The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-09-09

yet he goes right along making 1000 =
day profits, year in and year out. We
wish some one would poke fun at us.
.-"Sauce. for the goose has come to be
sauce for the gander." Mr.. D. Cyrus Morris,
ayoung man living at Morris, has brought
an action against Miss Lucy J. Simpson, Of
Dexter, Olmsted county, for "breach Of
PROMISE" placing damages at $500.
Mr.. Fred. Albrecht, farmer of La
fayette, in Nicollet county, was struck dead
by lightning last week, in his own house,
while opening door from the sitting room
to the kitchen. The electric fluid struck
him on the face killing him instantly.
George Patten, freight conductor on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
road, while passing along his train satur-
day night, near Lime Springs, fell between
the cars and was instantly killed. Patten
had long been in the railroad business, and
was universally liked by all who knew
him.
"A novel church-trial recently occurred
in the town of Eagle, Clinton county, Mich.
in which the defendant was charged with &C.
duction and stealing half a pound of tobac-
co, and the jury and secretary were women.
There were some exciting episodes during
the examination; but the defendant was
finally acquitted.
The spinners at Fall River, Mass,
held meeting Friday evening, and voted
to resume work at the reduced rates of pay.
The weavers, on the contrary, express a
determination to fight it out and teach the
manufacturers lesson. The Secretary of
their association has issued circular to
merchants and others, setting forth their
position and calling for aid.
The consolidated Virginia mine in
sending forth steady stream of ore worth
$4,000 per hour, or more than a dollar
every two seconds. The stock of this mine
is quoted at 1925 a share. Three years
ago it was selling for $26. In one week it
leaped TO $76, and lately to nearly $500.
Such are the vagaries of Nevada mining
stock.
A recent advertisement contains the
following startling information: eff the
gentleman who keeps the shoe store with a
red head will return the umbrella of a
young lady with the ivory handle to the
slate-roofed grocer's shop, he will hear of
something to his advantage, as the same is
the gift of a deceased mother, now no more,
with the name engraved upon it."
I'm the course of a Baptist doctrinal
sermon delivered in Greensboro, Ga. the
reverend colored preacher illustrated the
difference between the Baptist and Metho-
dist churches by relating an anecdote.
"Some years ago man 'fessed 'ligion
and piled to jine de Baptist church. He
gin in his experience and was rected. So
he went right STRAIT and ,jined de Mefodis.'
Some time ago brudder Baptis' axed
him: How dis? We wouldn't hab you,
and de MefodiS dun tux you.' 'Oh,' says
he, you old Baptist want to make me pay
cash down, but de Mefodis' gin me six
munths' credik.'"
Hard of hearing.-Polite stranger lin
hurry, thinking he had grazed an old
gentleman's ankle)-Bee pardon. Old
gentleman-Eh? Polite stranger Qouder)
Il beg your pardon! Old gentleman (un-
conscious of any hurt )-Why? Polite stran-
germ afraid kicked you. Old gem
tleman-Eh? Polite stranger (shouting)-
kicked you. Old gentleman (surprised)
-Wha' for? Polite stranger-It was quite
by accident. Old gentleman (not catching
itch ?-beg your pard-. Polite
stranger (roaring in his ear)-Accident
Old gentleman (starting )-Bless my soul
you don't say so! Where? Where?
hope nobody's killed. polite stranger
rushes off and loses his traiu.)
+ Mennonite recitations are editorially
advocated in the National Teachers Monthlv,
on the ground that exact memory is thus
cultivated, and that Language memorized
gives auency, an accomplishment in which
Americans do not excel. The practice Of
considering everything deliberately, of at
tempting to recite matter imperfectly learn
ed, of putting memory's burdens on the
back of reasoning, which prevails in our
schools and colleges, has resulted in our
public speakers being guilty of disgraceful
drawling, repetition, and hesitation, 70,
which the more disgraceful written dis.
course is the usual remedy. Your ready
fluent graceful, extemporaneous speakers
are really those who in youth trained thei,
memory in spite of the sneers of school
masters and the laxity ofthe schools. sa,
what you may, grace and fuency in deliv
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