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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-08-04
VEN1lkE.

List of jurors drawn to eerve on the
Grand and Petit jury for the LIST week of
the 25th Judicial District Court, in and
for the parish of Vermilionp to commence
on Monday, the Sd day Of September, A. D.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Very curious are some Of these clubs,
though all breathe q spirit we cannot but
commend and might be pardoned for envy
ing. One very curious club Is called "The
Humoristical Gambrinians," the jolly dis.
ciples Of the god Of beer. 1t has its own club
room with grandly hospitable central table
around which the members sit Incased In
glass box and hung upon the wall is huge
silver tankard to be filled by every member
caught talking politics or presented with a
girl baby by his wife To be the father of o
boy costs q member the price of a keg of
beer for the club. The members are mixed
company Of capitalists and wage workers,
who meet oncs a week and on all extraordi-
nary occasions of their own devising. They
tell stories, bring the women, and dance, sing
and drink beer.
Another notable east side organization Is
the Pfalzer Harmonic club, formed Of men
and women from the Rhenish vineyard coun-
try. 1t will be sausage time" in few
weeks, and sausage time" is their time for Q
grand festival transplanted from the old
country. The new pigs Of the year are then
fit for translation into sausage meat, and, at
the same time, the grapes have al been gath
cred for the wine presses-two important rea-
sons for rejoicing, they think. A grand ball
Ia given. They come to 1t from far and near.
Some are retired men OF wealth, some are
mechanics, some are laborers, some are shop
keepers, some are great merchants, but they
are all equal on this festal night. While the
fddlers are tuning up all repair to shooting
gallery garlanded with paper roses, and
those women and those men who desire to do
90 shoot to see which shall be crowned, the
best markswoman as queen and the best
marksman as king-each to reign the ensu-
ing twelve months. have several times at
tended this affair, and have seen the lowlisss
workman's wife crowned queen and deferred
to as sovereign by women In diamonds and
Glk.-Providence Journal
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

English and American News Gatherers,
The average English reporter trusts far too
much to shorthand. When he gets on large
daily, be Is apt to become mere note taking
machine, and be b treated and esteemed =
such. The result b that when there comes
among reporters . man who can write aout
Of bis own head, no use ID made Of his capac-
tty. The chief reporter simply uses him as q
machine, and the man, II he be Of any stam.
ina, retaliates BY getting himself removed
from the reporting STAFF to some other depart
ment Then when the occasion comes that a
reporter Ia wanted to write original copy be
ID either not there or he lacm the facility that
comes from practice.
The American reporter Il different. In
many cases he would be unfit to take his
4turn In the gallery" or at q large public
meeting where the paper sends corps for q
i've column verbatim report His shorthand
Is sbaky and, Nike David Copperaeld's, a
puzzle to himself. But he can 20 to a meet
ing and write half narrative and half crit
ical report, containing not only the main
facts, but score of little gossipy items and
comments that people like to read. He can
be told to "go down to the depot and make q
column about the new boss"-a command at
which the average English reporter would
stare helplessly. Finally, he can be requested
to go and get some news, and he will 60 and
get it. His English confrere never heard
such command, and has no knowledge that
anything ever happens save such anticipated
events as are daily entered In advance in the
chief reporters engagement book.-Satur-
day Review.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

They were talking about the state Of the
Thermometer, and by the time all had got
through it was found that the record ranged
from Q degs. to Z degs. below. Finally an
old colored man, who sat next 70 the stove,
was appealed to, and he said:
"Gem1en, I knowed dis yere GOODNESS
would come up on de kyar dis mawnin', an
80 made up my mind I'd be right about it.
My Thermometer showed jist exactly degs
below half an hour ago, an took it down
of do nail an put it in my pocket to bring
along fur proof. She's yere.n
And he took it from his overcoat pocket,
unrolled it from handkerchief, and passed
1t over
"Why, it shows 2s degs above!" exclaimed
the man who received it, while everybody
understood that 1t had warmed up, and be-
gan to laugh.
"Hui She does eha Waal, dat settles me
wild any mo- foolin' aroundI Reckon de
pendulum has dropped of in de snow an she's
sot out to paint de town redr-Detroit Free
Press.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

They are telling story about well
known Main street Irishman. who is a little
slow at grasping joke. He and q friend
were swapping anecdotes the other night, and
the friend, with great gusto, told the story Of
the travelling man who was stopping at a
Kansas hotel, and at the dinner table rather
Paralyzed the waiter girl by ordering every
dish she called off. When dessert was reached
the girl said; "W'ave applepiecustardpie.
1njunpud and grape Pie" Said the traveller,
calmly; "You may bring me some custard
pie, some Indian pudding and some apple
pie" The girl looked at him minute in sur
prise and blurted out: "Wots the matter
with the grape pier
Having reached the crisis of the joke the
friend paused and looked anxiously at the
face of the Irish gentleman. The latter sat a
moment as if in deep meditation. Then he
looked up and inquired little impatieutly:
swell, what was the matter with the grape
pier'-Kansas City Times.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

There was once in England a we'll known
character who had habit Of calling to see
people on particular business and prolong-
ing his visit beyond all endurance. Calling
one day at a gentleman's house, his knock
was answered by servant girl.
my master is out, sir,n said she.
"Ahi then, l will see your mistressn
"My mistress is out too, sir.n
"lndeedl Then, as my business is very
particular, I will see your masters SON."
she is not at home.n
"That's unlucky indeed. But perhaps il
may not be long before some of them return
will step in an sit by the fire.
"Oh, sir" said the girl, ''the fire has gone
out, too"
Upon my word, +" said the caller, ~ didn't
expect to be received so coolly as that
Youths Companion.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
A tnILANTHRopic JOKE.
Chicago Man Makes . Fruit Woman
Happy by Q Little Deception,

A Chicago Man Makes . Fruit Woman
Happy by . Little Deception.
"How easy 1t is to make some people happy
BY deceiving them littlei" was the phiIo-
sophie remark Of Mr.. Jacques Haskins as he
turned from his desk to relate bit of his re-
cent experience. 'There is an italian woman
"a good, clean, hard working woman-who
comes up here every day with fruit to sell
One day was walking on Adams street,
think it was, and I saw her walking in front
Of me with her basket on her arm. Two men
were standing in a store door, and heard
one of them say: Don't you remember that
womanf She used to have fruit stand in
front Of my store in Memphis in war times,
Her name is Cunio.'
That afternoon when she came into my
office looked a little sharply at her and said;
Haven't seen you somewhere before-some-
where besides here in Chicagor 4 don't
know said she dubiously; your face seems
sort Of natural to me- 'Let me see,' said I.
assuming a meditative posture; didn't YOU
used to have fruit stand in Memphisq Her
eyes frightened as she said she did. Right
in front Of Lowenstein's storer said. This
was venture, for had merely taken it for
granted that the gentleman who had spoken
OF her was Mr.. Lowenstein, because that was
the name on the sign of the store where he
was standing, and he looked sort Of like the
proprietor. But it hit the mark. sYes' said
the woman, setting down her basket and
looking as tickled as could be. that was ma,
That was about-let me see-about twentv.
three or four years ago,' said She moved
her lips as il she were making a calcplation
and then, all smiles, said; yes. I was tbere
them Your name Is Cunio. ia h notp
added. This was the last feather. That 7
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
QUIET cHUcKLES.

some fellow has written "An Essay on q
Flea" How he managed to make the flea 70
main still long enough to write an essay on
1t Is what we should like to know. 1t must
have been rather brief essay, too.-Norris-
town Herald.
Directions for peeling an onion: Get on the
windward side of the onion, strip rapidly,
and pathe the eyes in three parts tepid water
and one part milk.-Exchange.
A Georgia man has found diamond
weighing thirteen pounds The minstrel end
man who lost the bauble has evidently not
missed it, or he would have advertised its
loss and offered a few dollars reward for it's
return.-Norristown Herald.
Hands that the rod Of empire might have
swayed now in the snow drifts WELD the
ready spade.-Lincoln Neb.) Journal.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

A barber in London has performed rather
clever feat. The shop was full Of customers,
and one OF them was undergoing tho opera
ton of shaving, when 1t was noticed that the
barber had his eyes closed, though he still
kept passing the razor over the face of his
visitor. After some time, and when the op-
GRAFTON was finished, what was the surprise
of those in the shop to hear the barber ex-
claim: "Oh, no, not yet" at the same time
opening his eyes. 1t then became evident
that he had been fast asleep, and had shaved
the man while in that condition. He e1-
planned that he had been up the two previous
nights, and that that would account for his
sleepiness, but the practice in shaving had so
grown upon him that he was even able to
Perform his duty while aaleep.-Chicago
Herald.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
WRITING REFRACTORY WORDS.
Curious Slips in the Cogs of Menta
MachinarY-A Writ0rsa ExnerIanna

curious Slips in tho Cogs Of Mental
Machinery-A Writer'S Experience.
DR.. Holmes has written something about
1t, a. he has about everything else that is odd
and interesting. But 1t Is a subject that re.
mains forever with the man who has much
occasion to adjust his thinking machinery
with the physical machinery of writing, and
who has found out that there are certain
cogs in one set Of machinery or the other that
always slip. The Listener, for instance,
never writes the word "by," unless his mind
is specially upon the writing Of it, and each
letter Is written with q separate act of yoli-
tion, without first writing "but" and scratch
Ing 1t out; and vice versa, he seldom writes
Abut" without first writing "by." The word
Egypt" is invariably refractory, and will
not be written correctly the first time. So is
the word eighth"
A gentleman Of the Listeners acquaintance
has the same difficulty with "for' and @from"
that he does with @byn and "but," and still
another is generally floored by the words
"than" and "that,n writing one where the
other should be. The first gentleman always
writes "Duch" for "Dutch," going oack and
putting in the t afterward; and the second
invariably writes commonwealth" or ''com-
monweath" before he can get the word right.
The first cannot write the word ''nomencla-
ture" without stopping to think about IL.
Still another, a man of books, has the same
difficulty with the word "Egyptn that the
Listener has, except that he writes 10
Egypt" while the Listener writes ii
"Egupt;" and he has the additional pecu-
larity, which is worth noting, that when be
reaches the letter which occurs in his sigma
ture, he is always compelled to stop and
in ala hA rutn n.I-
stroke which will turn 1t into another letter,
This regular hostile encounter with a refrac-
tory letter in his own signature he finds pecu-
harly vexatious.
The Listener has not attempted to formu.
late theory for this popularity, but Is in.
clined to the opinion that, in the majority Of
cases, it is due to physical habit-a trick Of
the nerves or muscles, that has become prac-
tically incorrigible. In the case of the word
Egup-there 1t goes againl-Egypt, the In
herent difficulty Of q word which has three
letters In succession involving stroke below
the line is evidently to be blamed rather than
any physical trick; but in the invariable
writing Of 1by" for "but," and "for" for
4from," and vice versa, certainly the blame
Is not to be placed upon the word. Perhaps
the type writer will cure US all of the trick
when we finally give up writing with the
pen, and perhaps 1t will not There are
good many evidences that the type writing
machine simply multiplies the errors of the
hand writing. One finds involuntary ana
grams in every page of some peoples type
writer manuscript, and one friend Of the
Listener, who writes with machine, says
that he occasionally writes a word exactly
backwards-4kcalb" for 4black, y for instance,
and cannot imagine how in the world he
manages to do it.-Boston Transcript
1Listener."
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
A Poem ON Childhood.

The bard was asked to compose little
poem upon his childhood, and this is what he
produced: "How dear to my heart is the
school l attended, and how remember, 60
distant and dim, that red headed Bill and
the pin that bended, and carefully put on
the bench under him. And how 1 recall the
surprise of the master. when Bill gave yell
and sprang up from the pin no high that his
bullet head smashed UP the plaster above,
and the scholars all set up a din. The active
boy Billy, that high leaping Billy, that loud
shouting Billy who sat on a piu."-Toledo
Blada
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Destruotiveness OF sherman's Bummers.
As we advanced into the wild pine regions
Of North Carolina the natives seemed won
derfully impressed at seeing every road filled
with marching troops, artillery and wagon
trains. They looked destitute enough as they
stood in blank amazement gazing upon the
@Yanks" marching by. The scene before us
was very striking; the resin pits were on fire,
and great columns of black smoke rose high
into the air, spreading and mingling together
in gray clouds, and suggesting the roof and
pillars of vast temple. All traces of habita.
tion were left behind, as we marched into
that grand forest with its beautiful carpet of
pine needles. The straight trunks of the pine
trees shot up to great height, and then
spread out into green roof, which kept us in
perpetual shade. As night came on. we found
that the resinous sap in the cavities cut in
the trees to receive it had also been lighted
by "bummers" In our advance. The effect Of
these peculiar watch fires on every side,
several feet above the ground, with flames
licking their way up the tall trunks, was
peculiarly striking and beautiful.
But IL was sad to see this wanton destruc.
tion Of property, which, like the firing of the
resin pits, was the work Of "bummers," !" who
were marauding through the country com.
mitting every sort of outrage There was no
restraint except with the column or the regu.
lar foraging parties. We had no communi.
cations. and could have no safeguards The
country was necessarily left to take care Of
itself, and became . Ahowling waste.s This
Soofes coolers" Of the Army Of the Potomac
were archangels compared to our @bummers, u
who often fell to the tender mercies Of
Wheslsrs cavalry, and were never heard Of
again, earning fate which was richly de-
served.-Capt Daniel Oakley In The Century,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
An Original After Dinner Speech,

The entertainment was given by an earl,
deservedly popular. 1t was extremely hand
some, and champagne flowed in almost ex-
cessive food. The evening was well advanced,
when benignant old gentleman arose to
propose a toust. He spoke with entire
huency; but somehow he said exactly the op-
posite Of what he meant. 81 feel, |" said he.
''that for plain country squire like myself
to address this learned company, is indeed to
cast pearls before swine" Never was so
successful speech made. He could get no
further for many minutes The swine ap-
plauded vociferously, and as though they
won never cease We knew, Of course, that
the good old gentleman meant that he was
the swine and that we were the pearls But
then he had not said 50. His meaning could
be gathered, but was not expressed-
Longman's
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
A Friendly Pointar.

Occasionally you see young men on the
streets who are very elegant of attire and
who wear white gaiter tops over their ankles.
One Of these youths was standing on Chapel
street the other day, with his gaiter tops look.
ing like pair of cuffs at the ground end of
his pantaloons, when a rather countrified
young man, evidently a farmer, stepped up
to him and said: "Say, young man, its none
OF my business, but perhaps you would like
to know that them ere white stockings Of
yourn have dropped down over your shoes. n
Exchange.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Public Librarian Balm has now in his nos.
session the original deed by which six chiefs
Of the Pottawotamies in 17s0 conveyed to the
Baby family tract Of land on the Detroit
river, near the present city Of Detroit,
ID "arpents" long by 1s0 deep, an "arpeuta
being q French measure Of land of an area
Of about eleven-twelfths Of an acre. The
document Is In French, bears the tokens Of
the six chiefs, and is witnessed by one Will
liams as judge of the peace. 1t bears the in
dorsement of Gen. De Peyster, who was in
command of the British force at Detroit.
This curious old document was found among
the records at the Baby homestead on the
Humber, near this city. A frame Is being
prepared for 1t, In which 1t will be inclosed
and exhibited in the library Of the Canadian
Institute. Toronto Globe.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Attendant at Slide-rm very sorry, cir;
but the last toboggan was engaged for the
evening an hour ago.
Papa (who has allowed the girls to drag
him out, and has been watching the sport for
the first time)-My friend, here are nv
watch and pocketbook. Take them with the
highest expression of my esteem, and II you
ever need friend call on me.-Tid- Bits.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

There Is something curious about the
American silver dollar and half dollars oi
the coinage of 1904 In that year something
like 20, 900 OF the dollars were coined; but Il
Is a singular fact, as Is now known, that moi
one Of them was in circulation. Yet the
most valuable OF all American coins are two
1901 dollars, which are now in well known
collections They are valued at 5000 each
Chicago Herald.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Bereaved Widow Ito servant)-If that Is
caller, Bridget, you may say that Mrs. Hem
bricks is feeling 30 bad today that she is quite
unable to see any one.
Servant treturning) - It's not a caller,
mum it's the dressmaker.
Bereaved Widow-Ask her into the parlor,
Bridget.-New York Sun.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
Pretty Oiu.

"Queen Victoria must be nearly {, 900 years
DID, remarked little Johnny McSwilligeu.
"Where do you get that idear asked bis
mamma.
"Why, l often see 'victoria, B, C.,sin
the papers. rs."-Pittsburg Chronicle
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

A sign on the station house at Big Sandy,
Wy. T., reads as follows:
20 miles from wood.
20 miles from water.
20 miles from sheol
God bless our home.
Girl wanted-apply within.-Judge.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Proprietor Kansas Hotel-Have the waiter
gentlemen had their dinner yeti
Head Waiter-Yes, sab.
"Has the professor Of cooking saved out all
he wants for his family and friendsr
"Yes, sah."
IBID the upstairs ladies and the stable gen-
tlemen have all they wantedr'
''Yes, sah."
SIS there anything leftr'
"A little, sah."
"Well, call in the boarders. n-Omaha
World.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Jobson-so you've moved into your new
house, Jepson?
Jepson-Yes; moved in last week.
Job.-Going to have house warmingi
Jep.-Have house warming with coal at
$40 ton! Do you think I'm a millionaire
Boston Courier.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

ried to-day at Deer Lodge. Warren once
resided in Bozeman.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

a party of three. caught $50 trout the
first Of this week.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Mrs Gotham to her niece, visiting from
Chicagol-1 am going to see a lapidary,
Clara; would you like to go alongi
Clara-l think not, this morning, aunty;
have slight headache, and, besides, caro-
very little for the menagerie-The Epoch.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

work and asks us 10 notify all VINO eA
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

of Townsend, was guest of Bozeman
last Saturday.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

OOlds, bht DC StTe you got IIIo RenuIne'
rasanss he can make more profit he
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

IIolstein bulls, twS years Old IN April.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

B. Tate $500.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
Capital Prize, /: $3.50, 900.
ee-NOTlCE-Tickets are Ten Dollars Only.
Halves, %. Fifths. %. Tenths 81.
OLD Prizes. Amounting 10

2l79 Prizes, amounting 900
Application for rates 10 clubs should 10 made
only 10 the Office Of the Company IN New Orleans
For further information write clearly giving full
address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Money or.
den. OF New York Exchange In ordinary letter.
Currency BY Express (at our expensel addressed
NJ. A. DAuPHIN,
New Orleans, In.
Or N. A. DAUPHlN.
Washington, u. q.
nt No. q West Court 81, Memphis, Tenn
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02

Endorsement OF the Taxing District govern
ment, ms well rs confirmation OF the adj.
minisiration. The only point against us is
we did not wait until the end OF the year
to declare suspIns, but knowing there
would be one We simply used II as such. I"
On the point OF separate accounts the
president said: "Mr Harris and we have
Kept the accounts Just AS our predecessors
did. Neither they nor We have ever de-
manded OF the banks in which the deposits
were'made that tic accounts should be
kept separate, therefore they were kept in
pile. But Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Pullen
have kept them separate. Judge Estes
approves of what Messrs. Burke, 0verton,
Graves, Porter and we have DONE"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
President Itaddc. serene.

II has been pretty we'll settled In tho
minds Of President lladdcn aud his
friends, that the decision would 10 In
favor Of the defendants. AZ least there
has been no alarm on that point. The
President was seen by an ArrIAL reporter
yesterday afternoon. In reply 10 an In.
quiry touching the school fund, hc said.
"lhcv was 40 the timo In dispute,
5000 In the school fund, but there was no
demand Tor u. SECRETARY llill NJ ono time
iclcphoncd 10 Mr.. rullcn, inquidng about
the fund, and WIS told that Il existed 10
tho amount Of the $1,000 This all oc.
Cured while way away, sick. and my
two colleagues, Col. Montgomery and
Capt Ice, wow also absent. A. soon ~
the latter commissioner heard the balance
was on hand, hc gave n check Tor L.. Had
! been Ia Mcmphis, the money would
have been paid over nj once The inter.
est OIL told, will be only about SO, and
added 20 this nro the costs OF trial There
has been no diversion Of tho fund. b"
| wholcg'
! "As understand II, the decision Is an