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The grand jury of Emanuel coun
tv don't like the idea of criminals
Piking their meals at the hotel.
That {'rand jury’s head is level.
The llute-like cadence of the nip]
graduate is now being heard in the
land as she Upulates the composi
tions written by her generous pro
fessors.
Miss Nellie J Flint, daughter of the
American minister to Russia, was
said to be the most beatiful of the
enteric of American ladies at the
coronation.
Mr. O. IF. Fish, of Brunswick,is
desirous of obtaining information of
.Mr. .1. W. Fish, a commercial trav
eler, who was last heard from at
Ayersville Ga.
Madison Madisonian: The Allied
Powers profess to be sincerely de
mons of peace with France. What
they actually desire is a piece of
Prance.
Brother Blackburn is growing
too, too facetiously witty.
Mad dogs are reported everyday
in all sections of the State. If a
score or two of these rabid animals
could take the Georgia Legislature
by the seat of the breeches, it would
possibly serve to kvpTi.them that a
dog law would be a protection to
human life as well as to stock.
If the Port Gaines Tribune would
adopt the practice o( attaching an
Italic conclusions to bis articles,
photographing the names of his ex
changes from which the articles
were selected, some of his exchanges
would*appreciate the compliment
of articles transfered to bis columns.
It is proposed to call Washington
Territory Tnhoma when it is ad
mitted as a State, and we are told
that Talioma is an Indian word
signifying “almost to Heaven.”
That comes so near spotting the
very place, that we are unable to
decide ^whether it is in Utah or
Alaska.
Col. E. It. Dorsey, general freight
and passenger agent of the Ga. It.
I!., at Augusta, is making ample
preparations to afford the melon
planters along that line eve
ry facility for moving their crops
rapidly to the Northern and West
ern markets. Col. Dorsey is always
ready to accommodate the custom
ers of his road.
Abbeville (8. (’.,) Medium: Mr.
.Tames Ft. Cunningham tells us that
there is a drop of blood in every
cotton leaf. In fact he showed us
one m every leaf of cotton stalk
in his hand. We never knew it be
fore and cannot understand it.
Perhaps it means that all farmers
who raise too much of the staple
are sure to bleed when they come
to sell it.
Galveston, June li).—A dispatch
from Austin, Texas, says that the
land office commissioner states that
the peddlers of Texas land scrip are
selling large amounts to purchasers
in the Northern States at very good
prices. This is simply swindling as
the prices in Texas are down to
nominal rates, and there is not a
public land lot on which to locate
one in a thousand of these certifi
cate's.
The Quitman Free Press says the
first car load of watermelons was
shipped from Ousley Station, in
Lowndes county, several miles
east of Quitman, on Monday last.—
They went Westward, and it is said
were very line. Ousley generally
gets in the first car load, and holds
out pretty well on the home quarter
stretch. The car was decorated
with flags, and attracted considera
ble attention as it passed up the
road. If the reports of our exchang
es are to he credited, there has been
a larger crop of melons planted the
present year than was ever before
known, in a few weeks they will be
going North and West by the
thousand car loads a day.
The chances of Governor Butler
to be the Democratic nominee in
,ss l are decidedly on the improve.
Prom a Radical of the most rabid
character of a few years ago, he has
changed to a Democrat of the most
approved luittorii, Chairman Bar-
aum, of tin* Democratic national
committee, sneaking on this subject
says; “Butler's chances for the
Democratic nomination are very
strong, lie can carry New England,
with the exception of Vermont and
mimic Island.” Bnrnum believes
that Blaine or Edmunds will be the
Republican nominee. Ex-Senator
Dorsey states that by an ambitious
hypocrite referred to in his letter to
*'hairinan Martin, he moans Sena-
'"f Logan, and ho considers the
b'i'in Justifiable by Logan’s ignor-
jag him (Dorsey)* In the vote of
thanks passed at the last meeting
“t the national Republican commlt-
, Dorsey has threatened to blast
Logan’s reputation if the latter re
ceives the Republican nomination.
B is said that Dorsey possesses a
mass ,,f damaging documents in
''elation to Logan’s conduct of the
''"I'Held campaign.
KUVKH H10VK K.VIjSKTO V FltlKNl).
Never prove false to a friend,
I n love and friendship be I rue,
Never prove false to a friend,
So long as lie Is faithful to you.
IB' limy lie dishonest—a'knuvo
In oMier’s opinion’s but then
To you he Is generous and kind
And one of l he noblest of men.
Is'any innn free from a fault,
All righteous and good In Ids ways?
Lives there a woman on earlh
That she run lie named hut in praise?
Never speak ill of a friend.
To gosstpors keep a closed ear,
An excellent rule In the main
Is to credit one tenth what you hear.
Stand by a man in distress,
When you know he is really in need;
Allhough by misfortune he falls,
There’s honor for you In t he deed,
That one may deceive you ’I Is I rue—
Then Ids, not yours, the disgrace;
Bemuse wo find one man untrue,
Should we wrong or distrust the whole
race?
Censure a man for his faults;
(live him honor where honor is due;
But never prove false to a friend,
So long as lie's faithful to you,
But should you prove false to a friend,
And think him ungrateful to you,
When the journey of life’s at end,
You’ll lind lie’s superior to you.
— - '
Kz-tlovcrnor Cliarles .1. Jenkins.
Macon Telegraph and Messenger.
The people of Georgia will receive
with profouml regret, but no sur
prise, tho announcement of the
dentil of ex-Governor Charles J.
Jenkins. The best years of his life
have been passed near the scene
of his death, which closed an useful
and honorable career. Bred to the
bar, Gov. Jenkins had reached its
highest honors, having enjoyed, a
seat upon the Supreme bench of the
State. At times lie had turned
aside from professional paths and
had served His people in tho lower
branch of the General Assembly, of
which lie became the presiding of
ficer, and had been called to the
gubernatorial chair of the State.—
Georgians have not forgotten how
lie bore himself in this last position,
when, yielding only to the force of
the bayonet, lie sought exile and
carried with him the great insignia
of the sovereignty of Georgia. His
last public service was as president
of the Constitutional convention of
1877. Since that time Governor
Jenkins lias enjoyed the privacy of
his home. Governor Jenkins was
well balanced in intellect and char
acter. He was gentle, unobtrusive
and of manners so winning as to
attach all to him who came within
the charm of his presence. He was
a man of strict integrity, and en
joyed, to the fullest extent, the con
fidence of his people. lie was sin
gularly indifferent to political hon
ors, though a leading man in the
political organization to which he
belonged. Mr. Filmore offered him
a portfolio in the Cabinet, and
though strongly urged by thousands
of his friends to accept it, he gently
though firmly, declined. 11 is life is
one that may well bo emulated by
young Georgians. Never seeking
political favor, but always discharg
ing public trusts with conscientious
fidelity and manly courage, lie did
liis State the highest service, and
won renown that could not have
been gilded by the possession of
Federal positions. A noble, brave,
modest gentleman, lie illustrated
Georgia from his early manhood to
a ripe old age. The chiofest regret
that comes with the stroke that re
lieved him of the burden of life, is
that so few are left behind to culti
vate the x irtucs which adorned and
ennobled his career. Georgia
should honor his memory by adding
his to the portraits which hang
upon the walls of the capitol.
“My Soil I Love You Still.”
iSTKrilKNVl LLK, ()., JllllO 10.—A
brutal murder was committed at
Mingo junction last night. The
'unction is located throe miles from
Steubenville. Peter Mulholland is
the murderer, and it is gray-haired
mother the victim, Pete is a worth
less young man who hears a bad
reputation, lie was on a spree yes
terday, and went home last night
about 7 o’clock. His mother met
him at the. door. Her eyes tilled
with tears at seeing him intoxicat
ed, and she begged him to let
liquor alone. This enraged tho fel
low, and uttering a volley of oaths
he drew a revolver. Pointing it at
the old lady’s forehead, lie fired.
Tho Dali entered the head of the
unfortunate old lady just above the
bridge of the nose. She fell at the
feet of her soil, and expired in a few
minutes. Just before she died site
feebly exclaimed to her son, “Pete,
my boy, I love you still,” and
breathed her last. She was sixty-
five years of age, and a kind, affec
tionate woman. Mulholland was
promptly arrested and lodged in
jail. He is twenty-four years of
age and unmarried. He and ids
mother lived alone near the out
skirts of the town.
Alexander Mitchell, of Milwau
kee, is said to bo the richest man in
America.
FIGHTING FOB IIKB DUGilTKIt.
Tin* Pluck nml I'lmlliranci* of an Alalianin Woman.
Montgomery Ailvortlaer.
Roe UK omi, Coosa Co., A la., J line
Hi.—The assassin of Mr. Cordon was
captured this morning about 4
o’clock, near Ruzcmore’s Cross
roads, about fifteen miles north of
this place and about eleven from
tho scone of tho tragedy, lie was
at the house of his brother and had
retired. He made a full confession,
and carried the parties who had
him in charge to whore lie had hid
tin* clock, the gun, powder can and
blowing horn. He was carried in
the presence of the wounded wife
of Mr. Cordon and fully identified
by her and daughter and two sons.
He also made a full confession, go
ing into the minutest details. He
was afterwards brought to this
place and lodged in jail. It required
great exertion on the part of some
of our citizens to prevent him from
being lynched, which doubtless lie
would have been had it not been
that tho crowd did not have time to
collect and the express promise of
some of our citizens that they would
pledge their word that Judge Cobb
would call a special term of our Cir
cuit Court for the purpose of giving
him a trial.
Tile courage and fortitude dis
played by Mrs. Cordon on Monday
night could not have been surpassed.
Her nearest neighbor was about a
quarter of a mile distant. After the
fatal shot had been fired into the
head of' her husband she sent her
son to blow the horn for help, while
she gave her attention to her dying
husband. After her little boy had
been shot down she closed the door,
put out the light, seized the gun and
made effort after effort to fire it, but
without success, although she had
often fired it before, and says that
she is confident that had it fired she
would have killed the assassin.
When she failed to discharge the
gun, and the assassin was battering
on the door for admission, she put
her other son out tho hack window
with instructions to fly for assist
ance, and when the fiend was de
manding of her to send her daughter
out or lie would kill the entire
family and burn the house, she as
sisted the daughter out tho hack
way and bid her fly for safety. And
while site was still refusing the
bond admission and bolding the
door with all strength, he again, and
for the third time, fired ids gun
through tho window, terribly
wounding her, and again sought
admission, and succeeding in forc
ing the door partially open, seized
her by the arm, dragged her to the
piazza, whore a terrible struggle
ensued, which resulted in her throw
ing him out of the house and en
abling her to again close the door.
The assassin then demanded of her
a bed quilt, saying if she would give
him one he would leave. She gave
him one through a window and lie
left.
Your correspondent this evening
visited the prisoner in the jail in
company with the Sheriff, when lie
made the following statement:
“My name is Jordan Corben. 1
am ±2 years old and was raised in
this county. 1 have been working
this year by the day; have had no
regular employment. I was at
Spring Ilill Church on last Sunday
evening; went from there to my
stepmother’s; only remained there
about a half hour; stayed in the
woods because T had been doing
some meanness. The meanness that
I lmd been doing was the breaking
into the dwelling house of Mr.
HenryCariiard and stealing a clock,
shotgun, powder flask and a blow
ing horn; went hunting Monday;
wanted to keep out of the way of
folks; went into Mr. Cordell’s Held
Monday evening and tried to hire
to him to cut oats; said he did not
want me as li is were not ready to
cut. Mr. and Mrs. Cordon, their
daughter about grown, and their
two sons were in tho Held; went
from there to Mr. Cordon’s house;
there was no one present except
three small children. I asked them
how many cows they milked, and
who milked them? They told me
their sister milked. 1 then went
round behind the eowpen and hid;
the eowpen is about seventy-five
yards from the house; the sun was
about a quarter of an hour high. I
remained there till tho young lady
came and milked, hut a little girl
came with her, and 1 did not say
anything to her or let her see me. I
remained there until the family
went to supper. I then went up to
the yard fence and waited until
they got through; saw them go into
the house; saw part of the family
go to bed. When I knew they had
all gone to hod I pulled off my shoes
and slipped up to the window. Had
my gun loaded with me ail tho time;
tin* window is about a foot square;
tried to open it hut could not; it
seemed to be buttoned,
- There was a crack in* the window
about as wide as my two lingers; I
could see Mr. and Mrs. Cordon ly
ing in tlie bed; their heads were
towards the window; I poked my
gun through the crack and pointed
it at the head of Mr. Cordon and
tired it. I then ran off about seven
ty-five yards and loaded it. There
was a big light in the hall. T heard
the young lady say: “Somebody
lias killed pa.” 1 heard Mrs. Cor
don say to the little boy, “Run into
the kitchen and get the horn and
blow it.” I saw them go and get
the horn and one of them get out
on tlie verandah and commenced
to blow it. I bad loaded my gun,
and shot him; think T was about 73
yards from him; when I shot lie
halloed and ran into the house.
The lights were then put out and
the door closed, I went up to the
house and ordered them to open the
door. I wanted to get into the
house to do meanness I wanted to
get to the young lady. * * * I
told Mrs. Cordon if she did not send
her daughter out I would kill the
whole family and burn tlie house;
told her that I had kerosene oil, but
did not have any. Mrs. Cordon
had moved a bed against tlie door,
I then went back to the window; it
was dark in the house; I couldn’t
see anything. I poked my gun
through the crack in the window
and fired in the direction where
Mrs. Cordon was talking. I then
went back to the door and forced it
partly open. She was trying to
hold it to. I caught her by the
arm and pulled her out in the entry;
we had a .scuffle. I tried to throw
her down, but site threw me out in
the entry, and got hack in the house
and fastened the door. I then told
her if she would give me a lied quilt
1 would go away; she then throw
me one out of the window, and I
left. I went down in tlie field and
got in an old out house, and went to
sleep and slept until day. T have
never been to Mr. Cordon’s house
but once before; had never seen
any member of his family except
that one time. Mr. Cordon or any
of his family never done me any in
jury.”
During the whole time that the
prisoner was making this statement
he was apparently cool and uncon
cerned and exhibited a remarkable
memory, and appeared to posses an
intellect a' >vo the average of his
race.
As lias already boon announced
by telegraph, tlie negro was after
wards taken from jail by :v mob
and hanged.
A Terrible Snake.
New York Sun. —
A new snake, called the colds
carinata, which is tlie first speci
men of its race seen in England,
and of which we have no specimen
here, is attracting crowds to the
Regent’s Park, London, and divid
ing sensation with Oscar Wilde in
his new sheared and common sense
form. It is about ft foot and a half
long, and the color is dingy gray.
It is the deadliest of created things,
for it carries in its tiny head the
secret of destroying life with the
rapidity of lightning and tin* con
centrated agony of all poisons.
This king of tho asps is more
dangerous than the cobra or korait,
for it does not turn and run like tlie
one, or flash into cold concealment
like the other, but with fearless
pluck gives tight, and pitches its
eighteen inches of length against
any comer. A stroke of a stick will
break it in two, or a stone will
smash it, hut such is its vonomus
malignity that it will challenge at
tack by every device in its power,
staking its own life on the mere
chance of his adversary coming
within the little circle of its reach.
At most tlie radius of that circle is
twelve inches, hut within it at any
point lies certain death, and in the
Imre hope of hand or foot trespass
ing within its reiu’li, the eeliis
throws its body into a flguro-ot-
eight coil, and attracting attention
by rubbing its loops together, which
from the roughness of the scales
(hence tho epithet carinata), makes
a rustling sound, erects Its bond in
the centre and awaits attack. No
one having once encountered tills
terrible little creature can forget
its truculent aspect when aroused;
its eagerly aggressive air; its rest
less coils, which in constant motion,
one over another, and rustling omi
nously all the time, bring iti nearer
and nearer to the object of its fury;
its eye, malignant even beyond
those of other vipers; and thou the
inconceivable rapidity of its strokes.
The edits does not wait to strike
until it is within striking distance,
but vents its malice in repeatedly
darting at nothing, hoping to aggra
vate its antagonist into coming to
closer quarters, or more probably as
ft mere expression of its own lncoii-
trollablo violonsncss.
Tho Prince of Wales will be* J-
years old in November.
For Coiuilci IVItintr.
Atlanta Constitution.
Thomas Gibbs, said to be a noted
counterfeiter and who has circulated
large amounts of counterfeit coin
throughout tlie northern counties of
Georgia and Alabama, and the sup
posed leader of a counterfeiting
gang who have caused much trouble
and worried Uncle Sam’s authori
ties for a long while, has at last been
captured, and is now under a bond
of $1,000 for li is appearance at the
next term of the United States
Court. Gibbs is a man of usual size
and of ordinary appearance, but be
ing naturally bright, and having
spent doubtless years in gett ing up
bis counterfeit schemes, he lias
made the best counterfeit moulds
ever known, as it is witli great diffi
culty that the best of judges can
detect the difference between tlie
genuine coin and his counterfeit
half dollars. His home is in Ran
dolph county, Alabama, where it is
said that the moulding has been
carried on to a large extent. Haral
son County, Georgia, seems to have
been his favorite place for distribut
ing his worthless coins, as quite a
considerable amount lias been in
circulation in that county. The ad
joining counties have had their
share, but have not been so com
pletely flooded as this one. Gibbs
was arrested in Haralson county,
on the charge of counterfeiting, and
brought to Atlanta. Yesterday he
was before Commissioner W. C.
Smith, who hound him over in tlie
sum of $1,000, The moulds, which
are said to be his property and own
make, have been found and taken
in charge by tlie authorities. It is
generally believed there are others
in with him, and tlie matter will be
ferreted out to the fullest extent.
A Turtle Shell Ten Feet High.
Orange City (Fin.) Times.
Messrs. George Wilson and Wal
ter Dozier, two reliable young men
of this place, have discovered the
remains of a wonderful monster of
tho turle family down near the
banks of Dead river, about two
miles from Beresford landing. It
is evident that Dead River was office
the-main channel of the upper St.
Johns probably thousands of years
ago, during which period this mon
ster became swamped while navi
gating the upper St. Johns. We said
tlie remains of a huge monster, but
to lie more definite, we might say
the petrified shell of a monster of
the deep. These young men re
port that their attcontion was first
directed to it while penetrating a
perfect jungle, and tlie noise of a
number of wild hogs that were oc
cupying this moss covered shell as
a Rome or house. Notwithstand
ing it was in part buried in the
earth, they stooped but little during
their inspection through it,
and claim that it is at least ten feet
High and eight wide. That ii was
the remains of a monster they com
pletely satisfied themselves, for af
ter clearing away the moss that had
grown there for centuries, the scales,
ridges; and marks of a turtle were
as clearly and distinctly delineated
as the marks of the modern turtle.
The Cost of the Trial.
The trial which has just closed is
remarkable for two tilings—its
length and its expense. It is said to
be the longest jury trial on record,
having been begun December 4,1882,
and, therefore, having lasted nearly
seven months, while the expense
attending it and the first trial will
be not less than $300,(MH) for the gov
ernment alone. In addition to the
usual machinery at its command,
three special attorneys and a score
of detectives have been employed,
while about 100 witnesses were call
ed, many of them from a great dis
tance. Tho defendants’ expenses
have also been very great, and have
caused a heavy draft on them.
Of tlie payments made by tlie
government to the special attorneys,
Bliss received $42,208 18, Merrick
$32,000, and Kor $27,872 48, Attorney
General Brewster lias drawn $0,000,
Cook $0,040 18. and Allen A.i’inker-
ton, tho detective, $2,404 04, Other
payments have yet to ho made
which will considerably increase
these amounts.
A morions jtepiiblican: A popu
lar young merchant of Quebec,
8chlcy county, attended the closing
exercises of the Friendship School
Friday night, and in leaving for
home after the event, in some way
lost the breeching from ids horse,
after traveling two or three miles,
lie sent a friend hack in tlie dark
to look for it. While awaiting the
return of tills friend a vehicle with
ladies passed by, and ho was asked,
“what is the matter?” “Lost my
breeching,” was the reply. A sup-
E -iod tutor was beam among the
is, and in a loud whisper one
asked “did lie say ho lmd lost his
breeches?” The discomforted gen
tleman turned and rode hack in de
spair, for his companion, mentally
swearing that the breeching might
go to Hades, before it should get
out that he Ipul “lost Lb lu'cecLes.”
CUUHUNT GLKAMNGK.
No Chinese .Need Apply.
Mail advices from Yokohama,
May .30, reports that at Hong Kong
n telegram was received on May
2!)th from the Hawaiian govern
ment, announcing that no more
Chinese will be permitted to land
on that island.
A 11 (ml Fate.
Atlanta Constitution.
The New York Mail and Express
doesn’t want General Crook’s cap
tive savages dealt leniently with.
Our New York contemporary need
have no fear. The captive savages
will be turned over to the tender
mercies of tlie Republican Indian
agents, and no fate could lie worse
than this.
Oranso rtcl to lie Used as Kindling.
Savannah Times.
Orange peel is said to lie the
kindling of the future. When dry
it is very inflammable, and serves
admirably for lighting Fires. A
man in Manchester England, 1ms
discovered this fact, and is going
into the business of collecting and
preparing this hitherto useless and
wasted article for use. Cannot
something be done with lmnana
skins ?
A Strange Freak.
Gainesville Eagle.
Several weeks since a dog belong
ing to Mr. D. M. Stringer was
severely bitten by another dog and
one of its eyes torn out. Now,
strange to relate, another perfect
eye is forming in tlie hollow from
which the other was torn, and the
dog is able to see out of it even now,
although the.eye is yet small but
steadily growing. This 1s one of
tlie strangest freaks of nature that
we ever heard of. Mr. Stringer
will consult some oculist concerning
tho dog’s second sight.
One Ileal a Month.
Washington Gazette.
Mr John Low caught two roaches
on tlie 2d of May and put them in a
mug, securely covering them up,
and from day to day lie lias watch
ed them. They were not allowed
to have anything to eat,' and up to
the first of June they both looked
as spry as crickets. A few morn
ings ago Mr. Low examined them.
He could find but one roach and
tlie remains of tlie other, which
seemed to have been devoured by
its companion. Tlie surviving
roach on yesterday was looking fat
and flourishing, and from his pres
ent looks, appears to lie able to hold
the fort until tlie 4tlf of July.
That Georgia Diamond.
Macon Telegraph.
Sometime ago we mentioned the
fact that several diamonds were
found in a field near Macon, and
also that one had been purchased
and sent to New York by Mr. Wal
ter Johnson, the jeweler, to be out.
Tlie diamond has been returned,
handsomely cut and mounted in
the shape of a shirt stud. It is pro
nounced a first water diamond and
$300 could not buy it. Placed
alongside of other diamonds in the
store it holds its own and shows a
brilliancy equal to any of them.—
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Nelson, the
owner of the field, have formed a
partnership for working the field,
and we hope soon to report the find
ing of more Georgia diamonds.
ltoclii'ts Soon Ono Hundred Milos.
Kingston Freeman.
Mr. Homer Ilalliston, of Olive
Bridge, N. Y,, and Rev. W. II. Pe
ters, pastor of the Methodist Episco
pal Church of that place, went to
the top of High Point, one of tlie
most prominent of the Catskill
peaks, and 4,400 feet above tide wa
ter, last Thursday evening, to ascer
tain if tho fireworks on the Brook
lyn bridge could he seen from that
point. As soon as they reached tlie
summit they got tlie correct bear
ings, and then waited for tlie dark
ness. They were rewarded by see
ing a number of rockets, dim but
quite distinct. Mr. ilalliston says
that in tlie dry atmosphere of Col
orado Pike’s Peak can lie seen from
First View, 130 miles off, but this is
the first time lie lias felt sure of see
ing anything one hundred miles dis
tant in New York State.
Too Thin. Wouldn't Wash.
The defendants of the Tewksbury
scandal have claimed that, although
the tunned human skins shown in
evidence were secured at Harvard,
there was no evidence to connect
any particuliar piece of tanned skin
with any corpse sent from Tewks
bury. On Friday last, however,
Gov. Butler presented in evidence
a picoo of human skin, and which
was tattooed certain sacred reli
gious, emblems together with the
name and date of birth of tlie per
son upon whose flesh the represen
tations appeared. It was sh(\wn
that tlie name tattooed upon tlie
skin is that of a Swede, C. J. Eki-
und, a pauper, who died at Tewks
bury in 187!>, and whoso name up
pers upon tho records of tho insti
tution and upon tlie history books
in charge of the department of in
door poor,
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS.
1‘llINTKllS.
1 wish 1 was a Printer,
1 really do Indeed,
It seems lo me that, printers
Get everything they need—
* (Except money.)
The get the largest and the best
Of everything that grows,
Get free tiiloelrcuses
And other kinds of shows—
(By giving an equivalent.)
Tlie biggest hug will speak to them,
No mailer how they dress;
A shabby coat is nothing „
Bo they own a printing press—
(Policy.)
At ladles’ fairs they're almost hugged
By pretty girls you know,
That they will eat up everything
That ladles have to show—
(Bully.)
And thus they get n blow out free,
At every party feed,
And the reason Is because they write
And other people read—
(That’s what’s tlie matter.)
, Stem-winders—cranks.
The change of time—nickles.
A current event-The G ulf Stream
When a man gives ids candid
word, remember its only taffy.
The men that put furniture to
gether have a glue-my time of it.
A dentist advertises that “he
spares no pains” to render his opera
tions.
It is said that “God bless Our
Boarding House,” has never been
worked in worsted,
Adam is the only man who never
tantalized his wife about “the way
mother used to cook.”
An Elmira man claims to have
liu ried t wenty wives. He is a gra ve-
digger and they were not his own.
A boy says in liis composition
that “Onions are the vegetable that
make you sick when you don’t eat
them yourself.”
An amateur poetess anxiously
wails, “Oh, where can I find rest?”
Get a position as saleswoman in a
store that does not advertise, darl
ing.
When a man falls down and slips
the enp of his knee to the behind
side of liis leg, the doctors say lie is
“suffering a capsular fracture of the
femer.”
“I was so mad at George last
night,” said a girl of her sweetheart
“Yes,” said her iilnatured brother,
“I noticed when I looked in the par
lor that you were up in arms.”
An exchange refers to the lan
guage of tlie postage stamp. But
we do not think tlie postage stamp
lias any language that expresses
anything. If it had we believe it
would holler “enough” when it is
licked.
They are now telling a story about
a Chicago girl who insisted on
throwing her shoe after a newly
married couple. Tlie carriage is a
total wreck, a doctor lias the bride
and horse under treatment, and
large numbers of men are searching
the ruins for the groom.
“I should so like to have a coin
dated the year of my birth,” said a
maiden lady of uncertain nge to an
acquaintance. “Do you think you
could get one for me ?” “I’m afraid
not,” he replied, “these very old
coins are only to be found in valua- 1
ble collections.” And yet he can
not see why, when he met the lady
tlie next day, she didn’t speak to
him.
A Parisian lady called on her mil
liner the other day regarding the
character of a ‘servant. Tlie re
spectable appearance of tho latter
was beyond questioning. “But is
site honest?” asked tlie lady. “I
am not so certain about that,” re
plied tlie milliner. “I have sent her
to you with my bill a dozen times,
and site lias never given me tire
money.”
A patent medicine manufacturer
died in New York last week. Be
fore lie died his friends asked him
how lie would like to he buried. He
had just strength left to say: “In
sert me top of column next to read
ing matter .32 times electro by mail,”
and then lie closed ids eyes and
passed away to where there aro no
omissions or wrong Insertions.—
Texas Siftings.
A gentleman who was dining
with his family at a friend’s table
where a number of invited guests
were present, had a bright little
daughter, who as soon as the host
had asked grace, said: “That’s a
pretty grace, but that Isn’t the way
my papa say it.” “And how does
your papa say it?” asked the host,
expecting to hear one of the bright
replies for which the child was
famous, while the rest of the guests
echoed: “Yes, tell us how your
papa says grace.” The unhappy
father could not reach her, and she
said sweetly: “Why, when he comes
in to dinner he looks at mama and
then says: ‘Well! this is a of a
luciij to sot bvforo a wjiitc inuni’”