Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 31, Number 27, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 March 1889 — Page 3

C. IXDA.K3E, Publiwber.

JASPEK, - INDIAXA.

Iwt that morals

SUCH A FOOL1 t wm at ways fool-Taw f.ak-aadi w al whvs wre tolllair him mi

Jhit wtMf wm tha barm in tbatf It wm jiwt m wH M should know.

t wlHtt it a kit-not he -or but

i ., mat h liked it: What

one luinic bra to-day?

wye" a holiday Klren last woalc, sod w walked

f w ii, ia m ii -Atwrt like a H; on a pin? it luod sUtl.

lvf it, the ItMta aid tho railroad

tmsi. nam utt?rve

to wi bung f,ir that level eroasing. not twaaty

j " iro curve.

aw wew, as we mine to the place wkore we hwth. smooth metaU a-aio, The mill folk,' Mt of a child, that' bliad, had

" "J"' ww on ina i, And bad lut n,elf and got frigMeaod-it coulda't have told you why;

it owu ntuo enough to lota, s4bm it's lost

ix' uie oarta aad sky,

Jkit to e It erring there, la the dark,, with it

eurn in me sua, Made you feel 1 ke a ort of fool only , tor you'll boar wn uhn. It's br.t!y throe years old, and It's Wind: anyway, no tMsiter n know Than to tdand rifht betw.-n the two rails, with Ike We.tern mall jut du, Ilnef Jfol but thundering round with a whirl and a clonk ami a serewa , her dow.i on thm both -for Tom somehow had riwbed wtidia reach, And had lix,,e, the ek Id t.fe on the U-iak, and W fcwwfced down dead for his jwim, K.tlod oa the spot, w ih a fracture skull. V ell, noli, ,fh'd bad mora brains. He'd may bo have stopped to eoesldor-w dW. you'll ilk remark Itefore be da bed tut Mr tha light, to leave the child Uer . a thj dark, "iet w dida't rail him a fool when w ufekod him up. IVto'sHntwJ Tebe telimg a ld the truth, whew he hasn't the sease to keeU. And I don't think Fool's the word wt'M get

v, ,cn )n oi a stone, Though he wi such x fool oh, aye, tuck a tool I've seldom kaawa. Corah 111 Magaxlae. TIM, TiliTKlcK83IITir.

How He Learned the Valuable n Leaaon of Contentment. Timothy Hooper, or Tim. the BlackffmMh, jh he was jjenernlly cttHI,,wH nn honeat. hnttl-workin man, mid bv means of ;iheo qualities was enablwl to iiiHintain his family, frugally indeed, 'yet not without ImppIneVd ami com'-

ru lie was njsiiectod by lii-, nohjh-

"r mr jus Hiurdy liMJejMjiuk'iitv. and

cwemeu lor Ma nolyhliorlv kindiHw. His fitmlly conMatcd of a wife and four chlldiTii, varying in a-e from wvenUn to two. They formtnl a happv

ami unitei lioitholdat lent, until a

certain evnt, which 1 am now ubout to describu, disturbed their tranfuillit)-. There had recently moved into the neighborhood a wealthy ' man named Norero, who forthwith jM-oeowkd to make himself a home by buying a largo lot of valuable land and' buildIng iheroon a houe, which exmntal in cot and splendor any thinjr that had cvr Inmsii known in the village. One morninif Tim received information that Squire Xorcrosti, for such was the title which hU wealth had obtained for him, wa doiroua of seeing him that is. the blacksmithabout

to

yoanj'

me uoim

im snutcKiMt hid lino alter It. 11

eouui not help iU for to him It seemed dvllolou. What, then, wati hU hUm

ummont to um the iiire init down his own rla wareely taated, wiUi an exprlon of duuot, and exclaimed

im a irewB nwi in ahamh tone to

the servant, who w jtwt leaving the

ruom:

"hat do you mean by brinfintf

me aucn biun? Alt . A ...

it right?" faltered the

servant. "Hilfht! Have you the faee to ak M t f 4 I.. 9 v. a. .

" 11 "y, it ca i i more

than a year old. .S'o wine U lit

urittK till it ha at let nre

ace. Uo Imck and brinsr

front a different bin."

'These servant are o earelew.''

lie exclaimed: "but she mint toko

care not to nerve me bitch a trick again. " ,

Tim marveled at the stiiwrior de

licacy of taM which found that dU.

giwthtlf, whioh. to liis own untutored taste, seemed delicious.

"However." tltoucrht he. and a

piee of envy was in the thought, ' I suppose theso rich folks are differently constituted from what we arc;, Vell, I only wish! waa sure of trettiuc

every day u good wine as this. However, it' no tuo wishing. There's 8mo folki that's lwrn to be rich, and

can have picture jtnd fine hoiwcs and all sorts of beautiful furniture, and

can pas their liven wltltout doinjf any

unnjf; and there 4 others, we, for ex

ample, that have to work hard all

our lives and put up with the plain

ifKMj, ana tne rotiguet accommo

uatiotis, and don't have any time to

reL ell, I mtppose it's all rljrht.

out it does Kiom to me as if things

weren t ordered so justly a thev

miht be,"

ik iw xnai tne iemnns nr onw

i.nu discontent took possession of tin hitherto contented and happy black

Smith. While in this discontented

frame of mind ho did not observe an

Individual with dark complexion and hair of raven blackness, who appeared

to m following htm. At length the

latter overtook him. and aeooMed him

with a familiar; "Good-morning."

".04Kl-morni:ij,'.M responded Tim.

too diwcontented to be curious.

CHOOL

iner wiui havo chaHM1 ikJju i. . . ....

wine," thought ha. Tr rr ne only knew

" "inaen: it wm oh v k i ' 1.1 1. u...,,

.... .... W I WH, imMi MJIUiT.

- itQ iu waix arounii ani 1 umiko mtn ik. 1 ...

ureyhiaHew,,rIK.,tvaH.l l,,7v7 LhJ ."''.V

nrdigiypuihj;f7IH;-t78 liiiEJ '-.rri.rratr:fil:; sris. j.

tumii.i T V t 1 7. , ,,,, "'"" w Kept under his hod. H1 "111 'IjeH bitten by I Mm thi, they at the defender of

ai,iv, i umininr r tiiu uim rmiiniu 1. ......

ho wa oOmimlUsd to keep M bad for the next two dav.4. Ift tA tk

anu roaroa witn jutiu. a servant came

running into the room in great alarm. "What's the matter with my foot?"

fciaiineu 1 im. querulously. "It feet

as 11 pH were leing stuck in it." . a . a . .

jstt 1 it the gout?" aked the serv

ant, repetfully.

Iho gout: exclaimed Tim. ia dU

AND CHUROH.

The KpiiKtepaJ ehurdi direct tiuM every Sabbath prayer b offered for the President of the United SUtea. Other ehurched are too nerllceat ia

our rulem

the Sun-

day wsrvioe. Independent.

The theolofrieal department of Howard University, by recent rift, r-

elved ll.4S7.40 toward itoeadowmeat

PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

J a Kowell Ioweil. It U sahi, will devote the remainder of hid life to travel and reading. H ays that hi literary work is all done. Kev. Augustine Fnuteh llewit, who aueeeedd Father Hooker a So IHH-tot-Genenil ef the Ianlit Fathers, wa born in Connecticut sixty-eight years ago. He U of a literary twra ef

of rvant-, he mb hwi 7s g7: FHds xlvea a wbTwaaTt one ti ie UnTke 1 kooh as tie Mminintration not a little. ne jriUng-pre and a st of tinniag ' herZ"Z uJlL "

uinTi, m. ifire tne weeic was out. I " wvt'nntmw 1

Northampton.

In

ne was heartily sick of hi barrain.

and, as directed, wa not Jow in pronotmciug the word which were

may. " Vott don't mean to av that I to dissolve the xitell

go

went up to

some work in his line.

Accordingly, Timothy the squire's new house.

It was furnished beyond any thing which Timothy had overseen. The rich, soft carpels which sank lwneath the pressure of his foot, the rosewood furniture, the long mirrors which reflected his entire figure, with his wholo.

but rough clothing, making him feel aa if. somehow, he were out of place; the

uoauuiui engravings gems of art

wjileh adorned the walls all thee

made up a scene of elegance and lux

ury which aroused in the breast of

Ilm, the Ulacksmith, feelings of which

ho had never before been conscious.

Jheso feelings were a sense of dis

content with his own situation, envy directed toward the fortunate possessor

of so much Tammy, and a spirit of re pining which led him to charge Prov

idenceho called it fortune with so

unequal a distribution of its gifts.

It whs In such a room as has been described abovo that he found Squire . iiHiHnuu 'I'l. 1 a J .. . a a

i v v. tnra. 1110 muur WHS CiHU III 1Bazto .....1 ..If

uiDBBmg-guBii aim suppers, anu was

leaning back in a luxurious arm chair. His foot rested upon a cricket, and appeared bandaged. This, however, did not specially attract Timothv's notice. He did observe, however, that the quiro wore a poevish. discontented look; in fact.looked any thing but pleasant, which surprised him somewhat He did not look a if he wad In the onjoyment of very robust health, and his form looked punny and insignificant beside the stout and vigorous blacksmith. The squire received him politely, and explained with some detail what

it was ho deslrod done.

After these preliminaries wero over.

lim was about to go when the squire

sxoppeu mm. "Wait a moment, Mr. Hooper," said ho. "I am sure you must bo hungry. Let me order a little refresh

ments, will you just pull tho bell-

roe?" This wafl done aad a servant made Iter appearance. "Some oake aa4 wine," said Squire JKororeea, shortly. It was brought and glasses were jHrnred eet for the eqairo and his "I drink your health." said the quire, jKilitely, for he could be courteous when he chose, "Thank yon, sir," paid Tim, awkwardly, as, with a little feeling of embarrassment, he placed tho glaes to hid lips and quaffed its content.

'It appears to me," Mud the stran

ger, "that you are in trouble You

look f-ober. " "I suppose I have a right to look

so," aid Tim. with an absence of his

iwttal politettcm "I do not mean any impertinence, 00 assured." said' the other. "I thought I might possibly be of service." "I don't Mind telling you what troubled me," wild Tim, after a moment's pattsKi, "I've jmt ieen up to the house of Squire Xorcross, and when I saw his handsome house and costly furniture, and thought of my own humble home" "You felt that fortune wa unjust in giving him so much and you so little. That is it. is it not?" "You are right." said the blacksmith. "You felt, iHjrhans, that you would

be a good deal happier in his nlace

... .1-

man in your own."

Of course 1 should. He has noth

ing to do but to enjov himself."

"l'erhaps you would like to make the

exchange?"

"It's no use widiing thaL"

"Un tho contrary, I can affect the

change for you."

leu!' exclaimed Tim. lookinsr at

1 9 i . CT

nib comjmnton in astonishment.

leu," said the other, com posed 1 v.

anu give mo the line houjKi and

all the wealth of Squire Norcross?"

"ie; out only on condition that

you actually renounce your identity

anu uucome nature .Nornrnw hlmantr i

.IIIMCWIH

"And what will become of him?'

" Oh, he will be changed into Tim,

tne mack-smith."

ueil," sa d Tim, hid eyes gleam

mg wan ueugnt at Uie prospects of

uecommg a millionaire straightway,

"Hut to affect the chansre. let

. .0

say one tiling, it Is to continue for a

week. If. at the end of that time, von

wish 11 10 oc mauo permanent, it shall

be so. If not. vou ham nnlv in ut,-

Presto, change!' and you will at once

become Tim. tha Itlackamlih utn ti

v ...... . .

-ioioarot tnat," said Tim.

we shall boo," BHid the

have the gout, do you?"

lou know, Squire Nom-osn," said the servant, a little" aflrorloed. "thMt

J f. Mollis i-Iliil tli:jt wuj 4K.

Willi you."

1 aon t remember v thin- nf th

I.!.. J It , .... . . " '

mrju, haul 'inn, uritated. "I should

luce to know how I'm oin to

alwut. if that's the cae."

I Ia Tw,lj.j1 ... .1. . ...

-- i me servant wi 1 n

mr, . 11 me latter wer.i iui'-

viiy 10 lining for his inurmitv.

JJiek and I will wheel v our chair

tt .... ' a

arounw, nam tho servant.

V.i. ..It n ...

tn n,.-ii, sum iim. alter r mrv-

metit s rellection. "you may do it."

Accordingly, he was wheeled from

100m 10 room, each of which ho

iSCrutini.Ad carefully and asked ques

tions aoout tiio articles therein, which

astonished the servants, who, supjKis-

ing nun to be twjulre Norcrobs in real

ity, thought he muat be playing some

game upon them. n . . . ,

nu next cameo out to survev

me grntmus. and folt, it must lie ac

knowledged, not n little pride and

Tim found himself lvini? on a hank-

by the rowUJde." where ho had

trctehed hiniH'lf for a few minutes, and a little reflection convinced him that this was all a dream. Hut it proved a useful droam. and coniln.wl

Tim onco for all,tlat it takes something lHide-4 wealth to brinif

tentmoHt, and that Providence is nut

a ... 1

auogoiiier so partial as wo imagine.

Horatio Alger, Jr., in Yankee Made.

CHINESE LIQUORS.

.SIibjiIb Way of MaklHic l)Utl!lt-.l ami for-

With but a single execution all Chi-

nuse liquors are made bv fermenta

tion. The. exception

Maw.. U a fair-haired

Norwegian girl who came to this country entirely alone in order to attend thu seminary. She says: "Norway id

much better acquainted with America than America is with Norway. I learned of Mr. Moody's school through the papers. I wanted to be enrolled among Its number, aad so I came." There is a Hutfariaa girl among Mr. Moody's pupils, and a number of Canadian damsels. "Not settled, but lit," is the way some one out West ooke of a minister who Is in the habit of changing his settlements about as often a; the moon, and had lately gone to a new place. A dismal fact it is that so many ministers nit from church to church, in each, place having time to sow little and reap '

less. Is the fault all on one sid? W 1

"Our Mutual Friend" an.

pearea it was enthusiastically reviewed in the lAndon Times by the late Mr. Delias. Dickens was bo plad with the article that he gave to Dallas the MS. of the story, the critic metaphorically clamping It to bin heart and protesting that he would never part with the precious thing, . A liule while after he sold it to Mr. Child for twelve hundred and Sfty dollars. Gladstone wSta invited by a Western editor to contribute an article on "Wahington." The KaglUh statesman 1m: lined in tha following word writtt on a poet -card: "I am much honored by your letter. But I uau not act upon it. Washington is a noble btibjecL I studied him forty years ago with love and admiration. Hut it ia not in my power now to renew tho

called

liquor,' nature.

, ittt.9, , ,t.l T c wnl 1 .1 . 1 r !-. '.1 r .

, ... . , """ nvi. line w ruinn fear not "As thy rervant wae busv u., tu i. .1.1.. .1 , T.

how d.." n,. ..K.U here mod tWro 1.- -Jfi " - r - -t im ,o, .-n.y wore.

so named because of its fieryIt is a regular brandv. and

the pure show due will burn when iir-

uitotl until every particle of it is gone.

11 is me same color as our regular

Caucaidan brandy and is usually distilled from a siiecies of glutenous rice

called "noi mai." The noi inai duo

his. In this wav ho whiled awav tl o comi"OBy My the Chines in this time till dinner, which waS of course T1 arUcto m a btnni.tttous bnnouet comna.1 win, , "Hlne: I "vo twn very good bhoir

wiiai ne luut oeen accustomed to.

After dinner ho was a little at loss how

to pass the time. He picked un a book

anu began to road, but, not being used

10 mucn exorcise of tho mental

fowers, he soon became weary of this.

lie began to miss the society of his

wife and children. With them ho

could have made shift to enjoy him-

seti bettor, indeed, Mils was a point he had quite overlooked when he

agreed to tho transfer, though no-v he

saw that he could not well hnv lmih

i.ut. at any rate, he must see his

children and his wife. A bri"ht 11. 1 . . . - - "

inougni came to mm. He could order

the carriage and ride through the vll

lage and past hU old residence. He

accordingly summoned a servant and

Ordered the carriage to be rot readv

immediately. His command was law.

and the carriage was sneedilv drivon

round to the fror.t gate. It was with isitna d!Wtlv ti.i 1... . 1 i , 1

. ...w v.. ...v.... Him, jh, ior nis

gout wa so severe that any umruard

ed movement gave him exquisite pain.

-v.ow, wnere snail 1 drive?'' aakod

the coachman.

"To the village."

"IJy which road?"

uue made from sweet potatoes The only first-class show duo is made in the provinces of Shantung, Chilli aad Honan. Immense quantities of it are manufactured and t-ent all over tho

empire and into the southern irovinces of Kwong Tung and Fooklen.

and from there occasionally sent into America.

1 he fermentation or manufacture of

other Chinese liquors are o primitive

in ineir methods that as a rule everv

farmer makes his own sunalie.- when

occasion demands, such as New Year's, betrothals, wedding or olher occa

sions of extreme 'hannim.. Sw..t

" ;

IHHavo, broom corn, millet or wheat

are generally employed to make these temporary drinks, although fruit (esjiecially pears) are sometimes used.

I he materials are soaked with com

mon yeast and boiled and subseouentlv

sealed up in air-tight tanks for about

twenty days. The liquors are then withdrawn and are readv for use. but

no good orthodox Chinaman would

ever think of taking a drink unless at his menls. He sip the liquid between the motithfuls of meats and

never drinks it eold. for InvxriaWv

- - - - W7 i-rsa V l.TM A II... 11.. n . w

ma 11 v who mhrht havo b w.. i .nr. spurgeon. the J-ondOH . -i2S12 rV K."WRB:1;l'-. receive an average of 600

vance letters a day. and he employe three rL n.. . , . . -secretaries to answer the eommualea--1 he Queen of Japan tries to pro. tions which come to him from all paru mote the Hiterx.t, of women. Slo ia of the wKL The e-omjlvt very charitable and is a patron of the hy churc, op .TmRJ Charity Hospital She w wpecially philanthropic movement in which ".- Ior daughters J Hinp,e Income dwivml from of the noblisknownastheEmpreso' his book, and sermons Is more than wall? iTtfiT 1 1,Ct."reS 1", lU the needs of himself and walls contains poetry written bv her. f.;i,.

one is a nne v, luncse scliolar. and manv

of her ix)ems have been set to music and Urmd as national songs.

Following are the statistics of the

Dr. A. P. Happer, of China, call, ing attention to the fact that Arnold, in his " Light of Asia." estimates the number of lioddhisfe) at four hundred

rresbvtoriKii ohlll-h fnr-ti In- 1UA3.' ... .... , .

c j 1 no t 1 u .veiuy minion, anu .fames frrecSynods, 28: presbyteries, 502; candl-- man Clarke, in hi "Ten Crot Rn,.

ions, gives the number at three

hundred million, says: "I regard those

dates. W97: livntiut SU- niiaA '

- ' T -- - - T V7V, St 5,7d0; churches, 6,513. Added: Examination. 51,062; certificates, 34,5i& Communicant. 725,071. Baptisms: Adult. 18,799: infant. Sundav.

school members. 7y.1.I12. The cob-I

statements as entiiely unwarranted and unsupported by fact." His own estimate is seventy million. Trof.

ine COR' -IOHlr llliams cl.Ui lid

....... . ... 7 c, .1 n THU

, i'"'i'"wi"!aleu tnat one hundred million would be a fli.Sl,, of which 1)71.1. 496 went to, large estimate of the Uuddhists in the foreign and H.GW to home mission world .MWionarv Review. werk..-.. . Christian Advocate. Ur gjr Mor;u a,cKeBlI, ha8 Hie wonderful change from the family consisting of a wife, two bene past ia Japan is almost Incredible, and three daughters. One son is on There are now 20,000 coramunienntd ' the sfcige under the name of II. IL connected with the various mietdons, J Morell. while the other follows hie and they increase by 500 a month, father's profession. Each of the This is the best of all the wonderful ad- daughters has a special talent which vaneement in the country. Twenty she Is given every opiortunity for years ago there wa no Japanese pub-1 cultivating. KtheL the oldest daughlie journal; now there are more thaa' ter, ha a taste for journalism, aad id SOI) periodicals daily and weekly the London tw respondent of a PhiJapapen and monthly magailaee andfclelphia paper: Hilda, the second

reviews, ana nearly all these tntbtica- daughter, asnires tn bo an antt

-rf " " V,m ' , e wines are heated to aboiline ooint ,7 ' , " , - " J? PWica. aaughter. aspires to be an artist and ew"tlmt the bkck" Makepto A, lire 7.tS L'S she

"That

stranger.

J hereupon ho waved his hand, and

Tim immediately found himself sitting

n tne arm chair of bqulre Norcross,

n tho splendid apartment which had

kindled his admiration and discon

tent.

And 1 am master of all his

wealth," thought Tim, cxultlnjrlv.

le looked about him, with com

placency.

His exultation was a little dashed

when ho happened to catch his own

figure reflected in the mirror onnoslto.-

for be it known that Tim, in his own

smith's shop.

Tim Hooper's?" "Yes, you rascal, and mind you speak more respectfully of him. Call hjin Mr. Hooper, unless you want to quit my employ." "What's got into the squire?" thought the wondering driver. "Seems to me he must think a mighty sight of that blacksmith. Why. even,' bodv

calls him Tim, the Blacksmith, but I

must call him Mr. Hooper, it seems.'

I he carriage rolled on easily and

luxuriously, rim really enjoyed it,

and again Ins spirits rose.

" ell, it does seem good," thought

ne, "to be rich and ride in my car

riage. I didn't think I should ever

come to it 1 wonder what mv-wifa

... ... -

will say? '

Then the thought came over him

that he had voluntarily given up his

wile, ami a shade crept over his feat

tires, lie soon drove it away, how

ever, and now that the carriage was

fairly in the village street, he could

not help being gratified by the deferen

tial bows which he received from all

he encountered.

Hy this time he had reached his

own smithy, it really did give him a

peculiar feeling when he recognized

the precise image of what he had been

that morning, hammering sturdily

away in the forge, and singing, mean

while, a snatch of song.

"So that's Squire Xorcross," thought

he. "I wonder how he likes bains

iim. tnelilacksmlth? May bo he does

not know that any change has taken

place.'

while the epicure is drinking In this

way the Chinamen as a rule never get as "tight" as the Christians, as their "domentarios" are chucked full with

other goods besides tins exhilarating show due, and the use of the latter must cease at least five minutes befora

the conclusion of the meal.

Wines and liquors are so chean and

so easily made in China that it does

not pay ax a rule to run factories nor

even keep saloons, except in eating shops. When a man "treats" in China it is always a dinner, and. therefore, he seldom "treats." Wonr

Chin Foo, in X. Y, World.

iiatton of Japan The Living Church, ; triously, while Olga. the youngest, is a

musician, ami has done something in

BREAKING THE NEWS.

Tba

I'faslMt f a Mm Who Mill rc l'erferm the Duty Acuta.

You say that I'm pale aad flustered

the way of original composition.

HUMOROUS.

Junior Fartner-

'Ollr padai

and shiverintr in nr shoes: Pll bo otu-ht tn lu mmuixui ir. niA

hanged if you would't t-hiver if you 1 our customers ia Croydon that I am had to "break the news." I suppose a Ignorant fool." -Senior Partner "I you have heard how Quimhy is ' 8B11 sPk to him without fail, aad stretched on a bunk down there, with ll,Ht no wore office-strata be a pint or more of his own blue Wood dlvuleL V-l-wlger.

mixed up with his auburn hair. Well, 1 A KosUm edor who doesn't work they made me a joint committee to go , melhin Kbou.t l eighteenth ru-

10 ins house and tell his wife all about

some trifling pretense, and watched the

smith at work. He could not but envy

the strength winch lifted the ponder

uus nummer, uumjinri'U wiui HIS OVTii

poweness arm. .just men 11 is youngest

person, was quite comely, w il o Snuiro ciuid. nuili. oamo bound inr into tho

Aorcross was at least fifteen years I amlthy.and addressed the man at work

older, and not at all proiMsef!jing in "rather." A sense of pain filled

appearance. He was, beside-., of h J his heart, for Ruth was his favorite much smaller mako. and Tim wad child, and the thought that she had

somewhat dismayed, when, In place of transferred her childish love to an

his stout and muscular arm, he reooir- other, was not pleasant He could not

nied the thin and shrunken member help calling from the carriage: "Come

wnicn lie Had inherited with the here, my child."

Squire's properly. -Co to the gentleman." said

" However," thought he, recoverlnr double, from the shop.

himself, "it doesn't make much dlf- Ruth advanced. hesitalW with t..

1 . . . . ... . . I . ... .

jerence auoui iwme stout ami vior- flnwer Imshfitllv d1mvh) in ....v.

n -rt - -------w. i - - - -v. . nava muiiiJii

ous, as lOngas I shan't have to work any more."

The table containing the wino and

refreshments had not yet been removed. Remembering the deticlott

taste of the latter, Tim poured out a

ifiass ani quanou it it wa very

A LINCOLN ANECDOTE. What IfoorAt Abo Cnntddrrrd tho IreFr Leogth of h Mdh' LfK. A gentleman from the West tells

this story of Abe Lincoln, which, if not new, is certainly by no means hackneyed. The gentleman came from the

section in , which Abe and Douglas wero conspicuous figures in the past and the story he tells related to

a decision made by Mr. Lincoln as to

the proper length of a man's legs.

as tne story goes, Douxlns and a

Mr. Lovejoy were at one of the haunts

In the village, where they used to

meet for news and gossip, ami whllo

there Abe Lincoln came in and sat down, disposing of his lengthy limbs

in a somewhat awkward manner.

They saw him coming in, ami imme

diately began a conversation in regard

10 tne projier length of a man's legs.

"ftow,- said Lovejoy. "Abe lers

are xltOVPthor lrw Inni ami

He ordorod the carriage to stop, on Douglad. I think, are a little short

Let's ask Abo what he thinks of it."

The conversation had been carried

on with a view to Lincoln's overhearing it. and they closed it bv savinr:

Aoe, wnat do you think about it?"

Mr. Lincoln had a far-away look, as

he sat with one leg twisted around the

other, but he responded to the Ques

tion:

"Think of what?" "Well, we've been talking about the

proper length of a man's legs. We think

yours are too long and Douglas' too short, and we'd like to know what you think is the proper length."

"Well," id Mr. Lincoin, "that's

a matter that I ve never given any thought to. mi, of course, I may be mistaken, but my rt imrertion U

til at a man's legs ought to be Ion

enough to reach from his body to the ground. "Yankee Hlade.

the scrimmage, and what to her maa befel. I went to the house up yonder, not mashed on the job, you bet and my classic and blue-veined forehead was bathed In a quart of sweat The woman was in the kitchen a singing a plaintive song, but she dried up when she saw me, for she knew there was ; something wrong. Then I coughed, and I hemmed and stammered, and 1

"Madam," said I. "be brave! Your , 01 gn good butter, and half

husband is now a lying" 0. Lord! H grated nutmeg, and she can make aa

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maire into his French editorials is not

recogniaed as a journalistic heavyweight. One overworked young man on the Advertiser had something the other day about the eighteenth Bromide. Charitable Old Lady (to little beggar girl) "There's some bread for you. It's a day or two old. but you can tell your mother to take three or

four freh eggs, a quart of milk, a up

his

'Don't yon know me?" he asked.

"les," said Ruth, timidly. "Who ami?" "You' re Squire Norcross," "Won't you kiss me?"

The child drew back, and beemed

about to run away. Kvldently f he did

singular, but it did hot taete nearly as not wish to do so. and the roal fathor'a

good as before. heart was died with sorrow whinh ho

It is! said that church pews have

averaged ten per cent higher this

year all over the eouatry in re-renting.

wnat a

walked up and down a moaning and

wringing her furrowed hands, and her

nair fell down like bea-weed adrift

by the ocean sands. Oh, Heaven!"

he cried, "my husband! They've

laxen my love from me," and the way 1. . 1 - .1 1 M ,

reonm ana siaggerea was a

sight for a man to see; 'so brave, so kind and so noble! So loving, so grand and strong, and now must I

wait his coming in vain all the dark day long? And his children will wail in sorrow, and never again in glee, troop down ia the misty twilight and cluster about his knee." And so she went oa a raring; her ncreams for a block were heard; and I like a graven image stood there without saying a

worn, it seemed like ray tongue wae frotea or glued to my pearly teeth, and hardly a breath came upward from the imralyxed lungs beneath. Hut I braced up all of a sudden, aad "madam." said I again. "I'm sorry I'm deuced sorry to have caused you this needle- pain; let Hp on your freniied screaming; you don't need to weep ami wail; your old man ain't 3ed by a long shot, he's only locked ap in jail." She glarwl at me for a minute for a minute or two, and then she said: "So the durned old loafer is lawn there in jail again?" Then she picked up a tub and smacked it alt over ay princely head, and I saw she waa jetting ready to paint the whole landHjape red. So I bkiwped through the

jate and moseyed so fast that I tore

y shoes; and they don't make me ntmiUeein the future to break the lews. Liaeeia (Ntk) Jettraal.

First Eminent Physician "But Herr Windygratz has gout his luaga are as sound ad possible. Why did you tell him not to play the trombone for six months?" Second Eminent Physician "Because, my dear sir, Herr Windygratx occupies the chamber next lo mine." Funny Folks. A new idea in Paris is a kissing schooL Unless it will show girls the advantage of holding still when a kiss is about to be Imprinted on the lips or on the cheek, so that It will not light on the ear or on the back of the neck, it is impossible to see how it can teaoh gjrh any thing new about kissing Norristown Herald. Northern gentleman (who has been reading on the subject of Voudooisra among the colored people.

and thinks he will make a little original research) "Jasper, do any of

your jteople carry charms about fhem

for protection?" Jasper "Oh yes, ah; but I nebber hear dent call

charms 'fore; more gine rally call dem raaors, sah." Harper's Basar.

" I got into a discussion with a

friend the other day." said a maa.

addressing an acquaintance. " concern

ing the exact readiag of a clause in

the constitution of the United States. We argued awhile, and then ngreed to Htbmit the question to a well-known Congressman. We did so, but he couldn't tell us any thing about it" "But why did you not get a cony of

the constitution and settle the mat-

ler?" "Couldn't And on We were in Washington City at the time."arkafceaw Traveler.