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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-22


When, after two months absence,
Oliver telegraphed DR.. John to forward
his mail to St. Augustine, the first let
ter he opened was one addressed to
himself from Newcastle, Me. Mrs.
Minny leaned on his shoulder as he
read:
DEAR Mr. OLIVER: The first thing I saw
on my getting home from Paris, France, was q
letter in my niece Minny's unreadable hand
writing which she says Is Italian. but Is as
hard TO read as picket fence. would have
wrote right away, but the house was in such
muss from shiftless people-Ileft some Baileys
In charge OF it-that had 20 turn to and 90 TO
housekeeping before could live in the place
1 made out that Minny is married to you and
most likely on the very day her first husband
was being buried do hope folks here won't
learn Of it; my family has given the village
more 10 talk about than they ever had before,
and they are dragging me over the Goals now.
Most Of EN- knows I've been TO France, and
they poster me 10 death inQuiring round.
Il guess you about felt obliged 10 marry Min
ny TO take care Of her and foresee she set a
store By you be ore her first husband died
I was right too, IN questioning you about her
Well, folks ways is different nowadays II To
had Niece Minny's bad luck with one man 1
never should have taken another one"
(Oliver looked back.into the rosy face leaning
over his chair We'll, Minny:"
'You dear thing" cooed Mrs Minny, with a
soft little kiss, she don't dream how lovely
you are Read on. I don't care Aunt Han
nah's letters are like cold shower baihs-they
send chills all over you and little stings, but
make you feel good afterwards.
Il am sure, though. you, being well on in
years. can regulate Minny's conduct, and be
stern with her, too. Mrs. Poole is mighty bit
ter towards iinny for her goings-on with Sam
and says he's taking 70 smoking cigars and
playing billiards. since she::rod with him and
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-22

that cliff of limestone and say: There
was paid our Indebtedness. and God
never collects bill twice" Glad am
that all the Christian poets have ex--
erted their pen in extolling the match
less One of this Gospel. Isaac Watts,
how do you feel concerning Him? And
he writes: Il am not ashamed to own
my Lord" Newton, what do you
think of this Gospel? And he writes:
Amazing grace, how sweet the
sound Cowper, what do you think
There is fountain filled with blood"
Charles Wesley, what do you think of
Him? And he answers: Jesus, low
er of my soul" Horatius Bonar,
what do you think of Him. And he
responds: Il lay my sins on Jesus"
Ray Palmer, what do you think of Him?
And he writes: MY faith looks up to
Thee" Fannie Crosby, what do you
think of Him? And she writes: Blessed
assurance, Jesus is mine" But 1 take
higher testimony: Solomon, what do
you think of Him? And the answer is:
Lily of the valley" Ezekiel, what do
you think of Him? And the answer is:
plant of renown." David, what do
you think of Him? And the answer is;
my shepherd" ST. John, what do you
think of Him? And the answer is:
Bright and morning star" st. Paul,
what do yov think of Him? And the
answer comes: Christ is all in all"
Do you think as well of him. o man,
o woman. of the blood-bought inn
mortal spirit2 Yes, Paul was right
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
Cn ESHIRE.

May Slime table, Northampton divi sion New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad: Trains leave Cheshire going north, S:16, 11;32 a, m,, 4:29, 6:2i p. m.; going south, S:4S a. m., 2:59, S.3O 7:30 D. m. Trains arrive at New Haven 9:22 a, m., 1.28, 400 500 p. m. Trains leave New Haven for Cheshire, 7:45 Il :O4 a, m,, 400, 5:55 D. m.
 Mrs. M. E. Cornwall, who with hei daughter has been spending severa months south, has lately been quite sick with typhoid fever.
 Miss Alice Trythall, a teacher in Springfield, Mass, has been home on 6 weeks vacation.
 Miss Lottie HotchlTiss of New Haver Normal school was home over Sunday
 The Cheshire band, lately organized Is making rapid progress and will soor be ready to play some fine music.
 The W. c. T. U. will meet Friday af. ternoon at 2:90 in the chapel of the Congregational church. The EpWorth league will have a strawberry supper in their rooms ir the M. E. church next Monday even ing.
 May 16 the Daughters of Rebekah will give an entertainment in their rooms in the Odd Fellows hall, which will consist of vocal and instrumental music, refreshments, etc.
 Theodore A. Cook Is on the sick list with pneumonia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
NORTH HAVEN.


 May 9--Auction at the late MT. Hull's place to-day. Mrs. Dodge will go to her home in Oxford, New York, and Mrs. Hullis to stay with her grandson, Arthur smith in Fair Haven. The annual reunion and free will offering of the w. c. T. U. was held in the grange room, Memorial hall, on Wednesday afternoon and was a very pleasant occasion.
 The boys company recently formed with s. B. Thorpe drill master and John Todd captain will meet M Linsley hall on Friday evening, May 1T, to perfect arrangements.
 Joe White has taken three of his children and gone to Canada fearing the children would be taken to the county home.
 Mrs. J. B. Barnard has lovely pansies for sale and is reasonable in the prices.
 Seventy eight present at the grange on Tuesday evening, three visitors. Dr. R. B. Goodyear was elected lecturer in place of Mrs. F. L. Smith, who resigned on account of her health. Mrs. Smith will leave for Blue Mountain lake in the Adirondacks on May 22.
 D. l.. Clinton is receiving congrat- ulations on his appointment as deputy sheriff.
 Miss Hattie Brown of New York state, who has been visiting In town for several weeks, will soon start for home. Her cousin, P. B. Orcutt, will accompany her as far as New York city.
 Miss Ferris of Greenwich is in town in the interest of the Connecticut State Temp union. She Is a guest of Deacon A. A. Hyde. a former resident of Greenwich.
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9yrauellers' Gmide,
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford R. R.
January a7. 1s95.

TRAINS LEA VIE NEW IA VEN AS FoT,r,oyvs
 FOR NEW YoRK-'4:sS. *4:sO, te:OO. s7:3o "9:10, s;SO, s9:85 HOBO 0. m .l2:OO Is.os sl.al (parlor car hmlted), s1:35, 145 g:30. s:OO. .3:sO t415 '5:3O. 5:35, e3O s7:lO, ss.1O. ts:I, Bridgeport Accommodation "O1O, 9:I5 D. n. | SUNDAYS - *4:25, -4:8O, 500 a, m.. t5;OO. t6:l5. +7:10, "s:1O, S:15. 1e10 D. m. FOR WASHINGTON VIA HARLEM RIVER -4121Oa. ID. (daily), "1:lO p.m.
 FOR BOSTON VIA SPRINGFIEBD-.,.au 'l1:05 q. m,, 'l:05. s5;6s p. m. S6NDAYs-- '1:s0 tnight), s5:b2 D. m.
 FOR BOSTON VIA NEW LONDON ANn PRoVIDENCE-s2 "2;3O. s1ls35 (parlor oar limited) a. m., .12O5 "s:55, "415, "4:55 and .S55 pm. sUNDAys-"2:O3. .2;3O c. m., 4:55. .s55 p. m.
 FOR BOSTON VIA AIR LINE AND NY. N. E. R. R.-'4s57 D. m. SUNDAYs--s4brip. m. FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD, SPRING. FIELD. ETo.-"1:2O tnight). GAO, 800, tlO:Io. '1l05 Q. m.. 12:Oe, -105, 3:1O. 500 '5:b2 (e15 to Hartford). s:o5, 1905 p. m. suNDAYs-sl:2l (night), '5:52, s:25 Accommodation pm. New London Division.
 FOR NEW LONDON, Ero,-ss:Os n,pbtA .s.. tnight, 7;5O, 11;05. 1l;35 (parlor car i'm. ited) a. m, sl2;05, ss55, 500, N415 "4:55, 5:l5. 6:l5 (Guilford accommodation, "655, ll:I5 D. m. lGuilford accommodation SUNDAYS. %03( 3(night), "ss1 (nightl s4:55. '6:55 p. m. Air Line Division.
 FOR MIDDLETow1S, wpELIOrANTIo. Ero. -s:03 g. m. 1;3O, 4:57, 6;05 D. m. SUNDAYS. '457 p. m. Connecting atfMlddletown with Valley Division and at Wilnmantic with N, Y. & N B. and N. L. MIR. R.; at Turnervtne with Colchester branch.
 Northampton Division.
 FOR SHELBURNE FALLS. TURNFR,s FALLS, WILLIAMSBURG, HOLYOKE AND NEW HARTFORD, and intermediate stations -7:45, 11:04 a. m. and 400 p. m.
 DEMONSTRATIONS and points this side At6:55 p. m.
 Berkshire Division:
 FOR DERBY JUNCTION-4:2s D. m. FOR DERBY JUNCTION. BIRMINGHAM. ANSO- MA, Ero.-7;OO. 94o a. m., 1sOO. s:s7, 4:ss, 5:3J 7:35, ll:l5 p. m. SUNDAYs-S:l0a. m., 8:30 0p. m.
 FOR WATERBURY-7;00, $40 a. ra, lss1J. S27, 5:8O, 7:35 p. m, sUNDAYs--s:1Oa m.
 FOR WINSTED-700 9:4O a. m., s.s7, 5:3O D. m
 SUNDAYs-s:10a. m.
 FOR SHELTON, BOTSFORD. NEWTOWN DANBURY. PIrTsFIELD. STATE LINE -9:40 Q. m., 4;es p. m.
 FOR ALBANY, BUFFALO, DETROIT, CIN- CINNA1I, ST. LOUIS. CHICAGO AND THR WEST-via State Line-9:40a. a. m., 42S D. n
 FOR hITCHFIELD and points on S., L. &N. R. R.-6:00a m. (via Bridgeport and Hawley- vtne.l 4;SSp m. (via Hawleyville.l
 Express Trains. tLocaI Express.
 Q. T. HAMPSTEAD, Gen. Passenger Agt.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
Affirmed the Decree.

Boston, May 9.-The United States circuit court of appeals this afternoon affirmed the decree of the circuit court in favor of Joseph c. Martin in the case of Martin x Hill Cash Carrier vs. Joseph C. Martin. This is a. confir- nation of the decree against the Lam son Store Service company handed down May 2S, 1894, for infringement of patents
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
Fire in CInrI,,s Rnrn.

The fire alarm turned in yesterday forenoon from box 612 proved to be for the barn of Spencer A. Clark in the rear of Clark & Thompson's carpenter shop on Gilbert avenue. The department re- sponded promptly and the blaze was ex- tinguished. The loss is trifing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
Evidence Against Howard.

London, May 9.-The Scotland Yard detectives have submitted to United States Ambassador Bayard evidence that Mendal Howard, now in custody here as a counterfeiter, was fully pre- pared to make and issue spurious United States greenbacks and postage stamps.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
It May NOA Re Known

To you, but it is fact, that "Rough~on Rats is equally as effective, never failing and re- able, as an exterminator of Cockroaches, Bed it is for Rats and Mice. Though on Rats " is the recognized standard throughout the world. It never disappoints Always gets there.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
PaIa. PnnY Children

May have wyfnns, A sa6c, harmless, but effect i've worm destroyer ia "Rough on, Worms" ," 1t's sweet and nice, and never does harm; ale wayS does the child good. 25c.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
Stomach Distress and Misery.

There is immediate and most grateful relief gently invigoEant to an irritable, feeble, dys- peptt stomach, soc. and $i.oo bottles, at retail or w1lolesaie druggists or prepaid by express. E. s. WEL4SyJ Jersey City, N.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10

on deposit In the savings bank in Nor wich has been found to have been drawn out shortly before Mrs. Hammond left town. 1t is said that Mrs. Hammond left bills behind unpaid amounting to S2 000
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
6 Rough on Itch 3,

Ointment cures Skin Humors, Pitnples, Flesh Worms, Ring Worm, Tetter, Saft Rheum
 ber's Itch, Scald Head, Eczema. soc. Drug gists or mail. E. s. WELLS Jersey City, N. J.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
A tSOfi C0tt.,

one application of ROUGH ON CoRNs, liquid, gives instant relief; two effects a permanent cure two or three applications eradicate hard borrfs, r5c. Rough on Corns, Salve and PlastsEs, Ioc. E. s. WELLS, Jersey City, N. J.
 Ronehon Toot1lache gives instant relief. 1oc
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
Don,t Go Home Without ,Em

ROUGH ON BILE PILLS. They are the greatest little pills for starting up sluggish Liver, and equals them. They are chocolate coated and very small. 1oc, and 2sc. at Druggists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10

$ = : ;:: ::::: $ ;: ,: ::: = : :: <: :; +
 SA every way the sweetest and best.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10

N0NTNTH Johann HOff has a suit pending against Tar NOllJTJ rant Co., to enjOin them from using the words
 'IOfFS Malt Extract" for Extract bottled in
 their cellars in New York City. Beware mutations Ask for the genuine JOHANN HOFFS MALT EXTRACT
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
c. H. NORTH AM
STAR1N'S NEW HAVEN TRANS
 FORMATION LINE,
Daily Excent saturdavs.

Daily Excent saturdavs.
 .lVlSA A Str. JOHN H. STARIN, Captaiu ETH Mister, leaves New Haven from Starin's Pier, foot of Brown street, at 1915 D. m. sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Str VIM. .. EGERTON, Captain Spoor, Mondays, Medlesdays and Fridays. The Starfn leaves Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Egg erton, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
 Fare, l6o; excursion tickets. S1.95. Statar rooms, $1 .00.
 Tickets and staterooms for sale at J. n Lines, jP.s, S5l Chapel street; Peck & Bishop. 502 Chapel street: Tontine Hotel, and John Morse, 69 Center street.
 Free stage leaves the depot on arrival oe Hartford train, and from corner Church and Chapel streets every half hour, commencingat s:$0p. m Through freight rates given and ana and southwest. 0. H. FISHER, Agent.
 Order your freight via Starin Line.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
3AtsGEI1
GRATEFUL-CoMFoR COCOA.

BREAKFAST-SUPPE
 By thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operationsof digestion and nutrition, and by . careful application of the fine properties of well-selected Cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided for our breakfast and sup per delioately favored beverage which may save us many heavy doctors" bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there Is 0 weak point. We may escape manya fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and properly nourished frame."-Cfvil Service Gazette
 belled thus: JAMES EPPS & CO, Ltd,
 Homeopathic Chemists,
 26m tu&CWe London, EngIand.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
New Haven Steamboat Go.
 RICHARD PECK

Leaves New Haven Belle Dock) daily exa cept Sunday l2:30 night. Leaves New York (Pier 25 East rlverl except Sunday 8:0Op. m.
 c. H. NORTHAM Leaves New Haven daily, Sunday excepted. at l0:3O a; m. Leaves New York daily, Sunday excepted, 11:30 p. m
 Fare $l.0O; Excursion tickets, good for 15 days, Sl.50
 Staterooms and tickets for sale at Peck < Bishops 7E Chapel street, and at Mix's drug store, corner Chapel and Church streets. Through rates given and bills of ladingIs sued to points West, South and Southwest
 CHARLES I. FRENCH, Agent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10

Sold throughout the world. POTTER DRuo AND about Baby's Skin, Scalp, and Hair," mailed free.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-24
SALE OF DIAMONDS.
Radical Change to BE Made From the
"MemOrandum SYSTEM

New York Letter to st. Louis Republic.
A radical reform is about to be made
in the diamond and jewelry trade which
will mark a new era in the dealings be-
tween wholesaler and retailer. This is
nothing more than the adjustment of the
memorandum SYSTEM" which for fifty
years has governed the sale of diamonds
and jewelry to small houses and casual
purchasers. The memorandum SYSTEM
is so called for the reason that heretofore
any retailer has been enabled to obtain
supplies of diamonds for the inspection
OF customers" without paying for and by
merely promising to return them at the
end of three days, If not sold within that
time. The big Wholesale houses have lost
thousands through the operations of bogus
statesmen. The New York jewelers. As
sociation, the New York jewelers. Board
of Trade and the Chicago jewelers. Asso-
citation have each agreed to appoint a COM
mittee to formulate a scheme by which
the present deficient memorandum plan
Will be superseded by q strong uniform
rule which will relega te swindlers to other
fields of industry.
These three organizations include nearly
all the wholesale and jobbing diamond and
Jewelry dealers in the United States. There
are few in other cities, but all manufac-
turers of jewelry and nearly all importers
of and dealers in diamonds and precious
York and Chicago. Consequently this uni
ted action means that the business of the
criminal courts throughout the country
Will be considerably reduced hereafter ana
the swindling fraternity will be forced TO
the cold realms of pauperism.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-24
Death of Mrs. ID. C. Allen.

9he announcement of the death, in I'LL
ledgeville, Sept. 49,. of Mrs. d. C.sAll en-,
wife of Mr. d. c. Allen. ticket agent of he
Florida Central and Peninsular railros ID
in this city, viii bring sadness to man Y
hearts, not only to those who knew Mr7
Allen, but to those who know her HUSBAND
and sympathize with him in his bereaveA
ment.
Mrs. Allen was formerly Miss Julia
Walker. a sister of w. H. Walker of
Minedgeville, at whose home she died
after a short illness. She was buried
from he's fathers residence in Atlanta. the
nterment being in Oakland cemetery.
Mrs. Allen was a stepdaughter of DR..
L. ID. CARPENTER of Atlanta. She was a
member OF the Baptist church and a
teacher in the Sunday school for many
years. At an early age she joined the
church, and TO the end continued a faith
full Christian.
In 1879 Miss Walker married Mr.. Allen,
at that time residing in Charleston. For
many years that city was her home. In
1892 they returned to Atlanta to live but
her health had been very much impaired
and was a source of much anxiety to her
friends and family. Last spring she re-
moved to Savannah, where she resided
up to her last illness. Her death occurred
within a few days after she reached her
brothers home, where she had gone, hop
ing the change of climate might prove
beneficial. She was taken suddenly Ill.,
and realized from the first that Hfe's
of her immediate family were summoned
TO her bedside and have the comfort
Of having reached there in time to hear
her parting words
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-24

the fact that he had served as FIRST
Lieutenant OF the troop under Col Gordon
as captain Next TO Mr.. Farr, he said
ne was the Oldest member present ne
gave an interesting account OF me MS
tory and work OF Capt. Lamar he was
proud, he said, 10 welcome Mr.. Farr on
the occasion OF his lftierh anniversary,
and ne said he hoped he might I'VE 70
see his hftieth anniversary as a member
o. the troop At the conclusion OF MS TAX
three cheers were given for capt. Jonn-
sion. after which Capt. J. {. Posteil, IN
spectOr Of rife practice was called on
for a song s'Mr. Johnsing OF South Car
alma" was rendered with a fervor that
made those present feel that the inspect Z
or himself was dealing in kindiing WOOD,
and the crowd Joined IN the chorus.
Mr. A Nee duncan made a most in
teresting and entertaining speech IN re
Spouse TO calls. Mr. Duncan sitid ne
never remembered to have seen any older
members Of the troop than Mr. tarr IN
uniform. He gave some interesting his
tOrical facts in connection with the troop,
which were listened to with much IN
terest.
Capt. Johnston then called on Veteran
Member y. A. Silva, who was with the
troop during the war. and who gave some
most Interesting accounts OF the troop
service.
Veteran Member James Ferguson made
the troop one Of the brightest and most
humorous speeches of he evening AFTER
this speeches We're made by several OF the
was a late hour when the troop dispersed.
Altogether the evening was one OF the
brightest and most pleasant that the
troop has seen in a long time.
Before the adjournment OF the troop II
was presented by Mr.. A. McC. Duncan
with a picture OF J. Mcleod Turner, who
was elected second lieutenant Of the troop
in January, 1859. and who was killed in
stantly near Stevensboro Va, Nov Z,
1859. Veteran Member Duncan received
hearty vote Of thanks for the donation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-24
AT THE THEATER.
The Night Was Warm, hut n large
Audience Made .sThe Trip"

Ihe Night Was Warm. Hut Large
Audience Made The Trip"
In certain OF the large towns the way
in which one refers to Hoyt's play. "A
Trip to Chinatown" is regarded as a
test Of ones up-to-dateness. 1t is the
proper thing to speak of it as THE
Trip" Chinatown isn't in it any more
than it is in the play itself. This pointer
is given gratis.
The Trip" was played at the theater
last night before an audience that must
have made the management of both the
house and the show rub their hands with
satisfaction. The parquette and two gal
leries were filed. Had there been any
more people in them it would have been
uncomforta table. The temperature was
somewhat oppressive as IL was. The play,
with which most theatGr-goers are famil-
lar, was presented in a more enjoyable
manner than ever before in this city.
Harry ConOr is with The company again
as w elland Strong the principal COM
edy character--though they are all com
eGy characters. for IN at matter. He plays
the jolly hypochondriac in a manner that
Is irresistible. He stands at the head of
the cast. Of course. At the other end of
it-that is to say. the principal woman
character-is Miss Anna Robinson, as the
widow from Chicago. The widow in the
play should be bright magnetic and
pretty. Miss Ro binsOn is all that Fill
ing In the space between the two ends of
the cast are twelve clever people: Mr.
Witmark. with a tenor voice which might
not exactly 'sooth a soul in purgatory,"
but which is good for a comfortable sal
airy per week; Miss Dean, who can make
up very like boy; Mr. Gilfoil. who can
whistle like nigh tingale-indeed he can
beat a nightingale, and whistle like a
mockingbird; Miss Kirby, who can kick
as high as you please, and Misses Chapuy
and Shalders, who can sing. and those are
not all, either. The others are all right
and so Is the whole show. The scenery is
new and well design ed
The next attraction will be AL G.
Fields Minstrels Thursday night, in which
Uncle Dan" Emmett, the old minstrel.
and author of "Dixie's Land" will be the
star. Uncle Dan win OF have much to
do. He viii lead the orchestra wnen it
plays the accompanimatt for his famous
song, but he Is generally regarded as the
a carriage In the street parade, while the
others walk
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-24
wETTING A PENCIL.
A Universal Bad Habit for Which
There Is no Justification.

From London Tid-Bits.
The act of putting a lead pencil to the
tongue to wet it, just before writing,
which we notice in SO many people, is
one of the oddities of habit for which
it is hard to give any reason, unless it
began in the days when lead pencils were
poorer Than now and was continued by
example into the next generation.
A lead pencil should never be wet. 1t
hardens the lead and ruins the pencil
This fact is known to newspaper men
and stenographers. But nearly every one
else does wet a pencil before using it,
This fact has been definitely settled by a
clerk in a newspaper office.
Being of a mathematical turn of mind,
he ascertained by actual count that Of
fifty persons who came in the office to
write an advertisement or notice forty
nine wet their pencil in their mouth before
Now, this clerk always uses the best
pencils that can be procured-in fact is
a eonnoisseur in lead pencils, cherishing
a good one with something of the pE.de
a soldier feels In his gun or sword; and
II hurts his feelings to have his pencil
spoiled. But pOliteness and business con-
siderations required him TO lend his pen
ellis scores of times every day And often,
after it had been wet till it was hard and
brittle, and refused to mark, his feel
ings would overpower him.
Finally he got some cheap pencils, sharp
ened them and kept them to lend The
first person who took up the stock pencil
was a drayman, whose breath smelt of
onions and whisky. He held the point in
his mouth and soaked it for several min
utes while he was torturing himself to
write an advertisement for missing bull
dog.
Then a sweet-looking young woman
came into the office, with kid gloves that
buttoned half the length of her arm.
She picked up the same pencil and press
ed 1t to her dainty lips preparatory to
writing an advertisement for a lost brace
let. The clerk would have stayed her
hand, even at the risk of a box of the
late.
And thus that pencil passed from
mouth to mouth for a week. 1t was
tons and all degrees of cleanliness and
uncleanliness; but we forbear.