Evening journal., 1898-06-16
TO SLEEP.
JUDGES, JURORS AND BUGS.


"Botweenthe judges and the bed bugs
a juror in the Superior Court has a
pretty hard time, especially II he
shows a disposition to adhere to his
opinions. The judges keep him out all
might and the bed bugs do the rest. It's
a great combination.
1t was a juror in the Frazer-Ross
case who thus addressed the Wayfarer.
I'VE spent a dickens Of a night on
Tuesday" he went on. 1T was as hot
as that other place and the bugs forced
us out of bed and almost made us
reach verdict before we wanted to.
The cots and bedding are all right, but
the bugs are big fellows and there is
not enough room for a fair-szed bug
and an able-bodied juror underline same
sheet l think it is about time for the
Levy Court to get a keg OF smokeless
insect powder and a rapid-fire gun at
work on those cots If the members of
the Superior Court do not consider the
bugs officers Of the court and entitled
to its protection
INTER GLICER1NE'S POWERFUL" ."
AS the Wayfarer was strolling over
Market street bridge the other day his
attention was attracted TO a number
of persons who were watching some
men loading round ten-gallon cans,
filled with some kind of liquid, on
board Of the DUPONT tug Emily.
Looking at the men the Wayfarer mo-
ticed that they handled the large cans
with exceeding care. There were about
three dozen in number and they were
being transferred from one of the War
ner COmpany's packets to the Carney's
Point powder mill tug. The work was
done by four men and a blanket. The
cans were moved to the side of the
packet by two men and then turned
over on the blanket and slid down to
the other two men, who were on the
deck of the tug, These men, just as
carefully lowered them to the deck and
gently placed them in position.
The Wayfarer, whose curiosity was
aroused, asked an aged bystander who,
It transpired, knew all about the nature
of the cargo, what the cans contained
that the men should handle them in
such tender manner?
Il reckon they du handle il tender
like, fur them cans air full uf inter
glicerine, and ef they wuz ter drop one
uf them onto thet air tugs deck you
would never see none uf them boats
nor this bridge nuther, fer it wud blow
things outen site" said the old resi-
denter yes sirreel I've seed thet
stuff used out in the oil fel's In Penn
sylvany for torpederen them oil wells,
an hev seed man drivin' along with
a can OF thet stuff in his Wagon, an
all TN onst, his Wagon wheel struck
a rock and thet blamed stuff Jest went
off and blowed the whole outfit outen
site"
Boss, dat stun mus be pow'ful
strong" said a colored man who had
been listening to the speakers hair
raising description Of the effects Of the
high explosive.
Powerful powerful I should jes'
say it wus powerful. Why, ef you wus
tn dip yor finger inter that stuff and
then shut yer teeth right hard onto hit
why hit wud blow the whole top uf
yer he'd off,"
The colored mans eyes opened to
their fullest extent and turning to an
other man near him, he said
Sam, yu kin stay yere jes es long
es you's amind to, but dat stuff am too
wahm fer dis niger"
'Hol on dere, James. I guess dat dis
coon hain't got no bizness a rubber
neckin' roun' hyre needer,' said Sam
uel.
The last that the wayfarer saw OF
the two colored men they were wend-
ing their way towards South Whining
ton.