, 1876-03-26

Voyed it's mimic proportions. Corn did not alon.
enjoy the honor Of being
| INTERVIEWED.
Monday evening. as all the representatives Of
| the presH-and some. also. who do not refoict
IN that honof-can testify, spirited lady OF tl1ie
| denomination bore down On these Door. uuaus
| pecting reporters. with .'sais full set," and
| presented her petitions in vivacious and 1ouo.
| what startling manner, much to the discontinue
| OF these meek lambs" whose shrine is litera.
ture, and who care little for the charms Of adies
| Boc!etY- One Of these closa-mouthed individu.
| als Startled out OF bis usual reticence Of man.
ner by the vehemence Of the lady's- remarks,
[ "aa on the point of hurling an anathema through
his h1mly-shut lips, when he bethought himself
OF The place and surroundings, and the telling
phrase that was on hs tongues end resolved
itself into succession OF coughs that seemed
! to ihreaten strangulation for the MON ent.
With tbs proverbiaf cunning OF his craft, he
| hastily tried to change the topic of conye rsa-
tion, and 10 the 'shot told" The lady's vol CO
rosa higher and higher. until the whole aud
| lence knew the state OF Affairs even better than
the pool, scared reporters. Even the coru~Btarch
lce-cream failed to cool the fever heat OF excite-
ment that reigned supreme among certain ones
for time. and the three gentlemen (whero wore
the fourth and fifth y rho had suffered such
martyrdom at the hands OF q lay member, mod
| estly dropped their eyes. closed thor cars with
ther finger tips aud made hasty exit from
the scene Of tnoir triDu1a.ions. Altogether it
was farce OF serio-comic aspect, aud WIS the
cause of much mirtn, much yirtuous (?) in
dignation, and some "riled" feelings. One
youth better versed in the art Of eoothiuc the
ruflled pumage OF an "irate female tried with
commendable zeal tho elect Of cooling iccs
sandwiched with generous slices Of corn-atarch
cake on yivacious femiuinity, as q means Of re-
storing the mental equilibrium Of his fair op-
ponent. His watchful eye, however, Soon dis
covered that this WAS but aiding fuel to tie
flames. The next half hour of his life ID a total
blank to him. lie has only dim rocoecuon Of
certain dazed sensations and heari-throbbings
tlne-teing. What tableanx was that! Should
the corn festival be repeated with this little
scene thrown in. the largest hall IN town will
scarcely hold the multisudes that will flock to
see "tho fun"
TIE SNOW sroRx
OF last week furnished pretext for hnaua and
bellies to Indulge in that noyelty of the season-
q stcjslride, Among those who ayaiied them
selves OF this LUCKY chance was the s.bsnd Of
brothers Known 10 this cou,nunity a. tho - Ffv.
Ayays.' Who neizad t|te onnortnn;tr :. hv TIN
horns. and aelect;np eac;, f.ir fen,in;na ner,.
ber Of the Club wero gh,rIed through Tho c,ty
Inst Saturday night TO thu Iunt, of i1urhnr halia
and merry lauchter. iInyino enioye] t3o .ohoau.
n
at Col, Uove's residence. where ali thinrn we're
,nai1e reafiv I" for thcir on,artnnmant D;snstad
Of outs1,ie vraupinrs thay wars nranared for tl,e
orchestral ac,o,nDar,lments and their ]yinv fces
kent time tn the heauf;ea ~ Sara1au
nutjl weariei Na.ure wsrued them thep
sustenance Of mora subHtantal character
wa needed to hrnea mn tired nuscIes md
exhausIed spir,ts. Prestof Tie scene changed.
and thora ia the cosy din ine-room was snroai y
feast of eooa thinrs thu :,o:Ia might envv- snb-
iuary art pracol the .testal hoard With tbe
lirbrer accompanimonts of ice-cresm and ra-
frcshuc ices TO cool the parcLcl throats Of theae
energetic followers Of Terpsichore. Needless to
etate that the onslaught was general. and n
cleared tsb,e bore testimony to tie GOOD effects
OF braciuc air and ivolv waitzIng. Among those
present were the Misses AGnnia Simmons. Jessie
Large, Ria Stebbins, Bessie Howe. Hattie Hoad.
BELL Simmons Emma Robinson; Hessrs. Howe.
(;nttfredssn Bond. simmons and ketlo-r
LOCAL POLITICS.
Ot1r CITY election il close at hand and eroupa
of men are aeon on the corners and in Stores,
earerly canvassinp sha probabilities of the an
proach1ne elec1iou, whilst the Piue keep dark
and ara Gnietty tauphine in their sleeves" AZ
tho questions asked by outsiders as to who will
be tho candidates for this and TINT office. It is
GENERALLY known that tho Rug with far-reach-
ire vision, already secs the different Offices
filled with men of their OWL choosing but it Is
inst barely noesib1e that tho houest tax-payers
Of this CITY will haye some voice In the matter,
and sir nav occur between the POLITICAL cup
and the lips Of these same would-be autocrats
Of The ciry's welfare. It is necessary that due
caution be exercised in the selection Of men for
these places OF trust, aud that character aud |
sterling worth he tue first requisites looked for
in tIo candidates up for Office. Among
the moro imnortant offices to be fiIIed
are those OF Mayor, -Yreasu,or. and Justice OF
the Pesce, ali important in their way, and It
behooyes the Republicans of this city to see that
rood and trne uen arp chosen to fjll these re- !
snonaible posiIlons. II vo would have tho |
ynnth of thus city eayed from the da,nniue |
ifirht that has already robbed too MANY Of their
onod name and social standnp. let ali honest. |
trne. conecientious voters rally to the support |
~ v;rrna and mnrals. and mt those men IN of1ics
who viii, bY their example and in conformity to
law cleanse and purify The city from tba terrible
u,iasma Of vice and crime that has settled down I
upon it-a moral incubus, no power heretofore |
has seemed ablo to srapple with successfully. II |
the Republican party dues it's known duty 10 the !
Gonil5 ett'to, T., f.."a ss. o'@s0 - 'as 'A'
looheo luz III 1no l1Auto. uro.n.
Es,.,1v p-of srin1 1,.a hscn heard fronn md
I'll, daIyar Ina ]cc.urn m Michael Angelo. or
/" !. - - :s -. E;xtaonth Gantn-s y ~ fl;s c;+y
h1t Ii lAo IAAksSAtA S1AsAAJ* Al tAAA9 e4tyt