The morning call., 1894-06-02
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

The published accounts OF the troubles
among the miners in and about Pinckneyville,
ILL.,. remind me of an experience L had In that
town in the fail of 80" said o. L. Kenton OF
Kansas City at the Palace yesterday. "At that
time l was newspaper man of decidedly Bo-
eemian tendencies, and in company with Cap
HetTick, who was well.known among the craft
in the West, was en- route for the North after
a somewhat unsatisfactory trip through the
sunny South. When we reached Cairo a charit-
able conductor agreed 10 carry US over the
Short Line to ST. Louis, but just before we got
to Pinckneyyile he came through and told US we
must get of there, as some OF the officials were
Oh the train aud he was afraid of losing his job.
AS we sat on the platform of the depot bewail-
ing our Ill luck and endeavOring to formulate
some plan by which we could get into st. Louis,
for neither OF us had dime. 1t occurred TO Het-
rick that the next day was that upon which the
Presidential election fell, ana he suggested that
we might make an honest dollar or two
by buletlning the returns. The operator was
an accommodating young fellow, who readily
fell in with the proposition, and Cap aud
started over the town looking for subscribers.
We took anything offered, from dime up, the
amounts to be paid the day following the cleo
tiOn. The pacAing-frame for a sewing machine
was covered with fimsy,' and an old locomo-
tive headlight placed behind il gave the neces-
sary illumination. The operator received the
returns, / wrote them in big blue characters
upon a sheet of tissue and Cap posted them
upon our lmprovised bulletin board. The next
day we made our collections. cleaned up over
$50 for about two days of as easy work as
ever struck and rode into ST. Louis in var.
nished car"
"Soclety seems to have entered upon season
of wild inebrlety, 50 TO speak, In its unique
efforts In the cause OF charity all over the cOun-
% II
the California yesterday. almost slmutaDe-
Gus with your society circus here, the upper
crust of 81. Joe's fashiOnables gave a realistic
minstrel performance in which all the charac-
ters were essayed by females, and they In burnt
cork. at that The novelty of the Idea caught
the popular fancy, and in pecuaiarysense the
charity in aid OF which it was given was decid-
eddy in pocket. Some heartless wretch who
was able 10 secure a list or the names OF par.
Elephants sent each one of the ladies a
lucky garter with the request that the fair
recipient wear it as means Of identification
by her friends. Now that the ladies have met
with such success in their first attempt they
propose TO repeat an experiment tried sue cess
fully at several points IN the East. Some lime
this month they will take charge OF an issue of
an afternoon paper ana show the boys how III e
work should be done. They not only propose
TO do the editorial work but all the mechanical
work as well, except that OF the pressroom. A
local critic says that the only trouble encoun-
tered as yet In the selection OF the staff comes
from the lady who is to WELD the blue pencil
She insists that pink ink is her favorite for
writing purposes. and for that one day at
least the blue pencil will be LAID upon the
shelf"
Some time ago lady decided to Bishop
Nichols of the Episcopal church, to hold In
trust piece of property known as the Cheno-
with place. valued at abont 1000, and To-
Gated near San Jose, to be rented, mortga tagged
or Sold the proceeds TO be devoted TO the es-
tabiishment of an old ladies' heme, which was
TO be under the control Of the church. 1t has
been decided to locate the home at Pacific
| Grove, aud the Southern Pacific Company has