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APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
9 Prizes Of $50 each approximate to the
$1,000 Prize...-...-....~.-..-..- $50
9 Prizes of So each approximate to the
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2 Prizes OF IS each approximate to the
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Prizes payable in full, without deduction, on the
arrival of the official lists from Havana, Cuba.
For tickets, circulars or further information adj
dress CHASE q General Agents, New Haven,
Onnn.. or No. g West Count ST. Memnhis. Tenn.
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ROOMS n RnARn-
FOR RENT.

RESlDENCE-A nice > story brick residence.
I WIN seven rooms, at No, Ii Mulberry street,
near bcalc, by Dr., :. 4. Pool.
RooMS Pleasant furnished rooms at
lit COURT STREET.
DOOM One nicely furnished front room, with
II out board. Amply at 9S Madison st.
STOREHOUSE-ln a good locality, suitable far
q drug store mo drug store near; rent reason
able to a good tenant. Apply to
TRUNK FACTORY. Srs Main ST.
hWELLING-Nicc, furnished DWELLING and r
- acres; carriage house, stables, etc. 6rst.
class ncighhorhood churches and schools scyc.
raj miles in country at station on railroad. G,Y,,
only 10 cents. Very accessible. Owner will borri
with tenants. III. L. GllON, 10 Madison Il.
pO0MS-Furished OF unfurnished, for gentle
men ;.aleo a suite of apartments with fur.
nished kitchen. for housekeeping, at lOl Jefferson.
nFFICE-Sccond story of Cotton Exchanr,
- Buildings in good repair; fronting on Mad,
lson street; viii rent cheap. Apply 10
JoSEPH know. 81 Union st.
Po0M-Nicely furnished room
ll At 40 Court street.
GENERAL FINE ST0RESlOn the best busines,
- part of Beale street. Apply TO
NJ. MAGEVNEl, I79 Carroll avenue,
LNront, southern exposure and other nicely fur.
IL nished rooms, at So Monroe, near Seesnd 81.
FURNISHED ROOMS
IL Ats Madison street.
CToRE-No. 40 Madison street, from September
= lst. Apply at MENKEN'S.
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THE


For Tennessee and The Ohio Valley, fair
heather; 'riHds geaerrUy from southUest to
northeast; cooler redther asd highe' borom-
eter IA Ohio Valley.
Meteorological Report.
MFNPms- TpNN SantouI..o- 1000
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MovRn to Irving block, Second street.
Brown, the Plumber.
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loWS-Ou the morning of Wednesday, Sept.
nth from Henry avenue, near Dunlap
street, two cows-une red. with short horns; bit
out Of one ear, tip I'd the other. The other white,
with long huru.. crop uut Of one ear: round hole
~ the other. Ners seen out ON the Pigeon Roost
Road. reward will be paid Tor their recovery
by AVERY n BERLIN.
IA .lf..., EfV.,t
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Priddy House.
GastOn's Hotel.

European Plan. Enlarged and Refurnished
Prices according To- size and location of rooms.
W. Ii. BINGHAM Nax.GrP
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New Clarendon Hotel

Rates-2, 81 50 and s. per day. Sample rooms
for commercial travellers on ground floor. No
eleyati3n; no delay. Table always set.
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Coston.BcIi Bulletin. Memphis District.

MEMPHIS, TENS., September %, 1883.
THERMOMETER.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09

ty owners on said streets for tho fifteen
year to come, excepting the iutersec.
lions of streets and alleys. r sferred.
BY Auderson-Thst the city en-
gineer furnish a profile OF the grade Of
Saunders, from Cunning to Grand
street, and give estimate of cost
Adopted.
~ Thraue-To have the sidewalks
In the First and Second war6s, report.
ed b. the city engineer, laid and
repaired Adopted.
by kautman - 1%nstrucIing the city
engineer to furnish estimates tf the
cost Of grading Jackson street from
Eighth street to st. Msry's II
Adopted.
By Redtield: FIGURING whether a
special tax levy a be made 30 as to
become delinquent a. the date Of
completion of contract, or whether
provision cannot be made In the levy
to answer same tho purpose. Placed
In the hands of the Judiciary com.
mittee.
By ,d6eld: To advertise for bids
for the construction of storm water
sewers from the present terminal point
of the South Omaha sewer nea ST..
Msry's Avenue to Fsrnam and Twenty.
second; also proposed sewer from
Harvey, north on Sixteenth, to Chi
cago, thence east on or neal the river;
also Jones street sewer to the river,
and also North Omaha sewer. Re-
ferred.
REPORTS CT COMMITTEES.
Recommending cancellation Of in.
terest when the principal of taxes as.
sessed against Jane B. bort Is paid.
Adopted.
Also reduction of taxes against c.
j. Canaan. Adopted.
Also to instruct the city engineer to
devise means OF drainage to put C,ss,
Eleventh and Chicago streets In pass.
able condition. Adopted.
Also to approve plat of block 13, Ia,
and 10 koun,z, & Rath's addition.
Adopted.
Also that Ninth street be paved
when the city has funds to do 90.
Adopted.
ORDINANCES.
An ordinance ordering that part oil
Sixteenth street within paving dis
trict No. 8 paved was passed.
An ordinance ordering that part OF
Ninth street in paving district No.
paved was read twice and re
ferred.
An ordinance to provide for the
issue of 800, 900 bonds Of the city
for constructing and maintaining sew
ers was introduced.
An amendment to make the bonds
500 each instead of 81, 900, so as to
allow Omaha people to invest, wa
lost.
An amendment to make the rate Of
Interest 8 instead of 6 per cant wa'
also lost.
The ordinance was then passed.
Adjourned for one week.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09

sacklng the house, n Of tbs ruffins,
with drawn pistol, stood on the stairs
and kept Mrs. Moore and her Grip,
pied grand daughter on the recond
loor, while the other outraged another
granddaughter on the lower floor,
The girl was thea assaulted by the
burglar who had kept guard, his
companion taking his place on the
stairs. The girl Is In a precarious con.
di.;nn
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
HERMEsIAN.
Closing Meeting Of a Thriving Society

SlS5lIs "OCGlLk VI q 4uIlNlDS oOCloIy.
This thriving young society held it's
closing meeting Monday In the
spscious parlors of Mr.. G. M. Hitch
Geek. The meeting was largely at.
tended and afforded great pleasure to
a present. The Hermesian deserves
credit for having so faithfully adhered
to Its original plan of work, and Its
members certainly have derived vast
benefits from their associations. The
programme consisted of music and
literary exercises as follows:
Music-Last Smile. Miss Rogers
Society History: .... Miss Fannie Wilson
Mrs. Chadwick, Miss Wilson, Mess,r1s..
Breckenridge and Rogers,
Recitation-''The Pied Piper of Hamlin,"
Miss Street.
Music-"Schetzo". Raft
Miss Noteware.
Essay Unknown in Literature
j. NJ Ross,
"iee LsoH, NlI' D~TeCkeDrluPe,
Paper. "Our Opinion"
Miss F. Z Wilson.
Music. lies Ramaux'
MIR. Rogers.
Grafton 5000. "Toussaint l. Overture
w. +. Gurley.
Music, Instrumental-Duet .........
&c rand Rordeau'
Misses Crounse and Noteware.
Address. 80. Future of the Hermesisns''
G. nj. Hitchcock.
Music-Quartette. Good Night"....
Mrs. Chawiick, Miss Wilson, Messrs.
Breckenridge and Rogers.
1t Is extremely diff cult to say which
OF the exercises deserves to take the
frat rank, but Mr.. Hitchcock address
touched a chord that found a response
In every breast. The friends of the
Hermesian club think with MI. II.
that the club has a mission In this
growing metropolis, but that In site,
life the recollections of benefits con.
ferred and the friendships cultivated
will cause pleasant memories of the
Herm sian. During the summe,
months the club will organize itsell
Into a lawn tents club.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
A snsiou.

Special DiIpatch to lnE BEK.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Secretary
Teller Gays there was nothing In the
president's order on Saturday extend.
Ing the boundaries of the Z1ni Indians
in New Mexico that could oerve as a
foundation for the opinion which has
been entertained by friends of Ssns.
tor Logan that the order was intended
as a blow at the latter, whom 1t wa,
sought to reach through his son in.law,
P4ym2s!er Tucker.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
RzeHnZ

PYEAIA, SEPTLEMIA, ; %CRoFULA, aud all o'her
forms Of blood p dis u ing, resulting In glandular
swellings, ulcerous patches in the throat and
mouth, abscesses, carbuncles, tumors, ulcers.
sores and kin eruptions. aN speedily reutra'iz I'd
ami exy elled by Gu icura Resolv, mt, the new
blood purifier, while the .kin Is cleeBsed Of all
disfg drinE humors CT the external use OF Cut'cu.
RI and Cutie ira Soap, the great skin cures. Gu.
I cura Resolvent abs ,lutely destr oys iisease
germs, which float In the blood, urine AID pres.
piration-there is Is NJ eoubt abo At it-aud ex.
pes them through the bowels, kidneys ard p res
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
Thursday, the Slst Day of May,
1893, at 10 o'clock, a, m.

For the purpose Of receiving application to pur.
chase the remainder Ct the lands OF the OGoe and
Missourla reservation, in the states Of Nebraska
and Kansas.
The lands will be sold on'y to per.ons who
shall within three months from the date Of their
applications make q permsn mt sett ement upsn
the same, and each appli,ati n must be accom-
panied by a stfidavt as tviience OF good faith
In this respect
The q DIS will b so d TO The highest RESPONSE.
BILE bidder, a. net less than the appraised vaue
In so acre tracts, and no o e person will be al.
lowed to purch Use more than 100 acres, except in
cases Of fractional exec Contiguous theret)
where the survey OF township and section lines
could not be ma 9 h conform to the boundary
lines OF the rsser alton, In which Cas, the exc IS
not exc 'eding 40 acres, nay be aided to the 100
acres.
The to ms OF sac are as follows:
One quarter in cash, t. become Cue and paya.
be at tn, expira on Of three mon,hs from the
date Of fling application; one quarter In one
year; one quarter in tw1 years; one quarter in
thr, G years fro II the date Of sale, with int rest
at the rate CT 8 per centum per annum; but in
case Ct default In the first or cash m the
person thus defAultipg sail forfeit abs ,lutrly his
III hit to the tract for the purpose u which he hiss
applied.
ments q Q found belt nglng to lid ans as reported
by the appraisers In their schedule OF their ap
prsisnent.
Toe sale viii be subject to approval by the
Secretary Of the Inter or. and wi be confirm. d
from day to day at Beatrice, un ii the land are
disposed Of.
A list OF the lands. with the appraised value OF
ench tract, will be found on file at the district
land office At Beatrice.
H. W. PARKER. Register,
M9:o3l w. SOMlRi, Receiver.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
Trouble In Soliciting n Jary.

-pecial Dispatcn 70 lHH BkB.
CHICAGO, May SIN the trial of
Jere Damn for the murder of the pu-
gilist, James Elliott, the forenoon
session Of the criminal court was
consumed In try ing to secure q Jury.
One juryman thus far has been &C
cepted by both sides. 1t is estimated
that two days will b, consumed In OBJ.
tanning y full panel
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
ON EARTH.

Cutioura Remedies are the greatest medicines
on earth. Had t. worst ca 9 salt rheum N the
county. My mother had II twenty yea 8 and in
fact died from it. l beieve Cuticura would have
saved her life. My crms, breast and head wer1
covered 'or three yeors, which nothing relieved
or cured until | used Cuticura Resolvent utter
nally, and ca icura and Cuticrra Soap external.
~. wv ADAMS,
Nauark n
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
Pr. osa . far rur3 ase Ct PAWN 8 ,ncs
CITY TaEAsURER's OFFICE

OMAHA, Neb., April 10. 1883.
Sealed proposals will be received a. this office
until NAV Is, 1883. at IL, noon, fyr the purchase
OF slcO, 900 Of Paving Bonds OF the City Of Oma.
ha. Said bonds will become due md pa able in
20 years from Nay l :, 1893; are in sums OF 81, 600
each and b ar INFER st from May lat, 1853, a. the
rate OF dye per cent per annum paysbls semi.
annually ut the o11Ce Of Ko ntze BROTHERS, In
New Ysrk, upon presentation q coupons attach.
ed. The principal will also be payable at the
tame place.
Said bonds are issued Under the charter power
saii city. after Of, cotton du y held authorizing
their issue ''ior the purpose Of paying the cost
OF ravins, re.payi1g or maca tamizing the inter.
sections OF streets AID SPACES opposite slley in
the city, ard will be delivered to purchaser RS,
on payment therefor. ut the City Treasury In
omah,-one-hs'f on June let, 1888, AMI one.half
on September LIST, 1883.
Bids wi be addressed 10 he under s'gn d and
marked Proposals for Paving Bonds" and must
state the nam and address Of the bidder, the
amount Of said bonds desired and the price to be
paid in addition t'irterest accrued.
The right is re .erv,d to eject any and all bids.
TRUMAN BUCK,
m 4-l0t CITY Treasure.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
BES BLOOD PURIFIER

have use your CUrIcURA remedies in severa
cases OF L zema, Moist ard Dry letter, and curod
then all Your UTICURA REsOLvEST, so far 90 my
supply enables me to test 1t, has, in m, hands,
excee led in efficacy and eff 4 .ncy any Alternative
compound (blood %puriier) l have ever made use
OF In an active prAct ,e Il 80 years duration.
T.. N. ECKER, N. D..
,IarksnnYille- Pa
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09

Tho Civil Service Rules Approved,
Special Dispatch to TER BE.
WASHINGTON, My S.-The civil
service rules were thi. morning sp-
proved by the president substantially
IS printed on Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09

The Maverick National Bank of
Boston draws foreign exchange, buys
and sells Government and other In.
vestment securities, and ~transacts any
business for Its correspondents In the
line Of banking. m&th. me
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
E BLOOD MEDICINES,

The half ha MOI been tod IS b the great cur
alive poaers NJ he Gu icu-a Remedies. | have
psii hundreds OF dollars 70. msdiclnts to cure
disea eJ' tn BIZ an ski ', and never found
anything ye. to the equal Cuti,ura Remedies
tHAS. A. WILLIAMS.
prnuilnnnn ID
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
CURE IN EVERY CASE.

Your CurICURA remedits outs I'll all other med
icines / keep for skiu diseases. Ny customers
and at, 81 Is ssy that they have # ected q cure In
every instance, where other remedies have failed.
II. w. BROCKWAY, NJ. d.
Fran. lin Ea Ia N II
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09

Would not be without Readings Russia
Sslve, is the verdict of all who use it
Price 25c.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
CUrICURA R~ESOLVENT.

CutIcuIa and Cuticura Soap, stld G ,erywAtre.
Price: Cu5icura 80 cts. and Sl.00 per box; Cuti
cura Rcsolvent, S1.00 pr bottle. Cuticuri Soap
IS cts; Cutlcura Shaving Soap, l5c.
POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CO., BOSTON
WSs
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
Two Girl. Outraged by Burplar.

Special Dispatch to THE BEE.
HARTFORD, Conn, May Sat one
o'clock this morning the residence of
Mrs. Moore, Of WAt Hartford, vas
entered BY two burglars: After ran.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09

Saturday evening Trains
The 'oi owing ,abh shows the date and names
Of roa6s running traiIs to Chicago from tn
Union Paciht transfer On Saturday evenings:
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09

The Chicago, st. Psnl Minneapolis and Omaha
tr ms leave every S Iturday atte moor.
The Chicsgo, Milwaukee and st. Paul trains
cave every o urCay afternoon
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
Matter Of Application of Albert II. Ayles.
worth for Liquor License.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that Al ert II. Ayles.
worth did upon the let day OF Ma, A d, issI.
file his app ieation to the n aver and city council
OF Omaha, for license 70 sell malt, sp'Iituous and
viz Jus liquors. at Grand Pacific Hotel lO.h St
LIST ward, onahl, Neb,, from the 18th day O!
May, 1881 to the 18Th day Of August, 1883
II there be no obj ,ction, IenoustTauss or PRO.
test fled within two weeks from May lat, A.
ID, 1888, the said lice nse will be granted.
ALBERT II. AiLkSWoRTH,
Applicant
Tn, omahA Bee newspaper VII publnh the
above nolie once zach week for two weeks AZ
he expense OF the applicant. The city OF omsba
ID not TO be charged thsTeyith.
1888 2tt u L JEWHGT City Cle.k,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
Opening and Closing of Mails.
:. P. Il. r. MAIN LINZ

RoUTK, OPEN CLOSE.
q m. p. M. am. pm.
Chicago & Northwestern. ..1l:O 9:C0' $50 2:4O
Chicago, Rock Island Il ?. .ll:0O 9cO, $3.50 2:40
Chicago, Burlinston g. 9 lilac 9:OoI $50 $40
Wabash 49,. 49,. 1913 $50
Sioux City & Pacifc........ 500 7:E0l
Union aciac.. 400 11:40
Omaha & Republican VAL. 2Ol ll:l0
Burlington & Mo. in N b.. 600 TAO $50
Omaha & = orthwestern. 49,. 300 7:20
Mis- ouri Pacific. .......... 6:3ol $3.50
Local mails for State Of Iowa leave but once q
day, viz: 4 80 q. m
ALincoln mail q also opened at 1920 q. m"
Oitce open Sundays from 1900 M. TO loo p.
NJ.
THOS. F. HALL, Postmaster
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09

In Nebraska and Iowa during the
week ending May 8, 1888, furnished
by VIM. Van Week, of the post
Office department:
NEBRASKA
Established - Worthwhile, Otoe
county, Holman w. Morrill,, post.
master.
Discontinued - Galens, Dodge
county,
Postmaster Appointed-Bow Val.
ley, Cedar county, George Hoffman;
Eimwood, Cas- county, George w.
Woodruff; Fsrrall, Platte county, Ole
a. Gleson; Greendale, Buffalo county,
Edward Haase; Jewell, Dawson
county, John III. Milhome; Plum
Creek, Dawson county, George Lit
tie; Webster, Dodge county, Frank
Ii. Scott.
Possmasters Appointed-Bellevlll
Jetferson county, W. l. Duke; Bow.
ems Prairie, Jones county, E, s..
Blodgett; Comfy Line, Jefferson
county, Jos. Sketoe; Gllbertsville,
Black Hawk county, Thos. Gnley
Stanwood, Cedar county, f. p.
Mickey.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09

9 279 Prizes, amounting $500, 500
Application for rates TO clubs should only be
made to tine office Of the Company In New Or.
leans. For information apply to
N. a. DkLPdH
h,w Or eids La
or N. A. Dauphla,
GOT Eleventh. Ct Warrington, D o.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
NOTICE. OF PUBLIC SALE.
oFLANDs WITHIN THE
CtOe and Missouri Reservation
IN THE STATES OF
EsRASKA AND kAtsAs.
UNITED STATES LAND Or

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICB
BEATRICE, Neb April Both, 1883. I
By the d recti N o the Hen, Secretir5 OF III,
Interior, the U. S.. Land 0thce at Battle o, il
Tn, stat Of Nebraska, will b. op!n on
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-16
MORRIS.
The County Seat of Steuens County, tetV
of the Many Advantages of City and
Countrywide Opportunities for
Profitable Instrumentation
Cheap Farms and Homes
May be Obtained.

Morris has il brilliant future. Stu
ated in the midst of Stevens, one of the
most highly favored counties in the
famous park region, with many nat
urat and acquired advantages it will
certainly become one of the most
prominent railroad and commercial
centres in the Northwest. Less than
twelve years old, Morris now has an
immense business centering within
her limits, and Il population of fifteen
hundred. Stevens county has deVel-
oped as we'll. As soon ~ the railroad
reached it and its advantages became
known, people flocked in and III II very
short time all government lands were
taken. The climate is healthful.
Water is easily obtained in the nu-
merous lakes or by digging but few
feet. The soil is rich and fertile, pro-
ducing cereals and root crops in pro
fusion. Many fruits do well ani with
luNuriant grasses, pure water and
shade afforded by oak groves and
timber skirtings, the vantages for
stock raising are unsurpassed. Here
we will give few figures compiled
from the official records which will
show what the development of the
county has been. These figures have
been published before, but they will
bear repetition as they challenge com
harrison: 2
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-16
LITERALLY SO.

A young fellow riding down steep
hill, doubling if the foot of it was bog
gish, called out to a clown that was
ditching and asked if it was hard at the
bottom. 7,
aye" answered the countryman,
sit is hard enough OF the bottom,
warrant you.
But in half dozen steps the horse
sank up to the saddle-girths, which
made the young gallant whip and spur
and utter oaths.
"You rascal" said he to the ditcher,
"didst thou not tell me that it was hard
ct the bottom?" r.. 2
cay" said the ditcher, "but you
are not half way to the bottom yet"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-16
% RILL. THE BANKER.r

The annals of the poor are short and
simple. One Of theee records tells how
q poor NAVY became hero by forget
ting self even when death was clutching
him. .....
Years aga, when England was digging
canals, the laborer who deiyed therein
was called navy. The name, an
abridgment of navigator, connected in
the public mind the digger win works
for internal navigation: La course of
time it came to designate a .aborer on
railroads and other public wor:.s.
This navy waS called "Bill, the Bank
er," because his usual posi- .sas ct the
top Of foaming embankment, among
the tip-carts.
He was "top-man' over shaft of a
tunnel which was being cut on u railway.
The shaft was 200 feet deep, and ran
down through solid rock.
Bills duty was Il, watsh tha large lrat
bucket filed with rocks, as it was
hoisted from the bottom, run it to the
tp-cart, and return it empty to the NAVY
below.
# a rock fell off the bucket, Bill
shouted:
"Waur out below!' anu the men ran
further into the dive.
One day, as Bill was leaning over the
shaft, swinging in loaded bucket, his
foot slipped, and ho fell into the shaft.
He knew he would be dashed to a Jelly;
but he thought of his mates below.
II he screamed, they would rush out
to learn the cause of the unusual noise,
and some Of them would he dashed by
bis heavy body.
If any Of them were ut the bottom, and
he did not give the usual warning, they
would be killed.
His mates heard one moment his clear
voice, "Waur out belowT the next, the
thud OF his smashed body. They were
saved.
"Bill, the Banker" was more than
poor, uneducated navy; he was . hero:
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-16
THE LIME-KILN CLUE.

Elder Toots has often been alluded to
in the proceedings of this club as an in
dividual of serenest countenance and
sweetest repose. Having to go to the
market for bottle of horse radish and
q quart of beens, he decided not to re-
turn home previous to putting in an APP
pearance at the lodge. AS O conse-
quence he was on hand half an hour
ahead Of the usual time, and was left in
charge of the hall while the janitor pros
pected up the alley to see if any of the
store porters had been reckless enough
to leave dry-goods box out in the cold.
The elder filled his pipe and had smoke
and then in moment of emotional in
sanity he dropped the red-hot clay into
his coat-tail pocket, Combustion and
ignition followed, and when the janitor
returned the elder was skipping over
stools and benches like boy getting
away from a delegation of hornets.
There was strong smell of smoke and
fire, but the elder had no time to relate
particulars, He sat down in the water
pail, but 1t was waterless. He rolled
over and over on the floor, but the smell
grew stronger. It was not until dozen
members had come in and chased the
old man into corner and collared him
that il was discovered that he was on
fire.
When Elder Toots started for home
he was q sadder man. He also had an
old coffee sack thrown ca-elessly over
the small of his back to give him the
appearance Of Roman brigand. The
incident was duly announced to Brother
Gardner as hs came in, and when the
meeting opened the old man said;
"Let dis lesson sink deep into yoar
hearts. Do not cultivate sereneness.
Sereneness will wade frew a mud-hole
all de var around when half an hours
work would bridge it. Do not be tran
gull. De tranquil man am either great
villyun or too lazy to keep up wild de
purceshun. Avoid Observation-Disclosures.
It may do in great man, but when it
comes down to poo folks like us one
case of observation-disclosures will knock
our credit at de grocer's or butchers
higher dan kite. Avoid sweet repose.
De man who kin shet out dis busy
world an de sounds of its machinery at
de airly hour of seven o'clock in de
evenin' can't hev any money lent out on
o chattel mortgage, an has no AK lynn
sroun' dc wood-pile for any one to steal.
Lastly, de world never has any pity on
de man who burns off his own coat
tails.' -