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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
Horse Trade is Weak.

Stock Yards, Cnirago, Oct. 31-De-
mand for horses was limited and
prices favored weaker basis. Heavy
drafters Of choice quality were about
the only arrivals that sold freely and
held up to recent level. Trade was
slow and shippers should buy horses
cheaper in the country If they expect
below usual fall volume from the east
as well as from local buyers. Drafters
landed at s175@350. bulk downward
from $225. Medium weight chunks Sold
to express companies mainly at $3.50
m19o, while light wagon classes
cleared largely at $125@15o., Receipts
this week totaled upward of 1900.
against 1851 the previous week and
1,4O7 the corresponding week last year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
kEokuk BOY BURNED.
Robert Sitter, Aged Nine, Suffers
Horrible Death While Playing
Near Bon Fire,

Keokuk, Oct. 31-While playing
Indian in front of an improvised wig
wan in his yard Saturday, Robert
Joseph Sitter, the 9-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Sitter, had his Indian
suit catch fire and he was so severely
burned that death resulted Saturday
night. Nearly every inch of his body
was badly burned 1. the flames When
the confiagration caught he was feed,
ing snla,. bonfire with weeds brought
by his playmates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
.LITTLE CHANGE IN HOGS.
Prices Declined Considerably at Chi
cago Last Week; Closing

Prices Firm.
Stock Yards. Chicago, Oct 81
Saturdays market was slow all day,
but prices ruled strong to sc higher
than Fridays average, or same as
best time that day. Receipts were es-
timated at 1000 but the probable
number was uncertain. as half the run
was hack at noon. Part of the 1858
head carried over from Friday were
held off the market entirely. Only two
packing concerns remained out of the
market: still at the finish 1900 head
We're left in the pens. The top was
$8.95, against $685. week ago. While
tops were 40c off the average at $685.
stood only 14cs lower than week ago,
which is accounted for by the big in
crease in high priced 160@240 lib aver
ages among the arrivals. Few sales
We're made above 1915. Quotations fol-
low:
Bulk Of sales 49,. 80, 80. ss.oo@s.7o
Heavy butchers. 240@30o lbs 8.50@s.so
Lisht butchers. 19oM23O lbs SS.65@8.95
Light bacon. 160@190 lbs S.55@S.90
Light light, 130@155 lbs. - S.4Q@08.70
Heavy shipping, 250G5350 lbs 8.4G@DS.75
Heavy packing, 200@400 lbs 7.85mS.16
Mixed packing 200@250 lbs s.80@S.25
ROUGH. heavy packing 5000
ESQ lbs 49,. ....... 49,. 7.s5@7s5
Light mixed. 175@200 lbs. 8.35@8.S5
Poor to best PIGS. 500 1876 lbs 7.40@8.65
Governments and boars i. . 3.7506.T5
Stays, so lbs dockage head. S.00@9.90
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01

Judge G. w. Vermilion, of Center
vile, in Appanoose county, is looked
upon all over the second judicial dis
trict as a man with such unusual
ability that he is eminently fitted for
another term on the bench. He Is
peculiarly fitted for judicial position.
having an unlimited knowledge of law,
coupled with the judicial temperament
which makes him model Judge.
Questions of sentiment may sway
some minds for time, but with Judge
Vermljon it is calm balancing OF
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CHICAGO Live Stock Marke

Chicago, Oct. sL-The live stock
market follows:
CATTLE-Marlet steady to ten
lower: receipts, $4,000: beeves. $40
CLIO: stockers. feeders, $4.10@5.35;
cows, heifers. s2.15@6.2C; westerns, 81
@6.65.
HOGS-Market five to ten lower
than Saturdays average. Light ss.35
@s.s5; mixed, s7.90@s.SO; heavy, s7.55
OSLO: rough, s7.55@7.75; good choice
heavy, S7.75@S.70; bulk sales, $1,000
$50.
SuEEP-Market five to ten lower;
receipts. $4,000; natives, s2.65@4.35;
lambs, $9.75@6.90.
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chieaeo Poultry Market.

Chicago, Oct S1.--Poultry-Ma Market,
|frner for turkeys. others steady; tur-
keys, lie; hens, lie; springs, .11hc.
New York, Oct. 1.-Butter-M Market
firm; receipts, 1000: creameries, thirds
to specials. 24@3a1sc.: creameries held
|25m32c.; state dairy, 23@30c.; process,
|236s0c., process, 2s@27c.; imitation
creamery. sf1rsts, 24@25c.; factory, %
M24c.
EGGS-Market steady; receipts, o.
400: fresh gathered extra firsts. 300
.oFSDsS 'spuooes :'oSSGs5 'slsIU 1913
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
Cobb is Feted at Charlotte.

Charlotte, N. c., Oct. 31.-Tyrua
Raymond Cobb, idol Of baseball fans,
was the guest OF Charlotte Sunday.
Mrs. Cobb and baby Cobb ACCOM-
panied the Detroit player, the party
making the trip from Philadelphia by
automobile. The Cobbs left later for
Augusta, Ga, their home city. The
noted player was given a reception at
the Southern Manufacturers club
during his stay here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01

FOR sALE-so ACRES NICE. LEVEL
land; close to railroad town: fair
improvements. Price $50 80 acres,
fair laying land; fair improvements
close to railroad town. Price $50. a57
acres. good rolling land, buildings
out of repairs, miles to county seat.
$4,000, one-fourth cash. time bal
ance. 365 acres good lying land 2
barns. f;ir house, 2 miles to county
seat. Price s100. $40 acres fairly
good lying land, fair buildings,
miles to Bloomfield. Price $4,000
100 acres fair land. fair buildings. Z
miles to Bloomfield. Price $50. Come
and buy Davis county, Iowa farm.
For more complete description write
G. z. Fry, Bloomfield. la.
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facts and an exact summing UP Of EVIL
Sdence, and dismissal of all that is
extraneous, so that when he makes a
decision those concerned feel that he
has acted solely as Judge. and not as
one swayed by minor considerations.
Coupled with this judicial attitude to.
ward the cases he hears is an affabil-
ity in his intercourse with men, gen.
ial appreciation of the good qualities
in others, and consideration for the
members Of the bar Ind PUBLIC who
come into his court, which wins for
him the highest regard of all.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
som E DUS7l

MOTEL for his diosyncrasies happened to
notice that terrestrial globe of the cassrooms was
very dusty annoyed him. and putting his finger on tho
globe he cried There's here inch thick ITS
thicker than that replied the teacher What
do you the inspector sharply Why came the
answer you've finger on the desert OF Sahara
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
Chicago Provision Market.

Chicago. Oct. s1.-The provision
market follows:
Pork-Jan-$17.
Lard-$10.29 1929 ~
L Ribs-$9.05. is
Rye-ca sh--77c
Barley-55W74c u ss5
Timothy-cash -ST50@9.
Clover-s10@14
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago, Oct. 31.-The grain market
follows:
WHEAT--No. 2 red. 91N @ssc.; No.
3 red, 89@911sc.; No. 2 hard. s1N'@'
94c.; No. 3 hard, 89@91c.
CORN-No. 2, 4SA @49Ac.; No, 2
white, 49@49hc.; No. yellow. 1910
49Ac.; No. 3, ASH @49Ac.; No. 8 white
4sh @49Ac.: No. 8 yellow, 49@49Ac.
OATS-No. 2, 30Ac.; No. 2 white.
33@33Ac.; No. 3 white, By @32Ac.:
No. 3. 3O1s @31kc.; standard, 32k a
i32Mc
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
Sheep Have Bad Close.

Stock Yards. Chicago, Oct al
Closing prices for sheep and yearlings
were largely csc lower than the pre-
yious weeks finish. while lambs fin
ished 50@60c off. There was a bad
slump in the market Friday, but pre-
vious to that day trade YVES healthy
and values were satisfactory. Quolity
was as good as usual. Native lambs
ranged at ss5@7.10. but the limit was
practically 81. with best price on close
about $685. Westerns made $5.75@D6.90
but only plain ones sold below $3.50.
Native ewes made s2@4.25, with best
closing at 81, while odd wethers went
at $4.2am4.50 and yearlings landed at
s4.75@ $40. Bucks went at $2.75@3.5O.
Western wethers- sold at $3.50D4. SO
and ewes made $325@4, with yearl-
ings downward from $780, Feeding
sheep and lambs were steady Feeding
lambs made $4@6.5O. bulk above Sc.
Feeding wethers sold at $4,000, with
ewes at $2.50@3.50 and yearlings at
s4.35@5.25. Quotations follow:
Range wethers, plain to
fancy $50. ~. $3.60M4.25
Fed wethers. plain to best. s.75@4.35
Yearlings fair to choice ~. 46O@5c5
Ewes. common to best 3.25M4.O0
Breeding ewes. all ages ... 3.50@475
Bucks and Gull sheep {. -. .2.50M 800
Native lambs, poor to best. 5.75@6.f5
Range lambs, common to
plain. -. ~. -. ... 6.25m6.75
Lambs, seconds ..... 4.50@5.50
Feeding lambs, all kinds ). 5.00@6.40
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Found

FOUND A COLORADO HOME
among the mountains. Write US to-
day, we will mail you free plct-
uresque scenes around Canon Cily.
Colorado Healthiest climate under
the sun, Manning & Wellman, OF
tuInwa Iowa.
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FOR sALE-75 CHOICE INDIAN
Runner ducks, brakes "a cts. dncEs
81 to 81. Pure bred single conf,
Brown Leghorr hens, puilets, and
cockerels, Pure bred single comb
White Leghorn pullets and cockerels
Pure bred single comb Rhode Island
Red hens pullets and cockerels. g
fine turkeys. Fred Beach, Agency,
la. s,5 4, 80
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01

FOR SALE CHEAP-LONG CHIN
chilla ulster. plush lined overcoar,
size 35-good as new. Address Ol29-
c., care Courier
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st. Louis Grain Market.
st. Louis. Oct. s1.-The grain mar
|ket follows:
Wheat-Dec.T-92Ac.
Corn-45Ac.
Oats-30sc. =
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FOR SALE-ALMOST NEW STAKE
wagon. Wilson Carriage Co, new
Masonic Bldg.
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Poultry and Eggs

FOR SAFER. C. r. /. RED COCK
erls. Price reasonable. J.. A. Wolf,
Libertyville, la.
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Chicago Grain Futures.

-uI@ VHICdQ0 0TdTn TUtUF03's 1e8.7
Chicago. Oct. 31.-The grain futures
follow:
WHEAT-Dec. opened. so@s0Ac.;
high. sok @9UAc.; low, s9%c.; closed,
9Ohc.; May. 96Ac.
CORN-Dec. opened, 45A@45Bc.:
high, 47Mc.; low, 45Ac.; May, 1890
46Ac.
OATS-Dec. opened 3ON @3OMc.;
high, 311s @31Mc.: low, 3oAc.; closed,
31sa @31hc.; May, 34Ac.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01

FOR SALE ROSE COMB RHODE
Island red cockerels. big boned, 75c
70 $l.o0; also some fine Barred Rock
cockereis and pullets, 75c each. Mrs.
Mort Giltner, Agency, Iowa.
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WANTED-2 OR 3 WEEKS WORK
husking corn. Address O-31-B care
Courier or call new phone 3050K.
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WANTED.--USE OF "A HORSE FOR
his keep to do light work during
winter. Address O-26-C care Courier.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS.

Furnished by E. w. Wagner s Co..
members Chicago Board Of Trade.
Rooms and 8. Chiffon Block. OF
tumwa phone 1884: Iowa phone
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WANTED SOME ONE TO WINTER
2 spring calves and yearling hiefer.
Call new phone 771-K.
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Wanted

WANTED OLD EDISON RECORDS
in exchange for new ones Arnold
4 Jewelry ana Music Co.
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WANTED YOU TO CALL AND SEE
our fine line of new buggies and
harness. w. r. Morrison & Co, LIB
ertyville, Ia
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New York Poultry Market.

New York, Oct. S1.-Poultry- Mar
ket alive, nominal; dressed, market
steady; broilers, 10000; fowls. 11@
TIC; spring turkeys, 14@22c.
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For Sale

WE HAVE CHOICE FARMS FOR
sale that will make you line homes
or large profits as an Investment.
1Gome and see what We have. McIntiro
Real Estate Co, Blakesburr. Il.
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RANGE Or HOG sR,cEs.

Rance OF hog values at Chicago sos
the p.S. week With comparisons:
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FOR sALE---AN OLD WAGON WITH
an old bed and old SCOOP board T1fd
doubletrees and neckyoke. VIII do 10
gather corn In. do not expect too
much for $40. JAS HI. Shepherd. OF
tumwa, Ia
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Chicago Butter and Egg Market.

Chicago. Oct. 31-Butter-Marke ct
firm; creameries, 24@3oc.; diaries, 2s
@27c.
EGGS-Market firm; receipts, 3,40o;
at market, cases included 18H@211ac.;
firsts, &c.; prime firsts, 28c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01

FOR SALE--l20 HEAD OF STEERS
OF good quality, weighing from 600
70 LOCO lbs. g. G. Ames, Selma, Ia.
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YOU. CAN GET "A JANIToR WHO WILL KEEP DUST AWAY
II YOU ADVERTISE IN DIIE COURIER WANT ADS
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ANCHOR WATERPROOF con-
crete blocks madc I house absolute
" dry and free from repairs Guar
aEteed. Everything N concrete. OF
tumwa concrcte Tile Co. Madison
Ave.
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For Sale

STOP LISTEN! 1850 ACRE FARM, ST.
500. Terms. Other farms. McGratl
Mountain View, Mo. 4I
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FOR SALE---TwO RECORDED DE-
laine Rams Address Charlie Aug
nst and Son, Belknap, Ia.
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WE WILL GIVE AS "A PREMIUM
one years subscription OF the Daily
Courier for the best six yearslss
Yellow corn delivered to our ofrl.c
during the month OF October
Phoenix Trust Co.. Market ST.
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FOR sALE-PUPE BRED ANGUS,
Z bulls. Ed F. Oehler Moravia. "a.
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LOCAL MARKETS
HOGS SHOW DECREASE.

Porksrs are Quoted From Ten TO
Twenty Cent Drop Today. No
Other Change.
Hogs OF medium weikht are SHOWN
at a fifteen and twenty cent DROP,
while heavy hogs are shown at Ten
cent incrAa sc. .tl - ~ 4s.L ~
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FOR SAIL rHEAP--TWO POOL
tables Inquir. 204 Clarence st.
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Peoria Corn Marke

Peoria, Oct. 31.-The corn market
follows: Il
No. 3-571Ac.
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Miscellaneous

SAFETY RAZOR BLADES RE-
sharpened Leave tlrem AZ "a. a.
Thomas Co, McCarroll Bros. or
Harper and McIntire Co
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Estimated Receipts Tor Tomorrow.
Wheat-69
Corn-416.
Oats-232.
Liverpool Cables.
CLOSING--Wheat, 1%@1A lower;
corn %@1 lower
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08
LAND CRABS.
Queer Creatures That Roam In Fora
ests Far From the Sea.

Queer Creatures That Roam In For-
ests Far From the Sea.
One of the commonest and the lar
gest of the Christmas island land crabs
is the well known robber crab, which
is found in most of the tropical islands
Of the Indian and Pacific oceans. 1t
sometimes reaches length of two feet
and may measure seven inches across
the back. It's colors are of a very
gaudy description, the ground color be-
ing a bright red. upon which there are
stripes of yellow. but in some cases a
purplish blue is the prevailing tint
The eyes are fixed on stalks which
can be moved independently of one an
other. and there are two pairs of feel
ers. one long, the other short. The lat
ter pair are continually jerked up and
down. There is pair of powerful
claws, thez several walking legs. In
general appearance these animals are
much more like rather stout Holsters
than crabs, and ones first encounter
with enc of these creatures in the mid
die of forest far from the sea is pro-
ductive of much establishment on both
sides.
Another species of land crab COM
mon in Christmas island is il little
bright red animal which in general
shape is much like the common shore
crab. This variety makes burrows in
the ground. and in some Places the
soil is honeycombed with hundreds of
holes. The crabs spend most Of their
time collecting dead leaves. which they
carry in their claws. holding them Up
over their heads and drag down into
their burrows. into which they Scuttle
at the least alar:n.-PearSon s MaSa-
zine.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08
Salt as a Medicine.

| have i'll the past seven or eight
years found the advantage Of putting
4 little salt in all the water | drink.
also put little salt. with sugar and
milk, in every cup of tea. coffee or CO.
Goa | use.
have been a resident in the trop-
les for over forty years and except
for sprained ankle have not had &C.
caSion to call in a doctor or to take
any medicine in the last thirty years
l believe every ones health in the
tropics would be very much better If
he used more salt. | find the benefit
of drinking Il tumbler of cold water
with Il little salt in it every morning
on rising at about 5 O'Clock. before
my bath or cup of cocoa. which |
usually take between $50 and q.
If people could be induced to try the
easy and cheap method of taking Il lit
tie common salt with the water they
drink they would i'll the generality of
cases find that they would seldom re-
quire other mediciIe.-F y Burn in
Chambers Journal
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08
Respectfully Referred.

Chief Justice Marshall used to mar
rate with great glee the following cor
respondence on a point of honor be
tween Governor Giles of Virginia and
Patrick Henry. The governor wrote:
Sir-I understand that you have called
me bobtail politician. I wish TO know
If it be true and. if true, your meaning.
w r. GILES.
Patrick Henry's reply came prompt
1y:
sir-I do not recollect calling you bob
tail politician at any time, but think it
probable that I have. / can't say what
did mean, but if you will tell me what
you think 1 meant I will say whether
you are correct or not. Very respectfully,
PATRICK HENRY.
This was leaving it to Giles with a
vengeance; but, as there was no fur
Their correspondence, the governor of
Virginia must have read satisfaction
somewhere between the lines of Pat
rick Henry's brilliantly equivocal re-
ply.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08
Svhv Hale Mould Not Do.

When n. o. Nelson. the profit Sharer.
decided to transfer his cooperative
business from st. Louis to the country
he looked about carefully for Il favor
able location. His personal friend
DR.. Edward Everett Hale accom-
panied him on one of his tours in
search of this. A site was chosen. and
Il name for it was then i'll order.
Among others. Hale was considered,
but rejected because. as Mr.. Nelson
said. 1.-The name differs from its dis
tinguished owner in being only four
letters long. while he was six feet four
or thereabouts." So Leclaire was
chosen in honor of the pioneer French
profit sharer.-World's Work.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08
ASBESTUS.
There Are Many Varieties of This Pc
cuIiar, Puzzling Substance.

There Are Many Varieties of This Pc
culiar, Puzzling Substance.
Of all the queer minerals which ma
ture seems to have provided for no
other purpose than that man might
show his ingenuity III their use moth
ing compares to that meteorological
vegetable asbestus. which in its native
state is both fibrous and crystalline
elastic and yet brittle, Il stone which
will float and which may be carded
spun and woven like fax or silk. AS
bestus is mined in practically every
section Of the globe, and the aSbeStuS
of tie various countries differs as
greatly in appearance as does the foil
age of the trees and plants native to
each. 1t is alike in but one feature
that it is absolutely indestructible, no
known combina lions of acids even af-
fecting the strength or appearance of
its fiber and the fercest flames leav-
ing it unScathed. 1t is q nonconductor
of heat and of electricity.
Some varieties of aSbestus are as
compact as marble and will take the
highest polish; others have loose silky
fbers. Mountain wood is variety
f$eseltting an irregular filamentous
strupture.- like wood, and other vac
cites, taking their names from their
resemblance to the various materials,
are rock, cork, mountain leather, fossil
paper and fossil flax.
Asbestus is really variety of am
phibole or hornblende, composed Of
separable filaments with silky luster
It's colors are various shades of white,
gray or green, passing into brown red
or black. Although as perishable as
grass, it is older than any order of
animal or vegetable life on earth.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08
DR.. JOHNSON.
He Never Said Word About Taking a
Walk Down Fleet Street..

He Never Said a Word About Taking a
Walk Down Fleet Street..
The wit and wisdom of that great
man DR.. johnson were CT the SladGe-
hammer order and Invariably preceded
by sir" 80 that it is comparatively
easy fer any one who has acquired the
trick to invent Il retOrt or remark i'll
the .JohnSonian style One of The most
effective of these pseudo sayings Of
the t,octnr is. And now. sir. said
Dr. johnson. I've will take IL walk
down Fleet street" There can be but
little Goult that DIR Johnson did make
this remark for he WAS always walk
ing down Fleet street. but it is not
recorded that he did so The saying is
due To George AUGUSTUS Sall who
when the ma gaZine Temple Bar was
being started by Mr. Maxwell inlag-
ined Il quotation from Boswell as n
motto for the venture The thing was
intended as Il joke. but for long
while ii was absolutely believed TO be
quotation from Boswell, and per-
haps there are still some who would
say unheSitatingly that DR.. Johnson
did say the words. SO seemingly au-
thentio are they. However. Sala him
self always acknowledged that he In
ventfl the phrase and added that TO
tie IAs=t of his knowledge and belief
DR.. johnson had never said Il word
about taking walk down Fleet
street. There are other legends about
Johnson. however. which it is not SO
easy to kill.-London Globe.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08
HIS VERY WORDS.
The Property Man cheerfully Quoted
Them to Beerbohm Tree.

The Property Man cheerfully Quoted
Them to Beerbohm Tree.
Eeerbohm Tree, the English actor,
had comical experience on his first
appearance as the corpulent Falstaff.
In the last act he had arranged that
Falstaff, disconnected by gibes and
buffets of the fairies in Windsor for
est, should make one herculean effort
to climb the oak tree. The pegs that
were to serve as supports for that tree
We're always conspicuous by their alb
sence. On the morning before the per-
Torrance Mr.. Tree was told they
should positively be fixed on the tree
The morning came. but with it no pegs
Eloquence was stified: even invective
faltered He pointed to the tree and
with the calm of despair b!urted out
to tho defalflter. NO pegs
Such an ejaculation. spoken more III
sorrow than in anger would. he hoped
appeal to that last remnant of con-
science which even the papier mache
bosom of Il property man might be
supposed to retain. In the evening
there was dress rehearsal. but still
no pegs could be seen. Mr. Trees
form quivered-beneath the padding
with peItup emotions and in IL torrent
of passion and Il voice shaken by right
eous wrath he exclaimed:
Where are those ppgs?'
''Pegs-pegs"' exclaimed the proper
ty master, with eXasperating affability
why. guv'nor. what was your words
70 re his morning? No pegs And
there .ln't none''-LOndon Bits.