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The Irish standard., 1890-01-04
OuTWlTTING THE CLERK.
How a Clever Lawyer Got Back His "a
ent,S DepOsit.

How Clever Lawyer Got Back His 0A-
ent's Deposit.
s'The best lawyer story l know
off," said prominent clubman to q.
San Francisco Examiner man. ais
this: A Napa County man arrived Ia
town not long ago and went to q
hotel, the name Of which shall hs nm
divulged. In the evening he handed the
clerk a tifty-dollar bill for safe-keepinss
saying: I'm going out to have look 1t
the elephant tonight and don't want
to carry much money arolf1rd with ma
There happened to be only that one
clerk in the Office as he took the bill, pat
it in an envelope and apparently stuck
it in the safe. .#
sssTwo days later the visitor sauntsrsd
into the hotel office looking rather
sheepish and detected. Waiting until
he saw the clerk alone be sidled up and
said: Il will trouble you for that fatV
dollars, please
"sWhat fifty dollars?' asked the ofhoid,
coolly.
''The guest recalled the incident ef
his handing over the money for safe
keeping, but in spite of his insistence
the clerk denied all knowledge Of the
matter. Whereupon the man Of Napa
County consulted a lawyer.
"sProcure another fifty-dollar bill,
said the lawyer, take friend with
you, and go to the clerk again. Say you
find you were mistaken and that yon
discovered the bill in your pocket.
Ask him in your friends presence II
he will keep it in the safe until you need
it. Then come back to me for instruc-
tions.'
s'The visitor did as he was bid and
returned to his legal advisor the next
day. Now, go back to the hotel alone;
and when you find your clerk disengagsd
ask him for your money
seThis the visitor did and the money
was forthcoming.
Now, said the man of law, when the
client applied for further orders, ttsks
the friend who was witness to your
handing over the second ffty-dollar bill,
go with him to the clerk and ask. foc
your bank note again
''The ruse was entirely SUGGESTED.
The clerk, finding that his victim had
witness to the transfer of his money and
that denial would be useless, stepped
behind the desk, dug the original fifty
dollar bill from his pocket, thrust It int
IN envelope, stepped to the safe, and,
pretending to take itout, handed baSk
his booty" II.
The Irish standard., 1890-01-04
Conscience IAIorioy,!

s a 4Cenad ian s1luggle y, ~ ~
eon a. AN Evan I'LL food1Y
/ consci encs mon &, ~ 1 y
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
DANGERS OF ELECTRICITY.


The continuous current is like a
snake, which strikes II and loses its
fangs. Tho alternating current is a
snake which can strike again and again.
The latter current is coming into use in
electric lighting, and it may yet be en-
ploycd in the transmission OF power.
Theory indicates certain advantages in
rent, The dangers from its employ
mcnt are very great, and will need care.
full safeguards,
1t is not, however, the possible risk tC
life in the contact with the ground and
a dangling dead wire which has come
in contact with the overhead system Of
electric propulsion, that constitutes the
most serious danger from electricity.
What is most to be feared is the ease
with which extensive fires can be started
in cities by means Of bare or poorly in
sulatcd electric circuits, Of which the
earth forms a portion. The electric
current seeks to return to the generator
which produces it by the path OF least
lN0lNttliN'' ~ lll'l'lOlts u lFltslhBl -
telephone wire, or any metallic conduc-
tor, should come in contact with a bare
wire conveying a powerful current, this
current would seek the ground by every
possible way; and if the telegraph or
telephone wire should be connected with
the ground, the powerful current would
be directed through telegraph or tole'
phone instruments in Offices and houses
to ground connections. 1t is said, in re-
ply to this view, that lightning frequent
ly has entered houses by telephone and
telegraph wires, and has merely burnt
out a coil or fused u wire. and has no
caused any serious conilagration. 4
sudden discharge through acircuit, how
ever, is not so dangerous as a slow, in
sidious heating, which might 20 on 70
several hours before it is discovered
This heating could easily be produced
by a portion OF a powerful current leak
ing into houses and offices from a wir'
/, which has fallen upon a bare motallir
, circuit through which u current is flow
: ing. What is to prevent, it may b.
i asked, a great city icing set on fire b.
, electricity, in a hundred places at once
on the night of a blizzard? The inquir
4 is certainly no a frivolous one. Tn
Il elements of danger are with us, and IN
I question of safeguards demand the mos
careful consideration By our municipa
n authorities. Atlantic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

| the Santa Ynez Valley that I would,
when in Chicago, call upon his sister,
who was visiting some Gordon relatives
on the North side. | was only In town
one day and night, but | found time to
| call. Miss Gordon was at home, and |
| sent NO nv card on which Lewis had
written: Welcome him for my SAKE
Lewis Gordon.
alt was about FIVE o'clock on as sunny
| a day as this, but the room was SO dark
that l could hardly distinguish the hg-
ure of a girl who came running up to me
with the cordial welcome Lewis had be-
spoken. | could not tell whether she
was pretty or not: she was dressed IN
some stylish street costume, and had
her hat on, and / only knew her voice
was the sweetest | had ever heard. As
she held on to my hand and drew me
| toward the window, she was saying;
You teasc-of course you could not fool
| me, even IL it is the First of April. am
so glad to see You, and only wish
Leila was here" Leila was Lewis
sister.
Il was not half as much surprised at
my greetlng as 'he s", 49, ~
when she saw Una, S"r ""n "o''
wrong mans manu- Tvs ,ba. nod
mehoouS 'eaSe' ~ S1r'', .;m,a
oeeh expecting n1', las. - anS
n thought nc hau AZ a"s' 80 900 y 5ar VI"
TINS was MS JoNe III uouo' "
we hao qu''o " ''"oI III -
ing ana 4 p.e"S""l GUY -, -
gethef, LOT MISS N"'S, ~ ,nn,.
VINO, ny Tue WY ~" i,st obon,
pretty anu "~V.r"VIt'' "]S y"' ms
starting lor LaNc roI'Sy
friends l n'c' r'L No. T W., on5
VoLu thTni d, ! NJ" ;.n thn r,r,
aluer heIpI"s "tSS "''S 80.
Tag anu PFonl!N'hS 49, Hpu ~
next WISH CH'o'so |I'o INV" ~
'o"eu "ou'0 W SooN '""o
goouroye, ,..i,a.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
GRAND NCTIo o L

so.ond Letter from W. w. p, Reiteratht
ard Amrming his Previous Statements
Ahout this remarkable Fruit ana Agri-
cultural Reglont Its General Ultimate anu
uealthfuIness-An Invitation 10 sehu
Tor Dascriptlon and Particulars, anu
cood suggestion for Method OF Examl-
nation. ,ooo
Gp,Np JUNCTION, CoLo, March 10Th, lSsg,
En- ORANGE JUMP F~ARNER-Slnce WrlnlnB
NV letter of Jan. 81 from Grand NalSyi
MANY letters of inquiry have been sene ~
m S,r readers 10 the Grand Junction Board
If Trade asking whether the statements
thnrnin set forth were reliable now WISH
IN reiterate every statement maue IN mS
former letter, the main points Delns 'nns
Grand Junction Valley, Colorado, has an
oll-year-round climate unsurpassed II 'nu
Uwnyld. that il has no extremes OF neat OF
o"oId NO cyclones or blizZards, very lew
cIondv DAVIS. nearly perpetual sunshine, IS
osnncfnOv' odaptCd for those sutferlng lroliii
trouble, and for invalids oil all
classes. is one of the finest fruit producing
y~oiInvs IF the world, and offers grand op-
nnrtHnities for iuvalids with n small capl'
hi To make an easy and safe competence III
raising fruit; that ten acres oil lana SCI out
in fruit will Weld more net cash per year
than the average 3O-acre farm OF inc ncst
crn States ana tlat WIN less
of the capital or LABOR ,,,;.
In my last ! spoke principally OF frnlt
raising. Now ! wish to call attention 10 lno
fact that vegetables Of all kinds yield abun-
DAINTY and that while tho fruit trees are
%grnwing sufficient vegetables and smail
fruits can be raised between the fruit trees
10 more thar pay all expenses OF taking
care of an orchard. A large cannery VIII
h, built in Grand Junction, ready Tor next
| Summers crop of vegetables, ana tho
mountain towns of adjacent mining sec
tions furnish ample markets al good pr9hls'
sweet potatoes OF a fine quality grow abun-
| dainty in the sandy land, and sell readily IN
the adjoining towns at from one dollar ah4
fifty cents to two dollars per busneL
think that if the people who contemplate z
change would pool together and send our
small committees from among thGlr nun,
Der to look over the advantages oherSu py
his favored locality, it would specify re,
suit in turning what is now practlcaiy !
desert into oneof the mostfamous irult val
leys of the world. Tho Grand Juhcuol
Board of Trade have recently issued a CIR
cular that covers nearly all the points OF IN
terest here, and their secretary will gladly
send afree copy to any one leellnE suHcith
interest to write for 1t. W. w l.
An evening call is generally productive
of plcasurc-if not when you come, Whot
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

FOR this Tom MAXWELL Is a drunken,
well.kpown bruiser OF the West side.
This is the second time he has come
here suffering from injuries received In
some street brawl,'
1T was my turn now TO beg the young
doctors pardon, and we shook hands
heartily in honor of the explanation. 1t
was n Of Streeter's jokes, and l was
an April FOOL and a mad one, can
tell you. Streeter's story was true, how
ever As far as names went; for when
the fellow was picked up, not far from
the hospital. he was yelling Justify for
Phil. Phil. a tough who had knocked
him down and had since been sent up
for six months l found the young doc
tor very clever and entertaining, and
when he proposed l should take my first
tour of hospital inspection | consented.
III vou have never been to St Luke's,
or any other hospital, just 90, and you
will agree with me that they are models
of neatness and efficiency, as far as one
could Judge, in every department. |
saw the whole business; went into the
operating-room, examined the surgical
instruments and every thing of interest,
In the mems ward | had the pleasure of
seeing my frjeHd, Tom Maxwell, a
rough, r~ead-headed, coarse featured fell
low as ever you saw. The doctor stopped
by his cot, wished him good afternoon,
and asked how he felt,
"rOh, we'll enough, dochter, I'll be
about agin soon, and won't punch Phil
for this thing. You're sure he's sen
up he asked, with a vicious twinkle
of his little eyes. We laughed and
passed on; | had seen enough of the man
| had been anxious to call upon.
AS we came out into the chapel gal
lcry we could look across and see the
children playing in their ward. Come
Mr.. Keith, YOU might as we'll see the
little things. Their ward is the best
of all Tho doctor was an enthusiast
over children, and we were soon among
them. 1t was a pitiful sight to sec
some of the little Sufferers; others were
playing about, and for all the doctor
had some pleasant word.
AIN little side room vas a poor child
norchcd in a hirh chair, and suffering
from some skin disease. A nurse wa.
with him. and | turned away without
second look, but the doctor stopped t,
snpak 70 them both. heard him say
is Miss Lent still i~ndisposcd? | fear
Miss Gordon. YOU are o~yertaxing you
STRENGTH
. on no. doctor. not a bit: YOU knoy
am ~stronr.' was The reply.
"Tbcrc was something very familia
in those sweet tones, and | turned +
500 my lost Mary Gordon in a nurse
=. drcssEa ministcrinr angel to that re
- n~ulsiye little object. To the doctor
! amazomcnt we we're grasping hand;
r and questions and answers followed /
- ouict succession. She was a graduate
trained nurse when | met her. and, b
somn STRANGE and unusual rood fortune
She had obtained A position at st. Luke
in the place of one of the sisterhoot
who was i'll.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
AN Outlying PROFESSION.


In Old Hatss
No ono would ever imagine that there
could be- any caste in the old hat DUST
ness. but there is a man in this city en-,
r,red in that humble calling whowould
be disposed to knock you down II you
named him in the same day with the
neripatctic vagabonds who 60 about
huving up old hats, This man Is an
artist in his profession. lie is a prac-
teal halter who finds there Is more
money in buying and selling old hats
than in making new ones. He does mol
cry ont his wares or go from door 10
door lie has his regularcustomers' ana
they are confined exclusively to the nat
iobberS.
When an out-of-town customer visits
the city to buy goods the first thing the
iobber does is to remark that the hat ne
is wearing is a little shabby,
just a little dusty" the customer
will probably remark, remembering that
he had put on a ncw hat when he iel'
home.
But the iobbcr, knowing that a little
personal attention is always profitable
will not be convinced. lie takes the
mans hat, throws it under the counter
and presents him with n of the best
no has in stock. These old hats soon
accumulate in the busy season, running
up to as many as a dozen a day. In the
majority of eases they are practically as
rood as new. 1t has been remarked
however, that customers from
cut. New Jersey and Philadelphia, know
ing hat they are sure to get a nnc ne"
hat free Of charge, always put on their
most dilapidated hcadgear when they
are leaving home. How our friend, the
old hat man, even caught on to TINS
peculiar feature of the hat business VIII
never be known. lie knows he has q
soft snap and can not be prevailed
upon to talk shop, for fear that com
petition might some fine day make
him realize, with Othcllo, that his oc'
cupation is gone. He is a good bust
ness man. lie buys cheap and sells
dear. lie never grades the stock Whef
he buys. Even though a hat has beer
worn only one day, it is an old hat will
him. a quarter apiece is the orthodox
price he pays, though he has been some
times known to give one dollar for thre'
extra fine hats. Every day he makes
round of the jobbing-houscs, and sol
dom goes home without getting his ba!
filled.
Once at home his trade as a hattie
serves him in good stead, He has al
his tools and materials at hand, and j
is a pretty bad hat that he can not max
look as good as new, The best hats ar
supplied with a new swaziland an
lining, and many Of them find their wa
into the smaller hat stores, where the
are sold as brand new. The others ar
disposed of to the Baxter street dealor'
who are well able to get for them q
much as they are worth.-N.I. Eyenin
Sun
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

iOts
ports are true. l only hope your April
fooling will turn out as well for you as
mine did for me-"
Dams face flushed a little at Pills
words, and he asked: "What about your
April fool?"
well, | met my wife one First Of
A~pril-never saw her again until the
next-we we're married on the third ar
rival Of that date-and our baby girl
was born the next anniversary. Do you
wonder | have pleasant associations
with it?'
swell, rather not. But how did you
always manage to strike that ont day?'
"Wait until ! finish this letter to my
wife and | will tell you," replied
Philip. THAT nuisance OF a Leland suit
coming on just this week prevents my
going on to Chicago to spend the day
with her. She has to stay with her
mother, who is quite ILL"
An hour or two later the two men
were dining together. The arguments
upon Protection and Free Trade, SOM
footlight gossip, a society scandal, al
having been discussed, Dan insisted tina
Philip should tell his "love story"
II am not a very great hand at talk
ing Of my own AFFAIRS" Phil said, "bu'
this day being such a special anniver
sary, believe will bore YOU"
!, Dan settled himself to listen, an,
Phil began: Just four years ago I wa
: In Chicago. had been spending severa
! months in Santa Barbara, and ha'
I promised Lewis Gordon, a friend Q
mine who had ~ olive plantation i
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

The stage hero mover talks in a SIM.
nile. straightforward way, like a mere
ordinary mortal. "You Will wrl'e W.
mo when you are away, dear, won't your
says the heroine. a mere human Iii
would reply, why, of course snali'
dpckv. every day" But the stage nero
i . snnerior creature. He says, "Dost
tbou see wonder star, sweet2' She looks
mn and owns that she does see yonder
star: and then off no starts and drivers
about that star for full five minutes ana
savs that he will cease to write 10 her
when that pale star has fallen from us
nlace amid the ornament Of heaYen'-
n, Y. Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
THERE are plent of bark3 upon the sea,
but they have nothing to with the ocean
grayhounds,- Boston Globe.


as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used excepto on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is ten
fold to the good you can derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. j,
Cheney q Co, Toledo, o, contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally and acts di-
rectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Catarrt
Cure be sure and gothic genuine. 1t is taken
internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by f.
j. Cheney a Co.
Sold by Druggists, price Toe. per bottle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

mat lalQIlOFF ltFHl-a ApHHE iH"H
who wrote his name 80. Harrington
Lee" though his intimates called him
Dan"
"Wcll," said Philip, do not punch
my head because my sentiments differ
from yours. Here | was writing these
very words as you came in; This
blessed First of April, anniversary Of so
many joys etc. he read from the sheet
heheld in his hand, then threw it down
on the table,
Dan laughed heartily and, settled
himself in the comfortable chair by the
table. The two men were in one OF
the writing-rooms of the Union League
Club, and the hour was, perhaps, five
or a little after. The sunlight was still
bright on Fifth avenue, and the cease
less roll Of passing carriages was heard,
Ii was just the glorious day and hour
when fashion was abroad, and some
thing of d. Harrington Lees feelings
might be surmised as he drew from his
pocket a ragged scarlet object and eX-
hibited it to his friend, saying;
"Would you love the First of April if
you had walked up Fifth avenue with
that pinned to your coat-tail?'
Philip shouted as loudly as any
member is ever allowed to shout in the
rcading.room of the club, his mirth,
doubtless, modified by his sense Of the
surroundings, not from any lack Of
humor in the cause. There in his hand
was a bit Of flannel. from which dangled
many long ends Of the same material,
"A crab, l think" he said, after a
moments COMMUNICATIONS with the
meat picked out. Where did you catch
it?'
Catch it? Somebody rN catch it
there will be a lively racket if | ever
find out who has played this joke on
me. Jay and Leonard were in the Office
when | left, and they would, of course,
have taken it off if any Of the Office
boys had pinned it on
UNLESS they did it themselves
wickedly suggested Philip,
Dams eyes blazed. Il never though
Of that. You see, | took first a Broad
way car to Brentano's, went in there fo
a few moments, and then walked up the
avenue, | remember, now, some PEG
pie looked at me very curiously. Mrs
Belden spoke to the lady driving will
her, and then bowed a second time; tina
sweet, pretty Miss Darlington, who i
visiting the GrayS, turned to bow tn m
as she drove up, and she smiled NOR
genially than usual, A few moment
after an old gentleman overlook m
and said; Young man, some one ha
made IN April Fool' Of you;' and h
handed me this -
Philip laughed because he could nc
help it, and then said; Il do feel SORT
for you, Dan, but know no fellow WI
can stand a thing of that kind bette
than you ian 1t won't hurt you
Miss C~arrington's eyes, | fancy, if r
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

The Dining Cars just completed Tor the
GREAT Rock ISLAND ROUTE notonly emoody
all the latest improvements in general use
but especial and distinctive features oil eX-
ccllcnCo, which render them u~napproaeh-
ably superior to ordinary Dining Cars,
They will be placed on the Rock ISLAND
Rot;Ts west OF the Missouri River on and
after March 23rd, 1890, and will impart tho
browning grace of perfection to. its SOLD
NEsrIBuLE EXPRESS TRAINS, giving that
road a continuous THROUGH DINING CAN
SERVICE between Chicago and Denver, Col
orado Springs and Pueblo, The Rock Isl
AND is the oNlY line that runs two Ncsti'
bulc Express Trains every afternoon ron
Chicago to Denver. 1t is not only the Fast
line. but it is also the most completely
equipped of all the Colorado roads, with elc-
giant DAY Coaches, Pullman Slccpers, FREE
Reclining Chair Cars, and the finest DINING
Cars in the world,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

The Missouri Pacific railway has placed
in effect the following low rates between
points on its lines:
St, Louis and Kansas City ANA. S. 90
st. Louis and ~Leavenworth ...... 3 IS
st. Louis, Atchison and st. Joseph. & co
springs and Denver ..' ....... Is 90
Between ST. Joseph, Atchison, Leavon-
worth and Kansas City, and Pueblo,
Colorado Springs and Denver ..... 10 90
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
Homc-Seekers' Half-Ratc Excursions via
The Wabash.

On April 60 and May % the Wabash Rail
road win sell tickets at one fare for the
round trip to points in Kansas, Nebraska,
Indian Territory, Texas, New Mexico, Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana,
North AMI South Dakota, Northwestern
Iowa and Minnesota. Tickets will be good
returning thirty (S0) days from date of sale,
For particulars apply TO the nearest ticket
agent of the Wabasho or connecting railroads.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

for all blood taints and humors, pimples,
blotchcs, eruptions and skin diseases of
every name and nature, is DR.. Picrcc's
Golden Medical Discovery. A certificate of
guarantee from a responsible business
house warrants it to benefit or cure, or
money reIunded
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

az HAVE been afflicted with an affection Of
the Throat from childhood, caused by diph
liberia, and have used various remedies, but
have never found any thing equal to
Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. - -Hen. @. NJ
I. Hampton, P'koon, Ky. Sold only in boxes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

.Tsop has told us the tale Of a mule which, from overlooking HH
about and felt gay, saying to himself: my father, surely, was u htghmG3
racer and am his own child in speed and spirit" Next day he was sick
v,oorv. he then exclaimed: 81 must have made q mistake my father, Msj
could have been only On ass" A man, after eating a good dinner MAJ
extrayagantly joyous but next day Il don't mean you to infer he ieesGAl
oes> he is suuy and grim, his stomach and liver are sluggish, he is mm5
dcspondcnt and "out of sorts" generally. For Indigestion, BliouSnes audi
arrangements of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels, DR.. Plerces Golden Md
Discovery is an unequaed Remedy. Contains no alcohol &c iheoiNNe; n"1
~ SUGAR to ferment and derange the digestive processes, 1t cleanses hegl
and cures implcs, blotches, cruptions, and all Skin and Scalp Diseases SD
lous affections, as Feyer-sorcs, Iip-joint Disease, Swellings and TumoT yq
its superior Alternative properties.
WORLDS DBpENsAEY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Manufacturers OS v
Street Buffalo, n. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

CHESTNUT burrs, like millincrs, have fail
oonings.- Rochester Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
A HAPPY APRIL 0
Why Philip Keith Thinks 1t a
Pretty Good Sort of q Day.

} y + O u
First of
A p il. !
would like TO
punch some
ones head
Philip Keith
! o o k c up
from his writ
ing at the
speaker, who
had just en-
t r d t h e
room. He saw
an aristocratic
young lawyer
friend Of his -
a IS ociet y
~favorite," in
TIL @ fullo st
meaning Of