Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-10-12

BY the explosion of a saw-mill boil
er at Foreman Station, Mich, Jesse
Foreman was killed, four Others seri
ously injured, and the mill totally de.
stroyed.
"A party Of children in Madison,
Ind, who were playing hanging
strung up a little boy 2 or 3 years old.
He was badly strangled before released.
AT Pembroke, Mass Edgar, a
young son of Mr.. John Foster, acci-
dentally shot himself through the head
while getting out of a boat with gun
in his hand lie died almost immedi-
ately.
At Wilmington, Mass Mis- Geor-
gle Wy man, aged Is, was accidentally
shot in the ankle by her brother who
was fooling with a shotgun. The en-
tire charged entered her ankle, render
ing amputation necessary.
-Messrs. Cook, the tourist ag, nts,
have received news that the medical
man they sent TO report upon Cyprus is
down with fever, and that it is by no
means desirable field for excursionists
at present.
Thomas Jordan, member of the
McWade theatrical troupe, met hi, death
at Cynthiana, Ky, in singular man
ner. As the train was entering the de.
pot he said to another of the troupe,
"Let me show you how they get off the
train in Texas" He jumped off with
out hurting himself, but on attempting
to get on again his foot slipped and he
fell under the car, which cut his body
entirely in two.
Odds and Ends.
Most of the poetry mills are run.
ming full time on autumn styles.
-Ambishon to shine in every thing il
sure way tew put a mans kandell al
out.--BilIings.
"A Vermont man who used benEine
to light the kitchen fire has not benZ;ne
| alive since.
-" 1 want to get at the true inward
ness of this thing" as the worm re-
marked to the apple.
One of the vilest deceptions of the
day is the small fried oyster. which is
made to appear large by means of s
huge Indian-meal epidermis.
That's good story of the man who
for hearse, and so is that other story OF
the chap who translated Pere la Chaise
"father's buggy"
The Indians along the Kansas Pa
cific are Illuminating the frontier with
the flames of battle. Their motto j:
"We Cheyenne for all. Graphic.
So devout are our business men
that when a committee of them is II
look into q bank rupt's affairs, almos
the first move is to have appraise meet
ing.-Boston Transcript.
Here is what critic heard an En-
glish tonor sing:
Who comes to thee when howls do ny?
My honly darling. hit is II
My hown, so good, so fair. so hairless,
Thou never, never couldst be 'eartless.
Having been presented with Bos
mia, Austria is now fighting for it. ''r'
you, john" said dying man, :" L viii
give $4,000" "Why, father" sale
the son, "you know you haven't dol
lar in the world. "Of course haven't,
exclaimed the indignant father, ''yo'
must work for it, John-you must worl
for it!"-- Graphic.
=" Now, boys" said a.Sunday-schoo
teacher, who was trying to impress tn
doctrine of repentance on the class
"now, boys, Judas, as have told you
betrayed his master, and then went ant
hanged himself. What was the yer,
best thing he could have done befor
hanging himselfp" ssThe very bes
thing he could have done," said the yer,
worst boy in the class, "was to chang
his mind" His Sunday school AdUocdt
was at once stopped.-Keokak Constitu
ton