Bloomington Telephone, Volume 14, Number 35, Bloomington, Monroe County, 25 October 1889 — Page 3

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A carriage road hi s jAst been completed to the top of Pike s Peak. It is .sixteen miles long. The rumor that Queen Victoria is about to abdicate causes the Prince of Wales to smile sadly and bitterly. He knows the old lady too well. Pbofessor Huxley says an oyster contains more delicate mechanism than -the finest watch. He must admit, nevertheless, that the cases on it are rather rough and inartistic Lord Brassey's London house is lighted by electric lamps inclosed in sea shells of the greatest beauty, whoe transparency sheds a glowing refulgence over the whole apartment. Dr. Maria M. Dean, a homeopathic physician who took an office in Helena, Mont., three years ago, after studying medicine in the United States and Berlin, now has a practice that yields her .an income stated at $12,000 a year. An enterprising firm has offered the British government $125,000 a year for the privilege of placing a soap and bill advertisement on the postage stamps, the advertisement to be put on at the time the canceling is done and by the same machine.

Indignant citizens of Beverly, N. J., captured a man who had deserted his wife, rode him on a rail and gave him a coat of red paint Though not exactly according to law, one is constrained to approve of almost any punishment for . such offenses against society. The idea that one can really love but once stands corrected in the case of John Wales, a Newburg man. He has been married seven different times, and he sap he truly loved in each and every case, and he never went sparking without carrying a package of gum-drops along for his ideal. The California papers say that the brig Natalia, which foundered in the harbor of Monterey in 1834, is to be raised, or at least what is left of her copper shafting is to be brought to the surface. It is said that this is the same vessel that brought Napoleon back to France from the Isle of Elba in 1815. The municipal authorities of Liver1 pool are going to build petroleum tanks at isaolated points to lessen the dangers from fires and explosion. But nothing can lesson the peculiar affection which lightning seems to have for patroleum tanks. Lightning will go as far out of its way to have fun with an oil tank as a Kansas man will go out of his way to find a drug store. A steamer arrived at Philadelphia the other day with a cargo of fruit and a number of tarantulas on board. Members of the crevv were often obliged to keep watch at niht and sweep the vipers into the ocean as fast as they crawled up on deck. The vessel was loaded to its hatchways. At times the deck was litterally covered with them, and some were as big around the body as a good sized oiange. The New York Evening Post says of Clement Studebaker, of Indiana, one of the delegates to the Pan-American Congress, and one of the brothers who have made the name of South Bend famous by the hugeness of their wagon factory, that he is very proud of the manner in which he has risen in the world, and in one of the stained-glass windows of his $100,000 Jiouse has placed a picture of the log cabin in which he was born. Miss Annie Whitney offered a model for a statue of Charles Sumner, and the Boston committee appointed to make the award, after adopting her model, reconsidered the action when told that it was the work of a woman. Henry B. Blackwell, who obtained the fact from Charles W. Slack, a member of the committee, but opposed to t he reconsideration, says that Slack told him one member of the committee went so far as to declare that no woman could make an anatomically correct statue of a Major Wall, of McDonough, Ga. set a steel trap for a rat. The first jass the rodent made at the trap he got his tail cut clean off to where that appendage formed a junction with his spinal column. Not being satisfied with the fondling he received at the jaws of the trap, he returned after his wound healed and had another set-to with the trap, in which encounter he lost a hind leg, which was shaved off close to the body. After this had got well he returned to the trap and thrust his head in it

Senator Philetus Sawyer, of Wisconsin takes a great pride in his milliondollar ranch in Tom Green County, Tex. It covers an area of 220,000 acres, and is supplied with all the natural attributes and financial accessories for a first-class roaming and driving and luncheon grounds for cattle. It ia equipped with 150 horses, 26,000 head of cattle, 1,000 miles of barbed wire fence, hilcu. fi f teen windmills are brout ino requisition for watering

and irrigation purposes. If you want tp lire the Senator up, set him going about this pet hobby of his and he will talk by the acre. Henry Labouchere, editor of London Truth and M. P. for Southampton, was, for years, a rover in the wilds of the far West. Finally he settled down and through family interests managed to seem e an attachment to the British legation at Washington, but at the end of two years he was dismissed for enlisting American citizens for the Crimean war at the same time with Crampton, the British minister. He then turned his attention to journalism, and after serving on the editorial staff of several London papers, he started his own successful journal which now yields him au income of upwards of $50,000 1 er annum.

A CLEYElt FORHEBY.

When Queen Victoria dies the numerous suites of rooms now closed in the royal palaces will probably be "reopened for occupancy. The Queen has a strong penchant for closing rooms once used by her friends. The apartments at Clarement in which the Princess Charlotte died more than seventy years ago are rigorously closed. Prince Albert's apartments at Windsor, Osborne and Balmoral are all kept precisely as they were when he was alive. The Duchess of Kent's rooms at Frogmore are also shut up, which renders that abode absolutely useless, us they are the best in the house. The Queen has also kept John Brown's rooms at Windsor entirely closed since the death of that domestic Ex-Govebnob CuRTixat Gettysburg: "Boys, we are assembled here again. When I first called upon you to serve your country you were rosy-cheeked, brawny men. Now I look around and see gray-haired, bald-headed, bent, and decrepit men. You were not much younger than I and I am not much older than you now. When the government asked for 100,000 ninety-day men I called upon the State of Pennsylvania for 100,000 three-year men. The government said it did not need these men.

It had more than was necessary. I held the men in reserve for three months after the first battle of Bull Run. When Johnson joined Beauregard the President telegraphed me to pour the Pennsylvania reserve into Washington as fast as possible. If they had nol; got there Johnson would have taken Washington. When I gave you your regimental banners I told you to carry them to the front with honor to yourselves and to the country and not to come back without them, and every one was brought back.' The system of taxation in China ia unique. Taxes outside of Pekin are paid on arable land only, the tax varying with the crop-producing quality of the soil. Inside the city of Pekin there is no tax on land, houses or personal property. Goods brought to the cit gates pay a lekin tax, but are exempt from taxation afterward. The only tax on land and houses in Pekin is on the sale of real estate, ten per cent, being charged on the price obtained for the property sold. There is aho a tax resembling license fee. Outside of Pekin, Chinese subjects are liable to be called on to perform certain duties wher ever the emperor passes through their districts, but this duty may be avoided by the payment of a small tax. All money spent on public account in Pekin come3 from the imperial treasury, and the expenditure is not limited to funds raised by taxation within the city. The bulk of the people in Pekin pay no taxes whatever. The man who owns his house and lot and his implements of labor, enjoys his earnings without tax or deduction.

The Chickens and the Coon. A hen disappearing from my henhouse every night, it was not known whether to attribute the loss to a two or a four-legged animal. Calling in a professional hunter, he said it was the work of a raccoon, tor the feathers lying about indicated that the fowls were killed on the spot, as "coons" always do, while foxes s$ize them by the neck, throw them over their own backs and depart without tearing any feathers. Promising to apprehend the culprit, he placed a piece of fresh meat ia a corner of the fence near by, and fastened it to the ground by driving a crotched stake down across it. He then placed two steel-traps in front of the meat, in such a manner as he would catch the animal by both or a front and a hind leg, for if caught by only one leg they frequently gnawed that off and got away, but if two legs are fast, to gnaw both ofl is more of a task they they can do in one night. Remarking that he did not cover the traps so the animal could not see them, as is done in setting traps for most kinds of animals, he said: "Coons ere fools; they care no more for traps and chains than a dog does. Next morning sure enough, a 20-pound coon was found caught by two legs. The animal had macte considerable progress in gnawing off one of hid feet. When inf ormed of the success of his plan he said, smilingly: "Every man to his trade." New 1'ork Tribune.

Only That and Nothing More. Old Lady (in a lawyer's office) Mercy! who h that swearing so terribly in the next room? Office Boy That's the boss; he's writing a letter. "Why, who can bf le addressing in bo blasphemous a manner?" "Oh I he ain't putting those cuss words in the letter; he's swearing at the machine. The type-writer girl is away today, and the old man is trying to perate the machine himself' Tims.

lioposlting: Money to Hi Debtor's Credit in Order to Get Out More. Home years ago a merchant engaged bkbr to dispose of some stock to t an urgent demand, for ready cash, lh ntock was sold, but the owner had considerable difficulty in getting the sale proceeds from the broker. At lest, driven to desperation, the merchant threatened proceedings. The broker, after making a mental calculation, sat down and drew a check for the amount realized on account of the stock sold, less 2 per cent, broker's commission, and handed it to the merchant with many apologies for the delay. After this both parted good friends. The transaction occurred in the early morning, and, as the merchant wanted the money urgently, he presented the check at the bank without delay. Guess his astonishment when the check was handed back to him with the remark, "Insufficient." The merchant was hurrying away from the bank when he met Keid, the detective, coming up the stairs. He stopped the latter and related how he had been "sold" by the broker. "How much short of the amount of your cheok stands the credit of the broker at the bank?" inquired the officer. "I never asked," replied the merchant. "Very good," said Reid, "go back and ascertain." The merchant did so, and soon returned with the reply, "Two hundred rupees. n "And the check is for five thousand?" "Yes," w$s the reply. "Look here," said Reid, "there are half a dozen writs against the broker, and he has only given you this check knowing it would not be paid in order to gain time. He will draw this money

himself before the day is out, and probably bolt from his creditors." i . "What is to be done!" exclaimed the merchant, in blank despair. "Just this," said Keid, as cool as a cucumber; "take a pencil and piece of paper und write in a hurried scrawl us I dictate: "To the Secretary! of the Bank. Deal Sir I have just accidently discovered that I have drawn a cheque in favor of this morning, and that my credit at tho bank falls short of the amount by Rs. 200. I have sent this sum per bearer to prevent disappointment, should the check be presented during the day.' Now," said Reid, as the merchant finished t.he note, "the brokers initials." The merchant looked up in astonishment. "Nevermind," said the officer, "It's no oifence to pay money into the bank to a man's credit, though it would be to draw money out under a forged document." This advice overcame the merchant's scruples, and the broker's initials were duly attached to the letter, and the money despatched to the bank. It was paid in without a question being asked. The check was afterward presented and paid in full. On going down the stairs the merchant met his friend the broker coming up. The latter, on recognizing the former, stopped suddenly, put his hand to his breast pocket and exclaimed: "Good God, I have forgotten my bank book !" He then turned on his heel, hurried from the bank, and entering a ticca gharry at the door hurried away. He had come to draw from the bank the balance at his credit, but seeing the man he had intended to cheat he was afraid to encounter him, never thinking for a moment that the intended dupe had them in his pocket every picg the broker had at his credit. Of course, the merchant lost 200 rupees over the transaction, but, as Reid, explained, it was better to lose 200 than 5,000. Indian Planter's Gazette. The Knowing Girl The pretty girl held out her right hand, and on one of her fingers glistened a diamond. "How much is that worth, please?" she inquired of the clerk, who had recovered his composure. He looked at the ring for a moment, and answered :

"I can hardly say. One jeweler would name one price; and another another price." "But what is your estimate?" asked theyoung lady in a voice unusually musical. "I can't say." " Why not, pray ?" (somewhat sharply. ) "Well, simply because it is against our rules. I am very sorry indeed, that I can't accommodate you. You can " But the young lady didn't wait to hear any more, and before the sentence was finished she was on the street. "Were you not a little too severe in "that case?" asked the tourist. "Not a bit of it," replied the jeweler. You don't know all the circumstances. Of course you don't. Well, the fact is that charming young woman is engaged to be married, her expectant being a young man who is waiting to astonish thfe world with his legal lore, but who isn't growing very wealthy in the meanwhile. He bought the ring bore and it only cost him $50. Of course he didn't tell the object of his ciioice what it cost. She might think it had reduced the not too plethoric purse of her lover to the extent of a cool hundred for all he cared. But like most women she was curious and waSted to satisfy herself regarding its value. I recognized the ring in a moment, and knew for the first time who was to be the future Mrs. Blank." "Are all jewelers as strict as you?' asked the tourist. "Perhaps not all," was the reply, "although this been one of the unwritten rules in the craft for years. If it wore not generally observed there would be no end of trouble, and lovers' quarrels would be more frequent than ever Albany Journal An Unexpected Reply. A Virginian was showing a company of Northern men over a battle field a few days ago, writes a correspondent, when one of them said; "lam reminded of an incident which occurrad here. I had charge of a gun over there near Fort Norton. One Hunday, while there was no firing going on and we 'vere all loafing about, I saw a man come over that hill by the cemetery and down across this slope toward the rear of the Confederate lines. His

comfortable and serene manner irritatod j

me. I determined to seo how close I cculd come to him, and we all chuckled at the idea of sea' ing the life out of him. I took good aim and landed a shot about six feet from him. You ought to have seen him. He was the most demoralized Johnny Keb you ever saw. How he did run, and how we laughad to see him P "So you are the nun that fired fiiat shot, are you?" said the Virginian. "Yes; do you know anything abut it?" "Well, yes, I think 1 do," was the reply. "I wa the fellow you shot at. I was a lud coming with something for my father, who was in the works. I didn't suppose ther.i was a Yankee fool enough or inean enough to shoot a cannon at one little fellow carrying grub to his father. But you don't exaggerate the scare. I didn't grow another inch in a year." Two Distinguished Exiles. Sometimes you will meet men who bring up scenes that are of tho past and are almost forgotten. They bring up old memories old ghosts of the past, as it were. It is but a short time ago that I saw Oakey Hall, in London, and what recollections of New York under the reign of Tweed he brought upl Those were great days for Hall, and for men who were a great deal worse than he. What a fellow of infinite jest he was,, and what a bright spot he made the Mayor's office in New York some twenty years ago. The older newspaper men, politicians and men about town will long remember its attractiveness. He would have been a rash man in those days who would have attempt ed to prophecy the height in the temple of fame to which this brilliant and witty man might not climb. What prophet could foresee that this gifted and once popular man was U pass the evening of his life practicallj in exile in a foreign land, leaving behind him on the field of his early triumphs nothing but shattered ambitions. Yet this was to be. In a small cafe in a somewhat unfrequented part of Paris the other day I saw another man who recalled a case the fame of which was world-wide. He was sitting at a table, seemingly buried in thought of a not pleasant character and oblivious of his surroundings. He had an intellectual face, but on it there were deep lines that told of past sufferings. His long hair was gray prematurely gray. His shoulders were bent, and there was a moody, brooding look on his face. But he was evidently a tali man, and some years ago must have been a handsome man. As he sat at the table he looked like a strongman borne down by the memory of some great sorrow of the past. Presently he arose and walked out without looking to the right or the left,

! and then I recognized him, although it

has been years since I saw him before. It was Theodore Tilton, the once famous editor of the New York Independent. But how changed. In thct days of his popularity, tall, erect, strong and handsome; now a broken, prematurely old man. He is doing some sort of literary work here, but no one seems to know just what it is. 1 could not brA think, after seeing the man, that the scandal in which this man's life was wrecked was more than a mere scandal. It was, in fact, a

tragedy. The circle of the chief actors

in it is narrowing. The greatest of them is dead, so are others, among them some of the lawyers and several of the jury. One of the lawyers, Benjamin i Tracy, is in the Cabinet of the President of the United States. Mrs. Tilton is more fortunately situated than her husband, for she has the company and sympathy of her children. But Theodore Tilton haunts out-of-the-way places in Paris, seeking neither friends nor friendships, a miserable and broken man. Letter to Philadelphia limes. The Undertaker's Joke All undertaker's are not morose and gloomy, as the professional cast of their countances might indicate. There are many wags and jokers among the funeral directors in this vicinity, and one in particular, who is the most misanthropic looking of them all, is one of the most sociable and jolliest fellows that visit Olueyville. Barely does he leave without a practical joke on some one. His latest is one that started a rumor of sudden death. He entered a store in the business center, where he is a frequent caller, leaving his sombre-looking business wagon in front of the place, and hanging a large loop of crape deftly to the door knob behind him. He stayed quite awhile, and, the proprietor being busy, did not notice that the door was closed. With the crape on the closed door no one tried to enter. More than half an hour passed without a sign of trede, and the storekeeper, in

his conversation, dwelt on the dullness j of trade. Small boys began to gathet j

and look in the windows, and this attracted the attention of a neighbor, whe came to inquire with evident anxiety about the facts of the death indicated by the sigu of mourning on the door. The joke got out and cigars and soda are dispensed free to those who are in the secret. Providence Journal.

Buying Pius Became Expensive. Mrs. Dashley My love, I wish yon would leave me a little pin money thi morning. Mr. Dashley Didn't I give you $5C pin money last Monday? Mrs. Dashley Oh, well that was last Monday. Mr. Dashley And $75 pin money od Wednesdav? Mrs, Dashley Yes; but Mr. Dashley Well, I guess hereaftei I'll buy you pins myself. A merica. Marked Down I see you advertise your feathen cheap?" "Yes, sir." "I'll take enough to make two pil lows." "Four dollars." "Whv, that's the old pricef "I know it," "But you advertised " "Feathers marked down? Oh, yes we mark all feathers 'down!"' Chit vago Ledger.

Josh Billings' Philosophy. I don't pretend tew hv enny less vita pashuns than my nabor, but I despize the person, mosfc heartily, who katers tew thozo I hav got. Ooquetts often beat up the game, while the Prudes bag it. Thare iz only one ekscuse for impudance, and that iz ignorarse. Modest men, in trieing tew be impu dent alwus git sassy. Reputashun iz like money the pricipai iz often lost by putting it out at interest. Jealousy iz nothing more than vanity; for if we love another more than we dc ourselfs, we shant be jealous. Thare iz lots ov pholks in this world who, rather than not find enny fault at all, wouldn't hesitate tew say tew an angle worm that biz tail waz altogether too long for the rest ov his boddy. Thare iz menny who are kut out for smart men, but who won't pay for making up,. Envy iz an insult tew a man's good sense; for envy iz the pain we feel at the excellencies ov others. How menny people thare are whoze souls lay in them like the pith in a goose quill, I hav finally cum tew the konklusion

; that the majority ov mankind kan be j edukated on the back better than in the t brain; for good clothes will often make ! a phool respectable, while edukashun j only serves tew showbiz weak pints.

Industrious Readers A person who has keen ears can sometimes hear very amusing things

i said in our large public libraries, al

though all conversation must be carried on in an uudertone. There are in the Boston iublic library nearly o00,00l volumes, enough in quantity and variety, one would think, to supply the most diligent and omnivorous reader for a lifetime.

Two women came into the library

one day and, after hastily turning over the leaves of several of the catalogues, one of them said, "I don't believe I'll get a book to-day; I've read about everything thats woth reading anyhow ?" "I believe I have, too," replied her companion. "I've been taking books

regularly now for nearly two yeras, and

there can t be much I haven't read. n

At another time a woman went to one

of the assistants in attendance. She had the catalogue of fiction in her hands. "Is this a catalogue of all the novels you have?" she asked, in a tone of disappointment. On being told that it was she laid it down. 'Well' said she, "there isn't a thing there that I care to read. I'd rathei have one good story paper than thi whole librarv.44

A Railroad Run with a Crank The Fourteenth street line of cars was formerly the worst managed street car railroad St. Louis inflicted upon fi suffering and disgusted community, One evening the car was crowded. It was raining and the passengers were cross and disgruntled. The driver was as cross and ill-natured a follow as ever pouched a mule. He quarreled with two or three of the passengers, insisted on one of them paying twice, stopped the car and declared that he would not go a step farther until some one putf in "that there nickel." Then he got ofl the track and began to swear at the mules. The passengers were grumbling, but a jolly faced German in tho corner sent a temporary smile around as he remarked: "Some of the railroads wan a cable and ome of them want to run with electricity, but Mason is ahead of them all he runs this car with I crank." Star-Sayings.

Dropped a Stitch. There is a little old woman who sits in front of a dirty little store in Roosevelt street, New York, jealously watching a rude stand which is usually laden with fruit. It is hard to gee what she has the store for if its purpose is other than to serve as a background for her bent form. There is never anything in it during the day, her entire stock being piled on the stand in front of it The other morning she sat in her old posi

tion, saying to those who passed : "All ripe; only wan cint a slice." A little follow who heard her cry stared first at her and then, at the little pile of Washington pie that was on thf stand. "Wot's all ripe?" he asked, "do pie? "Howly murder?" said the woman in dismay. "I was sillin' watermelons this mornin' and I forgot I changed me stock." No Anxiety About Herself Among the guests at an. old lady's recent birthday party was her son. As the old lady was celebrating, her centennial and the son was 80 years old

they made a remarkable couple. The : mother, in spite of her years, was so j strong and vigorous, both mentally and , physically, that it seemed almost incred-'

ible that she had rounded out a full century of existence, and her son had been absent from her for several years. The

meeting between them had been very , affectionate, and they had remained close to each otherduring the son's stay. ' Wben the time came for him to go he j embraced his mother, saying wistfully, "Well, mother, I suppose this is the last , time I shall ever see you. " The mother looked up quickly and aston . ished. "Why, dear, what's the mat-' terV" she asked. "Don't you feel

well? Boston Advertiser.

ABOUT PEANUI&

The Bitter Before the Sweet. Jimmy Momma, I wish you would whip me real good and hard. Mother (surprised) Whip you! Why, Jimmy, you haven't done anything wrong, have you? Jimmy No; but me an' Bill Jones are goin swimmin', and you know you told me yo'd lick me if I went, so I thought I'd enjoy the swim tigood deal more if you'd do it before hand. La wrence Ameiicanl "Mb. O'Toole, would yez moind takia' care of me baby for awhoile? There's a scrimmage down at the Clan ay'B, an it's gteat fnu they're bavin1 tiiUuV a policeman V"

How the T.iataV '; ubr" An Rl d au FreparHrt far Marker. Most of the Virginia and North Carolina peanut crop, which is about two thirds of the whole crop of the country, is marketed in Norfolk and Petersburg, Va. ; the rest, with the whole crop of Tennessee, is carried to St. Louis or Cincinnati, says the Youth's Companion. In each of these cities' are factori,. where the nuts as they are delivered by the farmers are bought. The nuts as they appear at this stage, with earth and the stems still clinging to them, are hardly to be recognized as the bright nuts we afterward see on the corner stand. To polish them, and to remove the earth and stems, the buts are scourea in large iron cylinders, from which they pass through blast fans, in which fl strong current of air separates the fully developed nuts having sound kernals from those imperfectly filled, and empty pods. The sound nuts fall through the fan upon picking tables, where those which are discolored are taken out, and the white ones are passed on into sacks, which will each hold about 100 pounds of nuts. Each sack is marked with the brand which indicates the grade of ita contents. The dark and the partially filled nuts are shelled, and the kernels are used by confectioners in making peanut candy. The work of picking over ant! separating the nuts, is performed by little girls, about 20 of whom are employed at every table. Three varieties of peanuts are grown in this country, the white, the red and the Spanish. The white which is the most important variety, bus a nut with two kernels, with pink skins; its vine spreads along the ground, in this respect unlike that of the red variety, which grows more upright and in t bunch. The pod of the red nut holds three

and sometimes four kernels, and has a deep red skin. The Spanish is a much smaller nut, with a lighter skin and milder flavoi than either of the others possess. The entire crop is shelled, and ' used especially in that rich confection known as nougat. In 1880 the consumption of peanuts in the Uned States was less than 2,000,000 bushels. In 1887 the amount had increased to four and a third million bushels all of which was eaten in the United States and Canada. The demand for peanuts had trebled in the past few years, and the crop has never been sufficient to supply the demand The peanut is a more useful product than people in general think it to be. The nuts contain from 42 to 50 per cent of nearly colorless, bland, fixed oil, which resembles olive oil and is used for similar purposes. This oil is principally employed in the manufacture oi the finer grades of soap. In 1883 Virginia began to manufacture peanut flour, which makes a peculiarly palatable biscuit, and North Carolina has long made pastry of pounded peanuts. It is also eaten for desert, and is roasted as a substitute for coffee. The peanut is very nutritive. The negroes use it in very many places in porridge, custard and prepare from it m beverage. The vine forms a fodder as good as clover hay, and hogs fatten on what they find on the fields after the crop has been gathered . It Was on Wheels. Undoubtedly the biggest fool seen is New York for a long time was a mn down from New Hampshire, who was looking for 195 Broadway, the Western Union building. He had been told of the wonderful things to be seen there, including the telegraph wires and Jar Gould. He had "195" written on a card and was walking around the street looking for a corresponding number. Catching sight of a Broadway car with the number 195 painted conspicuously on the side, he exclaimed: "B'gosh, the thing's on wheels!" And, with a look of superior wisdom and'delight on his face, piled on board. He shuffled cautiously inside, and taking a seat, said to a man beside him: "Wall, I'm a guinea if this don't take the cake. The folks up in New Hampshire won't believe it when I go home an' tell 'em 'bout this. Curious? Wall, I should sav !w The ringing of the register bell interested him. "That's all done by 'lectricitv, Hi bet a dollar. Better not git too close to it, I reckon, 99 and he slid away. "All you folks in here to see the eiephant, too? Wall, it's a corker, an' make no mistake." The conductor came around for the fare. "Didn't know there wuz anything to L St W

"Five cents," said the conductor. As country went down into his pocket he said : Tve deerd of you afore, Jay, but Ia didn't know you would tackle "a feller " fer 5 cents. But here goes. I'm in town to see th sights, an' I'm goin' to

play her for all suu -vuth. Jefferson Davis' ttifle. When Jefferson Davis was captured in Georgia, at the close of the war, fine English made rifle was found ia his possession. It was presented to . him by a British blockade runner for his personal protection, while he was living in the Executive Mansion at Richmond, and it is said he used to practice with it at odd times until he became quite an expert shot. After the capture the rifle was sent to Washing ington and finally found its way into the Ordnance Museum, where it waa labeled, "Jeff Davis Rifle," and exhibited with many other relics of the late rebellion. When the Ordnance Museum was broken np some time ago, this historical gun was sent to the Springfield arsenal. There is a movement on foot to have it returned to Washington and placed in tho National Museum. The State Supplies Them. Jones I saw S limkins yesterday. He is doin' fiwt rate and lias a nev watch and chain. Brown Ho must have gotten down io steady work. t4Yes, he has. Htf in the pehlW'1 tiary.M Omaha World-B&xrfd