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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, April 16.-The trading on
the stock exchange to-day was irregular
and unsettled and a large ramber of
shares changed hands. Th market
opened active and generally q fraction
higher. Before IL o'clock tho decline
was checked and under the leadership
OF sugar prices moved up until near
noon. About midday speculation again
TOOK downward turn for an hour prices
appreciated. After o'clock there was
some good buying in sugar and the mar.
kes In the main participated in the inn
Provement to the extent of fraction.
During the last hour there were realiz-
ing sales, which sent prices down again.
AT the close the market was unsettled
with the tendency mainly downward.
Closing stocks were as follows.
Atohison, SIS; Adams Express, 143;
Alton, Terre Haute, 3S; do preferred,
-; American Express, 1121S; Balti.
more and Ohio, 55A; Canada Pacific,
4les; Canada Southern, SIX; Can.
.ral Pacific. 1875; Chesapeake and
Ohio, 17&; Chicago Alton. LAT; Chi
cago, burlington and Quincy, 79A;
Chicago Gas, 7oss; Consolidated
Gas, l3<1<; Chicago, Cincinnati and St.
Louis, %; Colorado Coal and Iron, OK;
lotion Oil Certificates, 27]s; Delaware
and Western, 100; Denver and Rio
Grsnde preferred, 3o4; Distillers' and
CATTLE Feeders Company, 1915; East
tennessee; Erie, 1s}$; Erie preferred,
2iA; Fort Wayne. 1856; Great Northern
preferred, los; On, ,go and Eastern
illinois preferred, 9}6; Hoe liking Valley,
26; Illinois Central, 9o1S; St. Paul and
Duluth, 25; Kansas and Texas pre-
ferred, 2SH; Lake Erie and Western,
1879; Lake Erie and Western Preferred,
75N; Lake Shore, 141; Lead Trust,
323s; Louisville and Nashville, 53%;
Louisville and New Albany, 6%; Manhas-
tan Consolidated, 113N; Memphis and
charleston, 10; Michigan Central, 9s%;
Missouri Pacific, "a IS; Mobile and Ohio,
II; Nashville Chattanooga, 10;
age preferred, 9S; New Jersey Central,
93&; Norfolk and Western preferred
14H; North American Company, SIX;
Northern Pacific, AZ; Northern Pacific
preferred, 1917; Union Pacific, Denver
and Gulf, ~; st. Paul. M. & NJ, IO4l<;
Northwestern, 939s; Northwestern pre-.
ierred, 1872; New York Cen. os96; New
York and New England, SO; Ontario
and Western, 16%; Oregon Improve
mcnt, 8; Oregon Nav, IS; Oregon
Short Line and Utah Northern, S; Paci-
nc Mail, 22a; Peoria, Dec. snd Evans,
"a Pittsburg. 1855; Pullman Pslaoe, 1856;
Reading, ID; Richmond Terminal, =;
Richmond Terminal preferred -; Rio
GYsnde Western, Is; Rio Grande
Western, preferred, 40; Rock leland
o4x; st. Louis and San Francisco, lar
preferred, "; st. Paul, sex; st. Paul
preferred, 1l5x; st. Paul and Omaha,
ssA; ST. Paul and Omahs preferred,
ITO; Southern Pacific, 161k; Sugar Re-
nnsry. 104N; Union Pacific, 124; West
ern Union, S7%; General Electric, SO;
oouthern, 1lH; Southern preferred,
"a; Tobacco, o616; Tobacco preferred,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
MIR. MANsuR DEAD.
Tho Assistant Comptroller OF tho Treasury
Passed Away YepterdRY.

WASHINGTON, April 18:-Mr. Ohas. II.
Mansur, assistant comptroller Of the
Treasury Department., and formerly q
member Of Congress from Missouri.
died at 2 O'Clock this morning at the
National Hotel. His death has been
expected for about week. Charles FL.
Mansur, of Chiilicothe, Mo, was born
In philadelphia Mach 6, 1888. He re-
ceived common school and ecademical
education at Lawrence Academy,
Groton, Mass, after which he read law
and was admitted to the bar at Rich-
mond, Mo-, August 80, 1856. In the same
year he removed to Chillicothe.
He was member of the board of
education Of that city. for eight years,
and member Of the Democratic State
Central Committee from 1904 to 1866, in
which latter year he was delegate to
the national Democratic convention at
New York. From 1868 till 1879 he &C.
cupied the office Of prosecuting attorney
for Livingstone county. He was dele
gate at large to the Democratic national
convention at Chicago in 1884.
In 1879 he waB the joint nominee for
Congress of the Democracy and Liberal
Republicans in the Tenth district and
was again the nominee of the Demcc-
racy in the same State in 1880. He was
elected so ,he Fifty-arst Congress and
reelected to she Fifty second Congress.
He was appointed by Presidents Clevc-
land to be second comptroller Of che
Treasury and then under. the Dockery
Treasury reorganization TO be assistant
comptroller, which Office he occupied at
the time of his death.
Mr.. Mansur's remains will be taken
to Richmond, Mo-, where the interment
Will take place. The funeral train left
this city ct 3:4O this afternoon.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
Destructive Cyclone In Kansas.

CHEROKEE, Kan, April 16.-Late last
night cyclone struck the house of
Frank Goodin, three miles west OF h ere,
and literally tore IL 10 pieces, sosttsring
debris all over the fields. Mr.. Coed in
had his neck dislocated and will die.
Mrs. Goodin waa caughs under she roof
and pinned 10 shs ground, her olothoa
taking fire. Her screams attracted the
neigh bors who rescued her in time to
save her life. She Ia not seriously In
jured. Half dozen other farm houses
in the Immediate vicinity were also de-
molished, but nobody else was hurt.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, April 10 After an early ad-
vance on heavy short covering to-day
wheat weakened on the liberal ship
ments from competing countries and
closed unchanged for May. May corn
closed at &c lower, May oats AZ lower,
and provisions at slight declines.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows:
Wheat No. 2-April. opening 50A,
closing 56A; May, opening 56A@50%,
closing sos; July, opening 57sS@57x,
closing SIX; September, opening 5sx,
closing 5s1s. Corn No. "a pril, opening
8@45A. closing 45M@45H; May,
opening 45%@451, closing 45N@45%;
July, opening 461a, closing 46; Septem-
Der. opening 469S closing 461s. Oats No.
MAY opening 2sH. closing 2s1S;
June opening 2sN@2s%, closing esq;
pork, per bbl,-hay, opening IL SO, CLOS
ing 12 S5; July, opening IL, IS, closing
1855. Lard per 100 lbs.--Nay, opening
7.o7N, closing 200; July, opening
72s35, closing 7.121S; Septem Der, open
Ing q IS, closing 7.2716. Short ribs, per
ZOE lbs:-May, opening 6 371, closing
6 80; July, opening $50. closing 6.42N;
September opening, 6 IS, closing 6.57%.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm; winter patents, 3 5000. so;
winter s.raights, 55@2.6O; spring pas-
ents. 3.1o@3 so; spring straights, Q 100
2.s5; bakers, 1.75@2.9O; No. 2 spring
wheat, CO.'S @62}6; No. spring wheat,
60; No. red, Sc u @56h; No. corn,
45M@45 h;No. 8 yellow. 44A;No. 2oats,
ISIS; No. whites 53A@331S; No. 5
white, alH@32; No. rye, 5913; No. 2
barley, 5a@53H;No. 3, 5l@52; No. 4, so;
NO l haXseed, l. 1901. 40; prime timothy
seed, go; mess pork. per barrel, 10 80 Il
@12.45; lard. per 100 lbs., 6.95@6 e7x;
short ribs sides, Qoose), 6.27X@6. 30;
dry sailed shoulders (boxed), 5x@5N:
short clear sides, (boxed), 6 55@6 so;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods per
gallon, l.2l; sugars, cut loaf 4.sl; gran
ulsted, 4.l2; standard A, 4.O3.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17

1--WE take pleasure in reoommen ing
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy because IL
is prsised by ell who try IT," says J. w.
Cox & Son. druggists. Mershfleld,
Oregon. No one afflicted with o throat
or lung trouble can use this remedy
without pressing IL. II always gives
prompt relief. II 10 especially valuable
for colde, as IL relieves she lungs, makes
breathing easie, and aids expeotor alton.
a cold will never result In pneumonia
when this remedy is taken aud reanon-
able care exercised. For sale by the
Chns. Lyle Drug Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
NOT DISCRIMINATING.
Mankind in No Danger OF Becoming n
Race of Dwarfs


Race of Dwarfs-
It appears from the results of scior-
ttfic measurements recently made in
France that the average stature of
man Is neither increasing nor decreas-
ing. The skeletons of tho men whoi
inhabited france at q period when Eu.,,
rope was the homo Of lions, edephants$
rhinocerosee. hyenas and reindeer are
OF very nearly the same size as those of
the French people Of to-day
Yet, says Youths Companion, the
surroundings amid which these earlv
men lived were remarkably different
from those enjoyed by their sue-
ceesors. Their best abodes wero caves,
and to hold possession Cd them thew
had to wage warfare upon such fierce
beasts as the eabeP-boo&hed timer and
the cave bear.
Without oor modern weapons IA
would secm thos they should have pos
sessed superior bodily powesn, bua
there Ia no evidence that they did.
They had human cunning, however.
which always prevails over brute
strength
Later came the anosstors Of the
Gauls and Franks. and they seem 20
hive slightly exceeded the cave men In
stature, and also 70 have been trifie
taller than their modern descendants.
One interesting fact shown by the
measurements is that there has been a
percePtible gain In the ssature of
women as compared with thst OF men
since the days Of the tiger fighters IN
France.
Taken rs a whole, this evidence
shows that there Is no danger that
mankind will become O rnoe of dwarfs,
and no Likelihood OF their developing
into giants
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
Peace Reports Confirmed.

WASHINGTON. April 16.-Mrs. John
w. Foster, wife of the exsSecre,ary Of
State, to-day received dispatch from
her husband, who Is confidential ad-
visor to the Chinese peace envoy. con-
hrming the report thas articles OF peace
had been signed between China and
Japan. Tho ehblegram said shat the
peace Agreements was signed yesterday,
and that Mr. Foster would be home
on June l.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
Cincinnati Produce marke,

CINCINNATI, April l6-Flour IA rly ac-
tive; wheat good demand; No. red, COX
COL. Corn active; No. mixed, 46H@
AZ. Oats firm; No. mixed. s1X@39. Rye
strongi No. 2, 65h. Pork Arm, 1915
Lard steady, 6 90. Bulk mea,s firm,
Q so. Bacon steady. $50. Whiskey very
ltsht demand; sales sos barrels, 1.ai.
Buster quiet; Elgin creamery, %. Sugar
etesdy; hard refined. 7-16@5 LILO; New
Orleans, 2H@3k. Eggs steady. Cheese
steady; good to prime OHIO fiat, 0X@0H.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
Emancipation Day at the CAPITAL.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Emancipa-
tion Day was celebrated by the negroes
OF the District to day. The chief feature
Of the day WAS quite creditable parade,
In which the negro militia and various
societies took place. Presidents Cleve-
land reviewed the procession from the
porttco Of the White House. Ho raised
his hat to the marshals of the parade
and also saluted the American flag
when 1t passed by.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
Schedule OF wages Restorad

FALL RIVER. Mass, April 16.-Tbe
cotton manufacturers met this afternoon
and voted to restore the schedule Of
wages In force, previous to August 90,
1894, the restoration TO go into effect
April %. The restoration Is return OF
an average OF ten per cent taken of
last August, and amounts to $4,000 o
week for all the operatives Of the oi,y.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
An Extraordinary Ointment.

The Irish weapon salve" was an
ointment supposed to possess the most
extraordinary virtues IN keeping with
its most extraordinary ingredients.
One of these was a powder made from
the moss which had grown ON skulls
lying exposed on battle folds. Unless
the skull was of person who died
violent death the powder was supposed
TO lose It's virtue,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
The Virginia and western railroad.

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, April l6 "A,
q mass meeting OF the citizens, held
here last night, request was unani.
mously made OF the city council to
submit to the voters of Fredericksburg,
at an early election, o proposition to
subscribe $50, 1000 to the stock of the
Virginia, Fredericksburg and Western
Railroad Company. The council will
consider the matter Friday next.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
Navnl Omcers at Colon.

COLON, April 10 The governor of
Panama will tomorrow visit admiral
Meade, the commander of the American
squadron, which Is now at this port
Tomorrow night the American colony
will give ball in honor Of the Ameri-
can naval officers. The fact will 20 to
Greytown, Nicsragua, Thursday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
Knights OF the Maocabeea.

THE State commander writes us from
Lincoln, Neb., as follows: after trying
other medicines for what seemed to be q
very obstinate cough in our two chill.
dren, We tried DR.. Kings New Dis.
oovery, and at the end of two days the
cough entirely left them. We will not
be without it hereafter, as our expert.
ence provost that it cures where all other
remedies fail. Signed, r. W. STEVENS,
State Com.-Why not give this great
medicine trial, IS it is guaranteed
and trial bottles are free at Christian g.
Barbee'a drug store. Regular size, SOC.
andG1
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17

"Castoria Is the best remedy for children of
which am acquainted. hope tho day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the
real interest of their children. and use Castoria
instead Of the various qunck nostrums which
are destroying their loved ones, by forcing
opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other
hurtiui agents down their Threats. thereby
sending them to premature graves"
DR.. J. Il. KINcuEIog,
Conway, Ark.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
CaStOria.

"Cnstoria Is an excellent medicine for chill
siren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
DIR. c. c. OscooD.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17

EIDELITY LOAN AND TRUST
n CONF ANY.
j. T.. Engleby, president. ]. II.
Campbell, secretary and treasurer. Cap
ital, $4,000 900; surplus, 83U,o 600.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17

ANOTHER lot of beautiful chamber
suitos just received by The E. H. Stew
art Furniture Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17

COPPER & STONE are going to leave
Roanoke, their stock to be sacriHsed IL
the next two weeks.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17

THE place to get the best ice cream
IN the city Is the Esgle Dairy.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17

pOANOKE TRUST, LOAN AND
La SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY.
P. L. Terry, president. S. w. Jami-
son. secretary and treasurer. Capital,
$3.50, 900; surplus, $3.50, 900.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
ROTARY PUBLIC,
ROANOKE BANK DIRECTORY.

TRADERS' LOAN, TRUST AND DE-
L POSIT COMPANY,
G. Markley. president. Geo. e. Mark.
ley, secretary and treasurer. Capital,
s5O,00O; surplus, $4,000.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
CastOria.

"Castoria Is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-"
II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D., :,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Our physicians IN the cbildren's depart
mont have spoken highly Of their expert
encc in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet VIC arc free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIspENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
urraN Street New, Xn.k Ga,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17

FRANK SHEPARDsoN. an engineer on
the Southern Pacific Railway. who res
sides at Los Angeles, Cal, was troubled
with rheumatism for long time. He
was treated by several physicians. also
visited the Hot Springs, but received no
permanent relief until he used Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. He says 1t Is the
best medicine in the world for rheu-.
mntism. For sale by the Chas. Lyle
Drug Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17
Row York szsnsy Market.

NEW YORK, April l6 Money on coll
easy at 1]f@SH; last loan. 8; closed, 2
Prime mercantile paper 1855. Sterling
exchange firm with actual business in
bankers bills at .s9%@4.S9k for de-
mand. and 4.ssS@4 ss]s for sixty days;
posted rates. 4.ss%@4.s9 and 4 GOA
4.90H. Commercial bills, 4.s7x@4 s7N
Silver certificates, 67X6sA. Govern
mens bonds firm. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds irregular.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-17

GET your meals al the Eagle Dairy.
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PROFESSIONAL.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Rooms Nos. 4 and Kirk Building,
Roapo ke, Va.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-12

PARAoRAPHlC POINTERS.

-Ex-P-esident Harrison has re-
.eived NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. legal
fee; but it isn't legal fees that he's par
News
when Foraker takes the Ohio
stump FOR United States senator there
will fall heavy dew upon the Mchin-
ley movement which will augment the
fear Of a fall in the lake level.-St.
Louis Republic
The republican league discov
cred. under the strain Of a pressing
emergency, that 1t could not promul-
gate a platform. so il constructed one
and labeled it: The Address to the
People. Detroit Free Press
One of the party organs tina,
keep up perpetual political campaign
says. The country Is no longer threat
encd by that most dangerous Of re-
publican contrivanccs--as surplus" No:
the Reed congress and the Mckinley
bill took care OF that--N. Y. World
IF the republican party Is, as lis
organs hereabout 50 vociferously de-
clare. the great bulwark Of honest
frSGley, why did the league convention
rctain from making any declaration
upon the subject? The claim that its
constitution prccludes such deliver
ance Is palpably pretcxt. Former
conventions have not been restrained
by any such reason from proclaiming
their principles The truth is that the
convention was silent because the Lead
ers Of the party feared TO have II speak
IL they would confess and defend their
prudence the country would perhaps
admit the policy OF it. But while both
silvcrites and gold bugs" are claiming
. victory. the public will accept the re-
suit as a compromise born Of weakness
on one side and fear on the other. N.
Y. World
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-12
a BIG f,zzLs.
The Great Republican Hippodroms -
lieselAnd.

Cleveland.
Now that the session of tho repube
lican league Of clubs Mt Cleveland has
gone through all its fanfaronade and
completed what il called its work. 1t 10
perhaps pertinent 10 inquire what IL
al amounted To. The delegates who
attended il did not represent the POI
litical organizations of the several
states and relatively few of them
could be called in any sense repre-
sentative Republicans The league
modestly decided that il was not with
in its province 10 formulate platform
OF principles for the party in the next
campaign. but there was blow and
blus,er enough about the proceedings
from the opening speech OF the young
president 10 the closing hurrah TO
make up for this disclaimer. The dele
gates talked and acted as il they
actually thought they represented
something except few defunct torch
light clubs OF the campaign Of 1892
The organization of these partisan
clubs between campaigns consists only
Of the officers who appoint themselves
delegates II is even n more clumsy
skeleton than the old militia organiza-
ton of the period before the war.
which consisted entirely OF braided
brigadiers general all the year arouLd,
except the day OF o.d-fashioned gen
eral training"
Perhaps il IS well that the league
disclaimea any authority to speak for
the party. for certainly its manifesta-
tons OF loyalty 10 the repudiated Nc
kinley protection doctrine would be
deemed in the next republican nation
a. convention as a very dangerous po-
litical proposition. The national re-
publican conventions OF the past have
proven themselves adopts al the art OF
lodging or straddling great political
problems The next republican con-
vention may make mistakes. but it IL
not likely TO perpetrate the gross
error of apotheosizing the Mckinley
tariff. which SO many distinguished re.
publicans have openly repudiated.
Not the least of those who have de
serted is Thomas B. Reed. whose Ann
Arbor interview has not been forgot
ten And he as speaker will, under his
own curious construction OF the powers
OF that Office, be the absolute dictator
of the policy OF the new republican
congress on the tariff. II is, in fact,
not to the young skyrockets OF Cleve-
land that republicans should look for
any prediction of the platform OF
the next campaign. The platform
will. of course. declare in favor
of whatever the new house OF
representatives may do. And what
that body will DO will depend entirely
upon what the portly Portland auto
crat thinks the house ought 10 do. for
under the republican theory the speak
err IS not the organ OF the house of rep
resentatives but its master. detroit
Free Press
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HUMOROUS.

Just the Thing. What
do yon intend doing with that mouse?'
Baldwin-.-Use il for halt Morton
lastonishedl --For baite- baldwin
'.Yes. am going to try 70 catcL some
catfish. Truth
--.-Owncr-.I want ron to sell these
horses for me- Auciioneer--I see
their tails are docked. Well have 10
sell them at wholesale. Owner
What Auctioneer-'-W Well. / can't
retail them. Philadelphia Record
-Financiers. Dismal Dawson. How
do yon stand on &c financial question:
Everett; Wrest--.-I am "a little bit On 4
lied amt right sure whether i.
means sixteen beers FOR dollar Or six
teen gallons indianapolis Journal.
oh. children. You are - noisy
to-day. Can't yuu be a little siiiler
and bctter?' Now. grandma. You
must be little considerable and not
scoid Us You sec. II il want for us
you wouldn't be a grandma a. ALL
Texas >iftingS
She Er-Georye.- Hc-"U-weii,
Laura She'll think we under
stand each other. George: but-but i
it my place or yours ID put the ques-
ton. and ought ! TO speak TO your
mamma about *. or Ought you to 20
aud ask papa?"- Chicago Tribune
--'Wot makes me tired. said Mean
dering Mike. is desc here prosperity
howiers- II don't know EN- replied
II -" L.
desc here fellers dat keeps talkip'
bout good times an ,ellin' ye whur re
kin git work. Indiana polls Journal.
DO you find that woodworking
pays?- asked an unsorhisticated friend
Of modern novelist. Pays he re-
piled. II should say il did Let me
tell YOU how work H. write story
OF mystery and sell il 10 some syndi-
cate. Then the newspapers that pm r.
lish il offer prizes to the reader who
will guess first how the plot j. coming
out. And that doubles my profits :
How does it?- My wife sends in
gucsScs and takes the prizes - Buffalo
Express
The Bird Could Talk.-A we'll.
known New Yorker, who shutters
drcadfully and who hss an lnordinase
fondness for practical jokes. was walk
ing along South street In company
with friend. when they encountered
a sailor who was carrying a saucy-
looking parrot i'm cage. "W-watch
me. " said the joker. II w-will have
some f-fnn w-with this man. 20. stop
ping the sailor. he inquired. Mummy
g-good m.man, ocean that parrot
TALK" Well said the sailor. If he
couldn't talk any better than you, I'd
wiring his bloomin' neck