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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
Palace Barber Shop,

Palace Barber Shop.
Newly equipped, best tonsorial
artists, finest baths in the city.
Under the Palace Pharmacy.
tt n. r. USHER, Prop.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23

To RENT-Two elegant rooms,
water and closet connected; will
be rented together or singly. Take
EN- quick. This office. l0t6
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
Silver and Lead
Silver, 500; lead. $4.20.

Garden and farm lands for rent,
see ]. ]. Fitzgerrell. 72tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
vance ON piece work.

Mr.. Bert S. Alston, representa-
tive of the Union Mutual Life In
surance company, is in receipt of a
telegram stating that his company
had decided to remove all condi-
tions pertaining to residence, trav
ell, occupation and suicide from
their policies, thus making their
contracts absolutely incontestable
from date of issue. This will FIJI
long felt want.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
Another Wage Advance.

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 23.-
The John b. Morris Foundry com
pany has notified its employees
that beginning March 27 wages
of bench molders will be increased
from $3.50 to sl5 per week, of
floor molders from SIS to $3.50
and there will be 10 per cent adj
vance on piece work.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23

The Florence Packing d Pro
vision company has full, new line
of pickles, everything first class.
l6t4.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
HOTEL ARRIVALS
AT THE FREMONT.

j. b. Britton, Cleveland, o.; A.
Severson, Hutchinson, Ks: VIM.
Il. Mcfarland. A. j. Condor. G..
II. Bennitt, Julius Pearson, Den
yer; S. B, Shirk, l.. Manheimer,
Chicago: j. &, Gaukroger, Grip
pie Creek: Geo. Pence, Ft. Col
Inns; Watt McClintock, City.
The Florence Packing d Pro
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23

Send your cleaning and repair
ing to the new tailor shop, Nc
Candless block, Ill f, Main ST.,
J. r. Thomas, proprietor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

''Have a smoke. gran pa?"
Gran 'pa-No, sir, have never smoked
in my life.
"Ah. then would not advise you to be-
bin."-Colored Comic.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
vAGARIEs OF CUPID.

A Philadelphia woman sent her rival
poisoned ice cream.
A New York woman had her sweetheart
arrested for theft and then married him.
An Atchison man is suing his wife for
divorce because he found her examining
mourning styles.
The divorced wife of a Jersey City man
is. now la cook in the employ of her ex-
husbands second Aife.
w. B. Pile married Mrs. Vanliewan In
Independence, Kan. 1t was her fifth trip
to the altar and his third
In spite Of the strict rules Of celibacy in
the Amana colony, two members fell In
love and were married.
On the eve of his wedding the mother
of New Jersey man kidnapped him, and
no one knows where they are.
While dressing for her wedding a
Vienna woman learned of the groom s
death. Three days later she married an
other man.
A Newburg On. " girl remained faith
full while her sweetheart served a nine
years term in jail, and married him on
his release.
An Australian sent his sweetheart
money to pay her passage from England.
On her way over she fell in love with a
passenger and married him
lille in bathing in Atlantic City man
proposed and was accepted, and preach
er being on the beach, they were marsed
In their bathing suits.
While d London church was on fire a
bridal party entered and insisted upon be-
ing wed, so the parson tied the knot while
the edffce was in flames.
A Napoleon (Ohio) couple were married
few days ago. after an engagement
which extended unbroken over>a period Of
sixty years. The man Is eighty and the
woman seventy-twos,year old.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
FIGURES FREE.
Had to Charge for snuff, but Threw
'ss.e-.s-Gs,. 1JoIuo61o S4o4S.4so


Had to Charge for snuff, but Threw
In Valuable Statistics.
(, New York Sun.
- "A tall. thin man, with bunch Of
whiskers sticking straight out from his
chin, bought scent package of smok-
ing tobacco in bustling cigar store yes
terday, and after looking about the place
for some minutes said:
BOSS, amt We got no snuff?'
Barrels Of It." replied the cigar clerk.
"How much worth do you want?"
How much worth?" repeated the
stranger. How much worth? Why.
only meant pinch. Up in my town we're
not so confounded close. Even old 81
Tompkins, who charges cent for the
loan of his Sunday paper, has free snuff
on his counter. You folks here in York
are meaner'n gar BROTH
We'll" said the cigar clerk. 1--WE can't
afford to put free snuff on our counter.
We have ten customers a minute to
serve, and we keep open twenty-four
hours a day. That means that Il, 400 men
come in here every day or 100000 a week.
I might say 45s,40O a month or 1000 a
year. As we've been in business here for
ten years we've served $3.50, 900 persons,
each of whom, if entitled to a pinch OF
snuff, say half an ounce. would have con-
sumed &c, 100000 ounces. or 1.642. 500 pounds,
which at 81 a pound would be 81, 642 500.
That isn't much, but really couldn't
afford to give d away for the reason that
we pay a dollar minute here for breath
Ing. and you may not believe 1t. but the
rent Of the space occupied by that Gus
pider near the door amounted In ten years
to 81, 800 and
j,,ko
gimme one Of those scent packages of
snuff. I'm always willin' ter help a poor
man."
And as he wandered out he was heard
to murmur:
"One million, seventeen hundred thou
sand, nine hundred and forty-what did
he say? Gee Whit I'd rather live in the
country"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
ALLIGATOR RIDING.
Unique Sport Enjoyed by "WiId
Jim" in Florida Swamps.

Unique Sport Enjoyed by "WiId
Jim" In Florida Swamps.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Jim Frazier of Florida, is called "Wild
jim because he is the king of alligator
hunters wild Jim" hunts aliigators in
the Florida everglades. His spec atty is
in furnishing baby alligators to the
Northern trade though he also catches
adult alligators and sells their teeth and
skins. 1t is said that he employs several
hundred alligator catchers, and has
made a fortune out of his novel business.
His favorite pastime is to watch aliiga-
tors eat dogs and cats that he has thrown
into the water to feed them. During the
winter he secures hundreds of worthl So
ours and screaming cats and In the
spring he drives the CANNES and fe.ines
down to his alligator ranch in the ever
gIades, where he amuses himself with al
ligator-back riding. He Is an alligator
charmer and tanner, and is the only man
in Florida that would dare mount the
back of an old alligator In the water
When he wants to ride he throws his alli-
gator muzzle over the head of an ALI "a
tor and jumps on the monsters back The
alligator cannot reach the intrepid rider
with his tail, and his mouth Is muzzled.
wild Jim s. why legs are entwiaed
around the forelegs of the alliga or, while
the alligator dives and swims and Iashes
his tail. trying to be free When Jim geta
tired he makes the alligator swim to the
shore, where he jumps off and dispatches
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

She-Woman suffers in silence
Hem silence? That is suffering in
deed Cigarette.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

leir need
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bel
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, can tell?
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Chronicle.
ow how to
T forms Of
ted Bits.
ball?
~ daresayi-
pure a little
first time)-
?-Cigarette.
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of you Yam
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his death?
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
CONTRASTS.

Last summer when the skies were fair,
When song of birds was everywhere,
When roses pressed the window pane.
And leafy looked the winding lane
Love came to me; heard him say:
"Ah! What Is like. a summer day."
And now the fields are white and bare.
And drifts of snow lie here and there.
While through the frost-etched window
pane
So dreary looks the leahess lane
All! Love. why did you go away.
Could you not stand a winter day?
Charles Williams Barnes in Home
MAGAZINE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Valuable Relic.

The Duchess of Northumberland DOS
sesses shawl given her by Charles X,
of France. which cost a fabulous sum
species of Persian cat the hair of which
is SO fine that one strand is hardly visib' e
to the naked eye. The spinning, weaving
several years Of labor and thousands of
cat skins
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
New Style of Pitcher.

The new pitcher for serving iced drinks
is an English invention, and beautifully
presented in both green and ruby glass.
To put ice directly in the beverage weak
ems its strength and flavor. This is OBJ
waited by the Introduction into the new
pitcher of a glass inner cylinder IRE
sembling a lamp chimney as much as
anything), with silver top and screw
cork In this the cracked ice lasts long
time. the drink poured from the pitcher
proper and renewed again and again as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19


his death?
zee, stranger,
. borry'd an
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-htened? 49,
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Feed Soldiers Well.

The British soldier is the best fed in
dividual of his class In Europe He re-
ceives for his daily rations Is ounces of
bread, II ounces Of meat. 2 ounces of rice,
ounces of dried vegetables. 16 ounces of
potatoes. and once a week he receives
two ounces Of salt, four ounces of coffee
and nine ounces of sugar
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Beer LO1enges.

One of the latest German inventions, re-
These are made of the powder obtained
by evaporating lager beer, and contain all
the ingredients OF this popular beverage
The only needful thing to turn them into
q sparkling ale Is to dissolve them in
water in which some carbonic acid ga8
has been added
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

The choir boys OF st. Georges chapel.
Windsor castle. In accordance with an
cfent custom. have the right to claim five
shillings as spur money" from any mil
itary man wearing his spurs In church
during service. On recent Sunday an
officer had innocentiy infringed this reg
the boys, to his surprise, demanded the
fine
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Cable Conduit MOTOR

An electrical engineer has invented a
cables and wires through the Conduit
pipes; 1t consists of three rubberStired
WheeIs. andsa special oloekwork arrange
one winding. This new form of motor car
rest is easy. >"o
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

There is special class of farm laborers
in Sweden who are given so many acres
Of land for their own USE in consideration
of so many days labor during the year
for the owner Of the farm. They are a
sort of fixture to an estate. and their like
exists In no other country.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

The proposal to bring sea water to Lon
don is taking definite shape. The channel
will be tapped at Lancing, and the sea
water will be pumped to level of 500 feet
at the top of Steyning HILL 1t will then
flow by gravitation through a main aqVe-
duct to London.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
CocOaHut>Mlei,;at.

:. r The hard, white layer inside the shell
of the cocoanut is not there in. the freshly
plucked fruit, except as aeereafay: yf1lIn,.
about a sixteenth Of an Inch thick; which
has to be scraped off with a spoon.
Sparkling liquid, in place of the acrid
milk known to English consumers,
comprises the whole nut.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Inhunnan Nature.

Chicago News.
Mrs. Neighbors-I was very sorry in
deed to learn of your sad loss. Mr. Hay
rix You have my deepest sympathy.
Mr.. Hayrix-WaH, 1 calkerlate 1t war
purity sadlike. / had ten Nv tn finest
hogs In this yer hull township, an eight
Nv ems deader'n a door nall
Mrs Neighbors (horrifled)-But 1 was
referring to the loss of your wife
Mr.. Hayrix-Yaas, misfortun's never.
dew pear to come singerly. An could
a sold them thar hogs fer $50 a head,
teW.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

While the infant mortality in Sweden
and Norway is not over II per cent 1t rises
In the German empire to % and In the
Bavarian highlands to 45 per cent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
No Longer a Hobby.

The queen of Portugal, having begun
the study of medicine as a hobby" has
taken her degree of M D.. and is now the
chief physician of her consort, herself and
her children.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
blindness From Sugar.

laden ship were afflicted with blindness in
the moonlight and starlight when in the
tropics. though they could see quite clear
ly as soon as the sun rose. They attribut-
ed 1t to fumes from the sugar.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

No. Two-Does mamma often speak of
me to you?
Prospective Stepdaughter-Oh. yes!
Mamma said L suppose Ill have to mar
ry the old fool to keep home for the
children. Brisbane Review.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Sugar Depends on Light.

1t has been determined that light is an
important factor in sugar production, re-
cent Investigations showing that the SUI
gar contents of the plant is dependent on
the amount of direct sunlight received.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Free TeIeph ones.

In some towns of Germany the tele-
phone is introduced by tobacconists as an
additional attraction to customers: Any
speak over the tobacconist's instrument.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
No Improvement

1t Is curious to know that wood tar "a
prepared Just as it was insthe fourth CEN
fury 3 c. A bank is chosen and hole
aug; into which the wood Is placed coy
cred with turf. A fire is lighted under
meath. and the tar Slowly drips into the
barrels placed to receive 1t.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Testing Ocean Beds.

vessels at work sounding and charting
the ocean beds to find out where dangers
Turk. Last year 10000 square miles were
carefully charted in different parts of the
world-Asia, Africa. and the South Pacific.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

An eminent naturalist tells haw black
bird will stand at the side of a hanging
wasp's nest and deliberately tear it to
pieces, in order to get at the larvae, ap-
parently undisturbed by the swarms of
angry insects
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Beers, Clothes.

clothes is that they@never fit, according
to modern ideas, and apparently no at
tempt is made to make them do 50.
all the Photographic portraits of most
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
auicksiIrer Milne Citx.

There is a quicksilver mine in Peru ITO
fathoms in circumference and $50 feet
deep In this profound abyss are streets,
squares and a chapel where religious Wor-
ship is held.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
steam Cartridges.

A new way of blasting rock is to place
q cartridge of water in shothole and
convert it into steam instantly by cleo
trieity This method is especially ap-
plicable in coal mines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
EaReI Tower s.,e..

The Etffel tower has been turned To
practical use by the Paris police. who use
out those chimneys that throw nm mora
smoke than the law allows.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Mining Accidents.

Fewer deaths are caused by mining &C.
cidents now than I'm 1866, although at
the present time there are two and a
half times as many people employed I'M
dergrOund.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

f all the electricity made by cleaning
windows In the country, by rubbing the
glass with cloth. could be collected and.
stored. it would at once solve the smoke
dsfflculty Of all the railways by allowing
the trains to be run by electric motors
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
NofaS bbii BE Church Organs.

The organ at HARLEM is one of the
largest In Europe. 1t has sixty stops and
5000 pipes The organ at Amsterdam has
a set of pipes which ingeniously initiate
q chorus of human voices.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Fire Extinguisher.

A fire extinguisher which may easily be
made and kept stored in bottles ready for
use consists of three pounds of salt and
one and one-half pounds of sal ammoniao
dissolved in gallon of water.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Six Tons Resistance.

It is ascertained. on scientific data, that
the air resistance to a railway train of
average weight moving sixty miles an
hour is l1.374 pounds-nearly six tons.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
PECULIAR Old Clocks.

A peculiar clock, of the time of Charles
l., was the lantern, or bird-cage style,
which hung from the walls high up, with
its works exposed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
To BE Dreaded.

Brooklyn Life.
She trust, Jack, our marriage Tsili not
be against your fathers will.
Jack-Im sure 1 hope not; it W31sld be
mighty hard for us if he should change
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

An old maid suggests that when men
break their hearts 1t is all the same as
when lobster breaks one OF his claws
in its place.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Earth Shocks In Asia.

About 1900 lives have been lost by the
earth shocks at Ardin. In Agia Minor.
Mary towns have been completely wiped
out Of existence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Steel Like Puf<x,

A chemical compound that will make
steel and kindred metals as soft as putty
has been discovered by q German .scien-
fist. Upon exposure to the air the metals
assume their original hardness
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

Doting Mamma-Rodney. dear. tomor-
row is your birthday. What would you
like best?
Rodney Dear latter a brief season Of
cognitation)-I think I'd like to see the
schoolhouse burn down = MeIbourne
Weekly Times
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Thwartiag the Devils.

In Chinese cities streets are never built
straight. from superstitious fear that
professions OF evil spirits might other
wise enter and remain
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Four-Exea Dtscourteax.

A polite Cbinaman considers 1t
breach of etiquette to wear spectacles
In company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Emigration.

Kingdom lost 100000 of it's population
by emigration. Germany lost 100000 be-
tween 1882 and 1891.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
On the Right Side.

In Jewish marriages the bride is always
placed to the right of the bridegroom
With every other nation OF the world her
place In the ceremony Is on the left.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
No Patents.

Switzerland is said to be the only civ
iized country in the world which grants
no patents for Inventions
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Finest Wardrobe.

The German empress 1t is said, spends
more upon clothes than any other royal
lady. ,-..t
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Automatic Photoeraphtnr.
Don't Sting the Birds.

An apparatus has been devised for auto
maticallY photographing people as they
inter shops and other places.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Arabic-English Words.

Alcohol was first distilled by the Ara
bans. and when we talk about coffee and
alcohol We are using Arabic words.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Tattooed Whiskers.

The Ainu women in Japan tattoo their
faces to give them the appearance Of men
with whiskers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Nothing but SILK.

In Madagascar silk Is the only fabric
used in the manufacture OF clothing It
is cheaper than linen In Ireland.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Oldest CnnI Mn.

IL The oldest German coal mines were
first worked in 1895. They are near
Worms. England did not begin to mine
feE coal until the fourteenth century.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
DurabIe soap BubbIes.
Swedish Laborers.

Bubbles made of filtered CASTLE soap-
suds and glycerine will last for days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

One half OF the breweries in the world
are in Germany.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

Half the Breweries.

A caterpillar is so greedy that in one
month it usually devours $500 times its
own weight I'm food.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

Claimed ssspur Money"

It Is estimated that one crow will de-
strOy 100000 insects every year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Suicides In Russia.
First Fingered Gloves.

About $500 suicides are annually regis
tered in Russia.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Infant MOrtaIitv.

In the twelfth century gloves with sepa-
rate fingers were first seen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

le Danseuse-When get encored I
Il bow like this.
he Pianist-Oh. never mind that.
practice something you will have need
lo.-Pick-Me-Up.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
New YorlS,s MiIHona;res

There are said to be no fewer than 800
rat1ionaires in New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

Mick-Do you think Dim a mug?
Pat-A mug. me bfloy? Ye're a regular
challenge euD!-World's Comic.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

Judge (sternly)-The next person who
interrupts the proceedings will be ex-
PEELED from the court!
Tho Prisoner (enthusias tically)-Hooray,
Now I've done it! Lemme go!-Funny
Cuts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
Worth Trying.

caRo News
ell me-" said the youth 1.-The secret
our happiness and contentment."
It's simple" replied the sage; 81 al
S discount my expectations 80 per
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

oW how to
r forms OF
ted Bits.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

-clist-Im run down." doctor.
scetious Doctor-Well, you've run
n good many people in your time.
is only tit for tat.-Fun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

Hiss Jigger and have fallen out for
l."
What was the trouble?"
he wanted me to wear a waistcoat
match her parasol. Chicago Record.