Tombstone epitaph., 1891-05-03
From Society to Trade.

Highnyer is the son of rich old law. yer here. The rich old lawyer told his son year ago that he did not want him to be out at night after half-past ten. One night the son, who was fond of so. siety and of whom society was fond Of. did not reach the big stone house of Highflyer pere until midnight. Old Highflyer put nick in the post. but said nothing. By-and-by it occurred again. This time young Highflyer was informed that repetition of the offense would be punished with punishment witheut pay. The next night the clock was striking 12 when young Highfycr walked softly up the velvety stairs. Old Highfyer met him at the top, with watch in hand, and formally and sol- emnly read his order of expulsion. The young man slept his last sleep and ate his last breakfast in that house with az parent calmness and composure, and then walked out and down the broad steps, smoking his last cigarette. He repaired at once to a big dry goods store and obtained a position as sales- man with little difficulty. He gota room and arranged for board. A year has elapsed. Father and son are firm, and no communication has passed between them; probably none will as they are determined characters. The funny thing about it all is that the gay dam- sells of society, for whose sake young VighHyer sacrificed home and fortune, now cut him dead when they meet him on the streets. "He is in trade, you know," and therefore damned socially here. A law student is all right, but a dry goods clerk isn't If 1 were the youth, though, I wouldn't mind it. Among the leaders of Washington so- ciety are the wives of hotel-keeper, a grocer, stone-cutter, droyer.a stage driver, car-condlctor, and a dozen, nay. hundred, other varieties of "tradesman" and "mechanic" and ''la- borer." Let him accumulate sbekels. and all will be well At present, how ever, it's pretty rough. Washington Correspondent Philadelphia Press
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 :, shocking tragedy recently occurred
 n r,e Jnmc, Ri, 1r. abol, twelve mi es vest of Ozark Mo. Jas. Hayes and two utl,er men went to the river fo, tbe pur pose of killing fish witL giant powde- Hayes prepared the charge which was 70 be thrown into the water, having a aalf stick of explosive substance in his hand. with string of fuse inserted in :he end in the usual way. When he got ready to light the fuse the other two men withdrew to safe distance from the water and Hayes applied the match. In- stead of throwing the powder into the tiver at once, Hayes continued to hold 1t until his friends became alarmed and called to him to pitch it into the water. Again they begged him to throw the powder away. but he seemed paralyzod with some strai Ee freak of mind. and only grasped tl.e deadly explosive more firmly. Finally he seemed to realize his danger and tried to cut the burning fuse with his pocket knife. In second or two the powder exploded in his hand with deafening shock and the unfortun. lte man fell torI and mangled beyapd description. .Misson'f Rs0ut!icGM
 Jelly from i>Lry.
 Tho last sale of ivory at LiverpcOi was tne largest which has taken place for some time. Manufacturers who wers present tell us that the prices realized shor- an advance of from twenty to eighty shillings per cwt. There were buyers not only from the English towns but from the Continent and America. Ivory is largely used in the Sheffield trades. for hafting cutlery of all kinds O-e leading cutlery house made cal- Calation some time ago suggested by question put by a visitor. They esti- mated that to supply themselves with the ivory they needed for the handles of iheir cutlery, etc., they required twelve hundred and eighty elephants every year. In magazine the question was put "What becomes of the ivory waste" There is no ivory waste. In the cutting of the ivory the powder which comes away is sold for making jelly. It has long been used abroad. anu is now get. ting well known in this country. It is sold at four pence per pound, made up into parcels, and is regarded as an ex-
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