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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-24

Lear weather In the cotton belt
The average tempera ture and rainfall
is as follows. -
1897. 1896. 1895.
Number Of stations 121 or 1oI
Maximum temperature .77s 81. S0a
MINIMUM temperature !. 55. Gas 61a
i'aihiall ........ OF Trace Is
opot sales in Liverpool 10000 bales.
futures unchanged, closing quiet
New York futures closed quiet at
ABOUT yesterdays prices. Sales, 70. 500
baies. May. 7.o7 to 7.0S; August, lis
10 ~; October, 6S1 to GS2
ESTIMATED receipts at New Orleans
Soo 10 200 bales, against 1904 bales in
1876 and 5,0a7 bales in 1895
Receipts at United States ports vcs-
,erday were 1881 bales, against 1914
haies last year and l4.726 bales in 1895.
New Orleans future market unchane-
ca. May. 100. Spot sales, 5000 bales.
Market firm at I 2-1Gc. for middling.
ne following is q summary of the
crop movement ending April 90, 1897:
1897. 1896
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-24

DSowsiacEs Isl disncMcd by Hcccllam' S
PILE.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-24
A.non" Our Cot,o,, Va,

Lear weather In the cotton belt.
me average temperature and rainfall
is as follows - -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
Lord Nelson's Spirit.

Captain Alfred 7. Mahan writes an
account of NELSON In the Battle of
Copenhagen" for The Century. Captain
MaEan quotes the following from the
account of the engagement written by
Colonel Stewart of the British forces:
Lord Nelson was at this time. as he
had been during the whole action, walk
ing the starboard side of the quarter
deck, sometimes much animated and at
others heroically fine in his observa-
lions. A shot through the mainmast
knocked few splinters about u.s. He
observed to me with smile, 1T is warm
work, and this day may be the last to
any OF Us at q moment, and then, STOP
ping short at the gangway, he used an
expression never to be erased from my
memory and said with emotion, But,
mark you, I would not be elsewhere for
thousands. With this spirit may be
compared his rebuke some days after the
battle to lieutenant, who during the
action had made a hopeless report about
the grounded ships, AT such q moment
the delivery of anything Ike despond-
ing opinion, unasked, was highly repre-
hensible and deserved much more cen.
sure than Captain Foley gave you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
A Painful Meeting.

Aoramatlc story was told at Hamii.
ton college alumni dinner in New York.
General Schuyler Hamilton gave some
interesting incidents from the life of his
grandfather and described meeting be-
tween Aaron Burr ard Mrs. Hamilton,
darghter-ir-iav Of Alexander Hamilton,
and the mother OF the speaker, in 1890.
AS Colonel B.rr entered the room, - he
said, my mother, in extreme agitation.
seemed about to faint. Colonel Burr.
noticing this, but not knowing her. i'm
mediately went to the sidebcard, poured
ont glass Of water and advanced to
hand 1t to her. It was all done most
naturally, gracefully and courteously.
My mother shock her head and mrr.
INJURED, an the daughter Of Alexander
Hamilton Without a word, Colonel
Burr placed the glass Of water OH the
sideboard, bowed III silence to the
Misses Nathan and quietly retired. 1.
was to him, IS to my mother, evidently
a very painful meeting. Colonel BUR
deported himself like dignifiod gentle
man. l was a little boy about 8 years
old. Then learned for the first time to
impress tie fact upon my memory that
Colonel Eur had killed my grandfa-
Their. New York Letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
TAILOR RIDE TOPICS.

Taylor Ridge, April samuel
Fox is slowly improving.
Mrs. Eunice Latin is not SO vel
as usual.
Mrs. I. b. Tspp was Il Milan visi.
tor Saturday.
ii. Is. Webster and q l.. Bruner
went out to Reynolds last week.
William Moilit came over from Re y.
nolds last week for few days visi,
with his sons.
John Spickler went to Rock Islanc
last Friday to bay household good.
for his son Roy.
MIR. Golfer and family have moved
from Rural to the farm formerl,
owned by George Bloom. 49,
Mrs. 5. z. Ball and daughter, Mrs
Starkey, visited Mrs. b 9 mother 4,
Illinois City last Saturday.
Nathan Taylor. MIR. Maliet.e an,
some friends came over for tn
cigars Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Tom Moffitt has bteu anit
sick for q week or two with that cur
ions disease known as shingles.
Mrs. McEntyie has gone to Erie
that she may receive daily care a
the home Of her con. Dr. j. Mem
tyre.
Two of our most enterprisiuI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
Helpless as to Bread.

Captain Bliss was like all seamen, O
strict disci plinarian, and his crew re.
spected him beyond measure. Not one
OF them would have dreamed of inter
pretlng a command otherwise than &C.
cording to the strict letter of the law.
Things must be done shipshape under
his rule.
One day, while the ship was in q GER
tain port, the captain gave a dinrer to
some town acquaintances, and as the
resources Of the ship were not great
some of the sailors were deputed to wait
on the table to re-enforce the insufficient
number of stewards.
AS these men were not used to such
work each one was told exactly what
service would fall to his share.
The hour came, and the dinner went
merrlly on. Presently, however, one of
the ladies wanted a piece of bread.
There was none very near her, and the
finely disciplined stewards seemed to be
quite oblivious to her need. She turned
her head and spoke very softly to the
man at her elbow.
Bread. please" she said.
He looked regretfully at the bread
and then at her. 1t was evident that he
would fain have helped her if it had
been IN his power. He saluted in fine
naval style
Cant do it, ma'am," said he. "I'm
told off for taters. London Tele.
graph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL LIBRARIES


Many Of the Books an Insult to the In
tcllisence of Young People.
Edward ". Box has been making .
careful and comprehensive examination
Of Sunday school libraries, and in The
Ladies' Home Journal he confesses him
self disgusted with the literature thus
placed in the hands of our boys and
girls. A less complete investigation.
MIR. Box says, would not have made it
possible for him to believe that the Ii
braries of our Sunday schools were
stocked with such piles of rubbish
WHISKY washy literature" as he terms
it. He quotes the titles and gives the
themes of number of books he obtained
from Sunday school libraries, and these
seem to completely warrant his conclu-
sious. such books, he contends. ARE
an insult to the Intelligence of the
young people and have pernicious in
finence. Instead of being healthy books
they are decidedly unhealthy in tone
and teaching. Surely we are cultivating
a dangerous taste for reading in the
young when we feed them ON such rub
bish."
Mr.. Box unhesitatingly lays a part of
the blame upon the publication boards
and societies, which are influenced by
a denominational spirit that narrows
their choice of books Then, again, it is
shown that the most mediocre sort of
talent" is employed to write these
books. and that beggarly prices-less
than $50 Per book-are paid. A share
of responsibility, Mr.. Box asserts, rests
upon the men who purchase Sunday
school lbarries, who, as is most fire.
quently the case, ore not qualified for
the task and whose object is to secure q
library as cheap as possible Mr. Box
warmly urges that the selection of Sun
day school books be left to women, who
"instinctively know and feel the kind
OF book which boy or girl will read
and enjoy" He insists that women
should be given carte blanche to make
the selections so far as the prescribed
amount of money will go. "a hundred
good books" Mr.. Box concludes, "are
far better than 500 books of indifferent
interest, which are bought simply be-
ca1sc they are cheap. "a Sunday school
library cannot be created in day, and
no encouragement should be felt if the
financial means of the church are con-
tracted and necessitate the purchase of
only few books at q time. >"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
CURDovA CUaLtNus,

Cordova, April &c. B. Hoke re.
turned last week from Florida.
j. L. Johnston, of Chicago. is in
town for few days on business.
Miss Louise Eye, Of Albany. spent
Friday with Miss Bessie Huginun.
Waiter Shaw, ,ot Eagle Grove, Ia,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
H. eager.
Mrs. Charles Tavenner, of Lanark,
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James lew.
Mrs. Henry Durant returned Mon
day from Savanna. after q short visit
with friends there.
w. b. Pinneo left Monday evening
for Duluth, Mimi, where he viii
secure work for the coming season
About twenty OF our young people
we're entertained at the residence of
Or. w. X. Freek Thursday evening.
W. II. Plymire and Misses Ruth
Phillips and Nellie Sallows attended
the teachers institute at Ham nton
Saturday last.
Horace Huron, the noted Eileen.
ZIONIST. musician and humorist. OF
Kansas City, has been secured by
the local lodge of the A. o. U. w. 10
entertain the people at this p!a &C
Thursday evening, April 8, at tn.
Baptist church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09

where an elaborate lunch was served
by Mrs. E Bell, Of the Cable house
After the lunch the members remain
Ing were entertained by Brother
John Neeve and William Evans, of
SherIard. and Watt Meckling, Of Nc
mine, by few selections OF songs,
etc. About seventy-fiFe were pres
emit.
The village ticket named by the
republican caucus held last Thurs
day evening is as follows: Presi-
dent, Thomas c. Jackson; trustees.
I. N. Blenkinsopt. w. T. Lee, David
Stephens; clerk, Il w. Clark. The
peoples caucus last Saturday even.
ing nominated: President, E. Gels
Ter; trustees, Ed NJ. Scott. w. Wal.
strom, A. j. Eliis; clerk. K. w. Clark.
The township election last Tues
day resulted. Town clerk. James
Z. Brown. 439 Assessor, Jesse Ja-
derburg. 440 Collector, M. A.
Beers. p. pa; A. N. Hays, r.. 2o7.
Commissioner OF highways. Frank
White. r., PA; Charles Peterson,
P, 2O2. Justices Of the peace. d. H
SmitH D.. PA; W. Sarginsop, D..
2l5; s: j. Ickes. r., 225; B. ID. Tom
linsoo, T., 1873. Cousta bles. &. w.
Higgins, 440; James Kay, 1872. Trus.
tee of school, James C. Clark, r.,
PAS; G. E. Young, D., 1856.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
Brains Bigger Than Mans.

According to Professor Max Weber Of
Amsterdam, the only animals which
surpass man in the absolute weight OF
their brains are elephants ard whales,
but there are several that rank ahead
CT him In the ratio of the brain weight
TO the total weight of the body. All q
these, however, are comparatively small
animals. Among them are many mon.
keys and certain members of the SOUR
rel and mouse families. No animal OF
greater bodily size than man has brain
which is relatively as large as his. Up
on the whole, it seems that mans mem
tai superiority is due rather to the quail
!ty and organization than to the size of
his brain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
COAL VALLEY CULLiNGs.

Coal Valley, April I'D. II. Moran
is In Wyoming, ILL.,. on business This
week.
Mrs. Herman Nitz is on the SICK
list this week.
Quite a number from here epioved
social dance at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. Johu Spsrgo last FRIDAY
evening.
The Chairman Of the board Of su.
pervisors and I. Il. Lees, supervisor
from this township. visited the in.
Urinary Wednesday,.
Misses Clara Hass and Laura Peters
will attteod the county Suoday
school convention at the First Con.
gregational church, Moline, April
3 aud 9.
c. X. Peters Friday last closed his
term of tchool in the Brasher dis.
trics, but Monday began the spring
term at the Wilson school in Rurai
township.
DR.. W. F. Myers Sunday last had
quite an exciting runaway. the
horses suddenly turning cap,ized the
buggy. DIR. Myers jump ped in time
saving himself. but one OF the horses
was badly injured.
Ernest Rode while chopping wood
had the misfortune to badly cat his
foot. The Ak struck a fence and
glancing down struck his left foot,
severiDg the shoe and LAYING omen
the great toe from the joint to the
end
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
CABLE OUTLINES,

Cable, April Nj. ID. Tomlinson
AMI Harry Hill were at Aledo Thurs
day.
Mrs. Robert Clark was in Rock Isl.
and last Monday.
Gus Nelson moved this week to
Peter Louis house.
Cable will be we'll represented at
Davenport Saturday and Sunday.
Some Of Cables dogs left for Day.
export Wednesday. The rest went
today.
Mrs George Lawson. Jr., and Lou
Clarence were Rock Islsnd VISITORS
last Friday.
At thu regular meeting OF Gable
lodge IS. I. .. o. F., the following
officers we're installed: W. A. l.
Grear; v. G, A. Garrett; r. s.. F.
Tonkin; p. s.. s. +. Grear; treasurer.
g. F.. Hsigh; wardea, Marshall
Greav; conductor. +. o. Larson; l.
Ulys.is Bell; o. G., Theodore Peter.
son; 4. s. to n. e.. William Burns;
l.. $. to n. e.. j. Alexander: r. s. 10
V. G., David Stephens; l.. 5. toy.
G. c. NJ. Barton; 4 5. 5, C. H.
johnson; L S s.. John Bell;
chaplain. George D,wre,,; represent.
stive to grand lodge. George Lawson.
Jr. The lodge also conferr.d tbs
second aud third degrees on Richard
Matthsws. After lodge meetius the
members rePaised to the oper. house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
REYNOLDS KILLS.

Reynolds. April &C. H. Wayne
has been trying the grip.
Rev. Mrs. Houck is still city
sick.
Dan Montgomery went to Rock
Island last week.
Miss Maggie Montgomery spent q
few days in Rock Island last week.
WIG. Davis and j. A. Birchard
went to Davenport last week on bus
mess.
Miss Maggie Quist wtnt to Mt
Vernon. Iowa. last Monday to attend
college.
Rev. ID. I. Robertson went out to
Hamlet Saturday morning. where he
preached the following day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Freytag. OF
Sherrard. visited Sunday at his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Freytag.
S I. McEntire & Co. have moved
into their new store on the opposite
corner, and are preparing for a
lively trade.
Rev. X. p. Enbanks and family
moved into the cottage owned by
Mr.. Doonan in the southern part oil
town last week. Many will be
pleased to hear OF his locating
among US.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
CARBON CLIfF CHAT.

Carbon Cliff. April 6-J. H. Men.
zenberg has moved into the hou &c
recently vacated by Ernest Kobe on
the William Letsch farm.
Mrs. May Farley. of Cambridge. il
visiting with friends in the Cliff fol
few days.
WI. Swisher, of Barstow. shipped
car load Of cattle, nbd Samue.
8owies shipped car load OF hogs te
Chicago TO-DAY. Mr. .Bowles paid
So IS per hundred for good hogs.
The commissioners of hishwavs
met one day last week to consider 8
petition for new road leading from
the stone house near the old Wilson
ferry, and running by way of Patter.
sons coal bank toward Carbon Cliff
A remonstrance was presented by
those opposed to the road and backed
up by the legal opinion OF Attorney
NJ. Z Sweeney, OF Rock Island. The
petition for the new road was
knocked out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
sHERRARp saors.

Sterrsrd, April david Sher-
ra-d, who has been in Wilton, Iowa.
few days buying cattle. returned
Thursday. as Az
Fred, the adopted son OF Rev. and
Mrs. Daisy, is sick with typhoid
Mrs. Gus Danielson returned home
Wednesday after visit with friends
in Mcline. s
Mrs. Mark Bedford and daughter,
Matte. of Cable. were visiting
friends Sunday. ~ 80
Miss Maggie Bell and Miss Jessie
Beverage, of Cable. were visiting
friends here Saturday.
Mrs. John Miller and Mrs. Robert
Atkinson. OF Cable, were visitors in
SEerrard last Wednesday.
John Wilson, supervisor OF Rural
township, was on our streets shaking
hands with friends Saturday.
Mrs. James Shannon returned
home Saturday after a two weeks
visit with friends and relatives in
Moline. ,t
Miss Hattie S OIL, one OF our
school teachers, lefs Saturday for
Cleveland, ILL.,, where she Will visit
reiaties for a week.
Robert DAWSON, ST., is having q
new addition bull. on to his hard
ware store for the purpose of storing
Ms heating stoves till next fall.
Mr.. Sayre, OF Orion, who has been
keeping saloon here the past year.
has now quit and the Chicago Brew
ing company is having the saloon
fixtures shipped.
David L. Evans, who has been
working in the mines here for the
past year. has quit work and left
Monday for London. England, where
he will visit relatives,
Joseph jenkins. q former residen.
OF this place. hut late Of Rock Island
had his furniture shipped there las,
Wednesday. as be intends t, make
Rock Island his future home.
George Sarginson and Thoma-
Bland. Of Rapids City, have lea. ed
the old Beel coal bank between Rap-
ids City and Cleveland, and will start
aud put it in operation as soon as
the weather permits.
Elmer Sincox is having a ditch
dug from the main drain tile to his
cellar. Everyone who owns prop
erty should have u drain and avoid
sickness, ss we understand that
every cellar and cave in town Is full
OF water.
The pie sociabie Friday evening.
which WIS given by the young folks
OF Sherrard at the nome Of MIR. and
Mrs. Eli Danielson for the benefit Of
Rev. Willstead and family Of the U.
II. church. was well attended and
proved to be q success socially and
financially. ....
The township election was held
last Tuesday at Gable. Quite
number walked down from
here on account Of tho bad roads
Voters here will be glad when they
move the north side voting precinct
Mt Cable to Sherrard. The school is
having a weeks vacation on account
OF plastering and putting the casipgs
on the church, as the school IL hsid
in the basement Of the church till
the school housp Ia huilt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
An Eskimo Child.

A little Eskimo child will bite
through the skin Of walrus as easily
as an English child will bite an apple,
although tie skin of this creature is
from half an inch to = inches in thick
ness and very much resembles an ele-
plants hide. and not only bite it, but
swallow it. and yet not suffer from IT,
Digestion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
Suburban. Siftipgs.

young men. Boy Spickler and Bruce
Taylor, left Wednesday to try their
luck in North Dakota. They will 10.
cate at New Rockford. and engage in
farming this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Mclaughlin,
OF Edgington. are the proud and
happy parents Of . fine baby girl.
which arrived last Monday. We
wondered why Mr.. Mclaughlin wore
such . broad smile at the election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09

Nearly all the royal personaees c.
Europe are Cousins, and not ve-y far re-
moved. as is has been laid down by n
herman gencalogist has every crowned
mead o. Europe, excepting Turkey, is
descended from one or other of two sis
ters who lived about $50 years ago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
FOsad One at Last.

Thompson-I had a great surprise last
evening.
Darruw-How was that?
Thompson-My wife introduced me
to a fellow who never was one of her
old beaus. Cleveland Leader.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
MUNYON'S

improved Ecmoeo5a.hi- Fone Remedy Com.
PAW PIT a. a scparste cure for esch disea~e AT
sll druggis's, mostly. " cent?. Guide 10 Heath
frvc.
Psnonal letters to Pr,f Nsnyou, 1905 As,h
street, Phi adslphia. Pc. au.vsrIa viii FIVE
Dedieal advice for any d,sease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09

Excellent results have recently been
obtained by the NE of electricity in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09

Just try q 10 cent bo1 Of Csscsrets.
ever made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-09
COLDS

Naryou'sNold Care cures colds in TIE head
colds en- the laay-. old eolds. colds. aid OBJ
ssinate Gods AMI al forns Of -rip. sio,s ,neez-
ioE. di.eha-Ss. from the nose and eyes pfeve1e
easArth. eiphtheriA pufu nonla ann al ihrcst and
lang troubics. Thcse pleasant little pellet. are
eoeolutCiy harmless. havs saved tkousaeds or
Hvos aad prevented nnen sickaess. Piiee, sS;.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-02-02
The Nations First Treasurer.

In the little cemetery at Belmont,
Penn, is the almost unmarked grave
of Samuel Meredith, the first Treas
urer of the United States.
In 1880 Meredith and George
Clymer pledged s25, 900 each to secure
provisions for the United States Army.
Meredith was nominated by George
Washington for Treasurer of the
United States and confirmed by the
Senate on September II, 1889. He
held the Office for twelve years. He
retired to Pleasant Mount, Wayne
County, Penn, where he spent the
evening Of his days in seclusion, and
died Oh February 10, 1917, aged
seventy-six.
Samuel Merediths father, Reese
Meredith, gave S25, 900 in silver to the
starving patriots at Valley Forge.
Samuel Meredith had large land inter
ests there and went to Belmont from
Philadelphia. He built fine hume
at Belmont, which was burned q few
years ago.
He left q distinguished family, but
they never put up fitting monument
over his grave. Several associations
from time to time have advocated the
erection of monument by popular
subscription, but nothing practical
has ever been done. A memorial will
be presented to Congress on this sub
ject soon.-New York Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-02-02
PITH AND POINT.

Clara-"T was afraid il / let him
kiss me l should be sorry for it after
ward. Maude-'Were ?"-Puck.
Johnny" asked his teacher, what
must we do before our sins can be for
given?" Sin" replied johnny
Boston Beacon.
care you prepared to accept men
to-day as nature makes them?" 'I'm
-er-pleased to accept them as they
propose. Truth.
Hazle-"That policeman in the next
street must be clubbing somebody"
Nutte-"Why? 81 hear him whist.
ling for help. Puck.
"Myr" Edith said, "but Mr.. Long.
ley's fat. I" You are mistaken, my
dear, he's quite thin. yes; but up
and down, [ mean. Judge.
Merritt-"Man war made to mourn.
you know" Cora-"And what was
woman made for, pray?" Merritt
ITO mako him do SO, suppose. -
Truth.
She-'Do you suppose his wife
really supports him?" He-'T think
so. He told me he didn't know what
real happiness meant until after he got
married. Puck.
Scientiticus-"Iet me see. what 10
the name of the instrument that re.
cords the strength OF pugilist's
blow? ?" Jollicus-'I guess you mean
phonograph. - Puck.
81 feel" said the clock that had
ceased 10 tick, "like tho victim of
bicycle collision" Glow is that ?"
asked the watch. "Run down.
Philadelphia North American.
Brown-"Why doesn't Walker stop
to speak? Thought he knew your"
SmIth-"Used to; but 1 introduced
him to the girl he married. Neither
OF them recognize me now. Punch.
"Oh. that young man is all right"
said Gobang. ''He is just sowing his
wild oats" "The trouble with him."
said GrYmes, "is that he is trying to
raise two crops on tho Same land. -
Truth.
Mrs. Troubles-"When we wero
first married, Harry, you never
uttered complaint" Mr.. I. -"When
We were first married, Jane, had cash
enough to employ n cook. "-Pittsburg
acknowledgement.
She -"And, now, Charlie, suppose
tomorrow you will have to speak to
papa about our engagements" He
eyes. dearest, L suppose I must"
(After a pause) HAS your father got
n telephone "-Somer7ille Journal.
He-'T thought you said your love
for me was as strong as iron and as
true ms steel; pray, how do you ac-
count for your numerous firtations?"
She-"WelI, you see, the iron and
steel works have shut down for the
present. "-Up.to.D
Mrs. Mimms-"George, are you
sure you locked up the house
carefully?" Mimms-"By jove,
can't remember about the front door"
Mrs. Mimms-"Never mind the front
door. How about the coal bin?"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.