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Waynesboro, Georgia, Friday, April 11th, 1884.
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Franklin county will vote on pro-j
hibition on July 81.
Minnesota has gone Republican.—
It is only another case of the Dutch
taking Holland.
Miss Lula Hurst is said to have
already netted $2,000 by her mes
meric exhibitions.
Of the eighty-three Congressmen
who voted for the whisky fraud,
none were Georgians.
Efforts it is said are being made
to secure Oscar Wilde and his bride
for a theatrical season in this coun
try.
A newspaper reporter has sudden
ly discovered that there are volca
noes in the moon. The scribe has
evidently an air-eruption in his eye.
In Norway no girl is allowed to
have a beau until she can bake
bread. If this was made a test in
Waynesboro, how many would die
old maids?
Several convicts recently died
from measles in Fulton county jail,
and all tho United States prisoners
not convicted of felony in that jail
have been discharged.
The LaGrange Reporter says:
Judge Ferrell, who is not a Sun
day school scholar, knew of a cy
clone that lifted a well out of its
socket, knocked out tho bottom, and
let the man who was in it drop
through.
Oartersvillo American: it is re
ported that during the storm last
week hail stones as large as goose
eggs and in the shape of coffins,
coffee pots, whisky jugs, etc., fell on
the premises of Colonel It. C. Saxon,
in Bartow county.
An engine on the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western railroad “ran
away” at Waycross a few days ago,
but after it had gone seven miles
steam gave out, and it came to a
stop. Another engine drew it back
to town. No damage was done.
The Carroll Free Press has the fol
lowing suggestive paragraph for
eyes of farmers: Sweet potatoes
are selling in the market at about
the same price that corn is, and yet
we have seen as high as 300 bush-
ids of potatoes grown on an acre of
land that would not make more
than a bushel of corn.
Athens Chronicle: The negroes
of Watkinsville and vicinity had a
meeting some time back to elect a
delegate to the Presidential Con
vention in Atlanta, and a resolu-
was Introduced to take up a collec
tion to pay the delegate’s way.—
The delegate was elected, and the
collection taken up, and only fifteen
cents were raised.
A young man in New York is
now engaged in eating sixty eggs a
day for five days on a wager. lie
gets $25—if he wins. He eats thirty
aggs at a sitting twice a day, has
the eggs soft boiled and emptied
into big soda water glasses. Three
glasses hold thirty eggs. So far he
does not appear to be at all incon
venienced by his unusual meals,
and if his liver continues in work
ing order, he is likely to win his
money.
A Vicksburg dispatch, dated the
7th inst, says: David Martin, u
watchman at the saw mill boat
above this city,Saturday night, ar
rested Reuben Springer, colored,
who assaulted and attempted to
murder tho Shwartz brothers on a
trading boat last week. A crowd
of negroes gathered around Martin
when one of thorn fired killing him
instantly. Walter Owens, colored,
was also shot in the thigh. Spring
er escaped, but was again arrested.
J. W. Henderson the mail carrier
between Grenada and Walthall,
on the 7th inst, met a horrible death.
He camped a few miles from Wal
thall, and made a fire by the trunk
of a tree and fell asleep. The old
stump burned down, and fell across
tho old man’s body, and when
awakened he was on fire, and in his
efforts to push the log off himself he
had his hands and arms fearfully
burned. He was found a short time
before ho died, and made a state
ment just about as above indicated.
* A member of Congress from tho
Far West, who was invited to din
ner at Washington, is now tolling
Ills constituents all about it. “There
wasn’t anything on tho table when
I got there,” ho says, “but some
forks and spoons and hrleky-brae.—
Presently they brought in some
soup. As 1 didn’t see nothin’ else,
1 thought I’ll eat all tho soup l could,
though soup is a mighty poor din
ner to invite a feller to. So I was
hope four times; and then came on
tho finest dinner 1 ever seed, and
there I sot,” he groaned, “chockful
of soup.”
Tim state executive committee.
Hon. Henry Jackson Resigns the Chairniansliip.
Atlanta Constitution &tli inst.
The State Executive Committee
of the Democratic party met at the
parlors of the Markham House yes
terday, at 10 o’clock, a. m., and was
called to order by lion. Henry Jack-
son, chairman.
John W. Akin was selected as
secretary.
The chairman then submitted his
resignation as a member of the
committee. It was as follows:
Atlanta, April 5.—Gentlemen
of the Executive Committee: Near
two years ago, by action of the Dem
ocratic party of the State of Geor
gia, I became a member of this com
mittee. Before that body met there
appeared to be some dissatisfaction
in Democratic ranks with the con
dition of affairs, and grave fears
were entertained that its action
would not he ratified at the polls.—
The covention had scarcely ad
journed before it became evident
that a vigorous campaign was nec
essary to secure the election of the
nominee for tiro highest office with
in the gift of tho people of Georgia.
The result of tho contest was deci
sive, and it was quickly followed by
the recovery of the two congres
sional districts which had been rep
resented by gentlemen who had
been elected over tho nominees of
the Democratic conventions. The
death of Governor Stephens render
ed necessary the nomination and
election of a successor, and the ac
tion of tho convention called to fill
the vacancy, was endorsed at the
polls without the appearance of op
position. The results of so much
consequence to the prosperity of
our beloved State, were accomplish
ed by earnest and systematic labor,
and to you, gentlemen, assisted by
an able Democratic press, is due
much of the credit. The arduous
work is over, and the interests of
the party in this State will soon be
confided to other hands.
I have tried to discharge to the best
of my ability the duties assign
ed me by the convention to which
this committee owes its existence,
and had hoped to continue with you
until our successors were selected
in accordant: with the usages of the
party, but what 1 trust is an honor
able ambition, lias led me to aspire
to the Democratic nomination for
Congress from the fifth district, and
possibly it might be thought that
my connection with this committee
could be used to advance my own
interests in the direction indicated.
Realizing profoundly that under
our system of government that
nothing could be more demoralizing
than the use of a public office or
trust for private ends, I desire to
keep myself beyond the criticisms
of even the most sensitive or suspi
cious. I, therefore, tender my res
ignation as chairman and a mem
ber of the committee, and in so do
ing permit me to say that I sever
my connection with you entertain
ing the kindest feelings towards
every member.
Trusting that the deliberations
upon which you are about to enter
will result in maintaining the har
mony now existing In the Demo
cratic party, and in continuing its
complete supremacy in Georgia,
believe me, very truly yours,
Hknhy Jackson.
To the Executive Committee of the
Democratic party of the State of
Georgia.
After tho secretary had read Cap
tain Jackson’s resignation, Captain
Jackson called on Colonel J. K.
Estill, of the Savannah News, to
take the chair.
Colonel Estill was then chosen to
preside and took tho chair.
On motion of General Young, it
was resolved that the committee
express its appreciation of the del
icacy which prompted tho late
chairman's resignation, and accept
tho same with profound regret;
hereby express their appreciation
also of tho able manner in which
he has performed the duty of his
position, and in behalf of tho De
mocracy of Georgia tender him
thanks for the zeal with which ho
labored for tho good of the party
and the people.
The roll was called, and tho fol
lowing members of the committee
were found to lie present:
From the State at largo, P. M. B.
Young, of Bartow; 11. II. Carlton,
of Clarke; and E. F. Lawson,
of Burke.
1st District: J. II. Estill, of Chat
ham, and J. L. Sweet, of Church.
3d District: W. 11. Willis,of Ma
con, and D. M. Roberts of Dodge.
1th District: H. R. Harris of
Merrhvothor.
5th District: John I. Hall, of
Spalding, and W. D. Nottingham,
of 1 louston.
fitli District: J. S. Turner, of
Putnam, and W. Dessau, of 11 ihi».
7tli District: John W. Akin, of
Bartow, and A. 11. Gray, of Catoosa.
Bill District: W. Daniel, of Rich
mond
9th District: F. C. Tate, of Pick
ens, and T. M. Peeples, of Gwinnett,
’•The secretary read the resigna
tion of B. B. Bower, which was ac
cepted, with the proviso that the
chairman at his leisure appoint a
successor to fill the vacancy thereby
created.
The committee then decided by a
vote of ten to seven, to cull two
State conventions.
Oil motion of Mr. Daniel, of Rich
mond, the following resolution was
adopted:
Be it resolved, That a State con
vention of the Democratic party be
held at the capital at Atlanta, on
the 8th of June, 1384, at 12 o’clock,
noon, to select delegates to the
national Democratic convention, to
be held in Chicago, July 8th, 1884,
and the committee recommend that
the Democracy of Georgia meet in
their respective counties on the first
Tuesday in June, 1884, to select del
egates to this convention.
On motion of Mr. Dessau, of Bibb,
the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the Democratic
party assemble in the convention
in the capito), in Atlanta, on Wed
nesday, the 13th of August, 1884, at
12 o’clock, m,, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for govern
or and State House officers, and to
select the Democratic candidates
for Presdential electors.
On motion of Mr. Peeples, of
Gwinnett, the following was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That each county in
this State be entitled to double the
number of votes that the county
has representatives in tlie Lower
House of the General Assembly.
Resolved, That each county be
requested to select as alternates the
same number of persons at the same
time and in the same manner as it
selects delegates; and that the com
mittee recommend that each coun
ty at the time of its election of said
delegates pass resolutions request
ing the State convention not to ad
mit any delegate unless he be regu
larly selected, either as a delegate
or as an alternate, and that no per
son not a citizen of the county be
allowed to represent said county as
a delegate by proxy, and these res
olutions apply to both conventions.
The ehaiman then announced that
tho committee would meet at the
Markham House parlors on June
18th, 1884, at 9 o’clock a. m.
The meeting then adjourned,
after passing resolutions of thanks
to the proprietors of the Markham
House for courtesies extended.
The meeting was exceedingly har
monious.
A. T. Stewart's lteiimlns.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean publish
es an interview with an unnamed
detective, who claims that in the
summer and fall of 1882, Chief of
Police McGariglo, of Chicago, and
two or three detectives held nego
tiations with the notorious “crook,”
Lewis C. Swelgles, then serving a
term for robbery in the Chester,111.,
penitentiary under an assumed
name,
Swelgles, who was known to be a
professional grave robber, and was
concerned in the attempt to rob
President Lincoln’s grave,told a very
complete, circumstantial consist
ent story of the robbery of A. T.
Stewart’s grave by himself, Larry
Gavin and a man named Coffee,
keeping a saloon in Fourteenth
Street, New York. Sweigels prom
ised to restore tiro body only on
condition of his pardon from the
penitentiary and receiving part of
the reward.
His pardon was secured, and ac
cording to the detective’s story, a
syndicate with a capital of $10,000
was formed, which indued McGar-
igle, detectives Chapin and Lan
sing, anil E. J. Lehman, all of Chi
cago, for the purpose of working up
the case and securing the reward of
$100,000 offered by Judge Hilton for
the return of Mr. Stewart’s remains;
that two or three visits were made
to New York, mul that negotiations
were conducted through Mrs.
Johnson, a femulo detective, o
New York, and at one time con
nected with the Chicago force; that
Inspector Byrnes, of New York, be
came offended because lie was not
consulted after the first visit; that
the remains were finally returned
upon payment of $25,non by Judge
Hilton, as an evidence of which
Sweigels lmd plenty of money
about that time.
Interviews with McGariglo and
the detectives are also published.—
They deny the formation of a
syndicate to work on the case. Me-
Gariglc admits tho general details
of the story, Including Siveigles’
pardon, and till' subsequent nego
tiations in New York, but says
that they finally became disgusted
with Sweigles because lie trilled
with them, claiming that the daugh
ter of the expressman who carried
tin; remains to the place where
they were buried instigated
her father to secretly remove them
to another spot unknown to S’.vei-
gles. The latter claimed that he
had been intimate with this wo
man, but could obtain no informa
tion from her as to the whereabouts
of the body. McGarigle says that
he became convinced that this was
merely a trick of Sweigle to secure
a pardon, and the negotiations were
broken off before the remains were
returned, and never resumed.
THE MUUDKli OF KlllK THE CAUSE OF THE
CINCINNATI BIOT.
Palmer's Confession.
Palmer’s confession, which was
made about one o’clock on the
morning of the 29th of December,
after Berner had tried to shift the
responsibility for the murder upon
him, was very graphic. It is as fol
lows:
“My name is Joseph Palmer, and
I have been employed by the de
ceased about three weeks. I have
known William Berner about three
years, and he was also working for
Kirk. We saw Kirk have large
sums of money at various times,
and we made up our minds to get it
when opportunity offered. On last
Monday afternoon, December 24,
Berner and I were in the stable
when Kirk came in, about 4 p. m.
Berner said to me in a low tone,
“ What do you say?” I replied, “Its
a go.” Berner picked up a hammer
and I a club. Berner struck Kirk
the first blow, on the head, knock
ing him senseless on the stable floor.
1 then raised my club and dealt the
prostrate man a heavy blow on the
skull. Each struck him one more
blow on tho head, making four
blows altogether. We then dragged
the body behind tho open buggy
in the stable. I then ran to Berner,
who had gone to the front part of
the stable to sec if anybody was
coming, and asked him for his knife
to cut a piece of rope to tie uroimd
his windpipe. He gave me a knife
and 1 cut a piece off a rope which I
found in the stalls, and tied it
around Kirk’s neck in a running
noose. We both then took hold of
the rope and pulled with all our
power for a few seconds, and then
tied it in two knots. After we
thought lie was dead Billy put his
hand in one of Kirk’s pockets, I
don’t know which, and took out a
roll of bills. He then got a bucket
of water to wash our hands, as they
were covered with blood. Then we
went up on Bremen street to the
Park brewry shed and divided the
money. There was in the roll $235 or
$245, 1 don’t know which. The bar
gain was, whoever struck tho first
blow was to have $50 more than the
other, so I got $100 and Billy got
the balance. When we came out
of the shed it was getting dark.
We went down to the Star livery
stable on Seventh street, and got a
black covered wagon, paying $3 for
it. We stopped at a saloon and
took some drinks. Billy then went
over to his home and got his pistol,
and I waited for him at the saloon.
We then went to Kirk’s stable to
get the body. When we got there
I got the gun from Billy and opened
the stable door, and walked in with
the intention of killing anybody
that interfered with us. Billy struck
a match. We both grabbed the
body and chucked it In the wagon.
Billy shut up the tailboard and
buckled down the curtain. I ran in
and got the whip and closed the
stable. We drove to Harrison ave
nue, and out that road till we readi
ed Spring Grove avenue in Cum-
minsville. Wo went about three
blocks beyond the toll-gate, where
wo dumped the body into the main
crock on the left-hand side of the
road. We thought it would strike
the water. Billy remarked as we
threw tho body over, “ Wo are
(he luckiest of in the
land.” We returned to the saloon
corner of John and Bolts streets,
where we had a beer apiece. Wo
got a bucket of water and a broom
and we thought wo had washed all
the blood marks out of the wagon
f before wo returned it to Jltiyman’s,
but it was too dark to see whether
we made a clean job or not. We
got hack about 8 o’clock and sepa
rated. Christmas, and Christinas
night 1 wont out with several fel
lows and spent all tHo money in
gambling and other ways. I feel
Kin pounds lighter, now that I have
told all about it.”
Berner’s first confession had
agreed with tho above in every
thing save tho part he took in the
murder, ho declaring that the kill
ing was done by Palmer, who com
pelled him to remain and boa party
to tho spoils and to the disposal of
tho body. Later, however, he
acknowledged the correctness of
Palmer’s entire statement.
An Old NegreHH From LUioria (toinii Homo to I)le,
j Atlanta Journal, April 7th.
Maria Rouse, an old negress, just
from Liberia, was the guest of the
city last night, and was kindly
cared for at the city prison.
A reporter interviewed her this
morning, and drew forth some in
teresting facts:
“When did you go to Liberia?”
asked tho scribe.
“I left Alabama in eighteen hun
dred and seventy-eight—six years
ago this coming June,” she replied.
“Well, tell me something about
your trip there, and what kind of
country it is.”
“There were seventy-eight in the
crowd that went there with me.
All colored. I didn’t want to go
much, but my husband insisted and
we sold our little home and he told
me to go and he would meet mo in
New York. He never did come,
and I have never seen him. He
wrote to me a few times. I don’t
know where lie is now. It took us
a long time to get there, and sever
al of the crowd died on the vessel.
After we got to Liberia nearly all
of us were taken sick with fever,
and many of them died. I don’t
think there are more than ten liv
ing, and two have ever been able
to get back to America. I am so
thankful, young master, that God
has spared me to get this far on
my journey to the dear old home in
Alabama, where I expect to die.
The six long years there I have
been trying to save enough money
to get back to Alabama on. Darkies
can’t get over three dollars a
month for their work, it costs a
heap to live. I had a little farm of
twenty acres which I settled, but
not haying any horses, everything
had to be worked with the hoe. 1
did not see but three horses the
whole time I was there.”
“What did you raise?”
“Sugar cane, cider, sweet potatoes,
ginger, coffee, arrow root, rice and
edoes, a vegetable which looks and
tastes like an Irish potato. You
couldn’t get anything for your
truck after you raised it. It was a
hard scuffle to get along. The jigger
fleas are so bad that half the time
I couldn’t work.”
“What kind ot flea?”
“Jigger flea. It bores down under
the skin of your feet and makes
sores. Why, sir, I saw lots of peo
ple out there that had to have their
feet cut off. The fleas make awful
sores, and after they get in your
foot they can’t be got out. They
live and hatch in there and eat
your foot up. There are some rich
people out there, but they won’t
help the poor people, and all of the
poor ones would like to get away.
1 only saved fifty-six dollars in six
years, which was a little more than
enough to pay my passage to New
York. When I got there they sent
me on from place to place, and I
hope I will get homo safe. Ten
thousand times while out there 1
thought of the good old times when
I lived with old master and mis
tress. Negroes may talk about
Liberia or anywhere else, but I will
be happy when I get back to where
I was horn and where I expect to
die.”
Here the old woman began cry
ing and the reporter felt for a dime,
hut not finding one, left.
Washington, Aprif 8.—It is ru
mored that Minister Astor at Rome
has been instructed to use His influ
ence towards preventing the pro
posed confiscation of any of the
property of tho Catholic church
there by tlie Italian government.
He was recently successful in get
ting the American college there
exempted from tho decrees. In
1818, when Gen. Cass was Secretary
of State, a similar appeal was made
by the representative of this coun
try residing at Rome in behalf of
the church, whose property was
threatened, and it had a most valu
able effect.
Philadelphia Progress: A West
Philadelphia lady is to give an
Easter breakfast, at which eggs will
he served in twenty-four different
styles. There will ho no disli of
which eggs do not form a part. Tho
invitations are egg-slmpeil cards,
and tHo menu will he on white and
yellow satin, inclosed in eggs of
transparent glass, with movable
top. The breakfast hour is 1 p. m.,
and those who desire it can have
sherry and egg before sitting down
to table.
Tho man whose business so occu
pies his mind that lie cannot lie
civil to people lie meets should
either have more mind or less busi
ness, and most folks don’t care
which it is.
Tho wind prevented a heavy
frost in Wilkes county on Thursday
morning of last week. The ther
mometer registered four degrees
below tHe frosting point.
CUHUKNT GLKa/iNGS.
No More Ok'oiU^rugriiio.
Albany, N. Y., April 8.—A hill
prohibiting the manufacture of oleo
margarine, with penalties ranging
from $100 to $500, passed the Semite
to-day.
Every County Should Have One.
Smlthvlllo Enterprise.
Walker county lias a wild man.
The people there are afraid to go
out of nights. Every county in the
State ought to have a wild man.
Heavy Snow Storm.
Dayton, O., April 8.—One of the
heaviest snow storms ever known
at this season began this morning
and still continues. The snow fall
for a short time has equaled the
heaviest of the winter.
Frank James Pleads Not Onllty.
St. Louis, April 8.—A dispatch
from Huntsville, Ala., to the Post-
Dispatch, says: Frank James was
arraigned this morning before Judge
Bruce for tho Muscle Shoals rob
bery. He pleaded not guilty.—
Hearing of the case was for April
lGth.
Merciful Sarcasm.
Quitman New South.
A man left a bony horse on Scriv-
en street while lie went to take a
drink, and coming back a short time
afterwards discovered that a funny
youth had placed a card against the
fleshless ribs hearing the notice:
“Oats wanted, inquire within.”
Accident to nil F,migrant Train.
Galveston,April 7.—An accident
on tho Texas Pacific Road occurred
tliis morning near Elmdat station.
Two emigrant cars and a smoking
ear were ditched. Nineteen per
sons were injured, including Miss
Kittic Reed, of Atlanta, Ga., who
has a scalp wound. R. Asheton, of
Warrington, Va., was slightly hurt
on the side.
A General Strike In New Orleans.
A general strike of all mechanics
working on the buildings and in the
factories and car shops in this city,
took place to-day in accordance
with the resolution adopted yester
day. Several of the bosses yielded,
and tHe strikers are in good spirits.
The Exposition management have
agreed to pay the wages demanded
and there has been no delay in the
exposition work. •
1,700 llalcs of Cotton Burned.
A dispatch from West Point, Ga.,
of the 7tli inst., says: The fire here
yesterday morning burned Darden
& Kennedy’s warehouse and the
block all the way to Gilmer and
Montgomery streets. Seventeen
hundred hales of cotton were de
stroyed. The loss is from $175,000
to $200,000. The insurance about
$100,000. The origin of the fire is
unknown. It was extinguished
after seven hours hard work.
Grand Jury Secrets to lie Divulged.
Washington, April 7.—Chairman
Springer says that his committee
will hear John T. Mitchell, foreman
of the first grand jury that failed to
return star route indictments, in
any statement he may want to
make about the proceedings of the
grand Jury. Mr. Mitchell says that
he will show that tho government’s
attorneys betrayed their employer,
and did not try to make good cases
before the grand jury. It has been
a question in Mr. Mitchell’s mind,
and was for sometime in that of the
committee, whether he had a legal
right to testify to what occurred be
fore the grand jury. He says that
he will do tliis because Col. Bliss
lias charged that the grand jury
was corrupted.
Kx|ionIiik the Spirit*.
Atlanta Constitution April 8th.
Cecil, the spirit exposer, drew a
good audience to the opera house
last night, which was composed of
probably ono-luilf believers in spirit
ualism and one-luilf sceptics. Tno
’first manifestation consisted of read
ing cards written by the audience
and placed in envelopes. Next
messages appeared from Guiteau
and A. Lincoln on slates placed on
chairs right before the footlights;
this after being exposed proved
very simple. Dr. Lancaster wrote
tho name of J. T. Avant on a piece
of paper and handed it to another
gentleman who folded it and placed
it in his pocket, afterwards a mes
sage appeared signed by the name
on the paper. Next Cecil asked for
a committee of six chosen by the
audience, who secured him with
ropes, and handcuffs to a chair and
post nailed to the floor, sealing all
knots, nevertheless, all kinds of
manifestations were produced by
Him while in this condition. Spirits
materialized and dematerlallzcd,
spirit’s hands and faces were plainly
seen, and finally Cecil stepped from
the cabinet leaving cuffs and knots
still sealed, lie next exposed that
all mediums become loose and con
sequently it is easily understood
that all mysterious manifestations
are very easy, even to suspend an
entire piano in midair.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS.
If 1 wore a Lumtt-tuin-lum-tltum-too
In tho land of tho olive and Ayr,
I'd sit all day on tha trolle-lol-loo
And play on tho thluEce-me-Jlg.
And If In the Ilumde-dutn battle I fall
A what’s-tts-nuino’s all that I crave—
llut bury mo deep In tin? what-you-nmy-onll,
And plant thlng-um-bobg over my grave.
Personal canvas—A pair of over
alls.
A lone exhibition—Picture of an
old bachelor.
A young lady who attempts to
capture more than seven beaus
always tries to fascinate.
The Boston Transcript suspects
that the reason why so many young
men are so fresli is because they
cannot earn their salt.
Patent medicines sold for$l a bot
tle could be sold at a profit for ten
cents a Dottle; but it may be that
many lives are saved by keeping
the price up.
Startled owner—“Iley, what are
you doing there?” Colored thief
(who has just fallen through sky
light—“Jse blown here, boss, by dat
dab dreadful hurricane we had
Souf.”
A fire broke right out in a Louis
ville church during services last
Sunday. It was with great difficul
ty that several of the congregation
were awakened in time to save
their lives.
The people live uncommon long
in a certain town in Scotland. There
are two men there so old that they
have quite forgotten who they are,
and there is nobody alive who can
remember it for them.
This is about the time of year that
the city man thinks he would like
to own a place in the country, and
make a fortune in a few years by
training dried-apple vines to climb
bean poles.—Chicago Sun.
Professor, to class in surgery:
“The right leg of the patient, as you
see, is shorter than the left, in con
sequence of which lie limps. Now,
what would you do in a case of this
kind?” Bright student: “Limp,
too.”
“No,” said a young man who was
asked to sing, “I have not attempted
to sing for many years. My voico
got away from me when I was very
young; and when I caught it it
squealed so that it frightened me,
and I let it go again.”
Mary Anderson has made nearly
$75,000 during her London engage
ment. If other girls would only
follow her example and lay up
something for their future husbands,
during their engagements, there
would be fewer matches broken off.
“Debutante” asks: “What is the
best costume for a ball ?” That
depends. A fish-ball looks best in
brown, with pork cut bias, and a
base hall costume of flannel shirt,
trousers and spiked shoes is hardly
the tiling for a lady.—Boston Bul
letin.
A Boston firm advertises a book
of dialect poems, “written on the
rail.” Dialect poets have accumu
lated so rapidly within a few years
that we are not surprised to hear
that one of them has been ridden
on a rail. He may consider himself
lucky that he escaped the tar and
feathers.
Down in Pennsylvania they have
sociables whore you can kiss all tho
girls you want to at five cents
apiece. Pennsylvania evidently be
lieves in keeping down tho prices
on luxuries, even if they have to
whoop it up high on dog taxes and
other necessities of life.—Burling
ton Free Press.
Poetry is the blossom and fra-
granco of all human knowledge,
human thoughts, human passions,
emotions and language.— Yonkers
Gazette. It is frequently also the
delicate, snow-white lining that
fringes tho wavering willow-work
of the Journalistic waste-basket.—
Williamsport Table.
An eccentric Western miner, who
was attracted to Victoria in early
days, 011 his way to Cariboo, British
Columbia, saw the old Hudson Bay
Company’s building with its sign,
“II. B. in large letters, where
upon ho exclaimed: “Hero before
Christ! Well, 1 swow! I allors horn
tell Victoria wuz and old town, but
l bo gol darned ef that uiu’t a stick
er!”
“How much aro them a quart?” a
countryman asked as he picked up
a strawberry from in front of a fruit
store on Chestnut street and swal
lowed it.
“Fifty cents apiece,”
“What ?” shouted the countryman.
“Fifty cents apiece. Try another;
they’re nice and fresh.”
“No,” lie replied, as lie handed
over half a dollar, “I’ve had all tho
strawberries 1 want.”