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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14
FOR SALE--AT AUCTION |
Several Tracts of
LAND AND CITY LOTS !
MAYORS OFFICE.
June 10, 1883.

In accordance with resolution of the City
Council | am directed to sell at auction, in
front of the court house door, on the first
Tuesday in August 9TH, the title of the city
to the following described lands ard city lots,
viz -
Lot 81, range 3, district 3, containing
Is 37-lO0 acres lot 35, range 3, district 3, con-
tanning so S7-l00 acres; lot 10. range 8,
district 8, containing 9S acres; lot 20,
range 3, district 6, containing ~
63-10O acres; lot 81, range 3, district O.,
containing 43 g2-10O acres lot 20, range T. dis
trict 0, containing o. 3i-l00 acres lot 81, range
4, district 6, containing Al 7S-lO0 acres; lot O.,
range 8, district q, containing 105 l3-1O0 acres;
lot IL, range 5, district o, containing 81 $500
acres; lot 8, range 4, district 9, containing
oS 2l-l00 acres; lot L. range 4, district 0, con-
tanning - 2l-l00 acres; lots 3, A. ), q, and s.,
block 9, on San Fernando street, date South
Seventh street,, ward No. l, lot containing
% 100 acres near Fredericksburg road, and |
lot on the south side of Obraje street, between
Laredo and East streets.
Terms of sale-One third 90 cash. one third
90 in months, one third go in IL months;
deferred payment TO bear per cent interest;
secured by vendors lein.
j. II. FRENCH, Mayor.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14
Vox Populi.

Oscar Wide has cut his balrl
Sound the trumpet, beat the snare
Drum, and let the buHle bare-
Oscar Wilde has cut his hair
Oscar Wilde has cut his hair
Let the joyous beacons flare,
And the rockets pierce the air
Oscar Wilde has cut his hair
Oscar Wilde has cut his hair
Let n yearning thrill the fair
Ksthetes who lock would wear
Oscar Wilde has cut his hair
Oscar Wilde has cut his hair
And has bought an ordinar-
pair of--that Is, a pair
And creation doesn't care
A single, oriental, continental or beaver's
dam IL he has cut his hair There, now.
Life.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14

THE LIGHTS modesty has always been OF
the most modest kind Notwithstanding
we have hustled around in an attempt to give
all the news possible without any great dis
play, we have just so much space to fill, and
il we made it acceptable, so much the better.
The following compliment from the Morgan
Argonaut shows that our efforts we're appre-
ciated: "Tke SAN ANTONIO LIGHT, though
quite bantling in size, is far superior to
other more pretentious daily papers in Texas.
For able editors, second to no newspaper in
the State for the best local newspaper
of any daily mo matter how large and scoop.
y6ed) in Texas, the SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
has no superioT,in fact she is a whole bouquet
of daises with sunhower thrown in"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14
rELEsRAPHIC NEWS BOILED DOWN.


ORANGE JUDD, the founder of the Ameri-
can agricuturist, New York, has made an as
Segment by reason Of individual debts.
FORT WORTH saloon men intend to fight
the Sunday law. They also will not allow
schooners to be unloaded for less than 10
cents each.
A DISASTROUS hail and wind storm visited
the vicinity of Albany, N. Y, yesterday.
Fields were devastated, fruit trees stripped and
waste made on every side.
A Houston dispatch says The Morgan
line will, at an early day, withdraw all Their
property from Clinton and ireights for the in
terror will hereafter be sent via the Star and
Crescent route. The steamers will continue
to run between Morgan City and Galveston
A CHICAGO dispatch says: Don Marco A.
Desato, President of Honduras, Central Amer
lea, accompanied by members of his cabinet,
arrived here this morning. The Commissioner
of the Board Of Trade saw the party soon after
their arrival and rendered them an informal re-
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14
just Received

just Received,
The very latest in colored-bordered handker-
chiefs and neckwear at Cohen q koeniRheim's
800 and 81 Main plaza 5-H-u
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14

THE Victoria Advocate says: San Antonio
now claims, and is probably entitled to do so,
a population Of 10000. There is no town in
the South which has improved 5, rapidly in
both population and wealth as the Alan o
city in the past two years.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14

THE Gainesville Advance refers to the
good old times" when editors used to receive
watermelons, new hats and other presents in
abundance. "The good old times" when
editors received presents were also the times
when they worked for nothing and boarded
themselves. The better plan is to charge for
all your notices, papers, etc., and to pay cash
for all you get. The newspaper man who
cannot make good living without playing
the role of dead head had better quit the
business and try something he is capable OF
making living at.-[Greenville Banner.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14

RUTABAGA JOHNSON, speaking of the Nor
NAL school for colored teachers, says that he
would educate "nigger" to pick cotton. 1t
is matter Of congratulation to the youth OF
the country, both white and black, that the
day of such narrow minded patriots like Ruta-
baga is about at an end.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14
miscellaneous.

Several Tracts of
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14

THE LIGHT acknowledges the receipt of the
preliminary announcement catalogue of the
University of Texas. The first session begin S
on September IS, 1883, and will extend to
June IS, 1854.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14
THE LAW AND THE GAMBLERS.

After three months of real and actual COM
pliance with the law regarding gambling in
this city, the sporting fraternity have come to
the conclusion that they have no call to do
SO longer, and within very few days almost
all the old places will be opened and running
in full blast. Gambling is one of the vices
that cannot be wholly suppressed, but it can
be regulated, and the recent quiet in that re-
spect shows to any one that even its partial
regulation has been of much more benefit
than damage to the city, and it is to be hoped
that an ordinance can be found that will in
some measure control the business, equal at
least to the respect they themselves have
shown the law during the past three months.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-14

THE citizens of San Antonio are taking
steps to erect monument to the lamented
Gustav Schleicher. Wonder how Governor
Ireland likes to see this demonstration on the
part Of his constituency, for the man who
beat him so badly for Congress few years
ago? Some men grow high after others are
dead IL Pamela Waterman.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
TARIFF IN POLITICS.

The Democratic party has, to a
certain extent, committed itself to
free trade platform by electing Car
Isle Speaker of the House. If the
party follows the course thus marked
out, party distinctions among the
rank and file of either party will be
demolished, as conflicting interests
in different localities will influence
the opinions Of voters. There are
many Republicans who desire free
trade, and there are many Democrats
who are in favor of protection, and,
although the old names will probably
be retained, the memberships of the
parties will be changed and they will
in effect be new parties. All old is
sues are dead and nearly all forgotten
and but for the organizations already
in existence, which can be used by
the leaders in the contest, new names
would pro 5ably be given to the new
parties. When the new issues are
plainly put forward many Republi-
cans will become Democrats and
many Democrats will become Repub-
licans.-Walker Lake Bulletin.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
The Portland Standard speaks

--THE Portland Standard speaks
as follows on the Polygamy questson {:
With the book of Mormon we have
nothing to do. In the literary point
IF view 1t may be shown to be ira
yestie. The historical facts upon
which it 10 supposed to have been
founded can be assailed. But in the
political sense we have only to deal
with plural marriages. In all other
parts of the country plural marriages
are felonies. The polygamists outside
of Utah are sent to the penitentiary.
There is po trouble in dealing with
him, for the constitution of society
10 against him. But in the territory
in question, polygamy is claimed, to
be q sacred institution. The mere
statement of the case is all that is
necessary to show that such a diver
gepce could not be tolerated by any
government with any enlightened
regard tor its futurs, The more dis
gushing form of polygamy might be
set up somewhere else by like pro
pretended revelation. To per
init pnIygamy to grow and expand is
TO deliberately sow the seeds not only
of q civil war, but enc of most
fanatical character.
The above is sound sense and when
the people of Utah and ether States
and Territories are placed where the
laws of divorce and plural marriage
can reach them there will BIZ a stop
put to the Abominable practices now
going on among these people. There
is no reason why Mormon should
not be arrested and tried for bigamy,
should he have more than one wife,
as we'll as a person who commits the
zane crime and 10 not . Mormon.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
THE Carson correspondent o.

The Carson correspondent of
the Silver State has dropped on Maj
Ga rrari as the one who is to blame
for all the Asylum trouble, as the
correspondent claims he was the one
who caused Dawsons removal. The
Times. Review claims to have excel
lent reasons for disbelieviDg this
statement and the Appeal says it is
generally understood that Garrard
strongly advised Adams against the
course he was pursuing. If Mr..
Adams would take Major Garrard's
advice upon all matters that interest
the State and people he would come
a good sight nearer being a Governor
than he is.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29

THE Overland Monthly for
January will be fine plumber. 1t
will contain discussion of the eau
Gus System of Government, and of
desirable amendments to our Consti-
tuition to reform this system; a
Yew Year Story, and the usual vari-
ETY. Of contents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
AN INSULT.

The ignoramus on the New York
Journal of Commerce has gone total
" daft on the Chinese Restriction
Act and blurts as follows:
The few Representatives of the
Pacific Coast should not be longer
allowed to dictate any Chinese legis-
lation to that body. Congressional
courtesy was stretched to an intoler-
able extent when the California Del
egalioa were humored in their ante
Chinese crusade last Congress-. The
worst designs of this shameful law
have been virtually frustrated by the
cunning of the Chinese. They have
proved more than q match for their
prosecutors. Now is the time to
make a manly confession Of error
and throw up the game. The present
Congress is not responsible for the
stupidities and wrong doings of the
last one. Repeal, not amend, is the
remedy. Tho California members
would not only require the United
States to support an army OF police
men to execute their whims along the
northern boundary, but would clothe
a mob of obscure officials all over
the country with tremendous arbitrary
powers. California has been in the
habit of asking and receiving great
deal, but this is altogether too much
for the abused patience of the rest of
us. She has made American legisla-
ton the laughing stock of China by
ner responsibility for silly law.
The American people do most en-
phaticslly object to any attempt to
patch up the disgraceful failure, and
make a bad matter worse by the
highly offensive and expensive means
which alone commend themselves to
the baffied and enraged Representa-
tives of California.
1t is not California alone, by any
means that wishes to amend the Re.
striction Act so that i: can be enforced.
Nevada, Oregon, Washington Terri
tory, and in fact all the Pacific States
demand a change. There is not q
journal east of the Mississippi that
understands the question at point as
we'll as the simplest minded laborer
of the Pacific Coast. And the idea
is preposterous for q New York pa
per to come forward and try to make
people think the Pacific Coast folks
do not know what they want. If the
Journal of Commerce can explain
wherein any part of the United States
is to be benefited (and the Pacific
States in particularly by Chinese i'm
migration, we will admit that the
editor knows even more than he
thinks he does. The San Francisco
Bulletin hits the nail on the head
when it states that 1t is the transpor.
tation interests that aye speaking
aloud through the columns of the
Journal of Commerce. But it would
seem to be bad judgment to let the
interest of all the Pacific States 60 to
promote and further comparatively
small private interest such as trans
portation.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
: WHERE was Nevin when tn

- WHERE was Nevin when the
light went out3 And yet there is no
clue to the robbers who got away
with over $4,000 from the Storey
county Treasury safe. 1t would prob
ably be a good idea to hire some of
Pinkerton's detectives, since those
from San Francis % were honest
enough to say there was no necessity
for detective work.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29

THE Carson Appeal Is the most
wide awake and entcrprising Journal
in the State. 1t is now publishing
sketches of prominent men with elect
rotypes, and Sam Davis promises
that the holiday number will be
something extraordinarily fine.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
THE Reno Gazette claims To

THE Reno Gazette claims to
have positive information that Min
ister r. NJ. Daggett will return to this
State for the purpose Of making a
canvass for United States Senator
next wear.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
BILLS ALLOWED
BY THE
Board of County Commissioners.
OF
LYON COUNTY, NEVADA,
E4s Tho Mnu TnHno ~ 1899
For the Nov. Term Of 1888

The following bills were examined and al.
lowed by the Board of County Commission
ers at their regular monthly meeting. held
December 18th. 1888:
G.. p. Randall, Sheriff, salary tor mo.
of Nov. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 200 90
G. L. Leavitt, care of INDECENT sick for
month of Now. GO 90
Smith & Braun, supplies for INDECENT
for month of Noy..........,.... is 90
H. J. CARING County Asses or, salary
for month OF Nov............, .... 100 90
VIM. Kean, supplies for INDECENT for
month of Nov. .................. % 25
John Young, Superintendent of schools
salary for Oct. aud Nov........,.... 81 90
A Bonhsm. stationery furnished to
county officers. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80 90
L Davis snd Son. supplies fornished
indigents in Nov Observation-Disclosures, 10 90
Vim Duncan, repEi;inI bridge on Pike
street OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ..... II o.
A. J Maxwell. boarding iDdigents in
Nov. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. As 90
W. r. Davis, County Auditor. salary
for month of Nov..................l $50 90
LYON CoUsIY TIMES. publishing bills
allowed at Nov meetieg, and notice
to delinquent tix pa ers. ........... 81 90
Jas Scott. water farm shed for Court
house .......... .................. IL 90
John Lorhrop. Deputy Sheriff, salary
for month Of Nyv................... rs co
J. C. Hszlett. District Attorney. salary
for moatn of Nov Observation-Disclosures. 100 90
e Il Hawk ms, Justices fe,s.......... ~
l. C2mpbvll, meats furl !shed Incl.
gents in Nov. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25 90
j, b s.us, Coou:y Treasurer. ssls'y
90. month Of Nov. .... ........... 50 90
]. S pGi At. County Clerk, salary for
month 0: Nov. ......... .....,..... s. 81
: az. ,uppl es 10, ''dg,pls .os
'eo4ia d: Nov......,......,.,....- % os
s. NJ. = Hospis eve o ~ seas
sex U mopth o. sew. see. co.. T.. d. CO
-c'l .'...,...'.....,............, $50 %
" : tuuGey. No:lrs Iees .........., g
J ? Waca sery'n. sdrMo1s. Geo.. 3 ~
" bdratg Sota- fees ............. 3 90
J K. hSw, Conn,y Commissioner, sal
Gry for month Of NoY............. 50 30
G. W. Robson, Coluty ComniIsiore..
sSls~y Tor month Of Noy........... 80 80
II T scheel. County Commiss!one-,
salary for Now. ..i.......-.,...... 30 80
STATE OF NEVADA, 90
Co.'s" or tYoN.
Il ; D. SCI Uie o. the Eos "a Of Cor
Come. .sI.-s aud ipt SAD c. lu and
6 g. .z ces tp.s oe fr e.o.f-
b. p-.e 2l,s-t Sno u9drr-d o&.d by te
Eoltc @ ,"au.. CJMe,''- "Ie-s o. Ine 4 h
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29

SHARON claims that he was
beaten by treachery in the Ophir
fight, and the Appeal wants to know
how he liked dose of his own medi.
cine.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
a. o. U. w,

nIyER LODGE NO. G. A. o. U. W, held
n:egu!sr meetings u ! oe second Sad tour.h
Sa:urAHv eve .uts eSc1 mou.n, al Odd
F. lows Hsll, Dsvtoo, Nevada. NiTl .Ah
bae ;h zen cod Ally .ly ;sd - end
l.. VINCENT, NJ. W.
j. A. BOSNIAN, Rfcc;Ge:.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
MIDDLE-AGED MEN.

There are many at the age of thirty 10 six
ty who are troubled with too frequent evacu-
a lons OF the blsdder. often accompanied oy
u slight smar,lng or burnia sensation and
weakening of the system in smsrnerths' the
pa; ent cannot account for. on examining
the urinary deposits ropy sediment VIII Of
ten be found, and sometimes small particles
Of slbnmen will appear. or the color will be
OF Athin mtlklsh hue. again changing TO
dsrk AMI torpid Appearance. There are many
rnpa who die OF this difficulty, ignorant OF
the cause. which Is the second stage Of semi
NJ weakness. Or win Guaranie- per-
feet cur IN all snch cases. ard q he" lthy re-
s'o.ltion OF the cenitn-urinary organ-.
Onice Hnurs-l0 10 and b tn 3 Sundays,
from 10 toll m Opnsu'tAtiou free. Thor.
ouch 81 animation aud advice. IS.
can OF al reys
DIR SPINNFY 4 60.
fblS.tf No. II Kearny Street san Francisco.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
DIR. SPlNNEY,
No. II kearny Street.
Treats all Chrouic and Special
Diseases
YOUNG MEN
xxyHo MAY BE SUFFERING

Wv rEUM Inc efsecf. u yUlthfu! .glles
or iud, scratiors viii 90 well to avail TEEN.
selves of this, he gre test boon ever lsid 1t
the altar Of suffering humanity Or. SPIN
NEY will guarantee to for cit $500 for every
case of Seminal Weakness or private disease
OF any kind or character which he under
taxes sud falls to cure.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
REPORT
OF THE
Auditor and Treasurer.

STATEMENT OF THE COUNTY AUDI.
- tor and Treasurer of Lyon County, Neva-
da, to the County Commissioners of said
county. for the quarter ending Sept. 3Oth,
A. ID 1883.
Cash in treasury July LIST,
lss3...... .............. $3.50 "A
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29
SU MMONS.

In the District Cory. o! the Third Judicial
Dls:Tic. of tne SAFE of Nevada, IN and Tor
the county o. Lyon.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-29

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q: oG. Lcri Uur th0usap. e h. haud ID sua
els Aty-tL.ee. j. :. DALLiS. Ci'Ek.
J. A. LUNHNM tpp.v.
Filed or le:Jca ta!s % a d.y Il Move 4be..
A. u. la35. j. 5. "a Ia , G era,
J \ BoSH,M. De puty
N. N. STONE spa CLAYTON B4-ASAp,
suofurys .or Pis.l;'G.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-09
A MINNEAPOLIS LAND AGEN1

A MINNEAPOLIS LAND AGENT.
While riding cut across the unfenced
prairies three miles beyond the city
came across two men. One had his
pocket full Of signs and the other earned
An axe and bundle Of stakes. After
pacing around for a time in the tall grass
the tall man with the Ratchet drove q
stake and the other man pulled forth and
tackled to it, " This house and lot for
sale or rent on easy terms"
Accos,ing him, | exclaimed
MAN alive, what do you mean by
putting up such sign on an unknown
prairie, There ism, house or a street
within a mile of here"
Looking up pi,yingly, and drawing .
roll Of paper from bis pocket, the agent
replied:
Here is the plan for seven.room
house. This afternoon twenty-four men
will begin its construction. Here is a
contract for its lease already signed at
S25 a month, and a week from next
Sunday the tenant will move in. My
name is Herrick. Ill sell you lot fac
ing this double.trsck street-car line on
this broad avenue for $4,000. Cheap as
dirt. Next week you can refuse $4,000
for your property"
Catching my breath, protested:
Broad avenue Double-street street
ca, line Great King, this is an open
prairie. 1t has never been plowed."
Blu, from the other pocket jumped an
other roll Of papers.
Here is the plan Of street ! had
recorded this morning, and here is Pc
tition for a street.car line. In six days
you will have both. Here / have deed
all filled out except signing. and | can
make this lot right over TO you now. We
will get witnesses down town."
"Your lot" l timidly ventured, "is
small. only sixteen feet"
"Small !" yelled Herrick, in tragic
and injured tone Of voice. do you
call sixteen feet front small Why. you
can build . three.story house on that
lot, and that Is large enough for any
body"
At this cut the horse, and galloped
away through the grass, lest l ahould
fall . victim to Herrick's Establishments
and schemes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-09
Half Out of His Head

Blessed be the nen aid - % q H,..,..s.,,,
| squire. "who invented si,ep." snrhp'. s..t.t.
IL cur. bu, what ~ one ealnoi fjr ary -e...s.-
JOY that excellent IN -"ati,n, N.rvlu.n... .-.
had become a disease Wriie, Nr WII.,r,..
man. the well known shJiesalc dras.ii % g,.
falo. y. \.
II could no, sep, \ 4 my NJ gh'. were ,.r..
passed In that sort Of resllessnc.s Wll . ..,,,,
eraze. msn or 10 KIND ~ stuoO-. t,l-..l lie
tormcnting DRAINS. Hsying taken ra......
TosIC Tor other tc',ublss t,ied 10 aI-, .l. .l.
| The result tn surprised All dsiiEh..,i r. v,
| nerves were toned g. concert pfch sol Dbl.
Caesar. fat mc-, ell "a ~ rank. o. 10 . ,,,s
sleep o'night-. n 'uli AID hat the T.. .t.aI
| iIy did away with he onnditi 20 4 s.uc.r !....
~ spd dy-pcps g Fafonei rs nv rr.,I.r.
sleeplssene-s. ant CAV" me- strength 49, . -..ri
| digr-uon. Ia bref. ih- use ~ tn Too .t.-.
oughly fc-e~tsblish-.' ny health. I base ..-t
PARKEH's TONiC nh eLtirc snrcess fir -...-ieg
ness aud Tor the b wei disorder ineidesr o a-csl
voyages"
This preparation Ia. here'0i re be- sr.s- 81.
PARKsR's IiNGER TONIC. will terraffr- te .ft-..
| ti-ed and sold under The name Of PtIst4.
TONIC initrg he wpri ginger IlI>ll1 4
Co are ind I'ed . make hts chang by On. leg.a
OF unprincipied dealers Who have f,r yetrt -.
ceiyei their customers By substituting lt.f.lr
preparations unisr the name Of ginger r.ffto
the misleading word all the ~ wla... a.
ginger 10 really 40 u1importan nAg'rirg irs.a.!
ieni. 10 oa' Tonic
Please remem ~ that no ch tngr ne, ,,s- -
will b.. made IN the p-epa at % Itself 4aI a..
bottles remaining In the hand Of dealer. arspu@
under the name Of PAaKEK's GiNSEE IY>lc.
contain the genuine meJiciac % The llr -.u IL
signature u IisCoE 4 Co. D. 40 The bottom Yt ,ls
out idr Wrapper
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-09
A RARE OLD BIRD.

"If it wasn't far US plumbers you re-
porters would go dry for funny items"
remarked plumber on Saturday to the
reporter who called to inquire whether it
would be cheaper to have a hole ii
his penstock pipe soldered up, or burn
up the house, abandon the lot, and move
out into the covntry and dig we'll.
"Yes, you fellows are funny to every
body excepting your employers. but it's 9
serious matter to them," re,orted the re-
porter.
"But the funniest thing ever said about
. plumber has never found its way into
print. A few years ago was down to
the Rouge on Sunday shooting, and kill.
ed bird the like of which had neve,
seen before. 1t was water fowl, bu,
what fowl it was 1t was all besk,
wings and legs, and principally beak.
fetched it home, and the next morning
took it up to Prof. Sill and asked him
what it was p
Goodness knows! exclaimed Sill.
III never saw one before, but from the
length and size Of its bill it must be q
Plumber bird"