The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-12-13
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Memphis, Tenn, has twenty-eight
matrimonial associations.
"A pig with horns like a cow Is q
Macon County (Miss.) curiosity.
"A New York fashion is sending
stockings full of bride cake to the friends
of the family.
Louisiana negro field hands insist
upon being paid in silver coin, and bright
coin at that. They positively refuse to
receive paper money.
Fort Dade, Fla, is the happy posses
sor of rooster that has learned to dance,
and whenever he hears music can not
keep still.
"A glass door knob broke in the hands
OF physician >at Washington, cutting
his fingers so severely that his hand will
be MANNED for life.
"A tourist of experience says that
the best travelling companion is good,
stout, deep leathern purse, with golden
sovereigns to the brim, and with power
to add to their number.
THE Green Ribbon Army" is the
latest rival of the Salvation troops. The
first meeting was held in London recent
ly. 1t is a branch of the temperance
"League of the Cross" and is presided
over by Cardinal Manning.-N. Y. Sun.
For those who use both eyes in shoot
ing, an English gentleman has invented
two-eyed sight-piece. He should next
invent some kind of sight-piece for the
woman who shuts both eyes when she
fires off a gun.-NorriStoIOn Herald.
AN Alabama colored boy attempted
to quiet a child left in his care by tap
ping it on the head with a bootjack.
Breaking the child's neck, it put an
effectual quietus on its restlessness. But
the bootjack will hardly be generally in
troduced in nurseries or kindergartens.-
Chicago Herald.
Two women went beyond their depth
while bathing at Herne Bay, England.
A man swan out to them, and they
clung wildly to him, though he begged
them not to do it, declaring that all
would drown unless they left his arms
free. A boatman came to the rescue,
and the women were saved, but the hero
lost his life.
"A London burglar carried razor in
his pocket whenever he went out at night
TO commit a robbery, not to defend him
self with, but for suicide in case he was
caught. His pals knew of this habit, but
did not believe that he would ever use
the razor. They were mistaken. Being
captured after breaking into house, he
promptly killed himself according to
promise.
"A woman was lately indicted in
England for causing the death of her
child by denying it adequate nourish-
ment. Investigation showed, however,
that the mother had fed the child regu-
larly on corn starch, mixed with little
milk, ignorant of the fact that starch is
unable to supply the necessary nutriment
to young children. Under these circum-
stances the woman was of course acquit-
ted. 1t is q lesson which nurses and
mothers would do well to remember.
Miss Emeline Laurent, peculiar
woman living in New York, said to be
worth 500, 900, locked herself up in her
own house and tried to starve herself to
death because her lover forsook her.
When the police, judging her to be in
sane, attempted to interfere in her be-
half, she drew a big revolver and threat
ened to shoot them. Her greatest con-
Germ was for her cat, which she fed regu-
larly and bountifully while she herself
abstained from food. "What will be-
come of my cat when / die? she asked
repeatedly.-N Y. Graphic.
/. Experience has taught St. Louis
proprietor that woman as a barber is not
an unqualified success. He says: "The
chances are she'll get stuck on some fell
low, or some one will get mashed on her,
and that settles the whole business. And
when it gets thIt way he'll sit around
for half day with dozen empty chairs
in sight rather than to let any one but
her shave him, and she, if she's spoony
L, L. L. Al. .Ic l.
ting away with beard that you can't
see and waxing a mustache that's Just
started. A girl is all right in her place,
but her place amt in barber shop, in
my opinion"
The story of the old chap who found
a thunder shower approaching, whipped
up his horses and kept so well ahead that
but few of the advance drops of the
rain fell into the back of his wagon, will
begin to be regarded with favor as the
world gains experience and grows wiser.
Now in Baltimore, the other day, the
great thoroughfare of the city, Baltimore
street, had the singular experience of a
heavy rain falling in torrents on one side
of it, the walks on the other side being
untouched by pattering drop from the
cloud.-Detroit Post.
"A lean and hungry New York City
tramp exhibited ten cents to passing
stranger and pitiousiy asked for five
cents more that he might have a cup
of coffee with the sandwich which his
ten cents would buy. The appeal was
responded to, and the tramp departed.
The gentleman followed, and saw the
same ruse successfully worked upon
another gentleman. Then he collared
the tramp and told him that he could
either go to Jail for obtaining money by
false pretenses, or he could expend his
two nickles for the purpose for which
they were given. The tramp decided to
buy coffee, and the gentleman stood by
and saw that he paid for it.-N. Y. Suri.
"A we'll dressed and verv gentle
manly appearing man visited Station
Five recently and asked permission to
visit the first cell on the right, down
stairs. He was asked why he wished
to see that particular cell, and, after
some hesitation, he told the Lieutenant
in charge that three years ago he had
been incarcerated in that cell for drunk
enness, and since then he had not
touched drop of liquor. He was al
lowed to visit the cell, and entering it,
and, kneeling down, prayed long and
earnestly. He had every appearance
of prosperous businessman, and GER
tainly looked as if he had kept the re-
solve made in his cell three years ago.
Lord Charles Beresford, the gallant
Commander of the Condor, is, as every
one knows, the bosom friend of the Duke
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