Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-07-30
PASTE AND SCISSORS.

Toledo News: What does the phrase
He isn't in it, come from? asks sub
scriber. According 10 the best author
ity ii is attributed 10 Noah, who used
the remark derisively in referring "a
some proiane person who had criticised
the building OF the ark.
I One OF the largest nuggets Of virgin
gold ever found in America is IN the
possession Of Mr.. Alfred Berke, OF ST.
Louis | came from an Arizona mine,
and weighs a trihe over thirty-sevcn
| ounces. There Is very little alloy in
/ the nugget and IL Is valued at 5000
A contributor TO London Spare Mo
ments says that as he was getting into a
railway carriage the other day he rccOg-
nized ''in the compartment a we'll
! known detective. Presentlya a minister
] got in, and with the three OF us locked
/ In by the guard, the train started. The
detective was in pursuit Of a criminal
who had gone by previous train. He
began TO study the photograph oi the
! fugitive, and Of course was soon absorbed
! init. This attracted the attention Of
the minister, who presently observed:
"Nou have, pe?chance. lost "a dear friend. q
Dear? Yes, very dear, indeed, an-wared
the detective. Take comfort. brother
he has but gone before, continued the
minister. who was not a little shocked
when he got for reply: Yes, hang him,
and got three hours start OF me- But
I'll follow him, II its 10 jerusalem.
Says a writer in the Christian Union
II had slipped into back seat Of very
large African church at Columbia, :.
| c., one Sunday evening and was watch
1 log the kind OF Otfertory, when one Of
the deacOns, with that tact which oc-
longs Ia almost all the colored race,
came and politely offered TO carry up
for me any contribution ! cared to make
handed him a twenty-five cent piece,
and with inimitable pomposity he
marched down the long aisle carrying
the beggerly coin so that everybody
could see II. Suddenly he turned on
his heel and came back more rapidly
hundreds OF white spots flashing ia the
stratum OF the shade, Ike hrefies
against a weedy fence, as the curious
eyes OF the crowd were turned 10 follow
! him. Arrived within spC liking distance
the good man called out In whisper
audible 10 half the congregation; "DC
you want any changer
I One night recently al Ocean Shore
Park, Virginia Beach, Mrs. Hutzlcr, O
Richmond;sa tho Norfolk Landmark
was unable 10 sleep la her room on ac
count OF the heat and mosquitoes, and
putting on some light wraps, weni
down on the beach. She fell asleeI
after short while and her nap cams
near costing hcr her life The tide
was low when she went down. and BE-
gan 10 rise after she fell asleep. Sh,
was awakened by being carried out Il
sea and screamed for help. Her crie'
we're heard by the members OF the hote
orchestra. and they went 10 her assis
tance She had been carried quite I
distance out when the members Of th'
orchestra got W her, but was rescued
without further hurt than thorongl
wetting. IL is said that she had beei
rolled out into the ocean and back ol
the shore again by three successive
waves before awakening.
Boston Herald: rs this seat en
gagedg" Every one who travels u
and down the suburban railway lines !
familiar with this senseless phrase
asked, in all probability. a thousanl
times day. When a person who ba
paid his or her fare sees a vacant plae
in tho. no or she has as much right q
occupy IL as a chair at home. There /
10 need 10 ask the other person II Oh
seat is engaged, sor " Is not aud canno
be, Though bundles aud wraps are pile
mountain high on IL. People who be
lieye they are showing a certain cour
lesy by this question are singulaiy q
fault Even custom does not sanction
foolishness, aud n ~ foolish 10 b. .'po
lite In the wrong place and ~ ih
wrong time. II the seat Is 'engaeed
and the temporary owner J, absent
there is not the least doubt but you vii
be informed by the other occupant
Therefore, take what seats you happel
10 fancy ia public conveyance an,
SAX no silly, rs this engagedy"