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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-14

n. most powerful Nitro-aiycerinsi in the mar.
lei. II has less noxious fumes than any oshef
povd,r manufactured. III " mo 0e eon'
W., srANDARD DNlTRO.oLYOERlHk HleH
Txpf. .o,iyE. Nining msn will dpd 10 10 their
sdysntsss 70 give the Excelsior Powder trial.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-14

To tho Taxpayers and citizens OF the
Town Of Gold Hill: In accordance Win
the requirements OF tho Charter OF inc
Town Of Gold Hill. herewith submit .
report Of the financial situation ,no, Q, saio
town for the year ending April 10. 1881;
RECEIPTS TRoM ALL SOURCES.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
" . ------H--.
SADDLEItYAND LEATHER,

To-DAT's QUOTATIONS..
80 sohE LEArHER CAK--Eo, /, $500; No. =, 81 a
HEMLoCE-Best buffalo slaughter, 50; good %
peSt Matamofas 2t No, . IS good damage "a
&c = ''S''''' No' =
EHhLooN--Prime, SS 80 guoo ~; do No. 4 9oo
quality. ''00'''''b ~
PaILADELPHIA 0ALFsKIN-No. /, 81 10 to / 95
DO No. 2, 81 90 to 10. ~
PHILADELPHIA KITS-No / $50 10 81 IN 10
cording to weight. ="
SHEEP SKINs-Topping xxx per doz. $40 n,
Innings. white xxx. sS IS: Russets, 6 TO s.
me imports of leather of all kinds show n
gam over last year, both for the month of july
ana the seven months, the values for the latter
period Deiug 81 l2i IN for 1882 against So SIS $40
Tor 1851 an increase of S26S S25 or not quite 7
per cent, This gain Is easily accounted for by
lhe largely increased demand for morocco and
klu STOCK, which our manufacturers were unable
70 suppiy. The exports of morocco show a de.
cline as compared with last year. The exports
Oh sole and upper leather, on the contrary, show
y satisfactory gain for the seven months, though
iot lhe month OF July the amount is less than
i aS year FOR the seven months the gain is
fsSS 662 pounds, or over 81 per cent in quantity
and St46 $751; or little over is per cent In value
According to the figures given the average
value per pound of the exports this wear was
aVSc, against an average value of very nearly
A-o Iast year; A gratifying feature Is the steady
progress making III the exports of boots and
SHOES For the month of July, II Is true the ex.
ports OF boots and shoes are less than last yenr
Dut Tor the seven months there is q gain OF
go,,4i pairs, or nearly IS per cent and q gain In
'aiue OF s9b,7S or over AZ per cent
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HARDWARE.

To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.
AAes-Collins', per Dozen $50: Gold Dollar,
per dozen 500; Diamond Ridge per dozen,
100; Double Bit 2QOO
per cent; Amcs list steel goods, discount 40 and
10 per cent.
Rubber belting-Dscount 80 per cent
Nails 10 rate.
Horse shoeS-6,2b per key
Horse ails-NorthweStern No T. $50. No. &.
SIS per box y
lron--ic rate,
steel-plow, 10; lay, &c; cast, iSc per pound.
ehect iron-H u, &c; gGlyaniscd, discount rs
per cent.
skillets and lids, &c per pound; sugar kettles,
90 per pound
Iacks-in boxes, 100 paperg. /. 80 per box.
Grnh hoeS-per dozen, 900; railroad picks,
per dozen, a0C.
MaltockS--pcr Dozen ll.O0.
Howe, discount Is per cent.
Tin plate-l. G., llxli, per box, 500; l. O., LIZ
Terne, 2ox2S per box, 1850.
Tinwate-pieced, discount SO per cent, .
stamped, discount 10 per ceuL
solder-Nc. |, l5c; No, IL and Ia, lsc per
pound. 'N'
Rabbit mctal-lO to I5c per pound.
Rar lead Ice per pound,
No, duck horse Coll0rs-i 60 per dozen
HameS-two loop, 100 per dozen, three loon.
i,2b per dozen ~
Back haudS-thrco inch. /. rs per dozen.
Batbed wiro-SS @9Sac.
HoSton paper says rs yet the resumption OF
work In those nail.mills at which the strike has
been ended has had no apprccablc effect on the
supply here, and, indeed, it is not expected thai
any eject will be felt until after tho Wheeling
mllls nave resumed three or four weeks Orders
are coming in wi III much more freedom than
me manutacturors agents could desire for Il Is
wholly out OF the question to iii orders promptly
nnd useless to make definite promises as To When
they can DO oiled. The card rate In this city 1,
nominally q though sales are made all tho way
| nom 81 to e. 80. '"'
The iron markets in Cleveland are about III,
same as last week. Pig-ron continues uncx
peoledly dull and unsettled The mill men mr.,
buying only enough for immediate wants. be
cause consumption OF their products is light.
Altogether the iron market Is In an unsatisfac
tory condition. Nails are easier at $500 rates
steel rails are steady and tho demand fair fol
ConSumruvo purposes, Spectators are not In
the market Ut present because OF uncertainty
| which way II will go,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
BUILDING MATERIAL.
ro-pAy's QUOTATIONS,

BRiCg--A; the kins to $40 kun run
SroNg-At tho Dallas qunrrice, 10 per cubic
dressed mont
LuMpSR-lcllow piue rough, 81 Is per 100
cot over - feet In length; G. So Matched aud
drcssed flooring and ilnishing, 90 rs; !, cclllng
s. ceiling, s. 90 yellow pino
siding 81 white pine ceiling, q rs frst
common; white pine siding, drst common, 81 so
ash and walnut nooring eipo per thousand:
poplar dressed both sides, SIS; rough walnut
slse to lbe Common doors, 81 70 to S. sash, 81 "a
to ~ 50 70 sire,
posrs-ocdar si2 So Boise Fare, Ola
NHS-sS 50tet per thousand.
Asrkn PAMs-.fer barrel, siSsA 30
HAiG-Per pound, INC,
eniNoLns--lcllow. pine, Is so TO 4 as white
RinS " " to y % Cypress, No, |, IS; No Z,
81 Se No 4 g 20.
, 0eNksr . RoSendal& So IS; Louisville, ~ 50
DRAIN ftrH--S Inch, iec por foot inch, NC
Inch, Tlsc; inch, io>s 4 inch, sos.
CKMsNr tLuEs-6 Inch, size Z inch SOts 6inol,
pcilinE Joint 81, g inch car 6Qe inch ollinr
Joint u -; finch cap do, Coz,
MiNrp rAlSrS-aeady for use and vii polors
q loGl - per gal All the tested aud standard
makes arr on sale by Dallas dealers.
Whtrs lKAp-Stricuy pun, o. 30
LiMn-Cocpcred. Austin 81 per barrel puls
VI eG Dcnlsou car lots, Doc, per barrel Al NJ,
Dallas IN lots. aNe per bushel asa
TvnrnNriNg-S7c.
liNsHkn oiL-S2td6S
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
TRADE ITEMS.

Nor less than my mines and prospect, arc be.
Ing worked within two and ahalfmllcs OF Tomb.
stone, Arizona,
-Four acres of GROUND have boon purchased by
4 company ut Beaver Falls. HEAVIER county
rcnnsylvania, for the erection OF extensive wire.
works
The apple strip works at Albany, New York
started by men from Holland. have com
menccd oship apple Jelly In casks to Holland,
Lumbcrmen report q scarcity OF oxen for
work In Minnesota In the camps during the
winter, and they are dcarer than beef atCO cents
Per pound.
A West Virginia farmer recently sold a single
black walnut reo for o60N which was but lii,lc
less than tho sum he paid for tho tract ON which
II grow
Florida. Near Orange City some Il growing
that ID eighteen feet and q half long.
The widest PLATE. glass that was ever putup IN
America is claimed 70 have been PLACED In posi.
Ton II ndiAnspolis the other day II was ms
inches BY l3s inches.
kxpcrlaenu are being made At Glovcrsvillc,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
LIQUORS.


AO,DAi QUOTATIONS,
A!Loohol-s2 90 per gal. as per high wines.
WuIsAT-Rectned 81 1901 go rs per proof
s 40 lnssn one year Old 60; two yoars old
extra oldwhisky, siGS5. as per age.
MINEs-Claret In case, SS6p5, per quality; Ca.
hwba, per gal 9Oc@l so; Port o. 2OaS; sherry,
per sa, d zoos; Madeire, per sal, 81 6ODs: white
wine. in cases, g. O0@l0.
CHAhpA6NE-yules Mum & Co, S256A29; Held.
Sick, i'll basket, gl6G2s; Kris, in basket, al6CaSs
Domestic champagne, s7@la. >N'SNN
ALE-stocs Ale per doE, 81 O0S2 Is; Porter
BOTTLE BEES-St Louis quarts SO. hints slo 81
sudweiser, own size, sl2 so; plnts, eli O0 Fr.
anger peer, quarts, slS pints, slS5G.
Hub Punch, slS o.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
FRUITS AND NUTS.
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.

TO-DAY s QUOTATIONS..
ieyer, S. 25 W. -
GREEN APrLEs-Eew, s. ,5O@S.5O per Dbl.
GUARANTEEING S3sC.
PEACHEs-Nono in TYarkot
SALlPoHNlA PRARs-5 5o@60 per box.
oRANGIS-Louisiana 6 0I@6 10.
Messina, t6.00C16.25.
a EuTs,Almonds, &c per pound; Brazil, l0@l1;;
nlberts, loo; Naples walnuts, l5c 10 q; chastnuts.
imported, none on the market peanu,a. Ten.
nesee red lOc; choice white, 12>sc. coo5anuts,
DATEs-lu trails, &c per ID
rlos-kegs, lSc, layers Is toI7c per pound
nRAfEs-Concord, l2ls; California, zoe per ID.
PLuMs-Ncw, none in market.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11

-, T., ..,. A.. ~.
Fulton county, New tork. ~ 9rniing tne sa atls
OF prairie dogs, WIN view 70 uecluink as 10 'hs
desiIabiiity OF their use IN the MANUFACTURE oi
gloves, -. g.. -, IN !,
1hc cIanbetiy crop upon taPe NoI WIN nc
unusually slla'l ,nls year, YNlls ,niey 70 wy
lohR-cohunuen utvushs hne o1s.ol' ltehsoi,lp.
STATES .nat pIlccs hIe SuiieWuS, nIkrVt ua ms
year OH an average o' CIV 'oS'i per ooi ior inc
oe n, ,... 49,, A., 400, ,...a,.,,.
naVA9cIii.s nav ueSh r ,ue mus pIpn'an WI,
ir. ,S's ,. IN, Ia, soesp ny ia ess, S.li
suppueu WIN 'neni, though the nIt. appeared
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
FISH AND aANuE.

TnE merchandise this city arc we'll supplicd
With fish from the Gulf and also from surwudinr
lakes and streams, There Is a limited demand
tor nsh nom some Of the towns ON the railrpsds
but tho sales are generally confined 10 iocal
Trade, Game isout OF season and oysters have
disappeared from tho market. WV
ro.pAy's QUOTATIONS..
tmn-Rcd, shecpheAd and trout i0xc Nov
Orleans red snapper lSc: HpAnish mackercl. ~,
WHOLESALE N',ai cents HIGHER
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
ROOTS AND SHOES

Boston dispatch says; The boot md
shoe trade can hardly DO written other.
o9therwise than active, The manufacturers
nave sun many orders for fall goods untitled.
Ihc shipments of boots and shoes from Boston
nave been 81 80 cases, against ca 1861 last week
ana aSSoO the corresponding week last wear.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
coal AND WOOD.

TO-DAY = QUOTATIONS..
uoAL-indian nation, 50 per ton.
CoKE-50c per barrel.
Moop-oaS, hickory and ash, O. 2J to 50 rs
rates OF u so TO 6 90 per cord. ''N
OHARCoAIr-SS cents rer barrel
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
SCRAP IRON.

SCRAP IRON Is In demand here. The followln,
aretho prices paid for all kinds of scrap metals
To-pAy's QUOTATIONS.
Cast u per hundred; stove, IS cents; wrcush,
~ Ivy, 70 SOC per hundred; brass, eS TO go per hun
cad y iper hundred '. "''
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
COOPEIsNGE.

InHRE is a steady demand here for cooperaro
NM eooperage stock of all kinds and orders
very heavy, eN''N'"'''
To-pAYs QUOTATIONS.,
Molasscs barrels, o. So halfbarrels, NJ "a. key,
ISc sugar barrels, bS half barrels Isl Soop noiss
per 1. 900 So w. ""'p pu'es
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
WAGON WOOD WORK.

DALLAS supplies nearly all north Texas with
wagon wood work, and the sales in this line arc
slesuy anu continuous. Prices are as follows:
To-DAN's QUOTATIONS.
Get 50; NX, q "a W
SAWED FHIioEs-ts TO ~. II n per set
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
POULTRY, BUTTER AND eaos

ro-pAy's QUOTATIONS.
OkiS krSs-Ne quote At " % per dozen, ,ur.
keys boce75c. w "'''"' 'u''
Eeos-lSc per doscn.
brrrkH-Northcrn gS@9Sc; Texas asa
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
QUEENswARE,

Assorted crates 40 TO SsA
Tumblers. Ssc, 10 ei.0O
stoueware rcr i.ooe gallons, 1900
Lsmps-B. H.. ti.sSu. H.. t2tG 4 Y a.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
PROVISIONS,
ro.pAY,s QUOTATIONS.

ro-bANs QUOTATIONS,
BAcoN-long clear sidcs, lSAc shpr, clear
lSAc, breakfast bacon lSic.
Dry sALr-Long clear Sides, Lee short clear,
HAns-Csnvsssod, rs; Magnolia, Is,
LAhp-Tiercc li}sc; half barrel llac; iO-lb
cans &c; N.lb cans liAo; l0.lb cans, Ii Gc 5-lb
cans lbSc 3.!b cans ib,c.
Ths bears had II NIL their own way In tho pro-
vision market In Chicago to-day Tho first sales
reported for mess pork were at So O7ls, and Il
closed at the same figures, two cents and a half
under the day before For delivery In Novom
Dot u opened NJ Els, gradually was reduced
uulil the close, when Il sold for cuQst, twenty
cents decline since last evening
The exports OF hog products from four Allan.
Tic ports during the week ending September 70,
and tho corresponding week last year are 10.
ported MS follows.
iSS,. iSSi,
FORK, bbls ,,,.......... SgS SsS
Lard, lhs.""uu,,,,u.,oA Soi,7lg A9OSI
Bacon, lbs .,...,,,,,,,,.,,,,ga II'o5O Sons ~
Last weeks exports thus show v decrease of
wv barrels OF pork, 60d6Sl pounds OF lnr,i and
,S01 pounds OF bacon,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11

weaker, with case lots available Al 81 S5mI MI
duty paid, and the demand slow Morphine Is
easier IN sympathy, outside lots of American
being offered ut II 4 cents under manufacturers
prices luinine has undergone no change, but
einchonidia can be obtained more cheaply,
Aloes are lower ON more abundant supnly
Basams capayi and tulu, in round lots are
offered lower Russian cantharides Is strong.
with as high as 81 asked. OIL lemon is easier
seneca root is weaker, good lots of southern be,
lnE offered at 80 cents. American saffron is
tlmer. Canary, mustard and celery
seeds are tribe lower ''
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11

THERE was n decided advance In the grain
markets of Chicago to-day October wheat
opened nj Wit, and closed at QlA, flye.cighths
OF an advance over yesterday prices For No
vembcr its0ld on first call ut 05A went up To 49,,
but reacted, and on last call brought %, Il cent
and threo-eighths above Yesterdays close DC.
TO 60, then fell OIL and intho evening sold AZ 65,
y cent and soyon.oighths above the day before
For delivery In November II opened ut Gih, and
and closed az e. thfcciDurIhs Of cent advance
on last nights close
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11

There was better feeling shown In tho opcn-
ing grain markets of st, Louis to-day. The
prices chalked on the boards of the Merchants
Exchange In this city to-day and which came by
telegraph are MS follows. October wheat az;
November wheat ljl6dljh. October corn, O..
November corn bSA6uhS7s
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11

Last weeks cxporil thus show decrcasc Of
y barrels OF pork, eoGoSl pounds OF lard and
,1N,S0 pounds OF bacon,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11
OK CHANGE.

On and after tomorrow Wednesday, the
members of the Exchange have contracted for II
good, substantial lunch TO be provided for those
who are present, and while dealers are making
their little dollars In u regular way they will add
int TO their ribs by mnstiCatiug the yiands set on
tho tables for their especial benefit
The transactions ON the regular board were
about as usual, and the few operations noted
We're rather of u private nature. Tho Cnll
board has become the great feature OF the En-
change.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-11

TnE following, were the ruling quotations of
grain on the Exchange to-day: Wheat, secession
DO owing to the grade and quality; Nicaragua
wheat, 1@7h; oats, spring, 5000; mixed, for
feed, l2@t5 choice red rust-proof i5@j0. There
Is no old corn on the market New corn In
shuck, 3lmiO; shcllod, 50@5j Barley Ia sacks,
Co. Rye In sacks, Texas, $1,000; northern, 81. 90
Little millet seed, 10000; German S5OGg5 A
small advance for grain in store is asked by
dealers,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-10-19
4 SONG or AUTUMN.


Hal 10 fhsc- Autumn! Graa1ous OF presence.
OF the NaN-ildc JOYS Of held and pleasance.
81 the Old, false hymns To the fathloss
Spring.
fckie maiden. none might trust her.
Was h"Sd.n spring, with her chaneeful
mian.
In riPened wOmsnhood's richest uster
Calmly thou contest, Lady and Queen!
With bonsvci breath il,gs 81 fiaf,eriny praise
Sa:s-d and .,,in with applause proud maiden,
she faut- her lovers and scorns their laws
Thou with her itwcre shame to compare
thee
Worthior tfrot; To ~. Sung and wDoe,l:
Thou like !, hign-t,orn dame tia.st bear thed
Gracious Of presence. and bounteous of
mc,d
Han ia ,h,a Autumn, Thee v,a honor
u,ia,.r - thc S,,,s.,n. .-,tho,,t 4. pccr,
Sp,1ug Sac hal nr,,nis,. If bcsI,iv on ber
Uit thine ar. the glory nnd crown of the
v.ar "
Ft-x, IL, ,s,rsbi,, why ,Iia ~. sat her
snrins,-,no M xr,, ~ the .old me cnxp
Al, a., or b.a,,s W., hay. Inxed thes better
h,,',mn the ,rr,.fiou. the hrtnser Of low,
uoun,i,pl Autumn, ,bo,, ,h,, hr,,yes,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-10-19
Personal AND LITERARY.

,-,-Mayne Reid. the, English story
writer. was soldier Of our army in the
Mexican war. and his application for
$50 year pension on that account has
been successful; SIS a, month will 90 to
him in England, as long as he lives
Detroit Post.
Mrs. Ludington, of New York, sew
enty-eight years of age. has Il daughter,
Mrs. Cadney, aged sixty. who has a
daughter. Mrs. lice. aged forty. who
has a daughter. Mrs. David. aged twen-
ty-two, who has daughter two years
of age, all living in Sullivan County, n.
Y.-Troy Times.
Charles J. Folger. Secretary of the
Treasury, and Republican candidate for
Governor of New York, is sixty-four
years Of age. lie resides in Geneva. and
is a widower. Cleveland Grover, the
Democratic candidate for Governor. is
forty-five Years old, bachelor, and
Mayor of Buffalo.
Prof. Maria Mitchell, has had charge
of Vassar Observatory for nearly twcn-
ty years. She is a woman about sixty
years of age, with striking face and
beautiful white hair. She is Quaker
ess by birth and her dress and manners
are distinguished by her Quaker sim
plicity. In conversation she is interest
ing, original and racy.-N. y. Sun.
The Rev. Mr.. Lansdell, an English
clergyman. who started recently from
ST. Petersburg on missionary tour in
Siberia, was arrested and brought back,
the police having taken the Bible he
distributed for Nihilist literature. After
some considerable difficulty. however,
the reverend gentleman freed himself.
Charles +. Fessenden. of Maine,
has in his possession number of manu-
script sermons which belonged to his
grandfather, the Rev. William Fessen-
den. who was one of the pioneer clergy
men OF Maine in the latter wears of the
last century. The peculiarly of these
sermons is that they are written in an en-
ceedingly fine hand and on one sheet Of
ordinary letter paper. 1t must have
been great surprise 10 the backwoods-
man of that day to hear sermon near
~ an hour long preached from four
small pages. Post.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-10-19

his attention on his hsh-hooks, chuck-
ling audibly as the force of the reminis.
cenee struck him.
No. SIR" continued the old msn.
glancing out on the river. =" gifls has no
business in boat, unless it's pulled up
cat of the water The other day chap
went out with couple of women after
cit-tails, and he let 'em row. Their
course was down stream, but rs soon as
they dug their oars into the water the
boat started the other way, and I'm
blessed if il stopped until they reached
the head of navigation and slid up n
tree I'd as quick trust baby with 4
gun as a girl with Il boat, If / had nv
way. There they gor' and he pointed
to the disaster beyond. "When they
want TO change places they try TO walk
past each other on the same side. and
that fetches 'emi The water is nigh on
TO two feet deep there. and they are sat
listed they are drownedr'
Did you ever see woman fish?
Primarily she catches the hook in her
dress. drops her hands in her lap, and
SAYS '.pshawr' Next she denounces
the bait as nasty" refuses to touch it.
and then wonders why somebody does
not string it, on her hook for her If
by any mistake she gets her line into the
water, she is sure that something is
wrong with the sinker and IL she gets
nibble she throws the whole business
overheard, falls backward into the bot.
tom of the boat and squeais for help.
Occasionally you will find one who
holds on and captures her prey. Look
out for such woman. Intoxicated
with success. she will swing her line
around her head. tear a mans Jaw out
with a hooa. and all the time pity the
fish.-Bro,kiyn Eagle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-10-19
HUMOROUS.

Mike to Patrick: .'Did yez ever see
flying fish. Pata' Patrick. with
look of wonder): .rve seen illustrations
of 'em. but never an original" Mike
Earnestly: ''Oh. Eve seen wan alive,
but it was stuffed"
"A colored porter in an Austin store
asked the proprietor fora days leave of
alb ence. What's up now?n ..Dar's
a colored man gwine ter git married
and oughter be present ter see him
fru." "Who is this colored man at
whose wedding you have TO be present?'
II Sc de one. boss. firms Sittuags.
I've lost patient said doctor,
sitting down to a boarding house dinner
table. with Il frown on his face as dark
as a gympowder poultice. %. | am sorry
to hear it. Man or woman?' asked one
of the boarlers. '.Man" when did
he die!'' Die. hang him. he's not
dead. He stopped taking my medicine,
got well and ran away without paying
the bill.-ArkaAsaT Traveller.
A little girl had been playing in the
street until she had become pretty well
covered with dust. In trying TO wash
il oil she didn't use wafer enough to
prevent the dust rolling up in little balls
upon her arms. In her trouble she APP
piled 10 her brother. little older than
herself. for the solution of the mystery
Ii was explained at once-to his salts
faction ut least. .'Why. sis. YOU re
made of dust and if you don't stop
you'll wash yourself all awav" This
opinion. coming from hereld brother.
was decisive, and the washing was dis
continued. Post.
-"Never mind what you thought.
sir" roared the lawyer to the diffusive
witness, land never mind what yoa be-
lieve. Just tell the court what You
know" :. Everything" asked the wit
ness. "Yes, everything; it won't take
You more than five minutes. l guess"
well. then" said the witness. cheer
fully, I'm Just begin with that little
scrape you had down in Swede Prairie
last winter, when old Elder Newkins
fired YOU ont of his smoke-house when
YOU But here the witness was
sternly stopped by the shrieking lawyer
and the solemn Judge, the court inform
ing him that no one was allowed to he
funny or mean in court except the law
yers.