The National tribune., 1886-06-10
PERSONS AND THINGS.

"A New Englauder thinks it would be well to
regulate the number Of working hours in accord
ance with the laborer's age and woud have boys
work six hours per day, men from a 70 30 years of
age II hours per day from 50 10 ~ 10 hours per day
and more than 20 years eight hours.
- The story goes that a manufactures IA a Atassl-
ehusetts town paid 70 his army Of employees T00
bright, crisp l0-dOllar bills. Zach got one
with his pay. They were ali marked - as to be
recognized. By Tuesday 40 Of them had been de-
posted in the banks OF the city by saloon keepers
When the fact became known 10 the wOrknlen they
organized a temperance society.
&C. g.. West, of Butler, Ca. went fishing two
weeks ago and wore old vest. Alter getriag
home he hung II up. On Wednesday Mrs. West
feeling in the pockets for nlntch when rat
tlesnake two feet long dropped from te torn ning
IL must have got there the day DIR. Vest went iisn
ing.
long ago, and valuable horse supposed 70
have been burned too; bat The other dssy be
found in the possession Of q miSman in the neigh
boring town, who bad put his own old horse IN the
barn. stolen the good horse, and set ire % the
building 10 conceal the theft.
IA Carson City Indian, whose squaw would not
give him money wish which 10 play poker, killed
himself by eating wild parsnips.
Dir. A. ii. Dayton. OF Springfield o.. bought a
ehieken-so eahed-tor recent Sunday dinner.
The cook dressed IT. and found within three shell
less eggs. They were put into the frying pan with
the fowl and in mOsaeat theFe we're three sepa-
rate explosions ike pistol shots each egg vios
lensly dashed against the ceiling and the cook was
badly burned IL Is suggested that t5e hen had
been feeding on dynamite.
ginia than tlis Spring. Says The Milford CrOUice.
and Il gOes TO tel Of eve that was literally
b!ed to death the other night the pests attacking its
udder, which wss Gistended with milk
- StTcafOr tii., has eat that delights in killing
snakes bat she nearly met her masca the other
day when she tackled big garter snake. 10 cOiiei
about her body. and the two rolled around on the
ground until the teeth ana claws of the eat got her
tie victory.
jefferson il one of the weaithiest actors IN
America. lie is not making much money now
he used To do for the silDpte ne Goes net
give himself the trouble. He Only works on the
stage about IL weeks in the year, aud this affords
him ali that he needs f1r his yearly maintenance
without at ali impGiring his capital Nr. jefferson
fortune Is variousiy estimated from 100000 20
s6JGu00.
An Iowa newspaper SAYS that a brother Of The
late A. t. stewart Is ragpscker al Cherokee. in
that STATE.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks Is said to exceed
other men ia h0sae-ear pOlitenes8; for, when be
rises 10 acconodats the fair sex he always gives
seats to two ladies'.
President Grevy, OF France, has just bad bis
first tooth pulled
- Hon Roswell p. Flower, recently returned
FROM the vicinity Of POpocaiapebi. says think
THAI Mexico is the natural outlet for our surplus
manufactures. There - great field for young
men in Mexico.
- Mr. q adstOne dresses In quaint and rather
peculiar manner He wears a black frOClz-COat, z
vest opened low and displaying broad shirt 'front.'
a high standing collar with black cravat care
| lessly knOtted. and dark. baagy trousers.