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(The <True (pi/izen. Sullivan Brothers, Publishers. Subscription Rates t Oih-Copy oiie year - - $2 00 “ “ six months - 1 00 “ “ lliroo months - 50 i' ()S ITIVELY CAS IJ. THE TRUE CITIZEN. Volume 2. Waynesboro, Georgia, Friday, June 22t.h, 1883. Numbci • v Advertising Rates s Tninslunt lulvs. pujiihlo in mlviiiicu. ( 'ontrart. ail vs. |m,viiLlo quarterly. Com in u ideations for personal benefit will be charged for as irtlvs., payable In advance. Advs. occupy lute special position charged 25 per cent. additional. Notices iiniong reading matter 10 cents per line, each Insertion. Notices in Isical & Business column, next to rending, 5 cents per line each Insertion. All notices will be placed among reading matter if not specially ordered otherwise. For terms apply at tills office. 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’”