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"Stories of R,osenthal ~

Rosenthal is a great worshipper of
Rubinstein. A pleasant and humor-
Gus little story is the following, as
told by Rosenthal himself. "One af-
ternoon while in Italy, near Lake
Como, Rubinstein sent me an invita-
ton to visit him, an opportunity of
which / was only too glad to avail
myself. 1t was out of the season and
the steamers had ceased to make their
regular trips across the Lake, where
Rubinstein resided 1t was in the
rainy season, and the floods had
spoiled travel, SO l decided to swim
across the lake. / put my clothes in
a dilapidated little skiff, plunged in
and swan across to the opposite shore
pretty well exhausted and my gar
ments dripping with water. Freshly
attired, l jumped into a cab. and ar
irving at Rubinstein Villa, sent up
my card. He received me with omen
arms, and when l related my adyen-
ture he said: "You are a second Lean.
DER and ! answered You are nv
Hero" "On another occasion" said
ltosenthal. II was in Weimar with
Liszt. The great composer on this oc-
casion had friends visiting him, the
Countess Meyendorff and her son, the
latter eighteen years old. This boy.
whenever he entered the presence of
Lizt, ran to the piano and played the
ID fiat valse by Chopin.
The young fellow imagined that he
played this composition better than
anyone else in the sorld. Liszt en-
dured his playing for his mothers
sake, but at last he complained to me
| about it, and l decided to rid the great
master of the annoyance This was
| difficult task as the countess was
I very proud of her sons playing,
| made up my mind to play the vaise
in faster speed, the same time in
double notes, in thirds, in sxths, and
| to work together in the second part of
/ the valse both themes in a centra.
puntal manner. In the evening after
supper, the young man requested per-
mission TO play his favorite valse
again, and without waiting for Liszts
| consent rushed TO the piano ana
played away. When he finished sat
down in the chair and played the
valse in double notes, double speed
and both themes together, and the
young man was so crestfalen and
| abashed that he hurriedly left the
room and did not appear before Liszt
for a very long period Liszt thanked
me very much, and said; You played
most beautiful Chopin with Sauce
piquant a la Rosenthal." Rosenthal
appears here next Wednesday evening
at the Lyceum. The sale of balcony
seats to teachers and students of
music opens this morning at o'clock
at the Conservatory Of Music. The
/
morning at the same time and place.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-10
Chicago Grain and Produce Market.

Chicago, April S.--Fear of a bearish
ton of wheat by longs. Az a result May
wheat after an advance of 5sc. closed with
a net decline of Ssaa4c Corn lost 14a5sc.
and oats l4C. Pork lard and ribs are II
shade lower Cash quotations We're as
follows: Flour--Quiet and easy; winter
patents, $3,5oa3.GO; straights s3.2Oa&So;
clears, S3a3l0; spring specials, SilOai.25;
patents, S3,20a3,G0; straights S2.91a3.1 10:
bakers, s.. 2.20a2.fO; No. spring wheat, Goa
7ll2c. No, 3 spring wheat. G5a7Oc; No. .
red, 12a74c,; No, 2 corn. 34ia &c; No. yell
low, 34l2a3jc. No. white 3Oa3Oi2c.; No
white, 29a30C. No. . rye, 52ioC.; No 2
barley, 39aiSc.; No. / fax seed S1l9al. 1912 (;
n. w. $l22i2; prime timothy seed, $3.50:
pork, $9,2Oa9,25; lard, $5.27iaa5.&O; ribs, $3.50
ATS: shoulders, iasa4l2c.; sides, S4.9ja5,Oj;
whisky, .26 sugars, cut loaf S5.S3; gran
ulated S533
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admired. On Tuesday night the COM
pany Will produce for the first time
here the big New York success, "The
Great Northwest" in which Manager
John A. Himmelien has acquired the
sole right from the owners. num-
Der of novel scenic and mechanical
effects are introduced. Today at II. 30
a. IN. Howson's Twentieth Century
band, which accompanies THE
IDEALS" will he seen in a fancy dress
parade, giving at the conclusion a
public concert. Daily concerts will
also be played before every perform-
ance.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

~S~~~N~N(N>> WV
THE SCRANTON GAS AND WATER
co. and the Hyde Park Gas Co, in ac-
cordance with the policy of these COM
panies to reduce rates from time to time
as may be warranted by increased con-
sumption, notice is hereby given that on
and after April L. next. the price of gas
will be one dollar and ten cents per one
thousand cubic feet consumed, subject
to the following discounts: Five per cent.
on all bills where the consumption for
the month amounts to less than twenty
five dollars; ten per cent. on all bills
where the consumption for the month
amounts to twenty-five dollars and up
before the Goth day of the month In which
the bill is presented. BY order of the
board. G. B HAND. Secretary
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May closed 1850. Oats-Spot dun; No. .
&@a33l &C.; No. 3, 32c.; No. white. Bic. No.
white, 3il2c. track mixed, western, 32l2a
3i@c. track white, 35l2a3SlaC.: options in
active. Beef-Steady. Lard-Dul; west
ern steamed sj.jj: April. S552, nominal I;
regtined steady; continent, 500: South
America, $685. compounds, I24a47sc. Pork
Steady; mess, s9a9.50; short clear $40 2J
rs; family SOCIAL. Butter--Barely
steady; E1gins. 2ll@c.; imitation cream
cry. lialS12c.: state dairy, lia20c.; do
creamery. l7a2ll2c. Cheese-Firm- largo
white, !l2a124c.; small white, l2s4al3c. :
large colored, 12al2Ac.; small cOlored i2i /
alSc.i light skins, S&4alOc. part skins "a
a9c.; full skins ia5c. Eggs-Firm state
and Pennsylvania. lSc.; western fresh,
l2lRa13c. Tallow-DuIl; city, 4iac; cuun-
try. 43a43Sc.
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The Ideals" at the Acadeuy

ANe"is at the Academy.
The attraction at the Academy th,s
week will be John A, Himmelien's big
comedy company, The Ideals" head
ed by Miss Beatrice Earle and Mr..
Chester De Vonde, two popular young
tootiight favorites. The opening play
will be Eagles Nest" made popular
by Edwin Arden, In it the entire
company is seen to good ADVANTAGE.
The scenery used is said to be partic-
ularly fine, one OF the handsome ef-
fects being n beautiful electric palace
setting, which has been universally
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-10
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, April S.--The few cOnsien-
ments of cattle that came on the mar
ket odaY We're disposed of at recent
prices, The demand for hog: was good
choice, 81, ,S0a3.96; heavy packing lots, 81 co
asses; mixed, SSG5a3Sj; butchers, $}G5a
375; light S362i 2a3S5; pigs, 81. .30a370. The
offerings of sheen were mostly consigned
10 the slaughterng houses ana prices
ruled nominal. Receipts - Cattle, 800
head: hogs, 1900 head sheep, 2000 head
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TRIAL LIST FOR
CRIMINAL COURT
TERM WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY,
APRIL II.

District Attorney Jones Has sched-
uled Two Hundred and Eighty-one
Gases for Trial--No Homicide Gases
on the List-Cases Against Grant
Shafer, of North Scranton, Head
the List of Gases for the Second
Week k-Michael Goggins Will Be
Tried
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East Liberty Cattle Market.

East LiHerty, Pa, April Seattle,
Steady; etra, S5.50aj.G5; prime s5.25a5, 40
common, $I3,50ai. Hogs Unchanged.
Shcep-Steady; choice wethers, $5a5. 10;
common, S3a375; choice lambs. S5.9OlG;
common to good, S75a5Sj, clipped sheep,
49, 75ai35; clipped lambs, StjOa5 20; spring
lambs, Sal0i veal calves S5a5,7j.
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New York Live Stock Market.

New York April s. --Breves--NothinE do
ing, feeling steady. Calves-Tradng linn
tied; No. 2 state cattle sold al Sia5, %: feel
ing weak. Sheep ana Lamhs--Held for
higher prices, feeling very firm on Bur
falO advices, iogS-Frmer; good west
crn mixed weight sold at $500
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-10
CITY SCAVENGER

ABB. BRIGGS CLEANS PRIVY VAULTS
and cess pools; no odor. Improved
pumps used. A. BRIGGS, Proprietor.
Leave orders 100 North Main avenue,
or Eickes drug store corner Adams and
Mulberry. Telephone 9540.
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Time Table in Effect Sept. 18th. 1898.
Trains leave Scranton for New York.
Newhurg and intermediate points on
Erie railroad. also for Hawlcy and local
points. at 703 a. m. and 22j p. m. Trains
arrive at Scranton from above points at
10 % a. m, and 3.l5 and 9.OS p, m.
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The Peoples Exchange.

POPULAR CLEARING HOUSE for the Benefit o All who
"A Have Houses Rent, Real Estate
Sell Exchange, Who Want Hell
Word Insertions
Five "a Word-Ex:ep Situations Wanted,
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and there is no question but what the
end will be much higher prices for all of
them. The market closed very irregular,
insiders were anxious to buy any stock
that had the appearance of being cheap.
Quotations furnished bv LABAR *
FI,LLI..i. stock. grain and cotton brok-
ers, rooms 209 and PIC Board of Trade
hIlillinn Snra nj
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THE MARKETS.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York, April S--Interest in todays
market centered about the bank state
ment which on its appearance received
variety OF interpretations, The first inn
preston seemed favorable as prices rC So
with lively rate, but fuller analysis OF
the statement appeared less optimistic
TO some as realizing set IN leaving the
market weak at the end and irregulariy
changed on the day. Total sales were
3S3, 400 shares.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY


CUBA-FOR SALE $4,000 ACRES VIR
gin forest, Mahogany, Rosewood and
Cedar. A bonanza. Principals only. No
middlemen. Address Box 1879 Scranton.
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Buffalo Live Stock Market.

steaSy East Buffalo ~ y" April H--Gatt,H i,.
ply; tops SiIOa4,15; rose from $3.50 up
Sheep and Lambs-Strungcr; top wools
81, 6,2ia6,S0 do. clipped $Lj0al52; wool
sheep. $l75a5l TO-
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SCALP TREATMENT.

W. -~~~~>~>~~1~~U~~>~~~J~>
MRS. L. T. KELLER. SCALP TREAT
ment J0c. shampooing, Soc; facial
massage. manicuring. 25c. chiropody.
1Ol Quincy.
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THOSE WORRYING PlLES!-One ap-
picatlon of Dr. Agnew's Ointment will
give you comfort. Applied every night for
three to six nights and a cure is effect
ed in the most stubborn cases of Blind,
Bleeding, or Itching Piles DR.. AgneN's
Ointment cures Eczema and an itching
and burning skin diseases. 1t acts like
magic. 30 cents. Sold hv Matthews Bros.
and W. Il. Clark-7S
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FURNISHED ROOMS.

FOR RENT - FURNISHED ROOMS
with board; also transient and table
board. Faurot House. 3ij Washington
avenue
FURNISHED FRONT ROOM FOR
rent in uulet house one or two chill
dren. Address, W. Z. s., Tribune Office
FOR RENT-PLEASANT tT.nNISIIED
rooms; conveniences. Rooms from 81. 80
up, 522 Mulberry street.
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BY Carrington & Cnsack.

New York, April S,-Thc general conli-
tions are as bnlliSh as they were n week
ago, ana there Is not reason to doubt
that as soon az the market has settled
down from its normal site. We shall have
a gradual depreciation in prices ana buy
erS OF the standard securities on any
weak spots VIII have reason to congrat-
ulatc themselves before the summer
innothS are over Pennsylvania, New
York Central, Burlington, St. Paul, Rock
lsl"nd. Tin Plate, Metropolitan, Union
Pacific, preferred, Peoples Gas, Federal
steel ana Brooklyn Rapid Transit are an
purchases AZ or about current quotations,
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WANTED.

>rOONrNN>DS>>oN>~>~~oc>~
WANTED-CASE OF BAD HEA1TH
that R-I-P-A-N-S will not bencnt. Send
D cents to Ripans Chemical Co., New
York, for 10 samples and 1000 testimonials.
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HELP WANTED FEMALE.


LADIES TO EMBROIDER-GOOD PAY
Ing, easy work sent to your home;
write for sample and materials. Unique
Embroidery Co, 102 t'uiton ST. New YORK.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

schedule Gtis~t May 20, iSDS
$50 a. m, week days, for Sunbury
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington, and for Pitts
burg and the West.
1918 a. m, week days, for Hazle-
ton, Pottsville, Reading, Norris
town, and Philadelphia; and for
Sunbury, Harrisburg, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Washington and
Pittsburg and the West.
o.l2 p. m, daily, for Sunbury, Har-
risburg, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington, and Pitts
burg and the West.
600 p. m, week days, for Sunbury.
Harrisburg, Philadelphia and
Pittsburg.
- T. WOOD, Oen'i Pass. Agent
j. u. HUTCHINSON. General Manager
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REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-MY RESIDENCE AT 235
modern improvements ITe erdwood finish.
sanitary plumbing, electric lights. etc.
Price reasonable. Address Frank Il,
Okell. 220 Broadway, New York city.
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NEWSPAPERS


THE WILKES-BARRE RECORD CAN
be had in Scranton at the news stands
of Reisman Bros, 405 Spruce and sos Lin,
den; Mac, Lackawanna avenue; /. S.
Schutzer, 211 Spruce street
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mortgage, due ll@l .'....,y... l15
Peoples Street Railway, first
mortgage, due 1918 ..,...,... ll5
Peoples Street Railway, Gen
eral mortgage, due 1921 ...... 1l5
Dickson Manufacturing Co %. %.
Lacka. Township School So. co..
city of Scranton st. Imp. Cco &c..
MI. Vernon Coal Co ,.......... 90.
Scranton Axle Works ........ ...
Scranton Traction CO bonds. l15
Carson Coal Co .....,..,........ &C..
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FINANCIAL,
LaBAR g. FULLER
.RokERS 6

ok N1N t. KS.
Oldest Established Ho use in the City.
Dealers In STOCKS. COTTON, GRAIN and
PROVISIONS, on margin OF Tor delivery,
OFFICE: Rooms 400 and sIo Board Of Trade
Building, scranton, Pa.
l." q. LA BAR. l.. h. FULLER
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

FOR SALE OR RENT-SINGLE HOUSE,
COS Quincy avenue; city steam: selling
price s6,50O rent, $40 per month including
steam heat. G.. +. Reynolds.
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WIFE SCREENS
MISC ELL me oUS

BACERS ORCHESTRA--MUSIC TOR
balls, piCnics, parties, receptions, we'd
dingS and concert work furnished. For
terms, address X. j. Bauer conductor,
III Wyoming avenue, over Hulberts'
music store,
MEGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERS
supplies, envelopes paper bags, twne.
Warehouse, 40 Washington avenue,
Scranton, Pa.
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in THE PLAY HOUSES.

CONTINUED on Page ST.
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SEEDS

G, r. CLARK q CO. SEEDMEN AND
Nurserymen; store l46 Washington ave-
nue.; green house. 1850 North Main ave-
nue.; store telephone, iS2.
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FOR RENT


PHILADELPHIA STORAGE HOUSE
229 Penn avenue. Furniture carefully
moved at low rates
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DESK ROOM OR SHARE or OFFICES
], and Q, second floor, front, Coal
Exchange Building, for rent. See John
M. Harris at above offices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-14
To PURGE PENSION LIST:
Governor Thinks That Discrimination ant
Favoritism are Practiced.

Governor Thinks That Discrimination and
Favoritism are Practiced.
From the Governors Message.
- This state is now paying out annu-
ally in pensions to Confederate soldiers
the sum of 100000.
Our own system of pensions is in
need of changes and reforms. 1t is
and cumbersome, and too
open to those solicitations of influence
and favoriLism that invite abuses and
encourage extravaganza. The system
should be simplked, and its regula-
tions and restrictions be made strict
and even rigorous. The township and
county boards should be abolished and
application for pensions made to the
state board. The sum now expended
in this way, 100000 is more than the
state can afford, and more than is re-
quired to satisfy the just demands up
ON this fund. This money is now be-
ing too indiScriminately distributed,
with loss to the state and with injus-
tlce to some bene6ciaries and favorit-
ism to others.
l recommend that the pension list
be purged, and that 10000 only be ap-
proprlated for pensions the coming
year, and that steps be taken to insure
the proper distribution of this amount.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-14
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub.
llshed by Exchanges.

LANCASTER-The Ledger, Janu'
ary IL: VIM. NJ. Allison, of York
vile, spent Sunday with relatives at
this place. .'.'..A special to The News
and Courier from Washington, D. c.,
January 6, says: Senator McLaurin
called at the postoffice department
today to look after several posto(fice
cases now pending. He says Poslmas-
ter Gregory, at Lancaster, will be
allowed to serve out his term in spite
of the vigorous efforts to dislodge him.
Postmaster Gregory has more than a
wear to serve to enable him to fill out
the usual term of four years. Mrs.
Nance is prominently mentioned as his
probable successor. '...''''' Married, by
Rev. Mr.. Mcfarland, at the brides
mothers, near Tabernacle, on Sunday
evening last, Mr.. James Porter, a
prominent young business man OF
Dwight, and Miss Alice Elliott, a
daughter of the late Richard Elliott,
and a sister of Messrs. ]. G. and l.. 5.
Elliott, of this place. .''''''''Supervisor
Gardner advertises for bids for the
superintendency of the chaingang. ''''''
Married, by Rev. John Faile, January
8, 1899, Jerry Faile, son of Jacob Faile,
and Miss Alice Blackmon, daughter of
Willis Blackmon, all of Flat Creek
this county. .''''.''' Married,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-14

at the home of the brides father, at
Lindsay's, at 7 p. M, on December q,
1898, DR.. M. w. White, of Yorkville,
and Miss Mamie c. Draffin, the oldest
daughter of Mr.. N. T. Draffin. The
attendants were R. S. Davidson, of
Chester, with Miss Edith Dralfin, sister
of the bride, and W. H. Draffin with
Miss Florence Cody, of Yorkvlle.
The interesting ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. w. c. Ewart, of this
place, in the presence of number of
relatives and friends. An excellent
supper was served after the marriage.
DR.. and Mrs. White boarded the l.. &
c. train the following morning at
Grace's for Chester, where, after spend
ing several days with relatives, they
left for the groom's home at Yorkville.
The bride is one of Lancaster county's
most excellent young ladies, and she
carries with her to her new home the
best wishes of host of friends in this
county.
CHESTER-The Lantern, January
TO-: Miss Anna Lou Abel has been
visiting in Yorkville. She returned
on Thursday. MR.. A. w. Love has
resigned as manager of the telephone
exchange, and Mr.. F. M. Boyd is now
manager and secretary and treasurer.
......".Revs. M. r. kirkpatrick and P.
B. Ingraham, of Blackstock, and VIM.
G. Neville, of Yorkville,. are in the
city. Al meeting Of the Epworth
league, last evening, the following
officers were elected: President, W. h.
McNairy; 1st vice president, J. E.
Pryor; End vice president, Mrs. NJ. V.
Patterson; 3rd vice president, Miss
Bette Killian; secretary, Hiss Eunice
Davis; treasurer, F. Z. Spratt. The
5th Sunday of this month will be ob-
served as Epworth league day. '''''''''
Mr.. G. L. McNeel, of Yorkville, is in
the city......'Mr. Lowry Wylie started
to Yorkville yesterday morning to visit
friends; but the g. & N. w. was toe
quick for him. He was in good time
for this morning. '.''''.. Mary Joe
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-14
Humorous department.
10 BADGERS SHOT AT A CROW.

10 Badger used to tell good story.
1t may date back to another "Jo,"
surnamed Miller. I am not going to
vouch for the originality of any story
that I did not make up myself, and
even then I should expect to unearth
it in some old almanac or other joker's
cemetery. But Mr.. Badgers story,
whether old or new, always produced
it's effect.
10 would gradually insert himself
into a crowd of sportsmen engaged in
the popular amusement of proving
Ananias to have been an unsophisti-
Gated bungler in his business; and, af-
ter listening to their accounts of such
slaughter wrought. among the birds and
beasts as to make one wonder that the
entire fauna of the region was not ex-
terminated, he would begin in that
easy drawl that pertains by right to
the acknowledged raconteur of the
corner grocery.
"Speaking of shooting, the longest
shot I ever made was back in York
SbaCe, Wneu l. WdSu "oSu noAS -
q boy. I'd been used to handlin' gun
some, but nothin' to speak of-wasn't
considered no kind of O. shot. Well,
it was Sunday mornin'; 1 happened to
look at an old dead tree away of, most
as far as could see anything. There
was only one limb left, and crow was
sittin' on it. 1t was SO far of that l
couldn't a seen the crow if it hadn't
been black and the old tree so gray. l
could just see twas crow and that's
about all. The old shotgun stood be-
hind the door, loaded, and I took it up
and, just in fun, pointed it at the
crow. didn't have no more idea Q
hittin' that crow than I have now a
shootin' you. But / sighted him, and
without thinking what was a-doin' l
pulled the trigger and bang he went -
Here 10 would stoop down as If
looking for another piece of shingle or
something to whittle on; and after a
second or so some impatient auditor
would be sure to ask:
"Well, dye hit i'm ?" The surprised
and innocent look on JOS face wonld
be a study, as, with the air of one who
had utterly forgotten that any de.
nouement was expected, he would
slowly answer:
"Hit i'm? Bless your heart! no ;
didn't come within mile of him."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-14

HEADED HIS COMPANY In FINE
STYLE.-Dave Bowland was high
private in an Alabama "critter compa-
ny" during the war, and sometimes was
carried into the hottest sort of fight
when charge was ordered, because
his horse would run when the others
ran, no matter how hard he pulled at
the reins.
One day the captain dismounted his
company and ordered the men "to
charge the enemy afoot." With a big
yell away went the boys, but they soon
got far ahead of Dave, for he hadn't
the spirit of his horse. Dave began to
think of the cursings he was to get
from the captain and the railings from
the boys, when, looking ahead, he saw
them coming back in full retreat.
Dave says he Immediately recovered
his courage" and wheeling around,
shouted out: "Come on boys" and
then outran them as badly as they had
him a few moments before. When
they reached the cover of the breast
works Dave sauntered up to his cap
tain and inquired: "Didn't lead
that retreat in fine style, cap?"