Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-08
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prominent position. IL mas been rulnOrcd
ever since the diScontinuancc Of the old
Morning Globe that Mr.. Perkins contem-
plated the starting Of a new morning paper
in Springfield. hut the report was without
foundation. There will be- much interest In
Springfield in tn" success of the SUM- and
there are many good wishes for the success
of Mr.. Perkins In his new enterprise.
II Is said that Artcmus Ward once tray
clcd on road on which the trains were
| run at a SnailS pace. with a twinkle in
| his off eye, Artcmu> called the conductor.
Look here" said he in the inimitable
| drawl which made him famous, 's there
| any objection To passengers offering little
| suggestions aS Ia improvements In the way
! OF running this road?" "Not in the least"
said the conductor. ''if suggestions are ruade
| in the proper spirit we are delighted to give
| attention Ia them" ''Wrll said Artpmils
II would like to suggest that the COW
| catcher b" put ON the rear Ot the train, for
| al IN" present rate We are travelling. what Is
| to prevent cow from s,rolllng IN the back
| end of III" train and biting the pasScngerS?"
hr. Russell thinks that from the wreck of
| the cabouSe on tn" ohio southern last week
| II would seem Ia call for some protection in
| the rear end of the train tO prevent the en-
gin- from Ntr"Iing IN and mashng the pas
| cal" last week from being compressed In
| q. :. cahousc. He says: II have been in
| three wrecks, but that was the narrowest
| squeeze ever had. When first got in the
| cahose | was afraid 'he engine behind push
lng II would come III, and therefore climbed
| up III the lookout and opened the window so
| aS To have an exit for escape If there should
| he wreck. SURE enough it came; there was
| a crash, tn" cab"os" was mashed together
| Iik" card-board house. ! heard the kind
ling wood rattling around my ears, and the
| next moment found myself wedgrd up In the
top OF the cab"oN". 1t was narrow escape
| for all the passengers
A placard reading Admission 10 cents, +"
| Is hung up on the door of the house
| on Winter street, occupied by Mr. and Mrs
| Frank King, whose lilliputian baby has
| called forth 81 much newspaper comment
| lately. YES, said Mrs King I'VE had
| Ia do II; 50 many people came that We
| found II impossible to do the housework,
| Fully l35 persons came to see the baby last
| Sunday, and the number averages IS to 100
ON week days. We are realizing a hand
| some Sumlr0m the admission fee Our lit
tie baby has only gained two ounces in five
| weeks and threatens to grow up-or rather
not to grow up, into iirst-class midget
l
| travel with her In the museums"
| The room in which the baby il kent is
maintained at sitting temperature. The
| little thing Is doing very we'll and weighs
| one pound and seven ounces. All visitors
are searched before they leave the house to
make sure that they have not got the baby
i'll any of their pockets. 4 large micro
| scope Is necessary to determine whether the
baby is laughing or crying, at any given
| time.
The few days Of sultry weather we have
| been having are aS mucn like spring as
April itself. Owners of plants and trees
| should warn them that this is not spring but
| only cheap imitation. A man who lives on
the south side neglected Ia do this and one Of
! his young and unsophsticatcd lilac bushes
has come out in full bloom.
| The apathy of Springfield musical people
toward supporting concerts in this city is
distressing. ''Springrd has no musical
advantages, they mourn, lit is impossible
To hear any good music in Springfield. -
fuhst. he TACT Is Springfield music low
ers VIII not support a fine musical entertain
ment If 1t is brought to their very doors.
The Beethoven String Quartet club which
appeared here Thursday played tO a beggar-
~ array OF empty benches, at the modest
admission IL" Of fifty cents. The uuartetts
ana SOLOS were up To a very high standard
Oh afl. lhcrr are al least | 900 PERSONS i'm
opflhghcid VINO have In the past, or are at
present taxing music lesson, at from fifty
cents to : per lesson. These 900 persons
nave not Intelligence to know that they will
iearn as much at good concert as they
would III nve average lessons; 81 they stay
al nome Jog along contrntcdly under the
direction of their teacher, and never get
! beyond feeble and taStcless style Of play
ing simply because they never hear good
artists and the master compositions of mu-
| sic. The few intelligent musicians of
3 Springfield were at the concert last Thurs
day.
| sometime last spring, Mr. Peyton West,
| son oi Mr. T.. B. West, of this city, was ar
rested In Grccnvillc, Darke county, on A
| charge OF murder. The suspicion and ar
rest of Mr.. West was an entire mistake.
| lie was held n closr prisoner hy the sheriff
"i parke county and was forbidden To com
ihuhlcatr with hi, friends in this city or
! even telegraph them of his whereabouts
ne hhaIiy managed to get word to them OF
ms 'oi"'ilioil, ana he was shortly after re-
leased. The whole affair was 50 palpable An
outrage that Mr.. West immediately brought
sul' against the sheriff for 50. 900 damages
through his attorneys, McSsrs Keifer X White
| oi tliiS clly. The cas-" was tried last week
~ tllr clos" Of III" arguments the Judge In
ms Instructions 10 the jury. told them that
'heS could do nothing else than bring In a
verdict for til" plaintiff The members OF
the Jury consisted of the townsmcn and
friends OF the sheriff however and the re-
sun was that the verdict only gave Mr.
"entsS 100 and costs If the case had been
Ii'h III another county, the verdict would
probably have been -, 800 at least.
RAMBLER