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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Murder.

Vicksburg, 14.-F. II. Stark. ad.
vance agent of the John F. ,Ward
Comedy company, shot and killed
r. D. Allen, manager of the same
company, in theatre tonight.
LATER.
New Orleans, 1.-The theatre to-
night was the scene of the unpro-
voked, cowardly murder of D r.
Allan by Frank C.. Starke. The
murderer, who hal been discharged
from the position of advance agent,
went into the dressing room, where
Allan and his wife were getting
ready to go on the stage. After
having some words with Allan, he
drew a pistol, but was disarmed
by Mrs. Allan. Starke was then
thrust out Of the dressing room into
the hall, but before getting there
obtained his pistol from Mrs. Allen !;
Allen followed Starke into the hail,
where the latter fired four shots at
him, two taking effect, one passing
through the heart. Starke was ar
rested and jailed. Being inter-
viewed he admitted that he had no
prov cation for committing the act,
attributing it to his bad temper,
though he expressed no regrets.
Allan was native of Brooklyn, SO
years old; Starke is native Of New
I Ork, % years old.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
TELEGRAPHIC
Railroad Racket.

Chicago, 14.-General passenger and
ticket agents OF roads ia the Transconti.
mental association have issued circular
in accordance with the Topeka company,
directing connecting lines to withdraw
the sale Of all tickets via San Francisco
to points in Oregon, Washington Terri.
tory and British Colum bis, and al tics cts
to San Francisco via St. Paul, Duluth
or Portland. General passenger agents
Of roads west from this city are in receipt
Of information that Com miss lone Pierson
has ordered New ork trunk lines to dis.
continue selling through tickets from ibe
east to points west Of Chicago and st
Louif. This is to overcome alleged
abuses growing out Of ticket scalpiDe
The new regulation Of the oompar ies
cempels travellers to repurehsse tickee
after reaching the two cities named and
the sction Of the commissioner has &C.
cssiened universe. wrath among officials
o. western roads.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
Bankrupt Mexico.

City of Mexico, 14-Interviews
with high officials develop the fol-
lowing facts regarding the English
debt: Mexico acknowledges an in
debtedness of principal and interest
Of 100000 pounds. Last April a
private agent of Mexico, without
full authority, made an agreement
with the bondhOlders, by which
Mexico was TO replace the Outstand.
ing bonds with new issue for 90
100000 pounds at per cent, inter
est. The additional 4,OOe,O 900 pounds
was for the purpose of paying the
the first years interest and
reimbursipg the expenses Of
the bOndolders' committee.
Subsequently Congress author
ized the President to settle
the debt on a given basis. When
the text of the agreement arrived
from London the President refused
to agree to the additional e4,O00.e00,
and negotiations for a new agrees
ment then began but failed. Two
weeks ago the President instructed
Carlos Rivas. Mexican agent in
London. to uffer Els 100000 IN bonds
instead of 100000 900, but the offer
was refused. Rlvas was instructed
last week to suspend negotiations
The government is anxious to set
tie, bnt considers the demand Of the
bondholderS eXorbitant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
ViliainOus Train Robberr

Kansas City, Mo-, 14-Jouroo,
Laredo, Texas: A bold train ~
Dery was perpetrated at Sew '
O'Clock last night on the Mexicssaa
National railroad, twenty miISa
south OF here, across the My ica~S
line. AS the train from Sal6IIoa
Mexico, bound for this place
rounded curve on a lonely spot nc.
FAR from La Janita, a small statoOs
the engineer discovered that ro;
had been removed from the trsc Iti
He applied the brakes and reyersa;;
the engine as soon as possible. bDt
too late to save the train, which
was thrown from the track. Tba
engine and the first two cars wero
wrecked and the others somewhat
damaged. The fireman was killed
falling beneath the engine, and the
engineer considerably bruised
simultaneously, as the train left
the track, about forty masked men
issued from an adjoining wood and
made an attack. They compelled
the conductor to give up the mouey
In the express Car, $4,000 in silver.
and were about to relieve the pas
sengers of their valuable,
when it became known that one
of the passengers had escaped and
gone to La Janita for assistance
The robbers thereupOn took fright
and returning to their horses re-
treated into the woods. 1t is thought
they have crossed the Rio Grande
and are now upon American soil
Scouting parties are out in all direc.
tiOns.
The Mexican customs officer had
boarded the train at Janita at the
last station passed, and immediately
that the train was wrecked started
back afoot and brought lis guards
to the rescue. The telegraph wire
had been cut and the train dis
patcher reported suspicious of
foul play. Superintendent Lester
ordered a special train sent
out with hundred Mexican SOL
diers. Investigation showed that
mules had been kept ia the thicket
the night before, when $4,000 in
silver was shipped from Monterey
and Saltillo to Laredo, but FORUM
ately the train was ten hours late,
passing the spot in day time and
was thus saved. None of the pass
engers were robbed, the mauraudefS
delayed 80 long with the safe and
bullion. DR.. Voking and wife, of
san Antonio, and r. s. Vivian, of
Kansas city, were among the pas
sengers. They say the robbers
were al Mexicans except the
leader, who is an American. TIE
passengers furnished detailed de-
scription Of the leader to the aatho.
rites, who think lie is well-kn0Wn
character. 1t is believed he will
not escape capture. Engineer Mad
den saved the lives Of the passen-
gers by his action.
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The O'DOnnell Case.

London. 14.-Prison rules have
heretofore prevented Pryor from
seeing ODonnell except with the
permission of the Home depart
ment. The solicitor for O'Donnell
wrote 10 the Home Secretary ask
ing permission for Pryor 10 visit
his client. The Secretary replied
that Pryor must make personal ap-
plication stating the grounds of the
request. Pryor made the applica.
ton up n The sole ground Of his
being counsel and deemed it expeJ.
lent for the defense that he should
see him. The Home department
thereupon granted the request.
Pryor was afforded every facility
by the officials of Newgate for an
interview, which lasted two-and-a>
half hours. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
The Crown Princes Visit,

London, IA German squadron
has arrived at Genoa to escort the
German Crown Prince to Spain.
Berlin, IA correspondent of
the Cologne G0zstte, referring to the
hostile articles in-the French press
in regard to the German Crown
Princes visit to Spain, especially
alludes to an article in the Paris
NGtiond which he says is plainly
intended to incite Spanish Repub-
licans to commit acts Of revolt as
an answer to SPANS reception of
the German Crown Prince. The
correspondent adds that money has
been sent to Barcelona from France
for this object.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Grants Compliments.

Hartford, Conn.,, 1.-Two machine
guns are just completed by Pratt &c
Whitney's works for General Grant
as presents to the Viceroy of China
and the MIkado of Japan. The guns
are the Pratt Is Whitney improve
ment over the gun once known as
the Gardiner gun. The guns Of the
model after which they are made,
have a government record OF sos
shots a minute and 5000 shots in
thirteen minutes and twenty six
seconds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Russia and Germany.

Berlin, 1.-THE Minister Of Foreign
Affairs has gone to Freiderichsrnne TO
visit Bismarck. The Journal de 81.
Petersburg says: sd fjer's visit to Ger.
many is due to friendly invitation of
Bismarck, and will doubtless confirm the
excellent relations between Russia and
Germany.
The National Zeitung says: "Dejers
expressed warm friendship for Germany
and declared he stopped at Berlin by the
wish Of the Gar, that he might convey
to the Emperor and Bismarck express
sions of,the friendly feeling Of Russia to-
ward Germany.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
The Heather.

Washington, 14.-Secretary Fol-
ger has written TO the Collector at
San Francisco that if there is any
reason to suspect fraud or imposi-
ton in landing Chinese, he must
make a rigid investigation and res
fuse permission to passengers to
land until satisfactory evidence is
produced, and the parties feeling
aggrieved because of such refusal
can have the correctness of the
action of the customs officer decided
in court by writ Of habeas corpus.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
ITCHING HUM0RS,

Bster's, Barber's, Grocer's and WASH
erwomsn's Itch. itching piles and Deli.
cate Itching Humors. peculiar to both
sexes which are particularly distressing
of this season, are instantly relieved and
speedily and permanently cured by the
abeye treatment. Now is the time, when
the pores O. g open and the perspiration
abundant, to cleanse the blood of i'm
purities, and the skin of torturing and
1isf1onrinp humorg,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
The Transcontinental.

Chicago, observation-disclosures
Railway Association, passenger de-
partment, met here to-day. They
adopted rates from Missouri river
points to San Francisco, as follows
First class sos, second SIS, emf
grant S45 theatrical S75. A PROPOSE
tlon was presented to make the rate
from Chicago to San Francisco,
S103.50, st Louis to San Francisco,
$l00, and from Chicago or st. Louis
to Portland, Oregon, s103.50. No
decision was reached up to the hour
of adjournment. 1t will be further
discussed to- morrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Justice and Injustice.

Chicago, l4.-Tinaes' Toronto: 4
young daughter of a Catholic banker
in Toronto was some months since
seduced by a medical student. He
objected to making reparation by
marriage, as his farher had left him
100000 on condition that he should
not have a Catholic for wife. The
union was forced upon him at the
point of pistol, and the vice-chaD-
cellor yesterday annulled it because
of cOmDulSiOn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
O'DOnneu.

London. 14.-Tbe preparations for
O'Donnell's defense are we'll advanced.
Roger A. Pryor had long and sstisfac
tory interview with the prisoner to-day,
the first since his arrival. McIverney,
Ireland q mass of evidence, and he feels
confident that the verdict will not be viii
full murder. Witnesses from the Cape
Of Good Hope are expected to arrive in
England on Saturday. William j. Hop.
pin, secretary of the American legation,
in the absence of Minister Lowell, Wis.
tied O'Donnell snd formally Ascertained
the fact of his American citizenship.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
The n. p. Suit.

New York, 14,-The suit of Dur
ant De POI to against Frederick Bill
ings and Henry Willard. of the
Northern Pacific Railroad company,
and others, to restrain the company
from issuing S20,0O0OO0 bonds and
executing any further mortgage or
lien on it's property, begun in the
Supreme court, has been transferred
to the United States Circuit court.
A temporary injunction had been
obtained restraining the execution
Of these acts, and motion to con-
tinue will be made in the United
States courts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
No Fear.

Owen Sound, Ont. 14.-The steamer
Francis Smith left Port Arthur on Fri
day, but as she was 70 lay over at Mich.
ipecoten for day or two she il not due
here for some days. There are no fears
for her safety.
Collingwood, Ont, 14.-Ths captain
OF the steamer Atlantic, the last steamer
from South St. Marie, thinks the steamer
Francis Smith would make Stste leland,
northwest of Michipoco!en, and il there
in safety.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Itching and Burning !
Itching and Burning /!

T,cZEMA, or Salt Rheum, with its
II seonizing Itching and burning, IN
stsntly relieved by warm osts WITH
CuTIcuRA SOAP and q single applics-
tion Of CUTIcURA, the great Skin Cure.
This repeated daily, with two or three
doses of CUTICURA REsoLyENr, the new
Blood Purifier, Diuretic and Aperient. to
keen the blood cool, the perspirstion
nure and unirritating the bowels open,
the liver snd kidneys active, will speedily
cure Eczema, letter, Ringworm, Psori-
seis. Lichin Pruritus. Scald Head, Dan
druff and every species OF Itching. Scaly
and Pimpiy Humors of the Scalp and
Skin, when the best physicians and all
known remedies fail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Casualties.

Saueatuck. Mich, 14.-All men on the
tug Protection are safe except two, who
ssns :., The ssDssy mooDs sunk rSs
Protection Was disabled while taking of
the crew of the Arab, by q rope catching
in her wheel. Of nineteen men on the
two vessels seventeen were saved. The
captain went down with the Arab.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Bread Cast upon the Waters.

New. York, 14.-An effort was
made to raise funds for the family
Of the late DR., Ever, to which Eds
win Booth has contributed $1,000.
DIR. Ever was an editor in San
Francisco while Booth was compar.
itiVely unknown, and gave the actor
valuable encouragement iR a series
OF appreciative articles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Darlington Explains.

Washington, 14.-Gsrlipg.on resumed
his testimony In the Proteus court Of in
quiry, He never saw the INSTRUCTIONS
given to Captain Wildes, Of the Yantic,
until his return to St. Johns. Els own
instructions ordered him nc: to stop Q.
Littleton Island on the way up and he
obeyed them. He went south 10 boats
hoping to meet the Yantic and find some
way o. returning to help Greeley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
TH0USANDS OF LETTERS

In our possession repeat this story: I
have been a terrible sufferer for years
with Blood and Skin humors; have b en-
obliged tc shun public places by reason
of my disfguring humors; have had the
best physicisns; have spent hundreds OF
dollars and got no real relief until used
the CUTiCURAs REMEDIES, which have
cured me, and left my skin and blood as
1oI1ra &C a nhila;s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Fire.

Norfolk, Va, 14.-Fire broke out ia
the freight warehouse Of the Norfolk and
Western rail road depot today and
rapidly extended to another freight house
and consumed I. GOO bales Of cotton, fifty
carloads of lumber, twelve cars and
quantity Of miscellaneous freight. The
whaIves of the company we're badly DAM
aged. Loss estimated at $685.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
CUTICURk REMEDIES

are The greatest medicines on earth.
J. w. ADAMS, Newark, O.
The half mas not been told SIS to :heir
curative powers.
G. A. WILLIAMS, Providence.
They cure in every case.
q. W. BRoCKwAY, III. D., Franklin,
N. 81.
Ny friends know how I suffered from
Salt Rheum until cured by them.
MRS, a. E. Brown, Maiden.
Cured me of Scrofulous Humer Of
thirteen years duration. j. E. RICHARD
SON, G. a., New Orleans.
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Closed Down.

Milwaukee. 1.-THE Bay View
fish plate and rolling mill closed to-
day, throwing several hundred men
out of employment. The shutdown
is owing to lack of orders, the ses-
sou for rail laying being about over
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SCRATCHED THE BLOOD.

certify that only used them about
six weeks until was entirely well, but
before I commenced using them, my
face, breast and back were almost q solid
seab, and l often scratched the blood
from my body. I am now entirely well,
and think your CUTICURA REMEDIES are
the best for skin diseases that ever was
brought before the public.
T. NJ. FOX, Csddo, Indian Ter.
Sold BY ell druggists. CUTIcuRA. SO
cents; REsoLvENr, 81; SOAP, % cents.
POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL Go !,
Boston, Mass.
Send for How to Cure Skin Dis
eases -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15

MANY sickly woman, whose sad
experience had demonstrated alike
the failure of conceited doctors and
poisonous drugs, has obtained new
lease of life for a few dollars worth
of the Vegetable Compound and has
gone on her way rejoicing and prais-
ing Mrs. Lydia E. PInkham, Of
Lynn, Mass.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
The Billiard. Championship,

Paris, 14.-Schaeffer and Vignaux
are practicing daily for the cham
pionship game, to begin on the Goth
inst. and continuing five nights.
The men are in excellent form
They will play the Bake line game,
600 points night, for a stake of
$4,000. The American Cridge is for
hidden.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
The Anti-HebreW.

London. 14.-Dr. Stocker, chaplain to
the Gernfsn Court, lectured upon Seer
man Socialism" to-day, at Memorial
Hall, instead Of the Mansion House. The
large and unruly crowd present
frequently cheered. Kissed and grOsned
the lecturer and interrupted him with
insulting cries and epithsts. Finally the
disturbance became so great that DR..
8 ecker Indignantly left the hall and the
meeting ended in confusion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Safe Breaker Captured.

Hamilton, Ont, 1z-Lawlor,
noted safe breaker, is arrested. He
was principal in the burglary at
Slmcoe last week when $4,000
of jewelry was carried off.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
They Won't Accept.

Paris, IA dispatch from Tam.
ataye says: The French declined
the proposals brought by the two
Malayas officials for a compromise.
OF the pending difficulties.
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Tsensible Tseng.

Paris, l4.-There is reason to be-
lieve that Marquis Tseng IS mos mos
DESTROYS of aver.lng war Will
France, hut is not prepared to sac.
rifice the honor and Interests Oh
China to that end.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Wrecking Robbers.

New Orleans. IA special to the
9tnes-DenaocrGt ssys train on the
Mexican Central railway was VIZ cked
for the purpose of robbery. A number
of men were killed snd wounded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Observation-Disclosures Call.

Washington, lab. F. BigeloW;:
former cashier of the Nations;
Bank of the Republic, is foucd
guilty of embezZlement.
Secretary Folger will soon lssue
another call for per cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
American Cattle.

London, LIT is stated that Henry
Ohspin, membe' of Parliament for Lin.
colnshire. proposes to continue his efforts
to induce government TO restrict the i'm.
po.tstion of cattle from the United
States, which ia steadily increasing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15

81 buy Dr.. Benson Celery and
ChanaoratEe PITS and introduce them
sOherec I 90. Personal k,aoao ledge
and experience Of their effects on
others prompts this act" Rev. J. P.
Fugett. rector, st. Luke's church,
Myersburg. Pa. Fifty cents at drug
gists,
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Bfackbaued.

Dublin, 14.-T. g. Healey, q membe.
OF Parliament for Monaghan, seeking
admission to the Irish bar, has been
blackbslled by the law students' debat-
ing society, this city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
A Racer Gone

Chicago, 14.-Timss' special: A1
tee, the famous running horse, var
ued at $4,000, died OF yellow feVedi
at Lexington, Ky. He was oWhe"
by Powers & Son, Decatur, LII.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
France VS.. China.

London, 14.-Msrquis Tseng is pre-
paret to present sn ultimston to the
French government AMI demand his
passports if the French forces il Tonq1in
make an attack upon Rscrunh and Son.
tiV,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
Hanlan.

Toronto, 14.-Hanlsn left to-day for
San Francisco. at Chicago he will be
joined BY George Lee. Hanlan remains
In San Francisco two days and then goas
to Australia.
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That Apology.

Madrid, 1.-THE Official Gazette
publishes President Crews apology
to King Alfonso for the Paris incl
dent.
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Gone Hence.

Tucson, A. T., 14.-State Sur
veyor General Robbins, formerly Of
the Chicago Inter Ocean, died to-
daY,
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Forgery.

New York, 14-Wil,iam E Brock.
WY. Lewis Martin and james B. Eos er
hsvs been indicted for forgery in. the
first degree.
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HEAVY Snow.

Ottawa, Ont, 14.-Four to six
inches of snow fell in Ottawa val>
icy to-day,
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Snow.

Montreal l4.-Snowsto-m all plight.
and it has not ossssd to Snow to-day,
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Visiting MeXicans.

St. Louis. 1.-THE Mexican ezcur.
sionists arrived this morning.
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FoR BEDROOM SUITS, 60 to SOB
ENsEN & CARLQUIsT.
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Come and see our Homemade Furniture
and find out our prices. We will not be IN
dersold in the line of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15

I hereby respectfully announce to the
public that am now PREPARED to make
all kinds OF
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-29
Railroad Time.

He stood at the ticket window. slowly
unrolling an old fashioned leather wal
let, while dozen impatient men stood
behind him, driven to madness by the
shouting of the gateman calling their
trains. After he got about yard and
a half of wallet unrolled he suddenly
stopped and said to the ticket agent:
as that clock right?"
mo, sir,' promptly replied the
agent.
"'Tain't?" shouted the startled pas
senger, STOPPING down and making a
sudden clutch at lean and hungry car
pet-bag. ''Tain't right? Well, what
n the name o. common sense do We
have it stuck up there for, then9'
ITO fool peoples" calmly replied tine
agent, that's what wei here for, to
fool people and misdirect them
well, by gol," said the passenger,
hurriedly rolling up his wallet, ''then
I've missed my train. I'll report you,
| willr'
won't do any good" replied the
agent; Its the cOmpany's orders. They
pay a man eighty-five dollars q month
to 90 around every morning to mix and
muddle up all the clio ks so that not
one of them will be right and no two OF
them alike
The passenger gasped twice or thrice,
but could not say anything. The ticket
seller went on:
ats the superintendent idea. He
is fond of fun, enjoys q joke, and it does
him good to see man prance around
and hear him jaw when he buys ticket
and then finds his train has been gone
two hours. 1t saves him the expense
of going to the circus"
(which way is the clock wrong, the
passenger asked in despairing accents,
'fast or Slow"
"Don't know" replied the agent.
That's part of the fun, not TO let any
one in the building know anything about
the right time. All that l know is that
its about ninety minutes wrong, one
way or the other"
With a hollow groan the passenger
dropped his carpet-bag and wallet and
made a rush for the door, upsettinl