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New-York tribune., 1891-10-15

cash bal s1eo SIS 2s6 sl5o 800 232 Dec. $500
The foreign exchanges were firm at further
advance. The supply OF commercial bills was
not large, while there was considerable demand
for remittance for securities sold for European
account. The advance affected rates on both
London and the Continent. Appended are revised
quotations for actual business bankers Dils,
81 80 - and "a 50 l-2 for long aud short sterling
respectively; French francs 5.25 and J.22 l-2;
reichmarks, "a l-2 and 90 l-s.
In London British consols were slightly higher
at 94 "a for money and unchanged at "a 1916
for the account The Bank of England lost
1914, 900 bullion on balance. In the open market
money again easier at 3-4 per cent for DIS
counts and 1-2a3-4 per cent for bankers balances
India Council bills were allotted at an advance
of 3-32d. per rupee but bar silver remained un-
changed at a. 3-4d an ounce. American rail-
way shares opened strong, but IN the afternoon
they declined steadily and closed without sub
stantial reaction At Paris French 3 per cents
rose to $500, closing at $3.50. sight exchange on
London advancing to $3.50 l-2 francs to the
following securities Others. were .6S .9d r kos
Limited by Adrian II. Muller & Som
so shares Chatham Bank, 40. - ,,- o
2i0CO shares Dexter Gold and Silver Mining Company
500 Ss receivers certificate Of Indebtedness OF the Mar
Inc National Bank n Y. which 50 per cent has been
''' 90 share, Corn Exchange Bank. 242.
e sRares C. A. Bisnchad Company IS per share.
20 shares shares % Sinh Avenue railroad Company Sc
70 shares shares Nat6 tif- National Bank iG2
20 shares Thurber Whyland Company peieTreu- o. ."
shares Bythebourne Improvement Company, s22.
shares St Clair Railroad and CUal Company. 10 shares
gb SroSd mdTsge ss b6Sd due s $50 Long Island
t'Hs Light Company, Queens County, ~ " per cent
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN.
1889 1890. 1891.
Number OF miles. $50 722 .co I7;222
sn Ers' week so oes if 9c' & 2SSsi9 2sgiSsS
LOUISVILLE. NEw.ALBANY AND CHICAGO.
S';' {: & IL 5
| PITTSBURG AND WESTERN.
sss1i' ii ,:4;j:3 $ ,:5:$I s5s
| RICHMOND AND DANVlLLE
ES@e;' Z 9'i sSs Ss ,Ss Sc
ST. PAUL AND DULUTH
Number OF miles. ........ 2H - zol
| Frat week In Oct. s3047 s4s'-o5
FINANCIAL RESULTS.
snded juno 3d. 1882 zoo al 1890 $50 oa oal issl G7
Expenses ........... 145O5ljS l5,O74SO4 l642s,742
PROFITS ............ s02IsOH s7,3l2 725 s66O5, ,5s5
1htsi1d' fund . anu .."n"s 7e5,Ces ol51s5 al,2oo
3 ssse55sg 5sg 1856 sS4 sSs
Surplus for year. sll12s5S sl,4n,6s2 sl,ac4,75s
1889 1890. 1891
Mile, Of poles and 7-e7u 1897 1s7.os1
,,., cable, i;a i;;.'-'''''' 1855 67sye7 7i559i
N@mSer q Of Ssss.: 5 a?S 5sss S5 sasss
1tn.s rerelps s2O 7s8 50. 3S7 ,029 e23 034.52l
Expenses y 5gS LIZ l5'97599t lSt9s'i 81
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
Diploen1 Notices.

THE NATIONAL STARCH MANUFACTuRING Co:
OFFICE OF THE TREASU RE.R. NO. 20 BROADNAY,
NEW-YORK, Oct. 8. 1891.
THE SEMI-ANNUAL four per cent dividend
i due November l. 1891, the First Preferred stock
OF The Nationa Starch Manufacturing Company VIII be
pald AZ this November u stockholders OF record
~ the closing o. the books. OctOber Is, 1881
The transfer books will be closed at o'clock D. m Octo
her i5 and reopen at 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning
November 4. CHAlsl4ES - bOlfNS' ireasurer'
THE NATIONAL STARCH MANUFACTURING CO.
OFFICE OF THE TREASUR URhR, so: - BRQADWAf'
NEW.YORK, Oct. S. 1891.
The coupons due November 1891 on the Bonds Of The
Monday November upon presentation al the Chase Ma
''Onal BANK new CHARLES c. BURNS Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15


To ne Stockholders Of the Columbus,
Hooking Valley and Toledo RdilrGy Company:
Alta meeting OF the Board Of Directors Of this company
held Oct g. 1891 majority being present., resolution Of
which copy simultaneously sent TO each sockhoder
were unanimously adopted.
The Board OF Directors OF the COLUMBUS. HOOKING
VALLEY AND TOLEDO RAILWAY COMPANY, and a
majority OF such Directors hereby call meeting Of the
stockholders OF aid company, TO be held az he
Office OF the company, in Columbus, Ohio, on lhurs
day Nov II 1891 l. o'clock noon 10 lI-s upon Eie
question whether the pfeent capital ,toch "a sa
company shall increased in the sum Of S-11OOyO w ad
ding 70 present capital stock % 600 shar. o preferred
-tock par value O 500 each such acdtoal aHoi
NJ stock being required IA the opinion Of the urt09 >Hc
preferred entitled in each year 70 receive non
dividends the at OF, but net IN any year ~
ID no ner cont per annum payable at tne financial
,g,ncy OF the company. In the city of NeW-fork semi
annually our Of afy profits then existing beCit NY
dyd.ud FOR shah De- declared or Iad on account
the company re~erNhg t" f&II 10
redeem and ratirs such preferred stock at par az any l
after the expiration VI three years from ue uA'e u '
thereof. -, ,., 49,. .ook hool-s will
e1o.c oct o5 isel and open Nov. 13, 1871
By order Of the Board Of Directors
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
aaents Uaniso.

VIZ ANTED-A reliable gentleman or lady IN every Guy Guy
" "a ,oYn having acquaintance e7peciflY
,,u-~h CON yreRatons and Rcleous OrsantLatons an
sar from sis 90 70 $4,000 weekly Adiress giving f'-
"eWRy6ptx PUBLISHING CO.. Washington. d G
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
WHITE STAR LINE.

WHITE STAR LINE.
.TeutorI Oct p 8 30 A. ,Ieutonie Nov is m
fMnlcst.c.- Nov l. 7 o. m. .MaJee,e Dec oV . ~.
Germ anlc. Nov H. 10 a. m cetmanc Dec o. II '"V jill
From White Star Dock. foot Of West 1Othst
.Serona cah.n on these steamers. saloon rates $50
ana upward according 20 steamer ara oeatoh OF ..
Seeonf Cabln as aud SO Excursion tickets on faNOr-
abls terms Storage from or 70 the ol1 Country ts
fomuanvis Once No 20 Broadway, New ofk. inls-
delpSIs once 400 WalnutsG u Maitland hersry' Agent
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
Orean Steamers

A NCUOR LINE. U. S. Mail Steamships
From Pier 5i y. r. foo: Of West 24th,st
Fthlopla oct Il L. d. Clrcassia. oct 81, p m
rGtnasso oct ~, Ii a. M Ancbora Ncy. 7, a. N
~ oon $50 and upward Secono $50 SteersSe S9.
For BOOKS OF tours further information, apply TO-
HENDERSON BROTHERS, Bowling Green ~ y
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MANHATTAN ilAILwAY. COMPANY

U,uT ANNIriT, MEETING; of the sharehold-
/ ers OF the MANHA1TAN RAILWAY COM,f M, ~
will be held the Company's ohcc IN w. N ~
next being the -th day of said month at ~ oGocH nVo
Hoard OF Directors ensuing year Is 20 oc
and three Inspectors Of Election me Di9toa .,r
i"c,oJ vul be evofico Directors Of the Me- olo 1h
li,aI pauyav Company for the term ~" trans
fer hook, will remain closed rom october y a1 o-o'A
p me- u"'i - ID w McWiLLIAMS, Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
~ HARLESTON, :. c., the south & Southwest
NJACKSON VILE AND ALL FLORIDA POINTS.

THE clyde STEAMSHIP COMPANf.
IRON Pier %. f. Il. foot ROosevetst.) a. D. m. -
SEMINOLE, Charleston and Jacisonylll sat- Oet ~
YFMASS EEs Charleston aud Jackson VILE Nom OCT -
IROOUOlS Char, ktou Jacksonville. We'd. Oct II
All steamers have frscass passenger accgmmodatons
open policy effected at onehfh OF one per
cent WI p. CLYDE Co, General Agents
Bowling Green, n Y.
~ q rGER Gnn,l AT. O. S. Ert Line 347 Bro1dwav.
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15

annual meeting of the stock
~ holders of the New York New Haven and iartioru
Railroad COMPANY for the election OF bard OF ~ ~
rrctors Tor the ensuing year will be held "a Suc
TysT t'1ioe DeDot New. Haven, Connecticut. on Mcd
nesday the twcntyhrs day 0f october 1891 ag II vo"
= M CHARLES Z. CLARK. Pr "a ~.
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
CUNARD LINE.

G UNARD LINE.
NEW-YoRH TO LIVERPOOL, VIA QUEENSTOWN.
From P9 10, North River.
FAST EXPRESS MALL SERVICE.
Umbria oct. T., go a. N Aursnia Noy. & a. H.
Etruria Oct 81 a. M ser'i! Nov: ~ a. ~
CaDin passage 800 and Upward. Second caoin, $50
low rats. For freight and passage apply a. the com
pAhys oHeT; ,:OS go; n ppntyV 90 General Aqents
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
GUION LINE. -, 800,
LnI, nIr b EN ~'rNWN AND LIXERPOOL
NMAN LINE Z. 5. and Royal Mail Steamers

For ojEESsT0wN AND LTyERPooL
CITY OF CHlIh Wednesday. October 81 a. m.
SfTY Of SFW.Y ORK wedr esG0y 0ctobr 2s 80 m.
CITY OF BERLIN ..... wednesday November T. : a. N.
rom Pler a. v T.. adjoining Christopher-st Ferry
FIRST CABIN $50 and upward, according 70 steamer
and location Of room; sECoND ChBIN go Wo AID s35
SoSs General Acents, Bowling Green, n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
flnancidl Meetin9s.
Onice of
The Columbus, Hooking Valley and
Toledo RAILWAY Company.

Columbus, Ohio 10th October 1891.
To he Stockholders orhe COlumbu'
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
r APAN- CHINA.

Steamers leave San Francisco follows:
OCEANIC ............... Tuesday November 3, D. m.
GAELIC ........... Thursday, November 90 D.
BELGIC. Saturday, December 49, D. m
SOpeioy appolnted-SupeElVr Aceohno1siVhs pt b and
cabin Ians 297 and 3i3 Broadway NewYork, or
Room Building, Francisco.
LELAND STANFORD. President
IT IL GOODMAN General Passenger Agent
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15

PED STAR LINE nn.,,s
New-YorN and Antwerp weekly
W w,FSTAND WedBc csday October 81, 8 a. m.
HHyNIASD - wednesday. october % ? 80 D. M.
cabin rates First Cabin. $50 an6 Upward Exeurs.on.
so5 and upward Second Cabin. F3j Excursion, SOS 70
az. StaeraCr az very low rats. 60
fErER WRIGHT & SONS. Genp Agts.. Bowling Green
- AVANNAH FAST FREIGHT AND PAS
y SENGER LINE-Four steamers weekly from New
Pier IS y. r.. fCot OF SlIiEg-sL - oo.
* CHA ATTAHOOCHE.E-.-- Irday, October l1 lsVl.
* NNC0OC Saturday. October II, 1891.
IS. fIrY OF BIHMINGHAM Monday october 10, 1891
- CITY or AUGUSTA. .Wednesd1'. october 2l. ls9L
c5nnecng with Central Railroad ot Georgia and Savan.
ra, Florida and Western Railway FOR all points IN
Gr0RGTh FLORIDA. SOUTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA
and LOUISIANA. Unsurpassed accommodations. Fir-t-
cl,s table note. Tor freight ard passage Apply TO
I d. HASHAGFN WI. Ri Ell ten. ABI
Fat Aot & r. and w R'y Savannah Fast Line,
~ 9Ci Drc.dwav 3l7 Broadway
y + WALKTI Agent Ocean Steamship Co.
You pIera River.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05
Eating Gala Roots.

A new vegetable is about to be intro
duced to the people of the United States
through the Department of Agriculture.
1t is the root of the sacca lily, which re-
sembles somewhat in appearance the or
dinary Irish tuber, with the addition of
few whiskers that have nothing to do
with the quality of the article as an escu-
lent. 1t is more elongated, and when
cut the interior is trife more viscid.
But section of it is so potato-like you
would not be likely to distinguish any
difference. In cooking it has first to be
boiled in order to destroy certain acrid
properties, after which it may be fried,
roasted, baked, or what not, according to
taste.
Farmers in Florida have begun to raise
these Gala roots for market. The plants
grow readily in swamps, and so thickly
that the yield of single flooded acre is
enormous. They reproduce themselves
by the multiplication of their bulbs
under ground, so that the grower has
simply to dig up the offshots and leave
the parents to propagate anew. For
centuries the Egyptians have cultivated
similar crop during the season of the
Nile overflow, and at the present time
Gala lily buds are common vegetable
in Japanese markets. So prolific and
palatable are they that their propaga-
ton in many parts of the United States
where conditions are favorable may rea-
sonably be looked forward to as an agri-
cultural industry of the future.-[ Port
land Oregonian.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05
Economy In Steam Power.

One of the modern ideas of the eco
nomical use of steam power is the use of
number of small engines located at
various points in a large shop, instead of
a single engine of sufficient power to
drive all the machinery. Professor Cole
man Sellers asserts that with the best
shafting that can be made hardly one
half of the power generated by the engine
reaches the machines when distributed
by means of long shafts. So great is the
friction that shaft two miles long
could not be turned by any amount of
power applied at one end, as the shaft
would be twisted off before it would turn.
In the new shops of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Altoona and Walls Station,
this idea of subdividing power has been
admirably carried out. In the Altoona
shops there are seventeen small engines,
ranging from five to eighty horse power,
and there are five engines in the Walls
shops. The same idea has also been
carried out at the Newport News (Va.)
shipyards. s. New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05
Automatic Delivery of Letters.

An invention which is exciting Il good
deal of interest on the continent, where
the fiat system of residence is so much
in vogue, is an automatic electric letter
and parcel deiverer, produced by a resi-
dent of Geneva. As its name implies.
the apparatus is designed to distribute
automatically on each floor and to all the
tenants of house the letters or parcels
which may be addressed to them. A large
box situated on the ground floor contains
| as many apertures as there are floors or
tenants in the house. When letter or
| other object is introduced into one of
| these openings the box rises, and, in
passing, distributes in each of the re-
ceptacles fixed in the ante-chamber of
| the addresses the articles intended for
them, each tenant being in turn advised
of the arrival of the article by the ring
ing of an electric bell. The working of
the apparatus is extremely simple, as the
following few details will show and its
cost is Insignificant; The object intro
duced into the box ON the ground floor
effects, at the top of the house, an cleo
trc contact, which opens the valve of a
water tank. The water fills cylinder,
which serves as u counterpoise, and
raises the letter box, which, while in the
act of passing each private box, opens
itself by an ingenious yet simple mechan-
ical arrangement and deposits the respec-
tive contents therein. When the carrier
box has arrived at the top floor the cy.in-
der empties itself, and the box descends
to its place and is ready for another trip.
~ Iron.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05
Nautch Girls on Strike.

At some of the great Hindoo temples
in India it is the custom, handed down
from immemorial ages, to keep per-
premises. These light-limbed damsels
take prominent part in the religious
ceremonies, jigging it gayly when di-
rected by the priests. In return, they
not only receive handsome salaries, but
are entitled to many valuable privileges,
and the place is consequently eagerly
sought for by the nautching sisterhood.
Decidedly high-spirited and great stick
lers for their professional rights, the
young ladies brook no priestly interfer-
ence with their private recreations; so
long as they dance gracefully when
called upon, they consider that their part
of the contract is fulfilled. Unhappily,
the demon of discord has entered into
this happy family. In an evil hour the
priests of famous temple in the Madras
Presidency lately determined to reduce
the emoluments of their dancing assist
ants which had gradually grown beyond
all reasonable bounds. But they little
reckoned what would follow; within
twenty four hours every one of the fair
bevy went on strike, and as particular
ly grand ceremony had to be performed
just then, to which dancing was u neces-
sary accessory, the holy men themselves
had to prance about, much to the editica-
tion of pious worshipers. That one
sharp lesson sufliced; in the course of a
day OF two the retrenchment decree was
rescinded, leaving the victory with the
fair rabels London Globe
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05

| YOU'D better stay-now you're here,
said Obed's wife, not unkindly.
"There amt no body there Nancy
answered, in tone of utter hopelessnessj
can Nep's gone lame an the cows dead.
| I've got to 60"
Obed looked at his wife. 81 guess
I'll 20 an see," he said, nodding at her.
Nancy turned toward the back door,
though her brother had started toward
the front door.
"Why, which way did you Gomez" he
asked.
Aunt Nancy cutted the hedge, she
did,! cried Millie.
Cut the hedgew calculated Obed.
eyes, | didH'
Nancy dropped down on the horse
block and Historically wrung her wet
apron. can, Obed, go get somebody to
cut it all down, an put up a picket
fence-anything but a hedge tween US,
Obed-I can't stand it any longer!"
People were surprised when the tall
young trees went down. A few days
work undid the growing trouble of years.
But people were still more surprised
when Obed calmly dismissed Ike, and
again took charge of Nancy's place.
Then Nancy, the strain and worry re-
moved, took to her bed, and for ten long
months lay racked by inhammatory
rheumatism.
1t was midsummer again before she
left the west room where she had lain,
and again looked over toward Obed's.
at seems good to see over there" she
said, putting up her glasses as they
wheeled her to the window. "Why, |
told you to put up picket fence, an
you've let the old hedge grow up agin!'
There's picket fence enough" said
Obed's wife; and Nancy's eye, following
the direction in which she pointed, roved
down the smoothly clipped green tops of
the new-grown fence to where neat
gate had been let in; and over it two
young Usage saplings had been twined
in a living arch of foliage.
1--WE might just as well've had it SO
years ago." she went on to say, "only
we didn't start out right to have moth
ing"
"Cept hedge fence added Obed
jocosely.
"An' it takes just sech starts to get
just sech a hedge fence as we got" Nan
cy significantly replied.
1t was the last reference, either direct
or indirect, to the old trouble. Obed
carried on the farm once more, and peace
reigned between the two houses
| Youths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05
Feather Beds Are Scarce.

Feather beds are rapidly becoming q
thing of the past" said dealer in bed
ding to The Man About Town. "The
double action, patent twist wire bed and
the cool, hard, hair mattress have
usurped their place, and few of them
can be found in this city outside the
German families, who used feather beds
in their native homes. The bed of to-
day is the hair article. All sorts of
mattresses are on the market-husk,
spring, cork, and fine wire mattresses
have been introduced. Various compo-
sitions have been invented, are calcu-
lated to take the place of the feather
bed, and after long years of supremacy
it has at last given way and, save among
foreigners and old people, it has no
friends. Young people will not have
feather beds. Many of them want hair
mattresses, hair holsters and even hair
pillows. In the summer these are GER
tainly preferable to feather bedding, be-
cause they are cooler. 1t has been said
that feathers are unhealthy, but this is a
fallacy. They have not been discarded
for sanitary reasons, but merely as a
matter of preference."-[St. Louis
Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05

Prof. Driasdust-Have you noticed the
absolute correctness of Mr. Studihard's
speech?
Mr. Getthere-Of course. That is the
only thing about his conversation there
is to notice.
CRowDING SPACE.
Little Tommy-What's Mr.. LeRoy
building his house bigger for, Aunt Lii?
Aunt Lil-To make more room in his
house, | suppose.
Little Tom-Yes; but it don't leave
as much room outdoors.-lF Frank
Leslies.
HARD OK THE JUDGE.
Judge-Have you anything to say
before sentence is passed?
Prisoner-Nuthin' only l wouldn't be
here if it wasn't fer ignorance OF the
Jaw.
Judge-Your ignorance of the law is
no excuse.
Prisoner-'Taint my ignorance I'm
talkin' about. It's yours Good News.
WANTED THE AUTHOR.
Author (of new play in far Western
theatre)-Hark! What's that queer
noise?
Western Manager-Comes from tho
audience.
"Eh? Is that their style of applaud
ing?"
"No. It's the clicking of revolvers. l
think they are getting ready to call for
the author. - New York Weekly.
AN INDUSTRIOUS BOY.
His Father-Johnny, have you cleaned
up the back yard?
The Terror, Yes, pc, | wiped it up
with Tommy Tacker.-lEpoch.
NO DOUBT OF 1T.
"There is one man in the world that is
invariably bound to rise, said Hicks.
"What one is that?" ,Veried Mawson.
'The man who sits on tack. ~ Har-
per's Bazaar.
| THE CORRECT ANSWER.
"James, how much is four, plus eight,
plus one?" asked the teacher.
Don't know" said james.
"Well, suppose l gave four apples to
Harry, eight apples to Charley, and one
to you. What would it be?"
"A cold day for me-" wimpered James.
Truth.
THAT SQUEAKS.
OF all excruciating bores
And soul-tormenting freaks,
The worst is the man who sits ano
rocks
In rocking chair that squeaks.
WHATS IN A NAME.
Novelist you read my "Twenty
Thousand Dollar" story?
Friend-No; but tell me, did you get
that sum for it9
Novelist-Oh, no; that's the title.
haven't got anything for it yet.
cHAPPIE's WAY.
Cora-Chappie reminds me of an ex.
clamation point.
Dora-How so?
Cora-He is always after alasl
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05
Who Was King.

Charles H., out hunting one day, got
separated from the hunt and entered the
cottage of a cobbler for refreshment.
The iaan gave him bread and cheese and
began TO talk about the King, ex-
pressing much anxiety to see him.
mount behind me, said his guest, ''and
| will show him to you" but how
shall know him2" "Why the King will
be the only one covered. BY this time
they had come up with the mobiles, and
the cobbler looked about for the King.
He found soon that he alone and the
King had their hats on; so rising to t ,e
occasion, he tapped the King on the
shoulder and said: 81 think it must be
either you or |, Sir. = Temple Bar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05
Bat.ShOOtlng In Georgia.

The sportsmen of Columbus put in
from about 5 to 7 o'clock these after
Moons at the Exposition Park and in the
surrounding commons shooting bull-bats.
Not less than fifty went down with guns
ON the street-cars and private conveyan-
ces yesterday afternoon, and great
time they did have. The air in that Sec
ton late in the afternoon is alive with
bats sailing in all directions and not less
than 800 were killed yesterday afternoon,
the more would come. Several parties
have already been formed for another
shoot to take place this afternoon.-lCol-
umbus (Ga.) Enquirer-Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05
FROM A Oar UTNDO w.

Beneath the bright blucsIy
The rye
Is waving on III" hlIlS'
Andin the fitful breeze
The trees
Are nesting DER the rills
Upon whose waves the lily dips,
While DER its pads the toeter trips
We see the COW cavort
In sport
Along the brooblct clear,
And with her airy tail
Necr fail
To fetch right of her ear
The horsehy that would crst disturb
Her dreams while munching twig or herb
Oh, who could ridicule
Yon mule,
That stands with Spartan grit,
And finds meath well-aimed blows
Repose,
And smiles, whenever hit,
A smile that round his face careens
Until it melts behind his ears.
Observe the farmer scratch
The patch
Up hill with hoe or rake;
Observe him then unplug
The jug
Ofswtchel, to partake
OF one long pull and then go back,
The rich, moist earth to rudely whack.
Now twilight like dream
On stream
And valley softly rests;
The landscape fades away
With day
Sweet scene whose calm protests
Against the melancholy loon,
Beneath the young and rising moon.
o hear the brakeman's shrill
"Meadville!'
And then the slammfng door,
Then see the bright
Electric light
When, on the ground once more,
We for that restaurant take wings,
The while its bell for supper rings.
-[R X Munkittrck, in Once Week.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05

He-Remember you're taking my
heart with you
She-You are the fifth man that has
told me that; you all must think l am
pork packer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05
THE JOKER'S BUDGET
JESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.
The Handy Mantle Fathers Sur
prise-Either-A Debt Paid, ETC.,
Etc.

Mrs. Gabb-Dear me! There comes
my husband. There won't be whole
piece of furniture left in the house by
midnight.
Mrs. Gadd-Horrors t! Does he drink,
and is that a case of liquor he is carry
ing?
Mrs. Gabb-No, he doesn't drink.
That new box of tools New York
Weekly.