The herald., 1898-10-13
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Ed. Silent has not learned the resources
of connecting companies. He became con-
vinced some time ago
..... w,. that the charges for
I.nyinr electric wiring Of
houses were entirely
too high, and organized company to 90
the work at reasonable price.
was that of placing the wires IN
the new Golf club house. and when
Sumner Hunt opened his bid and saw 1t
was one hundred and four dollars, he re-
marked, "Well, Ed has figured just about
what it ought to cost" But when he tack
led the other bids he found one OF twenty
six dollars, and one of even less. The
other wire-layers-perhaps 1t would be bet
ter to call them wire-puliers-had learned
of silents presence in the field, and had
made up their minds to do him up II they
have to do the work for nothing.
Charlie Sloane had a beautiful bull pup,
given him by Morris Cook some time ago.
The pup developed
s,o.r... into one oe the best
suii pun dogs OF the kind in
the city, and Charlie
was properly proud of him. One day last
week a yellow pup came running out at
Charles dog, and instantly there was a
yellow pup as simply "bait' for his pup.
But the trolley cars have changed the out
come Of many story, and one cut In on
this scrap. hitting the valuable pup right
in the solar plexus, while II paid no atten-
ton to the yellow pup. who went on with
his head and tail up, as If he had done the
whole thing. Charlie had TO negotiate for
a dog funeral, and the yellow pup Ia likely
to live definiteiy-motormen do not care
a. , y
There is a horse out at the race track
which has run away with an authors
flock Of chickens and
u.h,or,. hopes for fresh eggs
ChicEcns for some time to
come. The author Is
Hogaboom, the man who writes funny
things. He sold story to The Herald
some time since about his experience In
raising chickens, and 1t was SO funny that
the church editor, who had just come from
a finish fight, pronounced 1t "half-way de-
cent stuff" which means a whole lot from
him. The fact of the matter is that Hog
aboom has got no chickens and could not
tell a Brahma from a Muscovy duck. He
wants a flock of chickens, and thought an
easy way to get one was to sell lot of
stories on chickens, and use the money
to purchase herd. This last story gave
him the amount nee0eQ, ana out ne went 10
the race track yesterday where some Of
his sporty friends told him that Masoero
was sure thing. He staked all his money
from his hen stories on that horse and Of
course, like all tips, the creature pegged
out and came trailing in among the "aiso
ram" This Is why "Hogy" will continue
to write learnedly and wittily about some-
thing he knows nothing about-hens and
their fruit!
Miss Mollie Adelia Brown Is again In the
city, and will give concert soon to show
her friends the prog
MIss Brovn's ress she has made in
Success her musical studies.
While in New York
she won one Of the most enviable musical
scholarships offered In that city. nd gained
as well reputation that Is worth much
more to her, as II insures her engagements
whenever she desires She will remain here
for some time. resting, and working Incl
dentally, as she feels inclined.
Burt Estes Howard, in his sermon last
Sunday, got off an eplgram which is worth
record 1 ng. H q
ON AIger tional topics, and al
luded to a notorious
cabinet officer as ''as the Secretary Of Woe
Alger." When one remembers the dead