VOL. XXI.
A. TROUTMAN & SON,
BUTLER, FA.
DEALER IN
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS, TRIMMINGS,
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, RIGS, ETC.
We have just received and placed on sale our Spring Stock of Carpets in
all grades and descriptions, from the Lowest Trices to the Best (Quality
We Especially Invite jon loeall anil EsainineSloek and Prices.
EMBR 01DERIE S
Just opened, a Splendid Stock ol all kinds and styles of Embroideries in Swiss,
Nainsook and Hamburg and Inserting to matcn, and we are offenng the
whole lot at astonishing LOW PRICKS.
New Whits Goods of all Descriptions.
UCt CMS, UCE MUOI SUMS.
Lace Bed Spreads Muslin Underwear, Skirts, Night Dresses,
Chemises, Drawers, Infants' Robes.
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Our inducements.— We offer von the largest Stock oud guarantee you the
LOWEST PRICES. A TROUTMAN K M
91.41 X STREET, BUTLER, PA.
HENRY BIEHL § CO,
Invite Attention to Their Large Assortment of
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AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
REMINGTON CLIPPER PLOW,
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IMP'D KELLER GRAIN, SEED tf- FRTILIZING DRILL.
GIIATK FRONTS, TILE SEWER PIPE,
TOLEDO and I. X. L. PUMPS,
POCKET and TABLE CUTLERY, "
FINE CARVERS, RAZORS,
LIBRARY LAMPS,
HALL LAMPS,
STAND LAMPS.
VVinfield's "GOOD ENOUGH" o and 10 gallon Oil Cans with
Pump, it cannot be excelled for cleanliness.
ROOFING AND SPOUTINO DONS TO ORDER.
Large Assortment of
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
Henry Biehl <£ Co., Butler, Pa.
WHERE TO BUY MENS' AND BOYS' CLOTHING,
At the Store of the undersigned, the arknowledped leader ill
CAKPETS, CLOTHING
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
We wish to say to the tra«le this fall that we have a larger ami more varie<l stock of Carpets,
Clothing,
HATS AND GAPS,
and GentV Fi|ri)iahins; Goods than ever liefore.
KEMEMBER WE HAVE THE LARGEST STOCK
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BUTLER, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20. 1884
Mississippi Levees
To one accustomed to the precipi
tous heights of tbe palisades, and the
rocky and wood-clad ruggedness char
acterizing tbe shores of the lower Hud
son Highlands and most of our North
ern rivers, the contrast is indeed sur
prising upon first viewing that stretch
of scenery, of low-lying but highly
cultivated land on either side of tbe
Mississippi near New Orleans, called
tbe Lower Coast. The pictures present
ed are charming enough in themselves,
but so strangely inverted does every
thing appear that a.sense ofintense weird
ness and unreality prev.ides the most
commonplace objects to one in whose
mind the word coast brings up a mem
ory of lofty headlands, rocky promon
tories, and rolling vessels.
To the traveller on shipboard the
horizon on either side is apparently
girded by a thread, on which is strung
in almost endless succession the forms
of low-roofed planters'residences, num
berless orange gro.'es, moss-draped
cypress trees, with here and there the
bulky shape of a plantation chimney
trailing its smoke to the horizon across
the sunset s-ky. Everything stands
up tall, distinct; there appear to be no
backgrounds All objects are sil
houettes. The great artist Turner is
said to have experienced during his
later years an aberration of sight
which elongated entirely out of propor
tion all perpendicular objects in his
paintings. What delight would he
not have experienced in overcoming
with his altered vision these endless
lines of levees, these slender threads of
tremendous converging perspectives!
At high water periods, when your
steamer is floating on a ley el ten" feet
higher than the land on either side,
the fields beyond, instead of sloping
up, are in reality lower still, you got
somewhat of an impression that the
world must somehow be rounding off
suddenly in that neighborhood.
When a landing is required, your
river steamer, however large or stately,
needs no dock. She glides gracefully
to the levee, until her forward guards
brush the grassy top, then lowers her
great gang-plank, and the landiner is
made. This levee on which you have
landed is a great bulwark of earth,
grass-covered, solid, and compact, a
barrier in flood times to the river's as
saults, protecting the rich plantations
on either side for 1800 miles, tbe build
ing of which has cost over 520,000,000.
On one side of you is the great
broad river, with its swiftly rushing
curreut, its wavelets breaking within
a foot of the levee top; on the other
are spread beautiful plantations, with
their clustering laborers' quarters and
busy mills and hundreds of workers
afield. It is too charming u picture of
thrift and industry to be lying at the
mercy of that mighty flood already
flecking the bank with its foam.
Notwithstanding the apparent se
curity of those afield, they keep a
Bharp eye on the treacherous river, and
guards arc vigilantly patrolling it for
miles. If a leak is fouud on tbe inside
of the levee near the base, it is a craw
fish or land-crab hole. If it runs clear
water, tbe danger is not immediate. If
it is muddy, the earth inside is crumb
bling; the hole in the river must be
felt for, and stopped with a sand-bag,
or a cup-shaped earth barrier built up
on the land side as high as tbe river
without.
Should the break he too large for
the watcher to close alone, or the levee
show signs of caving, the alarm is in
stantly given. Whistles are blown,
the bells ring out a wild alarm, all
work on the plantation is stopped, and
from every direction the hands come
running to the threatened spot, bring
ing whatever implements they have
with them to meet the common foe.
Stakes are driven in the crumbling
earth, willow tranches, boards, drift
wood, packed with earth—any tiling is
used that will hold back the water for
a short space, until the more perma
nent earth-filled gunny-bags can be
brought and packed in layers against
the tide. The danger at that one
spot is then over, unless the river is
still rising, when, if the whole line of
levee in the threatened district can not
be carefully watched and re-enforced,
one of those great crevasses is formed
which inundate for miles these beauti
ful, carrying distress or ruin through
hundreds of plantations, and filling our
journals with tales of misery and pri
vation.
Some of the larger levees have all
the lines, angles, and strength of ver
itable fortifications. Convict labor
frequently renders the State good ser
vice in building these vvoiks, their en
campments and those engaged on the
work, as at the great Scott Levee, pre
senting very animated scenes. Armed
guards keep a vigilant watch 011 the
workers, and generally have one or
more dogs beside them should a man
break for the woods, and a boat at
hand should he take to the water,
while attempting an escape. The con
victs are not always aware of the loca
tion of these guards, as they are gen
erally cencealed in a shallow rifle-pit
commanding the most likely points of
escape
—A health writer says; "Sleepless
people should court the sun." Those
who don't care much about sleep gener
ally court the daughter.
—A French dramatist makes ono of
his characters in a recent play declare
that he is "holding up the trowsers of
despair with the braces of hope."
—"What will stick to a man closer
than a good true wife?" askcs a corre
spondent. A porous plaster will
crowd her for the honors, young mar.
—Why is it, that, when a church is
burned, nothing is so difficult to save
as the organ ? Because the fire-engine
cannot play upon it.
lie would not mnrry her because
she had false teeth. Jsut, when his
wife kept him awake for nights with
toothache aud neuralgia he wished he
had
CO MM U NIC ATION S
Local Institute
PROSPECT, Feb. *22, 1884.
Opening exercises.—Music followed
by prayer by Prof. Crowe.
Organization.—Sup't Murtland was
nominated President; Prof. Crowe,
Vice President and W 11. Alexander,
Secretary; after whose election the fol
lowing programme was taken up:
Recitation—by class.
Declamation, "Washington"— W
H. Alexander.
M iss Lidie Webber next took up the
subject of "Primary Reading." Miss
Webber said, "No study of the school
room is of greater importance than the
reading class. It is not only necessary
tbat tbe pupil be taught reading before
he begins the study of other branches,
but if this is rightly taught he will
have made considerable advancement
in other studies while he is learning to
read. The most common error that I
know of in teaching primary reading
is the too rapid advancement of the
pupil " Miss Webber is strongly in
favor of the word method, and deserves
praise for the manner in which she con
ducted the class drill. The subject
was then discussed by Messrs Weigle,
Crowe, Ricketts, Critchlow, Rev.
Clark and Sup't Murtland.
Essay, "The Scholar"—Miss Emma
McLure. The true character of the
scholar was forcibly shown.
Song, "When the Storm is Past"—
Miss Maggie Aiken and Miss Melia
Grine.
Miss Cookson then read "Lord Hun
dreary on Mental Photograph Al
bums," which was highly applauded.
Declamation—Miss Nannie Webber,
who spoke very distinctly.
Music—"When Our Darlings Kneel
in l'rayer."
Institute adjourned until one o'clock
P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Music.
Geography. —J. G. McCullough,
opened the discussion. A lively dis
cussion between Miss Cookson and J.
P. Wilson followed.
Memorial Exercises conducted by
Prof. Ricketts class of thirteen pupils,
each one giving a short recitation of
Washington, incidents in his life &c.
The class gave a good performance.
Primary Grammar—A. F. McKin
ney. "How can we teach grammar in
the common school to the best advant
age ?" The gentleman's method was,
first, teach from objects; second, teach
from pictures; third, have all defini
tions illustrated by original examples;
fourth, aim to secure intense mental
action. The subject was further dis
cussed by Messrs Rixler, Tinstman and
Ricketts.
Essay, "Washington"—Miss Jennie
McClelland Miss McClelland is an
exceedingly good writer.
Song, "Hock me Sister."
"What is learned by teaching the
first term"—J. P. Wilspn. Mr. Wilson
said, "upon entering the school room
he was ratbered discouraged, for he
found no desks, blackboard, or chairs,
and did nothing but organize the first
day. He thinks teaching very tire
some work, and would rather maul
rails for a living."
L. L. McGowen then reported in re
gard to his first term. He likes teach
ing very well, and explained his differ
ent methods of instruction.
Music, by Prospect Cornet Rand.
Prof. Foehringer'a 15and of Prospect,
is one of the best in Western Pennsyl
vania, and tbe music furnished by it
was a great aid to the success of the
Institute.
Selection by Miss Cookson, "Spoop
endyke builds a hen coop."
Declamation, "Revolutionary Ris
ing"— F. I Cunningham.
I'rof. Tinstman next took up the sub
ject of Arithmetic. The time being
limited, tho Professor presented but
one principle, notation, which he ably
discussed.
Useful Exercises—G. P. Weigle.
spoke of exercises in hearing, see
ing and speaking. Mr. Weigle is one
of the leading teachers of Butler Co..
Song, "We have Gathered Home to
dav."
"Reminiscences"—Sup't Murtland.
Who spoke of the visitation of schools
by the parents, the encouragement of
the teacher in his works, of the teacher
visiting his pupils at their homes, and
of the good "old time" when he board
ed around.
Music, by the band.
The Method—Prof. K. Mc-
Donald. The Professor has made him
self thoroughly acquainted with this
method of instruction.
Music.
Kssay, "February Twenty-second"
—O. F. Kiester. Ilis part was well
performed.
A vote of thanks wa3 given the
musicians, after which closing remarks
by I'rofs. Crowe, Tinstman and others.
Institute adjourned sine die.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Sec'y.
Report or School No. 7.
CONNOQUENRSSINO TwP., >
March 15, ISB-I )
Kottor Citizen —Knowing you to
he a friend of education, I send you
I the following partittl report of school
No. 7, in the above named township,
for publication.
This house is situated in the little
! village of Whitestown, two miles
• south of Prospect. Although the vil-
I lage is small, there are lifty-sii pupils
j enrolled.
The following is a report of a spelling
class for the month ending March 14,
i 188 *.
Callie Garwig, Robert Martin, Wil
liam Reighley, George Garwig, 100
per cent.
.Jennie Shearer, I-ulie Clark, Mary
Heighley, James Robinson, 99.9 per
1 cent.
I M innie Carner, Mollio Graham,
Henry Beighley, H< ert Graham, Wil
lie G. Beighley, 99.s per cent.
Wilbert Martin, 99.7; Orlando Martin,
99.fi; Thomas Allen, 99.4; Albert
Beigley, 99.3; William f'ooper, 90.7
' per cent.
| A number of visitors, among whom
I were Dr. Clark, Messrs. Graham Rob
| inson, Gray, Humphry and Rrunne
| mer, have favored us with thoir pres
ence. Call again gentlemeu, we are
always glad to have you come, aDd
see how we are getting along. Our
motto is "Onward and Upward."
W. 11. ALEXANDER.
Parker Tvvp., Items.
MARCH IS, 1884.
EDS. CITIZEN —We are comforted
that it is nearing spring, if we are
; nearly covered up by the beautiful
, mud.
Mr. T. W. McNees, going to his
well on the Port Kelly farm, last Tues
day morning, was thrown from his
horse, by the animal stumbling, had
his left ieg broken at the knee; tbe leg
had previously been injured and was
stiff at the joints. He is getting on
remarkably well and not suffering
much pain.
Mr. J. T. McNees, farther of T. W.,
was attending the stock during his
son's affliction, and on Sabbath evening
went to tbe mow over tbe barn floor,
to throw down hay, and fell through
to the floor below, and wonderful to
say was not much injured, but received
a pretty thorough shaking up.
The public school, under Lizzie
Kelly, teacher, gives a public enter
tainment in the A. O. U. W. Hall,
this, Tuesday, evening, and from what
we have been able to learn, it will be
rather a tasty affair, good preparation
being made.
One of the freight trains, last week,
tipped a car of tan bark over the Black
trestle and made kindling ivood of car
and bark.
llev. Decker has returned from the
East and held service for his flock on
Sabbath.
Something new in our town; Lizzie
Calder, from the school of "Art and
Design," in Pittsburgh, has opened a
school for instruction in drawing and
painting—worthy object, worthy teach
er—hope it will be worthily patronized.
Yes, CITIZEN, in regard to the "se
crecy''' with which Republican County
Committee have chosen to treat, or
rather insult the people by keeping
proceedings from them by not giving
them to the papers, you can say "If the
other fellow is satisfied we are." Yes,
you can afford to say that, having
always upheld the rights of the people
against "ring'' rule. You can with a
"satisfied conscience receive such a
brunt; but not so the people, it is they
and not the papers that ought to know,
Is the party to be led by a "secret"
conclave of "leaders?'' If so, thank
God there are other parties in the
country and a coming up. This se
crecy is an insult to the intelligence of
the people of the county. If the com
mittee wished to rebuke the "papers"
why did they not do so in a manly
way to the editors, and not rebuke the
people. We would venture ten to one
that a certain well-known politician
(Kd) knows it all (favored) and it will
give time to get the wires all in good
working order. No more secrecy, nor
"wire pulling" for the_ Republicans of
Parker township.
JONES.
Franklin Twp., School No. 2.
EDS. CITIZEN:—The winter term of
the above named school closed on
March 11th, as did nearly all the other
schools in the township.
The morning was an omen of a wet
day, and before noon the gentle rain
came pouring down, deluging the fields
and roads; and, as a consequence, the
scholars and I, with three citizens pres
ent, had to make the best of the day
we could. If the day had been nice
there would have been quite a number
of the citizens and friends of education
present, as it is nothing more than
right for the patrons and friends to
come out en masse,, and by their pres
ence, if nothing more, show their ap
preciation for what the "master" has
tried to do. I wish to extend my
sincere thanks to the citizens of the
district for the generosity and kindness
with which they have used me; also
to the directors for the deep interest
they took in all the r.chools. Kuthusi
astic directors make interested patrons;
patrons, pupils; pupils and teacher, the
school. The spring term will begin
on March .'ilst, with a change of teach
ers for some of the schools, owing to a
reduction of ten dollars per month of
the wages. Of course we will not dis
cuss the derogative tendencies of this
step. During the term, Charlie Stew
art, Curtis Ilobb, Orphe Stewart, Bessie
Stewart and Maggie Robb, missed no
days; Eddie Clark, 1, Dillic Cratty and
Emma I'flough, 2. During the last
month, Eddie Clark, Willie and havie
I'flough, Birdie and Newton Dick,
Lor in and Charlie Stewart, Ford and
Howard Dodds, Curtis Robb and
Frank McOrew, Maggie Robb, Emma
and Bertha Pflough, Orphe and Bessie
Stewart, Anna McUrew, Dora Kiddle,
Susie Shaffer, missed no days.
(1. IV WKIULB, Teacher.
The Laziest Man Out.
Suspension Bridge comes to the
the front with the man that seems
honestly to have the reputation of be
ing lazy. He boarded at the hotel
until the landlord concluded he was a
fraud and had bim arrested and sent to
jail. A day or two ago the Sheriff had
some prisoners employed in shoveling
snow; and asked the "boarder" to as
sist, which he refused to do. The
Sheriff then gave him the choice of
shoveling snow or being shot. The
Sheriff, with the assistance of one of
the attaches, then proceeded to shoot
him, A gun was procured and loaded
with a blank cartridge. The prisoner
was then to staud in the corner of the
cell, with his face to the wall, while
the Sheriff stood near him with a
book in his hand, and another party
was in the cell with the gun. The
word was given, the gun discharged,
and the prisoner hit in the back of the
bead with the book, when he dropped
to all appearances dead, and probably
thought he was, but he soon recovered.
Utiva Observer
A North Carolina Robin Roost
For several weeks past large bunches
of robins have been seeu in the market,
and inquiry revealed the fact that they
all came from the robin roost, near Mr
Mack Stafford's house at Harrisburg,
where, for over three weeks past, large
parties have been making war on the
birds with stick and torch. We had
heard a great dtal of talk about this
roost and the sport the people were
having in killing the birds and as the
8 o'clock train slowed up at Harris
burg the other night an Observer re
porter stepped off and struck out for
the roost. (Jetting down into a long
stretch of bottom land, something over
a mile from the depot, the dull flaming
lights ahead piloted us to the roost.
As we neared the scene of action we
found that the roost was an immense
canebrake. A party of perhaps forty
darkeys, besides a lot of white people,
were just emerging with their sticks
and torches and birds, the sport being
about over for the night. The repor
ter finding this to be the case decided
to stay until the next night, but un
willing to remain without killing at
least one bird, entered the brake with a
short, stout stick, accompanied by a lit
tle darkey, whose heart danced with
delight over the reception of a cigar
and ten cents as a pilotage fre. After
moving among the canes for a few
minutes we detected a red breast, and
giving our stick full sweep, let it fly
for all it was worth, and it was worth
a doctor's bill for $2.50, for it missed
the bird and made a clearing on top of
the little darkey's head big enough for
a turnip patch. The reporter stood
dumb-founded at the extent of the
youngster's lung power as he wabbled
about among the canes yelling "O
Lawdy !" and before we could get our
hands on him and chuck his mouth full
of mud half a dozen men came tearing
up through the canes to find out what
had happened. A fragment of the
youngster's cap and several tufts of
hair were found hanging to the canes
around, but on seeing that the boy'a
skull was not hurt the party retreated
and hunted up a doctor, while the re
porter retired to Mr. Stafford's house
for the night.
The next afternoon about 5 o'clock
Mr. Stafford called us to come out into
the yard and see what was going on;
aud it was a sight to astonish. From
all directions great flocks of robins were
flying across the heavens, all winging
their way to the roost, which was al
most in plain view of the house. For
fully an hour one flock after another
went by until, until the whole cane
brake was fairly alive with the feather
ed tribe, and before it was good dark a
large party set out to make war upon
them. There were sixty-eight men
and boys in the crowd, each carrying
a stick aud a torch or a lantern. The
roost baring been reached and action
commenced, the reporter witnessed a
scene that he will never forget. The
canebrake is abcnt a mile loug, and ex
tends a considerable distance on either
side of the creek. It seemed that each
individual caue was bent down with its
load of birds. The reporter, getting
just inside the edge of the brake, struck
at a cluster of birds, and the flutter of
wings that ensued was deafening.
From all sides hundreds of blinded and
bewildered birds flew about striking
against each other and against the
canes, making a noise that resembled
mighty wind. All through the brake
torches gleamed, men shouted and the
deadly stick was going right and left.
The birds never left the brake, but flew
about in dire confusion, unable to es
cape the weapons in the hanJs of the
men, who plied them for about an hour
with terrible effect. In the excitement
of the battle hardly anybody stopped
long enough to pick up all the dead
birds, but went over their routes when
the sport was ended to gather their
game. Our party went into the brake
at 7 o'clock, and at 8 all wore counting
over their birds that lays in piles at
each one's feet. A young man named
Query was the most successful, having
killed 1 56. The lowest number killed
by any one person was 47. The total
number of robins killed by the party in
one hour footed up 2,110. —Charlotte
(N. C.) Observer
A Stingy Man.
"Talking übout stingy uien," said
the conductor of a Pullman car, as he
sat in the smoking room while the por
ter was doing the work: "the worst
specimen Ijever saw came out of Detroit
the other night. His wife, a great fat
woman, was with him, and they took
seats in the ordinary coach. Pretty
soon ho came back, selected berth—a
single upper—and then went back to
his wife- Pretty soon he returned and
went to bed alone. About an hour af
ter this I was going throngh the train
when the fat woman stopped me and
wanted to know if I had any empty
berths- I told her there were plenty
of them, when she brought her lips
together like a vise and clenched her
fat hands as she said: "I thought as
much. Here, take my bag with you,
and make me up the best section you
you have. I'll be back as soon as the
train stops again.'' You see, that sel
fish husband of hers told her there
wasn.t an empty berth left, but he had
a chance to share a bunk with an ac
quaintance. He was the maddest man
you ever see next morning, when he
had to hand over $5 for her night's
rest, in addition to the $2 50 he had
paid for his own. He gave | the porter
only two cents for shining his shoes,
aud scowled so the porter didn.t dare
kick for more.''
—lt should seem that indolence it
self would incline a person to be honest,
us? it requires infinitely greater pains
and contrivance to bo a knave.
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How to Treat Sudden Wounds.
The subject of one of the lectures by
the Society for Instruction in First
Aid to the Injured, delivered by Or.
I>. L. Woodbridge, of this city, was
"What to do in case of a sudden wound
when a surgeon is not at hand." He
said in part:
An inexperienced person would nat
urally close the lips of the wouud as
quickly as possible, and apply a band
age. If the wound is bleeding freely,
but no artery is spouting blood, the
first thing to be done is to wash it
with water at an ordinary temperature.
To every pint of water add either five
grains of corrosive sublimate or two
and a half teaspoonfuls of carbolic acid.
If the acid is used add two teaspoon
fuls of glycerine, to prevent its irrita
ting the wound. If there is neither of
these articles in the house, add four
teaspoonfuls of borax to the water.
Wash the wound, close it, and apply a
compress of a folded square of cotton
or linen. Wet it in the solution used
for washing the wound, aid bandage
down quickly and firmly. If the bleed
ing is profuse, a sponge dipped in very
hot water and wrung out in cloth
should be applied as quickly us possi
lbe. If this is not available, use i<*c,
or clothes wrung out in ice water. If »
large vein or artery is spouting, it roust
be stopped at once by compression.
This may be done bv a rubber tube
wound tightly above the elbow or abov#
the knee, where the pulse is felt to beat;
or an improvised tourniquet may be
used. A bard apple or a stone may be
placed in a folded handkerchief, and
rolled firmly in place.
This bandage is then placed ao that
the hard object rests on the part where
the artery beats, and is tied looselv
around the arm. A stick is then thrust
through the loo3e bandage and turned
till the flow of blood ceases Ex.
Rebuked by an Indian.
On a Fort Wayne train approaching
Chicago there was a short statured,
btraight-haired, copper-colored Indian,
going back to the reservation after a
trip to the Indian school at Carlisle,
Pa. He wore a nice suit of clothes,
which fitted him badly, and a paper
collar without any necktie. He attend
ed strictly to his own business, and
was unmolested until a voung prig
came into the smoking car from the
sleeper. "An Indian, I guess," said
the young chap as he lighted a cigar
ettee. And then, approaching the son
of the plains, he attracted general at
tention by shouting, with strange ges
tures: "Ugh, heap big Injun? Omaha?
Sioux? Pawnee? See Great Father?
Have drink fire-water? Warm Injun's
blood!" The copper-colored savage
gazed at the young man a moment
with an ill-concealed expression of con
tempt on bis face, and then said, with
good pronunciation. "You must have
been reading some dime novels, sir. I
am going back to my people in Mon
tana, after spending three years in the
East at school. 1 advise you to do
the same thing. ifo, I donot drink
whisky. Where I'live gentlemen do
not carry whisky flasks in their pock
ets." The cigarette was not smoked
out, and, amid a general laugh, a
much crest-fallen young man retired
to the sleeping coach.
—Joy is the greatest side of man.
—Justice is not what is, but what
ought to lie.
—Belfries come high, but churches
must have them.
—lt was an icy day for Adam when
Kve slipped up on temptation.
—Ceusure is a tax which those who
fill eminent situations must expect to
pay.
—Some disguised lies so resemble
truth that we should judge badly wer*
we not deceived.
—Forty years must elapse befor*
"Friday, February 2V'can again be a
calendar fact.
Learn what people glory iu, and
you may learn much of both the theory
and practice of their morals.
—Many a young man has learned to
his sorrow that it is easier to pop the
question than to questiou the pop.
—Tho indications are that tho
groundhog knew his business when ho
retired for six weeks to his winter home.
—Thanks to the thirty-six million
patriotic hens of America the egg
famine that was feared has been avert
ed.
—"I never shot three men in my
life," said a gentleman in the South.
"Then," replied a bystander, "you
didn't remain long at Hot Springs.
—"Do you want tbering fourteen or
eighteen carat ?" said the jeweler to
the customer. "O, I don't carat all.
This is the third woman I've married,
and I ain't very particular."
—A Nashville man mortally wound
ed another by shooting him with a gun
laaded with carpet tacks. The tele
gram doesn't say that the shooter was
a married man, but he doubtless was.
—"The pessimist who wrote, "This
world is but a fleeting show,'' doubtless
diew his deduction from the fact that
the only circus which came to his town
passed through without stopping.
—Generosity is the wealthiest feel
ing of the heart. Feel as you would
aid suffering if you could, and you will
have nearly all the self-satisfaction that
you would have had if you really had
relieved distress.
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