaning. uvea
P* ir ?f scissors espe ua Iy or trimming
tne wicks, anu lave icm snarp. -uu
8 ” i! ’ sor s are never or t work. ILift up
inc cap i ana cut on m i ick c e > lie
fiat tube through which it passes, and it
will be sure to be straight. then turn up
the wick and cu a small piece from
ea wil ”f give corner, a broad, when round-cornered wiien tne lamp flame. is
it.is claimed Dy some that chimneys
washed in soapsuds iireaK easier than
those washed in c -an water. loo mate
tms, it washed in^ a rn soapsuds, rinse in
ffc ."re ' * IJ- W R n> ! ai, k'” r
” t “ e 1 ' Aft " rlris,n - .- K. ” . < rai ”
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cloth or a piece o newspaper. rice in
a .^ile wash out the inside of the bowl
of the lamp with warm soapsuds to clear
’I 'll '2t m wi!, i . i bat ,i TiV T
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its full cloths height. used wipe the lamps
If are to
they must of a necessity he kept in a
close place, and are in danger at any time
of firing the house. Many of the fires
with origin unknown were, no doubt,
due to carefully concealed lump cloths.
It, is better to use old newspaper for this
work, which is cleaner and riieer than
cloths. -New York News.
he bicycle been adopted . I
> rias in er
« . a ; Six of the machines are in use in
Telrenin-two by nobles, the others by
telegraph men.
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Advice h , ike sn0 w; the softer it falls
$!*&£ deeper ]t ® lnks .ris• ' tb * lDlna ’ - ^
NO. 15.
THE TWO WORDS
One day a harsh word, rashly said
Upon an evil journey sped,
And like a sharp and cruel dart,
It pierced a fond and loving heart;
It turned a friend into a foe,
And everywhere brought pain and woe.
A kind Word followed it one day,
Flew swiftly on its blessed way;
If healed the Wound, it soothed the pain,
Ahd friends of old Wore friends again;
It niatte the bate and anger cease,
And everyH'beve brought joy and peace.
But yet the harsh wortfll left a trace’
The kind word could not (flAto efface, ;
And though the heart its love regained..
It bore a scar that long remained:
Friends could forgive but not forget. \
Or lose the sense of keen regret.
Oh, it we would but learn to know
How swift and sure our words can go.
How would we Weigh with utmost care
Each thought before it sought the air,
And only speak the Words that move
Like wliite-'wiiigod messengers of love?
—L. S. Diekenga.
mil AND POINT. !
,
A land grabber—A steam shovel.
Knows the ropes—The hangman.—•
Pittsburg Chronicle.
The farther a man gets away from a
dollar the bigger it looks.— Stcftcsman.
The people of the territory of Dakcta
believe in a future state.— Washington
Critic.
Somehow men really seem to enjoy it
whoit their tailors give them tits .—Detroit
Five Press.
The most elastic imagination fails to
discern any beauty in city snow.— Philu
ddphia Times.
The dishonest butcher is always will
ing to meat, his customomers half weigh.
—Piston Transcript.
Although he covets it from birth, brief (
And covets it through life’s span,
Mini never, never gets the earth.
It is the earth that gets the man.
No man who sits cross-legged picked in a
Crowded street car can ever be out
by an admiring populace for a patriot.—
Baltimore American.
It is written in substance in the big
book that pimple who want to own the
Earth cannot expect much of a share in
Heaven .—New Orleans Picayune.
When ice is thick, and doep’s the snow,
And winter days are drear O!
Man wants but little here below
Zero.
—Boston Courier.
«°bby (who lives m an east dollar lr
, * e - m u ’ w al ?, H ie y called
Apartment houses. , father (n victim j
-“Because they come apart so casdy.
ft/’ 0 ™
A bride may be robed in yellow and
stand with the bridegroom in a bower of
yellow flowers and all that, but no amount
of decoration will prevent the discovery
of the couple's greenness at the first hotel
they put up at .—ejpringtictl Union.
ONLY A LITTLE WORD.
1 1 was only n word
That the silence stirred,
But an import sad liad it—
A knell of despair
To a loving pair—
'Twns her father's one word. “Git!”
First bottle-nosod man—“McGuffy,
there’s too much money in the Treasury,
1 tell you.” Second Ditto—“Well,now,
between you and mo and the Secretary, f
wish I could only get the twist of me
thumb on to about 25 cents av it .”—New
York Journal.
A Creston lover who addressed a love
scented letter to the object of his affee
lion, asking the young lady to become
his partner through life, inicribcd on
one corner of the envelope: “Sealed
proposal. The result was he was
awarded the contract ,—Omaha Bee.
to-night, “How bright Sampson.” the heavenly “Ah, stars Miss are
Mr. yes,
Hmitli, but th-y are dun and lusterless
compared with certain earthly ones,” he
said, looking into her eyes. “And the
wind,” she went on, “how soft and low,
as it gertly moves the chestnut trees.”
A Lake Disaster ... . Been lied,
The Lady Elgin, a lake steamer, col
liffed with a sailing vessel named Augus
t a, and sunk in Lake Michigan, Scptem
)}Cr 8j 1 800. There were 207 persons
lost,many of whom were from Milwaukee.
Only about one-fourth of those on board
were saved. A song commemorative of
the accident is given below. It was sung,
says the Detroit Free Press, from Maine
to California, and will still be a sad re
minder to many who lost friends and
relatives with that ill-fated steamer;
THE LADY BLOI.N.
TJp Forth from the poor man’s cotttage, door;
from the mansion
Sweeping And echoing across along tho water the shore;
Caught Borne by tho morning breezes.
on the evening gale—
Cometh the voice of mourning,
A sad and solemn wail.
Chorus.
Lost on the Lady Elgin,
Nnmljered Bleeping to with wake that no three more; hundred
Who failed to reach the shore.
Oh. ’tl* the nryol children
Children Weeping who for slept parents gone:
at evening
But orphans woke at dawn;
Sisters for brothers weeping,
Husbands for missing wives
fiueh were the ties dissevered
By those three hundred live*.
Stanch was our noble steamer,
Free ions the freight she bore;
Gaily A few she loosed her cable
short hours before;
Grandly _ Joyfully she swept our harbor,
little rang her bell—
Ah. we thought e’er morning
.She would toll so sad a knell.
Many bean are being killed in the
Catskills this season.