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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-30

Long Prairie Argus: Chas. Ham
lin, who lives near Swanville,
brought. us u sample of millet last
week that lie raised On his place.
He said lie wanted to show The
Argus man that Morrison county
could produce good grain even
though The Argus did pore fun at
the county few weeks ago in com
menting ON the location OF the eX-
detrimental farm over there. We
simply reminded Mr.. Hamlin th0t he
lived in that part OF Morrison that
was stolen from Todd county before
the latter was able to help herself.
Yhe miIlet was almost six feet high
and very heavy. !
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-30
St. Cloud Board of Trade.

ST. CLOUD, MINI, Aug, %. A mum
Der OF business men will call Il meet
Ing for tomorrow, at which time 70
Ieffort will he made tt, organize q
boardOf trade. A business mems
club is much needed here, inasmuch
as it is expected that a number Of
manufacturing industries will locate
here in the near future. Tie prob
able loss, Of the Great Northern d.
vision behoOves the business men OF
this city to secare something in it's
place. Z. II -. .:.5,5 49, p,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-30
Hon. Leon e. Lum, attorney for

81 Hon. Leon E. Lum, attorney for
Mrs. r. X. Whitley, has attached
the water power property in this
city to satisfy Il claim of $1.6l0. the
amount due Mrs. Whitley for the
overflow of her farm north Of this
city. This claim has long been
standing against the Water Power
COMPANY, but has never been paid
sBrainerd journal.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-30
SOUTHWARK HO!

Farmers who are seeking to better
themselves should 90 South! The
Queen and Crescent Route offers a
million acres OF farms at $500 and
$500 an acre, Ton easy terms); mud
monthly half-rale excursions to 60
ard see for yourself. No biizzartis,
No cold waves. Fine schools and
church. HOspitable people. Send for
hooks and information to W. T..
&. r. A.. Cincinnati. u.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-30
n RP| / ! | |
Nv Ork Proceed ding Very
Rapid u On the Build
ing
The Institution Will be
Arc ecturaily
Imposing. .35,5

SATURDAY revealed 4 & busy state
Of affairs. JIG is no W possible TO see
soilleWhAt5of what the new bailtiing
will be. The workmeIl are no "
working on che last floor, and the
slate maDsar.l roof viii be put on
this week 3s55
"A walk throngl the building under
the guidance u Con trstc tor II 4 rris y
shows thai the building will be ad-
n:irably adapted to i'll purpose. In
the basement { there are two dining
rooms 3Ox334, one for girls, and one
for boys, with y Kitchen between.
This kitchen Ii especially large
24x2S and has openings into tht,
two dining rooms. There are also
separate wasl,roums, closets and
bath. rooms. Two dining rooms
l2x2O fOrthe Sisters, are included in
the basement. ! N IA .5 sss sl ~
lii the first story are four school
rooms, 25x34, parlOr, l2xl8, closets
and chapel. The chapel Is 24x2S,
situated opposite the main ENTRANCE.
1t is bet ween tile school rooms and
connected with them BY large folding
doors, 81 that thefhvee rooms can
be thro VII into one. The Sisters be.
Iieve in keeping the sexes separated,
and this idea Is carried out through
out the building. The girls have the
north end, and the boys the south,
the dividing line running through the
scenterOf tho building. The stairs
are dOu BILE and separate also. fs Sa.
In the second story are two
dormitories, 34x5o, two sisters
rooms, music room and closets.
ISL On the third floor will be d
spacious audilorium extending the
a whole length Of the building. There
Wilt Il stage and dressing rooms,
and seats. X : "a .N+5
The building will have a tower
oyer the west and main entrance. s.
\ feet in height, towering over the
building 80 feet. Over the entrance
Will be placed a statue. The build
ing will require t least two months
more for completion. 'z% . MI III II +:
The building already presents q
striki ng appearance and there is no
doubt that when completed ~ will
he agree i credit to- the con tract tor.
sThe method OF arching the wind oWs
adopted helps the appearance
noticeably 5..i, i1% $|.% $: a n.
The boiler house, for which Mr..
Harrison also has the contract, will
be 23x6O, consisting of a basement l5
feet III depth, and upper story Il
feet high. In the basement, 40 feet
will be occupied BY the battery Of
boilers, and the rest by q cellar. In
the upper story will be a laundry
and .was1room. The boilerhouse
will be situa ted east OF the two in
situations, but on a line midway be-
tween them. VI @ .s.;s .ss.@ ~ &.1 HI III !
We understand it is the intention
Of the Sisters, at some future time, to
erect Il beautiful chapel mid way be-
tween the hospital and orphanaee.
This would make q noble group OF
buildings, and all who realize the
grand work being done by these un-
selfish women, will hope that the
time for realization Of their wishes
is not far in the future. s,st-. .y@.>>.&9
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04
Les CRANES du GOIlV tenement.

LIE secretaire de lagriculture
Morton a decide de supprimer Ia
distribution de CRANES de jardinage
que fait depuis longtemps lie gouver,
nement, ct null ne lie regrettera 81 &C
ne sont peutetre quelques memdres
du congress qui savent tirer parti de
tout-mame dune distribution de
CRANES sans valeur. On salt que lie
departement de r~agricuture emploie
nm AGENT qui il confe anuuelle-
ment lie soin d'acheter pour plusieurs
milliers de piastres de CRANES. LIE
choix est d'ordinaire peu Vari6 ct Sc
compose dune douzaine de varieties
de legumes tres connus-rien de
nouveau, rien de qualit6 remarqua'
BILE des haricots, des betteravea, des
raids, des oignons. des donates de
varieties tres ordinaires ct cultiyes
depuis longtemps deja dams toutes
les parties du pays. Ces CRANES
sont misses en- ~centaines de mile pa
Iquets contenant chacun une petite
ouantite, ct ees paquets sont ensuite
divis4s en- autant de lots Gn'il va de
membres de congress, a c'est a ces
messieurs que reyient lie privilege de
les distributor. Chaene membre en-
repoit ainsi pour une valenr de plu-
sieurs centaines de piastres. Il est
dificile de savoir ce que toas ces
messiurs en- font, mails ce qui assure,
c'est que certains d'entr'eu vendent
leur part ct empochent Pargent'
L'agent du Department ui-meme a
r9nssi a acheter de membres du con
gres ces CRANES qui leur 6taient re-
misses pour Stre distributes aux habi
tants de leurs districts respectifs
Pour $45. il a pu acheter ce eui lui
aarait codte $3.50 ailleurs.
C'est ponrquoi lie secretaire Nor
ton a resolu de supprimer Ia distri
button des CRANES tres communes
que lie g~ouvernement faisait q 81
grands frais.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04
FOR SALE.

One hundred and sizty-6ve arr
penis of land just below Perry's
Bridge having a front Of S. arpents
on the VermilioI river by a depth
of 81 arpents.
This property is intersected by
the public road leading directlys 10
Perry and Abbeville, has several
beautiful building sites. is finely
wooded and will make a rich sugar
farm. 1t is partly improved, having
considerable feucing upon it, a
dwelling house and other buildings.
Terms Cash. or tune granted as pur'
chaser desires.
Any further information may be
had by applying to Homer D6eufr
or EDWARDs& GREENE. attys.
AbbevilIe. August 4, 1894.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

Tn pendu qui Wit longtemps ct
qui devient embarrassant, c'est Will
Purvis, qui fut condamne a mort
dsns lie comt6 de Marion, Miss, ct
don't l~'execution fut manqufe parce
qu'au moment d'etre pr6cipite dams
la trappe sa tete glissa hors du neud
qui devait l'6trangler. Les specta-
tours prGtcndirent que c'etait une
intervention de la Providence ct OBJ
ST bien a ce quill fit repen-
du que lie sheriff n'osa recommencer.
Depuis ce temps la justice ne salt
cue faire du condamn6; ellie nose
nj lie pendre nj lie lib6rer ct il 'reste
prieonnier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

Cinquante tonnes d'engrais artifi-
'ciel achetees a Chicago par les pro-
'prietaires de l'habitation David, a
st. Jacques, ont etc saisies par lie
rcommissaire de agriculture Garter
sparce que les frais d'inspection pres,
xcrits par une loi de I'Etat n'avaient
pas etc payes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

La Russie nest pas du tout con-
ftente des termes du traiie de paix
econclu entire lie Japon ct Ia Chine;
depuis longtenps ellie nourrit lie pro.
Jet d'agrandir son domaine du cole
du sud ct la concession dune partie
du territoire de la Manchoarie la
gene b~eaucoup.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

CONNIE Napoleon, lie Prince Dinu.
zln, fills du roi Cetyway, chef DIES
A'uious, a toutes les chances de
MOURN IN en- exil sur l'Gle de Ste
Helene, on les Anglais le tiennent
depnls une quinzaine d'annees, ayec
quelqnes-uns de ses s~erviteurs. II
await etc question de lie remettre en-
llberte . fois, mais al moment OH
il allait s'emharquer pour retourner
an pays natal, une i~nsurrection Y
await eclat6 ct il a etc inge prudent
de retenir lie prince.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

La Vile d'Ardmore, la plus consi-
derable du Ierritoire Indien, a etc
Gu grande partie consum6e par lie
ffeu; cent ciDquante maisons de com
merce ont etG detruites ct les pertes
s'e!event a 100000.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

Robert G. Wlckliffe, qui fut gou-
yerneur de la Louisiana de 1856 a
1860 ct qui aux dernieres elections
d Etat, fut aandidat pour la place de
lieutenant-gouverneur sur lie ticket
McEcery, est mort . Shelbyyille,
KY, le Is.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04
SAMEDI, 4 MAI 1895.

LIE Danube a fait des ~siennes rces
jours derniers; il s'est livr6 a des
debordements gui ont emport6 plu
sieurs villages de la Hongrie et'noye
guelques habitaEts.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

1'rois negres ct deux ~uegresses
ont etc lynches samedi soir a Green
vile, Ala. Tbs avaient assassine un
jeune homme blanc, puts ayaient
blu.6 son corps sur nn bucher.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04
AS AN ADVERTISING
MEDIUM

The Press has no superior IN New York
THE PRESS
Within the reach Of all. The best and
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Weekly Press, n year, 100
Send for The Pres Circular.
Samples free. Agents wanted every-
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Address THE PRESS,
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NEW YORK
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04
THE ILLUSTRATED home Hngf

Is q large and handsome lGpage. 6~a-colurnn Enns.
frated literary and family, PAPER, published ~Tn0asaiy.
popular authors, Sketches, Poems, Useful Miscahsnv
Household. Ghildren's and Humorous DepaTttnsnfss
member of the family circle. Among the Vrissse
whose stories constantly appear in TEE HLUsTE3Trr
HOME GUEST are Mrs. Emma D. e N. SouthEorfH
Mrs. Mary j. Holmes, Charlotte NJ. Braeme, Mn I'm
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beautifully illustrated, and while it ID always intasssts
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Questionable word or line being allowed to entar ia
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

Tn 6gyptologue celebre, lie pro-
ifesseur Flinders Petrie, anponce
aqu'il a decouvert daHs la vieille
aEgypte une nouvelle race h'Eommes,
don't Persistence etait demouree JUS
qu'ici inconnu bien qu'ils y soient
etablis depuis au moins 5000 ans
,avant Jesus-Christ
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

Sa Majestic Somdeteh Phra Para
smindr Maha Chulalon Korn Phra
Chula Chom Klao, roi de Siam, a
fait cadeau a lUniversite Tulane
dun exemplaire du Tripitaka GU
&crits sacres des %boudhistes. Get
~int6ressant travail, traduit en- sia-
mois, est contenu en- t~rente-neuf
volumes.
lie tratte de paix nntre la Chine
ct lie Japon a etc signe ct il reste
encore aux deux parties a lie RATHER,
mais il paraiE que l'element militaire
au Japon, 6norgueillie par la success.
sion de victories qu'ont emportees
les armes ~japonais, s'oppose energi-
1quemeat a cette ratification ct ezige
DIES concessions que la Chine serait
incapable d'accorder.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

We have arranged with the publisher orr. 49,,
illustrated literary snd family monthly, nh IT, =
publication in club with our paper upon ia e ssssIA.ne
liberal terms apoted above, and we are also n sSSSSsdl u
premium book, entitled, Tsvenstva ~ a nsndscns
Novelties by FopHlar Autk0s~ss pTlsss
our subscribers, by taking advantage Of III 49, 49,
home newspaper, a years suoscrip ton % 1ans 4spi "
best and most popular literary and family nssss,s - ~ "
lished, and also an attractive and enter5sinfsssss ] y
containing twenty complete n~oTelettes by fwsns 49, y
the most famous authors of America Eneiand 80
France-in fact, a large amount of tbs most fsssipst y
reading matter at the most triding cost
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04
The most remarkable
Newspaper Success
in NeW York.

The Press is a National Newspaper
Cheap news, vulgar sensation and
trash find no place in the columns of
Tue Pass.
The Press has the brig hest Editorial
page IN New York. 1t Sparkles with
points.
Tbs Pass Sunday Edition is a
splendid twenty page paper, covering
every current topic of interest.
Tue PKEss Weekly Edition conta' ms
all the good things Of the Daily and
Sunday editions.
For those who cannot afford the
Daily or prevented by distance from
early receiving it The Weekly is a
splendid substitute.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

LIE Budget de Plaquemines annon-
gait l'autre jour que la manufacture
de glace de la localite ~presentait ses
compliments o citoyens de la vile
ct sollicitait en- meme temps leur
patronage. Ellie est prete a leur
fournir dc bonnie. glace, compact eft
pure a 20 cents les cent lwivres, prises
a Ia manufacture. lei. a Abbeville,
on trouve plus simple ct plus Gcono-
mique de payer Ia glace a raison
dun sous la livre.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04

La California ct la FIoride expe.
dient deja des trains de pommes de
terre dams IUuest ct lie Nord, &c qui
nuira a la vente des notres.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04
PARISH
POLICE JURY

J. Alcee LeRIanc. Ward /
Jules Thibodeaux,........... !" Z
Gus Godelaux, ........... +" 3
y. t. Broussard, President. 4
Martin Saryer................. 5
Ernest acknowledgements. 6
A. Lacour. 7
j. n. Williams. Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04
TWENTY COMPLETE H0vELEIIEs

BY Popular Authors is a large and handsur1h
book of 1872 large doublecolumn octave pages nieelI
printed in clear, bold, readable type on good pzref
and handsomely bound in colored paper eoFdiA E
contains, as its title indicates, tsuentr cospiese AouAMzf
by twenty wellknown and popular authors. each CHI
OF which is intensely interesting. II comprises awholB
eeason's delightful reading, and Is By 6ar the iafEsss
and finest collection of complet6 popular ~nDEBlgtaS
ever published in a single volume. Tie titles 0f thu
twenty complete novelettes contained In this book av
IS follows: :.
Under h Holly Berries. NJ oash,is ii
Brseme-
The Phantom wedding. BY ID. Emma n i
Eouthworth.
The Gypsyss Warming. BY Mrs. Henry wca1 I
Moonshine and H~Iarguerites. By aTis D.
chess.n
The Headsman Of Antwerb. ~ m asaa
Gtephens-
The story of n life. BY Mrs. Nay lsnas Flaming.
Old HudderfOPd HAIL. By Miss D. = Brsdden. III
OF Beaulieu. By Alexander Dumas al
A Tale of Three Liens. BY n Ridss HaggaA
A Drama Am the Air. By Jules Verna.
The Captain OF the POlesStaF. By casA
Doyle.
The Sailors Secret. BY Mrs. janet Auzkn.
HI Duel i'm Herne Wood. By Wnkia osIaaz
The HetPess OF Whits0n Grange y
tCador. 81
Moss Farm. BY Mary Kyle nalisk
4 The Riacksmtthss Daughter. BY Eta HAN
II The sculptor OF MOdena. By sylvaHus Uabs ~
n The False Diamonds. Rs Mrs.. Mazy 4. RAAsM y
Ashcroft Haafl. By Emma Garrison JMsA
PLEASE BER
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04
lie M6ridional.

Journal 0bicieI d3 School Board ct
de Ia Corporation FAbbc0itle.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-04
|.

THE PREss is the organ Of no fac
ton; pulls no wires; has no animosties
to avenge.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-07
To Prevent Chapping.

AS cold weather approaches women
try to devise means fer preventing
hands and lips from chappins. An x-
cellent remedy to prevent chapping is
cold cream. The manicurist told me
that it also whitens the skin moro than
any preparation. it has taken tho place
II the old time remedy-mutton suet.
1t should be well rubbed into tho Skin.
and gloves-preferably white-slippod
on. The palms of the gloves should be
slit III several places to allow the air
and prevent cramp of the muscle. and
the finger tips clipped Off.
Vasclino should never touch tho
hands. 1t turns the skin yellow and
leaves stain on the nails that is hard
to clear away. New York World.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-07
Whimsical Father schaubeI.

Father Schaubel, who died few
years ago, was well East his eightieth
year. He was another dead in earnest
Christian. A good many years ago his
workmen, while hauling earth from one
OF his lots, encroached on one of mine
and spoke to him about it. He threw
up his hands i'll surprised way and
exclaimed, 1.-THE whole earth is made
of dirt, and shall we quarrel about a
wheelbarrow load of it," He had a
strong German accent. A short time be.
fore he died l met him oil the street and
said. "Well, Father Schaubel, how do
you find yourself:" 81 find myself ach
ty-four years alt, he replied "And
how do you like it," Zach, veil, We
must be satisfied" That was Il favorite
maxim with him, to be satislied--that
is, contented Ho was gardener. One
year there was, for some reason, great
scarcity OF tomatoes, and he had Il large
crop. In reply to a question what he
was getting for them, he replied: 1.-TWO
dollar und fifty cents q bushel here in
do field. All. veil, We must be salts.
fled. '-Chicago Interior.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-07
WANTED TO BORROW HIM.
The Queer Request Two Women Made and
tho Henson Therefor.

The Queer Request Two Women Made and
the Reason Therefor.
A genial Philadelphian, who for OBJ
ylous reasons does not caro- to have his
name printed CD this occasion, secured
parlor car seat OH an express train for
Reading few days ago, and as he was
about to pass through the gates was sur
prised to hear himself accosted in femi-
nine tones with the somewhat startling
question, please, mister, could 1 bor-
row you for awhile?'
Looking around, he found two buxon
women, who hastily and hesitatingly
explained that they We're riding Oh a
pass made out in the name of gentle
man and his wife, and, as the gentle
man was not present, they wanted the
genial looking citizen to place his
bought ticket mt the disposal of one lady
and take the other one under his wing,
while he personated the absent owner
Of the pass.
(which is my wife," he inquired,
with an inward qualm, lest his own alb
sent better half should ever hear the
story.
You can take your choice, sir, said
the lady in search of All escort, and he
promptly did so by tucking the arm Of
the younger fair one under his own and
leading her into the car. The couple
proved to be right jolly travelling COM
panions, and the citizen IS only regret in
the transaction was dine to fear that
the story might leak out and get home
ahead of him. But it didn 't-Philadel.
phia Record
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-07
The Origin of "stonshton Bottle"

Did it ever occur to you to wonder
where the expression "Stoughton bot.
tie" came from: Senator Palmer used
it the last time 1 saw him and asked
him about it
"Why," said he, "it comes from a
certain Stoughton's bittcrs that used to
be very popular when was boy.
Stoughton's bitteIs was sort of table
sauce, very weak and tGSteless, and real
ly useless. So when anybody stood
around as useless as u bottle of Slough
tons bitters on u dinner table People got
to saying that he was Il Stoughton bot
tie, until as an expression for general
shiftlessness it came to be All accepted
torn. Washington Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-07
Tho Making of Tubing.

One of the most important parts of
tho bicycle, because it is the most in
evidence, is the tubing. The manufac-
ture of tubing is now carried OH to n
largo extent in this country, although it
is but recently that the home production
has reached a stage of perfection where
1t could successfully compete with that
2f the English concerns.
There arc number of methods Of
making tubing, but tho one mostly iii
vogue at present is what is termed tho
cold drawn process, and it is Of this styie
of tubing that all the high grade ma
Chimes are at present being made The
machinery required is ponderous, and
the power required to draw ont piece
of steel without heating it is another ex-
hibition of tho perfection of modern ma
chinery.
There are number of variations to
the method employed, one of which con
slsts Ill taking Il piece of steel in the
shape OF bar or ingot. This is bored
through the center. 1t is then passed
through die, after which it is heated
and treated 10 Il bath in secret prep.
ration which removes tho temper that
the drawing process i1nparts. This is re
peated number of times, and each die
used is smaller than its predecessor, with
the result taat the tube grows smaller
and longer This is continued till tho
Tube is the right diameter and gauge.
Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-07
THE STORY OF a Joke
Two cIen Made It. but Another Fellow
Got Paid For II.

The managing editor of now dead
Md forgotten newspaper was an admirer
OF hul2!or. Without u spark of it in his
own composition, he had learned in his
long newspaper experience that u ju-
dicious injection Of wit ard fancy made
q paper ropu4,,r. He learned tho lesson
earlier than tho other editors i'll the
town, and his was tho first paper to en-
liven its pages with bits of humor. The
"old man" recognized his own incapac-
ity in the matter of jokes. He knew that
thousands laughed ut things that SEEM
ed foolish and fiat to him. When he
started using humorous matter, he hired
young man to supervise the prepara-
ton and publication of the stuff. Know.
ing absolutely nothing about jokes and
jokers, he employed o man who had
made reputation among other people
by his work on an eastern funny paper
The young man had brilliant idea.
He offered reward of So. 80 for every
original joke brought in by members Of
the staff. The "old man. backed him
up-nothing was too expensive if it sold
papers. The result of the prizo offer was
a remarkable outpouring of alleged wit,
Ono man caught the fever the first day.
Timidly he went to the professional
humorist.
Do you buy jokes here?'' he asked.
The humorist took tho protfered pa
per from tho new mans hand and read
it. eyes, he said, and handed back the
paper.
The newcomer retired crestfallen.
Immediately following this passage at
arms Frank Walsh, the best hearted fell
low i'll the Office, scribhled few lines on
sheet of paper and handed it to the
professional humorist. Without word
tho latter wrote out an order on the
cashier for So. so. The other members
of the staff wondered at the occurrence,
and watched tho paper for the appear
nnce Of tho joke. 1t was not published,
and after few days the boys began to
ask about the witticism tho editor had
paid for and did not use. Finally Walsh
told them what it was. Here it is:
Young Man (handing paper to edi-
tor)-Do you buy jokes here?
Editor (returning paper)-We do. F."
Chicago Chronicle