Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1883 — JUDAS CHOKED! [ARTICLE]

JUDAS CHOKED!

A western caper commenting on Salmi Morse and the -Passion” play, relates the following as indicative < f the popular impressions made by such productions: “Every year at Christmas the Ran Antonio Mexicans celebrate a kind of imitation of the ’Pass'on’ play called ‘Pastoes.’ The Virgin Mary: the Apostles, including Judas Iscariot, all appear and act their parts On the last occasion of the play J iKtas was missiug. ‘What has become of Judas?’ asked one of the spectators of Kt. Peter, with whom be was well acquainted. ' ‘Judas be !’ was the reply; ‘last year we baa to choke him to make him give back the thirty pieces <>f silver tlist we give uim in the play, so this year we itpi sties won’t let him stick his nose inside the circus tent.”

The famous blue laws of Connecticut, enacted by “the people of the dominion ot New Haven,” were so called because printed on blue paper. They prohibited the ceremony of marriage being performed by a parson, on the ground that a ma gi-trate might peiform it with less scandal to the church. Adultery was punished by death. Wearing clothes trim-, med with gold silver, or lace above 1 shilling involved a tax on the person’s cstaie of sls. “No one to cross a river on the Sabbath but authoiized clergymen. No one shall travel, cook, make beds, sweep houses, cut hair, or shave on the Sabbath. No one shall kiss his or her children on the Sabbath or fasting days. .The Sabgatb day shall be; gin at sunset Saturday.” .«♦>. A progressive young farmer in Plymouth recently bought a young calf for SBS which transaction was thought by his father to be a great bit of folly, simp ly ‘ ‘throwing his money away,” etc. The old man asked the name of the calf and he promptly dubbed her “Folly.” A few weeks afterward “Folly” was sold tor $l5O, and the young man immediatelyinvested in Jersey calves. Informing his talker of the transaction, he requested him to give names to his new purenases. “1 don’t care to name any more,” said the old gentleman thoughtfully.—Waterbury American.

Not long ago an officer of the army who. having 10-t his upper teeth, wore a tai >e set, was engaged in serious conversation with some Indians. His plate troubled him, i e took it out and wiped it with his handkerchief. The Indians watched the piocess with unfeigned as tonisbment. v\ hen thecaptaln, putting the plate in his mouth, went on with the conversation, they sprang to their feet and left the room and post in all haste, ami with every symptom of extreme terror.

Lumber is now being manufactured from straw, the standard sila being 32 inches io width, 12 feet in length, and the thickness the same as the average et surfaced boards. One ton of any kind of straw will yield I,‘iUOfeetof boards that may be handled as ordinary ones. This lumber can tie produced and sold in competition with wide walnut at about onehalf the price Jof the latter,—Bloomington Progress.

* Mr. Stettson.” said the agent to genial John in Boston last week, “do you know that Miss . of your company, has «©t the meningitis?” “The h—l sbe has’” snorted John. “But why the devil did the men let her get them in there? They must be chump 1”

The term “dudu” is now applied to those dandified young society chaps in New York who are “just too nice for anything.” The word is changed from dodo, an extinct member of the duck species, the peculiarity of which was its ridiculously small wings and tail on a big, puff-ed-up body.

P r TERSoN& Magazine for April is already on okjt table, as welcome as the flowers ot Spring, and quite as fresh and beautiful. The embellishments, as usual, are very fine, particularly the steel-plate, “A Modern Cinderella” ; the colored steel tnshion-pla.te; and the colored pattern in crewels, of dog daisies But the specialty of the number is its stories, which, though always superior in “Peterson,” are better this monlu than ever. Mr. Benedict’s novelet, “A Professional Beautv,” is alone worth the subscription price Then there is one of “Josiah Allen’s Wife’s” humorous sketches. “In Kittery,” by the author of ‘Second Life.’ is also such as one rarely reads. The iflustrated story, “My First Ball Dress,” is charmingly told; and so is the romantic ‘Modern Cinderella.’ Ail the Spring fashions are given in advance, and the fashion cuts, work-table Cuts, etc., etc., are without number. No lady should be without this magazine It is not too late so subscribe for 1883, as all the back numbers caa be supplied, if desired. The price is but two dollars, and to clubs it is much cheaper. Specimens are sent, gratis, to those wishing te get up clubs, and handsome premiums are given for getting them up Hubscribe at once. Address Chas. J. Peterson, 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.g

A Perfect Ovation.—Col. L. F. Copelaud, of (South Bend, Ind,, was then introduced, and delivered his humorous lecture on “Snobs and Snobbery.” Col. Copelaud is a lawyer by profession, about toriv-lhree years ot age, and one of the most entertaining speakers that has ever been in Reading,; His audience was kept in roars of laughter for two hours, and would gladly have remained seated an hour longer. Col. Copeland was fre-> quently applauded, and retired-from the platform amid a perfect ovation of ap-plause—Times-Dispatch, Reading, Pa., Oct. 26ih, 1831.