The Press., 1884-03-27

told of the presence of mind of New Hampshire deacon who was very fond of dogs. He had one valuable setter that he had trained himself and that understood his every word and slightest gesture with an almost human intelligence
 One evening at a prayer meeting the good old man was offering an earnest .ex- hortation and the people sat with bowed heads, giving earnest attention The audience faced the stand where sat the pastor the doors opened on either side. All at once one of the doors, which had been left ajar, was pushed open, and the handsome head eff the deacon's favorite set ter was thrust in. The head was followed by the body, and the dog in toto had just started with joyful bound toward his master. '.
 The deacon generally knew what was going on about him, whether he was pray ing or shooting, and the first movement of the intruder attracted his attention. Quick as flash the deacon, raising his hand with warning gesture, exclaimed: '"Thou hast given us our charge; help us to keep it." At the emphasized word, so well known to his canine ear, the handsome brute stopped, as if shot, on the very threshold of the door, with his intelligent eye fixed on his master
 In the same unmoved tone, with slight wave of the extended hand "We would not return back to Thee with our duty on earth unfulflled." Again the perfect training of the deacon's pet was made evil dent, for without a whimper he turned as noiselessly as he had entered, and remain ed quietly outside until hls master appear ed. ... .-
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 A Georgia lawyer relates that in 1867, when Senator "Joe" Brown was making speeches through the state in favor of the reconstruction measures, some young law yers thought to catch him by asking him some questions as to the constitutionality of the acts. They prepared dozen ques-
 tions and handed them to Brown at the close of one of his speeches at big meet ing. "Old Brown said he would be glad
 to answer them" says the story teller,
 washing his hands meanwhile in in invisi-
 ble water, as he always does when he rises
 to speak. The old man read them slowly,
 and then said, in his deliberate, distinct
 way: "Gentlemen, would answer each
 these questions in the affirmative We
 smiled the smile of triumph. The govern
 or had established the unconstitutionality
 of the very acts he defending. But,
 gentlemen said the governor, washing
 his hands again, what are you going to
 do about it? This was unanswerabls. Arthur Croft, known throughout the
 professional baseball world, died on Sum-
 day of pneumonia. In 1878 Crofts led the
 country in fielding, his home position be-
 ing on first base. That season he was 6
 member of the Indianapolis club, which won the championship of the national as- { sociation. He played professionally with
 the original St. Louis Browns, with the
 Browns of 1881 ,and with the old Troy club. Edison, the inventor, indulges in the fol- lowing prediction AS to the changes which ], will be effected by electricity within fifty
 years in the city of New York I would say that believe electricity will propel the cars of the street and elevated railroads, light the I city within and without its buildings, furnish
 power for all purposes, work telephones and
 burglar alarms, deliver the opera, convey parcels, detect and signal fires, operate fire . engines, and possibly displace animal loco : motion for vehicles.
 a The timely possession! of Q couple of bot f ties of Athlophoros enabled Rev. J. E. Sent = man, St. Paris, Champaign Co.,, Ohio, to dc :. . quite work as Good Samaritan in his neigh Z borhood. He writes respecting it "Ath lophoros has proved highly satisfactory tc ' | u0 Ouc ltuy WIQ WdS COuuu6u bO u6T pee !. with rheumatism was relieved in twenty -foul a hours after beginning to take it, and has no g had return of the disease. Numerous in :. quiries have been made of me for the remedy . . 'tYes," she said to her escort as they elide6 around the rink, 1T do so love roller skating j. When we are sailing around this way ou l' souls seem to be floating away toward Heaven :. and -" At this point both of her sole n foated away toward heaven, while the rest O Q her smote the earthly floor with might, I smite.
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 T, ''Is it true that when a wild goose's ma, le dies it never takes another ?" "Yes, bs Q. don't worry about that The reason 1t ac. H. that way is because it is a goose.n
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