The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07
Al

MISCELLANEOUS.
Montana is no '.pent up Utica
Il 10 considerably larger than the State
Of New York.
"A negro In Rankin County. Mis-
sissippi who had stolen a mule. was
lately given the option Of going 10 the
p~enitentiary or receiving . hundred
lashes on his back. He chose the lat
ter. taking the punishment like a stole.
1T was Wanamaker. himself. who
once wrote an advertisement reading:
I'VE have striped wOmen's stocking at
Is cents per pair" This was the be-
ginning of a great mans business a
reer.
-shc-.O. 1 shouldn't Ike to b
bitten by a boa constructor" He
Boa constructors don't bite" She
Don't they? What do they doe" He
"Ihey squeeze YOU" She-"O. that's
ever SO much nicer."-Boston Herald.
"A florist in England claims that q
rose bush, which has been bearing
white roses for more than thirty years.
has suddenly changed. and now puts
out only red roses. The only cause
assigned for this is the enrichment Of
the surrounding earth.
In a village of Westphalia chess Is
ono of the school studies. An exami-
nation in chess is held annually in the
upper form OF the school, and the best
six players, who however. have to be
victorious three times running, are
presented with a chess board and
toasted for a whole long summers day.
While q farmer of S~toningtOn. was
blowing one OF his fields. recently. he
turned up an ancient English pole-axe.
the first OF these weapons eve found in
Connecticut, and it is supposed that
the weapon was used in the massacre
of the Pequots at the Mystic forts BY
the early cOlOnists.
"A wealthy citizen Of Americas.
Ga. recently received a letter from his
daughter who is attending q college
for women. stating that she had gone
to New York with a chap. The father
suffered great mental excitement until
he learned that ''chap" was intended
rs IN abbreviation for chaperon-
"A celebrated barrister. retired
from practice. was ono day asked his
sincere opinion Of the law. ''Why.
the fact is" rejoined he. IF any man
were to claim the coat upon my back.
and threaten my refusal with a law.
suit. he should certainly have it. lest
in defending my coat. 1 should lose my
wais:cOat also"
Harriet Mckay, aScotch girl. aged
twenty eight, stole a mans clothes
Will. he was asleep. and went and
offered herself IS . soldier. She
passed the examination all right until
the doctors turn came. and he handed
the adventures. who is tall and
comely. and belongs to New Zealand.
Owe to the London police.
According to a Florida paper, .
firm Of produce dealers in Cincinnati
returned only $50 to . fruit grower at
Citra for two carloads Of oranges.
Knowing that he had been swindled.
the FlOridian went to Cincinnati. where
he discovered that the net proceeds
Of the shipment we're $3.50. He pre-
sented his claim for 81. 19Oo out of which
he had been swindled. and it was
quietly paid to him. This is said to b
q frequent experience with Southern
fruit growers.
A Western ofice-seeker who said
he was going home by the next train
was packing up his satchel at . WASH
ington hotel recently when q friend
said to him: They say President
Harrison takes . walk every day."
Eyes. he does" Where does he
generally walk?" IL don't know where
he generally walks. but to-day he walked
on my neck" and he jabbed q night
shirt so deep into his satchel that the
dents are still in the 6oor.-Washing-
ington Post.
Revenge Is Sweet-Mrs. Stetson,
wife OF the operator At q little station
in New Mexico. was sick. and steadily
growing worse. At last she said to her
husband: ''Stet! That DIR. - amt
helpin' me sole bit I'm gettin'
worse every day." IL know it. Alice!
/ know it! Don't appear like he's
any good on earth" Il tell you. Stet.
I'm goin' to die! / feel it in my boues!!'
''Wal, Alice" with solemn e~arnessness
and comfort), If you do. I'll b
blOwed il YER l pay the dOctorr'-
brakes Magazine.
"A new fancy which girls are enjoy
ing through busy morning hours is that
Of w~ood-carving. not in the Sorrento,
machine fashion. but with the hand
work Of pencil and tools. Every q
has heard Of the passion for wood
carving in Sweden. Through the long,
dark winter. one Of the chief recres-
lions Of the people 10 that Of carving
utensils or ornaments. Even the women
carve thousands and thousands Of