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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17
Sending Portraits by Telegraph.

1t has often been said that the
science of telegraphy is AZ yet only in
its infancy. What it will be when it
reaches the age of maturity it would
be difficult to say with certainty, but
some idea may be formed from an ex-
traordinary Geographic discovery just
made in Paris. 1t appears that some
inventor has found out the means Of
sending portraits by telegraph. The
mOti,hS Ope1nndi has not yet been dis
closed, but experiments have been
made, and--if we are to believe the
papers with complete success. The
trial was made by the police authori-
ties Of Paris and Lyons. The portrait
of a Lyons official was forwarded from
Paris by the new Geographic APP
paratus, and mt once recognized. In
return the Lyons police telegraphed to
Paris the portrait, accompanied by the
usual description, Of "a clerk who had
Just absconded with his masters
money, and the Paris police, thanks
to the Geographic portrait, were en-
abled to arrest the thief on his alight-
ing from the train at the Lyons rail-
way otatioH' hic id'bo 81 VPupbnht"
on the best authority, and, incredible
as they may seem, are no doubt au-
thentic. SO far, the ingenious dis
covery is only being employed for the
detection of criminals, but it Is evident
that the police authorities will not be
able to monopolize it, and that it will
be turned to account by society at large
under the various irving circumstances
of life, and more especially III the
cases of deserted wives and husbands,
missing heirs, disconsolate lovers and
similar interesting beings. Paris Cor.
London StnnfinT1
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17
RESCUED.

Little lad, slow wandering across the sand so
leading safe lassie smala-Oh! tell me, little fe.
low,
WHITTIER 90 YOU lettering in the summer weather
Chattering like sweet-Toiced birds on bough to-
gether!'
/" am Robert, If you please, and this is Rose, my
Youngest ofus all''-he bent his curly head and
kissed her;
Every day We come and wait here till the sun is
Waiting for our fathers ship, and mother dear is
frettlDs
Long ago he sailed away ont of sight and hear
Straight across the bay he went into sunset steer
ing;
Every day we look for him, and hope for his re-
Every night my mother keeps the candle for him
burning.
Summer goes and Winter comes and springre-
Fathers step comes TO the gate. Oh is he gone
forever!
The great, grand ship that bore him Off think you
some tempest wrecked her.'
Tears shone in little Roses eyes, upturned to her
protector
Eagerly the bonny lad went on :" o sir look yon-
In the otfiuc see the sails that east and westward
wander;
Every hour they come and go, the misty distance
thronging,
While we watch and see them fade, with sorrow
and with longing
Little Robert! little Rosel" The strangers eyes
were gistening;
At his bronzed and bearded face up-gazed the
children listening;
He knelt upon the yellow sand and clasped them
10 his bosom
Robert brave, and little Rose, as bright as any
blossom
Father fatherl is it your" The still air rings
with rapture;
All the vanished Joy of years the waiting ones re-
captured
Finds he welcome, wild and sweet, the low
matched cottage reaching;
But the ship that into sunset steered upon the
rocks lies beaching
Celia Tharter, In Wide-Auake
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17
A Buddhist Island.

The Island Of Pooto, off the China
coast, is entirely inhabited by Budd-
hists. AS it is law of Buddhism that
animal life shall in no case be de-
stroyed, neither flesh nor fish is con-
sumed upon the island, nor are they
suffered to be landed on its shores.
Everywhere within its precincts tenn
pies occupy the most beautiful sites,
and shrines are built by the wayside,
while images of Buddha are Gu upon
the face of the rocks. A Traveller who
has recently visited the spot states that
few graves are to be seen, and that the
dead are probably subjected to crema-
ton. Near the largest temple was a
furnace, consisting of small room in
the hillside, arched above, and with
an excavation in the rocky floor for the
fuel, or to create draught. The pro-
cess Of cremation was thus described
by priest: "Three days after death,
the body, seated cross-legged, and in
closed in box, is taken TO the furnace
Fuel is placed around it, and, after a
suitable religious ceremony, the torch
is applied, and the whole pile is soon
wrapped in flame. 1t requires several
hours and 400 pounds of wood to com
plete the process.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17
How to Treat MlschieyOus Children.

HERE is a little child, who is IA great
tease and trouble. He is always ask
ing to do this or that impossible or UNI
permissible action. He bursts in alb
ruptly upon the conversation of his
seniors. He destroys all peace in the
house by shouts and screams, impe-
rious demands on the time and atten-
ton of every one, endless Interrupt
tions Of every ones affairs. He is an
imp of mischief, breaking furniture,
overturning inkstands on the carpet,
setting fire to valuable papers. driving
nails into the furniture. How shall
you abate this nuisance? You may
try to destroy these bad habits by
scolding him, by rebukes, by lectures,
by punishments. That is one way,
but not the best. These bad habits
often spring from an instinct of ac-
tivity, an intense desire to do some
thing, which the Creator has given tire
child as a means of mental and moral
growth. In trying to pull up the,
tares. you are in great danger of root
ing out the wheat, also. If you sue
ceed by force in changing his disagree
able torment Of perpetual activity into
"a dull quiet, you have changed bright
boy into dull one. A better way than
destroying this tendency is TO fulfill it
by giving him plenty of occupation of
an innocent kind. Give him Il heap Of
sand to dig, blocks Of wood to build
houses with, box of tools and boards
to saw. Set him at some work useful
or interesting, or, at least, harmless.
He will like all this better than he
likes mischief. All his irregular ac-
tivity was "a cry for somethir & to do
Req. James Freeman Clarke.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17
How Miner Accidentally Ran Across
a New Bonanza.

Perhaps richer specimens, but GER
tainly no more beautiful ones have
ever been taken from any mine than
are now being obtained from the re,
Gently discovered lode in Jimtownss
above Sunshine. The story runs that
for months, the miners in going to
and from their daily labors, have
travelled along certain path, wearing
the earth away to rock. A vein was
thus brought to light which presented
no attractions to the prospector, and
was trod upon as of no account. A
laborer, two weeks ago, swung a
sledge upon his shoulders, and started
early in the morning for his accus-
toned toll upon the mountain-side.
Reaching the vein, he carelessly al
lowed the heavy stone breaker to fall
upon projecting point, and thereby
detached several pieces of the vein
matter. The white character of the
rock and its glittering particles caused
him to pick up one of the pieces, when
dumb amazement took possession of
him, as he quickly began to realize
that, so far asis known, one of the
iiCuSot liiiitS Ill Tue WORTH Ilau tnuS
luckily been discovered. Literally
full were the white specimens with
bright particles of almost pure gold;
and, although shaft has been sunk
to the depth of nine feet, the rock in
creases in richness, and at the bottom
very thin strips of wire gold seem to
hold together the fragmentary parts of
the vein matter. Untold wealth is
the sure possession of the men, Vir-
den and Griffin, who own this treas
ure-vault of the hills, and who have
given their claim the not very beauti-
full name of Spotted Tail" Mr..
Beach, of the Rio Grande office, and
James Henshall, at Smith & Dolls.
have specimens of this fabulously rich
mine.-Denper (COl.) Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17

Wade called. He came in with an nj,
of injured innocence, and immediate.
ly asked for Virginia. Mrs. Hampton
went to that young lady's room and
informed her that Mr.. Wade had called
to see her.
From his appearance l am afraid
that you have not treated him with the
Difference you ought, and no doubt
you owe him an apology" said the
mother.
Apology, indeedv returned Vir.
ginia. He is the most jealous and
unreasonable person that / ever saw.
He found fault with me for Waiting
with Mr.. Chapman last evening, and
gave me to understand that he was the
only gentleman that had any claim to
my attention, the tyrannical, Jealous.
hearted old Blue Beardr
Hush, hush, Virginia." said Mrs.
Hampton, "you must not be unrea-
sonable. Your intended husband GER
tainly has a superior claim"
"Intended husband, be hangedv'
exclaimed Virginia, exasperated be-
yond all endurance; Il wouldn't
marry him if he was the last man up
on the face of the earth. I wonder
that l ever could have been silly
enough to give him second thought,
and you seem to have been worse than
l was"
"Stop, Virginia, don't be unreason-
able, said Mrs. Hampton; "a prom
Use cannot be lightly broken"
Il never promised to marry him,
thank my lucky stars, and what
more, l won't" said Virginia, en-
phatically.
"But his attentions to YOU have
been of such a nature as to lead people
to suppose that you We're engaged, and
what will they think?" asked Mrs.
Hampton.
81 don't care what they think. It's
none OF their business, said Virginia
desperately, land even if it were,
might better let them think. and talk
too, than to be chained for life to man
for whom l have not the slightest re-
spect. 1t would be perfectly idiotic
for me to rush into bondage that
could result in nothing but life of
misery, rather than endure what little
annoyance few weeks of gossip
would cause me"
"Oh, you tickle-minded girl" said
Mrs. Hampton, "and this is the man
that you were ready to follow across
the Rocky Mountains, not two months
ago."
" | can't help it; I would go just as
far to get rid of him now, but think
| can find shorter way" and going
to the parlor, Virginia gave Mr.. Wade
a most decisive answer to the question
which he had asked two months be-
fore, while Mrs. Hampton sat in her
own room, smiling complacently. 1t
was useful experience to Virginia,
and henceforth she was very cautious
about receiving marked attentions"
-Is0dore Rogers, IN ohio Farmer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17
THE MOTHERS STRATAGEM.

GLOW much trouble and anxiety
hayward and impulsive girl, ignorant
of the ways of the world, yet too wise
in her own conceit to listen to the adj
vice of those whom age and relation
ship entitle to give it, causes to the
hearts of those who unselfshly seek to
guard her welfare"
Such were the reflections of Mrs.
Hampton, as she sat alone in her quiet
room one evening after her young and
pretty daughter had gone out with a
party OF acquaintance. These re-
Elections were caused by the marked
attentions which a certain young man
was bestowing upon the lovely daugh-
ter for whom the mother felt so much
Solicitudc.
Harvey Wade was handsome young
man of respectable parentage, but Mrs.
Hampton observing eye had detected
the fact that he possessed disagreeable
characteristics which would cause HIM
to be an unpleasant companion and
prevent her daughter from enjoying
that greatest of all earthly blessings, a
happy and harmonious home, if she
should become his WIFE She did not
dare to let matters take their natural
course, because indications were in
favor of such result, and she knew,
also, that there was a strong flavor of
peryersity in the girls nature that
needed only the spur of opposition to
impel her TO a rash and hasty step.
Mrs. Hampton was not the woman
to stand idly by and see her daughters
happiness wrecked upon the shoals of
an unhappy marriage without making
an effort TO prevent it, and so she eau
tiously laid her plans for future action.
Virginia. she said on the follow
ing morning, Mr.. Wade has serious
intentions of becoming member Of
our family, has he not ?"
You are very quick to guess" re-
piled the girl; lit was only last night
that he mentioned it,
And from the favor with which
you seem to regard him | do not sup
pose that he urged his suit in vain 2"
replied the mother.
" Not III vain, by any MEANS" re-
piled Virginia. 50 | am sure | can be
happy with no other, but l didn't see
tit to tell him SO last night
And why not? may | ask" in
quired Mrs. Hampton.
" did not mean that he should
think that was too easily won," said
the girl, land so delayed my answer"
d" That was sensible thought, re-
Piled the mother; Il wonder that it
occurred TO your
:" / am not SO thoughtless as seem;
three months hence will be time
enough, hut know my heart already"
Z" should like to be better ac-
quainted with him." said Mrs. Hamp-
ton. - wish you would invite him
10 spend his evenings here III the
family frequently. | do not want my
son-in-law to seem like stranger
You seem to be more willing to
part with me than / supposed you
would be. | expected to hear lee
ture about my youth and inexperience,
at least"
You will hear no such thing"
said Mrs. Hampton. You are sew
enteen Years old, and if you don't know
Your own mind, you ought to-"
i am surprised that you offer no
objections. l would have followed
him across the Rocky Mountains,
though, said Virginia, disappoint-
edly.
~" You won't get the chance" said
Mrs. Hampton, decidedly. What
objection could / possibly have to a
handsome young man like Harvey
" ade -
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17

The Ostsee Zeitung accounts for
the frequent want Of aroma of foreign
cigars by stating that wagon-loads of
dried cherry-leaves are weekly export
ed from Suben for the manufacture of
tobacco.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17

A CRIMINAL in Cincinnati court
being asked whether he was guilty,
answered: Il guess am, Judge; but
I'd like to be tried all the same"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17

-Fifty-two years ago there was not
an observatory in America.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-17

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sumo the arduous task. It Is no: expected the
9emlse OF the father will make any mate rial
country " ens
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Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1877-08-09
N0. 81.

ibren IeBten S9oppen leerten unO bann Giner
mad benz Inoern 0as @aftsimmer perIieBeit,
UNI mad furS gelpru6enem @utenabenogrub
in ibr Dabeim ju ellen iino bas Su bieier
Stunoe ansefebte abenbbrOo i'm 8reiie ihrer
Ite i9on erpartenben Samilie gu persebren.
I'm bteie 3eit mar nun aud bie 4benbs
ipeiieitunbe in ben SeiIigen bret &onisen ses
fontmen unb Hass fanten einise MdsOe nit
&0rben utb Trasbrettern in bas @af5imrner
unb int 9u mar Der srOBe Speiietii6 nit benz
n0tbisen @erdtb belest.
Dies war Die 3eit, mo Grauo9en, Die
Go9ter pom Sauie, na6bem tie ale ibre
Wirtbi6aftsoblie9enbeiten erfiat, aud I'm
@aitsinmter eri9ien unb, in Der einen 9anb
elm @las, in Der anoeren ibren fiiblen S9ops.
pen balteno, fi3 auf ben leer sebliebenen
Stubl neben ibrem 8ater nteoerlteB, UNI it9
nun e6enfaIls aus5uruben unb an Der nnters
baLtuns Der ruenisen Safe ~tbeii5unebmen.
(SOrtfcsans foIst)
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1877-08-09

t~eree tnipfen rnubte, aus Der Serne 9eiu6t
ooer ipdter ben suten 8ector oapon bate re-
ben b0ren. eF
Gin Stunbe ipater, Bunft bal6 Elm nbr,
benin 10 firth marb in ben Seili9en bret 8oni=
gen ieben Sag 9eipeiit, erbielt Der Sremoe,
na3oem er Ieinen friiberen @lei6mutb lan9it
ruieoer9efunoen, binrei9enbe @elesenbeit, Die
Probutte aus 8eter @alen's &l6e unb &els
Ter Su priifen uno aud nebenbei Die Gtamrn=
gate uno einise CUR a3eit ein9etrofene reiienbe
iunge RaufIeute fennen gu ~lerneit, bic Idnntz
lid NIT beneibensrpertbem Mppetit Die ibnen
por9eiebten lederen Speiien persebrten uno
nit fait unauslOI9li9em Durit etnen Sdop=
pen mad Dem anoern BON benz suten Sif9s
tuein tranfen, ben bic 9itige Sonne IN Der
nm9esenb BON 8ernca1tel in 10 9roBer Silae
er5eugt.
Wto9te nun Serr 9bilipp, pie au3 mir i'm
iebt nennen pollen, Elm i'm WetngenlB Iebr
mdBtger Mann Ietn, ODER mo6te ct ii6 ben
pollen @enuB auf ben IbenO mad gang POLL
bra6tem Iaoeuerf periparen, 9enua er
madte BON Der neben fein @oupert gelegten
8einfarte biesmal feinen 6ebrah9, ionoern-
tranf [an9lam fem fleines Slal99en Setpobnz
lt6en Weines leer, miI6te ii6 Meter nt6t
in Die ii9 balo ~anIptnnenbe 1lnterbaltun9 Der
iibrisen @alte unb beobadtete nun nit 8obIz
beba9en ben s~eiesneten Nppetit ieineS 8ir=
tbes, bet in alter patriar9aliIder Sallsrueile
mltten inter leinen @diten fab uno ibnen NIT
einem o 9uten 8eilpiele in Der Sertil9un9
Der porseIebten SpeiIen ~uOransins, oaB es
fem Wunber mar, penn ale nebrtsen in
dbnli9er @eiie Inn BARN na95uetfern trad=
teten. f3s #all11sEs
nnmittelbar nod Gid be9ab it6 Der
Srembe fpteberunt nod Ietnem 3immer uno
blieb Bis sesen pier nbr baritt, unaufborlid
nit 8rieff6reiben bei6dfti9t wOSu er it6 bic
n6tbi9en MateriaIien bate perabrei6en laI=
fen. I'm Die ansesebene Belt aber trat er
tpieoer auf bic Strabe uno i9lls ben @eg
abermals mad Der MoieL Elm, no Die Sabre
eben ab9eben uto mad benz ienIeitisen llfer
iiberleben 1polte. Serr 8bilipp mari nur Ell
men prifenben Sid auf bas nit Wteni6en
reid beiebte Sabrseus, bann einen s~rpeiten
ettuas i6eueren mad benz 10 raid 9emieoenen
NuBbof bin, unb nun er5t trat er NIT rai6en
@nti6luB auf Die Sabre, UNI einem umpias
firlid in ibm anfitei9enben Triebe gu fol9en
unb benz uerebrten 8ector in Sues einen 8ez
iu6 abSuitatten.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1877-08-09

ia beib seblieben, .bufteten Die Serge bon be-
eben a~ufsefproBten @einbIdtbe, man fub,
wie bur6 einen Sran9enbairL nnb Der inng'
Sremoe fonnte ni6t oft sen,tg ben Ilber
@obl9eri9 etniausen, Der inn bier gum er
item Dtal IN ieinem 2eben aus nddfter Nabt
entsegenftromte.
Yl0sli6 aber idmetterte Der goitinon Elm
luftises 2ieb auf ieinem Sorn unb sIei9 ba,
rauf r~a1Ielte Der Wagen iiber ein etrpas boil.
peri9es StraBenpHait ter. Man war in ben
8erei6 ber Stabt gelanst nnb obne iih an
Die i6lafenben 8erpobner berielben au febren,
lieb Der Yoitilon feline 8ferbe i'm f6arfiten
Srabe oabinlaufen, 10 oab bas @erduid Der
9tdber laat our6 ben sansen fleinen Dirt
brobnte.g
Da, as man 10 melt gefommen, lebnte fid)
Der @eiitlt6e aus benz Sdlaae unb rief benz
poitiaon gu, Dor bas Sabrbals an Der MtoIel
gu fabren. -
Der goifiaon sebordte, bic gfcrbe liefem
nod rdi9er ais porber, als mibten ie aud
IN ipater Gadt ibrem Beiiber Gbre MAIDEN,
unb oann itrDrnte ben Sabrenben cine ballaz
miI6e fiiblere 2iift entseaen man uar in
Die Nabe Der raid flutbenben MoieI eelanet
uno Der frii6e WinbSu9 Der tets in Der Ha6t
pur1 oas a,tmltbi9e Tbal fest madte ii6
onf an9enebne Weiie bemerfbar.
Glei6 oarauf belt Der @asen Dot einem
fleinen Bretterbanie unpeit bes SIuBufers.
Sie beiSen Serrn itiesen aus, nabnten ibr
neni9es 8epaf aus Dem Masen uno Der
lun9e Sremoe brifte Dem Boltillon einen
9roBen Doppeltbaler in Die Sanp. Gben
tubr oet iiberaus erfreute Nfann nod Der Yoite
balterei bauon, ba 6Hnete ii6 bas bretterne
9ans9en uno oer Sabrrnann, in einen ot9ten
gta6tnlanteI sebilat, trat aus Der Gbur.
IS war FIR TIN bell senug, llin ben pobI=
befannten Nector Don Cues in hent eilen 9teiz
lenoen 5u e~rfennen uno ausenblid;i3 Iuitete
er ebrerbleti9 ben 9ut Dor Dem seiitli6sn
6errn.
Gluten 9tbeno, NifoLaus! /" iaste bieler
gum Sabrntann. sd fomme ipdter spruf
ais i'd poIte, aber SIR iperbet mid ia mcbI
nod tlberieber, nidt ,pabr? Nun, Die SATIRE
braudt SIR nidt lossnfetten, mir iino MIR
Spei Berlpnen nit ,Utnisem Oepdf, uno 10
nebmt einen Nl1en, Der brin3t uns ia aud
1lder Senrg blltaber."
Der Sdbrman nidte uno ndbm Damn Die
beiben Sanbtai6en Der 3eiienoen pbne be-
ionSere Iufforoeruns oaSu oenielben aus Der
Sano. Damn idIuSen ale 9rei ben flrseu
9Se9 nod Der Otoiel Elm uno in merliaen Uii>
nuten Iaben tie i'm NdGben uno Der Gcbiiitr
ergrtf iein Haber, urA nit funbiger Saso
oas feline Sabr3eu9 ii6er bur6 Die Gtronuns
na6 Dem 9e9enitberlte9enoen llfer gu leiteu.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1877-08-09

Die 8erIufte Ser Gifenbabnen burd
ben sroben Austano merben pdbrenb Der
fanf Gage pom Samita9 gum 9onnerftas
Dor. ISOLDE auf 2 6,250,000 peranIdlust.
Mtan slaubt, bab iebe Der 9roben Stammlis
MEN tdsli9 $4,000 unb ale 5uiammen tag
lid $20o,00 perloren. @dbrenb Der Tus
multe wur0e gigentbum gum @ertbe poh S1o,s
100000 %BeritOrt; Der 2obnperluit ba8esen
,uirO onf ~s100,000,000 9ei9dst. @enn
man bebenft, baB Der Strife" Our9 meniser,
ais 1000 unSufriebene arbeiter Der y8oltis
moresS biosBabn" in's 2eben serufen murbe,
uno oaB Der 8etrus, im pel3en es fid bans
bette, $4,000 pro Sabr ni9t iberftiesen
baben pilroe, bann iiebt man erit, ME tbori9t
Die Arbeiter aebanbelt haber,.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1877-08-09

Mit etnem tpabren 8alsenbumor be-
ri6tet ST.. 8ernaps ilber bic 8orfdQe in ct.
Souls. Sem 8eri9t purbe 9ei9riebeh ebe
fi9 Die 8fr9er gum Wtoerftano se9en ben
Dtob aufrafften, ben ite ldlieBli9 nieoerrpars
fen. @ir lafien baber nut Elm Tbeil oes
interellanten 8riefeS folsen:
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1877-08-09

y gGir bel6reiben Der, 3uftanb bes 9oipitaIs nnb
ieiner nrtsebunser, ni9t pte er beute If, ionberl
in etrerr friibere1 Sabre bei9afen mar. Surcb ben
Sau Der groben retlet Noielbriide, bic alf Der iiios
li9en Settle bi6t neben benz Soipitalgarten miinbet,
bot lt9 gfan6es In uno I'm oas 9olpital perdroert,
tnoelien IN Der 9a,ptla1e 1T nod AIles 10 ge6lies
ben, rpte mir eS oben beSei9nen.
1879 .Es sI.1l Innterturs bes 9erfaffers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-09-13
A Little Too Fast.

A favorite trick with the hotel swindler
is to hand large sealed envelope stuffed
with paper, TO the clerk, and ask him to
take care of those notes for few days"
Then when the parcel is opened and no
notes are found, there is a row. The
game has been played often, and hotel
Keepers are on their guard. \ seedy
looking old man at C-handed the clerk
an envelope marked Four 500 bills"
and asked that it be put in the safe
8 You can't play that game on me, SIR
replied the clell;. and he tore the pack
age in number of pieces. A. he held
up the ends his eyes began to bulge out.
lie had torn into several hundred pieces
four good notes, and he had insulted the
owner. One reason why he wasn't at his
post the balance of the afternoon was be-
cause he was FASTING those notes into
shape.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-09-13
Thieves.

The Dramatic News tells this amusing
story concerning Leonard Grover:
He and Ned Holmes, the cold man, "
both, after partaking of generous sup
per one evening last week, passed through
Union Square, where he noticed every
inch of bench tenanted by some poor
devil without a better place to sleep.
Grover went about carefully, inserting a
a silver dime in the vest pocket of each OF
them. He counted ninety, and one was
left. lie determined to put q dollar IN
his pocket, so as TO make it square ten.
While engaged in the operation, which
was rather dlfficult,as the man was turned
in an impossible position, the object OF
charity woke up and shouted Thieves y
at the top of his lungs. Grover had TO
give him five dollar bill to keep quiet.
He swears that this is the end of his
charity.