Smyrna times., 1892-02-10
One on Barnum.

When Senator Malone. of Virginia
came here in March, 1881, to take his
seat IN the United States senate the
whole country was excited as to his
party afiliatiOn. The senate was close
On the little Virginian everything
depended. The Democrats hoped to
capture him. So did the Republicans.
The attentions which the new senator
was shown were very amusing, and he
enjoyed them so much that he DELAYED
the declarations of his political position
for some weeks. While things were in
this uncertain condition and the whole
country was wondering, Mr.. Malone.
sitting in his room one evening, received
a card.
Show the gentleman up" he said
The man, who was perfect stranger to
the senator, entered, put his hat on a
table, shook hands and sat down and
proceeded at once to business in this
style:
my name is P. T. Barnum. You
have probably heard of me. am lust
starting out on my summer tour with
the greatest moral show on earth.
have called to make you plain PROPOSE
ton. If you will travel with me this
summer | will give you SIC, 900 a month.
have got Jumbo, the biggest elephant
ever brought to the United States, and
with you my attractions will be com
plete. viii you accept?'
MahOne is a proud Virginian and a
millionaire. But he didn't get angry.
He replied politely, declining the propo-
sitiOn, and the great Snowman withdrew.
This story is told by the senator. Wash
A Pretty Garden Ornament.
A very pretty piece of ornamental gar
dening, not-too difficult for beginners,
can be done with an old umbrella or
parasOl and some plants of cypress vines,
maurandia, sweet pea or anything that
is not Of too aspiring a nature. Such
climbers as the morning glory, canary
bird vine and other twenty footers, are
better left for unsightly fences and build
ings. Plants are better than seed, be-
cause more certain, and they do not take
so long to catch the knack of twining
and spreading. Umbrella riu are not
decorative, and to see such al object
standing there week after week, aiting
for its clothes, does not give people a
pleasant impression of garden.
But first find your umbrella; and this
may not be so easy, for retired um-
brellas that are no longer fit for use are
seldom seen. Some member Of the fam
lily, however, may be able to produce
one, and then it should be Immediately
stripped of the few Ntters left to it.
The next step is to paint the frame and
handle brown, and when quite dry plant
the end of the handle firmly in the
! ground, with the frame fully opened
If the handle is rather short it will be
an improvement to add a piece of wood
to it.
1t is now ready for the vines, which
should have made some progress il
growing; and when they once begin tC
do their best the old umbrella frame
makes such lovely green bower stud
ded with blossoms of red or purple ol
white--or all together if the vines art
mixed-that every one exclaims over it
/ beauty.
A parasOl with the same treatment il
equally pretty on a smaller scale, and i
would be very ornamental in the center
of a round bed edged with bright coloret
phlox or candytuft. With long spout
ed watering pot the vines could have 1
daily drenching in warm weather, wheI
the sun is not shining on them, from
their roots to their highest green tips
aud this would keep them fresh.-Har
per's Young People.