The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-09
HOME-SPUN FUN.

dhSSliOiiS TO tie consideration OF the
Serator of Ohio.
HOME-SPUN FUN.
A New way to XIII Rats-The tsPun-
kim Prize-Irish Wit-The Justices
Opinion-Two Kinds of Jerseys-A
New Disease.
Let's have baby show, say the
first far day in May. Well go $500
towards providing premium for the
ugliest baby present. Wndcs6oro In
telligencer.
An Irishman who received serious
wounds in the recent railroad disaster
near Hickory, was asked if he was 60
ing to sue for damages. He said "No,
ME Lord, I have already received
damage; it is repairs that l want now."
-Morgantos Star.
It was at one of the stores. A fair
bill had been purchased and the cash
paid down. Then added the polite
clerk: "Much obliged for your trade.
Now don't you want nice Jersey for
your daughter % 'No, 1 reckon not"
replied the customer, "Hanner won't
need COW till she marries. Then l
lows ter give her the spotted heifer."
Elizabeth City North Caroli'aian.
Wilkes is still ahead. In the COM
mencement of the war there was a
cannon here that each volunteer had
to lift before he was pronounced fit for
service. 1t now turns out that
Wilkes has young lady who can lift
the cannon and hold it at arms length,
and it is stated that she can play the
old game of "town ball'' by using the
gun as a bat. Who'll say that the
race is degenerating p Wilkesboro
Chronicle.
"Dilsey' writing to IVe6ster's
Weekly gives a new plan for killing
rats. He says: "The best plan for
killing rats that has ever been tried is
to pour water where they have bur-
rowed in the ground to make them
come to the surface and then lam at
'em with stick. An old gentlemen
near here has killed twenty this way"
Sounds like putting salt on birds
tail to catch it.
Justice M. B. Barbee, Of Raleigh
was evidently not fast young man.
Ifhe was, he has toned down consid-
erably A few days ago after hear
ing case, which involved the recov-
cry of the price of corset, the Justice
gave his decision as follows: "Where-
as, the point at issue is whether the
corset in question does or Goes not fit !;
and whereas, to settle this question it
would be necessary to have the corset
before US, and it has not been produc-
ed; and whereas, even if it were pro-
duced, it would have to be tried on in
our presence; and whereas, even then,
to settle whether it fitted or not we
should need special talents and facul-
ties which are without our sphere /;
therefore, for these motives we pro-
claim ourselves incompetent to judge
the matter, and dismiss the case.
It will be remembered by many of
our readers that during the war when
the conscript law was being enforced,
many were the excuses offered why a
man should be exempt from military
service. IF fellow was fortunate
enough to have disease, or could
trump up something to pass off on the
examining board, thereby getting ex-
empted, he was to be envied. Here is
an old certificate which a fellow pre-
sented from his family physician. 1t
is unnecessary to add that he stayed
at home:
'AsHEBoRo, N. c., March 8, 49,
This is to certify that 1 have known
John Smith from his youth upwards
that he is subject to frequent and des-
perate attacks of Phitsque and that he
has pereditation predisposing to a
pulmonary affection of whom his Fa-
ther died from long time ago.
- M. D."
Charlotte Hornet.
A few evenings since this local ap-
| peared in the Charlotte Hornet: d
6. Maxwell, Esq, who has the repu
| tation of having the marriage cere-