Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1885 — Webst r’s Eyes. [ARTICLE]

Webst r’s Eyes.

Mr. Allen in i nr'lcle on Daniel Wohp'er in the Is*-"* * ’, writes a co’-re-p in'b- t t.> th ■ !’. ,-i “i Adverti-*r, ~n n n'i> n - hiq ‘or-'-i’, ••■ “«.’ as br*ins iieculiarly attract!ve. to children. Thi-' reminds me of an incident which m«v perhaps show that Hin*e eyes had sometimes a different effect. Mr. JPebster ■was once spending the summer tn a town near Boston, and, as wg his cus tom. atlendea chureh regularly both morning and afternoou. On one o cca _ *ion it. foil tn the lot of an unfl ’dgfd y uth io trv his wings In that pulpit.— ”e rose as wa- natural, with some trep«. idatimi, to begin the service. Thi« trepidation gradual! increased, till toward the close of th? hymn he faltered perceptible, and ns he sat down by the minister of the parish, he whispered: 'Doctor, I don’t know to whom those eyes belong which are directly facing me, but they -are quite oo mnch for me and I can not preach.’ Mr. Webster wj.g responsible for an extemporaneous discourse that morning

Senator Lamar stepped into one of the ‘bob tail’ cars on Pnesylvanta avenue. and after fumbling in nis pockets for some time finally pulled out a half dollar and absent-mind ?dly dropped it into the box. A friend -at on the op. posite side of the car ano reminded lhe Senator that, the fare was only five cents. I 'Vi'l''v P) p rP pip r | fi,,-. "mil'ny. “ hat's jy-‘ m".’ And om-e iji Te ;>u ting his hand in his pocket he drew therefrom a nickel, which quietly deposited on top of the half dollar.

The Presbyterian Sabbath Sctool introduced a novelty in orde* te raise funds te carry on its work: It was calle4 “jug breaking.** About twenty small jugs was placed in the hands of as many scholars into which money could be placed, but net taken out without breaking the jug. On the evening of Friday, Feb. 27, a large audience assembled at tie Prealiytciian church to witness the r-suk of the jug breaking. A very interesting programme of songs and recUations was interspersed in the exercises, and the sum of $47.40 was realized For this cordial response on the part of the citizens on behalf of the school, their ..earty thanks are hereby tendered.

B. F FERGUSON

Sept. V» bile- American capital, is protected by a tariff on such foieign good- ;.s compete with Amciieau product-. American flabor is utterly unpro ec ed against the cheap, pauper labor that, comes from low-priced countries to compete with and drive out the American laborer—[Henrv Ward Beecher-