, 1889-07-28
MARINE NEWS.

B9-"Mr. PUNK PUNK" is now the
proper title for the male with the banjo
craze.
Bag~The office of Trainmaster Green in
the Union Pacifc's magnificent Cheyenne
depot Is facetiously referred to by railway
men as the green room"
NARA new Swede who secured a ''yob''
firing a locomotive between this place and
Laramie ventured out on the running
board when the train was running down
hill at a pretty good clip, and of course
fell of. The train was stopped after
quite an effort. Two brakemen returned
for the fireman. He was a total wreck.
Blood was streaming from his face. His
clothes were torn and he was bruised all
over. He didn't seem to mind his IN
iu=ies though, and anxiously inquired in
sorrowful tones: rs der boss maet?''
Ra-This one is told by a citizen who
formerly resided on the Mississippi: A
big log raft was guided by two Swedes to
whom handling the sweep rudders was
only play. They were johnson and Jen
sen. Late one afternoon johnson APP
preached the captain with: Got to
have anuder man." Il guess not" was
the answer, IF you two big buffers can't
manage the hind end of this raft I'll get a
couple of men who can" Got to have
anuder man." persisted the Swede.
What ior?' savagelv growled the cap
tain. well, Jensen he fall off raft bout
twenty minute ago an | tank he quit
Ras- I'll give you a conundrum if
the answer Doesn't offend Maj. Talbot"
remarked Register Wilson to some gem
tlemen who had hedged in a round table
and were spinning yarns between lemon
AIDES. He was urged to proceed and quer-
RED: Which national emblem is the
most enduring2" The pretty answer is:
The lily may fade and it leaves decay
The rose from its stem may sever;
The shamrock and thistle Will pass away
But the stars shine on forever.
He had scarcely concluded when Mai.
Talbot brought his fist down on the table
with a resembling thwack and vigorously
exclaimed: THE shamrock will last as
long as the stars, gentlemen"
BaS- John, a painter with a peculiar nose,
made his temperance here last week
after an absence of three or four years.
John once contracted to renovate a bar
room for Tommy McDermott. Trees
figured in the wall paper and with a bar
in such close proximity it is small wonder
that be pasted about half the trees upside
down. He ''rectifed all errors as the bank
ers say and presented a fancy bill for his
services. The account was easily offset by
McDermott, whose score exceeded Johns
charges by 50.
Ray Harry Hynds tells several prize
fight incidents that were overlooked by
the reporters. Kilrain's hands were
coated with rosin BY his seconds. Sulli-
van called Referee Fitzpatrick's attention
to the foul aud Kilrain was obliged to re-
move the rosin. The men prespired so
that unless a blow was landed sauarely
the fist glanced away without damage.
A15 LIZ SucJ tIiC ldNlclo VIM dllSlu-
ed court at Lander returned soon after
the stage robbery near that place and over
the same line. They say that Mr.. Van
Devanter bought a derringer before start
ing on the journey and then forgot all
about it when the stage was stopped near
the scene of the holdup by a gentleman
wishing to see United States Attorney
Campbell.
Ba5~ There was a lynching in this city
one night about ten years ago which was
a total failure. Harry Clifford sand
bagged a man in an alley and escaped.
Jack Dunn, a friend of Harry's was cor
rallied by the gang and they determined
to string him up as Clifford's proxy. The
s%caffoll selected was a lumber yard
sign opposite where Keefe hall now
stands. Jack was strung up twice and
was about TO go up "ior keeps" when
some kind hearted fellows came along and
rescued him. Dunn never liked to talk
about the incident in which he came so
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