, 1876-07-30


Counts will be provided TO elopc with the
daughters. and, by giving notice at the Office
| beforehand, i've or six young men can be had
to sit In the front hall and wink at
them as, they go out. II the young
hour Of the day or night convey them to faro
game (brace). Dish-Tates, well iced, IS Kept
| constantly in the sink, and eau be had On pay
| mcnt Of TO cents glass to the attendant. Il II
is desired to complete the Illusion, a few chill
in the halls all night, and big trunks will be
| dragged over the floors overhead. Whenever
| the patients have had about enough Saratoga,
| they have only to pay the Company IS day for
| the period they have been undergoing treat
! ment, give each e,nploye 50 cents, take another
turn III the cylinder already described, and set
| tie down to their usual life. The advantages OF
this scheme are so patent that there is no doubt
Of the Company's success.
HOW 4 PRISONER ESCAPED.
In small town to the north Of Chicago they
have police force of Captain, Sergeant, and
aPatrolman; likewise new police-station, FUR.
nished with two cells. d wooden clock, Il pair Of
hand-cut1s, and one OF Ayers Almanacs. A
couple OF days ago the Captain, who is likewise
the day-patrol, arrested prisoner in whosepos-
session lie found complete kit Of burglars
tools and some assorted small articles OF silver
ware, no two Of which bore the same mark. He
escorted the prisoner to the pnliec-station and
placed him in charge OF the Sergeant, who is
property-clerk, rcmarking that hc would
TO come down and identify the
stolen property. The Sergeant, in an
official tone, ordered the 1aw-breaker to sit
down and he would attend to his case in u
minute, then went on with great dignity max
ing IN entry of nothing in big book with a
dry pen. The prisoner complied and, after
moments silence, began shuting his feet and
humlning in Il perfectly audible voice:
e., - u1,f..
She's got the heat called prickly,
And if she don't get well quickly
don't know what I'll do.
"Chccsc that, will you:' growlcd the Ser
gcant,, who, like all Police-scrgcants, magnifcd
his office.
The daring burglar checsed it for a moment,
but recommended u liyelier air a moment after
wards:
AS Twas going over the hill
saw maid milking billy -goat-
s'Sce here, young feller.n said the Sergeant,
"If you can't dry up, I'll make you" :. .
About half an hour afterwards, when the
Captain and Deacon Emory came in, they found
the Sergeant writing in the book with great
dignity, but lie looked pretty warm, and lad a
scratch down his nose, and his uniform was
torn. He was alone.
'sHcllo, Sergeant" exclaimed the Captain,
s'wllere's your prisonera'
III teach him to behave in policc-station,n
grusnblcG the Sergeant, ''He came in here and
says to him, Recollcct where you. arc.' AND
: You've got to keep quiet, or you'll get put ont
of here And says lie, who'll do its' And
sling you OUT And says lie, you amt man
enough, nor twenty like you.' sAin't r. says
|, and with that just grabbed him and fired
him out-n
u Fjrea him i'm out:" said i'd the Captain; fired
'sDuamed IS If I Know replied the Police |
Sergeant, g but guess that next time he's
brought into police station he'll know enough |
to keep quiet, if I'm round.'
The; discovered Oh examination that during
the scue tue criminal had stolen the Ser |
ge:4nt's watch, likewise his badge; also, that |
after leaving the station he had, oy the uso of |
the badge, arrested another criminal, and let |
him go for tho consideration OF his pocket-book. |
The niyht-patrolman now occupies the Ser |
geaut's desk, and the Sergeant has been reduced |
to the ranks.
The coal dealers met yesterday afternoon at |
the Coal Exchange, Room No. Il Merchants |
Building. The President, hr. A. D. Waldron,
land, made report containing the following
items:
The total receipts Of coal received BIZ lake up
to date during the present year, arc, anthracite,
13l, ,S31 tons; ntu,ninous, Al, Us tons. The to-
were: OF anthracite, Ii, ,s45 tons; of bitumin-
GUS, $3.50 tons. The receipts OF the year be-
tore last, up to the same date, were: An
thracite, 1922, QUO tons; Of bitulninous, 103,-
600 tons. There was some 10000 TONS Of
coal Of all kinds carrie ovcr this spring, making
some 70, 600 tons more coal in the market now |
than at this time last year. The excess Of coal
in the market has operated to make it about
s1 81 cheaper than at this time last year There
come to this city BY rail. It was estimated,
however, that the amount received BY rail for
the city, and for places which the city has been
in the habit Of supplying during tic present
year, amounted to about 25, 900 tons.
There being no other business before the
meeting, they adjourned till the next regular
meeting, the last Saturday in August.