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FIGIIT Olf CONVICT BILL WAGED
UP TO LAST MOMENT.
IMPORTANT MEASURE IS NOW LAW.
Cloning Scones of tit© Session—Summary
of Hour© and Senate
Proceeding;*.
The Georgia legislature passed into
history at 2 o’clock Friday morning
amid a whirl of enthusiasm and pyro¬
technic oratory.
The house convict bill went through
safely. There was, however a tremend¬
ous fight and both the house and the
senate for a long time held doggedly
to their positions, but in the end the
bill was adoptod with not a single
change.
The legislature took up nearly the
entire day Thursday iu the considera-
tihn of the bill, and it was finally
pushed through at 2 o’clock Friday
morning by the combined and heroic
effort of Governor Atkinson, President
Berner and Speaker Jenkins. The
whole trouble grew out of the senate’s
refusal to concur with the house iu the
section of the bill which provides for
the disposition of the money arising
from the hire of convicts.
The house wanted to put the money
in the public school fund, where it now
goes, but the senate demurred. The
latter body struck out all reference to
the disposition of the fund and order¬
ed it to be paid into the state treasury.
When the two bodies finally clashed
on this section the house appointed
Messrs. Boynton of Spalding, Little
of Muscogee, and Brannen of Bulloch,
as conferees to adjust the matter.
The senate put up Messrs. Cook,
Shropshire and Turner. The two com¬
mittees met and fought for an hour or
more lA before reaching a conclusion and
in meantime the sergeant-at-arms
senate was kept busy shoving
bands of the clot k.
Ily the
38 cHte."'-e-^!!d so rep< rted to tii.-i>' ri-
bodies. President Berner re-
hi- n.cmli.-vs a ml Sp.-iikcr
s pul i:.;> in opposition Mc-.-rs
Nevin and Bowden. ’ELeso
gentlemen fought until nearly 2 o’clock
in the morning and again failed to
agree. Then President Berner reap-
pointed his conferees and Speaker
Jenkins sent over Messrs. Slaton,Bush
and Boswell. This last batch was too
much for the senate crowd and the
latter gave in after another hour of
discussion.
Shortly before three o’clock the two
reports were made and amid tremen¬
dous applause, the convict bill went
through. Some of the members ele¬
vated Hewlett Hall and Phil Cook to
their shoulders and started to carry
them about the chamber, but both vic¬
tims wriggled loose.
The wildest excitement prevailed
and a recess to invite Governor Atkin¬
son to address the assembly was the
last measure considered, but Governor
Atkinson escaped through a side door
and the remainder of the session was
given over to disorder.
The fact that the house had forced
the senate to give way on every point
in dispute led the members of the lower
body, however, to make things warm
foi all the representatives of the upper
branch who had the courage to put in
an appearance.
The house adjourned at 2:45 a. m.
The senate adjourned at 3:07.
Wednesdav's Proceedings.
The senate Wednesday morning re¬
sumed consideration of the convict
bill, and amendments were first read
and acted upon. The original bill, as
amended, was then put upon its pass¬
age. The bill received a vote of 33
ayes to 7 nays, and was therefore pass¬
ed. Upon the announcement of Pres¬
ident Berner that the bill had passed
there was loud applause. The bill was
immediately transmitted to the house.
Senator Battle introduced a resolu¬
tion, which was adopted, instructing
the special attorney representing the
state in connection with the Western
and Atlantic railroad to prepare a
handbook of that road.
The reading of house bills aud joint
resolutions was then begun.
The following local bills were pass¬
ed: To establish a public school sys¬
tem in tho town of Lumpkin; to make
it a penal offense to secure grass,
growth or woods upon the property of
another in Berrien county without the
consent of the owner; to provide for a
public school system in the town of
Oxford; changing the name of the state
lunatic asylum to the Georgia State
sanitarium; making it a misdemeanor
to fire a gun or pistol at any picnic,
upon any excursion train or at any
public gathering except the in personal the
defense; extending charter of
Ogitarsyille, Gainesville and Air Line
railroad.
resolution appropriating the
for the procuring of a portrait of
late Charles Crisp came up for pas¬
sage and evolved a eulogistic ceremony cham¬
and nearly every senator in the
ber paid a tribute to the dead states¬
man.
At Wednesday’s session the house
todfc up Senator Walker’s bill provid¬
ing that militia districts adopting the
no fence law shall erect fences. At
least a dozen members made speeches
for or against the measure. The bill
failed by four votes.
Senator Gray's bill for tbe protec¬
tion of fruit against insects and pests
was then passed. This measure is to
be very important to tho .interests of
fruit raising in Georgia. It provides
for an inspection on Mie part of the ag-
ricultuml department with a view to
remedying the evil.
There was a hot fight over Senator
Bernev’s bill for the election of the
trustees of the state university by the
people. The bill came before the
house with a substitute from the com¬
mittee, offered by Mr. Little of Mus¬
cogee, to provide for the appointment
of 11 additional trustees, all of whom
shall be farmers.
The substitute was lost, the vote
being 53 to (15. A vote was then taken
on the original measure, which was
lost. On the bill the vote was 49
to 58.
ST °P THE WASTAGE.
An Kxpert Tolls How Agricultural Re"
sources May Be Increased.
The wonderful loss to farmers
brought about by the negleot to prop¬
erly utilize the resources and to em¬
ploy knowledge that is considered in¬
dispensable in other kinds of busi¬
ness is one of the causes of depression
in agriculture. This is more particu¬
larly the case iu the South than else¬
where, although much has been done
within the past few years to check this
loss. The Southern people are just
beginning to appreciate the advan¬
tages of employing their other re¬
sources than those of cotton produc¬
tion. In the past the South has been
too largely dependent upon the colored
man and the mule. The result has
been, and will continue to be, so long
as they practice a one-crop system,
that they will be subject to periods of
disoouraging depression. In other
words, where the farmer put all of his
eggs in one basket and meets with
some accident he is confronted by the
loss of his entire source of support
until nature has time to produce an¬
other crop. Should it fail a second
and third time the poor farmer is left
in a desperate way. In the South the
wonderful resources for feeding the
North upon early vegetables have not
been utilized as they can be. There
has been and will continue to be a
large wastage of products upon the
farm, most particularly in the failure
to properly utilize cotton seed and its
products.
Where favorable terms with the
cotton seed oil mills can be made it is
well enough to sell the excess of cot¬
ton seed and either exchange it or buy
cotton seed meal. The intelligent
farmer, with the aid of the experiment
station or the officers of the agricul¬
tural college of his State, can readily
figure out whether it is more profita¬
ble to sell -and buy or to keep and
feed or use as a fertilizer. If the far¬
mer keeps his cotton reed he should
at once provide for feeding it to
stock. Cheap sheds can be con¬
structed to properly protect the cattle
from the cold rains which are so try¬
ing on stock in the winter, and the
manure carefully preserved in a shed
will give the farmer a double profit.
In fact, I might say a treble profit.
For in this way, by preserving his
manure in the form of a compost heap
and mixing with it from time to time
some potash and a moderate supply of
phosphate, he would save the profit
charged by dealers in fertilizers and
secure to himself the profit of the cot¬
ton seed as a fertilizer and as a feed
stuff. Besides this he would be able
to utilize the hay which is produced
in great quantities upon the Southern
farms and only needs to be harvested
and fed in order to make it profitable.
The use of kainit in a compost heap
Cannot be too highly recommended, as
it preserves to the farmer his valuable
nitrogen and serves as a preventive of
waste upon the farm. The addition
of the acid phosphate makes a com¬
plete manure that is highly satisfac¬
tory for all kinds of crops and on
almost all kinds of soil. Wo advise
every farmer to do some close figuring
and see if he can afford to sell his cot¬
ton seed at-ton dollars a ton or ex¬
change it for 725 pounds of cotton seed
meal. It will bo one of the most pro¬
fitable rainy days’ work he ever did if
he will calculate all of profits and losses
and carefully study how he could save
several dollars per ton by feeding stock
and preparing his fertilizers at home.
He may find that he is selling his birth¬
right for a mess of pottage when he
parts with his cotton seed at prevail¬
ing rates. He may hnd that he can
save largely by produoingmore fertili¬
zers upon the fan* and by buying sim¬
ply the potash salts and the acid phos¬
phate necessary to properly utilize his
present wastes.
Stop the wastes upon the farm, Uti-
lize its products in an economic man¬
ner. Prevent loss to live stook and
fertilizers by exposure to the weather
and cold drenching rains. Avoid in¬
judicious sales of valuable farm pro¬
ducts and the purchase of fertilizers
that should be saved upon the farm.
Where fertilizers are bought let them
be supplemented to those produced
upon the farm, and purchase those in¬
gredients necessary to perfect the fer¬
tilizer products of the farm. Avoid
wastage of labor by cultivating un¬
profitable lauds and see that all culti¬
vated land is well fertilized.
Du. John A. Myers,
Ex-Director West Virginia Experiment
Station.
“SISTER” LEASE ANNOUNCES.
Will Soek Populist Congressional Nomi¬
nation For till Kansas District.
In a letter to friends Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Lease states that her leo-
ture engagements are not proving as
profitable as she expected, and an¬
nounces that she expects to return to
Kansas and begin an active canvass
for the populist nomination for con¬
gress in the seventh district.
The fight against Jerry Simpson,
she says, will prevent his renomination
and it is her hope to ; eventually secure
a majority of the votes in the conven¬
tion.
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PHILOSOPHER IS BESET WITH
MORE TRIBULATIONS.
NARROWLY ESCAPES “ASSASSIN.”
Traveling; West On Ilia TecturlnK Tour,
the Bartow Man Has Many Bps
and Downg.
Shreveport, La.—I t was a lovely
train—that fast mail from Atlanta to
Montgomery—cars all new and bright
and clean, and we made the run of 175
miles in five hours. The wheels seem¬
ed to slide and glide along the rails as
if moving upon ice; not a jar or shock
and all went serene until we neared
Opelika, when suddenly there was a
terriffic crash at my window and the
large plate glass was shattered by a
stone that some fiend had thrown with
force and violence. A second later—
yes, a fraction of a second—and I
would have received the blow in my
face. The broken glass was shattered
over me and in my face, and a sharp
fragment stuck in my finger. Kind
fate or Providence protected me, for I
had no accident policy. But I con¬
sider myself the injured person
and had a mind to telegraph Gov¬
ernor Johnston to call out the militia,
for we had crossed the Alabama
line. When we reached the town our
conductor put detectives on track of
the rascals, and I hope they will catch
them. When I got to Meridian it was
night again and iu going to the hotel
I found the pavement torn up part of
the way and before I was aware of any
impediment, I stumbled against an
abrupt rise and fell far and wide on
the unfeeliug brick. It seemed to me
I couldent stop falling and my eorpo-
rosity spread out in a horizontal atti¬
tude. I lost my cane and spectacles,
but a kind-hearted man ran out of his
store and helped me up and we found
them. You are the third man that has
tripped up there tonight and the city
council ought to have a lamp and a
watchman here. I skinned my knee-
pan and got my best clothes all dirty,
and once more I consider myself
the injured person, for I still had
no accident policy. Today, when
our train stopped at Vicksburg, a
lot of preachers got aboard on their
way to the synod and some of the
nice ladies of the town came down to
meet some lady friends on the trsin.
It took them a good while to exchange
salutations 'and kiss goodbye all
around, and suddenly the train moved
off and gradually gained speed of mo¬
tion and the nice ladies ran hastily to
the door and down the steps and made
a leap for the platform. I never saw
such a spread of feminine forms and
garments in my life. They both fell
violently forward face downwards
with all four of their limbs
and I know the shock must have
broken every stay in their corsets. It
grieved me, for I know they are hurt,
but the train never stopped to see, for
the conductor supposed those ladies
were passengers and not visitors and
had gone forward to look after other
matters. But I am obliged to con¬
sider those ladies the injured
persons. It won’t do for ladies
or old men to leap from a moving
train. When we crossed the great
Mississippi river and had resumed our
journey the train stopped to take on a
young couple who were eloping from
their parents and were going to get
married as soon as they reached the
first courthouse town. They had
dodged the old people by crossing the
liver in a skiff and so when the train
reached the town the young man hur¬
ried to the clerk and got a license
while our train waited for him. They
didn’t know where to find a preacher,
but there were forty or fifty aboard
our train and kind friends suggested
that they be married in the parlor car
that was attached. So they chose our
Jimmy Hillhouse, who used to preach
in Cartersville, but is now located in
Vicksburg. He got Kev. Jimmy
Jones to assist him and while the
train was going thirty miles an hour
the happy couple were joined together
in the holy bonds of matrimony. The
two Jimmies kissed the fair young
bride and when we met the eastbouud
train the couple boarded it and re¬
turned to their anxious parents. There
was nothing in the way of their marri¬
age save their youth, for the young
man is of good habits and good family,
and the girl is as sweet as a pink.
But these preachers are a bright and
jolly set. They kept us laughing all
the way to Monroe, where the synod
meets. Going to the church courts is
their greatest recreation.
But I am tired tonight, for I have
traveled 400 miles today and must stop
for the present.— Bill Arp, in Atlanta
Constitution.
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ZANOLI STILL HELD.
H. May Vet Be Tried For PoUonlag Hi.
Wif..
Chales Zanoli, the New York barber
who has been held on suspicion of
causing the death of the many people
upon whose deaths he collected insur-
ae, was arraigned in the police court
in that city last Tuesday on the charge
of homicide in causing the death of
Jennie Suhmer, his fourth and last
wife, by the use of poison or some
other means.
If you have anything to sell let the
public know it. This paper is a good
advertising medium.
GEOUI.LV BRIEFS.
The tlireotors of the Georgia Chau¬
tauqua will erect at an early date a
handsome building in Albany. This
will be done by stock issued. Citi¬
zens Chautauqua are subscribing rapidly. The
next assembly will be
held about April 1.
* * *
The contest for the position of as¬
sistant state librarian has taken a new
turn with the open announcement that
Mrs. John Milloge, the wife of the
late librarian has been placed in the
field by her friends as an avowed can-
dadate.
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1 he Presbyterians of Atlanta an
preparing to celebrate tbeir fiftieth
anniversary have next month. Committees
jubilee already been appointed, and the
will last two days, beginning
until on Saturday, Sunday January 8th, and lasting
night. The exereis #
will be interesting and appropriate.
* * *
The apportionment of the comm. <p
school fund of Georgia for 1898 to tl e
several counties of the state has been
concluded by State School Commis
sioner Glenn. The amount appor¬
tioned was $1,532,381, the apportion¬
ment being made on the school census
of 1893, according to which Georgia
has a total school population of 604,-
971. The rate of apportionment per
capita is $2.69, an increase of 77 cents
over 1897, the rate for which is $1.92.
From the present outlook the reun¬
ion of Confederate veterans in Atlanta
will eclipse anything that has ever oc¬
curred in the history of the associa¬
tion. New Orleans, St. Louis and
Richmond will not be able to show
anything in comparison. The ranks
of tho veterans are being thinned
daily, and every year there are a great
number who are unable to answer the
roll call because of their transi¬
tion to a better world. The reunion
of ’98 will be the grandest gathering
of veterans that the world has ever
known, and the gentlemen composing
the executive committee will formulate
such plans as will make it a complete
success in every particular and detail.
Governor Atkinson is going to Mexi¬
co to recover from the effect of the
Georgia legislature, it is said, and in¬
cidentally, to study the silver question.
With a pleasant party of congenial
friends, the governor will leave in
about two weeks aud will make a tour
through Mexico and the extreme south¬
ern' portion of North America. He
will travel in a special car and will
to have make every the comfort trip pleasant. *afid ^un’enience
announced$|Wt gov-
ernor has not yet amef:
of those who will make up his party,
but he will take with him several of
his intimate friends. The state road
has furnished one of its most elegant
cars and a large party can be accom¬
modated.
A day or two ago Governor Atkin¬
son beard argument on the legislative
bill known as the land improvement
bill. The bill passed both the house
and senate against a decided opposi¬
tion, and now it is again confronted
with a solid array of enemies. A num¬
ber of Atlanta attorneys are making
an effort to persuade Governor Atkin¬
son to veto the measure. The bill
provides that in case where a bona fide
purchaser buys a piece of property iu
good faith, thinking that he is getting
a sure and clear title to the property,
and makes improvements thereon,
then discovers that another person
holds a superior title and has to give
up the property to this person, the
improver must receive the value of the
improvements he has made upon the
property.
The present lessees of Georgia’s
convicts say that they believe the new
law is a good one. It differs very lit¬
tle from the old law, they say, and
after all the legislature did not make
any radical change in the penitentiary
system. The question has been dis¬
cussed for years. In and out of Geor¬
gia the convict system has been con¬
demned, and there seemed to be a de¬
mand for something entirely different
from the old plan. But after all the
agitation and denunciation, the system
has only been modified. Some of the
present lessees say that the new law
would be perfectly satisfactory to them
to operate under, but they long ago
made up their minds not to lease any
more convicts after their present con¬
tract expires. The chances are that
the convicts to be leased will bring
the amount indicated by Principal
Keeper Turner, 50 cents a day gross,
which is about equal to $50 per an¬
num net for each convict hired out.
Georgia will make one of tbe finest
exhibits that will be made by any
southern state at the great Trans-Mis¬
sissippi aud International exposition
to be held at Omaha next year. Next
to its last act the Georgia legislature
passed a joint resolution allowing the
permanent exhibit at the capitol to be
sent to Omaha with the other exhibits
from Georgia. This was done at the
wish of Governor Atkinson, who is
quite anxious to make a good showing
of the wonderful products and re¬
sources of his state. On December
6th the legislature passed a resolution
which provided that the governor ap¬
point an exposition commission of fif¬
teen members to collect and place
the Georgia exhibit at tbe Omaha fair.
This commission was to serve without
cost, and the exhibit was to be pre¬
pared without expense to the state.
The exhibit now in the capitol is such
as could not be collected and placed in
its present shape for less than $15,000,
and the action of the legislature is in
effect equal to a direct appropriation
of that amount.
BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE
JOURN UNTIL JANUARY 5TH.
EULOGIES ON DEATH OF COOKE.
The Klondike Miners* Relief Bill, Appro¬
priating; $£00,000, Successfully
Carried Through.
Saturday being the last day of the
session before the holidays, the chap¬
lain of the house took occasion in his
opening prayer to refer to approach¬
ing season of peace and good will, and
to pay tribute to the late Representa¬
tive Cooke, of Illinois, whose eulo¬
gies were set for the day.
The conference report to the emer¬
gency relief measure, for the Klon¬
dike country, was presented and
agreed to. It compromised the
amount of the relief fund at $200,-
000, provides for securing the consent
of Canada to extending the relief
the Canadian side, and authorizes
use of the army to carry out the relief
measures. It also provides that the
supplies be purchased instead of being
donated.
House bill was passed confirming
certain cash entries of public lands.
The speaker announced several com¬
mittee changes including Boyce, of
Indiana, to succeed Johnson, of
ana elections (resigned), as chairman of the
committee No. 2; Codding,
of Pennsylvania, to succeed Kirkpat¬
rick, of Pennsylvania, on Pacific roads.
At 12:30 p. m. Mr. Boutelle, of Illi¬
nois, offered resolutions of profound
regret on the death of Mr. Cooke, of
Illinois, and eulogies were begun.
It was the first time Mr. Boutelle,
who succeeds Mr. Cooke, had spoken
in the house. He paid a high tribute
to the deceased and referred to Presi¬
dent McKinley’s recent bereavement
in the loss of his mother.
Friday’s open session of the senate
was brief, the time being consumed in
the introduction of bills and resolu¬
tions, several of the latter calling for
information from various departments
being passed. One of the resolutions
agreed to increase from $50,000 to
$62,500, the amount to be expended
by the government on the buildings at
the Trans-Mississippi International
exposition to be held in Omaha, and
reduced by $12,500 the sum to be ex¬
pended upon the government’s display.
During the executive session the
senate received and adopted the con¬
ference report on the bill providing
for the extension of relief to the miners
in the Yukon river country.
Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, introduced
a resolution, which was^-arsed, direct
ing the postmaster general to inform
the senate of all railway and steamship
mail contracts made by the United
States now in force, the names of per¬
sons or companies with whom they are
made, the service to be performed and
sum to be paid by the United
Mr. Kyle, of South Dakota, intro¬
duced and had passed a resolution
upon the secretary of state for
papers from the Haytian govern¬
relating to Bernard Campbell.
The senate at 11:40 p. m. went into
session. During the execu¬
session the conference report upon
bill providing relief for the Klon¬
miners was received and adopted.
Both bouses adjourned until Janu¬
5th.
CRACKER COMPANIES COMBINE.
Only tlxe Details of Organization Remain
To Be Settled.
President Marvin, of the United
States Baking Company, returned to
Pittsburg, Pa., Sunday from New
York and announced that the consoli¬
dation of three cracker companies of
the United States is an assured fact.
The deal has been practically con¬
summated, aud only details of organi¬
zation remain to be settled.
The capitalization of the big com¬
bine, he says, will be $55,000,000 and
it will be in operation by January 1.
The three companies entering the
trust are the New York Biscuit Com¬
pany, the American Baking Company
and the United States Baking Com¬
pany. The latter is now capitalized
at $5,000,000, while the other two are
rated at $10,000,000 each.
GAGE’S CURRENCY BILL.
Introduced In t.h« House By Chairman
of Ranking; Committee.
A Washington special says: The cur¬
rency bill framed by Secretary of the
Treasury Gage was introduced in the
house Thursday by Chairman Walker,
of the banking and currency commit¬
tee, immediately after the hearing.
The bill ns presented to the house is
identical with that submitted to the
committee save for a few changes of
no special significance which were
suggested by Mr. Walker.
Secretary Gage appeared before the
committee and submitted the bill.
SIX PERISH IN FLAMES.
Only Two of a Family In Ottawa Escape
From Burning; Residence.
Advices from Ottawa, Out., state
that the residence of Patrick Leahy
was burned early Friday morning,and
Leahy and five of bis children, Thom¬
as, Marie, Katie, Maggie and Patrick,
the oldest but nine years of age, per¬
ished.
Mrs. Leahy and a boy named Frank,
aged five yenrs, escaped.
It is supposed that Leahy dropped a
lighted match which he was accustom-
e 1 to carry around the house.
ip. ■
If nil all our lives were one brood glare
If Of all sunlight, clear, unclouded; smooth
our paths were and fair,
Then Ey no deep should gloom enshrouded, the darker
we miss hours,
The Intermingling sadness,
And pray, perhaps, for storms and showed
To break the constant gladness.
If What none wore slok and none render? were sad.
sorvloo could we
I think if wo wore always glad
We hardly could be tender.
Did our beloved never need
Our tender ministration.
Life Its would finest grow consolation. cold, and miss, indeed.
If sorrow never smote the heart
And every wish were granted,
Then faith would die and hope depart
And life be disenchanted.
And if In heaven is no more night,
In heaven is no more sorrow,
Such unlmagined, pure delight
Fresh worth from pain would borrow.
PITH AND POINT.
There are people who thiuk that if
a girl has studied in Europe she can.
sing—Washington Democrat.
The Missionary—“My friend, what
would you do if you expected the end
of the world in ten days?” The Tramp
—“Wait for it.”—Puck.
Lady Cyclist—“Oh, dear, this hill
is so steep I wish I had a donkey to
tow me up.” Gentleman (gallantly)
—Can’t I tow you, darling?”—Stan¬
dard.
Class in natural history—“Same
two animals noted especially for their
ferocity.” “Two cats tied aerost a
clo’es line, ma’am.”—Chicago Tri¬
bune.
“They say that the Italian count
she married turned out to be an or¬
gan-grinder.” “Well at any rate, ha
had a handle to his name.”—Brook¬
lyn Life.
Ethel (aged six)—“I wonder whero
all the clergymen come from.’'
Frances (aged five)—“I suppose the
choir-boys grow up into ministers.”—
Harper’s Bazar.
“De man dat won’ be saterfy wif
nnffln but a sof’ snap,’ said Uncle
Eben, “is ginerally de one dat does de
mos’ talkin’ ’bout hahd times.”—
Washington Star.
Baggs—“I wonder why a dog al¬
ways turns around three times before
lying down?” Jaggs—“Probably he
thinks that one good turn deserves
another.”—Chicago News.
Flora (who has aspirations)—“Don’t
you think women can do a great deal
to elevate the stage?” Ed. - “It
wouldn’t be necessary if they’d lower
their hats.”—Harper’s Bazar.
Belle—“What makes that Mis?
Sprocket so proud?” Bertha—“Why,
didn’t you hear? She advertised her
bioycle for sale, and they got it in this
way, ‘A beautiful lady’s bioycle for
sale.’”
Mr. Blinkins—“You know the old
proverb, ‘The best is the cheapest?’
Mrs. Blinkins—“Oh, you are mistaken!
The best is the dearest. I know, for
I’ve asked the prices.”—New York
Weekly.
fact is,” said Dawson, "I mar¬
ried because I was lonely. To put it
tersely, I married for sympathy. ”
“Well, old man,” replied his friend
Haley, you certainly have mine.”—
Chicago News.
“It hardly seems meet,” said tho
Cornfed Philosopher, “yet it is un¬
doubtedly true, that many a young
womau is willing to trust with her
heart a young man that no butcher*
will trust for a pound of liver.”—In¬
dianapolis Journal.
“How old are you?” was asked of a
little English girl who is visiting in
Allegheny. “I am six.” And how old
is your oousin?” “He is six, too, but
he has been so longer than I. ” Tho
boy was a few months the older.—
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Enthusiast—“The game of golf
consists in getting the balls over tho
course with the smallest possible num¬
ber of strokes. You can understand
that?” Friend—“Of course. The
players naturally desires to get through,
with it as soon as possible.”—Puck.
Nicety of Etiquette.
A true gentieman usually feels that
it is as essential to be courteous to the
least as to the greatest, but etiquette
does not always recognize this. The
famous Talleyrand is reported to have
used a graduation of politeness in ask¬
ing his guests to take beef at a dinner
party that he gave. The grade ran
thus:
To a prince of the blood: “May I
have the honor of sending your royal
highness a little beef?”
To a duke: “Monseigneur, permit
me to send you a little beef?”
To a marquis: “Marquis, may I
send yon a little beef?”
To a visoount: “Viscount, pray
have a little beef.”
To a baron: “Baron, do yon take
beef?”
To an untitled gentleman: “Mon¬
sieur, some beef?”
To his Private Secretary: “Beef?”
But there was yet an inferior per¬
sonage present, and to him Talleyrand
uttered no word. He Biinply looked
at him, and made an interrogative
gesture with the carving knife. But
if the meat were good, some of u»
would not trouble much how we were
invited to it.—Tit-Bits.
What It Costs to Rnn a Modern* "Up-to*
Date” Newspaper.
The expenditure of a newspaper
that is operated on a large scale wa#
as follows last year: Editorial and
literary matter, $220,000; local news,
$290,000; illustrations, $180,000; cor¬
respondents, $125,000; telegraph,
$65,000; cable, $27,000; mechanical
department, $410,500; paper, $817,-
000; business office, ink, rent, light,
etc., $219,000. This paper has a very
expensive staff of editorial writers,
but the $220,000 is largely for special
articles of a very miscellaneous char¬
acter. Most, papers of the same class
—the cheap “great daily”—put about
two per cent, of their total expenditure
on this item.—Seribner’s