The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, January 30, 1895, Image 6

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    There ore iu this country 182,710
miles of stool roils aud 88,017 of Iron,
Fomiilors' shores in thp Kuoz canal,
which twenty-five years ago were
worth $2o0 each, nro uow quoted ot
S250.000.
Levi 1'. Morton of New York re
ceived 22,000 applications for about
fifteen appointments more or less uu
lor the Oitberinitorinl control
The Atlanta Jotiriuil declares thnt
the Georgia Cotton States and Inter
national Exposition is already one oi
the best advertised expositions that
has ever boon projected.
A Into report of tho Iron Arc on tho
condition of blast furnaces (Lowed B
production more thuu double thnt of
Inst summer and one that ranked well
tip with tho records of tho mod pros
porous periods of our history.
The city of Buenos A.yres hns the
largest street enr system in proportion
to it population, of uuy city in tho
world. Tho total number of im?seu-
(rors carried in 18U3 was 71,i)40,5(4,
while tho monthly average was 0,055,
617.
Tho Wisconsin Legislature is pre
paring to establish workhouses all
over tho state nud uutko tramps earn n
living. Tho New Orleans l'ic.iyuno
thinks it is a plan which, if gener
ally adopted, would speedily abate the
nuisance.
There is turns objection to Indian
oln, tho nauio Senator Uerry proposes
for tho new Territory, because it is so
much liko Indiana, and Muskogee is
suggested by somo other members of
the committee. That is the name of
the capital of one of tho nations and
is of Chcrokeo origin.
The British Medical Association is
very much stirred up over the terribly
high death rate of children in tho
manufacturing centers. In Lancashire
tho death rato per 1,000 for children
under three months old is 382, for
children between three and six months,
240, und for children between six
monthi, nud u year, 18a It would np.
pear that eight out of ten children die
under ouu year old.
Almost everythiu j from a lifo to n
window cm be insured nowadays, but
insuraneo on a concert looks like some
thing new. It happened, though, in
London recently thut the orgnnizcrs
of a charity concert wanted 500 to
utart tho thing poiug. So they op
plied to a woll-knowu insurance com
pany, which, ufter inquiring into tho
drawing powers of the artiBts lugoged
accepted tho risk upon payment of a
promium of live guineas, or about 825.
This opens n; a new field for insur
ance enterprise, aud tho Pathfinder
suggests: Why not start a cotnpanv
to iusnro the popularity of a new ploy,
now book, a now song or a now
patent medicine?
Ward McAllister, tho lender of New
York's "Four hundred" says, "For us
Amorioans Florida and southern Cali
fornia, offer superior inducements to
ny foreign resort, for it is itnpossiblo
to find in Europe such comforts as
one Los in the great hotels in St
Augustine, Jacksonville, Tampa and
the other resorts of Florida, Coronoda
Reach, Pasadena, Santa Barbara aud
Monterey in California. Invalids
make a great mistake in going to
Europe in tho winter, for the Lotols
sire so cold that visitors endanger tholr
lives. In Europe such things as fur
naces, and steam heaters boiug un
known, it is only for tho hardy and
vigorous to attempt the European re
aorta during Ducoinber, January aud
February.
The number of casualities on fitenm
railroads affecting the lifo and the
limb of tho men who run the trains is
still far above what, the Chicago Bo
ord foals, might bo expected in these
days of improved locomotives and bet
ter signals and switches. Tho report
ior lust October, which is probably
not complete, shows that on American
railroads on that mouth, thirtoen en
gineers and eleven firemen were
tilled, and twenty-eight engiueers and
twenty firemen were injured in some
forty-four accidents. The causes
were numerous, including collisions,
derailments, boiler explosions, burned
trestles, flue bursting, cattle on the
'Crack, broken side rods and truin
wrockors. Attempts are now made to
'keep earoful and close list and analy
sis of those acoldenta, in the hope of
Heading the way to remedies in better
management or new inventions. The
statistics, while alarmingly large hith
erto, are believed to be very . incom
plete. Ahy'.' improvements in these
.directions, wil of oouree, also be at
tended with a reduotion of . rUk ahd
danger for passengers.
The Q n It t Hour,
Bometlmo liotwecn tho dawn nud dark,
(to tliuu, O friend npnrt,
Thnt a cool drop of heaven' dew
May fnll Into thy heart
Thui with a spirit soothed, and cured
Of restlessness nnd pain,
Thou ronye-t, nerved with forco divine,
Take up thy work again.
Mini F. Urrrs, In Harper's Weekly.
A MOUNTAIN HEROINE.
u v w. j. tAunoN,
T'.;p man from Chicago had to' 1 Ids
story, and while tho listeners iu the
smoking car were digesting it, a quiet
mnn, smoking a bnd cignr, gave a
slight cough indicative of beginning a
yarn hiiusclf. Tho listeuers gnvo him
their attention at ones.
"Let her go," said tho man from
Chicago encouragingly.
"How did yon know I Lad anything
to fay?" asked the innn.
"Von looked it," said Chicago.
"Well, I have," laughed tho innn,
"and l'vo got an affidavit to go with
initio. Have vou got one for that you
told?"
"Oh, ye," grinned Chicago, "nud
I'll show it to you wheu you've had
your sny."
"Don't forget that, gents," said the
man, turning to the listeners. "Aud
uow for mine. Fivo years ago I was
n deputy United States marshal iu
southeastern Kentucky, and most of
my business was with moonshiucrs. I
hnd pretty fair success aud bagged a
lot of them, but there was one, tho
chief of tho gang nnd tho worst of
them all, thnt wo couldn't get our
hands on. Ono day, however, word
crtmo to mo that ho was at his cabin iu
tho mountains, aud if I could get
there with a forco of men wo might
surround tho place nud capture him,
as ho hnd just coino iu aud expected to
get out again before we should hear
anything of him. In ten minutes I
was on my way to his cabin with ten
men, all armed with heavy revolvers,
and all moving out by different ways,
so as not to excite suspicion and let
him get ou to our movements. We
were to meet at a point about half a
mile from Lis house and then swoop
down on it and tako him iu. The first
port of the programme went off all
right, and an hour after I had heard
Lu was at Lome I Lad Lis bouso sur
rounded. Then I rodo up to tho door
and yelled 'hello,' and a woman camo
out.
" 'WLero's your husband?" I asked,
for I knew her quite well
" 'What do you wont uv him?' oho
responded.
" 'I want to soo him.'
" 'Well, yon can't.'
" 'But I'm going to, just tho same.
I heard ho was hero uot an hour agV,
and he's got to como this time.'
" 'I reckon not,' sho said, and
dodged in, shutting tho door after Lor
with a elam, nud barring it on tho in
side, as I could vory plainly hear.
"Then, before we Lad a chance to
make a rush, a gun went off iu the
lionso and a ballot we.ii 'spat' against
a tree near me. I thought it was timo
to get under cover, and did so with
promptness and dispatch, and at onco
ordered my men to close up and fire
on tho Iioubc. This the; did with
pleasure, but wo might as well Lave
fired at a stockado, for tho cabin was
built of heavy logs, and nothing short
of o mountain Lowitzor could have
Lad any serious effect upon it. We
bangod away, though, and every now
and thon a shot camo from the inside
disagreeably near us. Ono time, whon
one of my mon showed up where ho
could got a shot at tho only pane of
glass visible, two shots came after him
so oloscly that he stayed in hiding for
tho rest of the time. This was about
niuo o'clock in the morning, and we
at last concluded thnt, as there were
ehildreu and a woman in the house
with our mountaineer, wo oould not
very well burn it down, even if we
could gat closo enough to fire it ; we
would simply camp on thoir trail and
staiTO them out. So we took our
places to oommaud every point to pre
vent escape aud waited. At intervals
a shot would come from the cabin,
but we would pay no attention to it,
thinking that our man might think we
Lad gone and oome out, but he didn't,
and the long day wore on. It was
raining, too, after noon, and we were
doeidedly uncomfortable, but we Lad
oar game caged and we were bound to
get him or stay there a year. How
ever, it was not to be that wo were to
remain quite that long, for about eight
o'clock in the evening, when it was to
dark we couldn't see our Lands before
u, and Lad come np so close to the
oubln that we trusted to our ears in
stead of our eyes to oatoh the moon
shiner in ease he tried to get away un
der cover of darkuess, ..the, door , was
thrown open and the woman called ;
" 'What is it?' I asked from behind
o stump in the yard.
" 'Ton enn come iu ef you wnnter,'
sho replied.
" 'Tell your old man to come out.'
" 'I won't do nothiu' uv the sort,'
she said in n most wvunnuly fashion.
'Ef yer want him, come iu ntter him.'
"I parleyed awhile, fearing treach
ery, but when sho handed out two
guns nnd punched up tho fire on tho
hearth, until the cabin was brilliantly
lighted, I called up my men and went
inside, tho woman standing mean
whilu in tho middle of tho floor, with
four or five children clinging to Ler
skirts. Ewry mnn of us hnd Lis re
volver iu Lis Laud, and wo expected
trouble, though it was hardly likely
under tho circumstances. Once in
side, wo had mnde a thorough search
of tho ono room of tho cabin in a very
few minutes, nud ns tho floor wus
mostly earth wo did not fuel liko go
ing for a cellar, notwithstanding there
was no sign of the t:uoti-liitier iu the
room n hero wo were. Ho was clean
gone, and there could bo no doubt on
thut point. It wus so unexpected and
disappointing that I looked nt tho
woman helplessly. Iu reply sho
laughed nt mo.
" 'Where's your husbmd?' I naked,
because thcro wasn't much elso to say,
" 'How do I know?' sho answered
provoklugly.
" 'Hasn't ho been hero all day?'
" 'Course ho hain't. Ho ain't thnt
big n foul'
" 'Who's been doing tho shooting
then?'
" 'Me,' aud sho gavo mo tho laugh
ngniu.
" 'Vou?' I gasped.
" 'Course me. Why not mo?' sho
laughed again. 'Can't I shoot?'
"I knew thnt she could, aud did
not complimeut her on it.
" 'Hasn't ho been here?' I asked.
"Ou this question b!io shook herself
looso from her children and stood
straight before us.
"'Yes, he has,' sho said; 'ho wuz
hero not live minutes nforo you como
with yer gnng. I scon ono uv you
thnt I knowod, and I shoved Bill out
nnd told him to run, nnd I'd tako keer
uv tho balance. Bill run, nnd you
fellers know tho rest. He's got
twolvo Lours tho stnrt uv you'uns, and
cf yer wnut ter go ntter hitn, you kin j
but it's powerful dark goiu' in tho
mountains, and yer better stay and
take supper with mo nnd try it in tho
daylight'
"It was a tfuo ntory, too, every
word sho said, and we tried to do
something with Lor for resisting offi
cers, but not much, for somehow wo
felt sho octed tho heroine, nud we let
her off with only a reprimand. As
for Bill, ho never camo back whilo I
was there."
"Vou needn't show your affidavit,"
said the man from Chicngo, when tho
story hnd ended, nnd tho ex-deputy
smilod nt him blandly. Detroit Freo
Press.
Hawk and Trows.
Tho other morning a bluo hnwk
dived into a (lock of quail at tho odgo
of somo second-growth timber near
whero Farmer Harrison Tabor was
ploughing, in Eiton township, Ponn.
It disabled a quail, but failed tosecuro
it, aud tho frightened birds arose and
and settled down around tho plough
man. Tabor stopped tho toam, and
whilo the startled game birds sat
trembling on tho soil, tho crippled
quail joined thorn. Tho others flow
to the woods presently, and tho hawk
sailed around and kept an eye on the
wounded quail. Tabor ended tho
disabled qnail's sufferings, and at noon
set it upon the ground as though it were
in the act of pecking, and with fifty
foot of fish Hue fixed a snare for the
Lawk. When he roturnad to tho field
after dinner, tho Lawk was yanking
and fluttering it the end of tho line,
fifty feet up iu tho air, ono of its feet
having been caught iu tho snare. Tabor
drove the team into the woods, and
within half an hour ho saw eight crows
flying toward tho flapping hawk with
cries of delight. They begau out of
hand to whack tho hawk, and they
cawed triumphantly a thoy kept it
spinning and twitehing nt tho line.
The screaming quajl-killor lowered
and raised itself, but the cruel crows
had got at it for good, and they be
labored it coaselossly till it dropped to
the ground, where they pounded it to
death. Then tbey went cawing to the
woods, and a few seconds later a fox
stole out of the brush, set Lis tusks
into the hawk, snapped the fish line in
two, and disappeared in the timber
with Lis prize. New York Sun.
A Common Effect.
"By the way, what ha become of
young Simmons the poet on whom
the Critioiser said that the mantle of
LougfuTlow Lad fallen?"
-j'lt smothered him,' I guosa. He
I hasn't been hoard of sinoj." Indiana.
I p'oiin Journal.
A (heat Nnnko Country.
Visitors to Texas are astonished at
the different varieties of snakes re
ported in the country, many of which
are soldom scon iu any other Stote of
the Union. The coach whip, as the
natives call a long, slender rcptilo
with remarkably dclicnte colorings, is
noted for its tremendons speed and
terrible constricting power. In tho
famous staked plains of Texas these
snakes are siid to be met with occa
sionally, gliding over the pralrio as
noiselessly as a worm. They are non
poisonous reptiles, but if chosod, they
cosily escape from their pursuers by
virtue of thoir tremendous power of
locomotion. If cornered, however,
the snako turns nnd, like tho sweep of
a whip-lush, winds its slender body
around the enemy nnd tightens tho
numerous coils until lifo is nearly
crushed out of tho victim. The suako
always retreats at first, and offers light
only when caught. Tho stories told
about its powers of constriction must
bo viewed with somo doubt until
seicutillo authorities investigate tho
question j but tho Mexicnu nud even
TeNau hunters sny that tho conch-whip
cuu crush tho lifo out of any man or
animal. Notwithstanding these nssor
tiou1, no one seems able to recull tho
death of any ono in this wny.
Another snake reported to exist
throughout mnuy parts of the South,
about which strnnge stories are told,
is tho famous glass sunke. Tho pecu
liar power which this sunke is sup
posed to possess is thnt upon being
struck with a stick it will brenk into
numerous fragments, which Inter will
como together nud form into n wholo
reptilo again. Most of tho stories
concerning this wonderful reptilo nro
based upon Lenrsny. Nevertheless,
thero is n so-called glass snake in
Texas which so closely resembles
green glass in appcarauce that it de
serves this uatuc. But when struck
with a small stick, it expires ns na
turally as any other reptile, and if ono
returns to tho spot hours later, tho
dead carcaHS will be just as when tho
animal was killed. Thcso small glass
snakes nro harmless, and aro almost
the color of tho grcon grnsi blades, to
that they cun crawl around in the
plains and easily couccal themselves
from view. They aro not identical
with tho proper green grass snake,
which is very common in Texas. This
rcptilo is exceedingly beautiful, being
of a brownish-green color that
changes a littlo in tho sunlight or
darkuess. It resembles tho chameleon
iu this respect New Vork Tribune
Beatification in China.
In China the Emperor claims power,
uot only over his subjects, (aud, in
deod, for that matter, tho wholo in
habited world,) but also over tho
realms of departed spirits. These ho
beatifies, canonizes, decorates with
titles, mentions with approval in tho
Pekiu Gazette, wheu they do anything
to deserve that honor, aud actually
degrades aud uucanonizes if ho sees
just cause. In the lutter respect, his
power over tho departed clearly ex
ceeds that of tho Pope himself. For
example, tho Emperor Hciug-Fung
elevated tho god of war to on ofpial
rauk with Confucius, who previously
had been chiof among tho Stato gods.
Sir Alfred Lyall has drawn atten
tion to somo amusing extracts from
the Pekin Gazette, illustrating the
way in which tho Chineso treat thoir
deities. Thus, tho Gazette of Novem
ber, 1878, has tho following;
"The Governor General of tho Yel
low River requests that a tablet may
be put up iu honor of tho river god.
Ho states that during tho transmis
sion of the relief rico to Houan,
whenever difficulties w cro encountered
through shallows, wind, or rain, the
river god interposed in the most un
mistakable manner, so that the trans
port of grain went ou without hind
rance. Order: Let the proper offi
cer prepare a tablet for tho temple of
tho river god."
Iu April, 1880, tho god of locusts
was similarly rewarded ; a month or
two earlier the temple of the Sea
Dragon at Hoyang was decreed a
memorial board for services rendered
in connection with rain ; and in an
other Gazette the god of water is
given a new temple by special rescript
All this procedure is thoroughly in
keeping with the notions of the com
mon people of China, who look upon
the gods simply as human beings in
different set of conditions, The Con
tompornry Review.
Her Descendant
Bobbie What are descendants,
father?
Father Why, the people who oome
after you. (Presently) Who ia that
young man in the passage? .
I Bobbie -rThat's oue of sister' do
I scondants oome to take Let for a
I drivo London Million, ' .
FOB THE HOUSEWIFE,
GRAHAM MlSIt
One quart of boiling water or milk,
two cups of graham flour, moistened
with a littlo cold water, and one tea
spoonful of salt Stir tho meal into
the boiling water and cook ten min
utes or tuoro, stirring constantly,
NERVE TONIC AMD APPETIZER.
Pickled olives are a tonic for tho
nerves as is celery. Whilo the latter
is an excellent digester and should bo
supplied in crisp, tender pieces to
those whose digestion is faulty, though
everywhere it is an excellent appe
tizer. Among other healthful appe
tizers, wntercrcsses nre in the very
front rank. All greens are antiscor
butic but wntercrcsses nre especially
valuable for this rcasou. St Louis
S.tnr-Sayiugs.
STEWED APPLES.
About a quarter of a pound of sugar
to two quarts of water, or tuoro sugar
if you find the syrup is uot sweet
enough. Let it boil about ten min
utes. Pare tho apples whilo the syrup
is boiling, throw iuto cold water, to
as not to discolor. When ready put
apples iuto the syrup, and boil ten
der, uutil you cau stick a straw through
them. Tako out the apples cnrefully.
Let the syrup get cold, aud then add
to it a tcaspoonful of extract of lemon,
and throw syrup over tho apples.
Now York Recorder.
ssowprDPlNO.
Put a piut of milk iu tho dotiblo
boiler oud on tho fire. Mix threo
tnblcfpoonful of cornstarch with a
gill of milk and one-third of a table
spoon of salt Stir this iuto tho milk
when it boils. Beat the whites of four
eggs to a stiff froth, and then gradu
ally beat into them half n cupful of
powdered sugar nud one tablcs.oonful
of vanilla. Add this to the cooking
mixture, and beat vigorously for one
minute. Rinse a mold in cold water,
and pouring tho pudding iuto it, set
away to cool At serving-time turn
nut ou a flat dish, and sorvo with
chocolate sauce. Farm, Field and
Fireside.
TO CAKE MEAT.
Mako somo beef fat hot in an iron
pan or broad kettle. Put tho meat in
to it, and with a fork stuck into tho
fat purt, turn it rapidly, until it is on
all sides a fine brown ; then put iuto a
hot oven (about 340 F,) elevating it
above the pan on a meat rack, or a few
iron rods. Now comes tho process
called basting. Iu five minutes or
less, you will find that the top of the
meat has dried and you must now dip
with a spoon tho hot fat from tho pan,
oud pour over tho top. Do this every
few minutes, adding no water to tho
pan ; you will find your meat well
cooked in twelve or fifteen minutes to
tho pound. It is dono when it Las
lost tho bluo color in tho middle, nnd
has becomo o fine red. Only salt and
peppers should bo used to season such
a roost, oud must bo added when
tho meat is half douo ; if earlier, it
toughens tho . fibers. New York
News.
nocsEnoLD hints.
All sweet dishes improve in flavor
by being kept cool.
Fish may be scaled more easily by
first dipping them into boiling water
for a miuute.
Fresh lueit beginning to sour will
fwectcn if placed out-of-doors in tho
air over night.
Wash on oilcloth with a flannel wet
with warm water, wiping dry and rub
bins a l'u' "kim milk over.
Use a cloth to wash potatoes. It is
no trouble to keep ono for this pur
pose, and it will save hands and time.
Whiten yellow linon by boiling half
an hour in one pound of fine soap
wilted iu one gallon ot milk. Then
wash iu suds, thon in two cold waters
with a little blueing.
Cocoa is now much used in tho
place of chocolate for icing cake. Tho
icing is made by beating the whites of
two eggs and mixing with them nearly
a cupful of powdered sugar. Add two
teaspoonfuls of cocoa-
This is an excellent recipe for mak
ing heliotrope sachet: Powdered orris,
two pounds : rose leaves, ground, one
pound i Tonqnin beans, ground, half
pound; vanilla beans, quarter pound;
grain musk, quarter ounce; otto of
almonds, five drops. When well
mixed by sifting in a coarse sievo it ia
fit for use.
Stockings should never be left to
aoak, bnt washed immediately in clean
water, and not in the boiling suds that
is ' loft from the other clothes and
which always has plenty ot lint in it
They should be pinned iu pairs and
huug up by the toe Woolen hose
should not be ironed, but dried nieely.
and pulled into suapo, .
Keep at It.
If you expert to conquer,
la the Imttlo ot to-day,
tou will have to blow your trumpet
In a Arm and stndy wny.
It you toot your little whlstlo
And then lay aside tlie horn.
Them's not a soul will svtr know
That such a man was bora.
The man that owns bis acres
I) the man that plow nil day i
And the man thnt keeps a hirnplujf
Is the rain that t lire to tay.
Cut the man thnt advertise
With a sort of sudden Jorlc
Is the man that blames tho printer
Ceoause It didn't work.
Cut the mnn thut get tho bushiest
t'ses brainy prlntirs' Ink,
Not a clatter nnd a sputter,
lint nu ad thnt makes you think.
And he plutis bis a lvertlsnents.
And be plans bis well-b Might stock,'
And the futuro ot his business
Is as S3. Id as a rock.
Printers' Iuk.
HUMOROUS.
Iu nil bieyolo races, it will bo no
ticed that the rider stoops to conquer.
Moonbeams are said to be excellent
building mnterlal for castles iu . the
air.
Why is an undertaker like a skin
flint? Because he is always screwing
peoplo down.
Tho tombstone in about the only
thing that can stand upright and at
tho snmo timo Ho on its face.
"There nre a good many people
who nro well enough in their weight,
but tho coal man is not among them.
Sleepless Man What is the best way
to kill a cat? Friend Any way, any
way, so that you make a sure thing of
it.
"Is the minister's wife a womnn of
quiet taste?" Mrs. Wicks "Very.
To see her you'd never suspicion she
hnd any. "
"Where aro you going, my pretty mnld?"
"I am going a shopping, sir," she said.
"Can I go with you, my protty maid?"
"Xot a bargain is what I want," sho said.
Man Why have you stopped using
powder? Was it injuring your com
plexion? Amy No, but it was ruining
Charley's new cost
Flora I don't always do unto othcrj
as I'd have others do uutome. Clara
Of course not. It isn't a girl's place
to propose to a man."
"What sort of steak do they serve
at your bonrding-honse? "It is a good
deal like n Fronch novel rather
tough, but very well dono."
Jigly I understand our barber is
going into the livery stable business.
Wigly He's been iu tho hHek business
ever since he began shaving me.
"Your son is a ploy octor you say,
Mr. Magiunis?" "Faith, he is."
"And what roles does ho piny?"
"Faith, he roles up the curtain."
Fred Have you seen Glibb today?
Ellis Yes, and he seemed to be put
out about something, "No wonder:
Amy's father put him out last night"
Friend If your washerwoman
charges by tho pieco it must be rather
expensive. Young Housekeeper Oh,
no. Sho loses so many things that
her bills are never high.
Tho young mnn saidi "I love but thee."
She looked up to the top
Of a splendid overarching tree
Aud crlod : "Just now, It seeai to tee
I beard a chestnut drop."
"Don't you find that tho drinking
habit grows on you?" asked the curi
ous investigator. "Law, no," cheer
fully answered Mr. Lushforth; "I
reached the limit long ago."
Calamity orator Now I want some
intelligent workman to stand up here
and answer me one question. (Stout
looking man gets up. ) Calamity ora
tor Now sir, please tell me in the
presence of this audience, why you
don't have more work. Speak out i
Lot tho peoplo hear. Workman Be
cause I have to sleop.
Jimsou (hotly) I want to sno Dr.
Dosem for five hundred doliars . dam
ages. Lawyer (briskly) Ves, sirjyes,
sir; what for? Jimsou I bought a
bottle of his toothache drops, paid one
dollar for 'em, and they didn't do a
bit of good. Lawyer U'm! Isn't five
hundred pollars rather high damages
to claim? Jinison Yes; but I sup
pose your bill will be about four hun
dred and ninety-nine dollar aud I
want to get my dollar back.
The Regretted Lapse of Time.
Buggins Why did Wigwag break
off Lis engagement with MUs Oldgirl?
Muggins-On account of hr past,
Buggins What was the matter with
it?
Muggins Nothing, only he thought
it was too long. Philadelphia Record,
For the Other Man.
"Doctor Lave you a remedy tor ft
troublesome congh?"
"Wnen does it aunoy you most?"
"When the man who Las it cornea
home. He's in the flit above, .Inter
Ocean, ... '