Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1889 — Closed for the Night, [ARTICLE]

Closed for the Night,

Sharp parent (at head of stairs) — Clara! It’s time for you to go to bed. Clara (in the parlor)—"W hy, pa, Mr. Greene is here! “Oh! I beg pardon. I thought it was Mr. Brown, and I haven’t any patience wdth Mr. Brown. He always kisses you with such loud smacks that it wakes me up. Stay as long as you please, Mr. Greene. You are always welcome.” Mr. Greene—Urn!—thank you, hut I was just getting ready to go, and I I promised my chum I’d be back early. Good night!— New York Weekly.

Many industries having: been established in the South, particularly at the rapidly growing; city of Florence, Ala., the Chicago and Eastern Illinois (Evansville Route) has decided to run five personally conducted excursion trains us follows: August 6 and 20, Sept. 10 and 24, and Oct. 8. All the railroads in the Northwest have agreed to sell for those dates excursion tickets to points in Tennessee, Alabama. Mississippi and Louisiana at one lowest first-class faro for the round trip. Tickets will be good returning thirty days. Persons desiring to join these excursions can obtain full particulars by writing to J. B. Morrell, Traveling Agent C. & E. I. R. R., 501 First National Bank Building, Chicago, or to William Hill, General Passenger Agent. Chicago.

The intelligence of shepherd dogs is one of the well-known facts of canine history, and many stories are told of the manner in which they distinguish sheep by the different marks. A shepherd dog without sheep feels that his occupation is gone, especially if he has been trained to herd a flock. Not long ago people of a small village were in great distress. Not a child could be found. After a long Search there was a great outcry. All the small children of the village were found in a deserted yard watched by a shepherd dog. Not having any sheep, he had follow ed his instinct by collecting all the children of the place into one fold.