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Thought It Wa. Slang.

Although the name Of Biddle is a
we'll known ose to many besides the
-Four Hundred Of Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, Washington, Baltimore
and elsewhere, it seems that this magic
name conveyed only dense confusion to
an Englishman once visiting the City of
Brotherly Love, as proved by tho fol.
lowing little story:
After a sojourn for week in that
quiet but delightful place. where he
was feted and honored to his hearts
content, he asked friend confidential
~: "Can you tell me what they mean
here by bidder I hear it continually
and on all sides-'S She is biddle. 'Oh,
he is biddle, you knowr They are all
right, of course; they are biddles.
Now, what in the name Of all that is
uncomfortable is a biddle?'- Current
Literature.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
It w.s q Good Prescription.


A lady who had suffered tortures from
corn upon one Of her toes called on d
professional chiropodist. He soon re
lieved her Of the hardened little offend
er and besides paying him his fee she
thanked him heartily.
"Please tell me, Doctor, I" she SAID
chow can prevent another one coming
in its place.
"Well, madam % he replied, after q
moments reflection, 81 am doctor
enough, perhaps, to give you q prescrip.
ton that will always prevent q corn
from coming.'
He tore leaf out of a notebook,
wrote few words upon it and handed
it to her.
It read: ''Looshoo. Apply once q
day."
"You can get it at almost any place, -
he explained. "There is no charge. You
are welcome"
After inquiring in vain at several
drug stores for 'looshoo'' she showed the
prescription to friend, who studied it
moment and said:
"Why, thatis plain enough. Itmeans
loose shoe''
The prescription was tried and proved
effective. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Not an omcial After All.


One day postoface official, happen
ing to be passing through government
Office with which he was connected, saw
man standing before a fire reading a
newspaper. Hours afterward, returning
the same way, he was shocked to find
the same man, legs extended before the
same fire, still absorbed in the contents
Of o newspaper.
"Hello, sir!'' cried the indignant
head Of the department.. 'What are
you doing?"
'Can't you see what am doing?"
was the answer.
"sir, / came through this Office four
hours ago and found you reading the
paper. Ireturn, and you arc still vast
ing your time in the same manner"
every true. You have stated the case
to nicely"
Hereupon the head of the department
naturally fred up.
"What's your name, sir?''
"Well, Idon t know that my name is
any affair of yours What is your
name?''
"Sir, would have you know that
am the so-and-so Of the postofdce.
''Indeed! Well, I am very glad to
hear it. am, sir, simply one Of the
public, q mere item who has been wait.
ing here for four hours for an answer to
simple question, and should be much
obliged il you would use your influence
to get me attended to. STRAND Mage
zine.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Tho Mixed Menu.

The travelling men in eastern Maine
have added new story to their roper.
tory. Hancock county man being the
subject. During the musical festival at
Bangor, they say, John stepped into a
Bangor hotel for dinner. Now it hap,
pened that the hotel man had leased the
off side of his bill of fare to local car.
riage manufacturer. who placed an
"ad." thereon, with illustrations John
sat at the table. The waiter. being in
something of q hurry, by mistake pass
cd the bill wrong side out. John saw
the wheels. put on his spectacles. curl.
cd his mustache with his left hand,
Strengthened up, looked at the girl and
faid: I'll take scrambled eggs, Ban
l.or buggy. q couple of punts aud road
cart Got any wheelbarrows?' The girl
0ew.-Lewiston journal.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
European Economies.


To an American, accustomed to the
loose methods and wasteful habits of
her country and people, there are few
things more interesting and genuinely
amazing than the thrift, the economies,
the ways Of Daropean households. Mrs.
G., we will say, has taken furnished
house in London. She considers herself
good manager at home. She is deter
mined not to be cheated abroad. She
gets up in the morning, and, finding the
Gay chilly, she decides to order coal and
Eindling. She gives an order according
~ that makes her coal merchant lout
low and smile with brown sugared
sweetness, while her cook stares, and,
it she be an honest woman, cries out /:
Gail that, mem? Wherever shall we
put 'em? Whatever shall we do with
'em?'' She fears that she has made q
mistake, having plenty Of American
cleverness and adaptability. She re-
Ccinds half the order. The tradesman' s
face is study now His expression
changes wonderfully, and SO does his
manner. The barometer has stood at
"servile" and "obsequious. It drops
to "civil disgust" toward her, while he
filings look Of hatred at cook as he
leaves the room, which being interpreted
means: "You fool, you miserable mar
plot, what do you get by being SO idiotic
rs to have q conscience? Why didn't
you let her give big order and steal
nobly and get your commission" But
Mrs. G. docs not understand this at all.
Frances Courtenay Baylor.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
What il Means,

Aug. J. Bozel, the leading druggi-'
et Shrevep 'rt, La, says CDR. Kings
New Discovery is the on thing that
cures my cough, an it is the best seller
I Ihave." J F. Campbell, merchant, Of
9t,fford, Ariz writes: "Dr. Kings New
Discovery is all that is claimed for it; i,
never fails, and is sure cure for con
sumption Coughs and Colds. I c,mn",
Say enough for its merits" Dr.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Col.I>
aud Coughs il not an experiment Ii
has been tried for u quarter Of cen
tury, and to-day stands u, the head.
never diSapm,ints Free trial bottles al,
II H. Bateman 4 Co.'s drug store.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24


Aastsn IL . loaaaly ialss a ~ DassA
0oaak which a lses yeass has hsaa VIZ
itod b crowd q seEaAeess who bs-
lisve IN going % plsoes oat a - ogdi.
nary asesotypcd ttnss Il asvd. 5 h q
Dat esstile island, aud ~ psopls lxs.
eeFv~ much At ths simple mAnsess and
frugal habits 0 two and thses caasnri.s
ago. The old ssyls of wooden shoas are
worn and make ths village sAseeEs VI
noisy wv stose czux,sx. They have old
fashioned Kitchens In sLsir homes, With
goodly fsrcplaoea, aud also little clay
stoves. in which eaAsconl - tAod for
fuel. In few theso 80 abpsas which
burn coal. but thsae arc rarity. IT,,
good housewives preserve foods Accord
ing to recipes which have been kept ~
heirlooms. Some of the preparations
are very delicious They treat fah in an
odd manner. The fish 10 thoroughly
scraped, split aud cleaned, put into q
pot with ealt, niter. vinegar and spices,
including cinnamon, Glove, bay leaves,
laurel, peppercorns, mustard and cay
enne. More fishes are added until the
pot is almost full, when il 10 put in u
storeroom and covered with an eazthen-
ware cover.
It stands until it is thoroughly sous
Cd, which is known by the bones becom.
ing soft through the dissolving Of the
lime by the vinegar. When this stage
10 reached, the fish are removed with
great care and put into smaller crooks
or jars aud are then covered with fluid
made from water, vinegar. oil, the
spices mentioned. onion, leek and some
times q Glove of garlic. These crooks
are sealed in clumsy fashion, the COM
monest way being with stout brown pa
per, paste and cord. Fish treated in
this manner retains its delicacy of fla
vor, is very white and very appetizing.
New York Nail and Express.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
IODINE ON FINGERS.
Treatment Of tho Hands Of Pianofortc
Pupils Who Practice.

Treatment Of the Hands Of Pianofortc
Pupils Who Practice.
A modest appearing young woman
entered drug store ON Madison avenue
one morning recently, and, walking to
the end of the counter nearest the Pre-.
scription department., mutely held cut
both hands toward q clerk who chanced
to be standing in that particular place.
The clerk, equally mute, reached be-
hind a screen and brought out a blue
glass bottle, from which brush han
die protruded. After stirring the con.
tents Of the bottle with the brush for q
few seconds the clerk daintily brushed
the tips OF the young woman's fingers
with the mixture, leaving dark stain
around the top Of each finger nail. With
q pleasant ned of her head and low
murmuring thanks the young woman
quickly withdrew from the store and
the blue glass bottle was put back in its
hiding place.
Observing puzzled expression on the
face OF an old patron Of the store who
had come in to get cigar, the clerk
said, Iodine
''What for?'' asked the smoker.
Prevents the fingers from getting
sore, replied the clerk. "She is from
the musical conservatory. where she
practices on the piano three or four
hours day. In order to prevent the
finger nails from coming in contact with
the ivory keys she has them cut very
short, and We apply iodine to take the
soreness out Of the ends Of the fingers
after they have teen subjected to three
or four hours Of pounding. Most piano
players, you will observe, have their
finger nails cut to the quick, so that no
clicking sound is emitted when they
strike the keys We keep bottle of TO-
dine and brush for the special use of
the pianoforte pupils Of the conserva-
tory. They come in here for treatment
two or three times week and pay by
the month. New York Times.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Jumping at a Conclusion.

II understand, said the popular
member Of congress, "tLat you are go
ing to vote against me-
eyes," replied tarmer Corntossel
firmly; that there is IL y intention"
II am very sorry to learn that have
forfeited your confidence after serving
for so many years. Is there anything in
particular that has caused you to take
this stand?''
"No. nothin in particular, only
jes' general impression thet man
couldn't git along as we'll in politics as
you've done without there bein some
thin suspicious somewhere. Atlanta
Constitution.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Conflicting Legal styles.

A good anecdote is told Of the two
celebrated barristers Balfour and Err
skine. Balfour's style was gorgeously
verbose. Erskine's, on the contrary,
was crisp and vigorous. Coming into
court one day Erskine noticed that Bal
four's ankle was bandaged.
"Why, what's the matter?'' asked
Erskine.
Instead Of replying, "I fell from a
gate" Balfour answered in his usual
roundabout manner:
II was taking romantic ramble in
my brothers. garden" he said. "and
on coming to a gate discovered that 1
had to climb over it, by which came
in contact with the first bar aud grazed
the epidermis Of my leg, which has
caused a slight extravasation of the
blood. -
"You may thank your lucky stars, Z"
replied Erskine. "that your brothers.
gate was not as lofty as your style, or
you would have broken your neck. -
San Francisco Wave.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Tennyson aud Browning.

1ennyson 1hu bf0Whihe.
In the Tennyson memoir it appears
that when Browning sent Tennyson q
copy of the "Red Cotton Night Cap"
Tennyson wrote:
My DEAR r. B.-My vito has Just cut the
leaves. have yot again to thank you, and
feel rather ashamed that have nothing Of my
own TO send you back, but your muse is pro-
Gtic as Hecuba, and mine, by the side Of her,
an old barren COW. Yours ever, AT.
Perhaps there never was any great
literary sympathy between Tennyson
and Lrowning, though there was much
personal friendship. Fitzgerald had a
decided dislike for Browning IS work,
for lie called him "the Great Prophet
Of the Gargoyle School. New York
Times.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24

0aesuA - osH DsoAnna
0soeEsl Gsant nsithee ossEes1l1a1o1
0ee dis6usesd hinssaf. He was 0e6ese
end incliUed 70 claim lsss than his due.
but b was also sslf rsliaab and p9dse-
ent An auoudoas relstsd by Ma Cher
wood IN hse 'kpis11s 10 Rustssity" sstB
eogth his dispnsltioa to aocosd 70 otbsss
thsif dus and b claim usEle or hlnself
ave the viEsos q "esEtins thase."
Nh 9hsWocd told him On oos ouca-
don thaA m English ofhcsr who lad
besn present Is the dinner given him
BY Tho Duke Of Wellington In the Wa.
tssaoe chamber bad told hec In La;dca,
that hs thooghe him q very leaEnsd SOL
der.
"Wsll. am not. I" sid Gpant. ~
had neither the genius of sherman nor
the learning Of Leo or ,AcPhersoo. I
only meant to get there"
In 1865, just after the closs Of the
war, General Grant visited West Point,
his old alma mater, accompanied by
Mrs.. Grant.
1--WE were In tho library writes
Mrs. Sherwood. 1.-THE examination was
going ON, aud Professor Bartlett left
the room, coming back with Grant Gil
his arm. The professors rose to receive
him. think poor General Grant nearly
sank through the floor. He WINGED as he
never had dono in the face Of the enemy.
"'Those dreaded professors rising to
do ,ne honor! Why, felt all the cadet
knrro, o1l o,ou ,,oo l,<, c%k,,,,,,o "A - .o:I
''He was more comfortable when he
got outside and began shaking hands
with all mankind and womankind, but
no one who saw that notable scene cap
forget his modesty.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
A CURIOUS POCKET PIECE.
How Railroad Enrineers Transform Nio,,
els Into Buttons or Spheres.

How Railroad Engineera Transform Nick
els Into Buttons or Spheres.
A Union Pacific engineer has fash
ion Of making unique pocket pieces for
his friends. He runs passenger engine
west, and when oiling previous to run
he drops o nickel cent piece into the
brass oil cup ON the crosshead Of the pis-
ton rod. His run is 800 miles. When he
reaches his destination, he unscrews the
top of the oil cup and takes the nickel
ont. It has been metamorphos into a
curious little button with an evenly
turned rim, within which ON the one
0de is the countersunk head of Liberty,
divested of her stars, and on the other
Qde the V and the wreath. The edge of
the crown is as perfect as if it had been
pounded on an anvil by an expert silver
nmith.
The perfection Of this is due to the
ayen vibration the coin has been sub.
lectcd to. The motion of the piston is
horizontal, and it travels 48 inches,
back and forth, with every revolution
At the wheels. The interior Of the oil
0p is round. and the edges Of the nickel
q it travels back and forth in the oil,
criking the sides Of the cup. are turned
over and pounded into perfect round
ness. Sometimes nickel is left in the
fpp during the round trip, or 600 miles.
When taken out, it is nickel bullet, q
perfect polished sphere. Who discovered
ehis unique method Of turning the edges
q q nickel is not known, but many en-
e1neers know of it.-Tacoma Ledger.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24

Ths ploseer Alaska RailwAy 10 tho
Northern Pacific, and 70 chat company
bslongs ths credit, In connection with
the Pacific Coast aseamshtp Co., of
having inaugurased the sale Of through
ticioess to points ia Alaska. The Nor
thern Pacific was the first railway to
issue . map Of Alaska showing the in.
land passage from Puget Sound to
6itka, Juneau and Chilkat.
Those intending to go TO Alaska,
carly next spring, after the SHOWS on
the Dyea and Skaguay passes are
packed down and the lakes frozen, or
at a later date either via this route OR
via St. Michael's and the mouth Of the
Youkon, should remember that the
Northern Pacific is the Pioneer Alaska
Line; runs steam heated trains with
dining cars, Pullman Standard and
Tourist Sleepers from st. Paul to Ia
coma, Seattle and Portland, passen-
gers having the option of going by
Helena or Butte City (Mont.) }, the lat
ter the greatest silver mining camp In
the world; also via Lake Pend d'Ore.
lille, Idaho, or through the famous
Occur d'Alene country.
EARLY in November we shall issue an
illustrated folder replete with Alaska
and Klondike information up to date.
Send Chas. S. Fee, General Passenger
Agent, St. Paul, Mimi, two cents in
postage and he will forward you this
map.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
OLD MAN ANo yovsso WIFE.

= W01A10Ooo0 0o1D w. 0ouD An ouh
WsaEy = - ~ WMA . 0ss1A
'sDut a ill amsssA esupaso ~ "a
~ wah Tie yuNR wi1esDahss ~ nuss
ased The old du@R his 10 yus q .
Aignieed aif vasn many peopls ars
aeoond. but Wsat.until b 0sfs Q oAanoe
% aniSs g bic yosg ksdA Ne awssl.
The sntle b thaA oets poaaa awAtsh hss
ben tsssd md knows 1hae b no escape.
I mean that it's dckly. Hah oe them
may b pntting on With the hnooeot
Ois1. Three days go had ms q thess
old jays In tow. WHIST Do yoa snpposs
be aid to his wife! was taking them
from the White House to tho tseasury
and pased BY TIE fountain which con-
tains % many pretty soldnsh. 'Oh, look
ut the beautiful little things, hs mid,
with grin at his wife. You are pref
tier than any flsh In that pond. She
said, 'Oh!' Well, wanted to throw
him In. but Of course was looking out
for the coin.
"Here comes newly married couple
Anybody could tell that. You rec, lie
has his wife BY the arm and is looking
down into her face with an air Of con-
tentment that is enough to make my
blues leave me to see. noticed that
couple coming up Pennsylvania avenue
10 minutes ago. He was holding her
arm then. He will stick to the job until
they reach their hotel this afternoon.
he is not afraid abe will escape, but be
thinks that is part Of q new groom 8
business. You see, he helps her up the
steps and points out things to her. He
tells her that is go and so. Nine chances
ont OF ten it is something else. He feels
that he is bound to say something.
have seen many Of these young know
alls point out the Corcoran Art gallery
as the patent Office and pass the state,
war and. navy building of as the resi-
dence of General Miles or as the new
city postofice. The innocent bride stares
in wonder and thinks it's so. She be.
lieves her darling Henry knows all
about it.
''It's very different with the man
who has been married several years He
ind his wife see fer themselves. He
stops and looks at thing which inter-
ssts him. She goes on and stops to look
at something which interests her. They
hre generally 20 yards apart. If he tells
her that building is such and such, she
disputes the point and thinks it's some.
thing else. "-Washington Star.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Mistakon.

There had been rather . bad runaway
accident in q mountain town. Several
persons had been injured, and the doctor
was miles away. But, as good luck
would have it, a clever young medical
student happened to be ON the ground
and did excellent service.
When the doctor came, there was
nothing to do, but he listened with
great interest to his young colleagues
exposition Of the cases. They talked for
q long time on the hotel piazza. The
farmer who had been driving the horses
and was himself unhurt listened with
eager interest to explanations wherein
scapula, humerus and clavicle played
prominent parts.
Finally he took up the reins sadly
and drove home to his wife, AS soon as
he entered the yard she threw her apron
over her head and hurried forward to
meet him.
"Ephraim says some Of the folks was
hurt, +" she called. Glow much was it?
Did they break their legs or their arms
Tho farmer drew in his now pacifed
steeds at the post and let the reins
slacken in his grasp.
"Well." he said reflectively, leaning
forward, both elbows On his knees, 81
thought one on 'em broke his leg an
another collar bone, an SO on, but
guess I didn't hit it right. stood by
while the doctors were talkin ont over
an 'peared to me as il, arter all, twas
only some Of them Latin parts. -
Youths Companion.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Tho Good Die Young.

One Neighbor-Don't you ever have
any fears that you won't be able to raise
that hoy Of yours?
Second Neighbor-To tell you the
truth. do. 1.-THE good die young. you
know.
II wasn't thinking of that. was
wondering if you had no fears that some
maddened man would brain him with
an az for blowing that tin horn all day
long. "-Indianapolis journal.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Portrait Eyes.

We all know that the eyes of an oil
portrait fellow ono all around the room.
That is because tie painted eyes have
the pupils in the center, and, naturally,
they stay there, no matter what the po-
cition OF the observer. In life, however,
the pupil colld not remain in the cen.
ter unless the head were turned. This
is the solution ct q perplexing and yet a
Gimple problem. New York Press.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Our Six Year Old Daughter.

Our little six-year old daughter had
a very sore throat, badly cerated.
and coughed almost necessarily. Gave
the White Wine of Tar Syrup accord
ing to directions aud she began to i'm.
prove Immediately and soon got we'll.
Mrs. Groves and have recommends
it to others. and we consider it til,
very best medi:ine in use. Rev. D.
III. Groves, Pastor M. E. Church.
Clarksville, Mo.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Had Manners.

There is a story Of a Scottish ''origi-
nal" who when asked by some young
ladies to crcss q doubtful piece Of ice to
test its strength preliminary to their
skating upon it replied, INA, ma; il
I'm daft, ken manners -leddies first. !"
London Fun.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Unkind.

Harriet-Ho had the presumption to
liss ne. But, then, all the other girls
had gone out of the room, SO don t
care so much.
Henrietta-Oh, Of course, he would
not have kissed you if any of the other
girls had been there Boston Tran
script.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
wseaout Benea. Of c,.~ry.

Miss Psuyn-Oh. dear! So you were
en tho City Of Peking when she went
down? How many souls wero lost!
Captain sils-All Of 'em thst vas
dEovntasdl mann. She went down U
blaned saAdsnt they von't No time ~
daathbed rspsntancsa-Dsuulktyn La
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24

Wildcats are extremely variable in
size. some kinds being no more than
two feet in length. while others are
I've The smallest varieties OF wildcats
are ahoat ths aise of tho domestic vari-
eN.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24

Wicquefort's curious work On "Em.
hassadors" 10 dated from his prison,
where b had been conAned for state
aGairs. He softansd ~ Eisor of thoss
AsAvy hosss by sevsraa histkieaa works.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Natural Result.

"Once friend Of mine and I agreed
that it would be helpful for each Of ua
to tell the other his faults."
''How did it work?"
I'VE haven't spoken for nine years. 81
Chicago Record.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24

II 10 claimed that there are IS dogs
in the United Kingdom TO every 1880
ialmhiAanAs.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24

oanssiA ~ 20 . naa sn bst nsyaP
JEop him up.-Asalln.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24

Record of Boys Brigade weekly
shoot made with % Stevens rifle a
forty-tive feet, target one foot in dia
meter, with bull's-eye one inch il
diameter. This record is out of Il
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-04
BA BY BURNED TO DEATH.
Five Small Buildings Destroyed by Fire at
Kifeys.

Rileys, June 3.-The new village of
Rileys, near jay, one of the busiest of
Maine towns, was visited with serious
confagration about midnight, Wednes-
day, when flames were seen bursting
from house occupied by Mr.. Thomas
Bonby and family. A six months old
child was burned to death, while Mr..
Bonby and the rest of his family barely
escaped with their lives, snatching what
clothing they could as they fled from the
burning building.
From the Bonby building the fire
spread rapidly, sweeping everything in its
path on that side of the street, with the
exception of livery stable. Five build
ings in all were destroyed by the flames,
the occupants escaping robed in the first
piece of wearing apparel they CHANGED to
lay hands on. Every one turned to and
fought the flames with heroic courage.
The five houses destroyed were oheaply
constructed, like the first places of living
in all boom towns, being thrown together
hurriedly, as it were, and covered with
tarred paper to protect the inmates from
the inclemency of the weather. Conse-
gently the loss of the buildings alone will
not amount to more than $4,000 or $4,000.
but this loss is almost entire for there was
but little insurance on any of the build
ings if any. 1t is thought that the fire
caught from stove in the Bonby dwell
ing.