Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1904 — Page 2

I DR. CANADA I B Gp'i.ha mic Specialist. | Prartfc’ limited to the oorrec- ■ n ti<> of lef’cts of the eye. Glasses W w fitted t<< r live strain, with its ■ XS nutni r>. ..* fir . tional symptoms: ■ fSg to in pr ve vision and for loss of ■ H accomne da i»n due to age. % S REFERENCES THE BEST. 9 In * 0 At Dr. Coverdale’s office, at g aa Decatur, Ind., ■ First Tuesday each month Dr. Keller is certainly engaged in the chicken business for all it is worth and is head over heels behind in orders for his fancy game. He is handling exclusively one breed which are rated as being the finest chickens on earth, being the Rhode Island Red. Monday he shipped a fine specimen of his poultry to E. W. Myers at Lexington, Missouri and receieved a very fancy price for the same, and will in the course of a few days ship a number to other different points. The doctor ir seems is becoming quite famous in this line and everj’ mail brings him in a raft of letters from xnen wishing to procure this special brand <>f chicken and he is kept busy filling his orders for same. DELEGATES APPOINTED. At the smeeting of the Democratic Central Committee delegates were selected to the state and congressional conventions. The state convention will be held in Indianapolis perhaps some time in May, while the time and place for the congressional convention has not been fixed. The delegates to the state c nvention are: Delegates Alternates W F. Worden Eiliott Ullman Charles Kiess Dan Beberick J G. Crum J. D. Brown T J. Durkin L. W. Johnson Albert Manlier James Archbold E I ward Foreman Dye Furgeson A B B liley R E. Simth H. O. Grove John Augsberger Win. Shoemaker Edward Miller Soi Hirschey George Fink P J Bryan T. A. Beerbower L G. Ellingham C. J. Lutz R K Erwin J. P. Haefling A P B atty M. Kircsh F C Foreman Phil Schug 8 „W. H ile M. McGriff Root township not yet selected. CONGRESSIONAL. Delegates Alternates \V. P. Barkley A. F. Thieme DJ . Dilling William Conrad, Jr. AVm. Z nmerman William Libey Dye Ferguson Edward Deyo *.V F Schug A. Q. Durbin J. Neuenschwander P. Baumgartner siarauel Oplinger Eugene Lindsey Kobert Kerr S. L. Grace J. T. Kelley Carles Fetters Calvin Miller T. Gallogly D. E. Smith J. W. McKean J. 7. Merryman D. N. Erwin Sim Schindler Dr. C. H . Schenk 3LjG B itkins O. Whiteman JHenry Eiting Michael Miller. Court Proceedings. The jury in the case of Lillian M. Foltz vs the Fort Wayne Gas compmy and the Eckart Packing oomp tny yesterday returned a verdict for the plaintiff, awarding her <3 500 as damages on account of the death of her husband in the explosion at the Eckart Packing company and the gas company alone is held liable. The case was tried before Judge Rose at Auburn. This is the second case of a similar nature, Henry Fry having obtained a verdict for $3,500 last fall. Jane Acker vs Walter D. Ayers and Edward C. Peltz, default of Edward Peltz, submitted, finding for pliintiff for $623.13, judgment .rendered. TVayne Ireland vs Fort Wayne Traction Co., reset for trial Thursday. March, 31. F-anklin E Fettz vs William S. Smith, modified special findings of Facts and conclusions of law returned and filed by court. Fred Shaffer et al vs William A. IBowmin. default of defendant, finding for plaintiff for $268.25. Ahraham Boelgly vs John Wiger et demurer overruled answer filed, rule to reply.

For Sale Gasoline engine. Enquire of J. S. Lower or C. D. Kunkle, secretary fair association. 35tf Class spirit again shows evidence of breaking out in the high school. The rivarly now seems to be between the combined classes and the janitor. This morning each of the class leaders attempted to put their class colors and mottoes on the outside of the building but were thwarted in the attempt by the janitor, who took the colors away from them. The scholars then tried the inside of the building but again the janitor interfered and thus the war goes merrily on. The classes, at first strong rivals of each other, have combined, and declare that the janitor must “back up” from his position or trouble will surely follow. The scholars claim he has no right to interfere in the friendly rivalry. The out come will be watched with interest. Perhaps not many of our reader were aware of the fact that the notorious lost Charlie Ross was in the city, but such was the case and from his appearance now it is a question whether he was ever lost or not, but he does not deny the fact and we are compelled to take him at his word. He relates many funny incidents of this famous kidnapping affair and tells many weird stories concerning himself, and from what he says we are compelled to give a little ere dence to his story. When asked the question as to how he made his escape from his captors he states that the older he grew the uglier he became and at last became so unbearable to his captors that they at last let him go and he wandered intoEist Hampton, Mass. J and at once accepted a poistion with Dibble and Warner and is today selling to the public a styish grade of suspenders. Mr. Ross is getting along well in years and states that all good looking children should be careful and not be kidnapped, as confiement and much travel makes one's complexion bad. A dispatch from Berlin gives the following information which should be hailed with delight by appendicatic suffering humanity: The medical journal reports that some remarkable cures of mild cases of appendicitis are being made by a new method of treating the disease before the knife is needed. Certainly it is an orginal—almost an abor-iginal-method. Il is nothing less than to require the patient to walk on all fours for t wenty minutes four times a day. It is claimed that certain muscles around the veriform appendix are brought into play and strengthened by this quardrupedal cure, which are unused when a biped walks erect. Others are relaxed and the localized inflamation has opportunity to subside. A well known diplomat, celebrated for his haughtiness and punctiliousness was cured of beginning appendicitis by this method lately. His associates and the fashionables are laughing in their sleeves when their imaginations conjure up his proud excellency’s posture while under going treatment. The four footed dose is recommended in dyspepisa, 00, but of course, it should be taken before meals. Postmaster Brittson Monday gave us some information regarding the free mail delivery service to be inaugurated here April Ist. As stated before there will be six deliveries a day four to the business portion of town and two to residences The time of these deliveries will be as follows: Business— 7 o’clock a. m., 8:30 a. m., 1:30 p. m. and 3:30 p m. Residence -9 a. m. and 4p. m. This system will allow every one to secure their mail soon after tbe mails arrive. There will be three carriers to start with, though another may be added in case the work is too heavy. One carrier will deliver to that part of town south of Madison street and east of Fifth and all south of the Clover Leaf railway; Number two will have north of Madison and east of Fifth to Monroe street and all north of Monroe and east of the Grand Rapids railway. The territroy of Number three is west of Fifth street between Adams and Monroe and west of the Grand Rapids railroad. One of the requirements for free delivery is good side walks and if yours are missed this is the reason. Sawdust Avenue and a part of Cook town is out of the service for this reason. The carriers will receive a salary of S6OO the’first year, S7OO the second and SBOO from then on.

Real Estate Transfers. W. H. Beineke to E. H. Krutzman pt sec 3 Kirkland tp SI4OO. W. H. Beineke to O. G. Reppert sec 22 Preble tp <BO acres SIOO. L. Aspy to Lafayette Rope pt sec 23 Wabash tp $l5O. Nancy Ault to J. W. Armantrout lot 47 Geneva SSOO. T. S. Coffee to J R. Tumbleson pt sec 20 Washington tp SSO. J. C. Hamil to D. E. Uhl et al lot < 238 Geneva S3OOO. C. T. Reed to Perry F. Mann lot 9 Geneva SSOO. S. J. Gosen to G. L. Gase pt sec | 27 Root tp $560. Mary A. Stair to Martin Miller I lot 831 Decatur SIBOO. Josephine Beck to Simon Bowers pt sec 10 Kirkland tp $457. John Ayre to Jeff Leichty lot 23 Berne $llOO. J. B. Bichel to J. H. flabegger pt j sec 10 Wabash tp S3OOO. Christian Stoppeuhagen to Conrad Stoppenhagen pt sec 15 PreDie tp SIOO. R B. Gregroy to E. B. Adams lots I 935 and 510 Decatur and pt sec 32 i Blue Creek tp 72 acres SI.OO. E. B. Adams to R. B. Gregory, same lands as mentioned. SI.OO. Marriage Licenses. Wililam F. Fettinger to Gladys G. Butcher. Isthen E Rupert to Elsie L. I Bea her. Frank Stump to Cora Duer. Charles C. Goodwin to Lydia E. Smith. Joseph K. Yoder to Ottilia S. Gerber. Reuben Schindler to Emma S. Mettler. Obituary. Edwin Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs.Brazie Brown was born Aug 19, 1902, and departed this life Feb. 13, 1904, aged one year, five months and six days. Asleep in Jesus, far from thee Thy kindred and their graves may be, But thine is still a blessed sleep From which none ever wakes to weep. Postmaster Brittson measured the distance from the new to the old post office in order to ascertain the exact distance from the different railways such figures being required by the government and used by them in contracting with the men who deliver the mail from the railway to the postoffice. Undoubtedly many of our readers will be surprised to know that William Geary, night watchman of this city has served in this capacity for nearly twenty years, the exact date of which will be March 28, and during all of these long years he has done and performed his duties without a flaw. It is hardly possible for one to imagine how tiresome and monotonous this work becomes, always alive to all danger at night and dead to the world during the day, and during this time as a public servant you can count all the burgularies and robberies that have happened upon your fingers. How many business men have left their places of business at the closing hour and forgot to lock their doors and that Bill Geary would discover the error and at once make it his business to find the owner and thus probably save him many dollars. Mr. Geary accepted the position when the city had practically no police system at all, when the lighting system of our city was nothing and at a time when no protection was offered the city at all. ft was then, if you can remember twenty years back that this faithful old sleuth took up his duties, by night after night walking up dark alleys try. ing back doors and during these midnight hours not knowing what minute he would be hit in the head and killed, but he cast all fear aside and in more ways than one he has protected the city’s interests. He indeed, has been so faithful in the performance of these duties that when he is gone it will be a hard matter to get a men who will perform the same duties and with such diligence. There is no question in our mind that he will hold this job as long as he wishes to continue as the protector of the citizen's property and welfare, and it is our opinion that no one who would accept a like position would stand the work in the same manner as William Geary who has been thus far faithful for twenty years.

j It costs you nothing to see those t ' elegant Spring overcoats at Acker, Elzy & Vance’s. 33d6 NOTICE. ■! lam demg shoe repairing and am located in Kauffman & Smith s harness shop, next door to Schlegel s blacksmith shop. Bring in your j shoes if they need any repairing. Peter Center. Farmers Take Notice. 1 Are vour hogsand chickens healthy and in as thriving condition as you ■ would like to have them, if not, feed them Egyptian Hog and Chicken Cholera Remedy. Put up in gallon and half gallon cans. For sale at the old reliable drugstore, Smith, Yager & Falk. 48tf A dispatch from W ashington Isays: “The decision of the subcommittee of the postoffice committee in regard to rural carriers salaries will have to run the gauntlet of numerous amendments in the house. When it became known today that the subcommittee had agreed on a salary of $720 a year on condition that, carriers shall not act as agents for newspapers or perform any business during their hours of srevice except handle the mails, several members announced their intention of offering amendments. It is considered very probable that the full post office committee will ratify the decision of the subcommittee and that the tug of war will come when the bill is considered in the house the latter part of this month or the first of next. The members of the subcommittee of the postoffice committee, whose conclusion, is understood, is unanimous are Overstreet, of Indiana, chairman; Gardner of New Jersey, Hedges of lowa, Stafford of Wisconsin, Moon of Tennessee,' Griggs of Georiga, and Cowherd of Missouri, Moon, Griggs and Cowherd, are demo crats. Several representatives will propose amendments increasing carriers' salaries to SBSO. As far as known no Indianians will offer amendments. ...Legal Advertising... Notice of macadamized stone ROAD PETITION. Notice is hereby civen that one. John Hessler, together with numerous other persons resident freeholders and voters in Washincton township. Adams county. Indiana, have filed their joint petition in the auditor’s office of said Adams county. Indiana, asking and praying in their said petition that the board of commissioners of said Adams county. Indiana ouVd and construct a free macadami’ed stone road in <aid Washington township, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section eight (8). township twenty-seven (27) north, range fourteen '4l east, in Adams county. Indiana, running thence west on the half section line to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of section eight (8) and there to terminate. The same being one mile in length and to bean extention of the west Washington township macadam road, and to be thirty-two feet wide. The said improvement prayed for in said petition to be supplementary to and a continuation of said west Washington macadamized road No. 3. And that Tuesday, March 8,1904, has been set and fixed bv endorsement up°n said petition as the day and date when said petition will be heard by said board of commissioners in their room and office in the said auditor’s office in the court house in said Adams county. Indiana, and of the pendency of said petition and of the hearing thereof all persons interested will take due notice. ABE BOCH, Auditor, 50-3 Adams County, Ind, Notice of administrator’s sale OF REAL estate. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned. as administrator of the estate of Eliza .1. McConnehey, deceased, agreeable to the order of the Adams circuit court, of Adams county, Indian, on Tuesday, March 15, 1904, at the east door of the court house, in the city of Decatur. Indiana, will offer for sale at public sale, free of all liens, the fee simple of the following described real estate situate in the city of Decatur, in the county of Adams, in the state of Indiana, to-wit; Inlots number 670, 674, 675. 676 and 677. all in Eliza J. McC’onneliey’s sub-division of outlet number 261, in Cook’s addition to the town, now city, of Decatur. TERMS: One third of the purchase money cash on day of sale, one-third in nine months and one-third in eighteen months from day of sale Deferred payments shall bear six i«) per cent interest from day of sale until paid, and shall be secured by freehold and mortgage security on the real estate sold. Such sale or salesand the security on the deferred payments to be made and taken subject to the confirmation and approval of said court. WILLARD B. SUTTLES, „ . Administrator. February 11,1904. 49.4 Merryman & Sutton. Attorneys, REPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. To the citizens of the Second Ward, eity of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana: Notice is hereby given that 1, William O Cor- I dua. a male inhabitant of said state, over the < iu t L One r' arS - aQd a Person not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, will make application to the board of county commissioner at their Regular session in March. 1904 for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in less quantities than a quart I at a time, to be drank where sold, in and at the two-story brick building fronting on Second street. In the city of Decatur. Indiana situated on the south paat of inlot No 53 in said citv. commencing 22 feet north of the southwest corner of said lot. running thence east iffi feet; thence north 19 feet- tbeScl , west 132 feet; thence south 19 feet to the piaca of beginning. Said room being the front I " r ° und floor room. 48 feet long and 19 feet wide, having x front and rear opening, 49-3 WILLIAM O. CORDUA. Applicant. I

VOTICFi'F 'ItvMIZE STONE Jr ROAD PETITION Notice is hereby given that onA Bernard 1, ve filed their joint peti'ion tn the aiiaitor office o’ said Adanis < imnty. .'i"- X b";XF "niml-'Lnera'nt sal < y Indiana, build and con-anieni tree ma Situated on the following route, town. Commencing at the Tei-LiL47l I section five (5). in township I" nty seven i , north. ranee fourteen (141 esst runnin I thence sonth to the s mthwest corner ot see ! tion seventeen, township ’"Vu \’*st\vashi north range fourteen oast. to he - • • . | Fngt 'n macadam and s’one mad being n . ill I a distance of two min s, all in sount Indiana and said prop sed rolit c" n and extend 1 * between the west "as'nngion and -he Decatur and Bluffton ™ a l’ ad, i T' stone roads and each termlnnns of said road is at the roads mentione 1 above. I Tbe said improvement prayed for *n said I petition to lie supplementary to and J*. nation of said West Washington and D-..1 tur and Monroe township macadamized road. And that Tuesday, March 8, 1904, has been set and fixe-i by endorsement upon raid petition as the-day and date when said petition will beh- ard by said board of commissioners fn their room and office in 'he aid auditor’s office in the court house tn said Adams county. Indiana, and of the pendeno o said petition and of the hearing thereof ail persons interested will take due notice. Abe Hoch, Auditor. 50-3 Adams County. Ind. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To the citizens of the Second ward in the citv of Decatur Indiana, and to th" citizens of rhe said city of Decatur. Adams county Indiana. T .. Notice is hereby given that I. ( Raaemackrr. a male inhabitant of the saw eity. conn y and state, over the age of twentyone years, a person not in the habit of heronvng intoxicated, will make application to irdof commissioners at their » ext re gular session in. March, 1904. for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in le«s q a r titles than a quart at a time, to be drank where sold, in a room situated on the follow ins premises, to-wit: Sixteen and one-half feet off of the souH part of inlot No 61 in said city. Said, roomi isituated on the ground floor of the said building and fronts on Second street in the saicitv. and is 78 feet in length and 164 feet in width and ha« »>otb front and rear openings 4<3 CORN ELI US RA DE MACK ERFeb. 3,1904. Applicant A PPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. To the citizens of tbe Second Ward, city of Decatur, Adams county. Indiana. Notice is hereby given that I. John Meyer a male inhabitant of said state, over th age of twentv-one years, and a person not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, will makt application to the board of county commis sioners at their next regular session in March 1904. for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and mah liquors in less quantities than >• quart at a time, to be drank where sold in and Ht tbe one-story frame building fronting on Second street, said building having a pt tition 49 feet back from the front, and back room being a store room for bulk liquors sit uated on tbe following described premises in the city of Decatur. Adams county, and state of Indiana, to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of inlot number (60) in the city of Decatur. Adams coun’y in the state of Indiana, running thence west along the alley one hundred and thirty-two (132) feet to the alley at the we*t end of said lot; thence north twenty-one (21) feet, thence east parallel with the south lin« of said inlot number sixty (60). eighty-nine (89) feet, thence south five (5) feet parallel with Second street in said city, thence east parallel wi h tbe south line of said lot fortythree (43) feet to Second street to the place ol beginning. JOHN MEYER. Applicant. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given by the undersigned a male inhabitant of the state of Indiana, over the age of twenty-one years, and a person not in the habit of becoming intoxicated., tojthe citizens of the First ward in the city of Decatur. Adams county. Indiana and to th« citizens of said city that he will make application t > theboardof commissioners of Adams county. Indiana, at their next regular session in March. 1904. for a license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in less quantities than five gallons ar one time and also in le«s quantities than a quart at a time to be use t and drunk where sold in the building situated on the following described premises in the city of Decatur, in said county and state. Commencing at the corner of the street on the east line of lot No 335 in the southern addition to the town, now city of Decatur, run ning thence west along the line of the street 132 feet, thence south parallel with Winchester street 40 feet, thence east parallel with the first line 132 feet to Winchester street, thence north along Winchester street 40 feet to the place of beginning. The room to be 24 fee wide and 30 feet long situated in the northeast corner of the above described lot and fHinting on Winchester street and the same being on the ground floor as the same is designated on the recorded plat of said‘town, now city of Decatur. Indiana. 43-3 JOHN SCHAFFER. A ppl ICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE The undersignedJTenry Koenemann. a male inhabitant of the city of Decatur. Indiana, and over the age of 21 years, a person not tn the habit ot becoming intoxicated, hereby gives notice to the citizens and voters of the Second ward, in the city of Decatur. Indiana, and to the citizens and voters of Washington township. Adams county. Indiana, that he will apply to the board of commissioners of Adams state of Indiana, at their March term. 1904. for a license to sell intoxicating, snirituous. vinous, malt and all other intoxicating liquors in l"ss quantities than a quart at h time, with the privilege of allowing thesamc to be drank on the premises whore sold. My place of business whereon said liquors are to be «old and drank is situated in a room on the following real estate, to-wlr: Commencing 20 feet south of the northwest corner of inlot No. 56. running thence east parallel with the nor»h line of said inlotl32 feet, thence south 21% feet, thence west 132 feet thence north 21*4 feet to the place of beginning. which is on the east side of Second street in the city of Decatur. Indiana, in said county aforesaid, on the first floor of said building in which said room is situated. Said building being a brick building two stories high, ftonting to the west, and fronting on Second street aforesaid, and known as the John W. V oglewede building. All in the Second ward in tbe city of Decatur, in Washingt**l* township, in Adams county, in the state of Indiana 48-3 HENRY KOENEMANN, Applicant. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. of T t J^ nS p a ?& inh . abitants ot the town l P’ Adams Notice is hereby given that I, Jeff Klonfonstein, a male inhabitant of the state of Indiana. over the age of 21 vear, inrt . not in the habit of becoming intoxicate?. wIH “ ak ® f ap,? L icatlon t 0 the b " ard of commission-! ers. of said county, at their next regular sct I sion m March. 1904. for a license to J uous vinous and malt Hquora nuanti ties thanaquiirt at a time to be dran£ - LhJ No il I iD in S A Uate<l °t? the Dorth 25 fe et of intot town'of a?' S flr9t additif > t “«o “he therein. cigars, tobacco and lunch ( 49-3 JEFF KLOPFENSTEIN, Applicant.

not in the bible. Quotations Popularly Attributed the Good Book. * ■•There are a number of sentence, not in the Bible which everybody thinks are there,” said a clergyman •‘The chief of these sentences is, <3, tempers the wind to the shorn lamb' You would search the Bible p rettf thoroughly before you would find t i, at sentence in it. Where you would find it would be in Sterne's 'Sentimental Journey.’ "Sterne gets a good deal of praise for the origination of this sentence, but it was originated, as a matter of f act before he was born. In a collection of French proverbs published in 1594 find. ’Dieu mesure le vent a la breblj tondue.’ That convicts Sterne of pi a . giarism. •“In the midst of life we are in death.’ Everybody thinks that is in the Slide. It isn't, though. It is in the burial service. •• ‘That he who runs may read.’ This is another sentence supposed, wrongly to be Biblical. It is not Biblical, though the Bible has something very dke it—iNimely, ’That he may run that readeth.’ •• ‘Brone to sin as the sparks fly up. ward.’ The Bible nowhere contains those words. “ ‘A nation shall be born in a day.’ Tie nearest thing to that in the Good Book is, ’Shall a nation be born at once?’ ” South America In 1000 B. C. The greater the number of the succeeding phases of civilization the more even must be the average length of each and thus resemble the general length of human periods. It is to be soon that the two central European periods, those of Hallstadt and of La Tone, together embrace about a thousand years, an average of 500 for each. Hie cultured periods of Egypt may lie even longer. The development of Peruvian civilization. accepting on the average five successive periods, would result in a stratification of cultures representing between 2.000 and 3,000 years About the year 1000 B. C., at the time when Solomon built his temple, the early Americans in Peru reared their mighty structures to the glory of a creator god. Civilization in America would beyond all doubt have worked itself up to a high plane at some time and might have accomplished alone a peculiar but certainly brilliant development without tbe intervention of European civilization.—Professor Max L'hle in Harper’s Magazine. Effect or Bala Upon Anlmala. “The effects of a rainy day upon animals of a zoo,” said a keeper tbe other day. “are as interesting to watch as anything I know in connection with a collection of beasts. Now. that big wolf over there just revels in a rainy day and skips about as gay as you please. All the wolves are tbe same. Rain cheers them up. But the lions are different. They fret and fume and growl and snarl unless you give them an extra allowance of meat or a blj pan of warm milk. Then they will sleep, but a rainy day seems to get on the nerves of a lion or any of the cat family. Snakes are kept in Just a certain temperature all the time, and you would think that the damp air would never reach them. Perhaps it doesn’t, but I have always noticed that all the reptiles are active and cheerful, if a reptile can be said to be cheerful, when it rains.”—Tit-Bits. He Had n Daughter. “You have a daughter, have you not, sir?” said a minister to an old gentleman with whom he bad formed a casual acquaintance as a fellow passenger. The old gentleman essayed to answer, but the question had strangely affected him. “I beg your pardon.” said tbe minister, “if I have thoughtlessly awakened in your mind recollections of a painful nature. Tbe world is full of sorrow, sir, and perhaps my question recalls to your memory a fair, beautiful girl whose blossoming young life bad withered in its bloom. Am I right sir?" “No, not exactly,” replied the old gentleman sadly. “I have five unmarried darters, mister, an’ the youngest of the lot is twenty-eight years old.” The Teacher's Fault. Teacher—Why, Freddy, how did yon get those black and blue welts on yo ur arm? Scholar—Them’s your fault teacher. Teacher—My fault? What do you mean? Scholar (sobbing reminiscently! — Why, you told me it was a poor rule that didn't work both ways. So when I went home I took pa’s new two foot rule that doubles up on a hinge and bent it back till it worked both ways, and then pa said I'd broken the joint* and he went and got his razor strop. Hiving a Hard Time. “Here I’ve been running for years, said the hall clock, “and I ha ven * moved an Inch. I wouldn't mind that Bo much, but every evening about 8:30 the young lady of the family turns me back because she says I’m too f 3 ’ l, and then in the morning the old tnaa comes a’ong and grumbles because I O too aJosT." Fancy Work. “Does your wife do much fancy work ?” “Fancy work? She won’t even let * porous plaster come into the l10 ”' without cnx heting a red border roon It and runnihg a yellow ribbon throug the holes.” A Pampered Ambition. *That boy says his only ambition to make a living without working. “What are his parents going to for him?’® n ... “Make a politician out of him. " troit Free Press.