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his claitn in th6 hands of adlicitor.
"'iIavo you refused 10 pay the
claim asked.
"'0h. no But we will not pay II up-
til you lave cleared up the case. You
may 20 ahead at once and do All thlngI
necessary
f''Yery good, said I. this II clearly
a casesfor exhumatlon aud an inquest.
The fof1nallties for taking up the
body will occupy a few days will
take tare Of that part OF the caae In
quirics had better be made in Paris al
heplace deceased stopped when on,
of the country. and some one must
keep an eve on Prevot' an alp
"'All right, said the secretary, I'VE
have full confidence In yon.'"
Which proves, Bracken.' said !, Ia.
tcrruptlng the detective, that OF the
london Insurance companies one has
a most acute and discriminating score.
fAry."
1kaclsep did not resent this speech.
'sDvA, lis face quiet sniie stole. q
layyoa Ave TO one yon do not solve this
riddle now"
Z "a bet on such ghastly subject" !"
said I, severely. would be out OF
place--horrible. Go on. Dracken, 60
on"
SWELL, needn't tell you that an
order for exhumation cannot be got In
five minutes, and is not easy 70 get
even In ten.
''Before we obtained IL our man IN
Paris wrote that so far as he had been
able 10 trace Prevot's movements the
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racus .Hf'o VAT.

ussrouihs r.le. in wh. h D,.e,.,.o.
Was tsT nftttf faff - Nalar.
hhrp W. hada terrible scare arnund
u niy h0i~s ihc other n.ght.
kinHle, You d0n'tiay. Whnt wa IA.
Well. jny wife woke mo up In the
middle of The night and sald. John,
there's soneone walking ntouDd down
cellar. ! listened. aud sure enough
thgrc wps sound just like "A quick sae.
ceAslon of footsteps. I eau ten YOU. old
man. II nude my ficsh Green
~ can imagine no ilut ~ course Won
didn't let your wife lsnuw.r
"ol, no. tried ~ rcnssnre her. !
laughed u air said shc ,yas ,lrcanlne;
but pretty soon thump, thunp. lhunp.
cainc that nsisc;"
''Was II u lnrginr?'
sag, you lght guess ali day aud
you wouldn't hit n, 10 m toll YOU. A
seems that We had 'tpnntnes for dinner
aud the can was left down cellar. We'll.
sir, our cat was prowling around down
there, and Of course she stuck her nose
In that can. Then she found she
couldn't get II out. 40 she went bump.
ing around.r
We'll, that was singular And Won
found her there wben you went dowa.
did you?"
"oh yes but can tell you. old fel.
low. we didn't sleep much the rest OF
that nightT
Why. should have thought after
you had foand out what Il was you
wouldn't have had any trouble
'"rrne. But didn't go down there
until next morning. Judge
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The esar hnsNamong his honsehold
an uuderstudy, sfngularly like him IA
appearance who shows himself at IN,
Windows Of railway carriages and N,
like when his imperial majesty does nol
wish 70 disturb himself
--MrH uannah fledell. who died Al
Hampstead. 4. l., the other day. aged
9s years, leaves eight children. forty
grandchildren. ninety-seven great
grandchildren, and twenty great-grcat.
grandchildren, 245 descendants In all
Since his recent attack Of the Rrir
the czar has betrayed symptoms OF a
permanent affection OF the lungs. lie
will probably make his imperial resi-.
dence at Kiev, where the clinnte l.
more favorable than at ~. Petersburg.
The duchess OF Marlborough has
entered into possession OF the Deep
deene, Lord Francis Hopes estate near
DorlcnR u nohlo owner calls Il n
"beastiy hole" but Is willing 10 accept
$4,000 year for II from the American
duchess.
Mime. lie Fayre, who Is lecturinr IN
New York on dress, says that men with
classic features should 20 clean-shaven.
As for women. they should dress with
true art, and they should be living,
animated pictures. Some of them are
pictures--chrornos
During his first campaign for con-
gress Representative McKeighan, Of
Nebraska, who was living in sod
house at the time of his nomination,
travelled ten thousand miles, visiting
every settlement of his big district, in
order to make himself known to the
voters.
Walter Besant is hunting for an old
book entitled ''The Shoemaker of Jeru.
salem,r which was published in Dar-
lington, England, in 1890. He Is anx-
ious to obtain copy of it for the reason
that II contains an account of visit of
the Wandering Jew TO the town of Hull
In 1869.
-Narcisse Nero. an alianimprisoned
In Kootenai county, Idaho. for burglary,
is so devoted to bis prison life that
when his sentence expired few days
ago he refused TO go. He says they will
have TO put him out, and the case Is
waiting the arrival of the attorney gen
eral for legal opinion in the matter.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward says that be-
fore she finished her first novel she was
seized with writers cramp and that
every word of the novel had to be die
,tated to shorthand writer. She has
since recovered the use of her hand.
Mrs. Ward often rewrites page TWEEN
.ty times before she is satisfied with the
result.
There is a woman in Sitka known
as Princess Tom who is very rich. She
at one time had three husbands, ,.2sSst
has become Christianized and has dis
charged two. She is an extensive
trader, is known all over Alaska and
wears upon her arm thirty gold brace
let's made out of twenty-dollar gold
pieces.
REV. +. Il. Clark, the originator of
the Chrlstian Endeavor movement, Is
generally known as Father Eudeayore
Clark ''The name Originated as d huge
joke" he says. ut was given me by an
old schoolmate, who possessed a re-
markable propensity for punning ON
names. He took the initial letters Of
my name, and from these originated
.he name Father Endeavor Clark
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.,,,a,ss. ST. BERNARD LODGR, No. sse I.
.l,e1|.f - d D. n Meets every Tuesday night
-*1Ifft al 1.3o D. ~. Visiting brethren cor
daily invited a. attend
A. X, BAIGH, N. g.
d u. IIuKr. Sectslary
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that honse Opposite. lie lind come
over here from Paris TO seek Ms for
tune as portrait painter. Then he
was handsome young man of Eve
and-twenty, with very taking manners
and many accomplishments. He had
no success us an artist, but he found
the fortune he wanted in the posses
sion Of a widow, and he married her, a
woman much older than himself
mo sooner was the knot tied than
he began to make her money fly. In
five years they hadn't rap He was
always gentleman TO HIS elderly wife.
He never failed In politeness and at
tention TO her. and she simply wor-
shipped him; and as far as we ever
heard, though she saw her money
slashcd about right and left, they had
no serious quarrel about IL. He had
the good sense and good taste to In
| clude his wife In all the extravngant
schemes by which he dissipated her
fortune.
about year ago all was gone, ex-
cept an insurance OF . thousand pounds
on his wife's life. They still lived over
the road, but open house had been
abandoned, horses and carriages put
down, and the half-dozen servants re-
duced TO none at all The door re-
mained unopened 20 callers, though
now and then Prevot entertained few
intimate friends in his studio, where.
he gave them beer and birdseye in
stead Of tho champagne and Hayanas OF
other days.
Very little was now seen of Mrs.
Prevot. When her husband was asked
about her. he shook his head and
sighed, and Said her health and spirits
were so bad she could not find heart to
meet anybody, or go out of the house
even for the mir, and he was much
afraid she would fall into deplorably
bad health indeed.
"Then he told his friends he had In
sisted on Mrs. Prevot seeing first
rate west end doctor, that she had
been ordered abroad, was now ia Paris
with friends of his own. and that he,
had begun to hope she was on the way
TO recovery. Itwas. he said, his in
tention to take up his residence. In
Paris as soon as he could settle their
affairs in London.
"A week later he declared the Inn
provementin his wife's health had not
been maintained, and that she was
worse than before leaving England
During a couple of weeks more he re-
ported her going from bad to worse,
and at the end Of another week In,
formed his friends that his poor wife's
case had been, by the Paris doctors,
pronounced hopeless, and that he was
going away to fetch her home.
He went on Monday, the 10th of
October, coming back on Friday. the
Goth, and driving up to his own door
in a four-wheelen Mrs. Prevot was u
small, fragile woman ct the best, and
the hearts of the neighbors were sad
dened and softened TO see the loving
care apd kolioitude with which this
spendthrift husband carried his sick
wife into their old home to die. Many
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self. He had been in Paris from the
night of the sixteenth Ct October 70
the morning of the nineteenth, when
he left with his wife for London. Mrs.
Prevot was said. TO have been ailing
while In Paris and when quitting IL,
but as far as he could find out her case
was not considered even serious. not
to say dangerous. Our man wound mp
by asking for further instructions
This was strong confirmation indeed
of the secretary's suspicion. On the
nineteenth the woman had left Paris
with her husband. She wae believed
TO be only slightly unwell, although
he declared her to be dying, and when
she arrived In London next day she
was SO Ill that she had to be carried
out Of the cab into the house.
autographed our man In Paria.
.Canse home over Prevots tracks, and
find out everything you can about the
pair on their journey.
Another suspicious fact came to my
knowledge at this time. Prevot had
left the country, and his solicitor
either could not or would not give us
his address. / now felt that not only
had the hemp been grown, but II had
been spun and twisted for his neck;
that is, of course. II we got orders to
arrest and could find him. / had no
doubt we should have the order to ar
rest him forty-eight hours after the ex-
bumation.
''ro the cemetery we officials went
one dull, foggy November day. The
coffin was soon reached and raised, and
In very few minutes the lid was on
and we were all gazing at the perfect
ly uhaltered face In 1t. We were, Of
light was here it was better than In
the Percy street room with blinds
down. No one suspected anything In
Percy street, and we al suspected the
worst here. ButI venture to say not
one of us was prepared for what now
occurred and l venture to say that
never In the whole existence OF that
dreary mortuary did its walls hear
anything like whit it now heard.
''We glanced at one another, and
then burst into a loud flt OF laughter
One Of the onloolfers had moved the
body of the late Mrs. Prevot. and
disclosed the fact that It consisted
mostly OF roll Of carpet. The head
and hands were very faithful waxwork
representations Of that lady.
"0n getting back from the cemetery
! found a telegram from the man who
had been acting for us ia France. II
was dated Roucn. and read; Mrs. Pre-
vot IS here in fairly good health. She
has not yet been informed of her own
death. uShall break the news TO her?'"
"And," said | to Iiraeken. as he
stopped TO hail bus in oxford street,
"iid you ever find prevot2"
s'No You sec he didn't get the MON
ey. and IL was no ones interest 10
prosecute, and they said he was In
Mexico and no one wanted him"
mot even his wifc9r
Not even his wife When she heard
OF the thing she did not like II at all.
she said the man who could weep at
such funeral could not be nice
minded man. An opinion In which I
heartily concur. Good-by.v
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q raclSety man like him would have
let her die In Paris among stran-
gers instead Of bringing her back TO
her own country. 1t could not be said
he brought her back TO her own peo-
pie, for she was childless and had no
relations Of her own and all her hus-
bands cut her ON her marriage with
this penniless foreign adventurer
"Airs. Prevots condition WAS SO bud
that no one was allowed to see her, and
in little over week all the blinds Of
the house were down One or two OF
Prevots closest friends were then al
lowed To see all that was mortal OF the
artists wife, aud delared they found
her very little changed something
thinner and good deal paler, that
was all This was the FIRST day, The
second day all who called were ad-
mitted TO the death chamber lily this
time the body had been placed In the
coffin with glass panel so that all
might see the face. Prevot explained
that the nature OF the case made such
an arrangement desirable. The funer~
al took place on the ilfth day. Moth
ing noteworthy occurred It Every
one who saw the new-mnde widower
noticed how becomlngly he bore him
self; his conduct was just the psrfee-
tlon of suitable behavior making no
parade OF his grief nor any attompt 10
conceal natural sorrow
"A week after the funeral tae insng-
anae company communicated wikA ,ae.
rhera was. they Cold me, something very
Irregular, they feared, about the death
and. d.hurial Of the late Mrs. prcYot, whose
LIE was Insured ior a thousand pounds.
and whose husband had sent 10 claim
for the money,
'lrrcguIarlsy Of what kindy !
eAksed
"'Well.' said the nscsetafy. 70 b.
plain with sou, We suspect foul play.
10 hegin with, no frlend OF the dead
woman SAW her Ia London during her
last Illness iie was alone, without
beryant of nurse Ia The h9uae, with
the deceased, and wo have inat diaeov,
cred that she doctors eeFtincats "a
forged
"That lophp black enough. aalA Il,
and where II prsyot hlinaelff
1--WE 40 not know. We spul1ope he
has islt thp eoApsrr Ne hs placed
The bee., 1894-06-28
HUMOROUS.

Here's. a surprise for your birth
day, mamma" "Dear child Where
did you get those fowersg' From
your new hat."-Hallo
SIS my article in the soup?n inquired
the good-natured litterateur. Not
yet, /" replied the editor; ''but I'm going
to boil II down pretty soon. - Wash
ington Star.
i'm q district school the pupils were
asked TO define bee line. A small boy
answered: "I know it. Its the line a
feller makes fer home. when a bees
stung him. "-Buffalo Enquirer.
Mrs. Crimes Henry, Willie is
teasing me every day for Sweater.
wish you'd get him one.n Mr. Grimes
"a sweater? What's the matter with
buck-saw. boston Transcript.
--Heifess "Dear, me! Times are
hard.r Mabel-"How do you lnowg,
HeFess--''Why, all the men are propes-
ing TO me ia their last years phrases.
It's very monotonous. IN. Y. World
what are you in here for?'' asked
the prison visitor. Plagiarism" an
swered the convict. "Whatg' 'sPia-
giarism. ! tried TO publish private
issue OF tffty dollar greenbacSSs, n-indi-
anapolis Journal.
-Jilson says 1t may be extravagant
for the women TO put so much material
in their sleeves, but a great deal more
goods would 90 TO waist II the same
fashion should prevail in mems attire.
--Iiuffalo Courier.
--Rinx-"What are you writing now?p
Scrib-'T am collaborating with my
father on book OF poems Rinx-.'I
didn't know that your father wrote
poems Scrib HE doesn't; he's pay
Ing for their publieAtion ''-Tit-Bits.
IAN English health officer recently
received the following note from one of
the residents Of his district; Dear sir:
! beg 10 tell you that my child, aged
eight months, is suffering from an al
tack Of measles as required by act OF
parliament,
Mrs WayoiR -"And this picture
is--r-, THAT Is Niobe. suppose yon
are perfectly familiar with the story"
Mrs. Wayotf f-"No, | can't say that |
Just recall II. There's good many Of
The neighhors I'm not yet acquainted
with. "--Inter-0 Ocean.
Mrs. Partington-~A pious old dy
happened In christian Endeavor
meeting, She was much impressed by
the young peoples earnestnesa, aud
especially pleased with the singing.
She said "Oh. | do love TO hear 'em
slng They sing with such venomr'
Utlca Observer.
--''poor Tommy Is IN Disgrace" said
MIRA Figg 10 the friend of the family
who had dropped Ia. ~ have inst had
20 give him whipping. foa can have
80 idea haw a,nvh hate 10 DO ss,el,
thiaR an 40 lender heartedH II
wlsh,7 robbed romny sthAt yoa was
tender handed stead ~ tender-heaft-
% indianapolis ioar0al
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Official DirectOrg-



Ciovernor- ohm ycung Brown.
ftentepa.r :, isyern0f- Mitchell G. Afford,
Ssrretar State--1ohnW W. Headlegt
Atais'af iecielary q s.ase--kd~as,d O. % Leleh
Private t-reiafy 20 Geycfnor--Ar Arrh ~ brown
Attorney Genaral-W J Hendrick,
Andiior-L, g. Norman,
.Ttahsnrer--li. $. Hale.
sapern,endens of Public Instruction Por'
= Ree,siss Land oaRee- Green D, swango
lnsurance Commission@ Henry = Duncan
Deputy Commissioner, W I. liayens
Istislant Adiatans Generally. h. Richardson.
Sunt Arsenai--Capt David O'Conncii,
ssiie Inspector ofPublie TFassa--W' IL. Gard
commissioner os Agriculture Mich. Mcdowell.
Cduft N ofAppeals~~Chief Justice, Caswell Ben.
nelt Judges, W. 81 Pryor, J. II. hatelIgg, J. ~
Lewis Reporter, z " Hines, Sie1h S9ss1 ~
koht L. Gtcan, Wood longmoor, j., Sergeant, q.
a kohaflsoni 1ipsfnh, W 5. h. Hill,
Sapalef ceggs- Psesl.as lsdss los be,sSsr srsss
Llssrlan Mrs Mary Brown Day.
ikblie Printer and BindeT--E Polk Johnson
inspfcser u Mines-c. Norwood
Chord Secretary, y. llaldini chas = poynu'
t County
lndee OF Cifcnlt Coursc. ]. Pratt
cominonwealthls Attorney. lonn 4, Grayoi
Circuit Court Clerk sohn Chrissy
tnnEn OF GuultIf touff J, = '.t.tttt''''f''fff
tonnty Attnrnny..-C, j. Waddill
i. County Clefk w. n. Arnold
shefih--R G Tapp
D Tailor Daniel Brown.
Superintendent ol schools-fI J Glenn.
coiontr~'l.. y, u, Rodgers.
nA6IsrRAfKsi
curihi Distficl--l. y, HALEY, y. &. Almoa.
Cnar. lloukn DiSsfics-rD Sfodghill, = X, Card
we'll.
Nebn District ii T.. Porter a. !. Key
Challcsion nisiIlct~I g, Lowell, J, X Prank
Ia ..
Dalson pisuici. John Fiizslmons r c. Kirk
wood ~
Ashh,shnse Disrici-,-I u. Hanson, W. T. paFis
kiscllan nlsulct-~iI q hoarland, Jas Priest
~ Charles DiAtdcl.-k i salmon. ], u, fos.
The bee., 1894-06-28

Mr.. snaggs- Young Nj. birmingham
Is In terribly reduced circumstance.
suppose that Miss l'ellevuc viii throw
him over now
Mrs. Snagg-O, no; she won't. That
makes him more attractive In her eyes.
I've often been shopping with her, and
I've noticed that she could never resist
anything that had been reduced. -
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The bee., 1894-06-28

hrs Meekors during the spatl Add
Why don't you explain what kapi yoo
~ late last nlRht7
Mr.. heekers-AI will. hut
Mrs Msekers lsobblngl yop won't
oh, you know you won't Nou'rs oruel.
Mf. Meekors Now. Emily
Mrs. Meekers And opbl yoa treat
me terribly and ! wish we'd never leon
married
Mr.. Mcekers Emlly. want
Mrs. Mookers Them You 20 again.
evadinR my question as though had
no rights at
Mr.. Mcckcra-f want % say
Mrs. Mcckers And talking 70 can
never get word sspbl W edgewi.e
tDiasolvcs intoa nood - tcara.t Chi,
caRo Record
The bee., 1894-06-28

Miss Ann Teak Why don't you come
TO our Wcman's Emancipation meet
lngs any more? Come to night. Miss
oldgurlis going to read a lovely paper
on ''rhe Tyranny Of Men"
Mrs. Henry Peck. Yes; and give my
husband q chance to slip oil TO the
smoking concert his club holds this
evening? Not muchl-- Puck.
The bee., 1894-06-28
In and Cnmlnr Iimn.

The Advanced Woman Fredric, I've
resolved that the step am about 4
take, although a little radical. win be
perfectly safe
Her Hnsband--What Is it2
~ have resolved that all things con
sidered and for general convenience
"Well. whntfT
ut viii be perfectly proper. and you
won't abuse the privilege"
"Wh--m
"And 70 l'm going 70 let you carry a
night key. Chicago Record.
The bee., 1894-06-28

When sliu tsDln mnslo ~ nrsf stop
after leaving home Mr simphlns. who
had been Ia brown study for several
minutes, raised his cyeA which had .
tropbled look IN tllcta. and remarked:
my dear, are YOU Sure We hayent
forgotten anythinggg
''of course we haven't" responded
the good lady. oheerfslliy. = would
have thought Of IL the minute the train
started 81 -Pearson'a. ~
The bee., 1894-06-28

Que II tho sarckt WAYS ~ goltlpe B
pefaon to show out bis heat salO, elthrg
~ spirit a, la work, la 20 sNfeel d Tbs
elnploye who has ap imNeaAhm thai
hh emploYer thlnks hln, Nood fVg aoiN
ina, the child who leels hlnsell lrealfl
~ though he hsd ~ flFhl lnollsv ~
cepl thosf that are poun,l,d lalp Wv,
n NOT likely - show hlppell "a 4. n.
Ia aspiration "a ruefny Naa 1| N
ruly seholar can A. etsli, 91
showing lRlth Ip hin aoA st n "A "
ba aRds hptleg ~ tganlnt llsplt
1han W d,lyloT = fllust
The bee., 1894-06-28

"rhege'H ~ ect ~ effecilon.r sald
young Jimpay AZ he Imprinted kiss
upon her coral lips
"'rhe really best plays have three
aots, George Aald the fair young
woman, looking np a. him without
thinking ncnlorrsts.
The bee., 1894-06-28
Tins E.oue,,.

"Some women make me ve=yrveary,"
said the FIRST agitatress. Il asked anc
woman If she believed In woman suf-
frnge, and she didn't know; she'd have
10 ask her husband"
'Did you fihd out how long sho had
been marrIed?r asked the second agi-
tatress.
Eyes. Three weeks"
"Oh, never mind. guess she'll do to
call on again In year or so,"-S X.
Rac0rtlcr
The bee., 1894-06-28

II have called" said the oaptious
critic, ITO ilnd outwhat reason You can
give ION representing the new year as a
nude small boy"
That b DONE" responded the art
editor "because the year does not get
It's close till the aist OF December
Democratic MnQaxIne.
The bee., 1894-06-28
aTladirected evmpa,bv.

A New York Clergyman. meeting one
OF his female parishioneru dressed IA
deep black, tried toconsolc her, saying:
lyon have no idea how regret TO
sec you wearing those sad hablliments
Of woe.r
''You can't be- as aaA absnt itas am, .
responded the widow II look worse
in black than la amy other color. II
makes me look like fright Alex
Sweet in Texas Siftings.
The bee., 1894-06-28
Rsiated by Marriage,

Thompson did You hear about Jen.
lsins? Married his dead wife's sister.
Johnson You don't say
Thompson-Yes;s and refers 20 his
dead wife as his observation-disclosures.
est's Magazine.
The bee., 1894-06-28
N oth.r Y.uht N.ea..,

Miss Belleeeld-I always turn down
the gas when Mr.. sappy calls.
Miss bloomfield Why is that? Are
you engaged to him?
Miss Bellefcld o. no; but we don't
need the gas. Mr.. Sappy is light
headed himself. Pittsburgh Chronicle
The bee., 1894-06-28

Little Dick Let's hurry, hefore
mamma gets back
Little Dot She won't be through ior
ever 80 long. she's getlin' the habys
picture taken BY the instantaneous
process .-.sioOd NeNvk
The bee., 1894-06-28

Daughter What Marry Mr. Monl.
bnesl ( ! hats himl aosplse hlsal I ab'
hof hiti
Afa De Fashion lIush chlldl yon
,,eednf tlll hsnf ~ uotu aztec ynn
nlasg hlm ~. \, Neshly
The bee., 1894-06-28
A Famlly 81 Amateurs.

Cultured Mother-My dear, your sis.
ter Clara Is an amateur pianist. Dora Is
an amateur photographer, Edna Is an
amateur painter, and Elvira Is All am.
ateur astronomer, but you don't seem
TO be anything.
Pretty Daughter--Oh, yes, mamma, l
am an amateur fiancee. Here's my flrst
engagement ring. Y. Weekly.
The bee., 1894-06-28

"NoolRathsr 8 wfetchedly absent
minded"
whats he been dolag now3"
"Went 10 a dinner party yesterday
and apologized proiuhely ~ the end Of
Che ,iinner for tha pooraean vi the
.splead. r. brooklyn Llie.
The bee., 1894-06-28
The Eatranrepent of AIatrlnlnall

Ethel--Why are You going To marry
that horrld Mr.. sliInsy? should think
you'd seen enough OF him during the
last three years.
Geneyieye That's just why I'm doing
It. Iwant TO see less OF him Chicago
Record.
The bee., 1894-06-28

Miss Plaign-I had strange dream
last night. I.dreamed was IN Heaven
and met Miss Vaign.
Miss scruple What did she aayg
Miss Piaign She asked me II her
halo was on straight. Judge.
The bee., 1894-06-28

Mr.. Grumpps--what idiotie things
thoy do print on the womsp's page of
this newspaper.
Mrs. Grumpps Nes wish thev
would discharge the fellow and pat q
woman In charge Of it.-N v. Weekly
The bee., 1894-06-28

Nurse tat Tho clrcusl You are too
big Ia be begging FOR peanuts.
Arthur--l hain't neithsr; / haiat
half as big as that 'ero elcphant ~
" MnrlA
The bee., 1894-06-28

Mrs. Breezly-Do you believe those
stories about men selling their wives?
Breezly-Oh, don't know; there are
some fools who would buy anythingi--
Truth.
The bee., 1894-06-28

Church Usher Please haye your ana.
brella Ia this rack.
Worshipar (dA4cdl But this umbrella
is a six nne. N \, Weekly
The bee., 1894-06-28

"fof ~ practical puFpoeea,r eiaep,
lated the hurglpr, slipping the gold
watch into pne pocket aad tho allver
spnops inso anofher n am considerable
"a tinetalle, nysalf Chlcaao
rdhuRe
The bee., 1894-06-28

Spencer--Did Mrs. Nagleigh talk
her husband into getting his life in
sured2
Fergnson--No; she talked him be-
yond 1t. The mans dead. IN. Y.
World