The bee., 1882-12-23
SCRAPS OF NEWS.


issue the cards of invitation, see to it
that down in the left-hand corner these
mystic words appear. \. T. u. You
have no idea now how much comfort
this will convey to many of those YOU
will invite to "the house." The pre-
! vailing custom is that each person that
receives card, inviting them to the
house, are also expected to bring or
send present for the bride. and in
consequence of this, presents are made
on the part of persons who can i'll
afford, from financial standpoint, to
do so, but they 60 along in the regular
channel and think, "f must either do
this, or be counted as not up to snuff,
and be censured." Let the custom be
dispensed with. and those who are able
to give will give, and those not able
nothing will be thought of it.
Smoking on a street car is very
abominaJle, because it Is an evidence
of ll-bre ,ding for persons to smoke in
the presence of ladies. But the tooth
pick mania is a habit that prevails
quite extensively, especially on street
cars, and it is strong evidence that
there is lack of training and manners
clo.e by when YOU observe persons
picking their teeth in the company of
others, unaided by kerchief or napkin.
Some persons keep the pick in their
mouths, to give the appearance, I've
just lunehed," and yet they have not
always done so-iust lunched Others
wear the pick to give the appearance of
"the huffer," but the man who gets
right down to digging in his mouth in
public and then sucks his teeth is
ferociOus social beast.
The drivers of the belt line of street
cars have hard time of it; they get
starvation wages, work sixteen hours
out of twenty-four, and are not allowed
to stop long enough to eat their meals,
they have to take their victuals flying.
Then their little darling children at
home, these poor drivers never see
them only when asleep, or when they
a'e at homo sick from overwork or
cold, and under no pay from the soulless
corporation that would work them into
the jaws of death and then turn them
out to die, just as they do their decrepid
animals. Here is case for the society
for the prevention of cruelty to poor
men.
Speaking about street cars, if a pas
senger enters a street car drunk and
disorderly, and especially insulting to
the lady passengers, and the conductor
is afraid to, or will not, eject him, then
you take the number of that car and
report the facts to the superintendent.
Such conduct as is nightly witnessed
on the Avenue and Seventh street must
be broken up. Ladies unaccompanied
by gentleman must be protected If
the conductor will not protect passen-
gers, there can be found remedy.
Billy Kersands, the minstrel fol-
lowed his wife to her grave last Mon
day, she having died suddenly of heart
disease, while her husband was off with
the Georgia ministries. She was widely
known in the district, being the
daughter of Mr.. Corwell, one of the
Oldest of our citizens. What contrast
the scene at the funeral to that daily
witnessed by Mr.. Kersands. Year after
year by his genius, wit, and humor, a
world has laughed at his jokes and
mimicry. Now as the sad cortege
moves to the cemetry, hats are kept
in hands, and genuine sympathy from
those that know how to feel for fell
lew mortal is extended. ~
The brain of mulatto WHO died re-
Gently in Cincinnati was foand on a
post-mortem examination to weigh
siXty-one ounces. There are on record
1 u two brains heavier than this
Cuvier's. weighing sixty-four and one
third ounces, and Abercrombie's, sixty
three ounces. The dead man was not
considered bright,-Erchange.
That is to say he was not bright
intellectual mulattO, but he was very
bright, heavy-brained mulatto.
CoNKLING IN WASHINGTON.
New York Sun: Senator Conkling
was in town during the past week tC
argue Il case before the Supreme Court
Although he was within the very
shadow of TIE Senate Chamber when
in the Supreme Court room he did not
once enter the chamber nor has he evel
crossed the threshold since he resigned
h S seat. Mr.. Conkling has more friends
in Washington than a great many per
sons who seek popularity with greater
industry.-Louis0iHe, (Ky.,) Post. .
Indeed you are right. Here, Mr.
Conkling is popular, and he is favor
ite, not only with many of the higher
official people, but with the lowly, from
the hod-carrier on up stairs. There arc
a score of under people in this town
who, when they felt the strong unfeel
ing hand of cruel injustice from some
time serving the government boss, al
ways found friend in the great New
York Senator.
Far he it from fact that those per
sons on the floor of Congress who make
the greatest noise, or who have tn,
largest say in the Record, are the mos
serviceable to their constituency. Tht
real hard work that is done in Congress
is performed by the quiet and diligen
members who do not belong to tn,
school of bombastic furioso. No one
but those that are in position to learr
can verify how much real hard worl
is done by our two colored members
Mr.. Lynch and General Smalls eacl
have department work, alone, enough
to keep them busy fully more thar
two-thirds of the time that membe
ought to be expected to give to othe
duties than strict legislation. A habit
of thinking that Congressman mus
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