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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08
A SAP RnCoexnrHoN,


-. LOUIS SUNDAY cayi1Rt.
AIihouah be waa shaokled 10 . asgr0,
and vas on his way 70 JeGerson City
Penilenfiary 30 sefve q two years term
for grand larceny, Ed. Donnelly. hand
some young ksrFy PatohsF Of ., main-
sainod = jollity Of demeansg whieh quite
surprised Deputy sheriff Uoaklsy, Who
was "a charge of him and three ether
eonyioia. He sanQ from time 90 time
and looked Uuf UPON she bright countKy
which the train was rushing through
with apparently 10 thonRnt Of the drcasy
future bsfare ann. BE ehatted, laughed
and sang. and saadsuly IN the midst of
his merriment dropped his head, drew
bis sloueh cap over bis eyes and became
whats the matter, Ear ooakley
asked. 81 be tipped she cap ap again and
ioeEsd at bis prisoners face.
" Nothing" The younR fellow an
sNoshinal I'd ike 70 know what
maass yea pals aa . ahesf L there Is
nothinG ths matter With you
= There's som6body on The train da8't
want 70 see me. Let ne ksep my cap
over my fsoo, for Ged'a sake. Mx. Coax
ley. 'Taint much 10 ask
Hide youF face eli you want 10. y She
kind hoaFtsd dspaty replied. feeling ia
tensely Fsliaved s. bis prisoners eEplans
planalion, for be bad feared something
serious had hAppensd.
Half an houf later, dugina uhioh time
ths handsoue young oonvici remained
mstioniess With biz hands eoysrinR be
fase and bis cap drawn ever b1th, two
nldish men cams along. They halted
from curiosity and looked g Coakiey's
nnfoFtanafea. The ons Who kept his
face ooneesied ffom view e1cited fhs
ussP interest Of the older Of tks two
nsn. uhe scAnnsd him from head 70 foos
vith pitytna syeA Turning % coaktsJ
be said;
fbat poor boy's rspsntanes comes
900 lale, sheriff. Tesribis. tsrribisi /
hase . boz mysslf, iust about nis aze--
9 wild, waTwafd boy, wAom have uoi
sssn for years. whistler he = living %
dsa8 1 knos Bol, bsf rathsr ihan haTs
hin n saah . plight a. has ID 80 him
iyina-'
Fnahsri asu'te
The hAt was asna 81. and, With syss
brimminR with Tears. shn faed ~ ne 900
locked 40 pfeAdinRls 70 the face Of the
father. Tns bgY eassEretcned his hau3s
-ons of them Tree. sha other saaekisa
70 that 81 q Bsgxo-to his father, uho
ssized them and tAsa took be son % BE
arnna Thay uera perElittad - ait ard
talk tsgsthsF dafsaR ths ramaindsF 81
tba Fide. and Ehan shs panii1ntl4ry Rase
waa sioae4mpsn the son the father SSH
linesred near tbe apot as thoa9h thefa
Wna asms iittls eomfsEf b beinG lass
neaF his erring by.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08
A HOUSE TO RENT,

fNWwAp AND coon, nKTWKKN
NJ ThiFd sra RenrtA AgrlnE azaa ssneee
alrentB, nao4 hAY rsgws Nasn&s ea4e Aaa
frun1 yArdas - ro14s ClfFe 49, !
-nr-~r. fnnr aieIlota an.d paafY 1ea4 oel-
- alrna asaarnEe Al n Eeoa tef4At.
r.1alSs e Il. n PEAEk, oaEneR A.Ealh
sd ap<lnG sHs1eA -
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

TIE FINEST DIAMOND IN THE
WoRLD. In August. 1884, the arrival
Of the celebrated 457 carat fine white
diamond from South Africa was an
nonnced, and lis subsequent pur.
chase by syndicate of London and
Paris diamond merchants. The gem
was intrusted to The care of one Of
the most skillful cutters, who has
been engaged on the stone during the
past eight months, and expects TO
complete the work Ia April As an.
ticipated, the stone will turn out the
most wonderful ''brilliantcut" dia-
mond on record, SURPRISING In
weight, as also, Il Is believed, In
color, purity and luster, all the
crown and historical briIliAnts Of the
world. The stone 10 It's almost fin.
ished state, weighs still $50 carAfs,
but in order to give IL the best pos
sible shape and luster, Il Is intended
70 reduce is weight to something
under 200 carats. The K0h-i-noor
weighs only 106 carats, the Rsgent Of
France 1854 carats, the Star Of the
south 125 carats. and the Piggott SET
carats. The Great Mogul weighs 27e
carats. Il Is, however, q lumpy
stone, only Tose-cut. and II cut 70 3
proper shaped brilliant, it would
probably not weigh more than 40
carats.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

LoWIBvuER. AuRuat 7.-A Courier
Journal apecial from Ashland gives the
particulars Of 9 railroad aosideBt BY
which fear lives we're lost and tWo REQ
ole fatally injured. The wreck occurred
on TIE Chsaap peake 4 Ohis Railroad BE-
tween two freight trains. near Lime
stona. On 3 short ourees Both trains
vaFe running wild. On TIE east bound
train. Engineer Higgins had his lefl
arm tern from his body and bic left lea
broken. His fireman, Mr.. Harris, WAs
badly huFt, and EohirmAn. his front
brAksmau, Was instantly killed. OF the
wet bound train, EnQinssr DAvanball
vas killed outright, his front brakeman,
Wm. Shea, vas killed, also bis hreman,
w. Ballard. Ballard waa q resident Of
this plnea and his parents reside here.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

Awrftsr In abs TiAes (Ksondoal points
cus tie intarsaatng fast thEt the f1turs
her % shs Bassltan thFone u ne stuart
heir apparent - the EnRi1aa throoe. the
Jsoahife Prinee % WaAe4
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

NEw YoaK. Ana. THE late Samuel
]. Tlldsn's city residences. IN GrameFoy
Park, with iss large onllsokion q rare
ana carefully assorted beoks, vii b.
ooma ths property Of she eiIy Of New
YoRk for 9 public library. In hts will
pFOyision b made for the transfer. John
biRalow and Manton Marble, ct Nsw
YoFk, ana Henry WattsFson, Of Ken
tnoky. are named - trustees. The value
Of tha buiIdinQ b R1.00.oo0. The
library h estimated 70 Be worth $4,000
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

Iss .I. - =. :. 2 /. ! 'aina = - ln0va
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

THE AuTHoR's REvES0E.-Young
authors who are struggling for re-
eognitIon, find high barriers 70 climb
over before they succeed in placing
their manuscripts before the eyes Of
q reader. Story after story has been
told OF the nnceremoui0as rebufis
with which literary scribbiers have
met IN the tour Of the EnagaKlnes.
One Of them Is now enjoying good
laugh Al the expense Of . vel known
periodical. He seat Il poem.
Back Il came with 8 terse note. say
ing This alleged poem Is not fit
for our columns; it would Be q wAsts
Of space 70 print e The author
was not discouraged; be was accus
toned 10 such treatment. He sent
the poem 10 q daily paper; L was
printed. Next week the periodical
copied Il entire, giving Il . more
than usually prominent place. He
sent marked copy 70 the editor, To-
getheF with that note He bad bis
reTenEa. -Philadelphia BuIlstin-
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

SEx AND A HALF TOYS OF DIA-
MoNDs.-The colonies are probing
by the great show at South Kensing
ton 70 bring their resources more
wildly than ever before the home
public In South Africa, said Mr..
Wilmot, we have up TO the preseat
time dug up ak and half tons Of
diamonds, valued at $40, ,000, 900.
What Is there IN ''Monte Cristo" 10
equal thatf A colony which weighs
its diamonds BY the ton has hitherto
been undreamed Of even BY French
romancers. And yet. enormous a.
has been the yield Of hrilliants, the
ostrich is probably & more valuable
asset than the diamond. The value
Of It's feathers isesgimated st e750, 900
per annum, and the ostrich, unlike
the mine, continually Fenews its
store OF wealth. Prices have fallen.
Ostriches once worth ei250 can now
be bought for e125. but the value Of
the feather crop keeps up notwith,
standing. Pail Nall Gazette.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

KAHsAs CIEx, Aug. las foFshadowed
yesterday, the city authorities are today
stopping street car travel in an attemps
TO enforce thI payment % the delin-
quent license tax on street ears. About
sixty ears ave besn stopped since IL
o'clock today on Eve linea, and the
drivers have been arrested. Thsse lines
are All the property Of the Metropolitan
Railway Comp1ny, which re0ently
bouaht ous the Oarrigan Consolidated
Company. The back sax In question,
e16oB. has not been paid, and 10 eon
tested By the new company. The Mayor
says the ears cannot start until the tax
is paid. he Street Oar Company oflio
ials say The delay only increases the
city'a liabilities In the way Of damages.
A Temporary restraining order vas
issued late thiB afternoon ~ Judge
Slaven enioining the authorities from
interfering with street car travel, and II
Was accordingly Fesamsd. The order
10 mada rsturaable on the 18th inst.
Tue present demand Of the city, Il ap
pears, is not for the old YAK, bat for the
license fEom Jaiy LIST, when the new
fI....-..~- a~n,.r.....t ar~.e-nI
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08
lI for a Republican Con-
ventien.

4 IL REPUBLICANS OF KIN @
"a c0nnty are requested % ioin IA send
RF deleRAlee q 5 Republican County
aYeation % be held af Seattle.
SATURDAY. AUGUST - IsS6
SD o'clock = NJ, foe the purpose ef sp-
Iina delegates % the Torritorial Con-
lian 10 he held ~ Tacoma. Heptemher
And tc District Conventions. and also
~ purpose of nominating candidates
k ~ oOnnty 0fiicea and members of the
ature. ana b attend 70 any other
that may come up.
: recommended thai primaries Be
M d o11h precinct en- saturday, Aug.
HI1 ike couatfy procincta at O'cinck
"a end in the city Nrectuots from g
ao11 ,. m. % O'clock , N.
m HISS Of representation u made on
Hlspnhlican vot1 for Adlutanf- General
1aierf General and Commissa ary- 6en-
a the eieoiion o. l8SA. ono delegate
e4ch any votes and one additional
Eaio fof each fraction sf ten votns and
~
&aT nav preciaet Termed after this
sR atall BE- emitted % ems delegate.
1th rreclnct IL entitied b delegates aa
NA toWit.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

EKwPoET, Ana. T.-kn . yacht raea
today, from here 10 tbs Hen And Chick
ems and return, In whtoh the AaynoweE.
Puritan, Priscilla. Atlantic Stranger
and 0Fayling took part. the Aeynowef
ven. Tha PnritAn vas 9eoo1d, three
fourths sf & mile behind
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08
lPRRl CHOP HOUSE,

wa. MoRSR Prupt.
4AlS eKRVKD AT ALL HOURS
t'1AiA - 81 Ladies pFsrhte dla-
ttla n ruAr a restaurant Tahasa
sze7.aed viii TIE husG
ss,s easks slpAoyoA isia
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08
EVENTS IN The EAST.
The Proeeedines I'm the
AnarehEst Trial.
Truaas for the Kansas CITY street. Chr
Csnpanses-F Fatal Asslaana- -ons q
nlaeu's Bsans.ts-ysssssy sss
tAs Mnyaowsr.


Cnraao. AnR. 5.--In ths AnaFehlBl
trial fsday defendant kieldaa vas ca
tho gsand aeAin. He deaie6 having any
kno9le9es q the dynamite plot, and
aaid thn1 IN hfs spes1h be did not urge
that any overt act Be committed against
any particular person Or pefsonn and
tha1 hia Eemarka we're gimpiy directea
aWninna the present social sys1ena. Other
Witnesses fer Ne deseuse gave inmate
rial testimony.
Ths naIy tsstinoay of any particular
Importance thi aftsRnoon Vas thai a.
q r. Ingram and Stephen BzEuelt. Ths
former witness guore thai & circular
whick be pEada0od ID court, Wa given
May 3fh. SHORTLY before the meatinR
took plaoa. The circular waa one az
thnse fsfms In which tue words Work
inRmen, arm yourselves and appea' h
foroo," had heen emitted. This Was the
niy circular o. that kind which hes
been presented IN eyideses By the de-
fen1e, and which has baen preserved
sizes she HaymaEkes rios by Wstnsaa
VINO vas present a. the meeting. The
Stats presented as evidences q los of cir
oulnrs, taknn from The Ar5eifer Zsiinnq
ONES. frsm which the words nenti0nt 4
had nof been expnnqad, and the defenss
has presented . nambeE of revised ones,
buf until nov. no one % them haa been
traaod % tue hands Of an eye witness
Of the rios WIS had resolved it fro The
distributor.
J0hn Bnrnsat h an ordinary locking
youn0 German, who said be waa 3 cigar
d skeE. He vas siandiHR thirty eight
feet south Of the entrance % Cranes
AIley. On the HaymaKkst, Whe1 tha
bomb exploded. The States attorneys
prieked np theiF ears at oBoe.
Did you ZEE the bomb thrownf"
nfdian
SHOW aid be throw the homb7 Stand
up and show the jury how be did IL"
Witaess stood up and vent thFoagh
The molten Of throwing somsthiag u the
air. with bis right hand toward the
Ths witness vas then given picture
af Sohnanbel.
@Is .has ne man ysu saw thrOw the
bomb9p
II don'a think is is.n
The ofoss-examinafion vas devoted 10
= LAMG1AN0A VI A4I 4ANAlGNI KANMIua
stalaments With thoae he made 10 the
State's attsrney on Nay 7. Since that
tins the witness bad visited tbs scene
Of tho Fiot and taken measurements Of
the distance between the entrance 10 the
alley and where be stood and where the
bomb throwor stood. He had them
carefully entered In 8 note book and
trey we're as nearly the aame as those
given the States attorney as could Be
expected, taking into consideration that
the night was dark and the witness
unaided. The Stats has claimed
that the bomb vas thrown from very
near the entrance 10 the alley. BuEnett'a
testimony makes the spot further south
By nearly thirty feet. The cross-ex-
animation vas concluded s0meWhAt
By the Stase's attorney 80
fellows, after which tha court adjourned
until Monday:
@Whsl did SOu do when the bomb sx-
plodedf,
II went away
"Mhak f0El"
"Beoauss I didn't want to be killed"
"You say you saw the bomb sxplodedF"
"Hea, air.
-Di1 you know what IL vast"
s.Yes, aiK.n
"YOu may eo.n
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

Groapa 0f psople wateeed The funeral
train e. Is uhirlsd fFem fonksEs . Nes
IlaAanun. Iha men sno0sered toelE
haads a. The train pasase, ard al mani
tested . deep intareal In tbs Gays mel-
apshalY svsnt. When The funeral train
FolleiR into ths listis heayily dr4ped
station & Nea Lehassn a sst5 ,. ~
- ssard hack q Ne dspot uas hiied
gssh psspls. PFofaaBd siisnoe felened
whiie the bier W4a being paced - :
stain hesrss that 9as IL readiness back
AZ tks stntiun- The Eshicts was bF0aGhi
fross Pittsfaid. Mass, for Ne ooea1lan.
An asnpis suFply 0f ecnveyazcea we're
fa wafffna. and II fsw uoments tea
aorteas moged toward the chafehs
wkiek 4 uear tha homez1Ead.
- uapaiaiian e Letanon a1d tes
surssun6ina l0Wua haa sssDinEiY
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

WAsnIzaToN, Aug. The SsoRetaE1
of tha lnaarior has renaored ~ impsrt-
ana asnisinn upsa the srpllaatiaa Of
GnNsrnnr Moody, af Oregon, Esques1~
tna tie dsnaFtnsul % oEaag tha dl4mis-
al of 81 oanieats % eateFUtns TIE
ehaxsn4 a iands Whiea haEs beEn
hssaanfare npprosed and esrttosd - TIE
ssaas of OssTon as sHanp asd osaE-
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

EKw YonK, Ang. 7.-Prssidant OloVa-
efal at Grsystons teday, left this morn
ing on an eaKly train for this city. The
party dined at the Murray Hill Hoiel,
after which they we're driven 10 Jersey
City, who're q train vas taken fos wash
inRton.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

CrncrNzkTE, AnR. 6-Tke mfll and
Grain hozss of Flsishman's distilifFy In
tie Miiioak bottom wars kuKned shortly
after madniah9 this mornina. Ihs
warshOasa and distiIleey pfopss are 10
cnie4 q tha oRposits afda ef The utreel
and there i great danger thAa fhey may
osfsh. ne lea % faF b over eloo. 600.
partially insured.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

San FRANclsoo. Aug. 1.--J Joaquin Mil.
er hes assumed the edlioEahip oi tie
Gelaes Bra, q magazine pablished n
this city. Il Is she magazine il which
Bret HaFio made his debut.
Whw a. ranene~~.~ ua.a -. -
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

BosEo2, Ang. The grand iuFy has
found an indietnent against ex Deacon
Jossph Story. of the Bowdain square
Raptist Chnrch. fgF adultery with Mra
Eatnn. . msmbeF AZ The ecngEaEatinn.
Ths womaa uads . ennfsszion and with
Rev. W. w. pO9ns appsared before he
gE1nd iarT e. uitnssA
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08
OIL PAIN 7 | N GS
GIVEN AWAY.

hon 9;s s .: ss. X s4: ::. =: s:'
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

PHKLApEERHIA, A1R. 1.--A telephone
mssaaRs inuf Feesired at ths Associated
schooner Henry Dissfon Is ashore at
Abseeond Inlek There is also q aia-
masted ach0o1aR on Brigantino 6hoai
flying Q signal Of distress. TIE sea a
90 rough that the life saving crews are
unable 70 90 10 them.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

QfQer Ccunty CentFai Committea.
...Anla csc. klNNKAk, Chairman
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

WAsH1Hor0x, AuQ. 7.--Oommissionar
Miller has begun prsparaatoas for carry
lpg into elect the pruEisionB q she
OlsonaERarIna bill and has called upon
ell ooileetors o. Internal RsVonns fer
suah infuRmati0n as they nay possess IN
regard b the production of oleomaE-
garine. with the nbieet Of utilizing Il in
TIE preparation of the necessary raQula-
tions 70 govern the eolIection Il ne tax.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

NV lozE. August The weekly
.as@sSs .sss. :Ss .i9,Ss & e: ..ss ssss'd banks
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08

Ho1En. AaR. 1.--Tbe cholera u vifu-
lena IN bagteia. where 82o nsw naaaa ana
~ deatsg ware reported t0day. AZ
fenios today there were Al ne@ eAae8
and deaths. 81 Hsvanua 10 new caaea
and deaths. zt ColaRns y NV eaaea
and 7 deaths, ai RuVodipoIla . rev
easos and 3 deaths, ana O. new caats
and II deaths slssshefs.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-08-11
will have to pay if"

will have to pay if"
"Pay pay Idiot Fool What
do I want with your pay? wouldn't
give that pup for million old one
horse railroads like this ! Don't talk
to me about pay! told you how it
would be | knew it! | said so
Sue? Bah III tear this blamed
old road up root and branch and toss
it into the Kaw if that dog amt pro-
duced in twenty.four hours What
do you stand there gaping like fool
for? Clear out Use your old tele-
graph Stop this train and 60 back
You'll wish you was dead if you git
me started once p
The train didn't go back. The wo-
man raced up and down the car and
flew out at every station only to re.
turn madder than ever.
We went on to Topeka. The wo.
man left the train there, so did I.
Two days later met her on Kansas
avenue holding on to one end Of three
yards of cardinal satin ribbon. Al
the other end was that identical dog
as sound as a dollar. To this day
wonder by what process the LITTLE
wretch was produced. Free Press
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-08-11
Bridging the Chasm.

While we were tramping over the
battlefelds around Mariette, Ga, the
young man from Connecticut grew
sweet on the pretty daughter of the
widow with whom we boarded. 1t
was love on first sight, and they went
in heavy. Our guide had been an
old reb soldier, and when he saw how
things were going, winked tho girl to
a seat on the wash-bench behind the
house, and said 4:
"Now, Lucy, this ere orter STOP"
"What 'ere?"
"In love with that feller."
"Hain't I a right 7"
mo, gal. Men your old father
sarved in the ranks together We fit
agin them Yanks together, and to-
gether we cum home calkerlatin' to
hate 'em as long as we lived.
'Twouldn't be right fur you to go
back ON your dad that way"
"Jim Skuce," she replied, as she
stood up to wave her arm, "mebbe ye
never heard nothin' bout bridgin' the
bloody chasm and shakin' hands
across the last ditch. l know pap
was a fighter, but after he'd been
home year or two, long came a
Yankee one day looking for land.
He had bottle o whisky, and he and
pap sat down on this very bench and
fit them old fights over until both got
drunk and fell in heap. When they
woke up they begun to shake and
bridge, and they kept it up till the
Yank hurrahed for Gineral Lee, and
pap hollered for Gineral Grant. Now
you shut! If you don't want to
bridge you can stub around with your
nose stuckup and your knees out to the
weather, but don't you 60 to interfer'
in with me Dad bridged, mans
bridged, and I'm going to climb out
of the last ditch and hustle for a
Yankee husband I"
They were engaged before we left
Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-08-11
The General Manager and the Wheel.
Taper.

81 can tell you little story about
the late S. S. Merrill" said a Chica-
90, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul official to
the Train Talker; Merrill, you
know, was our General manager, and
as good railway man rs ever lived.
1t was his habit to watch everything
and everybody. fla section man did
not stamp tie into place in just the
right way Merrill corrected him. If
he saw coupling-pin lying by the
side of the track he made a row about
it for somebody. One day he stood
on the station platform at Milwaukee
watching the wheeltapper trying the
wheels under the coaches. The tap
per was an old Irishman. and Merrill
said to him:
"Why don't you hit the wheel hard
err? You can't tell with such a tap
as that whether the wheel is cracked
or not"
The old man looked up and replied:
"'What the hot place is it your
business, I'd like to know
merrill smiled and walked away.
He was too generous man to take
offense at little thing like that.
But another employe who had over
heard the conversation asked Pat il
he knew who the man was he'd been
talking to. Of course Pat didn't
know, AN he didn't want to know,
either, be jabers.'
"That's S. S. Merrill, the General
Manager said the employe.
Merrill? The General Manager p
exclaimed Pat. now thoroughly fright
ened great heavens, an what have
| done? l must 'polygize.'
"And away he went after Merrill,
bat in hand, and bowing and scrap
ing before the General Manager.
"I begs your pardon, Mr.. Merrill
says Pat, but l didn't know yez.
There's so many dommed fools ak me
questions that thought We must be
wan of thin. ."-Chicago Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-08-11
Bakers Luck.

Charlie Baker is traveller out of
Philadelphia and very good man,
but sometimes he runs up against
somebody who is one too many for
Charlie. He tells this one on him
self:
"You see," he said in reply TO a
question for particulars, "it was this
way. was at hotel table not long
ago, and when the waiter came around
for my order l rushed through the
ram, lamb, sheep or mutton part, and
wound up by calling for five dollar
bill, expecting to throw the coon clear
over his beam ends, but he never
smiled and only said yes, sah,' and
went to the kitchen. In few min
utes he returned with my order, and
on nice silver dish was q bran new
five-dollar bill. l thought it was a
job on me of some kind and in my
coolest manner l stuck it in my pock-
ct and went ahead to demolish the
viands. l had been in the hotel a
couple of days and was to leave that
afternoon. So right after dinner l
went to the clerk for my bill and to
order my baggage down.
"What's the bill p / asked.
"'Two days at 50 day is S4,' re-
piled the clerk, bath 25 cents, one
five-dollar bill, $3.50; 1915 in ALL"
"'What do you mean by charging
a half dollar extra for that five. dollar
bill p l exclaimed, angrily.
"'Didn't you order it at dinner?'
"'Of course | did
"It wasn't on the bill of fare, was
itY
"I didn't see it there.
"But you did see there note
which read: "All dishes ordered not
on the bill of fare will be charged
EXTRA" didn't your
"That broke my heart" continued
Charlie. "I hadn't word to say nor
thing to do but pay the extra half
dollar and lay for the clerk and that
waiter, and Pm laying for them, you
bet. Confound a man that gets 50
goldarned smart anyhow, as l thought
l was !" and Charlie sighed and asked
the boys to 60 out to the hydrant and
take a sling with him.-Merchant
Traveller.