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IS runi.iRniiij eveuy wednesrat, by
W. 11. DUNN.
ornoE in RomnsoH k bouner'0 bhildiko,
ELM STREET, TIONESTA, PA.
TERMS, i.SO A YEAR.
T Bnbsrrlptlons rocolvod fur a shorter
period tlinn threo moaths.
Correspondence solicited from nil parts
of tho country, fio notice will bn tiikun of
ennonymous communications.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TIONESTA LODGE
io. ;tau,
I. O. of O. IT.
MEETS every Thursday evening, nt 7
o'clock, In tli? Hull lormerly occupied
y tho Hood Templars.
M. ITTEI., N. O.
W. R. DUNN, Ncc'y. 27-tf.
Samuel D. Irwin,
Attorney, counsellor at law
and REM, ESTATE AGENT. I.nnl
lousiness promptly attended to. Tionosta,
Pa. 40-ly.
a, awrox rams.
MIL, KM W. TAT
PKTTIS & TATE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Ah TIONESTA, PA.
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6rf A. Juki,
YlaawM, ft.
BrkriU, r.
Mason & Jenks,
TTORNEYH AT LAW. Oinco on Kim
roet, above Walnut, Tionesw, l'a
W. P. Mercllllott,
A TTORNE Y A coinselor AT LAW
1 Tionesta, l'a. omee on i;im Mtreet,
Tin professional services of tho Hon. H,
IsfJohnson can bo secured tlirouirli me if
denlred In any business entrusted to me In
forest Co. Collections promptly attendod
o. Also Ileal i-stalo A num.
F. W. Hays,
A TTORNEY AT LAW, and Notary
SX l't iii.ic. Reynolds HnkiU A Co,
Ulock, Seneca St., Oil City, l'a. 8tf-ly
George F. Davenport,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Spoclnl atton
tlon driven to tho lnvestig;itionof Land
Titles, Conveyuneinir mid Collections in
Veiianiro, C'lawford and adjacent counties.
All business promptlv attended to. No. H
Moreantilo ufock. Oil C ity, l'a. 3 ly
T. KINNKAK.
V. II. HMII.KT.
KIXXEAIt ,C SMILEY,
' Attorneys at Low, - - - Franklin, Pa
tlRACTICE In tho several Courts of Vo
A iiHiin, lYawtonl, rorost, una Bloom
ing counties. 8U-ly
B. HARMS, D. I). TAW SIT,
jiAnnia e fassett,
Attorneys at Law, Tltusvllla Penn'a
TjnACTTCF.In all tho Courts r,f Warren,
x Crawford, Forest and enaugo onn
4Y-ir
rjirsiviAxs c s vjigeoxs.
J. WJNAH8, M. D., and J. E. BLAINE, H. D.
Havincr entered into a co-partnership, all
culls, i right or day, will receive iintneiliute
attention, omce at resulenco ot lr. VM
uuns. Klin St.. Tionosta, l'a. 88-ly
Clarles B. Arsnrt,
KNTIST, Centre Street, Oil City, l'a,
in iiuons luoi'K.
Lawrenco House,
WM. LAWRENCE, FnoPRiHTon. This
house has Just been opened to tho
public mid the furniture and IUUhkm are
all new. (SuestM will he well entertainiHl
at reasonahlo rates. Is Nituntcd on Kin St,
opposite Superior Luinbur Co. Bloro. S'J-ly
Tlonesta House.
XT ITTEL. Proprietor, Kim St. Tio-
niwlii, l'a., at tho mouth of thsereek
Ur. litis lin-1 thoroughly renovated the
TionesU IIouhp, and re-furnisheil it com
tlstely. All wlio patronize him will be
veil entertained at reasonable ratux. 20 ly
FOIKST HOUSE,
D BLACK PROPRIETOR. OppoIte
Court IIohko, Tionesta, Pa. Just
paned. Kverythinn new and olsan and
fresh. The best of liquors kept constantly
n nana. A portion ortlie public patron
aj;a la respectfully solicited. 4-17-lv
Scott House,
CAOCNDVS, PA., E. A. Roberts, Pro.
X prletor. This liolel haa been raeeiitly
re-rurnisneu ana now oilers superior c
.ooiiiinoUstions to guua'.s. ta-ly.
Dr. J. L. Acornb,
1 PHYSICIAN AND SUROKON, who has
had fifteen years' experience in a large
and successful practice, will attend all
Professional Calls. Olllce in his Drug and
Urocery Store, located in Tidiouto, iv.ir
Tidioute House.
IN UlS STORE WILL l'OIJls'D
A full assortment of Modlciivs Liquors
Tobac,x Cigars. tatiop-ry -a, Paints,
Oils, Cutlery, and Cue Groceries, Ml of the
Kesi quality, aa will j0 am4 t retmable
rales.
u. R. Bl'TlQIiibSi, an experienced Drug
gist, from hour 'ork, has charge of the
at torn. All prescriptions put up uceuratoly.
V.
jo r. rui
A. B. XKLLT.
MA Y, PAItK C CO.,
la J 3ST K E JRj S ,
.Oerner of Elm A Walnut Sis. Tionesta.
Bank of Discount and Deposit.
Interest allowed on Time Deposits,
fMlaetlous madeonall the Principal poj.uta
of tho U. 8.
Collaotiona solicited. 18-ly.
JIM. A, CALK Tr.it- 1. T. BALS, Cull.r.
SAVINGS BANK,
Tionesta, Forest Co,, Pa.
Tliia Bank transacla a Oeucral Banking,
ILVillerliiig and Exchange HusincKM.
I'lsfls on tho Prinuipal Citicn of the
VniUxl States and Europe boughtand sold.
(iold and Silver Coin and Uovernmunt
peouiities bought and sold. 7-.V) Bonds
eanvcrted on tho most favorable terms.
s" t ' Jntorest allowed on time deiiosils.
liar. 4, tf.
VOL. V. NO. 13.
TEN EYCK&VANDERSAAL
WIIOI.ESAI.R KKTAir.
COXFECTIO X IS IIS.
STORE: No. 3 South Seneca Street,
K EXT DOOn TO 1'0IT OFKICR.
MANl'FiCTORT: No. 88 JSorth Smcra Strrct,
.TO-ly OIL CITY. PENN'A.
D. W. CLARK,
(COMMHSIOMKU'S CI.KHK, FOHKST CO., T.)
It HAL ESTATE AGE XT.
HOUSES end Lots for Sale and RKN'p
Wild Ijuids for Salo. X
I have superior facilities for awcrtalning
the condition of taxes and tax deeds, Ac.,
and am thoroforo qualified to act intelli
gently as ajrent of thoso livinfr at a dis
tance, owning laiuls in llio ionniy.
Ofllee In CommissionQrs Room, Court
House, Tionosta, l'a.
4-41-lv. T). W. CLARK.
IVctv Hoarding House.
MRS. S. S. HULINfiS Iisn built a large
addition to her houso, and is now pre
pared to accommodate a number of perma
nent boarders, and sll transient ones who
may favor her with their patronage. A
good stable has recently been built to ac
oommodnte tho horses of guests. Charges
reasonable. Residence on Elm St., oppo
site S. Haslet's store 2:-ly
A. H. PARTRIDGE,
DBAI.Kn IX
IF1 TJ HZj IN" XTTJ IE? 3D,
CHAMBER SUITS, SOFAS, TABLES,
CHAIRS, BEDSTEADS, MAT
TRESSES, LOUNGES,
SPRING BEDS,
AC, AC,
FIl AMINO l'lCTVltES,
A SPECIALTY,
Ilns a largo variety of Moulding of all
kinds, and will frame to order all pictures
brought to him in any stylo to suit custo
mers. .
Rooms In second story of Bonner tt Mo
Kay's now building, Elm St., Tionesta,
Pa. ;;u-;im
OllttttTOX & HUSKY,
CENTRE STREET, OIL CITY, PA.
BOOKS,
STATIONERY,
FANCY GOODS,
TWINES,
TOYS, INKS,
WHOI.KMALE AND IttTAIL.
Books, Newspapers and Magazines
MAILED TO AN Y ADDRESS
At publishers ratos.
S9-ly
ustzetw
GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE
IX TIONES TA ,
GEO. W. BOVARD & CO.
HAVE just brought on a complete and
carefully selected stock of
FLOUR,
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS,
and everything necessary to the completo
stock of a first-class Grocery House, which
they have opened out at their establish
ment on Elm St., first door north of M. K.
Church.
TEAS,
COFFEES.
SUGARS.
SYRUrS,
FRUITS,
SPICES.
HAMS, LARD,
A XI) mo VJSIOXS OF ALL KINDS,
at the lowest cash prices. Goods warrant
ed to bo of tho bent quality. Call and ex
amine, and we believe we can suit you.
GEO. W. BOVARD A CO.
Jan. 9, '72.
QONFECTIONARIEg
TAS. McKAY, at tho Post Office,
lias
w opened out a elioico lot or
COXh'ECTIOXAlllES,
CANNED FRUITS,
10EACC0S,
CIGARS, AND
NOTIONS OF ALL KINDS.
A portion of the patronaoof tho public
is resspectfully solicited.
40-tf AS, M, McKAY,
TIONKSTA, PA., FEUKUAltV 5, 1873.
('OMR AT
A.WOMJNT THE
I'llANKK.
ANCIENT
During tlio eleventh century the
menns of justice among the Franks,
was a cotnbut hetween the accuser nnd
the accused. If a person was accused
of any misdemeanor, ho was granted
permission to take an oath upon his
innocence hefore tho Court of Stale,
and thus escape what was known ns
"Private Vengeance." If, however,
there was not sufficient evidence of in
nocence, the accuser hnd a right to
I annul tho vow of tho culprit by push
ing Ins hand lrom the shrine, or re
lhpjary (on which it rested during his
oath), and challenge him to mortal
combat.
If the accuser was a woman, and
the ac .used n man, the laws of battle
were as follows :
The man was to stand in a pit, near
ly up to his waist, and he armed with
n club, hardened at the fire; while the
woman, whose motions were not con
fined, held a kerchief in her hand, in
which a stone weighing from four to
five pounds was tied.
According to the Augsburg City
Laws of 127G, and tho Wurtzburg
Battle Codo of 1447, the man was to
have a club twelve inches in length,
the thickness of two thumbs at the
end ; while the woman s weapon was
to be two lists longer, and to consist of
a stone weighing one round, wrapped
in a kercluct.
Whenever a womon undertook
"wager of battle," sho did so at tho
peril of her life. For, if she should
not be the victor, tho accused would
possess tno power ot having her sen
tenced to death in court, on n charge
of false accusation. She would then
be burned alive in the same pit where
in the man stood. Ilns result was
looked upon ns "God's Judgment;',
tor the advr.utae-o a woman luid over
a man, in position and weapons, usual
made her the victor.
Although tho "Judgment of God,"
or ordeal, was discarded in V2ov, Judi
cial Combat was nevertheless retained
ivot, muecu, in cities, wucro its use
was gradually discontinued; nor in
the lower criminal courts, but princi
pally in provincial courts of justice,
where cases ot nobility were tried.
Previous to this, the unconvicted
accused was not bound to light, pro
vided he confessed his guilt. In such
a case, instead of forfeiting his life, he
was allowed to escape with the loss of
a hand, or on payment of a fixed sum
ot nieuey.
Wager of battle was used in tho
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in
tho case of nobles who defied the laws
ni court. noever succumbed in a
judicial combat forfeited not his life,
indeed, but Ins chums. In all pre
vailing modes of this judicial combat,
ono rule held good. The accused was
allowed eix weeks' grace, time in
which to practico with the prescribed
weapon. On the day of combat, the
weapons and clothing of the antago
uists were examined, and the specta
tors enjoined to observe the strictest
silence.
Only the seconds were allowed to
speak. The combat began at a given
sigual. A blow previous fo the start-
ing-signal or after the final signal, for
feited tho battle. In cases of distur
bance or disorder, the seconds inter
fered. Each combatant was allowed
to call for 'time" twice during the
battle. If he called three times, or
thrice dropped his weapon, ho was
deemed to have lost.
Every combatant had four seconds,
one advocate, ouo marshal ef arms,
one trainer (who instructed in the
mode of fighting, but whoso voice
durst not be heard during the battle),
aud one monitor, who wus posted in
arena, "but was allowed to communi
cate with the combatants only through
tho advocate.
The dress usually consisting of close
fitting trewsers, jacket aud hood, fast
ened with a leather strap, and cut from
one piece of gray woolen cloth. The
shield (which, however, was not worn
in battle with a woman,) was of wood
and leather, covered with white linen,
and ornamented with a red cross. Be
fore the fight both combatants drank
St. John's wine, to thwart till evil arts.
The days of judicial combat are
past and gone; but the heroism of
those women who maintained their
dearest rights through tho only legal
means allowed them, is a vivid page in
history.
Some time since a young minister,
wishing to impress his Sabbath-school
with the dignity of life by reference to
the fact that meu had souls, while or
dinary animals have none, struck an
attitude, aud asked: "Now, children,
whnt is the great difference bctwen a
monkey und a boy ?" "The tail, the
tail, the tail," came from all parts of
the house, and minister was satisfied.
Portland, Oregon, is rapidly im
proving. A local paper says that
"long strings of teams loaded with
whisky can ba seen from our door,
and (aloeus are going up like ningic."
Hepttikait.
MSB HKAVK MKS.
A special correspondent of the Bal
timore American, in a letter from Port
Deposit dated 2'2d January, gives the
particulars of the rescue of the Rob
erts family from their perilous situa
tion on Ivc rr s Island, lie says:
In my description of yesterday I
irave an account ot the situation oi
W. YV. Huberts and family. It seems
that there were two families, two
brothers, and their families being on
Kerr's Island, tho rising water encom
passed them, and they feared the total
submerging of tho island. Their cries
for help were heard upon the shore,
but it seemed impossible to traverse
the river so closely packed with ice,
and no effort was made to save them.
Towards cveoin?, however, infor
mation of their peril was received nt
Havre-de-Grace, and a great iuterest
in their behalf wa3 excited. Measures
far their relief was discussed, but it
was to lt'.tc iu the day for making any
attempt to rescue them. Preparations
were made for an endcivar in the
morning; and, so early in the morn
ing, while the skiei were yet gray with
darkness still jineriiig heloro a lull
influx of light, a party of nine brave
men set out to make tun hazardous at
tempt to bring the imprisoned families
to the shore, iheir names were John
Mahnn, John Leithiser, Charles W.
Herbert, William II. Dobson, Albert
Keasiii, John Kurtz, John lepish,
Grafton Day and James Cameron
Thev were men accustomed to the riv
er in nil seasons and weathers, as their
callings were the shooting of ducks dur
ing the fall and winter, and sailing
and lulling the rest ot t lie year.
Two eighteen-foot boats, together
with an adequate supply of ioe hooks,
grapnells and rope were hauled along
the shore to a place opposite the
island. Their proceedings were watch
cd with great anxiety ; ninny endeav
orcd to dissuade them from the at
tempt, but nothing daunted, they
s loved their boats into the ice and be
can the seemingly hopeless task. In
mv description of yesterday 1 endeav
ored to portray as fur as words can
convey the vivid impressions ot vt
sion, tho manner in which the broken
ico was packed and jammed together
by the current. It may be reuuily
imucritieu thai it was an arduous en
deavor to push the boats between the
abrading masses. A constantly in
creasing crowd of people stood on tho
bank watching the struggles ot those
brave men against tho vehement op
position of the grinding messes. After
three hours of strenuous exertion thev
finally succeeded in reaching the island
where they found nine persons, three
men, two women and four children,
who had been suffering great priva
tions, and were filled with dread nt
their perilous condition.
Renewing their labors, after severe
toil thov succeeded in getting back to
the shore again, landing at Lapiduni
on the west side of the river. The
news of the attempt had spread over
the country, and when they cot back
to the shore some hundreds were gath-
I ered upon the bank on that side, who
filled with admiration at their cour
ace. cheered them repeatedly. A sub
scription was made, and D; Virdcn,
of Lapidum, handed the leader of the
parly a purse of 850. I am glad to
say tho reply vas consonant with the
noblo self abnegation that marked the
whole enterprise. lie simply auid :
"Wo did not rink our lives for money;
give it to the unfortunate family."
A sea captain just arrived in San
Francisco from iv'cw Orleans, exhibits
an Irish setter dog, to whom he ac
credits ono of the most remarkable ex
ploits iu canine intelligence. The dog
was the property of the first mate, and
was early noted fur extraodinary
sagacity. When tho sailors took hold
of the maine brace to haul it in, the
dog immediately seized the cud and
ran the length of the deck with it, as
if "lending a hand" to get the officer's
order executed. A planter took a
fancy ta the dog, and prevailed on
the first mate to present the animal to
him. He carried it along with him
six hundred miles up the Mississippi
river, nnd endeavored to show tho
Bttter every kindness. But one night
the dog escaped, nnd running along
the river bank leaped aboard a boat
and was towed back to New Orleans.
But the ship had sailed, and a schooner
captain, into whoso hands the setter
fell, lock it with him to New York.
Tho ship from which the dog was
taken was lying on the other side cf
tiie river, and here is where tho mar
vel comes in. The dog, while looking
over the side of tho vessel ono after
noon, seemed to take special notice of
the siiip on the other fciJa. After a
few moments it leaped overboard,
swam to Its old horns, and was taken
aboard by the delighted sailors.
A wag of a student declared that a
certain dull prsacher was a revivalist
ns there was a "grent awakening" af
ter the delivery of all his discourses.
$2 PER ANNUM.
a miiowinu of m:ai,dom.
A glimpse nt Alnska, ns given by a
corespondent of the Aliifku Ieraltl, is
well worth showing. At Sitka, as a
type of ti e country it seems to have
started in a civilizing cwurse with, in
cluding the blessings, leaves out the
curses. There is a very stringent law
against tho importation of intoxicat
ing liquors, and the alcrttiess of reve
nue officers generally ruins the pros
pects of smugglers. The consequence
is that tho country is singularly free
from crime, and tho bloody details of
the, doings of the rum fiend in the,
newspapers of civilization read there
like the legend of "Jack tho Giant
Killer." The territory, in a general
sense, being under military rule, the
comfort and security of the people de
pend more or less on tho judgment of
tho olncer in command. Iu which be
it said, they have been fortunate of
late, the conduct of the United Slates
troops being unexceptionable, and
peace resting in nil tho borders. The
authorities aro also doing much in the
way of making Sitka a habitable
place. Transforming a niiiddv, ill-
constructed, beaver-like huddle of
houses iuto a dignified village, with
clean broad streets and habitable
places. The Creole aud Russian popula
tion, too, iu place of being a iletrrad
ed ret. entirely under priestly control,
ns reported, nre said to be law abid
itig citizens, devoted to their religious
matters, but in secular affairs control
led by no interest except in tho com
won ono el sell. And so in every
sense, the country seems prosperous
nnd in a favorable condition for future
development. Iu this latter regard it
is safe to say it is assured, if the re
port recently started be true, that gold
bearing quartz, hundreds of dollars to
the ton, has been discovered there,
Communications with this land and the
rest of mankind is now made by
monthly steamer from Portland, Ore
gon, nnd the dwellers cry loudly for a
steam route to can t ranciseo, or at
leat a telegraphic communication.
.m.
We are touching our fellow-beings
on all sides. Ihey aro affected for
good or for evil by what we are, by
what we say and do, even by what we
think and feel. May flowers in the
parlor breatho their fragrance through
the atmosphere. Wo are each of us as
silently saturating the nttnotibhere
about us with the subtile nroma of our
character. In the family circle, be
sides and beyond nll.thc teaching, tho
daily life of each parent and child
mysteriously modifies the lif'o of ev
ery person in the household. The
same process on a wider scale is going
through tho community. Ao man
livcth to himself and no man dieth to
himself. Others aro built up and
streighened by our unconscious deeds
nnd others may be wrenched out of
their places and thrown down by our
unconscious influence.
The lato Bishop Doane, cf New
Jersey, was strung! y opposed to tem
peranec, and his side-board was load
ed Willi brandy, wine, etc. Un one
occasion, Rev. Mr. Perkins,.-f the Sons
of Temperance, dined with the Bishop,
who, pouriug out a glass of wine, de
sired hiiu to drink with him.
"Can't do it, Bishop. Wine is i
mocker."
"Take n class of brandy, then."
"Can't do it, Bishop. Strong drink
is racintr."
By this time, the Bishop, becoming
somewhat excited, remarked to Mr.
Perkins: "You'll pass tho dacautcr to
the gentleman next to you?"
"No, Bishop, I can't do that. "Woo
unto him that putteth tho bottle to
his neighbor's lips."
A minister in Aberdeenshire sacri
ficed so often and so freely to the jolly
god that the Presbytery could no
longer overlook his proceedings, nnd
summoned him before them to answer
for his bad coudutt. One of the cid
ers, and a constant companion in his
social hours, was cited as a witness
against him.
"Well, John, did you ever see Mr.
G tho worse for drink?"
"Well, I wot no ; I've money a time
seen him the better o't, but I never
saw him the waur o't."
"But did you ever see him drunk ?"
"That's what I'll ne'er see; for be
fore he's half slockened I'm ay blind
fu"
A lover once wrote to a lady who
had rejected him saying that ho in
tended to go "to some secluded spot
and breathe away his life in sighs ! to
which the lady replied by inquiring
whether they were te be medium or
large size. The man has not biuce
been heard from.
It was Dauiul who said " Many
shall run to and fro, and knowledge
bo increased." Ho clearly referred to
reporters iu this remark, and thissug
gests the idea that Daniel wus iu that
line himself. It is certain nt all events
that ho was allowed to puss in free to
see the lions.
Hates of Advertising.
One Sriinre (1 Inch,) one inertion - $1 .to
Onc!Siiinro " ono inonlli - - .1 ihi
One Sipiaro " three months - ft hi
One Sipinro " ono year - - 10 no
Two Sipuires, ono year 1" 00
O.unrter('ol. . . - . :0 00
naif " .... so on
Ono ' " - - - - 100 (JO
I.ecal notices nt established rates,
Mnrriosw and death notices, gratis.
All bills tor venrlv nil vertmeiiieulM col
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments must lie paid lor in advance.
,lol work, ( nh on liclivery.
There are now in circulation two
sets of counterfeit five dollar United
States notes. The first of these bogus
greenbacks is poorly engraved on toler
ably good paper, nnd purports to be
iNo. )fiVl. the statue of "America,"
on tho left hand side of the noto is
faintly and badly executed, as is also
the mcdalion pertrnit in the lower
right hand corner. The line engrav
ing on the back is indistinct, and the
curved lines wenk and wavering. Tho
second ciunterfeil, is badly printed
on wretched paper, is numbered 31,
720, and the engraving is exceedingly
coarse and scratchy.
A hop in your walk is a halt, but a
dance upon nothing is a halter. Ouo
finger by itself may be a-numb, but
ten fingers nre a number. A deal of
gold may be a plumb, but a dealer in
lead is u plumber. You may some
times put sauce iuto a cup, but you
should always put a cup into a saucer.
You'ro n fool if you're a walker in a
pond, you're a philosopher if vou pon
der in your walk. A cottgii makes
you wheezy of tho chest, but of tho
chest you can easy make a coffer. A
steel is what tnnkes a blade sharp, but
a blade that makes a sharper is
stealer.
Among other things that Wells fc
Fargo 's firm is not responsible- for as
carriers is one couched in the follow
ing language in their regulations:
"Not for any loss or damage by fire,
the acts of God, of Indians, or any
other public euctnies of the govern
ment." A garter was pumped up at tho
Court House well nt Blooomington,
111., last Suturday. Upon thesttpposi
tiont hat a woman had been attached to
tho garter, a number of gallant young
men fished in the well during tho
greater portion of the afternoon.
A certain little -damsel having been
aggravated beyond endurance by her
brother, plumped down upon her
knees and cried : "O Lord ! bless my
brother Tom. He lies, he steals, he
swears; all boys do; us girls don't.
Amen."
Major Zeb Crumniet in his lecture,
"New Fnngled Notions," says "It re
quires more brains to ruu a popular
lacal newspaper than is usually car
ried into the White House under the
hat of the President of the United
States."
O, the snow, tho beautiful snow ;
such a huiiky tiling you know ; blue
ing your nose and chilling your toes ;
as whirling along streets it goes. No
silly praise, not any for Joe, for that
coldest of frauds, the beautiful snow.
Another, in tho delicate, pungent
Western style : "Ten million dollars
is the sum that S. N. Pike wns unable
to take with him. We have not heard
whether uny evidence of insanity exists
in tho shape of a will."
The Jacksonville Jburnastates that
a blooming, blushingschool-girl called
nt that nfliee the other day and inquir
ed for "papers for a week back." Tho
idea suggested was that she wnuted
them for a pauier.
A ragged newsboy paid a delicxta
compliment ta a pretty young lady
who bought a paper of him. "Poor
little fellow," said, she, "ain't you
very cold ?" "I was, ma'aia, before
you passed."
There is only out paper in Illinois
that did not thrill the world with the
announcement that "the old year is
dead," and that one said, "To-morrow
the old year dies."
Americans read more newspapers
thau any other people, but do not read
more books. Probably because the
average newspaper is better than the
average book.
When a new town is started on the
plains, Chicago drummers camp out
and wait for tlio new stores to be com
pleted, to sell the owners a bill of
goods.
A country paper in Minnesota wants
to know who swindled tho Indians
out of "such an infernal cold country
as Minnesota is, nnd who deluded the
whito people into it."
The silicate of soda mixed with zinc
white makes a very good paint, and
can be used for rendering fire-proof
wood, paper, linen, etc.
It is considered cool to take a man's
hat with his uume written in it, sim
ply because you want his autograph.
The Augusta Herald lias for its
motto a prominent line as follows:
"Tso Almighty Dollars a Year."
Why do honest ducks dip their
heads under water? To liquidate their
littlo bills.
When is a newspaper the sharpest ?
When it's flold.
Tho most likely thing to bocome a
woman ? Why, a little girl.
A San Francisco firm adveitises foe
skulls of deceased Indians.