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CLIPPINGS.

The man who hanged himself died of his
own free will and a cord.
A wife should be like roast lamb, tender
and nicely dressed. No sauce required.
''She may not have been good, but she was
sociable, is u very good way of expressing
the idea.
The editor of Truth says he would like to
be face to face with the devil. Be patient,
sir; be patient.
Somebody has taken copy of "Hiawatha"
from our office, and its return would be pleas
ing to the next man who wants to borrow it.
''Sam," said one little urchin to another,
''Sam, does your schoolmaster give you any
rewards of merritt p II s'pose he does" was
the reply; che gives me lickin' regular every
day, and SAYS merit two."
One of the census enumerators of McLen.
nan county, Texas, found widow IS years
old, with son 81 years old. The generally
accepted explanation OF the circumstance is
that the boy lied and claimed to be older than
he was. ka II.
A gentleman of n malevolent and waspish
disposition having died, il was reported by
some persons Of his acquaintance that he had
poisoned himself, on which lady observed,
''He must have bitten his own tongue" -
Seventy eight millio. lead pencils were used
up in this country last year. ALI but one
million were worn ont by the idiots who left
their names in railroad depots church belfries
and city hall towers.
IL don't make half so much difference to the
summer boarders at the seaside as to what the
wild waves are saying aS itdoes 70 know what
the clerk of the hote. will ssav III the week q
board isn't paid on the day it comes due.
A Dutchman was relating his marvellous
escape from drowning when thirteen of his
companions were lost by the upsetting of o
boat, and he alone was saved. "Aud how
did you escape their fate 2" asked one of his
bearers. 81 lid not CO In tie tam pote !" was
the Dutchman's placid answer. UI1Bn
A Lowell scheel teacher, who deserves o
purse equal to her wit, SAYS she is in quaR-
dary whether TO get ready to 60 2away ON a
vacation and stay at home, OF. not to get ready
and 20. She can afford to do one or the other,
bat not both
s-Grand Marches" for Garfield and Hancock
published and dedicated to them, were out
within an incredibly shert time after the NOM
nations were made. The spontaneousness, as
IL were, with which composer can work off
an old waltz or march on new victim Is
something remarkable. <
do you think man can run circus and
be . christian ?" asked the serious man.
well, don't know-yes. do yoi think
Barnunl, for instance can 60 to heaven" ~
think he has good show" was the rather
equivocal reply. Strange that some people
can never become serious. g
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Doctor <. is as bad hunter as he is ply
stefan, but this does not prevent him regularly
as the hunting season comes round from
spending fortnight in the fields with his dog
and gun. 'sAnd that's the only period of the
year when he doesn't kill anything" said one
of his colleagues, kindly.
certain scotch gillie, it is said, is not often
i'll, but once he had the toothache. 'And
what did you do for lt3"gsaid one to him.
"Weel l just bought saxpenRorth O. lauda-
mum, and mixed it wi pint O whisky, and
drank it but it was ma good" Here there
was pause, after which the speaker resumed ::
$50 then got another saxpenn'o O lauda-
num-, and put it into a quart o. whisky"
s"WeH Pr 'sWeel, when / woke, tWodays
after there was ma toothache." ~ 81
/ An Oil City man went fishing, Saturday, and
he came home with nothing but little half
pound bass. SIS that all you caught ?" asked
his friends. "That's ALL" replied the man.
GLOW many bites did you have ?" ''None, :"
exclaimed the fisherman, and the whole crowd
cried: s'He's found he's found /! Here is the
honest fisherman" He'd have had fifty invi-
tations to drink in ten minutes if small boy
hadn't broken through the crowd and said !:
"See here, mister, yer gave me bogus nickel
for that air fish," And now the crowd has
no faith in human nature. q
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-07-22

7 IL AN ALL PLAYED Ours a common
complaint. If you feel so, get package of
Kidney Wort and take it and you will at once
feel it's tonic power. 1t renews the healthy
action of the Kidneys, Bowels and Liver, and
thus restores the natural life and strength to
the weary body. Get box and use 1t at
once. H# E* -
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-18
Black and Tan.
natx -nt1r 1
A Blaze i'm the Country.

To Mr.. Jas. A. Compton we are Inc
debted for the particulars Of fire
which was discovered about 8 o'clock
last night, and which consumed the
old Rodgers house, near the city. 1t
was two story frame house, very
comfortable dwelling, and formerly
belonged to Thos. Rodgers, Ed
father of DIR. Jas, Rodgers, and 1t was
there the doctor was raised. Ii wss
situated about two miles from ibe
court house, on the road leading
through Shieldstosn towards Rocky
Valley.
The house was owned by Mr..
Mautop, OF Providence. r, l., and Mr'
e. Dean Dow was agent therefor,
having but rece ntly taken such posses
sion of it. 1t was occupied by Henry
McBee, an old clored man. AS WI
aye Informed, most of the family wer'
in bed, but the fire originated seem
insly at outer edge OF the front room
which was not occupied, and in whici
no fire had been kept at all, and wa
under good headway before being dis
covered. II is sup posed TO have bee
set on fire by some one. Most all III
furniture was saved, but the famiI
had pretty much all their provision
DESTROYED. They overlooked them
We did not learn whether there Wa
auy insurance or not.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-18
Criminal Court Notes.

The trial of Matt. Lamb, degraded
woman of the town, and Lewis sarlin,
her paramour, on the charge Of lar
ceny, was concluded in the criminal
court yesterday. The trial was COM
menced last Friday, aud the jury was
kept over Sunday. They were charged
with robbing, of. about $l40, Elijah
Rogers, AN old man, nom the upper
end OF this county, who came TO this
city some months sgo on his way wes',
but concluded to take a parting spree,
fell into the den occupied 10y these pee
pie, on Water street, WAS drugged
aud gone through" Mag Bul-
lard and her sister Nerve,
were at 6Tst indicted also. but
Mag turned states evidences and
Nerve was proven not guilty. The
conclusion was the fiudiug of both
Matt Lamb and Lewis Ssrtin guilty,
and they were ntenced, the former
to three years aud the latter to six
StatS III thC tCutlSutioiS "a p'-'Nh
for new trial was entered.
"Crszy Dave" jackson Is again q
free man by the edct of the criminal
court, pronounced yesterday. Several
weeks ago Dave wss bound to court on
the charge of vagrancy aud has been
In jail ever since, but on the plea Of
non compas menttS, he wss acquitted
aud set free on the streets again.
Just what should be done with
Dave Is a problem which
1t Ia difficult to solve. IL
Is evident that under the strict con-
struction of the law he can not be
confined, yet there is 10 question but
that he is infinitely better off in th'
work house than on the streets, 70
there he is furnished with something
to eat and wear, and some place to sleep
while he is not teased. But wher
loose on the streets, he is conllnus
nuisance, and on his account he anr
others are always in trouble.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-18
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May IL the
sixty fourth anniversary of
American Bible society was held at
Broadway tabernacle yesterday,
where an audience of 5000
gathered. The address of welcome
was delivered by Bishop Kavanaugh
and response made by Rev. DR..
McLeon. A resume of the work
for the past year was presented,
showing increased efficiency. Ads
dresses we're made by Rev. B. NJ
Palmer, D. D, of New Orleans
Bishop J. W. Wiley, Rev. ". p
Newman, D. D., and Rev. John
Scudder, missionary to India. Dr.
Newman and Rev. John Offenbacf
we're present, as a deputation from
the general conference in session al
Cidclnnati. At night union SER
vices in the interest of the society
we're held in eight or ten of tht
largest churches in the city, and ad
dressed by speakers from abroad.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-18

A MEMPHIS special to the Cincin-
nail Com mel clal says:
"ConsiderabIe sir was made in legal
and fficIai circles here today oy IA
DE- ciriou OF the stale supreme court,
fult bench sittIng, making the present
city Government the successor of the
defuuct government rs defendant in
va,icus suits ptniiDg when Tue stale
Iegisla ure abolished tbe Former gov
erumenJ fifteen mon hs ago. Inc
present authorities have ignored IN
10 O all succession uf their predpcese ors
or their deots OF more lhsu VI QUO 0O0
The im reseion in maoy circles now
that The court will compel The ne"
government 10 provide, or become
liable, for the old debt"
This is bad for Memphis, but good
for the morals of the country ut large
When a corporation finds that she car
shirk her debts by getting the legis
lsture to abolish her charter, there Il
always a mptalion to do So, and idea
of honesty and Integrity would sooi
become warped all over America
Memphis has our deepest 'sympa Bile
in her trouble and we think we spesl
the sentiments OF our whole people
but the supreme court has judge
rightly, at least morally speaking, an
the only way it could without soil
log its ermine.