Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-19
Eight hours of work,
Eight hours of play,
Eight hours of sleep,
Eight Shillings a day."


AT Laredo, Tex, a man was ar
rested for the theft of suit of clothes
from q baker. He had entered the
house and put the clothes on over his
own, and taking the boots in his hand
leisurely walked out and seated him
self on the door step to put them on,
when the police grabbed him.
AT Middleton, Ca, yearling bull
was struck by a train moving slowly
and knocked into trestle. where it
fell between the ties, but caught by its
horns and one leg, remaining sus-
pended in mid air three hours. 1t was
hurt except for a few bruises.
The Boston correspondent of the
Springfield Republican says that talk
about statue to Wendell Phillips is
renewed now that Mrs. Phillips has
passed away, and it is understood that
her objection to such memorial was
not deep-seated 1t is possible that be-
fore long an effort will be made to
start subscriptions for a fund.
Germans, after a long struggle with
poverty, became inmates of the poor
house at Menzeles, Tex The old
woman took it to heart and said she
wanted to die, but did not like to leave
her husband. Apparently she induced
him to go with her, for one morning
recently the poor old pair were found
in their bedroom hanging dead, side by
side by side. suspended by clothes line
from the rafters above. Every thing
indicated the most careful and deliber-
ate preparations for death.
Philip Reilly is citizen of Min
nesota, and, consequently is little at
sea when away from home. Recently
he made his first trip to Washington.
Several friends accompanied him. As
they were walking about the city the
shaft erected in honor of the father of
his country came into view, when one
of them exclaimed: ''Oh, see, there's
the Washington monument Where
is it?" said Mr.. Reilly, Il don't see
it." ''Why, there" pointing, "don't
you see that tall monument there?'
"Oh," said the other, much disap-
pointed, II thought that was the Chin
ney of a saw-mill. y Chicago Mail.
Half century ago lad arrived at
Pontotoc, Miss, after several miles
walk to meet his uncle, but reached
there a day too late, as the uncle had
travelled to a neighboring town. The
poor boy was footsore and sick, and
when he heard of his uncle's departure
he sat down upon the ground and gave
vent to his feelings in flood of tears.
A little girl passing inquired the cause
of his distress, raised some money and
got her father to give the lad employ
ment. To-day the penniless boy is a
large owner in several Southern rail-
roads, and the youthful Samaritan who
helped him fifty years ago is his wife.
Philadelphia Press.
The postage-stamp beggar is the
latest pest in New York. A party of
men in hotel or saloon will suddenly
be accosted by poorly clothed person,
who first inquiries if there is any for
eigner among them. Then he pulls out
a letter with the remark that he is an
old London publisher, sick and in bad
luck and in need of assistance. If the
gentlemen give him any money, he
then goes away. If not he asks for
postage-stamp, as he wants to write
home. He generally secures num-
Der of these and after saving them up
for a week or two, he goes to some
out-of-the-way drug store and disposes
of them. In this manner he secures a
good living.-N. Y. San.
One of the forest curiosities of the
Isthmus of Darien and lower Central
America is the tree-killer (matapalo).
This starts in life as climber upon
the trunks of large forest trees, and,
owing to its marvelously rapid growth.
soon reaches the lower branches. It
then begins to throw out many shoots,
which entwine themselves ali around
the trunk and branches, and also aerial
tendrils, which, as soon as thev reach
the ground, take root In few wears
this gigantic parasite will completely
envelope the trunk of the tree which
has upheld it, and kill it. The whole
of the inner dead tree will then rot
away. leaving the hollow matapalo
standing alone and foprishinc