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1 General Diretory.
S CIVIL GOVERNMENT"
S yl, Hut.-iiins. Judge Sup. Court.
p's Pain. Clerk Sup. Court,
jl'Lamkin. Ordinary.
■ V. F. Cosby, SPerUt. , « «
M tV K. Brown. -
S AiiJr.w>. I’inr- Receiver .
jflß | \ \ rruer. Tax Oolleetorr
‘ B ‘X. Muffed, Surveyor.
H j ii. Wilson, Coroner^
,-01'Sn e i,M.MISsm»BRS.
« I p ipenee. (’hairniun mil t’lerk, N
J K Cloud, •>. K Hopkins, An
■ darner.
boauoof K.nrerTtON.
| p Winn. School Commissioner. J.
i 1 * Spence, I' Fatillo, .J- Webb
jH j,j \>l, I’ K Winn.
■■ jrSTICRS.
■ lawrennville, lb,lb diet —W. ( ,
■ pale J. P. M. I, Adair, X. V. 1 -i Fri
» lb ■ diet J. W. Andrews.
■ j.pChaHes McKinney. N. P. 3rd
M Saturday. * ...
S IJei, smitli’s, :il(i dist—W. I>. Simms
JH | j, j p). Hawthorn, N. I’. 3rd Sal-
V “tovCmA. llftioilisl u. J Baggett
Mj i ',|. |. MeKivaney. N. F. I*l Sat
urday.
S , in -pi ad .1. M, Arnold,.l,
j. j.;. JV, Nash, N . 1 •, 2nd Saturday.
|B ('aiii' *s ■il'-’ir’ dist— A. Adams, J. F
m p R Pool. N P* 3rd Saturday.
m Duluth Klim dist. —W. F, Brewer, J.
.S p„ Marion Itoberls. N I’.. Thursday U-
H fore4th Saturday,
B Harlun’s 178 dist —G. L. Knight
BJ, I‘., J. W. Hamilton, N. F.
B Thursday before Ist Saturday. .
B Hug Mdaißain, 414 list—L.
B jjjmui ns, ,T. F., W. L. Andrews,
’B N. T. 4tb Saturday.
H,trim's. .714 dist -Asa Wright.
P„ J. U. Nowell, N, I*. 4tli
B Saturday-
B Norcross. 4(Ki--W. It. Simpson,
Bj. f. iA. .Martin. N. I’. Friday
before' 3rd Saturday.
I’” Rock Bridge, 571 dist—A. J.
Lowery. J. F., E. ,T. Mason, N. F.
3rd Saturday. ■
Siewanee, 404th dist---T. N.
Smith, J. F., A G. Harris, N. F.
3rd Saturday.
Buford, 550th dis —T. C. Bur
lon, J. P., ,1. M. Posey, N F. Fri
day, before 3rd Saturday/
MI'NICIPAI.
John C. Smith, Mayor.
COUN'OII..
A I, Moore, K 1» lierrioS A Tttwnley
\i J Hiowrr , > ,
AHRIVAI. AVI) DKI>ARTI'Rh: OF TRAIN
Arrives from Suwonnee. 5 "'b-p. in .
I,«ws lor Suwannee, 7 a- tm
AHItWAt, anb bw aiUtirk <w iMtr. '
Jrri'Kasoii— Arrive 12 in, departs
p.tu,, Monday and Thursday.
Tmanes Stork.— Departs (i a m ar
rives(j pm, Monday and Thursday.
Looanyiu.e.—Arrives 10 a m, de— |
parts 1 p pi.—Daily.
Vkxlow River.— Arrives 12 m., de
puts (i a m„\V (Tuesday and Saturday
W. 11. IIaRYKY, P. i
CUL'ROHRS
hAfrisT--Rev J L R Barrett, pastor
Service every Sunday.
Mkthodmt—Rev M D Turner I’astor
Services on the Ist and 2ml Sundays.
SikDAV Sohoou —A T Pattillo, Supt
bury Sunday at 3 p in
Presbyterian--Rev J F M’eClelland,
[t’aslor, Services ou 2nd nd 4th Sundays
P»each month,
Sunday School,—T It Powell. Supt
herj Sunday at 9.3 b a nr
I FRATKRNAy,.
Lawrkncrviu.k Masonic Lodgr.— J
Ds Pvnce W M., S A Hagood, S VV„
O.A'im JW. Meets on Tuesday
light on or befoi e full moon jn each
linonth.
I Mt \ erxon Ohai'tkr. No 39, R A
"■'-J D Spence, H P, A T Pattillo
■ f! ‘ Meets Fiiday niglii before the
M Sunday in each month.
Superior Court.—N. L.
lutehiina. Judge. Convenes on the Ist
™daj in March and September.
J, A, HUNT,
attorney at law,
NORCROSN, oa.
Practice in.Uie Superior Courts
.' ' '"Ji ts ot Ordinary of thecoun
"l Uwinuett. and MMton, and in
1 iiiSi.-ca’ court of holh counties,
"■'lulanrt prompt attention given
f wiiiininei
I Pel. Sl- 85-Omo.
I letche,' M. Johnson
ATTORNEY at law.
rn,. dAINF.BVIT.LK, (i.V.
I "I practice in tins ami adjoining
| Wits, and the Supreme Court of .liie
Kustiness intrusted' to life care
[ i 2oTy 6 Pr ° mpt !lUen,io "-‘
R. H. V.. BRIAN I,
j BTf bKNT at i.aw,
■ , Logansville, (la.
■ A ; 1 business entr isted to his
K *ill receive prompt attention.
■ J ,Elions a specially.
■ipr-14-ly
I Samuel ۥ POE,
Intern* and Jiruh •*
I T tneiffOH.
■ W, “f. W Wa«P?VILL.E, Ga.
Hthh,. 115 method to inform the
■ abov» TlP r a V’ that he is still at
■ '*imr«.a r ’ aii is ~ow prepared
■i. 1n,,, , 1 i any kin ' of work in
Huumfa !tl “ now iga ed in the
“ f brick a,. I will do
8,,1<B ~l< - * 1,11 short not.ee. Satistac-
Buiiv sniei-e. Contructiug a spec
B - ______ may FI 3in.
I lit IRNHAM. S
■ hi i m proved
■JS* STAND’D TURBINE
“■ I lie host con-1 IT ted
H :u, d linUhecl, give bet
■aa ,Pr Percentage.
■ ; Tel Power and is so I for
Wpgftl-jy ' ' money per horse
k“wer. tlian aim oilier
.V#, lorl.ine i n the world
■ ttl’hVß tree l.y
_ ytli-VAI, EKUti., York. Fa.
rHSUMPTiON.
’ r C k.. 1 • r l, >** »boVd dlSea-** ,by lt»
** y « k.d untl <>f long
':■D t i J 1 11 'fed. -iiptrollg ia my faith
■u. ‘ fcV A: , ’ ! W(> H<»TTLE3 KKER.
■ ■'! AKI KTRKaTISB on thudiMtM
■ “ tot Fcaitbt., N«w toit.
fljainndt T) t'tahl.
TYLKR M. PEEPLES, Propiieg r
VOL XV.
EDIT(JIHAL BREVITIES,
An Alderney bull gored a Mary
land farmer to death.
President Cleveland, it i« said
was a very dull bov at school.
[lie President lias made nearly
2,000 appointmehts up to date.
Jvr. Blaine’s health is reported
better than it has been for years
4 lie highest style now is to
have tooth brushes for pet dogs.
/he Liberty Bell will pass
through Atlanta on the 11th of
June.
.Slack longue dipththeria is
spending in Western Pennsv'va
ria..
A negro theif was taken from
jail anti lynched at Brownyilie,
Tenu.
The walls of several of the Brit
ish w-r ships are constructed of
of paper.
A dean sweep is .'o be made of
all the Mahoue federal office holds
ers in Virginia.
A reporter was tat red and tenth
ered by some of the “best people”
of Norwalk O.
The Arizona soldiers bad a fight
with Yndians and retreated with a
loss of three men.
A woman in Detroit, the mother
of 12 children. |ttempted suicide
by jumping in the river.
A father shot and killed Jeff C
Davis in a Pittsourg hotel for slau
dering his daughter.
W. W. Bolts, of Baiahndge, Ga
was"compelled to decamp for se
ducing his wit/s sister.
E. L. Cat'eville, an old cl Szen
pf Eufaula, A la., suicided. Nc
sevidance for the rash act,
Two negro preachers ate bring
ing civi 1 rights damage suits
against a Norfolk, Ya., ferry com
pany.
Senator Bayard is goiug VY est
to enlighten the coliego boys ups
on the subject of Tho ,r >as Jester
son,
In Springfield 111., St. .Tonn
made an address in which he
lauded the democrat s and denounc
ed the lepublicuns.
The cabinet has decided that
the Piesdent has no right to ex
tend the Exposition beyond the
point fixed by law.
The Pope is holding some of his
Bishops in seen t conference, it is
i believed, upon the question of
i their hostility to England.
_ r-
An Indiana man cut his seven
year old daughter's throat anp
then cut his own. The mother of
the child was sueing for its pos
i session.
Energetic efforts are being
J made to crush the Apache out-
I break in New Mex ; co and to pro
| vent- future outbreaks.
The wife of John Glenn, a farm
' er of Bedford conty, was drowned
I yesterday. G enu narrowly es
j caped sharing his wifes late.
The mission of Secretaries Man
I uing and Whitney is said to be in
the interest of restoring harmony
1 in the ranks of democratic faction.
Li/tle sorrel, .S'tonewall Jack
son’s war horse, g t stuck in the
mud on Chattahoochee today, and
it took about three hour-' hard
work loget him bu< without injury
The Hessian fly has made its
appearance in the Pacific states,
where it is doing grsat damage to
the growing wheat crop, Hither
to it has been thought /hat the lly
would not cross the the Rocky
mountains.
The Central.railroad of Georgia
has scored another point in Caroli
na. It bas secured the control of
tne fvreenville and Laurens rail
road a most promising enterprise,
which had partly been graded.
A San Francisco husband shot
and killed a doctor for taking im
pioper liberties with his wife.
The cowhiding of a journalists
by a member of the Salvatiou ar
my enliven© 1 the dullness of Glov
ersvill, N. Y.
The Office Eoy,
It was time for the office to
close, but Robert Harvey the office
boy, still lingered, thouge the
bookkeeper hud told him he could
go home.
“Non don’t seem to be in any'
hurry this afternoon," said the
bookkeeper.
‘•Do you thiug I could see Mr.
Wilton before I go z”
“ H’hat is your ert ana asked
the bookkeeper curiously.
‘‘f thought as i had been here a
year today, he might be willing to
taiso my salary.’’
“I advise you not to ask,” said the
bookkeeper, shrugging his should
ers. “Business is only so, so and
you are fortunate not to be cut
down.’’
But Robert had a special reason
for prefering his request. His lit
tle sister was sick ana his mother
who derived some income, from
making vests for a city tailor, was
unable to do as much as usual,
and the result was they were bard
pressed for money to buy absolute
necotssaries. Then again, in a
week the monthly rent came due.
It was but s ; x dollars, but that
seemed a large sum" to Rober*
and his mother.
Mr. 'Wilton sat in his counting
room writing when Robert entered.
“What can I do, for you Robert
lie asked.
’‘Mr. Wilton it is a year today
since / entered your service.”
The merchat began to frown,
already be anticipated what was
coming. He had just been figur
ing up his years profit. They ex
needed twenty thousand dollars,
but still they were two thousand
behind the profits of the previous
“year. This annoyed him, for he
bad confidently expected to do
better.
“Wuat then V he asked curtly*
‘“I thought you might be willing
to pay me a little more salary.”
“How much do I pay you now ? ’
“Three dollars and a half per
week.”
“A very fair salary these times?
Robert. The fact is, business has
fallen off, and 1 have nor, done as
well this year by acoubte of thous
and dollars as I did the last year.”
“2'heu you ckn’t raise me V
ask Ail Robert, in a tone of disap
pointment.
“Certainly uot. Most men are
cutting down wages. I won’t do
that, but I can’t advance you. In
another year, if things are favor
able, I will pay you something
more.
Anather year ! It was a long
time to wait when money was need
ed so muce. Robert felt there
was no mure to be said, and he
turned away slowly, his face cloud
ed by sadnes-. Mr Wilton watch
ed him as he went out, ar.d felt a
little twinge of regret.
“It wouldn’t Have cost me much
to pay him a dollar a week more
only fifty- two dollars, he thought
‘Still 1 must consider die priuci
pie of the thing. Why should lie
receive more 1 am gelling less ?
Mr. Wilton migu have consider
ed that to him a small diminution
of his large income meant no loss
of comfort, or even luxury, while
with Robert it was very different.
He was not a hard hearted man
hut lie was disposed to take * se/t
ish view of whatever afiected his
own interests. The sight of pov
erty and privaiou made him uncom
sortable, and be therefore made it
a practice of shutting his eyes and
ignoring them. It slid occur to
him that Robert’s family wasprob
ably poor, aid he knew that three
dollais and a half would not go
veivlar-bnt of, “of course,” he
said to himself, “it isn’t for me to
worry myself Sbout bow othei
people manage. I should have my
hands full if I went into that busi
ness,”
Robert vent home slowly. He
would have hurried if lie had
go d news to impart, but his ap
plha ion had been fruitless. At
last he reached the humble dwell
mg in the onlskiits of the city
in which his mother aud sister
lived. His mother opened the
door for hum She notice d the
sadnes of his look.
“You failed i n your applies
tiou t” she said, anxiously.
OUR OWN SECTION—WE LABOR FOR ITS ADVANCEMENT
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. JUNE 9 1885.
“Yes, motLer. Mr, Wilton said
business was not as good as a
yoar ago. and I must, wait another
year. If he had only added a dol
jar a week to my pay it would have
almost, paid the rent,"
Mrs. Harvey signed.
“Well,” she said, “there is no
help for it, If Alice recover- her
health soon, I can do more work
for the tailor, but at present she
takes up a great deal of my time,”
“How is she, mo;her?”
“She feels al.tile bet'er She
has been asking for oranges, but
I didn’t have a cent to snare.”
“Mother" said Robert decidedly,
‘it. is veto evident that I must
earn more money. Afier supper
I will go out and see if I caa’t
pick up a little money for extra
work.” for money for extra work.”
“What extra work can you find
to do my son ?"
“I don’t know, but I can look
about.”
Robert did as he proposed but
returned home after two hours
unsuccessful.
“Never mind mother he snid
“I’ll try it again tomorrow. If my
employer won’t raise ray wages. I
will se if in one way or another
I can't make up from fifty cents
to a dollar a week,”
“But it will be roo hard tor you
Robert.”
“/’ll risk it mother.”
The next day was Sa l unlay.
Accordind/o custom some of the
business men in the place closed
tlieir stores or offices at four
o’clock in tlie afternoon, to allow
their clerks a li’tle space for re
creation.
It was in the winter season, and
the boys congregated in large
numbers at a poond not far from
Rrobert’s home, where they had
fine sport in skating. It, occur
red ! o Robert that he might pick
up a little money by putting on
ska/es for young ladies, or inex
ptrietic id skaters. By four o’clock
he had earned ten cents in that
way, and there seemed to be lit
tle chance ot doing anything more
in chat way.
“Why are you not ska'ing Rob
ert'?’ said Charlie Davis, as he was
taking of his skates.
“Because 1 have no skates.”
“You may use mino while I ant
gone home to supper.”
“Thank you, Charlie, I shall en
joy it.
“I think my skates will fit you.’
“Yos, our feet are about of a
size.”
Most of the boys enjoyed their
skating so much that they defer
red going home to supper, so that
Robert bud plenty of company
when pn Charlie’s skates he sped
swiftly over the ice.
“We shan’t have skating much
longer Rob,” bat'd Fred Lathrop.
“It is bhgiuuing to mel
“You are right. 1 think this wih
be the last chauce for the present
unless the weather gets colder. ’
“The ice is quite thin over on
i,lie east side of the pond, but still
the boys go there. l)o you see
that little fellow with the sea'skin
cap.”
•‘Yes, what of him
“It is the son of your employer,
Clarence Wilton. He is an only
child I believe. His parents idol
ize him. T am toil.’’
“//e seems a bright little fellow.
1 never saw atiy of Wilton’s family
before.”
Clarence Wilton was one of the
imprudent boys wlio ventured cut
on the thin ice. He was rash and
thoughtless, and only laughed
when told he was running a risk.
“I only weigh eighty pounds
he said, “/ guess the ice will bear 1
me.”
All at once Robert heard a loud
cry, ‘ the ice is cracking ! J
A crowd of excited boys and
girls were looking on when the
ominous sound was heard. Ail
escaped in safety except one, who
was farther away from the strong
ice thin any other.
“Clarence Wilton is in !” shout
ed a dozen voices.
It was quite true. The treach
erous ice had given away, and the
little boy after an ineffectual strug
gle, bad broken through, Tbe
boys looked on as if paralyzed, and
appeare 1 not to know what to do.
All except one. Robert bad his
wit.B ahous h>m, and though he
knew his own danger he started
swiftly for the dangerous spot.
You’ll be drowned !” exclaimed
his companions. Robert uttered
not a word tint kept on.
He reached the dangerons
chasm and iie two was ingulfed,
; but he two was ingulfed, bn/ he
had grasped the little boy, and
held him up so as to prevent his
drowning.
Bring a rail quick?’’ ho shouted.
There was a rail on the ice not
| far away as he knew, //alf a doz
on boys seized it and pushed it tr
wards the imperrilied toys. Not
without a powerful effort Rober
managed to pull himself ar.d Clar
' ence out of the icy waters. Both
: were shivering from their terrible
bath. Poor little Clarence was
crying with cold.
They got off the ice as quivkly
as ihey could. Near the pond was
a hack.
“fret in Clarence said Robert,
T will take yon home,”
“"’here to? 1 ’ asked i lie drives,
“Where do you live, Clarence ?”
The little boy named the street
ft ml number
“Drive on as fast as you can,”
said Robert, “you will be well
paid.”
There was great alarm at /ho
house of Mr. YVil/on when the
two boys arrived. Air. Wilton
himsel admitted them.
Robert hurriedly told the story
to his employer.
“-Vow,” he said, “I will get Mr.
Irwin to take me home."
“No,” said the merchant, “it is
dangerous for you any longer to
keep on your wet clotges. Y T on
must come in and gc to bed, as
well as Clarence, and 1 will send
for the doctor.”
“But my mother will be anx
ious.”
“I will send a messenger t o tell
her where you are ”
* * * * * *
It was a week Robert was
able to go back to his place He
was moved the next day to his
own house, but he had been thor- j
otighly chilled, and a severe cold
made it necessary for him to re
main indoors.
On the day of his return to
work he was summoned to the
merchant’s Counting loom.
“How is Clarence?’’ he asked
“Getting well rapidly,” answer
ed Mr. IFilton. Then with a
voice full of emotion he added:
“We owe his life to you; how
can we pay you
“I am sufficiently repaid, Mr.
Wilton, by the knowledge that he
is doing well.”
“That may be enough for you?
but not for me, Do you remem
ber abking to have your salary
raised 1 How much increase did
you expect
“If you would give me a dollar
a week more it would mak ime
very happy.’’
Mr. Wi ten smiled.
“How wi.l ten dollars a week
suit yo i V he asked.
“Ten dollars! It is much more
than my my services are worth 1”
exclaimed Robert.
“Perhaps so; but 1 propose to
pay you at /hat rate. You must
remember /hat your service ol the
other far outweighs all I can do
for yon.’’
“How delighted mother will be!*
said Robert, his face glowing with
happiness.
“That is not all. I shall to
morrow deposit in the savings
tank one thousand dollars to ycur
credit, but I advise you to let it
accumulate. When you are of
age it may be of service in pro
mot'.ng any business plans yon
may Itave ”
From til it time capricious for
une changed, and ill went well
with Robert. He was rapidly
promoted, and became a trusted
and important clerk in tne house
of Mr, Wilton. He and Clarence
are intimate friends, and the mer
chant encourages the intimacy.
He fe> Is *hat Robert’s influence
over the younger boy, will bo ben
eficial, and no one in his employ
is so much a favorite with him as
the one who started as an office
boy.
Go to Ahnand A Co s and get a
It? finger Josh Berry giain cra
dle .
COUNTRY BOYS.
Coun/ry lads often feel that
their lt>t is a hard one ; they see
the city bred youngsters on their
travels and spress at the age of
fourteen : veritable young gentlo
meu with a finished exterior, a ci
(lar and a cane.
The young farmer at the same
age finds himself with a hoe in his
hands, and a cheap straw hat on
his head, sweating among the hills
of corn. He is frequently envious
of his city brother, whisking past
him in the cars with kid gloves,
delicate wriuglets and plenty of
money in lii.s pockn/.
Mind your corn boy—hoe itont
clean, keep steadily to the labor
you have in hand, do it well, and
in time iyeur good days will come
too. If yon find farming is not
suited to your taste or your
strength, or to your oireumstances
if you like mechanism bettet or
have a cepaaity for business, what
ever you may erentnaliy engage
in, it is all the same, yon have be
gun right, the city blade has be
gun wrong, ana in due time you
will see it. Their fathers and
mothers will in the end see it, too
Do not feel envious of the pleas
ures t hat a hot house man enjoys
but remember not in a malicious,
linr in a sober spirt l , that such
blanls wither early,
By the time you have acquired
fixed habits of in lusiry, ana ac
quit ed a corresponding perfection
of mind and Dody, your delicately
reared coniempoary of the city
begras to f.iel the debilitating -f
feet of idleness aud dissipation.
He is not alone to blame for want
of a weak budv and a profitless
mind; it is /tie result of a system;
but he cannot escape from its ef
fects—these he must endure for
himself, in his own person. His
father may be \ professional man
or a merchant, or may be merely
rich; /he chances are fifty against
one that the sou will no/ replace
hi- father. Such is the result of
well set/led experience; business
falls into the hands of /hose who
are the most competent, it does
no/ descend to heirs. It is /he
country boys after a/1 who do tlie
city business. Observing men
have often stated thi- fact: and
any one who will take a direetrry
and inquire into the origin of tlx* 3
business men of Boston or New
York, will find it to be so.
All external circumstances are
in favor of tha son or clerk suc
ceeding to the trade of the eld
firm? but the sol seldom, almost
never dies in tic* position of part
ner of the house. Why isil?
simply because habitual indulgence
is wanting. With all the external
odds against it, the country fur
nisher the cities 'with their busi
ness meu. If intelligent, faithfu I
and persevering and above all
cheerful aud contented, the chances
are that the lad with /tie hoe v il]
eventually, do the business of the
fatptr ol' the lad now luxuriating
in his travels.
LIKE OLL) TIMES.
Last Friday recorded an inci
dent in Monroe county, aoout four
milos of Bur lies vide, that we fee!
it proper to note through these
columns.
Mr. Newsome Sappington was
nick about ten days, and his ciops
began to suiter for work. This
fact became known to his neigh
bors, and they sent in last Friday
fifteen plows, and at once Mr.
Newsom’s crop was cleaned be
tween tbe rising and setting of
Fridays sun This is an example
of neighborly generosity that de
monstrates very clearly the char
acur and hearts of the people of
that community, Tliis act Dow
evea is in thorough keeping with
the record of the community heres
toforc. When any one |gots sick
in the settlement the neighbors
promptly give all the attention
ueeded. It need in any shape
breaks into any household it is
promptly met. We r ceommend
the spirt and the practice of these
people to every community in the
land.—Barnesville Gazzette.
Collector Crenshaw now decides
that every physician who prescribes
whisky will have to pay tax.
JOHN T. WILSON, .In., Publisher
A STRUTT CAR EPISODE
“I’ve be n laughin’ most fit to
kill myself all the way tip,’’ said
tlie driver, doubling up over the
brake handle in another paroxism
as tlie reporter swung on to the
front platform with the calm con
fidence and krace of the possessor
of a $5,000 accident inmiiuixce pol
icy.. -"We pieke 1 up an old lady
down hero on Grand street and al
ter the condrctor had helped lwr
oil and she had fixed herself in the
seat a young man had given her,
she pulled out an old fashioned
purse, and counting oil. five pen
nies, says ; “Conductor I want to
get out a'. .Treat .Tones street.
“All right muni,” says the con
ductor, and he went, back on the
tear platform and began talking
to a friend. When we got up to
prince street site waved her parts
asol and sang out :
“Conductor ain’t this Great
•Tones street ?"
“No mum,” says the conductor:
“this is prince sleet."
V\ hen we passed Bond street
she jumped clean out of her seat.
“Conductor” she shrieked, “this
must bo Great Jones street.”
“Be easy mum.” saia the con
ductor with a scowl- I’ll look after
you.”
•‘pretty soou we did come to
Great Jones street, but the con
ductor was talking politics and ho
didn't notice it. I made u*? my
mind I’d see the fuu through, so
I kept the horses going at a right
smart pace. Just as we was-a-go
in’ by, the old dame saw the hame
on the lamp post. Did she holler?
not much. Bhe just grabbed for
the cord that wins- to the clock
aud commenced ringing up faros
at the rate of 500 a minute ’lhe
coitduc/or was so paryJzed he
could’nt move a hand, while I was
laugliin so I couldn't have stopped
it if I'd wanted to. Bimeby, a
man in the corner pulled the bell
and the horses stopped Then
the Old lady got out and sailed tip
the street, leavin the conductor
etariu’ hopelessly at the clock,
which registered fifty fares when
we hadn’t had a dozen passeugers
since we left the stables.
BRIGHT BITS.
A brass baud has been engaged
to play regularly at a Aew York
e liurcfl. Now if the minister will
only preach his sermon from the
tropexe the services will be com
plete. Boston Globe.
Those men who are anxously
wailing for the office to seek them
are seriously troubled by the con
viction ibat the oflice has sat down
to sest are has given th« search
entirely.—Exchange.
A piano play er should be strong
fingered. A pi"k pocket should
be long fingered. Tnero may be
other small difierences. but /hey
cannot be called to mind just now,
—Binghamton Republican.
The world now makes use of
68,000 milcaof of submarine cables
mostlw foe the purpose of adver
tißing travelling actresses and an
nouncing the deaths of people no
body ever heard of. —Lowell Citi
zen.
With pleasure Olarmsa, will we
endeavor to inform you what /he
difference is between spring water
and spring poetry; one is run out
the ground and the other is run
into the ground ; that's alt—Yon
kers 8 atesman,
> » • •
At a country dance, where pro
grammes were in use for the first
time, shortly afier supper a young
man approached a young lady and
said :
“Is your programme full miss ?”
“Do you want to insult me, six'?”
she replied
“No indeed mis. I only wanted
to know if your programme was
full.
‘ Well, you are not a gentleman
sir, or you’d mind your business.
Full! Well, I should say not. I
didn’t eat anything but a small
piece of Chicken and jus', a few
bites of cake.”
“What One Girl Did." is the
title of a new story. She doubt
did /be same as all other girls do
—jump upon a table and frighten
a poor little mouse tc death.
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NO 13
GOT SATISFACTION.
A man whose appearance does
no. warrant a long discription,
wer.t into the office of ttc Arkan
sai paper the other day. He
didn’t say, “Are yon the editor
and draw a revolver, Im/ remarked
ait'he stoed a green hickory club
against the table:
“Tilings have come to a focus.’
“Politically? v ’ asked the editor,
looking at the visitor and then at
the club.
“You may call it politically, but
1 dou’t. YYiur course, sir. all
along has been full of knots anti
bumps, but / have excused all
but one outrage Some time ago
you said that my sou Jiu, the no
torious whiskey drinker, had re„
turned from Texas. That was
all right. Again you said that
the chances were that my daugho
ter would run away with a hair
lip peddle. Smiled over that.
Liter you said my wife sent a lot
of butter to town, and thaZ when
when she took the lid oft’ the bn rk
et in a magistrate’s office, it stop
ped a law situ aud made the Jus
tine throw up. Even that was alt
right.”
“You must be mistaken, my
friend, but, to humor the thing
„long, how Lave I insulted you '”
“In this way, sir,” —and /lie visi/
or took up his hickory cuib-—“uiy
wife gave birth to an eighteen
pound buy night afore last, and
you have not mentioned i/. Not
a line—though wo have had six
girls right straight along. lam a
peculiar man I don’t ask you /o
stop your paper, but 1 propose to
beat you until you agree to put in
a notice jus/ as I tell you.” Aud
the visitor grasped the club tight
enough to twist off the bark.
“11l cgie6,” said /he editor, tak
ing up his pencil. JGpaliead with
your dictation.”
The nex/ number of the paper
contained the following notice of
the boy. Ttie senteners in brack
ets were thrown in by the editor:
Important NoTicE, —Mr Sottle
is tne happiest man (old thunk) in
the world. 11 its wife, a beautiful
woman (in a horn) lias just present
ed him with a magnificent boy.
We do hope (that the /Ling will
die) that the boy will live to be a
hunyred years old, (serving half
tha time In the penitentiary; and
occupy the Presidential chair.
7’liis child has our most hearty
congral ula/ion.”
The editor hosa’t been seen at
the office since the wa- published
—Arkansaw Traveler
And this is the sitting room of
your insane asyinm, is it, doctor ?
!‘Yes, madam,"
“Dear me 1 what a vicious look
iug lutauic that is sitting over
thereby the winpow. I should
think you would keep her in a cell
with a straight jacket on,”
“She is not so dangerous as ytu
say -he looks, my dear madam.”
■‘But why do you allow her the
use of this room '?”
‘ Because she has no oths.i
apartment in which to spend her
time. She is my wife !”—Betroit
Journal
Mrs. Hayes the *ife of his fraud
ulency H. B. Hayes, is going to
start a school for the purpose of
learning colored girls how to do
house word. Let tier come down
here and try. She’d have a large
sized pic ric. But she’d commit
suicide in less tha>? a week. Tn
elen jears she might learn a mut
ton headed negro to get np and
ry a chicken so a fel'ow could have
breakfast somewhere in the neigh
hood cf nine o'clock, t»nt we have
our doubts about, it.—Moi tezmna
Recorder.
A little boy in Springfield, after
his customary evening prayer a
night or two ago, continued, “and
bless mamma and Jenny and un
cle Benny,” adding, after a
few moment's pause, the explana
tory remark, “his name is Hopr
kins.”
The Confederate Soldiers’ Home
at Richmond lias been formally
opened aud Las successfully begun
its great charitable and noble work
Tie ceremonies attending the
opening were profoundly inteiest.
iLg, and especially beautiful feat
ure of the occassion wss the tens
der and and fraterna' mingling of
(he blue and the gray.