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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: SATURDAY MORHIRG, DECEMBER 29, 1894. THE MACON TELEGRAPH PUBLISHED EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR AND WEEKLY. Office 569 Mulberry Street. true daily TicLKunAi-H-Deurorea by f carrier* In (he city, or mailed, post*** | tree, w cent* a month; 11.75 for three | month*; p.U> for *lx month*; 17 for one | yt»r; eyery day except Bunday, H Bins TfSLhUKAjriH—'in-Weekly, Mon- I days, Wc-dnr*4*>'» and Friday*, or Tu.*- ; day* Thursday* and Baturday*, three ) month*. 11; *lx month*, P; one year. It RUB SUNDAY TLLtiUltAi’li—By mall, on, year. IX ttiiti WEEKLY 1ELKC1HA1'JI-By malt one year, «. h l ;!3fltir - no.NB—Fayahlo In advance Memlt by poltal order, check or rep*, lerod letter. Currency by mall at n*k , of sender. MUMMUNICATIONB ahould be addressed and all order*, checka draft*, «tc, mad) |>ayabl* to TUK TKI.KURAPH, Macon, Ua. Index to new advertisements. 7k«i C. Smith, ootid. .1. H. Hertz, overcoat*. Fred W. Goctt;., timer; bargain* In *ulta .am in, oomlttrt* and blank*** t-'iAner*' Supply Conxiany, inuano. tv. a. Solomna 4 Co., stacks and bonds. Iw-ynJ BakTns Powder Oo., "Aocept Kune of (he Protendod Substitutes." W. C. Turpin & Co., Ilrewcedui. Mi*a CSUrle llohrin, *ch<ml. H. ft. Brown, asslgnoe; omnibus for ttllc. \OT A DESIRABLE JUSPORiM. j For a good rouj jcvuvt contain people nJio are diaeuitlMfleri with trim present 'Yorm of our r^trvwntnH vn (tovormtient -or, rtllu", rwitli ft** mofliod* by wlilch eho n*iuv**mrla(ilvo* of dim ponpln in tJnw Korxreuiuitrt tint noloctod—thavo argued ‘u> favor of uvliut they roll '‘proportion- jolt* rnptYMonlufl.nh" Unite idea Is that 'nidi party ahould lx* roproaonled In lldfiolatlvo Ixxllea «n proportion in (ho mwnbor of volca cast for Its candidate*. 'Bio ftorranodt organ of thin •yariuly of reform In ponbapa the Outlook, of New York, which in ttio coureo ot a mount article trios to detnonsUuto win t a gootl lling proporUonuto rrprtwmiatioa Mould 1* 1>y figuring out iwhst party roprcwonlatlon would htivt* txwn under it m tho oamgrtm now sitting and tho otui which goes into office on (ha 4th of next March. In itfto present cougreas, it stye, ;tui mmtboii of DnmocratM tv.mld ho 104, IntfUnd of 218; Hcpub’.l- •can* 103, 1ust«ul of J27; Populists 31, instead of 11; Prohibitionist* 8, Instead at none.. In tho noxil congress, tiio Ddaiotout* would Jitavi* 133, Instead of ICO; Uopnbltains 105, Instead of 845; Popullils 44, inntrad of 11; Prohibi tionist* 8, instnad of none. Tlio Outlook aroma to dunk tint a contjrtfts so oonsUlntnl nvmftiV tx> very nsioh enorr Tuhraliln to thr country, Wo nro free to tiUnilt ttot tho present con gress can bo Unproved upon very much, but wo aantmat itm .Hun tlio divis ion of tho nwmlxvs among the different purlins In tlio ntinticr proposed would holp it. Tbo trottblo with tt now I* that It has no majority In favor of any thing. It In tti'llt up Into fruitions which Mika it hoVyhecs, it is, 1n fact, In ex actly die condition through factional division tow tho Outlook wrshtw to pro- rtneo l>y proportionate repramnuvtlon, for It will be observed that, accortllng to Its figure*, neither party, either in the present congmas or the next, would have a majority. In both tho Populist* would hold the balance of power. No party iwouKl bo msponsiMe. livery ■neaauro would bo slofoatal or pawn'd by tho Joint action of two parties, reached always as tho result of a trade, and neither of dioao parties would K> rettponsiblo to the country for tho leg- (Station. Tho country has had a Untie experience in what Dio results would be during tho llfo of tho present con- great. Wo art* Quito sure It docs not want any more experience of the same kind. What It does want Is n govern ment administered (by a party with a definite programme, ami so well disci plined, or so well agreed in opinion, ns to be ahio to carry that programme out In l'o.-islaHon and in executive action. No reasonable nnu can doubt abet very jnu.it, of tho enormous less which tho ciuntry has suffered during (ho last year, anil iwbtoh U will oonttnuo to suf fer until tho currency question Is sot- tied, is due to the fact that there la no majority tu congress !o tivor of any plan of currency reform, though (hero la a fctnro majority In than body-an ovornrhelnyut majority—that desires tbo present system changed. A U18NAUBD PARTY. Tho People's Party Paper of Atlanta peaks entruots from a letter written by a 'Ur. Porter, a. reboot Populist can didate tor (ongrofti In (Masmchusotim, K. .rti'.eh it ts dcola red that the Pec- pi*'* party cannot die, tor ttie res son that It Is •‘the only su-.va friend of gov- ervmraft ownetump of the means of living." Tbo dactamtion of 'Mr. Porter «* to tho purposM ot It's party is quite to lvi* with the utteramm of many other of Its leaden* They show that the name of tho party is s m'HDomor. It ought to bo'citled tho Socialist party. Government ownengdp ot tho moan* ot living means that the suvoromeot shall have absolute control of the liv.w and tonunm of tho people; that it shall own not only tho mJroatta nntl tele graph*, but rite taods, tho mince, and every other thing on which labor Is be- st>w *l, and from (which wealth (a drawn. Tbo people who do not believe ritit the froYvroroeix ttbould cmncpollse tfcs tneuna of r.vlng, anti therefore bo In a posltloo to (tyrannise over every citizen to an ox&cnt that no <m toe rat is now sMc to So, should dearly un derstand tiho pnrpiwB of Urn Populist party. ‘When St <nlla Itself tlio People’s party, tho Idea is intended to bo con voy**] m the nunc, no doubt, Unit Its mission is to tktoofl and presenve the cgliis of tho people, hts streinfth lies omens alio fanners of (the ouintry—ti large proportion of them land owners and therefore capital;*In. If itbetr par ty ts going to take their londr away from them, to ntrip (timin'of the means of P.ving, they onshft to know «, and they will knuw more quickly If the Bring name of itho piny Is dropped s od She name wifich properly describes U Is SIlbKtJ'tutcfi. AiN AVri-TOXBXB FUND. Tlio Now York (Herald Is raising a fund to iprovtdo sml-toxlue, the now raraody for diphttberia, for the use of tho poor of that city. The fund has as- sained ooeoldenublo proportion*, and we think It would be w*41 tor a similar fund to ho raised in other cities, not merely /or the uso of tho poor, but that aBtitoxIno may be brouglrt within tho rsich of every Child a filleted with diph theria. In Baris, a fund of $100,boo was quickly raised for dlls jturpuse, end tbs mailt Is seen lit the reduction of tho number of d oaths from that dread dim tux* by about three-fourtli*. Whom the rraonl* formerly sbowwl tu the gnat boitpttahi of tout city :e death rata lunging from 50 to 00 .per cent, of rite persons inWaakud, tho iktuh into li now only about 15 or 20 por cent. It may bo possible tor smaller cities, de sirous of bringing Ulis remmdy within tho reach of ther citizens, to act In co operation with tbo New York move ment, conrtxlbitting to 41m fund being raised rixiro and receiving a proportion ate share of itiic antf-toxlne. In Ibis way, aich may be able to i»rovldo for itself an udoquato supply, wtRerews, act ing twlqpcindfiUtiy, they may not be cbloto do on. -Dl|ihlthoria is one of the most dreadnil ot dlsiasen. It* advent always creailc*a .panU; in the oammtiu- tty tu which It uppeara. Tlio rumody thut reduces It to c«ina»mi4Jve harm- lemrvffu, as antl-toxlno seems to do, ought to bo btvMgrbit nvCBiln tlio reaoli of the poonut iperaen In every com munity. This can be done only by cou- asrted action, bnuauso 'tbo remedy is a very expensive one. NOT iICAIftMIjBXS. The coimment of ttbo Iaondou nemw- p.ipon» on the recent affair In Brooks county Is the comment of ignorance. Tbo men who make It are entirely ig norant of Ihe eomTltions which exist In Georgia, and dieoomiiasi jiM which they reurii are woittli uothlng. But this hos- t.Ie comnualt ts not for than reason liaamfiees. It Is addnwscd to people who arc Just os Ignorant of what tho couallllons ore la Georgia as ibo men who wirlto M, and their .prejudices will bo exolted attained itho in*ople of this atato. It la very ovcfll to say 'that we can afford to be indifferent to British opinion of us. Individually, we can. No man in Georgia .need bo less toi.ppy boniuse t he .British prim or aho British people do not like his way of doing things, lint, nei'ertJieless, our people WlU suffer imErootly from the effoets of such .prejiultoe. They are suffering mnvbeaauso peop'e In foreign countries bare during several month* pint sto.nl. Uy sod rapidly withdrawn their capi tal from ithi* country, where tt had been usnl In promoting lnduslr'cl ewterprlse* nud carrying on trade, They will be ■lower to again employ It In this coun try, to 4hetr profit oral ours, Iwcauso of Ibo prejudice creattd in Ihe rnutmor wo have dewerSbed. vVTlAUVPA GBIT. The unfty and energy wltti which tho people of Atfanita are working to tho Uy.vnst of Uk* groax fair which will be held In their city next fall Is admirable —4s inspiring. Thot ithe fair will bo a grew one ran no hMigor bo doubted. Tho plans for It have been drawn on broad Urns nntl Ihe miwns for currying them out provided. The court go which the AirLanl-a people show In nndertuk- tag no greut a work at a tlmo like this ought to meet with who htarty vtkwur- agomont of all Goarglans. If that work la suocensftil, the wholo stute, and one muy say tho wholo South, will profit through '.ts Atom Small Jealousies are entirely out. of order In this connec tion, utul we hope tho proplo of every part of the atato w1U give to tho under- Uktng a hearty support—thru visitors to tho fair will see In the exhibit* a onnpietc repriwcdtntloo of Georgia's rare ureas from die Tenncraeo lino to tho coast. Tlio teJrgtoOM yeetVriHiy onnonncrel that Mr. John D. Foster, who was oueo socrotuty of oraito of fho United Statos la shout to leave for Japan, where be will act us adviser of tho Chi nese pleutfwtoatlaritti seat to tbnt cxxmtry to oegotate terms of peace. .Before bo mteresl tho eablnet, Mr. Footer had been long connected with tho scute dopintmcnt os gpodal agent, chtrjad with (ho duty of negotiating Important krextUes irith foreign coun tries, ami his rank as • dlplonxitist Is I Ugh. _Tbs C&inctio, to tho negotiattous upon which they are about to enter, doubtlem feel very keenly tho need of die advice of an experienced and disin terested counsellor, and the moral sup port of a rvpnscntutlwo a• western civilisation. Naturally, almost inevlta- Wy, they torn to «ho United States for t*K-h a counsellor. They know that th* United States brave co territorial nmlu- taon to eastern Axis, whiio at tho same tkna theto toflueacw ns a firat-clos* pnwer Is ereat. Tttey cannot look to France, to Buraia or to Bagtuvt, other ftesKtaos powvrs, beenuse each ot these nations is cngrvly competing for t/aTKorial aggrandizcnumt at the ex- pema of Chism itself. The selection eg dir. Foster to doubt less a wise one. His long experience In diplomacy and his knowledge of in ternational law will enable bun to do as •mtirit os any man can do to lessen tho aaoriflcis which; China will be forced to make ns tbo cost of the tre mendous defeat which she- has suf fered. SHORT TALKS WITH MANY PEOPLE, It. Carnet^tone, general freight agent Georgat fiouth.Mii and Florida raUrotttl—The mercury ha* tdlen so low totoy that it has ceased to U* re- xpeotabte. •1 reaetved a letter from on did friend of mine down In Boil thwart Mevqgta the other toy,’ said Ernest Morgan, addresring a crowd around the gkmrtng Move sn the Brown House of fice yesterday, 'Kind he was telling We of a very fine dog he hud. Now, I’M bet treat* there to not one mtui in the crowd writ* uaa a>t one guess U'll how my friend sp4to dog.” "Dorg,' said tl.'S)' Atlanta drummer. "Demg.” said the little man -nritlt the side whisker*. T>j«g," trtumphunfly cri*d tile man with tho Hpcatanlra, and three other inoft around the stovu guenred equally h» badly. “An •wrong,” said Mr. Mor gan. "Well, how in thunder did he *p II It?” asked the tUt roan whose gueM had been “toMg.' •Why. he epriHed it r^t—'dog"—said ilr, Morgan a» a dead SUtoce felt wver the crowd. It was nn old catch, but It worked to perfection. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Admiral Bonham to In Paris, resting after the faltlgue of hib command at Rio. • • • • B. L. iFarelon. wears a Ncw-Zenlaml greenstone aa a watfclt-cbarm, and at tributes all Ms good luck to i a posoeo- alon. Vaasa*' girts wdar Iblack caps and black serge gowna Bnt uhere la noth ing parttculanly mournful about them when 'there la aa»y mistletoe hi eight Lord Iloeebery hits given 160 to the boys of the training *hlp CakilcviCa to ittvvrt a .bag Mine band. Who wa« It Ral.l ttlials hta lordriMp was foud of good mu se? Many Fn'ring, a cotarcd wontan of ,U- bama, ha* gone out a* a mteulonary worker to fhe Dark Continent, and haa a'Jd her little home to bay the exaenaes ot theitrtp. •Mayor-elect Curata of Boston I* S3 ydvrs old. nnd though he ha* held no f .revlous office except that of city clerk, a a dm, t, wily a nut. of great ability. He ha* a Urge fbrtuitf*. Bravo men, who -wlil taka any risk In n good cause, are by no tnenaa rare. Klngfixhpr, Oklahoma, has five of xhem who, thougli hold aa footballs, <11.1 not Ainrimk from their duty uu judges of a baby shbw, Pn(d Lefalvrc had arfti'Cd Cn Wash ington from Part*, to take his r>« as first secretary of the dfironeh embaosy. He wo* ilium secruury Iten yesilrs ago, alien his fabhter woa codutul-general at Now oYrk. Kontucky oomptalns iof a greater scarcity of water Just metw than vtua over known bdfore In the'Aalto. ,in the ctnldtal tpart of the dtaite very many- well* are quit** dry omil nearly all are almost so, and tine sU'eama ure unu sually low . In srno sections waller to being .battled Several- rntflos.' and is sold at 5 cantB a buck-.it. There Is one is-tv.mtlon m-irloh a horse poweraea to which little nt.ontlon has bonn -.Mid. anil' than, Ut Ijht* cower Of sodnlt. With some horse* It: 1s -acute, os with the dog; ami for (the benefit of •hose who tlrlve at night, such as phy sicians arid otthors, -his Itnowlciiwo Is Invaluable. Never cheek your horse at nbrhli, but giva him a fret* head, and you may newt tacwutvd 'that he will never got off the rood and wifi carry you wifely and cxiped»tlously. Tho new noulenty at Athens Is built of nrirble from the name .marries ttuc furisrihed the marble for t'he Parthenon ir.n.l Its soulpture* are brilliantly deco ra-cd ittt real, bltto and ,g.,Ul. TMs might be considered luiu-baric, if tt were not classical, but since the'<li»cvnv'nlieu male in excav.tlting Alhens within Kit.* taut twenty yeo.rs t; Is no longer posui- ble to doubt that the ancient Greeks poanted lilwlr ahtdoedt marbles in ohe most gaudy colon.. • • • • Tho law of Ruroia requires nil Rus sian subjects over 'die age of 1! years to toko .the oarh bf idleginnee on the mceesstim of a new czar Tho Russian Kovvrnn*>i»t never surrenders Its olaJm to the allegiance of a ndttve of Russia, nor admit* that a Russian, can, wiDhout Its pormttislon, became a citizen of an other country. Of court*' tlierc i* no roams of enforcing this clakn ugainst Russians wYw have become Anverkan clfiaens. mon church or ot tho Individuals at Its head, has been again demonstrated by the recant Investment of J10.000.000 by "Jho Krat MMotey" in a now cor poration called the Utah Cormxuiy. TMs new company to to ratomto coal mine*, a railroad, a bUthtng Grach and church srhrrori and to like the Eton Co-onerui'.tve Company, to be managed to add to the wealth of tho dhuroh. * • • • After a while** scene, by a vo e of 307 to SIS, the French chamber of doooUes ha* just decided In U. Odirkun's case rtttt * .Frenchman'* obligation to per form military suite wugMsnds hi* ca v er* a* a rtDreaenta'Uve of ehe prooto lM. Mlritun had been exempted from mil- dtary srnlce oo etiKurritxi to teach far ten years, but tvstgned Mx protewsor- shtp before the tiroo w«* up. when he was elected tlrreuty. The minister of war Then ordered hkn to Join his evtgi- m.tR on Novetrtber 1. and the chamber agree" In the view that he must nerve his Keren before ho can take his roat ns deputy. • • • • The trade winds are the orCnw nvo- ton* of ocean currents. They cause a aurtvoo drift of oo great velocity over vast areas of water In the Rune gen eral direction oh that In which they Wow. These drifts, after mee ing and combining thetr forces, eventually Im pinge on the land. They are drirctlletl and oonccnttui’.ed and Increased In apeod. They either pour through cass- agre bdtwoso the Island*, as In the Car- ricon Stu; are pressed up by the land and escape by.ithe only outlets poraibte. as, for example, ithe SKratt ot ll-cdla, and foicrt a great ocean current UMb Ohe Gulf Stream. east The most extraordinary precautions are takan tn Spain to provide for the Haririy of Kite mverelga tu nictit. ins clumbers are watched throughout the night by the cnonwrof de Knolnosa, u body of men -who for 400 years haw enjoyed 'ho exxdluaivv privilege of guanang toeg royal master or mlsKreHt from sainwg to sunriBS. They are bound by tradl-ion to be native's of tho town of Ea-.ln.w. and io have served wl.h hear tn ,.he areuv. Utey lock the enlace gate* with much cerertvmy ami eohvn- at m,, ana open them ovum M t ol’ook tnlie morning. Thetr fidel ity to :1** person of thetr sovereign doas not admit of quwtlon,: Accept None of the Pretended Substitutes , FOR Royal Baking Powder B ECAUSE inferior and cheaper made baking preparations are sold at wholesale at a price so much lower than Royal, some grocers are urging consumers to buy them In place of the Royal al the same retail price. If you desire to try any of the pretended substitutes for Royal Baking Powder bear in mind that they are all made from cheaper and inferior ingredients, and are not so great in leavening strength nor of equal money value. Pay the price of the Royal Baking Powder for the Royal only. It is still more important, however, that Royal Baking Powder is purer and more wholesome and makes better, finer, and more healthful food than any other baking powder or preparation. ROYAL BAKING POWD2R OO., 101 WALL «T., NEW-YORK. ANTE-BREAKFAST SMILES. “Cholly didn't have much luck with that Boston girt.” "No; she froze Mm With her ganoes.” “Then 'he Is In a bad way?" “No; the has thawed out by an odd fiaane."—Nelw York Tress. “The Dixies had to give up tlh'elr flat; there was no closet.” "They had a wardrobe.” “Yes; but tho family skel eton kicked on It."—St. Louis Post Dispatch. "No,” said the college professor of literature, “I haven't read a novel in five years. I am not very fond of sci entific discussion or tratalse on physi ology or pathology.”—Boston Tran script. Weary riVtllle—Wot do dey mean, dese novelists, w'en dey few. ’be was In seventh haven.' Wangles—”1 guess't means de heroe didn' t have de price of an orchester seat."—Syracuse Post. "Colonetl Spouter claims fh'a-t.the wo men supported him during bis cam* f.ii.rn if the man didn't." "Yes; his wife took tn washing and his mother plain sewing."—Buffalo Courier. Tile young man clutched tills elderly | friend In t frantic grasp. “What ought! a filler to say?" thla asked, "when a young woman asks him If toe thinks she is as old as she looks?”—Indian- iipplis journal. She wont to the ptay with pleasure; She V:ft Vn wild dispute. Her toa'f was Wade, buit Kite lbotbiul man Was there with Ms uncut hair. —Chicago Inter-Ocean. O orge fcntUuo'aBtirally)—I’ll tell yteu.' besides being clever titnd beautiful, she Iras great presence of mind. ChoRy (thinking of lost Christmas)— Yes, Indo d. she *ts lots of presents of mfinte.—The Club. "I am afraid," said the rural Justice, "thait I shall be compelled to find you Jin .mi cost.* “But, your honor, the evidence proves that I am Innocent,” "I know tt." replied the justice, "but, my friend, I have gY. i family to sup port.'—Atlanta Constitution. "Henry," raid Sirs. Pexvy New. "you wilt see to It that from time to time the mistletoe is moved from one part of Ihe room to another.’ What's toad for?" Inteiposed her husband, "it's to keep the girts from wearing out! the carped In any particular spot."—Wash ington star. ’AFTER JANUARY 1. Keep our resolution To swear no more we strive, Then yield, curse once, cross out the four And write R on a five. —Detroit Tribune. THEY GOT THE OOONS. Two Boys a.wl a "Dog Have a Tussle Uffldll Tlitty Find a Stone Heap. West Oak Hills, N. Y., Dec. 2C.-A tw«i»ty-j*>uu<l amn Is a t>lg one. Occa sionally some ono in western New York kllat on« that weighs 4wcnity-llvo IHKiu.to, and or cry time that is doato tho huuiter is tho hero of tho hour. So, nu.t»raUy, j-omtg Fml Chotulteni and young Low Clark of ithts iuimlet and Frol Ohanubaw' dofl .Podro are Just notv more ttlan heroes. They had a Irani tlmo wlnu'iiB their laurels, ami the flag dime near lactos a. dead dog, but thtay nvoa dhom, and tho dog, al though fatally rumpled, still Kves. lit is a grait oauatry for coons, up in this part of CHlustuuqua county. Ihe tnvo boys, Chambers and OLirk, never hurtled cooks* but semubody arid ono day tatcly that tf bo owned die dog Pe dro ho .would fjo out audt gee more coons win a fow. So Fred Chambers, not wonting hi* dog to bo wasted in UtietMw, ItJought tlxu ho would take him out Ornette the coons and lot him do himself Justice. Fred asked Lew Clark to g.* olowg and take a hind In Pnlno’s ooonlng, and a faw ttghts ago they all throe wvat to tho woods. The nightt was limr a«xl not very dark, and If coon* did not have the very exootient htabit of hiking -tit.ngs they are going to eat to water and dattsCng them thorourfily tetforo the euting. probably four of tho largest coons ibat over roomed tiio CCnumuqua woexta would be reaming them yet Pedro ami the boys had gone into the wools u ratio or bo. the dog In the load, when nUtHi uvunds of srrlfa o»mo from itie ftvxit no <hc ear* of tho young hunters. They httrrlrel forward and came to a small creek, the -waters of which were being tossed about like a fountain in* gale. ruus!uga<\ir the scene ot the dtoiurbanee, the boys soon nude out (a the gloom the form of tho dog IVdra, from which radiated tho forms of fbur .rther antnvita, at va rious ttnglcB, uc*>*nling ko tho position in which its tumblings ami contorting* ptaccd the amtra of the dtstunbance. There twas rumfit QOtW rtrixunpanylng the fracas, stKh as snarifDg an.l snap ping and growling and gnashing of tedtb. •T guess Prelro. has got some coons," said young Fred Chambers excitedly. “No," said young (Lew Clark; I think some coons have got Pedro!" Then it occurred to die boys th.nt IBey had no gun. But something bad to be dons to aid Pedro, end eo Frank and Lew jumped Into the creek and began kicking at tho coons. They hadn't used tflieir test) mare khan twleo on the ooons before two of H)he ring- tafled denizens of the woods detached tbomseOves from Pedro and began climbing on the boys. The boys ran. The two coons bung to them, and coons can Scraftch and bite nnd teflr things equal to a circular saw when they start In for business once. The conse quents was that Fred and Low tadn'* gone three rods before ttre two coons had used thpm pretty roughly, and then the boys tumbled •headlong Ireto a. pile cX stones. This was lucky. They grabbed stones and began pounding the boons, end pounded them so ef fectually that tn a few minutes they had been stretched apparentiy dead on the ground. Flushed with victory they returned to the utd of Pedro, -who was still encumbered by the other two coons.. They wens back to get the other pair, and, to their surprise, found Ihsit they had conre to life again and were ready for ano'ber fight. But n fusVlode of heavy stones was too much for them, and they had Ko give up for good. The boys had to. oirry Pedro home a* well as the coons, for, al though he was alive, he wasn't alive enough Ko walk. The four coons were a sumrise to the oldest coon hunters in this locality. The smallest on weighed twenty-four pounds. One svetshod thirty. The two others weighed hwenrtv-slx and Kwenty- seven pounds reaneetively. • • "Them coons," m.M one qla ' coon hunter, "had stopped at the'crock to wash somethin’ they hod Ko eat/ on’ you mtghtt aa well run against a she bear with cubs as to run a.giinut a coon mthen toe's washKtur Ills victuals/to say nothin’ o’ running ocinst for'tof 'em. And four such mastodon coons ns them! 'Why. them, four ooons must a come out o' the ark with Noah!"— New York Sun. < 1. % , TRENTON, N. G. 'A * A certain congressman, no matter who ho Is, except that he Is not a Western man, was making up a list of towns in the neighborhood ot Philadelphia, where he was to make some campaign speeches previous to November 6, ISM. After he had It made out to his satisfaction, he handed the list to hls secretary to copy. The secretary, who Is a very shrewd poli tician himself, ran hls eye down the col- umn. "What Is. the matter with Trenton?" he asked In some astonishment, "Nothing." replied the member, some what astontihed himself. “Why?" "You've got It marked N. G." "I guess not," srotested the member, In doubt. "Well, look at It for yourself,” and the secretary handed the list to him. He looked at It, and there he found In .plain letters'. “Trenton. N. G." Then he laughed confidently, almost de risively. "That’s all right, my boy," he said with commiserating consideration, "the N. G. you ore thinking about ts not the N. O. I've got there." "I* that so?" said tho dazed searetary. "Of courso not," laughed the congress, man. "mine's Trenton, New Gemey,” nnd tho secretary said "oh." and let the con gressman go on thinking It was all right. —Detroit Free Press. JOKEMAKING A BUSINESS. A Flourishing Industry, of Wlhlch New York City Is the Centre. The business of jokomaklng and Short-verse writing Is a trade In itself and has its centre in New York, says a writer in Printers' Ink. When I speak of Joke writing as a business with some 1 mein It literally. There is a ooflerta of about Forty writers, most of whom live In New York, who do nothing but -write for the comic papers. They do not 'wait for a happy inspira tion, but make the Inspiration come to, ttoem. They write Jokes and verse for their living, and with some it is a very good living Indeed. Those are tho men ttoo comic papers depend upon for most of ttoler mate rial, and at least ten of ttoem make from 110 to ISO a. week just "Joke writing." It is no uncommon itolnig far any one of these men to turn out from 60 to 200 Jokes (brand new, warranted not to fade) a week and ten bits ot verse. . The professional Joke writer frequently sits 'ddwn without nn idea In tois (head. Some turn of speech conics to him—too writes down hls Joke on a. small, rectangular clip c*t o.voer. Just the slzo to slip ■Into"sncnvclopR conveniently. That joke, or hls train of thought, suggests another, and on ho goes until in two hours he may have -011116 twenty-five 1okea. Then the business part of it comes in. Bv * system ot special bookkeeping he enters the head of each lok In' a book, and places opposite tho tltie the paper to which the Joke is sent. As a general thing he will put the twenty-five squibs Which he has Just finished In an en velope with an "addressed and direct ed envelope" Inside, and start the package on its Journey around the world of humor He sends it first to ! the paper which.nays the highest price, and .then In regular order from wef-kly to weekly until he tons exhtusted the list and gotten down s'o -where .they pay os little aa 16 cents p?r Joke—a sfeAbvattion price for the professional humorist. Suppose the first paper to which he sent i'he package took three Jokes. When the others come hack ho checks oft the three as "taken” and “paid for,” If (toe paper in question pays on acceptance—and most ot them do to tho leading writer*,'*TM rest ho sends to the second paper, which tiny, perhaps, take four. The remaining Jokes «re again checked oft and the package started swain. 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