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V ‘.-al:.*-: V- ’ :. ; 3 1 EW «r I * Is STREET & HUFF. F3 i ■ i » rttar fZxxk&d p r*t* o ■A o 3T o £ rj O O O rs ■ r£ P 77" CD , ■ jxaasasal a • cr • r-K * 00/ ptiMNUKl ^rtfBKRPi !r.*C ' pno) Ow.J W i’<" k mi Vg f-'Kfi pmt pH rpW 05 C c M o P r* * GC O ri —H *i- s pfc*®rs* W > JK> 0 3 » S2 SM ,K iM*/ {BMr o w ill make prices low*. We will appreciate the patron Mir > c t.: r- :v, ■ I ■ w •sv-.-'H ’Vw/ £3 r* -4 H- • £ w o C <£ o a? :C 1 • - & '~Cr~ C£ < (TD ■s N-K Vs*' IsrcbI a S3 & © Wi ii is y %. C-& il We will buy close and sell close and give you flic best the */ t^sa4 to / A A. U r > ,* Farmers will do wel 1 to investigate our supplies before buy c jtiuai r*4 a> & £55 kart- •o £ & * O m o O t v4‘ % . $* *r •?*- STREET & HUFF. }\ i SF.W--.~T-J. .. Jli r i -i . f i I _= f V" W-W. CD A 3k i ison 0*. 2) . •> >r : *A- . m f V? * : r •< H ,37 1 'ML. I i ’• ■ iths, y :,j Ft * ■ ' I i j I . i II I f bih J iA* Ft if/iViLLE HOMELETS. '..silt, 1003, by C. B. Lewis.] I v .O'ought to have a fire dti inuT / At the present time the onces for fighting the lurid ■ , a Gtepiadder ami an old I./ LtCil : v, ill-out a handle. Let us not ■ wake up.when it In too late. V.' -/received a call a day or two since frtr. Ham Norton, who lost a dol- 7.u- : fain street a few weeks ago and :'lu iwt recovered it up to dote. lie ; j* :j - recover it. but lie has the | oqtiuuhuiin cf knowing that the dis ];: re.-; finder will not go to heaven with the rc-st cf us. in L transpires that Mr. John Gris u ■ yrar-cld baby did not swallow , a cf”; isgore, as stated in our last I VLuut it get away with was half | ;w: m .tacks and a brass thimble, hut ! iL: ;-..r anticipates no malign re • • mviile cherubs have healthy (uiBetiter-i r i he. u 'or cf this paper, while on his postoffice the ether day, , J off his feet and thrust head :; C' y i -4 : 3-sSp ,w ~- ■m, ■ w l <: i r l •U n ' L' ■ $V.' A i c jli Si: . rosmot-t was uxdigmvied. fir. t b u3 an empty barrel hi front of Sr: ;L: grocery. The thruster was A ■ . t; u- -'ii. who had been drinking and v u , ir; a jokeful mood. Wo trust it i .a fhappen again. The position was undignified. Wo : o sorry to say that we missed the item last week about a cow break leg ib; .ugh the Looking Glass river iwb';':;- ar.J breaking her log. but we are in time toLaunonuee that it was her left kind leg .ami that she is owned by V Lavage. He thinks he can - ilia .leg and save her life. Am .those who remembered the •A; .. but undaunted editor last ween v.iu. Mrs. Jason Williams. She W via. pa a pound of butter and a j : - it.;: potatoes, anti could she have u tears in our wife's eyes as we ; the luxuries home she would i i' U; • • ;Wr amply rewarded. We love to -editor, and we love our subscrib i M. Quad. - | >- ... • Crnel Christoptie. | - f . "3 seems to have been nothing Chris- to a ■; to in the “Emperor” 1 * ; uafr.re. Bravery, humility, all , uiihd to touch him lie l;ad no us jcf.- mercy. Lie was one day ike battlements of Haiti with a .who. perhaps presuming on past , s; i:i some manner displeased 1 rop from these sheer walis 5S f, i t to the plain below. “You ,u e. about to die,” said Cliris ‘but 1 will be kind to yon. You a choiee of deaths. Either yourself ov.er here or the fi/c-ns -shall shoot you.” ring man chose to fling himself But by a miracle he fell some trees or bushes on the i d • and so escaped with a broken 1 V; A gathered himself up some - y and presented himself again be¬ ! tii rm pc ror. “Your bidding baa \ done, sire.” he said. “Yes, it ”, remarked. Ckri§tophe,. “and I am very mum interested to find mar you survive. Oblige the by trying if you can do it again!’’ —”V\ here Black Itules White, Haiti.” by Prichard. A Pomllilp Rcnnotl. Freddie’s father had just been strug¬ gling with an old fashioned bureau, and retiring disheartened from an un¬ successful effort to open otic of Its com¬ partments lie moved to the window and looking out upon the lowering sky exclaimed: "It’s mighty ;tiauge tlint Hie weather bureau can’t give us a change of weather." “Maybe,” shyly Interposed Freddie, "they can’t open the bureau drawers.” —Weekly Bouquet. Advice. “Young man.” said Senator Korghutn. “if you want lo succeed in politics never break your word.” "But are there not times when it Is impossible to kttep a promise?” “To be sure. Bui you must make your arrangements so that you don’t break the promise yourself. Put the blame on somebody else.”— Washing¬ ton Star. No Trouble. “I suppose.” said the visitor, “it’s like pulling teeth to got any money out of your husband these days?" “Oh.” chipped in little Tommy, be¬ fore Ids mother cpu-ld speak, "inn don’t have any trouble pullin lectb. She just takes ’em out and puts ’em in a glass.”—Philadelphia Record Her Singing-, Father—You heard my daugnter sing last night? Artist—Yes. Fattier-Did you observe the birdlike quality of her notes? Artist-Ali-er-tbere are so many kinds of birds, don’t you know?—De¬ troit Free Pre»n. Surprised by Dickens. “I vividly recall hearing- Charles Dickens read selections from his own writings in Steinway hall. New York city, shortly after the close of our civil war,” said a well known Judge. “The hall was densely packed with an audi¬ ence of cultured people, by far the ma¬ jor part of whom were intense admir¬ ers of the man who was to entertain them that evening. 1 was a youngster then, but was glad to part with to hear the author of ’Nicholas Nk-kleby' read his own lines. But his appear¬ ance on the stage, though greeted by applause, was a distinct shock, so thor¬ oughly out of keeping was his costume with the conventional evening attire of a gentleman. He was clad in a short velvet coat that looked exactly like a smoking jacket, velvet vest to match and a flaming red necktie. Such a garb was in reality an affront and an impertinence to that fashionably clad assemblage. But it was overlooked as an eccentricity of genius, and much applause attended the rendition. “Nowadays the newspapers would roast any man. however famous, for daring to come before the public in such grotesque attire, but I do uot re¬ call that any of the New York papers criticised the distinguished visitor for his sartorial laxity." — Washington Tost. “Those Loving Glrl«.” “Oh. yes." said tlie brunette. “It was very sweet of Marie to give one-that blue gauze scarf. She knows i look a fright in blue, but tbe scarf is lovely and just the thing site wants to wear over her yellow hair. I’m not going to leave M around where she can bor row it. though. I’ll keep it safely un¬ til her birthday next month, when I will have it dyed scarlet for her.”— New York Mail and Express. - If a man Rays something affection ate to bis wife in public, she forgives him for all the mean things he has said in private In ten years.—Atchison Globe. An Irish lecturer, upon being intro¬ duced to his audience, said. "Ladies and gentlemen, before 1 begin to speak ? wish to say a few words.” The Pnrtcn and (he Skipper. An old plobe c i rc .i cr pays' that iu going around the world there is scarce I ly one traveler in a hundred who re¬ members that in going from east to west a day is gained and that in going from west to east a day is lost. Many of those who come into contact with this truth knew all about it when they were at school, but never think of it on the high seas. In illustration of the point he tells tills story! “My first trip around the world was from England to Australia, Out iu the middle of the Pacific a sign was put announcing that the ‘date was Thursday. July 17. This was all right, but the next day the same sign was put up again. This was an oppor¬ tunity for those of us who thought we were real wise to show the ship’s officers that they were not infallible. After we had expended our choicest sarcasm and had been rebuffed by va¬ rious officers the captain set us straight. t “On my way back one day the card went up announcing that it was Satur¬ day. Aug. 13. The next day the sign said Monday, Aug. 15. Two ministers on board thought the captain a some¬ what profane old salt, who had skip p?d a day to avoid the religious serv¬ ices which they had prepared, He convinced them that it waB a mere coincidence that on that particular date the lost day was Sunday. Sitter then I have never attempted to tcncli the ship's navigator his business, and he can skip a century If he wishes without my saying a word.”—Balti¬ | more Sun.____ The Antithetical Chinaman. To attempt to get a Chinaman to as sign a reason for anything is futile, | One day while riding a donkey through the country west of Peking I noticed that the women of the country villages, mostly farmers’ wives and daughters, did not hind their feet. I said to the donkey driver who was running along beside me. “The country women do not bind their feet, do they?” “No.” "Why?" “They do not bind their feet" “Why is it that the Chinese women bind their feet?” “They bind 1 heir feet.” , “But why do they do it?” “That is their custom.” “But why is It their custom?" "There is no why—no reason what¬ ever.” Ask a child, “Why did your brother not come to school today?" “My brother did not come to school today.” ? Or inquire of a man, "Why Is it that the Chinese build a pagoda 13 stories high?" and he will most probably answer. “That is the way to build a pagoda.”-Isaac Taylor Headland of University of Peking In Washington Star. * n*d m Good Start. Two colored men on a late Long street car were congratulating one an¬ other, The last to talk was newly wedded. “Sam. 1 understand youse tookin unto youseself a new woman?” said | Mr. Johnston. : "I'll kunfess Vie guilty.” meekly re¬ sponded Sam. his countenance covered with a broad grin. “Did you all get a good start?” Sam was apparently very anxious to answer this question and In a much j I louder tone said: j “Well. 1 should say I did get a good j start. 1 got an old woman wid rleben little pickaninnies.” Everybody wlio heard the remark was satisfied Sam bad really a good start.—Coiumbus,(0 » Dispareh. Donbts Salt’s Elllraey. “1 notice.” said Uncle Allen Sparks, “a couple of our learned professors have found the secret of prolonging life It is simply to have plenty of salt in the system. If that’s true, and I’m not saying it Isn’t. Lot’s wifr ought to Ik* alive today, which." con¬ tinued Uncle Allen reflectively. "I be¬ lieve she is not.”—Chicngo Tribune. Ilf? tirtcvttnc®, Distressed by her cook’s, frequent complaints of toothache, a,mistress of the upper west side decided a few days ago that it was time to-recom¬ mend heroic remedies. .“Hannah, there is no use putting it oil any longer. There is Dr. Jones over there. Ho promises to extract teeth without pain. Yv'hy don't you see him and have it over with?” Hannah scarcely relished the sug¬ gestion, but after another night’s suf¬ fering sorrowfully announced, “ ’Deed, I;'kin jess stand dis no longah,” and a^ked permission to go to Dr. Jones. Her mistress rejoiced in the thought that the agony was at last to he end¬ ed. When an hour later, however, she beheld Hannah inarch down the area¬ way steps, the whites of her eyes flash¬ ing and her head bobbing with a ve¬ hemence born of righteous fury, visions not only*of lost molars, but of a de¬ parting cook came before her. She en¬ tered with the dignity, of aD insulted African queen. “Anything wrong, Ilaauah? Didn't he get the right teeth?” ventured the mistress. “Got tie right teof ull right and a doi lali au a half besides. Yas’rn, he did j go » * “troll, did he hurt feu?” “N’o’m. can’t ray he did.” “Then what’s iho’mntter?” “Well. Miss ’Lisa, didn’t you tell nic dnt man ober dor: ’straided teet wid out payin?”—New Ynrl: r.r.n. Fnn Hus a Valuable Side. mIiotv me a man u lio docs not appreciate humor.” said John Kendrick Bangs to me, “arid 1 will show you a man who Is morbid, cynical, un rdspeusive to every call of nature. Stieli a man is worse than a pessimist and more to he pitied. ’Fake some of the greatest, and most successful men in the world. Ilmnor has always play ed au important part in their lives. f|fteu a funny incident lias marked tjle turning point of a great man's career. Often some ridiculous con¬ dition has been the impetus of a new start in life.” Mr. Bangs is right. Did net Colvta¬ bus’ apparently hopeless task of stand¬ ing an egg on end make thinkers of the wise men who sat around him? Was not George Washington credited with being a master of the truth lie cause he once saw a boy punished for trying to jest with his father and final¬ ly became, as Mr. Bangs facetiously remarks, so “ho couldn’t tell a lie even ; if lie saw one?” And- didn’t Johann Gutenberg invent the printing press by working nut a theory which found its origin while he was.plating leap ftog with some boys on da mi)ground. Tiie impression made In the soil h.v me boys’ feet is said lo have given Omen berg his first idea of the impression that could lie made by types.—Robert Mackay in Success. Trying to Make- For'.y ■DollafK. Here is a hard luck story apropos of efforts to make a iittie sum in Wall street: A young man started with $100 and ran it tip to ${>,!»(S0. qr./GO less than au oven $10,000. The desire to round out the $10,000 goaded him on. lie said to his broker, "If l can make that additional $-10 on a quick turn I will draw out my $10,000 and invest it in real estate.” it was a strong hull mar¬ ket, but things appeared sky high, and he picked out an active stock to sell short. I think he landed, on. T. C. and L, which had n phenomenal I’ise and was due to drop anywhere from 10 to 50 points- He sold 100 shares at par. Intending to close it out at f)0. But instead of going elewn the blamed thing soared to 120. At every three points’ he gain he sold alt he another'lOO^until could’-tote. In Was carrying 24 hours he lost nearly every cent it had taken hint three months to make, Y.’ilh v hat little lie had left be bought T. 1. on the recession to 110. friends of the Hanover National Lank assuring him that it was going to 130. Then came the fireworks and the. funeral. The bottom fell out of the specialty and young Dr. Knows!) found himself $15,000 in debt. lie hasn’t been in WaU street siacc.-Ncw Yprk Tress. . A n J: jVp'srd y <i? Love. Only v/o two alone, engaged in bring¬ ing about -for-ourselves the still great¬ er solitude* cf two into one. Oh. be¬ loved, what a .company that will he! Take me in your arms, fasten me to your heart.'breathe on me. Deny me either lurr.th or the light of day. I am yours equally,- to live or die at your word. 4 -shot my eyes to feel your kisses .falling on me like rain, or still more like .sunshine— yet most of all like kisses, my own dearest and best beloved! — I-'rom an "English Woman’s Love Letter.:.” A Quaint IntroclueOcn. Oil oue oetwiet] the dean of Wells in introducing-■ E- A. Freeman, whom he eouid abide neither cs man nor historian, said: ;/I rise with groat pleasure to propose the health cf our eminent neighbor, Mr. Freeman, rite historian, a man who. in his own per¬ sonal clmraetcristies. has ro eften de¬ picted for us tin* savage character of our first forefathers.” . . , No Smitten !:i Hawaii. The centip: (1 is the cnly poisonous iusect on the Hawaiian Islands, and its sting here is no mere dangerous than the stihg of ft wasp or hornet in the United- States. On the mainland the tarantula’s sting is usually fatal and always brings serious consequences’, Hawaii is fortunate, too. in having no rnal-.es or poisonous reptiles—Hono* i lulu Republican.' | ---- Denmark claims that thei* is not .1 single person in her domain who can¬ not lead and write. | The South African waiter begins to¬ 1 ward the end of April and lasts unHl September, He PorRnve Twain, Many years a go the Montnnfl club In Hoimm entertained Mark Twain after a lecture. He met ninny old friends there anil one old enemy. The latter hnil come all the. way from Virginia City. Ncv.. on purpose to settle an old score. When the glasses were filled and Mark’s health proposed, this man Interrupted the proceedings by saying: “Hold on a minute. Before wr go fur¬ ther I want to ray to you. Sam Clem¬ ens. that you did me a dirty trick over there in Silver City, and I’ve c-oina here to.have a settlement with you.” There was a deathly silence for a moment..when Mark said in his delib¬ erate drawl: “Let's sre. That—was— before— I— reformed, wasn’t—it?” Senator Sanders suggested that inns much as the other fellow had never ro formed Clemens and all the others pi- (W nt forgive him anti drink together, wb i cb a [] -4 One of l?cr U’n-s, “The ways of the female shopper are beyond the ordinary salesman's ken,” Said a flisgtisied optician who is in business in the shopping scct’on of the city. “A Woman enme in hero the other day and asked the prices of all kinds and styles of spectacles and eye¬ glasses known to those in the trade. Finally, after a half hour’s quizzing, site rustled out with the remark: “Thank you, I expect to get a pair of glasses for-a-birthday present, and I* just wanted to know shout the prices of them.’ ”—Philadelphia Record. A Fat e«3 Spot. About a mile south of the Michigan state line anil near Cedar lake. Indiana, is a small spot of land upon' which vegetation absolutely infuses to grow. The surrounding soil, though apparent¬ ly the same, is very productive. The spot is less than 20 feet in diameter and is located in a grove which tra dition declares to have been the tor ture ground of the Eawbeese ludians. •Cj jtX. 53 *3? O -j-y X . Baarp tna sj Hm H?.t8 Aivravs --aau> sfcgmmira it
