Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13
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ing here. He gained admittance soon
after his arrival, snd commenced the
following conversation with railroad
official:
IL want to get some work on the
railroad"
"What can you doS" said the rail.
road man.
"Oh, most any thing"
"Can you run a locomotive?"
"a loco whatH" inquisitively asked
the countryman.
Gan engine. mean"
"Well, / cant say | can, but l
have rid on 'em, and | could mighty
soon know how"
1--WE have no time to learn you.
Probably you can lay track. Have
you ever tried that 2"
III can't say that can"
The railroad man studied awhile,
aud remarked, III don't think you
know much about railroad business,
but II you want place just for the
name of it, I'll give you a place as
car coupler. You can report to Mr..
- and he will tell you what to do.
1t will pay you $40 per week when
you learn to do the work
The countryman was delighted; the
wages we're as large as he expected,
and he hurried Oh to hunt the man
he was to report to.
About three days after this CONVEX.
sation the countryman came back to
the railroad official. His right hand
was in a sling, his left hand was
black and blue and ought to have
been wrapped up. He was dragging
his left leg behind him as he walked,
and piece Of his left ear was gone.
aud the left side Of his face was a sol
id scratch. Altogether he looked as
if he had been through a threshing
machine. He inquired mournfullY if
he could get pass ticket to Lincoln
ton.
"YOu are not going to quiIi" said
the railroad man.
mo, | amt gwine to omit, cause
I've done quit. want to go home.
This business don't suit me. II |
stay here week I won't be able to
git home. I'm gwine!"-[ Atlanta
ga } Constitution.
They have a cooking school In Bos.
ton. The ladies assemble at the ring
ing Of bell at half past two in the at
teruoon. The teacher reads the re-
ceipts, beginning with the dishes that
are to be made first in order to be
ready for serving in time, and her as
sistants begin the preparation of the
meal. Explanations are made at
each step. At the last meeting a din
ner Of six courses, consisting of Pot
a la Rhine, chicken croquetts, tillet of
beef, snow potatoes, spaghetti "a form
of macaroni), boiled dressing. sponge
drops, orange sherbet and coffee, was
prepared at the estimated cost of "a
cents a plate. The demonstration
was ended by the customary testing of
the dishes, and although cheap. it was
decided to be a very good dinner.
The Indians in Nevada catch quail
by scattering wheat soaked in alcohol
on the ground. This the birds eat
greedily, and speedily become stagger.
ing drunk. They are then easily
caught and killed. This practice has
given rise to the report that the Indi-
ans killed quail with poisoned wheat,
but it is pronounced untrue. The on
ly poison used is alcohol. The Indi-
ans in this way get large numbers of
birds for the market.
A SILVER RuLE.-You all know
the golden rule, 'Do unto others as
you would wish them to do unto you"
Here is a rule which is almost a part
of the golden rule and which we will
pu. by itself, and because of its value
call it the silver rule: think and
say all you can Of the good qualities
of others; forget and keep silent con
corning their bad qualities.
A Taunton, Mass, woman relates
that she recently Eat beside another
woman, a stranger to her, in an Old
Colony car. As the train passed
Quincy the stranger pointed to the
crowded burial place near the track
and remarked in complacent tone;
"Ive got three of the best husbands
layin' there that ever a woman had. "
1t was mighty mean thing in Ben
Butler TO go to the State penitentiary,
assemble the helpless prisoners in a