The herald., 1897-02-21
STARBFAMS

Tie groom tainted twice at Fashionable
wedding at Lexington. KY. and forgot the
ring. but otherwise a local paper says, ;he
marriage was a pretty affair in pink and
white, there being six bridesmaids and a
maid of honor. and the knot was quite Sc
curely tied. the groom father being one OF
the officiating ciergymen.
The sugar planters Of southern Louisiana
are contributing molasses for the relief OF
the sufferers from the drought. that they
may sweeten their cornmeal herewith,
and the New Orleans Times Democrat SAYS
that 1t Is proving IL paatabe addition TO the
very slim diet which thousands of persons
in North Louisiana will have TO be salts
fled with this winter.
A Cincinnati paper intimates that II a
Cincirnatan finds on a cold day that his
ne!ghbors thermome ter marks degree or
two lower than his own he stralghway
acts as + he had personal grieyanee nee
weather and the maker Of his thermcme-
ter. There seems to be a good deal Of hui
man nature IN the Cincinnatian.
The support of the convcts in it's state
prison costs Massachusetts $3.67 a week
Tor each one. The inmates of the reforma
tory cost sl.c2 each week, and the women in
the reformatory for women are supported
at 1919 each week Most expensive of all
are the boys in the Lyman school a West
borough the cost of whose weekly support
amounts to S4.61 each.
An eastern court has decided on a neigh
bor's complaint. that the playing Of a
piano is not necessarily a tantalizing act.
and suggests moral suasion on the part OF
the aggrieved. There are some Kansas City
neighborhoods where the latter remedy
would be entirely TOO mild. the provocation
being sufficient to justify case of assault
and battery on performer and instrument.
For twenty-five years George Huntsinger
OF Lumpkin county. Ga, has served os
inspector of the Yahoola Hydraulic com
pany His duty has been to daily inspect
the supply pipe from the Yahooia river 70
the gold fields, a distance OF twenty-five
and conditions of weather. Huntsinger has
walked the length Of this pipe one day and
back again the next. When, recently, he
gave up tho JOB on account of failing
health, he calculated that he had covered
distance Of $3.50 miles foot.
A Clergyman in southern state was
called to perform a marriage ceremony in
poor white settlement. After the knot
before the guests refreshments in the
form of rye whisky. The pastor by virtue
of his Office as a Christian minister remon-
strated with her for thus starting in life
the new couple. The mother. large wo-
man. about foot taller than the minister.
placing her arms akimbo and looking
him straight in the eye, said; Look 'yere.
Mister Preacher; yer kim yere to marry
this we're couple: .yo've married this yere
couple. Now git!''
He had been known for years as the hard
est drinker and most reckless rider in the
neighborhood. and when he undertook to
gallop down a steep hill covered with ice
and his horse slipped and fell on him. peo-
pie were not surprised. Six Of his ribs were
found to be broken, and so was his leg. in
two places. while his shoulder was dislo-
Gated and his neck had received a terrible
wrench. The doctor bandaged him up the
best he could and stood waiting for him to
recover from the influence of the ether.
Presently he opened his eyes and said.
family: Doctor" What is it, Hamp?"
Il sorter 'spect I'd better let up on this
drinkin' business. I mout git into trouble
sometime. kansas City Star.