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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14
A LitERAL MINDED NAN.

An Interested Spectator WHO T66k = Pos
utioai story In Good Faith.
The most curious person in the hudi-
ence of a story teller Is the literal minded
man. When General Dix ran for gov
crnor there was great discussion as to
his ago. II was one Of the controversies
Of the canvass His opponents claimed
that he was too old to fulfill the functions
Of the Office. Singularly enough, tho
biographical dictionaries differed about
ten years. was halting a speech at
Watertown to . very big audience. /
was running at that time as n liberal
Republican for lieutenant governor upon
Ihe same ticket with Francis Herman. It
was an immense outdoor audience. In
front Of mo stood q man who watched
me during the three hours Of that speech
Cor the purpose Of catching me on some
material point.
finally took up the question of Gems
eral Dixs ago, gave the dates Of the va
fious biographical dictionaries and en-
eyclopedias, aud based q theory on how
old he ritist have been in the war Of 1912,
where he was a lieutenant, and finally
said that the only really authentic data
had been revealed by soIno recent re-
searches in the colonial records of Mas
sachusettE II had been discovered that
when the pilgrim fathers landed on Ply=
mouth rock they found General Dix
standing on that historic spot and shout
ing that tnless they made him justico
of the peace he would go over and join
the Indians; the point OF which was that
the general had changed his politics sew
eral times, and every time he got an Office.
Ny critical friend saw his opportunity
and grasped 1t at once. He sprang up
with a shout that could be heard to the
Canadian border, ''Mr. Depew. that is q
her looked at him for q moment to
see whether he had swallowed the bait.
and found that he had taken il in hook
and line, bob and sinker, whole and all
Then stepped to the front Of the plat.
form and said with great emphasis and
Indignation. ''Sir, have told that his
toric anecdote from Montauk point To
Niagara falls to hundreds of thousands
of the intelligent and educated people of
this great commonwealth, and you are
the only man who ever had tho Hudacity
to deny it,"
at amt true, Mr.. Depow," he repeats
ed, "because that happened more than
ESQ years ago." I was told when in
Watertown last fall that although this
happened in 1879 that man had never
been able to come into town since
Chauncey NJ. Depew in New York
World.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14
JIM DIDN'T WORRY.
Nobody never quite made nut Jim;
Feared like they allcru Jest though


Nobody never quite made nat Jim;
Feared like they allers Jest Thought hiu,
queer
And kinder cranky and iaughed AZ him.
When Jim would tell 'rm he didn't keee.
Don't make no dif'sr'nce." I've heard him
say
An ln6st folks called him jolly trick
alta a tough ol' world, an ~ have its war
"Tain't worryin me-l've got no kick"
But knowed better. He's come To me
Many's the time heaFtsick an Eors-
am tired of the whUle OUTFIT" sea be,
''Tkoy alnt no use ever tryin no more"
An then In q crowd he'd paark up smart
Al sortcr sneef 81 the deals he'd git
That That's nothinl WY bless yo0t hoSft
Rinf worrSin little bit"
Jim was onlucky, no use to talk;
Folks wondered 6omstimes at the way b
done,
But know wy he used to halk
An give up suthin he'd just begun.
His back had been broke b circumstances.
An. alters onlucky. he'd los his grit;
But still he'd laugh-"i Amt had no chanca.
Hut amt worryin little Bit"
So jim went R-laughin right down TO death.
And no let go o. life not keerln 4 darn;
"PaFdner," sea he, kinder Catehin hls breath
AZ ! sol watchin, with the night on thl
turn.
II hainT had much Of a deal down hero.
And alnr askin now for a softer alt:
I'm Jest letting go bend lower, dye hear
Ain't--worryln now-not-R--llttle--biL.
Seattle Post.intelllgcncen.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

II may not be known that when Pad
erewsl1i was IN this country last season
he was under contract not to cut his
hair. AS soon as the London season was
over he was shorn, and his friends say he
was 30 eager to got to the barber and so
rejoiced to get his hair cut that the
power TO have his own way in this mat
ter, In fact. decided him TO be his own
manager. But when Paderewsh actually
laid hold Of his own affairs 1t seemed. on
the whole, better not to cut loose from
his hair. At the last performance in
London one woman feel PROSTATE on her
face at his feet II required the absurd.
ity Of this woman to bring the rest OF
the audience TO its senses. While It is
undeniable that Paderewsli's hair has
been an interesting feature. II does not
seem an important factor in his career
Nevertheless Paderewsd returned with
his halo.-New York Evening Sun.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

The gypsies know nothing whatever Of
heaven or future state of rest for the
righteous dead their vocabulary having
no word that conforms with our words
paradise" !" "heaven." beautiful city. "
etc. They know Of a god which they
call "devel" and of devil called beng. "
Beng" has home. or an abiding place.
called "bengipe, but their "devel." or
god, "hath not where to lay his head. "
and is only recognized as a wandering
spirit floating about in the upper regions
Of the air. They have a mortal terror
Of both "beng" and "devel." but this
docs not prevent them from cursing both
god and devil whenever anything goes
wrong.
They believe "beng" TO be much su.
perior to the "devel." not only in point
Of physical proportions. but in his powers
over the world and tho human race. as
we'll as in his greater intellectually
"Devel" can be exercised with pure cold
water. but ''beng" will take nothing
short Of brandy or wine. Edgar Wake
man and other experts in gypsy lore be
liovo that they were the original fire wor-
shippers. md cite many facts to prove the
correctness OF their conclusions. st.
Louis Republic
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Here is q beautiful extract Of ono OF
Whittier's letters to Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps;
have Just been reading Canon Far.
fats sermons on the Eternal Hope"
and ! agree with him in the title of one
Of them. that Life is Worth Living. {"
even II one can't sleep the biggest part
Of il away. Thee and get more but Of
It. after all. than these sleek heade1 folk
who sleep o. night. Iquite sympathiEe
with thee in what thee say Of ths
causes" Against all my natural incl.
nations ! have been fighting for them
half my life. "Woe Is me, my motheEI'
can say with the old prophet, "Nho has
borne me, q man Of strife and cOnten.
ton have suffered dreadfully from
coarseness, self seeking, vanity and stu.
pidity among associates, as well as from
the coldness. open hostility, and. worst,
the ridicule Of the outside world; but
now sec that II was best, and that ]
needed Il all.-Century.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14
News Abou. London Dudes.

wish to announce for the benefit sole.
ly Of the youth who desires 70 be English,
that the turning up Of the trousers at the
feet Is quite the thing and Indicative Of
"squally" weather in London; that It Is
also quite the thing to be very slow.
painfully slow. in speech, and that to be-
tray interest in anything or anybody is a
serious fault in the makeup. The advice
to preserve on all occasions a fixed and
stony gaze is trite and altogether un.
necessary. am quite well assured that
tho man who writes a book on how to
be English, If he goes to his grave un-
wept, unhonored and unsung, will at
least have made enough out Of the work
to defray the expenses of his burial. But
| want to say that the thing above all
others is to have small appetite, par
ticularly ut luncheon.
In the near neighborhood Of the city
hall is a ''hole in the wall, where many
of our most successful lawyers take their
midday bite-in some cases most sub.
stantial bite. There was quite gather.
ing in this resort the other day Mt noon,
when the very latest In London makeup
arrived. Leisurely walking to the bar
the "Londoner'' drawled, Waiter. give
me bit, just bit, of toast and glas.
of milk" In the silence that ensued up
on this light demand. 1t is related that
the waiter. in the excitement Of tho mo-
ment, buttered the toast and neglected
to put waiter In the milk. .-Washingtor
Nauya
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14
wnIhinrtn chinnrn.

Chicago will be the crank center Of
the Union during the fair, and the con-
ventiou Is already assembling The lat
est headed that way is a Spokane man
who. so he says, is going to walk there,
q distance Of 1929 miles He proposes
TO accomplish the trip in ninety-six days.
He promises to nail to each Of the "a. $50
or 90 telegraph poles along the track a
big poster publishing the praises Of east
ern Washington He will wear a long
rubber coat. lead color behind and roSo
color in front, on which he iS going TO
have painted pieces Of the picturesque
scsnery and portraits Of tho prominent
people Of his region. Exchange
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

A Greek died in the small town Of
Caraca1. having always lived on the
aims Of his compatriots. Before dying
he made his wife swear that she would
bury him in the dirty old oveucoat which
he wore every day. The poor woman
had to ask the Greeks Of Caracal to help
her to provide the costs of the funeral
A good hearted Greek went to see her in
her afiliction. and pointing to the body
said he would give her better coat to
bury the man in. Then she told him Of
the dead mans last wish. The Greek
whose suspicious were awakened. told
her that she should certainly not part
with the body before she had well exam
ined the coat. for there must be some
particular reason for the request The
widow unpicked the lining Of the over
coat and found $4,000 francs in bank
notes which the nisor wished 10 take
into tho grave with him, Vienna Cor
London News.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14
rhe panrer Of omoehsialnr.

Many a poor young man seeks gov
ernment clerkship in ordet that he may
earn his support while he Is studying
his profession. He Is playing with Gre
He is taking up as a staff that which is
likely to become necessary to him ~ a
crutch. He is in danger Of discovering
when his profession is learned. that he
has not the moral courage to drop his
government stipend. II would have
been infinitely better-it might have
been his making--if he had toiled for
scantier dollars in a manlier way.-Har
per's Weekly.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Southern Oregon hunters are mourn
ing the death Of John Grifin's famous
bear dog. Trailer. who died q natural
death day or two ago. Trailer was the
hero Of more than a hundred bear fights
In the mountains Of southern Oregon.
principally in the SisldyOuA Griffin has
kept a record Of Trailer's achievements
and finds that no has caught i05 bears
during his lifetime. including those
tresd. brought to bay and run into caves,
where they were shot, besides catching
numerous panthera. wildcats. etc.--Cor.
San Francisco Examiner.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14
Photography and Medical DIaFhBsiA.

II seems there must be added to the
already numerous applications of pho
Biography that Of an agent in medical
diagnosis. A Berlin lady was having
her photograph taken. The face in the
first negative came out covered with
spots Examination showing nothing
abnormal in the sitter; a second was
taken with tho same result. so it could
not be the fault Of the plates.
What wns itp In a week tho poor
woman died Of smallpox. The cleveresf
physician could have perceived nothing.
but the sensitive film of the photograph
10 plate had detected an actinic altera-
ton Of the skin where the postules wera
10 develop. p.-LondUn Tit-Bits.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Leech was at his best as an entertainer
in his own home. Dean Hole asked him
one day. after Leech had given him a
delectable dinner ut his lodgings in Scar.
borough. how he made such good cham.
pagne cup. "The ingredients" he 70.
piled, ''of which this refreshing bever-
age is composed. and which Is highly
recommended by the faculty for officers
going abroad and all other persons stop
ping at home. arc champagne, ice and
aerated water, but in consequence Of ad.
vancing years, always forget the self
zer. Exchange.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

AZ recent marriage In England the
bridegroom was feet inches tall and
the bride only feet q inches. The wit.
hesses were as notable ~ the bride and
groom. Ons had no arms and signed
the register with a pen held in his teeth
another was q man Z feet inches tall
and another. woman, who weighed SGC
pounds. .-Hartford Courant
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Toothplcls are 70 be allowed on the
dinner tables, contrary to English rule.
A well known society leader who re-
Gently paid 8 visit 70 London says she
heard her hostess remark one day that
she would as soon pass around tooth
brushes and towels as toOthpicks 70 her
zuests.-New York Advertiser.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

The prickly pear Of Africa ls 10 teha
oious Of life that leaf. or even a small
portion Of a leaf. II thrown on tn,
ground, strikes out roots almost lmnedi
ately and becomes the parent Of 4 tasi
growing plant.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Sea fowls eggs have one remarkable
popularity. They are nearly cOnical IN
form. broad at the kase and sharp ut the
point. so that they viii only roll in a cir
Gle. They are laid on the bare lodges Of
high rocks. from which they would al.
most surely roll OF save for this happy
provision OF nathrs,-BUston Transcript.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

The reason why II Is the ctstoii foi
an inquiring person in a New York tene.
ment house to interrogate the residents
Of the top floor hrst Is bCcause he re-
ceives plenty Of polite attention. whereas
II one begins ut the lower floor and pro
ceeds upward; he will get short answers
and little satisfaction. The top floor ten
ants pay the smallest rents.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

A valuable diamond. which HUI Car
penter. Of Columbia county. N. y,
wears In his shirt bosom, was purchaaed
by him years ago In the OrinOc0 tivef
region in South America for two boot
legs Of plug tobacco, which the natives
valued more highly than gems. Chicago
Herald.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Four thousand new postofices were
established last year, and 5L7,646 I'M
mailable letters poured into the boxes,
82,0i2 Of them wholly without any out
side sign. symbol or address
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

A married woman was found intoxi-
Gated in the streets Of London with e5 900
IN her pocket. She said abe carried the
money about because she was afraid Of
burglars.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Husband Ito wife at the theatery-
Have you brought the opera glass9
Wife--Yes, but can't use Il.
why mott"
Il forgot TO bring my diamond brace.
Ict. Texas Siftings
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Nonnius. a Roman senator, absolutely
preferred exile 70 parting with brilliant
opal OF the aize OF albert. which WIS
earnestly coveted by Mark Antony.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

A book Of thousand pages could b5
Written on "Wonderb and CuriOsitics
Respecting the Crab Family" and each
chapter made 6propos 70 the title too.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Champagne owes its quality to the
soil. a mixture Of chalk. silica. light
clay and oxide Of iron. and to the great
care and delicate manipulation in manu-
iacture.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

When the young king Of Spain has
been a bed boy he Is taken to church iii-
stead Of being allowed to spend the Sun
day in seeing q ball Asht.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

English gunpowder Is composed Of
seventy-tive parts Of saltpeteT, Ten Of sui.
phur and fifteen Of carbon. Proportions
are often slightly varied.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

General William 7. Sherman was Ia
miliarly called "Uncle Billy" by his
soldiers. and also "Old Teeumssh."
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14
Soriffss.

T o. o. Il.
j.. San Vicente Lodge, No. S, meets every
Monday night at Odd Fellows Hall. Visiting
brothers invited. WILLIAM OWENS, N. g.
M. II. MARKS, Sec
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Ii A. NJ.
Hs Silver City Chapter, No. 2. at Masonic
Hall Regular convocati0ns on Sd Wednesday
evening Of each month. All companions Invited
to attend, d. V. Cox, H. p.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24

| Woman would burst the door open and
see what was the matter
Accordingly we did so, and the Strong
! Woman set her shoulder against the door,
and it Just sort of melted away, as you
might say. She told me that she found
| the Two-Headed Girl having the liveliest
kind of fight with herself. She was
| lying on the floor, and the half of her
| which was uppermOst, and happened to
be Mary, was laying into the other half
and hauling out the hair and the hairpins
by handfuls The Strong Woman, want
ing to check the effusion of hair, went to
work to separate them, and succeeded
altogether too well In fact, when she
got hold of Mary and tried to pull her
clear Of James hair, the two girls came
apart altogether The Strong Woman,
who, like the rest of us, had believed in
the Two-Headed Girl, was that fright
ened when she saw that she had pulled
her clean apart that she, in turn, yelled
for help.
This time had to lay aside my scruples
and sec for myself what was the matter
There sat the Strong Woman on the floor,
| holding half of the Two-Headed Girl in
her arms, and there lay the other half,
| two or three yards Off. on the carpet, cry
ing her level best and cussin' the rest of
her in language which, if am any Judge of
language, and | ought TO be, was learned
somewhere down Dy the WharVeS. when
| saw that Jane was more frightened than
hurt | told her to go TO bed, and told the
Strong Woman to take Mary into her
room for the night. Mary went peace
ably, for when the Strong Woman got
hold of anybody male or female, they
generally did as she SAID.
The next day / called up the Two
Headed Girl and told her our contract was
at an end. Il never will | said, be a
party TO fraud on the public, especially
when 1t is sure to be found out, and this
of yours is. A committee of Boston sur
geons was going to examine you this very
day, and |, believing you to be genuine,
was to offer them every facility. What
am Offering now is a free passage for you
both from here to New York, and don't
you ever let me hear of your trying to ex-
hibit again or I'll come out and tell the
truth about YOU
THAT was my only attempt at exhibit
ing Two-Headed Girl. / ought not to
be hard on the girls, for they pulled me
through very tight place in my profes-
sional career; but at the same time they
took me in, and, not being part of.the
public, don't like to be took in. How
ever, it all happened long ago, and l defy
any freak to play any sort of game on
me again. If there is any deceit to be
practiced in my show, | conceive that
am the only one to do it, and not the one
TO be practiced ON
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24

Thekind- hearted old gentleman watched
the young woman seated next to him in
the elevated train with interest, says the
New York World. She held Christmas
magazine in her hands with the leaves
nncut. She looked through the table of
contents and raised the corners of the
leaves so as to get a glimpse of various
illustrations. The old gentleman drew
out his pocketknife hesitatingly He
opened it still more hesitatingly. The
young woman seemed entirely oblivious
of his acts and evident intentions,
but their fellow-passengers were
able to arouse a great deal Of in
terest in the proceeding. Finally,
just as the old gentleman reached for
ward, extending his knife, the young
woman dexterously drew out hatpin and
began cutting the leaves of her magazine
The old gentleman leaned back and deliv-
cred himself of a confidential aside to the
man next TO him
Il have heard, he said, "that women
can do anything with their hairpins and
hatpins, but at any rate they'd need a
knife to sharpen pencils"
And at that moment the provoking
young woman drew pencil from her ret
icule, bit the wood off the top of it. and
made a note on the article she was read
ing. The car giggleG and The old gentle
man began to read his paper with an in
jured air.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24
Knew His Rights.

A Maine farmer who recently visited Bos-
ton tells the New York Tribune how he got
the better of the deadly trolley-car. 81
stood, he says. right on the track when one
of them dummed skypole cars came a-Duzzing
along. and l thought d Just see If they'd run
over me. They hollered and yelled for me to
get off the track, but didn't bulge an inch,
Tor had as much right there as they had,
and they Just hauled the thing up stock-sttll
afore they got ter me. All man S got ter do
is to stand up for his rights, and them Boston
fellers dassn't run over him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24

"I see your hried man Is an octoroon."
ooh, no. He's white man. He's
been eating some of my daughters cook
ing school experiments this week and he's
bilious. Judge,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24

AS a rule, says the New York Times,
women, old and young, do not know how
to handle a broom Their right hands
only have been trained. Their left hands
have been neglected. When a woman
takes hold of broom it is with the right
hand near the top of the handle and the
left hand toward the corn: and instead
of changing and reversing them as oc-
casion demands, she always keeps them
in the same position. Whether she
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-12

Strong cough candy at Ferguson's
No. II East Second street.