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—PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT—
HAMILTON, GEORGIA.
They are attempting to acclimatize
American oysters from Connecticut in
several places along the coast of Sweden.
So far the oysters thrive well.
There are in the Treasury vaults at
Washington nearly a pint of diamonds
and other precious stones that were pre¬
sented to various Presidents by admiring
friends.
The English “canteen,” a system by
which regular soldiers improve the com¬
forts of army life—never too great at the
best—has been introduced in American
army posts with great success.
A man in Chicago threatens suicide if
that city does not prove to be larger than
Brooklyn. Ilis fellow-citizens do not
care what he does, comments the Detroit
Free Press,ii he will only live long enough
to be counted.
In the United States Army there are
eight per cent, of officers and ninety-two
per cent, of men out of a total of 27,1(57,
and in the English Army there arc four
per cent, of officers and ninety-six per
cent, of men out of a total of 210,105.
The Washington Star says that the dis¬
covery by the ornithologists that a war
upon the pestiferous sparrow, in order to
be successful, must bo carried on by
Canada and the United States in concert,
furnishes a new argument for union be¬
tween the two countries.
At the close of the past year there were
completed and in course of construction
in this Country ciglity-five electric rail¬
ways, comprising about 450 miles of
track, and the reports show that during
the first year over 18,000,000 passengers
have been carried over these linos.
The United States Supreme Court has
repeatedly said that a man’s right under
his patent for an invention is as absolute
as under a patent for lands, and no one
would say that one should lose the right
to his house because some one else saw
tit to take possession of it against his
will.
A Kentuckian shot himself with sui¬
cidal intent, the other day, and died af¬
ter several hours of intense suitering.
Being asked how it happened that with
his known skill with the pistol he did
not kill himself instantly, he said he
wished to live long enough to be for¬
given for his act.
Says Harper's Bazar: “The figure 9 in
our dates is with us and has come to
stay. No man or woman, now living,
will ever date a document without using
•a 9. It now stands on the extreme
right—18S9. Next year it will be the
second place—1890—and there it will
stay for ten years. It will then move up
to third place—1900—and rest there for
one hundred years.”
If any persons have been frightened
by recent rumors of a coming deficiency
in the beef supply of the country, they
can find reassurance in this year’s report
of the Agricultural Department on farm
animals. To put the statement in round
numbers, there were 25,000,000 iu the
United States in 1860, 33,000,000 iu
1880, and 50,000,000 in 1888, the year
covered by the last report.
No Treasury in tho world ever esn
tainod so vast a sum of money, boasts the
San Francisco Chronicle, as that of the
United States. The last statement shows
that there is iu the Treasury vaults over
six hundred millions in gold and silver
coin and bullion. Of gold coin and
bullion the amount is §303,504,319;
silver coin and bull! ri . 8315.343,180.
By the side of this vast accumulation the
treasures other countries, and those
recorded in history, sink into iusignid
A curious c a vstion etiquette will
prevent ic Shah of Persia from visiting
tin. fit at Constantinople,
of pomp and dig
i tv the train to meet a
guest, t elves his visitors at
the Yildiz k: v- . The Shah, how¬
ever, thinks tluu tar Turkish potentate
should meet him the depot, and as
neither will yield th e point, the differ
ence oi opinion ou tlu> subtle question
of etiquette will prevent the Shah from
seeing the beauties of the Sultan's harem.
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
The Dapper Scalper Crushed—No
Counterfeit—The Small Boy's Dot
—One on the Doctor—Bid¬
dy’s Excuse, Etc., Etc.
It was a dapper stoppeth scalper, of three;
And he one
“Now, by my halidome,” he quotli,
“I'd like to sell to thee
A ticket through Kokomo, to Mexico,
Kalamazoo or
Kansas City or St. Joe,
Or anywhere you wish to go.
Council Bluffs or Cherokee,
Aibukirk or Santy Fee;
Give you a written guarantee
That an ything you buy of me
Will carry you O. K.”
The stranger with mutely lingered,
And a patient stare
Gazed mildly on that scalper
Who held him tightly there.
And when the fellow quit
To catch his breath a bit
The stranger drew a pad
In the quiet way he had,
And wrote across one end,
“I’m deaf and dumb, my friend,
You would better save your breath
Or you’ll talk yourself to death.”
Then he threw away the slip,
And he lifted up his grip
And quietly walked away.
—Chicago Herald.
NO COUNTERFEIT.
Blind Beggar (displaying half a dollar)
— “Ain’t that a sight for sore eyes?”
Deal" and Dumb Partner—“Well it is
—got the true ring, ain’t it?”— Epoch.
THE SMALL BOY’S LOT.
Bobby—“Did your mother lick you
for drinking the milk?”
Little Johnnie—“Naw. I wouldn’t
cry if I’d had the milk. She licked me
for spilling it .”—New York Sun.
ONE ON THE DOCTOR.
Doctor—“1 see you turn in your toes.
It's a very injurious practice. You should
place yourself under my treatment.”
Merritt—“If I did, I’m afraid I’d soon
turn them up.”— Epoch.
biddy's excuse.
Mrs. Badger—“How did you come to
break the saucer, Bridget?”
Bridget—“Shure, mum, you cracked
it yoursilf a wake ago, an’ whin Oi lit it
fall downstairs, o’ curse it brukc.”—
New York Sun.
better be a boy.
“Doctor, why is it that people are
generally so much more pleased with boy
babies than with girls.”
i l Nothing simpler, madam. A boy
baby never comes a miss.”
AS NEAR AS THEY CAME.
Bessie,-—“I think the Jahlmars are
dreadfully shoddy. They’re rich, but
I’m sure the family has no pedigree.”
Jennie—“No; but the old man’s fast
horses have .”—New York Sun.
HARD TO PLEASE.
“Won’t you let me have a few cents
till to-morrow, Charley?”
“Yes; here is a dime.”
“Something larger, please.”
“Certainly; hand back the dimp and
take this two-ccnt piece.”
NEXT MORNING.
Mrs. Guzzleton—“You’re not a bit
superstitious, are you, John?”
Mr. Guzzleton—“Why, no, my dear.
Why do you ask?”
Mrs. Guzzleton—“You came home last
nighl when the clock would have struck
13, if it could !”—New York News.
PORTER AND PROPRIETOR.
Miss Inquizio (in a Maiden Lane store)
— “Who is that handsome gentleman
with the large diamond on his scarf, who
is lifting the box?”
Clerk—“That is onr porter.”
“And who is the plain old fellow help¬
ing him?”
“Oh, he's the proprietor. ”—The Jewel¬
ers Weekly.
the present style.
Petted Daii 'lit-r_“Pana I would like
a little money. 1 want to buy a box of
f inev candies'”
Tndiib-ent Father_“ Vll rbriit mv
child. Here's a quarter. 1 What aft- you
'
w aiting for?”
m^ p j ^ i__up or ., little more S
The twentv-five
v. ill fast buv the candy. I want $1 now
v o bn\ the box."_(7, i-iwo Tribune.
A VERY PROPER PF.ESFMPTION.
Bingly (visiting at the Hub)—“I sup
pose. old Gerald, jou to will lu susper-ders. g.aii^when you
ere enougn wear
Gerald (lour years olu)—•• Although _
outwardly 1 have inner nispiajed any
aversion to appearing in tire rom of
font terrible, yet I presume tnat eventually
the article of wearing apparel you refer
to will be wc.conu .l_ by me in much the
same manner m whicn it l- mvneu by
nicst youtniul nunns. a in
THE TYPO'S REVENGE.
Jack lioniTts tells a funny yarn about
the rules of printing offices, ft had been
posted ou the bulletin board of a New
York morning paper to invariably put
‘he time of day in figures. This was
done to secure uniformity. .Tack had de
narted from the rule once and been ad
monished bv the foreman. He said it
would never happen again. The next
Wight an editor, in reading over tlie proof
of an article, thought to improve it by
inserting the well known line of
poetry—
“Meet me in the lane, love, at half-past
• nine.”
Well, the proof was passed over to
Jack for him to correct and this is how
it appeared the next morning:
Meet me in the lane, love, at 9:30 P. M.
There was a vacancy in • the office next
day.— New York Mercury.
A NICE SENSE OP HONOR.
It is extremely refreshing to notice the
fine sense of honor possessed by some of
the rising generation in Virginia City,
says the Virginia City Chronicle. Last
evening two youths, each aged about
fourteen, met in the street when the fol¬
lowing dialogue took place:
“Isay, Bill, you got my knife?"'
“No, I ain’t.”
“’Pon your word?”
“’Pon me word.”
“’Pon your soul?”
“’Pon me soul.”
“Hope you may die if you have?”
“Hope I may die if I have.”
“You ain’t got my knife?”
“I ain’t got your knife.”
The queerist seemed to be incredulous,
but was on the point of giving it up in
despair when a bright idea occurred to
him, and he returned to the attack with:
t; ’Pon your honor?’’
“Oh,” said the other, “now you touch
me honor; take your old knife,” and he
handed the article over.
“Well done,” said his chum; “I alius
lenowed you was a honorable chap.”—
Wasp.
A HANDKERCHIEF SPECIALIST.
The other morning, as the departing
Cunard steamship was casting oil its lines
and swinging out into the stream, an el¬
derly-looking business man hastily em¬
braced a lady who was one of the passen¬
gers, and rushed down the gang plank to
the wharf.
Going hurriedly up to a melancholy
loafer who was watching the busy crowd,
the gentleman drew him behind a pile of
freight, and said:
“Want to earn a dollar?”
“You bet.”
“You see that lady in black on the
bridge there?” said the citizen.
“Cert.”
“Well, that’s my wife, going to Eu¬
rope. Now, of course, she'll expect me
to stand here for the next twenty min¬
utes, while the steamship is backing and
filling around, so as to wave my hand¬
kerchief and watch her out of sight.
See?”
“I ketch on, boss.”
l i Well, I’m too busy to fool around
here; stock to buy, biz to attend to.
She’s a little near-sighted; so I’ll just
hire you to wave this handkerchief, in¬
stead. It’s a big one, with a red border,
and as long as she sees It she’ll think it’s
me. Come up to 202 Wall street when
they are well off and I’ll pay you.”
“S’posin’ orsuthin'?” she looks through a teles- j
scope,
“In that case you’ll have to bury your
face in the handkerchief,and’do the great
weep act.”
“That’ll be fifty cents extra.’’
“All right. Time is money. Look
sharp now I Y ou can kiss your hand a
few r times at, say, one dime per kiss;” and 1
snapping his watch the overdriven busi
ness man rushed off.
Wo print this affecting little incident
to call attention to the fact that the man
thus employed has gone into the business
iegularly. lie is now a professional fare
weller, and business men and others can
savc valuable time, and yet give their de
parting relatives an enthusiastic specialist send-off
by applying to the , above any
steamship day. Go early to avoid the
rush.
THEY WEIGHED MR. FRESH.
A very fresh young man has been bang
ing around Fulton Market op late. He
has made the boys very tired tnese ^
frightfully hot days. lie is quite a joker
in his way. lie likes to stop a marker
man w ho has a quarter section of a Texas
steer on his back and say:
“That’s a great trick, isn’t it?”
“Yv hat trick? asks the marketman.
Then the fresh young man, with a
tantalizing smirk on Ins face, answers;
"ratiicK.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. _ Fres.i
amuseu
]"™ . Sel ? ^ 8 ' 0ing ar0Ulul boastlD S about
ms weight.
* ^ b be * J ou don ... t weigh more than ,
1S ? one of th° bojj
ha ! 11 J?* lon *' ?
> ou ‘
. p bltsl ' " bo Lea - tipped tlie sc..Ls .
a t twenty pounds more than thaL, and
who was tickled to death to have a
chance to make a little sure money.
“I’ll bet you 81. " said the market
boy. ’
iq hear you talk,” replied Mr. Fresh,
putting, the bone in a bystander's,hand.
.-Let's go over to the ferry house.”
“Pshaw’.” exclaimed the market boy.
“j -wouldn't bet a cent on those nickel
machines. If yon win my m$ncy you'll
have to get it on the square.”
“But there are no scales around here,”
argued'Mr. Fresh.
“That s all rig-ht, young fellow,
spoke up a strapping big marketman,
who thought nothing of putting a whole
carcass on his back. “Just leave it to
me and 1 il weigh you. I lift so many
quarters every day I can tell your weight
to a pound. Let me catch hold of your
hands and raise you off the floor.”
As the market boy was perfectly will
ing to settle the bet in this way. Mr.
Fresh consented. Tm human scales
turned his back toward Mr. Fresh and
reached out his hands behind him. He
steadied himself a moment, and, secur¬
ing a firm hold on Mr Fresh’s wrists,
had him spread out on his back in a mo
ment -
Just when Mr. Fresh felt that he had
been held there long enough to ascertain
his weight a whistle was heard, and a
score of market boys, all armed with bar
rel staves, swarmed around the scene.
Each raised his stave in the air, and as
the human scales bent his back and gave
his live burden the proper tension, there
was a sound of dull, sickening thuds,
mingled with a series of shrieks, the like
of which had never been heard in the
market since the day of its construction.
When Mr. Fresh once moie touched
terra firma the staves and their wielders
had disappeared as mysteriously as they
came, and nothing but suppressed roars
of laughter gave evidence that the nooks
and crannies served as hiding places for
a lot of frolickers.
With tears in his eyes and his clothes
well dusted, Mr. Fresh sneaked away,
without as much as asking for his share
of the stakes .—New York Sun.
The Drummer’s Ruse.
A short time ago a drummer from
abroad called at a Bangor livery stable
and wanted a double team for a ten days’
trip into the country, and the stable man
refused to let him have one on the ground
that he was a stranger. There was much
discussion over the matter, and finally the
drummer said;
“What is your team worth?”
“Four hundred and fifty dollars,” was
the reply.
“If I pay you that sum for it, will you
buy it back again when I return?” asked
the customer, and upon receiving an
affirmative reply, he promptly put up the
cash. Ten days later he returned, and
driving into the stable, he alighted and
entered the office, saying. “Well, here is
your team, and now I want my money
back.”
The sum was passed to him and he
turned and was leaving the place when
the liveryman called out, “Look here,
aren’t you going to settle for that team?”
“For what team ?” asked the drummer,
in a surprised tone.
“For the one you just brought back.”
“Well, now,” drawled the drummer,
“you aren’t fool enough to think that I
would pay anybody for the use of my own
property, are you?” and he shook the
dust of the place from his feet .—Bangor
{Me.) Commercial.
The Stranger’s Opportunity.
The late Judge Walker, of Aurora,
Iud., was, it is said, the personification
of pomposity. He was proud of himself,
of his family, and of all his possessions.
Illustrative of this trait of character a
story is told of the old Judge.
Shortly before his death he built a
splendid mansion on the high hill back of
Aurora. Judge Walker was inordinately
proud of this bouse, which could be seen
for miles up and down the river. One
day he was returning home by steamer
from Cincinnati. Judge Walker no
sooner caught sight of his residence than
his whole attention was fixed upon it.
He w-ondered if every one else appreciated
the beauty and striking location of the
house. Finally he walked up to a stranger
and said: “I beg pardon, but—ah—ah
tc ,, v , bo . 1S ,, c <n ' nei
can J ou '
that—ah—palatial and beautiful , mansion .
on the hill..
“Acs, sir, replied the stranger,
promptly. “ nat old barn belongs to
Judge "Walker, the biggest fool m Indi
:um > though lie thinks mmself a sage,
The Judge s curiosity was entirely sat
. The sirangei knew him. Lilian
nat ^ Times-Star.
Alaska Not a Farming Country.
Alaska is no farming country and never
will be to any appreciable extent. The
climate is too moist to encourage any
^ of that kind . Tho country,
j J0 tli on the islands and on the mainland,
; s t 00 rough to be ever reduced to a con
c \j t ion for agriculture. Certain root crops,
SV ieh as potatoes, turnips, and beets, to
aether with cabbages, can be raised with
i. dr success. Almost anywhere in the
neighborhood oi’ the native villages a few
acres can be reclaimed from the rough ‘o
and rugged surroundings for gardening
purposes. All the Russian and Creole
resi<ients of Southeastern Maskacultivate
gardens, in which they raise all the pota
toes> cabbages, and vegetables that need
only a meagre amount of sunshine, and
while about ten acres of land, reclaimed
dur mg Russian occupation, ly lie idle, no
efforts been made the mission au
thorities to establish any kind of garden
j n g f or use of the institution and for
t i ie instruction of the pupils .—New York
Times.
A Novel Nuptial Ceremony.
An amusing marriage took place in
Elberton, Ga.T the other day. A couple
came to the court house to be married. A
new justice was called in. He had no
form, and improvised a ceremony. 'hands, He
first ordered the couple to join
;l nd then after hesitating awhile, he asked
r > ie cr room these' questions: “Will you
stick to this woman through thick and
thin, up and down, right and left, hot or
cold, wet or dry, and have no other wife
but her? If you will, you eau have her
f or a wife. ” Similar questions having
been propounded to the woman, and af
firmative answers having been given, he
pronounced them husband and wife.—
Atlanta Constitution.
One of the principal operations dur
kiy the British naval maneuvers is to be
an attempted forcing of the Straits of
Gibraltar.
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Physician. and Surgeon.
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