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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
Typssst,iaR.

One advantage Of the trade Of
type setting 10 that . man can work
atsis up TO later period Of life chs.
men can work ~ most eshss traAsa
E,ery now and thea storiss are
printed about working competitors
Who are 80 years old o. ever. bat
there arc not many blscksmiths OF
carpenters or engiasers o. brick.
lsysrs or matters or pressmen who
can follow their trade ~ that aga
There are lots Of type sssssrs "a
yssrs old. and bigger lets 20 ysars
old. but there arc very few Of The
ether skilled Trades 81 when mes
sAa pick up living when they are
60 or ~ u 10 also fact that vi
ere constantly improving their aiaA
while psring over the ''oasA"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22

Ne eye prHssscsl" as No ~ ace.
m~l state A rad, ". h.wSvss.
he says. 70 he ivsn ~ lrspsrly
adapted speotsolcs Nft'r n eyes
have bean carefully exs'ninsd by
expert Who csn dstrci the defect
before the child IL put 10 regular
course Of study.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
Nts HslthfAl Dos.

Robert Z Stone Of I.sxingsen. Ny
has erected over the grave Of Lis dsl
Q monument that cost e660 II
stone 10 . pointed shaft Of sesshos(
gr~a.to. deliberately and fssoifallS
carved. u has . deeply ch.ssls
inscription; "J0n. for sixtesa ysss(
our silent brother and friend ~
faithful dog shsil bear hin esa|
pany."
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
THE ssssg usarssy.

A nsvel shaving record hes bsss
established By Hungarian bsrbsa
He made bet OF 100 aoriss that 81
would on Q railroad Journey q twss1
sy.sine minutss, from Pistyaa u
kaustada shave fifteen men wishous|
cutting them Tue bet was nors|
than won. for he actually shsvsd
three more than the stipulated aus'l
bar
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
The Vienna . ~liee.

The Vienna police have ssasrd
charge Of oil aewspspsrs. and red
reccrds o. all presses end public
tiona msintaia osnsership over q
tho theassrs and plays esd issse
licenses for the qualifications and q
Of oil eooka magazines end psfl
odtcala
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
snonr sroPs.

Johnny Jseo,v. Who vssrs q maroon
uniform. csI,eiassd a. msssos for The colss.
and he VA. 40 veil pleased yssssrdsy and
laughed 90 heartily. that he busted Oh
.eversl bu,,ous. He's all right a . mas
cot, in fsus won three games and The
,ouruamsu, for .h. co,ts.
CAM. Hunt. Of ths Css,lup team. n \
rsysse, ss,s,smsn On and on os The d,a-
nond ala. and hs N really oallup's
s,,oors.. and ,nos. s.thus;sstse player.
IA. cI,,h 1. eomco..d AZ re.sis.asnlv to-
arr. ana ,h.v v.rs .osordsA ssos,,so,
,r,.,..,. hv ,hs s,ovd an ,hroush IN.
min. ,,.,...
s., -, xm uss... ,h,. u..sr has
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~ = ,.n. :. s.a "A ~. . -, u~,v IN.
s,..,,... 49,. $500 AZ shs v,snvsr.. s.sa
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-. =. \. 4. =. - M .,,..a,o. ~ an.
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80. "a M ~.m. - ,sroa~h .no.ss
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-. -. a. - a.s'..sa a. A.. Ma.
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Lam s'sA' -'' '~S
Gallup tam, ana manager nourstgas' Of
the colts. With chs players a The two
eiubs. accepted sn invi.a,ia. etom niss
A ~
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22

Stranger. In . Texas town--My
friend. you seem 10 10 10 trouble
Man Yes. ! an. mister; but you
can't do Gything for NE"
What's the matte"
We'll. you zee. the sheriff ar
rested mo last week for theft, bus
there Is only one bed 10 tho jail and
no wants that himself The truth Of
Il 10. stranger. I've NO place TO $40
nighta"-Texss sifttags
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
Ose Word .. slatx e,ssss.

A correspondent sends ~ q Gee.
man word copied from . French psei.
odicsl which Il longer than the we'd
Of forty.tvo lettars printed rsesaAl&
u 10 ~ fellows:
"Nsapolitaasrd udelss ckspfeiss ess.
observation-disclosures
This veed contains sixty leseees
II means, approximately spsskiag..
"Ths Nsapolitan Aie Associates d
Baspips Players" They saghs - b
. long. windsa set
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22

A lady who has . Trustworthy
cook Who !. quite = character gave
her permission recently ~ 20 and
nurse O click frisad When ridgss
returned she told her mistress ell
about u. and slso that tho husband
offered himself before che tussral
'sOh. Bridget, ! hope you voa's
marry and leave net" And svrs.~
said Bridget. he's . very nns maa.
] laid out the corpse, aud there
wasn't . black mark on her. Boo
ton Herald
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22

.Tyo-hees Aiss-Reynss I, Y. MsDoaald I. q
- :. s:::.-:ssIiss. ., Als,s.Ss..,,.
ssrseS out. M Ns1oSaid: 1siis. & b.iscoa,
s:i .s:: k Iis.'i 4 IT, -:
Gmpiss~S. D. sssii: sso:sss-O. z. iosau.
Tor Gallup, =. T. koCreishs, Cor IL sssoei-
atioo.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
IN . i~sA % rv@.s,e

IN ~eh OF Tr~shie
Dickey. greatly passled BY The
twins, TO one Of thsm-Are 700
yourself or your sisssrf
Ono Of che Irvine - I'm my sister.
hickey 900 Grscious! We'll, where
csn lind your I've goa this dance
with you Truth.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22

Irish Peers In ,s~ ''s.ss % i.s~s.
BY the set Of union between nag.
land and ireland DOLLY . limited nun.
bsr Of lrish peers can cit In the
house Of lords, and they are elected
by the votes OF the Irish aristocrasr
~ vacancies occur
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
90 Hampshlr., srrss N.-a

80 Ha1pshirss ftrst Mans
New Hampshire was formed
called I.acniA 10 resolved leo pro
eat name In 1879. bsing arst ealld
New Hampshire BY Captsia u
Masoa. who Asd bees . FssiAsasl
Hampshire Eaglana
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22

The best sslve In the world az cuts,
bruieas, sorss. ulcers. salt vhsun. fsves
sores. tsstsr. ehappsd hsnds. ehtlblasas,
eorus. and al skin sruptions. and posi-
lively cures pilss. az no pay Feqair~d. !,
10 guaranteed 10 givs psrfsct satisfaction
o. money Refunded. Price s. CENTS Per
hcx. For sale by D.. Thes =. Burgess 3
Son. drugsiss.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22

lfysa have siek % usryoss hsAdaehs,
talks xysrs oAsAAs<ss Pilis. Thsy viii
eisass ~ sseuash, rsssors healthy az
,ioe y shs digestive srssss. remove
sas,s Aaassr lths prssssss Il which de-
pssssss ~ nsrvss and brsAsh end thus
! ssvs spssiy ssalsf
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
nuHHino--oKn NILE DASH.

Inns So, k1f, ~N.
HuHHiso--oEs NILE DASH.
This dash: which was for . handsome
purse. was contested for by the following
sprintsrs In horsehesh: BY Holy. Ber.
Cannon. Lilly D.. and BETTY. In the pool
calling. Ben was the fsvorise, but be dis
appointed his admirers, a. his ",aii Hsw
up In tho air. when rounding the thres-
quarter mile curve. allowing By Holy
and Lilly d. 70 pass him, and the two
las passsd under the wire In the order
named, with Ben. . fair third. and Betty
way In the rear. The summary ID 60 fol-
lowsj
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nscycLs RACING.
The Arss bicycle racs was . hAlf-mils
dash The following eycIsrs bad sassTsd
A. T. Codinstou, J. N shurts. John n.
Moore, Jr., Thos. A. Scott, A. J Nshsr.
z. q. Andrsws and r. g. 0ortssr, bat
Codingsoa and shurts were tbs only ouss
70 show up. They made the clip rapid
one, shurts lsadisg In the quarter. Here
Codingtou moved up 70 the leader. and
when thsy went under The wire Only ssv-
srai yards separated than. Tine. I az.
Tie nsxt tieyeis rass was . two.mile
handicap. arranged - foiiovs; Moore 81
tho scratch. shurss twenty yards. Scott
thirty yards, Codington aud oostssr afty
yards. Hys. Fisher and Aadrsws ssvsaty-
Eve yards, Engiish 100 yards and Ban.
dsrs 300 yards. sharss, Moore and Scott
were the oaly ones the. dared 10 eompsts
for the parss, and they put up mssnih-
cent sxhibstioR Of cycle riding. ehurts
winning by thrss yards, Moore sseoad,
and scott good third. Time, s32i.
LAVE rzsHn.
Barker aud Newman Lost 70 the BtaAh
bsoshsss, of Santa 20. In the arss eossssi
In the tournamsat of the doubles. and
Brooks and Baker against CavaaAuRh
and Assps,,, 81 Las Vegas.
Bsooka, Of this city. and Baker. a
Santa Do, Who wsss pstssd against The
RtAab boys, Won. both pairs having woa
the contests first .asntioned.
AS o'clock this aftsruooa. whitsnan
and stamm, the holders Of the cup, woa
By then Q, the fAir q 1855, will meet
Brooks and Baker 70 play sOs ths trophy
sAsn BALL.
Ths last game of the base ball tcurss-
msas was played In the aitsraoos BE-
tween woodmansss's uabss,sa eolas, ths
Aibuqusrqus Browas. asd Manager xss.
rau's Crescent club. hcn Gallup,
1,As colts hAd sabsasstiai supporters,
although thsy he'd played an sIsvsa'
iuaias game IN he morsssg against ~
ssse4g agsrsgssie~ Of ball tosssss
brosght up hon Gan hsrcisl By Mana
ssr Grey, ara many shoashs thAa lissi'
| viry CAarlss IfsDuasid. the pstesss, and
IN hid bro4Ass Rsy AsDoaah. sh'
ssSsAsr, osusa not bold out. However,
sAsy sarpsissd ths@sslvss. even ~
usAsaSsr sna Capt wecdmansss. -
| | nsAs rsswd Cor tkspssivss thAt
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
s'v.s~lpss ssd TTastle..

Wife (returning from church 10
hsr husband. who had stayed at
homs-You should have heard Dr.
Does sermoe against dishonesty
this morniag. ny dear. don't
know when anytning has made such
. profound imprssslca upon me. ]
think II will mako . better woman
Of me a. long - I live. Husband
Did you walk hoineP Wife-No. |
took . train. and, do you know. John.
the conductor never asked me for
my fare. 90 ! saved twopence
wssn't ! iuckyP--Balslmore Tele-
gram.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
THB RACES !
xcrrimac Captures The First
Trottne Event.
Nj. Marsh and BY Holly Also
Successful.
Aibsqaersue D"ses" GsIiWp In The
Base ball tame.
COLTS WIN rHg PUNISHMENT.
tFrom sstara.y's D.lly.)


Yesterday cioeed the fourteenth annual
exhibition Of the Territorial Pair sssocia
,ion, and while the horse racing and
frui, and vegetable displays were no. up
to thu ssAndari--,his owing altogether to
the hard times-tbe attendance was be-
yond the sansuine hopes Il all connected
with the association, AMI all visitors,
many ~ whom the editors and reporters
Of this paper personally interviewed,
vers plesse,i win the many exciting and
interesting events.
Now thu, the fair IL over. II must Ii
conceded that the grea, features we're tbs
base ball tournament and the bicycle
raees, these alone drawing immenrely
from Gallup, winsl ", Holbrpok snd
Yisgstaf on the vest. socnrro aud s.r
Marcial on the south. aud Cerrillos, SAINTS
Pe and Las Vegas. together with in,srm.'
iiA,s points, on the north
Grea, credit. considering the dspres
sion all over the southwest In money mat
tsrs, 10 due TO the active officers of Oh,
association, and this paper mean. ,h'
following gentiemsu, President Hsssel
den. Fret VIE President Healy, secr-
tsry Wilson and Treasurer Risemann. al
though the other members Il the sssoci
alton aided materially In making the fAi
= success.
The events yesterday wer-. n states
In tho headlines, exciting and interesting
and occurred - fold
TRorTisa-3,00 cLAss.
This trot brought N the stand Merri
mac. Nimble Jim and Free Silver. tn
former being the favorite In the pool sell
ing.
This trot proved an easy one for Merri
mac, he taking three straight heats viii
Nimble jim second. and Fres silver third
The summary shows 80 follows:
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
The Fr~seh nailss eivL
- -a-e

In France the ballet girl begins
her career usually AL years old
hs 10 then paid st the rate Of forty
cents for each appearance In pablie.
~ q demoisslls Dc qaadrilis ESQ 70
80 month. - . ooryphes 80 70
s6J and sulet go 70 ei2u A dancer
Of the Arss class will gee from eizO
70 $500 . meath and . star fron
$4,000 70 so. 900 . ssas.
.ws would urge every one 70 rod th'
sdv.ytissmsnt o. BlmHsoas' Llvss Rseu
la,or. We have never before said oe'
word 10 fAvor Of any pas~ss .sdtsias I'd
yertissmsnt In eur columns. bus havinj
given Bimmoas' Liver ksxaHsscr . o.
trial. Ne do not Hesitate % ~ thai. %
dyspepsia and general debility n esnno
DO sxcsllsd. "-Fssd. n. Cbilds. ediso
.'Nsws." ksstoe, Ohio.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22

To prevent The hasdssias 81 Ne sub
cu,aasoas sisssss q he ssalp aud tNs oh
lissra.ioa Of ,ths hair bliisSsA which
s...s bslA.ssA uss nasl's HAis ms1swss.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22

msuts for its excellence, and especially
for the full reports Of everything occurring
daring fair week. The attractions wers
90 numerous that 1t kept the reporters os
the Jump 70 catch the 6ssting item.
Tax agures presented by the commsn'
dsr-in-chisf. ., tbs Grand Army eonvsu
ton, show that the membership hal
passed the maximum. and 10 already on
ths downward path The loss Of mem
bsrs during the year was nearly swic'
the gain.
GsAss has come 10 he the most valus
bls crop which 10 produced in this coun
try. The annual yield 81 hay In Oh
United states In normal season. 10 WORT
forty or ffty timcs ~ much ~ the yearl.
rolA output Of this country. Corn rank
nsxt, and then wheat.
Tnn Silver City Rnterrrise says; 81
remained Tor the democratic justices q
the supreme court II New Mexico. I
make the vicious departure In nAtioas
juf 'sprudsnce. which establishes Oh
psessdsut. that only = majority 81 ui'
Jury are necessary 70 the convic'ion {
anyone accused Of . crime. In TN tri'
of Msssrs. Clancy, spsiss. and others e
sosssmp'. the justices at the suprem
court a, a. Jury 70 and for eonvies'o
o. 70 aequit ~ any other jury. But
this esss no attention vas paid 70 u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-10
POLLY ANo rHuNpRR.
eAo Parrot ThOughs the Report was
knock nc tho DoO9.

cAo Parrot ThOughs ehO Report was
Knock nc tho DoOg.
Most parrot stories are regarded ss
apochryphal, but here 10 ONE that I be-
Iieve IL true. because . friend Of mine
can vo1ch for it personally, having
been present at the time. He was
calling on my friend. DIR. Frank Har-
ris, at his home in winthrop, Mass
christened Chicory Doc He calls it
Chicory Doc because there il q dock
outside and ''d1c" inside, and the
whole place il surrounded by the blue
flowers Of the wild chicory, and Is also
quite chic.
Well, the doctor haa q parrot which
Ii a remarkable talker, and of whose
many expressions most are self as
quired from observation He sings
and dances "Peek-a- Boo" calls to the
neighbors and members OF the family
by their names. and Is especial
y valuable when the telephone
rings and the servant is not In
that part of the house. As he, on hear
ing the bell, Immediately cries: IAN
ME! Auniei' till she comes and an
swers the call He also responds to
any knock at the door, asking who 1t
is, inviting the person i.I and If the
person does not come Immediately,
says: "Wait . minute" a. he has
heard others say before
One Sunday afternoon, when my
friend was there, very heavy
shower was in progress and the con-
versation was hushed by the herceness
~ the d0wnnOur and the flashing of
bhe lightning. Presently . sharp
fash was followed by N tremendous
report and then came the voice of
Pollyl "Who is It? Who iait9 Come
inl Wait O minnter' Then. rs there
Was no response. he called sharply:
"DoCtorl doctori' and then losing pa
tience, he became more familiar and
insistently shouted: Frank! Frank?'
But, though the company laughed.
they all thought that the lightning
had given a close enough call. and the
cry Of the bird was not answered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-10
INGENIOUS DEVICES.

The triployraph is the name OF a
combined typewriter, cash register
and calculator invented by a young
mar at Ellensburg. Wash
Seamless steel boats, each made of
,sniv two plates, each plate riveted to
= bulb keel bar, which forms also the
etem and stern posts, are being made
oy q firm in London.
The flags to be hoisted at one time
IN signaling at sea never exceed four.
1t is an interesting a-ithmetical fact
that within eighteen variously color
ed aags, no fewer than 70. Gag signals
can be given
w. 81. Preece, the well-known elec.
trician. has succeeded in sending q
telephone message from the shore OF
ehe British channel, near Cardiff, Ia
the island of FIatholm, three miles
elf, without the Intervention of a con-
Mecting wire.
Ths telephone Is now used By deep
eater divers A receiver and trans
nitter combined IL affixed to the in
aide OF the helmet near the diver
ear. by slight turn of his head he
can speak into the phone, and he car
hear readily from it ut all timeA
Formerly the only communicate ton
was by q system of pulls ut q cord
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-10
oARNEREp GRAINS.

An average man can lift with both
hands 23e poundA
For seven years q nervous old gem
tleman at Woolwich, England, made O
ctrcuit of half q mile twice per day
rather than pass q powder magazine
The other day he learned that it had
been empty for over eight yearsI
AA recent meeting Of the Medical
society in Berlin . young woman was
exhibited by DIR. Gluclr, the house sur
geon Of the Children's hospital In
Berlin. who had an artificial nose OF
ivory, with n pliable bridge of platina.
The nose was covered with applied
human akin, and answered ALI pur-
poses Of respiration, though the @ense
of smell was absent
A natural ice bed Of astounding df-
mensions has bsen discovered on
Stone mountain, in Scott county, Vir-
gini& The ice bed. which is in
reality large cave, was located by a
settler In 1880. The ice, which is pro-
tected from the rays of the sun by a
thick growth of moss, varies from
three inches to seve raj feet In thick
meas and may be tho usands Of years
old.
"My friend" said the hashily-
dressed man as he approached the un-
sophisticated youth on the street cor
ner. would you like to know the
secret Of enormous wealth? 1 have
it, but circumstances prevent my us
ing It. I will sell 1t to you for Atty
centA" "Well, what's the secret?''
said She young man. as he passed over
n silver coin First, " said the hashily-
dressed man, as he prepared to move
rapidly around the corner, "drst you
get . lot Of money, and, second. you
keep It."
Rules of civility. as published In
1887, are of considerable interest
Here is a quotation: 1T Is unhAnd-
some among ladies or in any other
serious company, to throw on ones
coat, to pull of ones peruxe, to clean
ones nails. to tie ones garter, Go
change ones shoes if they pinch. to
call for ones slippers, to be mt ease.
to sing between the teeth. or TO drum
with ones fingers. 1t is too iuVG vile
and light when in the companI OI
ladies to play with them, toss or tum-
BILE them. to force away their hoods.
fans or cuffs In eating" the writer
cautions his readers, observe that
your hands be clean. Dip not your
fingers in the fools, nor lick them
when you have done eating. If you
have occasion to sneeze or cough. hold
your napkin before your face. Drink
not with your mouth full. or unwiped.
nor until you are forced to breathe in
the glass"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-10

JaSob Myers, who was last heara Of
On the Pacific coast, delights in scaling
dizzy heights and performing az kinds
Of foolhardy tricks His wonde full
eeat on the electric light cower at Tip
ton, Iowa is still remembered by
most Of the people of Cedar county IL
not of the entire state. Tho tower is
. pointed affair, 12o l-et high, with an
iron rod an inch in Ga meter extend
ing seven feet above the platform.
Myers mounted this tower and stood
npright on one foot upon the rod for
twenty-one seconds. w. B. Barber, n
photographer of Fortuna, Cal, has a
photograph of Myers dancing jig on
the sawed-off top of a redwood 17s
feet from the ground.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-10
A STREET OAR COMEDY.

An Old Gentleman. . Girl and q Hand
k0rcAioH In the Cast.
THE funniest and at the same time
the most embarrassing case of mis-
taken identity that ever came under
my observation occurred A short time
ago while was . passenger on .
louisville street car" said q gentle
man II boarded a car at Thirteenth
street and took seat directly behind
genteel-looking old man. Al
fifteenth street . girl, apparently
about II years OF age, entered
the car. She was one of those
modest little beauties of the
blond description and of course
attracted the attention of the passen.
gerA The car was comfortably filed
She walked up to where the old gen.
ASman sat and placed her fare in the
StJt over his head. While doing so
she dropped her handkerchief unno-
iced by him in his lap.
'Hesitsting awhile. in the hope that
ne might -eturu it, she took seat op-
posite him. A young man just in
front, observing the incident, caught
the old gentleman eye and sin ply
pointed to the handkerchief. He
looked in his lap, blushed like .
maiden and hastily stuffed it in his
pocket All this time the young lady
sat there with her eyes on her hand
kerchief, in the hooe of soon obtain.
,ng it. The incident was noticed by
several and was SO luIicrous that it
caused suppressed litter among the
passengers. The young lady could
stand it no longer and she took the
arst opportunity to ring the bell"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-10
SELECT NONSENSE.

Prisoner beg you. judge. not to
condemn me-not ON my account, but
so as not to injure the prospects o: my
counsel"
Author-Only one thing kept my
last novel from making a sensation.
Frie1d-What was 1t? Author - No
one read iG
How does the polite al situation
strike you?" said one man to another
on the train. There R,sn't anv struck
me yet" was the reply. I've been
trying ever since election to get
enough influence to get one"
Fond Moth .r- And has mamma's
angel child been peacemlker o-day?
Mammals Angel Child -Yes'm; Tom
my Tuff was lick n Willie Whimpers,
an when told IN to stop he wouldn't t.
an jumped in an licked the stuftin'
out % both of 'em.
''Well," said facetious stranger to
q member of tho brass band, there
is ono thing for you to be thankful
for" "Vat is dose?" inquired the
musician. "You can always blow
your own horn" "Nein, my friendt
Dis cornst is borrowed"
'Do you remember Miss Smith,
whom we met at the seashore?' RE
member her! Well 1 should say 1 dol
What beauty she was!' 81 saw her
the other day and she couldn't think
who you were when spoke of you
What was her name. did you SayF
Smith? Oh, don't know any Smith
girl. thought you said Jones"
Yes" said the old man addressing
his young visitor. I'm proud of my
GIRLS, and should like to see them all
comfortably married; and as I've made
a little money they won't go to their
husbands pennilesa There's Mary.
twenty-five years old, and n real good
EirL shall give her E1, 900 when she
ularries- Then comes Bet. who won't
see thirty-6ve again. and shall have
g. 900, and the man who takes Eliza,
who Is forty will have s3, MO with
her" The young man reflected q
moment or so and then nervOusly in
CURED: "You haven't one about f1fty
have your"