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' ' T I i fc f T It DR L. WENTE DENTIST. Make the ittwervntloii ot tlio natural tccllt n (.pcclsllv by nil known approved method. Oolil nml porcelain crown mounted on (lie nnlunil loot. All operation performed without pnln. Satlsf.Ktlon jiuarantoed, TOTIIKI'KOI'I.K (IK I.INUUI.K, KRIUIAHKA. "Wo, llio underxlgnod nro Hrttinlly ne tiunlnled wllli I Jr. 1 Kt'ento, who li to lenyo in noon nml ongngo In tho pnielk'Q or ilentls trv In vonr cltv Wo can unhesitatingly iwoiuiuond hliu it n thorough master of hi profession, und wo nro wiro that nil work entrusted to him will bo klotlfiilly Informed. J. Uniikhiiim,, M. P. ;W W, Mc.Mann, M. I). r ;.l. K. MoAiiAim.M.H. ,M. I). J. M. (lAI.I.KIIIKMt, I). I). H. (lAUhNKIt, lM.IMHH, Jlltl. -"J. lSVT, li3 Korth Elovontli St., Lincoln, Hob. Uxor llidlotl'it.lowelry Slum. E:t ROBERTS & SON, iM$ Undertakers andEmbalmers. zii North nth Street, Windsor Hotel Annex, Telephone, Olllco .$. UcMdcnre Open Day nnd Nlglrt. iS. Notwltlf , Btamllng tlio fnotllutt Flw toRrnph havo Ih'oh ndti od to about half tho former prlco wo havo cnmtKod t It o ervlceof one .ofthobett Ittf Indent In New York to take t chnrKOOf that ilepnrtmeut of ' H.naltlilltk Hill ?rjC5?nwJWw eirort Mmll bo untiring to Klvo each cu- , tomor ontlro Katlf actio u and to imxlueo Htipoilor work tonnywoliavo ikme before Cabinets, $3' per Dozen. It has No Equal. THE ALASKA REFRIGERATORS. Finest and Best Mate. Ladles arc Invited to call nnd see thei.e Itimiucr commodities nnd nlso Inspect our magnificent stock of Crockery, Lamps and Art Glassware, Cll and see our stock, Prices low everything the very latest. and S.-C. Elliott. FINEST LIYERY RIGS In th(clty till eomo from tho Graham Brick Stables. (7 1 strett, whoro all kinds of sH u.l.jJ nm iidi. aammme&MK.ryfmma lilies, Carriages or Saddle Horses, Can be hiulnt uny timo, da) or night on short notice. ''- HORSES BOARDED wftll taken euro of at reasonable rates Mtf 01I aiid see us, 10CT Qfctrcet. or glvo orders by Telephone Iff. jg. l WmmKE!tTiK stc Ps yyc. Monn KICKS. Kiwlnifn Illustrating "The Arlronn Klrk rr'" Yliirii I'olley. Wo extract tlio following from tho last Issue of Tlio Arloun KloKori "Oi'H roucv. Heretofore, m our readers know, Tin' ICloknr Im almost entirely nli Mnlned front pulillely criticising tlio ovlls which nil know to exist under our mom's. Wo liavniiocomntliid nnd disgusted M'lh our selves for till lack of spunk, nnd next wee!; wo uluill open n red hot campaign on "Tim mayor, "Tlio common council, ''The llrodopui Uncut, "All won't societies, "TIlOMlloollS, "Tlio gambling iIoiik, "And ou.vnrlou other oiguiilratlotis nnd lint Itul Ion leeking with corruption. "It will Ihhi spicy Issue. It will niako luoro than a (on of human hair Maud on cud. It will mako n thousand hcnits thump liko pile drivers. Clileanery, deeelt, liJicrlsy, thofl, rohK'ry, nmon an, I murder will ho proerly tagged olT und tho tag pinned to tlio right coat tall. "Order your ux.trit copies at an early ditto. Advertisers' Mioiild Mud In their eopy hy flaturdny, Don't neglect thl koIiIcii opjHir tuiilty, Another may never conic" "Htoi'I'KH Ill I'ai'KIL Old Htuvo Bridge mini, who ha Micntl time boon nlluded to in those column n tlio iuenuo.it white man In Arlr.oim, ha Ktopjiod hi paper because wo did not hao h eohituu editorial on the Fourth of .Inly. Ho says wo are no witrlot,nud that n man u ho can't whoop 'er up for Indoend oueo Day I u cussed rebel. "Wo have Korntched hi itnmu olT tlio lint, nud If ImdoeHii't ipilt lying iilKiut in we'll neinteh hi carcass olT tho faeo of the earth. "A to the Fouith of July, wu werolioru onjhnt day, An to patriotism, Wvo not luoro In our heel than old Ktovo could hold In hi whole liody. Tho man who Intimate that wo don't tako our hat oil every timo we hear tl" eiiinn of (loorgo Washington is a liar ami n borso thief. Our editorial on tho Fourth win u Milld chunk of pattiotUm weighing tweuty-llvo kmiii1s, hut wni crowded out to make room for advertise ments. Wo know our gait nnd wo think wo know tho great need of matt of our towns people. A to old Htovu llrtdgcmnu, wo are expecting two or tluvu of hlsslx orhovcit wlviM to drop lu on in any day nud furnish u somo iwerfnl good rending matter. Don't lie tineaNy, Hlephen we'll net to you In it few day." "V ahnjno. Wo nro no lighter. Wo havo uelther'tho Hand nor tho muscle to malto one. Wool way kuueklo uuloiw theru' it ehaneo to run. W o admit to u dozen licking in the Inst three mouth, and lu every caxo wo wcro tlio only one w ho milrercd. "However, wo want to warn tho coyote who plastered our olllco door with mud tho other night that tho worm will turn. Wo urn tho worm. When wo turli ho had better look out Wo can lo kicked, cuffed, in sulted and atni!cd up to u certain limit. How far oft tho limit I we don't know, but when wo reach it wo nlmll ho n had, ImiiI man to fool with." Detroit Free Itww. How to Wrlln n Illitlcft Klory. Tnko a mmibcr of sheeta of no w white Ktcr and w rito it story on them. Any story will do. Oct your double tmrrolcd shot gun nud load it with lino bird shot, l'in your story up again tho side of n Iwim, stand oil ubout twenty feet, aim carefully nnd let both barrels drive. If you find that thero haven't been suf ficient vowel knocked out, repent tho oper ation. Judge. lliilitun's Clmlee. "Whatl Imvo these cool breezes for h summer in Canada 1" "Well, my luudmml is there and" "Qoodnel Tho Idea of his going thero!" "Well, ho preferred Cauada to Sing Sing." -Life. Onn Mom Disappointment. Employer William, yc-u havo now worked for nw three years. "Yes, sir." "And I havo always found rou industrious, painstaking nud honest." "I have tried to bo, sir." "Now, I detilro to show that I appreclntt your fidelity," "Tliank you, sir." "For tho next, two months yon will work on tho books until 11 o'clock every night. I do not fear to leave you in tho olllco nlono nt all. I havo a great deal of conQdenco in you.' Lincoln Journal. A Dutlo'n Juko. Fwoddle wnnlrobo suffered sovcroly In tho flro nt tho Southern hotel. Ills friend Cholly, meeting him on tho street, observed: "Good gwnciojs, Fwcddiol Whntovnh havo you dono with younli good clothesl You looklikontwnmp." "Dealt boy. my clothes nro 'soaked.'" "Dealt mo! Didn't know you woro In such straights, my boy. Whut did you got on thomr "Wntahl Ha-ha ("-Chicago Tribune, Why 1I Didn't AVunt It. "Darringcr, havo you a half dollar that you don't want!" "Why, certainly. Hero it Is." Tho next day: "Say, Davrlnger, that half dollar you gave mo was n counterfeit," "Yes, Bromley. You asked mo If I had a half dollar that Tdidn't wont," Life, A Bugccstlon. A New York physician says that moro sud den deaths take place on tho fourth floor of buildings in that city lu ono year than in all other parts of the house combined. Iu view of thl j alarming fact, architects should mako It a point to omit tho fourth tbor when do ilgulng u six or eight btory building. Nor i Ik ton Herald. An Unnecessary Insult. Tramp Madam, will you give mo some thing to eat! . ., Madam 1 kin give you an old'voit it you wuut it. Tramp Madam, do you tako mo for a Yorkvllle goatt Time, niioolhiR Jlatehi' In tho Army, Tlio romprtltlvo hiMtlug inatnlicn In tho Unltod HbitP nrmy, hy which it l deter mined who khall w car tho prim medal of a company or a department, nro calculated to nrouxo nn Interest umoiig tho oldluni which Will ho tuiMt heuellelal to tho mtvIco. Tlio I pianauopie.1 nv no Fi in very lftitln t'.i witlltl1itlit ltit rlftll mtllltwiltt I DIIIII'IU JtJK VVMIMI'IU i'iv iiii, II vwiriij hold it "hoot" ouco n year, when nil tho inriuliera enter tho contest to dccldo who I tho bout fthut, Tho noldlor who K'orc tho largest IiiiiiiImt of olut la kolected ns tho khaipthootcr for tho company. Hut tl.ewi liiirih(xiterH who havo been thus wloctwl to represent their iwpcetlvo couipanli nro tho only fcoldlcr who entel tho annual "tilKKit" of n ih'Hirtmeut of tho ui my. Tho deimrtineiit contcsiU ni o chnrno terltiil with IntonwMixeltoniont nnd oxhlhi. tlom of remarknblo nklll, for tho noldlcr who win tho department modal Inn gnlned quito a distinction among hi comrades. Tlio not dier who imnvicmmm tho luck nml kklll toncoro tliogieatent number of point lu tho depart ment khoot I presented with nil elegant gold medal, tho commercial value of which i (IbO. Tho iiauio of tho recipient U engraved on it, nud tho deimrtineiit mediil I hi prop erty thereafter. tllobo-Democrut. Hlictrli of Aiulrlu' llmprror. A conviondent dcM.'iitca tho Hiniieror I'Vnnel Joteph a ono of the ba)det men in his dominium, lie ha a rugged face, half hidden under u ma of wild mustacho nud whisker, and hi feature at a llrnt glaiico denote lomethlng of tho ferocity of the hyena. Ho has n hard frown, n cold Mare, n strong rasping voice, and hi habitual ex pression is ono of IntciiM) Nerlousuex. Ho is, however, extremely gentle, good untitled and kind hearted. His ruling passion Is Koldicilng, nud his favorite amusement xirt. Ho rises nt C o'clock summer und winter, nnd ha disposed of n mas of biislnoM before most men nro out of bed. Unless obliged to attend n Into jxtrty ho I generally lu bed by 10 p. in. Ho lives very frugally; tokos boor at luncheon, champagne nt dinner never moro than two glumes nud smoke tho commonest kind of Austrian eigne a long thin weed with n ktraw In it, called u Virginia. This is tho fnvorito smoko of Vlouuc&o cab driver. Ov,r Indulgence in It onuscd tho emperor some year ago to bo nllllcted with it gastric complaint, and for a long timo ho was for bidden to smoko, hut ho ha now begun again. Locdou Figaro. Tho "Pliotogljiitlo Nlnrrntjiio." Boino year ago it was publicly stated by It. II, Uoo that tho newspaper of tho fuluro would bo printed entirely, reading matter, illustration nnd all, from photo-engraved plate. What tho Uoo firm tin sluco douo in its oxperiments lu this direction of course I do not know, but there is a man In Now York now working very nearly on this lino who will soon havo hi Invention lu shapo to patent. The principle upon which ho do jiondii I n "photoglyptio sterootypo," ns ho culls It, lu which tlio stereotype sheet Is mndo directly by tho camera, very cheaply and with clearer and better results than any com mon sterootypo can givo, as tho mutter is photographed on to n matrix already curved to tlio Mini) of tho cylinder by nn nrrnngo meut of lenses which ho ha kopt secret. You know tho common matrix is mndo flat nud then bent Into n curvo boforo tho metal is (toured upon it, thus naturally blurring nnd crushing tho lino edges of tho letters nnd tho lines of tho Illustrations, so wo seldom get i satisfactory picture from a rapid press. Chicago Now. Tho fiulvittlonlits In KiiRtnml. I not tho Salvation Army under tho nbao luto orders of its gcneralsf If so, I would call tho attontlon of Mr. Booth to nn occur rence, tho dotnlls of which I take from Tin Ilichmcud and Twickenham Times. Tho Salvationist of IIouuslow nro in tho habit of holding their meeting before tho shop of a confectioner named Button. His wlfo is lu delicate health, and her condition has be come worso owing to wrnlysls. Mr. Button wrote to tho heads of tho nrmy, asking them, for tho nbovo reason, to refrain from assem bling near hi houso lust Sunday Keck. They, However, insisted on meeting thero, and commenced singing nud shouting. Ho catno out and Implored thorn to desist, as thoy wcro endangering tho llfo of his wife. Tho answer was that tho meeting was praying, Binglng nnd shouting to snvo her souL Whether, If this continues, tho soul of tho poor woman will l licncllted I'do not know, but mosf. assuredly it will loavo her txxly. Loudon Truth. Kx-Govemor Conicll' Stnun Quarry. Ex-Oovornor Alouzo B. Coruoll is intcri cstcd largely in tin ores dug up nt the Black Hills, and hi Broadway olllco is littered with samples, rough and refined. Ifo lately no quired u quarry of stono in tho Catskllls, which promise to provo moro than a gold mine. It is remarkable that, rich a it is, it never was worked, but lay uiikuow n in tho hands of somo ono who evidently did not nj praciato its value, Thero nro acres nnd ncrca of it, with sandstone, gniuito nud black marblo In largo quantities. Thero Is also a fourth stono known toboduiahlo and curi ously beautiful, because of shells mixed in with tho liody of tho stone. It iwllshcs up handsomely. But tho handsomo stono of tho quarry Is tho black marblo. Nothing equal to It has been discovered on tho continent, and It is surpassed only by tho black marblo of Italian quarries. It is susccptlblo of a lustrous !ollsh, and its grain Is so lino that for tho sculptor it affords good opportunity, Now York Sun. Ignorant of I'roncli Iji. A Parli dispatch rcjiorU that "a Polish lady in ctrnlteued circumstances has Just been fined, for rallllng a richly embroidered shawl, her own property. Sho pleaded that tho was Ignorant of French law, which docs uot permit tho 'raising of the wind by this means; explained that her husband had lost his property, and stated that owing to tho fall In tho ruble, tho allowonco mndo her by her relatives in llussia oiten proved insuf ficient. Shondjurod tho court to overlook tho offonso In tho uamo of her father, who had fought for Franco nnd had been dec orated on tho battlefield with tho crass of tho Legion of Honor. But tho lino was Inflicted, nevertheless, und tho shawl, which figured at tho exhibition of 16(17, has been confiscated into tho bargain. Some knowlcdgo of local rule and regulations is certainly necessary iu these days." Boston Transcript. A I-cnriKHl Ilabbl's VUlt. Tho orthodox Hebrews of Now York city, down town, welcomed tho learned Itabb Joseph from llussia. Tho grand rabbi will organize tho soveral rabbis now in charge of bouses of Jewish worship. Ho will see to it that till the ancient forma aro duly followed, and all tho oeullnr rites ot the chosen pcoplo touching food and sanitation will bo under his direction. He will establish an eccleslustlcul court of arbitration, which will have particular care of social questions and matters of marrlago and divorce. Ho comes fresh from tho charge of ono of the largest synngogue iu Wilna, Russian Po land, and does uot speak English. Frank Leslio's, MUCH IN SMALL COMPASS. Alt nntl-mutncho movement ho net in in London A violin mndo of clay la now on exhibition In ilcrllu. It I Raid to havo n atrong nnd full lono rlii aroiiiul ffl V Point, Ky,, havoro- fenled tlio oxlstnnco of largo deiKMlto of salt and nil ithimdaneo of ga. A log of solid rodwood was struck I IT feet Mow gravel lu sinking nn artesian well nt WutMiuvlllo, Nov "Tho Old Colony Mcmorlnl" hn figured It up, and nMrtJi that tho OUL Colony Itallro-id comHiny dlqmtrhc dally from It vnrlou terminal the enormous number of 1,174 train Tho lloyal Aquarium, a building of gin and Iron nt Westminster, I to bo taken down, shlpticd to America, nud sot up at Niagara Fall Tho nro) puhllo debt, of tho Dominion of Canada on Juno !!0 last wa (d,liM,!!l moro than nt tho cud of tho previous j car A lending Canadian uowspnor complain tlutttlioieoploof Victoria, British Columbia, havo "fallen Into tlio bad habit" of celebrat ing tho Fourth of July Instead of Dominion Day. A big bloodhound attacked a lively game cock lu n ynrd at Columbia, Pa., n few days ago, nnd not only got beaten, but had tho sight of both eyes destroyed by tho fowl's spur. An English spirit medium claim to havo paid a visit to tho planet Mar. Sho says that tho Inhabitants of that planet are great cnglnoer, that they nro of Inrgo, powerful physique, nud that tho men nro very hand' somo. Tho latest fashion In Parisian neckwear is tosjiortii largo tio ornamented with plnlds and w Into spot. It Is worn tied hi an im mense bow knot, which extends almost to tho wearer's shoulders. It ha. been proved that n Paris Stock Ex change ayndlcnto neut no less thnu COO telo grams to all parts of tho world announcing tho death of M. Do Lesseps with tho object of preventing tuo succoaa of his new louu. It Is alleged that recently in Nagpore, India, n boy of 10 was offered n saerlflco to tho gods, In accordance with a superstition that human sacrifices caused n bountiful harvest., Tho head was sovcred from tho body nnd offered to a goddess, whllo tho body waa tendered to a god. Tho Danish government has granted a sum of J!i,500 for tho purposo of having tho oys ter ban!; lu Denmark exotulncd by nn ox ert. Ills object will bo to ascertain tho rcsultaof their continued preservation, with a vlow to tho resumption of Asking. Tlio nnecstml homo of tho Washington fninlly, in Northamptonshire, Englaud, 1 to bo sold, The estate contains S?) acres, and wa granted to Lawreneo Washington in IBIS. Ills son, Lawrence, emigrated to Vir ginia, and wa Oon. Georgo Washington's ancestor. Tho young womon who sit for tho flguro in tho photograph from which good fashion pliitt'3 are made havo ho air of makinc fun of ono another, as any ono skilled In rending uttitudea cnii m. Thoy seldom appear qulto itt eoso in tiioir now clothes, but this year they secni to Ijo uucomfortoblo to tho rergo of desjicratlon. Mr. Unwels, tho fccusntlonnl Loudon preacher, is short in stature und halts in hi gnlt Ills hair Is black, and ho bears well bis M) yearn. Ho is an admirable compan ion, nnd nuoxqultitopcrformorou tho violin. Mr. Hawels lives with his git ted wlfo at Queen's Houso, Cheyno Walk, Chelsea, which was once tho suburban pnlaco of Catharine of Bragnuxa, wifo of Chnrle II, by whom It was built. It contain many interesting lit erary and nrtistlo souvenir nnd brlo-n-brac Tho Hon. Hnnnlbnl rinmlln live quietly and comfortably lu his homo at Bangor, Mo. Mr. Hamlin is u warm blooded man notw 1th standlng his years, and scorns an overcoat even In tho coldest wcattar, nnd ho usually wears an old fiuhloned "swallow tall." Ho Is a great walker, nnd 19 very fond of being out in tho ojien air. Ho may often bo seen mounted on a load of lumber smoking a brlarwood plpo in company with tho driver. Ills chief pastimo I fishing, nnd ho uses worms for bait, discarding all modern im provements lu this particular. Iutvt cm tlio TuiiitU Ijiwii. Tho latest novelty on tho tcunU lawn I a wheeled toblo. Tho Invention naturally fol lowed tho fashion of serving tea nnd some thing light to eat to tho players after a few games had been played To get tho thing necessary for tho occasion to tho lawn re quired tho waiter to mako sovcral trips lc- twccii tho houso uuu tho lawn. With a tea wagon but ono trip is necessary. Tho vehiclo has wheels about the slzo of tliofo on a baby carriage. They aro nutdo of steel, with rub lier tires liko tho wheels of a bicycle. Shacklo springs rise nbovo tho wheels to su port n rcctnngulnr tray, twrbaps two feet by thrco nud n halt largo. Tho tray is mndo of either pnplcr macho, polished birch, oak or mahogany to suit tho tasto of tho buyer, and tho price vurlos from C-ii to $25. They aro imported from England. New York Sun. A Curious riionomciioii. Advice from tho fishing vlllago of Kcrsch karauza, In tho Kola peninsula, on the Whlto sen, state, according to Naturo, that on Jan. 6 a curious nnd dostructlvo phenomenon oc curred there. At 4 a. in. tho inhabitants were awakened by a peculiar, dull, heavy Intonation liko that of dUtant artillery. Piled up to a height of soveral hundred feet tho ice In consequence, no doubt, of tho enormous pressure of tho ocean ico without was seen to begin moving irom tho nortu west toward tho shore. The glgautfo ico wall moved Irresistibly forwnnl, and soon reached tlio shore and tho village, which It completely burled, tho ico extending a mile inland. Tho forward inovcmont of tho ice lasted four hours. No lives wore lost. Science, Tlio Destruction of Game. In tho north woods tho work goes bravoly on. Landlord, guides, tourist, "sportsmon" nud railroad managers are doing what their baud llnd to do lit tho work of destruction. Tho state has Its elaborato and oxponslvo system for tho conservation of its forests and gaino nml ll-sli, but tho destroyers make away lu u year with moro than tlieso cum brous and luefUclcut bureaus can rcplaco In a decade. The trout hog, tho deer butcher, tho dynamite cartridge lluiid, tho night hunter, tho steel trap door stulker und tho liko nro Increasing Instead of decreasing, Forest and Shuim. ?;tle. Hiit-liitl' I'lrst Contract. At a recent autograph sale lu Paris the first contract nmdo by tho great tragedienne, Mllo. Ilacucl, with the Oyiunaso thcatro, was bought for tho sum of 110 francs. Tho engagement was for 11,000 franca a year, from 1B37 to HMH. The nrtlsto was to receive au additional 1 ,003 francs each year, nnd to bo allowed a reasonable vacation. Mllo. Ilachel was at that time a minor. Two years ago the same uoto was sold for 100 franc Ouce aWeek. ON LIFE'S THRE8H0LD. Voiiiik Tommy, it float, h Iloso nml m Pretty flrnvn, A dear, Iwnovolont old gentleman gnvo to nn "tifnnt terrible n lino goat. Thl wa a fow days ago. Tho youngster was naturally do lighted with hi pet. Ills gave out vaguely to his friend nnd enemies Hint ho wit train ing an animal which would lie n tet ror to tho neighborhood. Doubtless tho goat would havo provisl a very disturbing element lu society If IU youthful owner had not trained It a tritlo too lino. It came about In thl wlsoi Tho goat and of thl there I no doubt stood Imdly lu need of n washing. Tommy, oa its owner limy lw culled for tho occasion, Is not generally overfond of washing, but n regnnllng goat ho wa an nnlent lover of cIcnullncM. Bo ho got a pardon hoso nnd attached It to n hydrant. Then ho tied up tho gont hocurely mid played iion It till tho nnluml' hair was a clean n tho streets of Pittsburg will Im at the millennium. Then Tommy fell to communing with him self. "If," reasoned he, "tho goat wa so dirty outside, ho imut lio very far from clean In side." This seemed concluslvoto Tommy's com panion, nnd thoy consented to hold tho goat whllo ho effected tho Internal purification. Tommy inserted tho nozzlo of tho hoso into tho gont' mouth. It I n painful subject. But tho gont hns a very pretty gravo at tho end of tho lawn Iratweeu two laurel bushes. Pittsburg Dispatch. llcusonliiK from Annlogy. A4-ycar-old miss lately created a good deal of consternation, not unmlxod with nmuso ment, in n small social clrclo uptown. Bho had been on it visit to her grandfather, nud whllo thero was lu tho hnblt of playing with him na ho lay, half asleep, on tho sofa. Ono day, as her chubby fingers gilded caressingly over tho old gentleman's scant locks, ho mur mured drowsily, lu reply to i-omo lufautllo rcmnrk: "Yes, I'm your poor old bald headed grandfather." Ono evening uot long nftcrwnrtU, a young old bachelor was making n cnll on tho family, toward a certain member of which, only lo and decidedly pretty, ho inclined with very tondor feeling. Into tho pleasant clrclo whero tho bachelor fcat flashing bright noth ings of society talk, entered tho 4-year-old. Unseen by tho gontloman sho sauntered around tho room inspecting htm, and gazed with especial interest on his polished scalp which gleamed lu tho light of tho chandelier. Suddonly, with n burst of ingenuous socia bility, sho threw hcnelf at his knees and ox clalmed: "Wliosopoorqkl bald headed grand father aro youT' Philadelphia Times. Tho Pocket lu HI Night fihlrt. Tho precocity of eight-year-old lioys hn often leen tho themo for newspaper com ment, but I think I know of ono who is en titled to particular distinction forhl bright ness. Tho other day ho Importuned his mamma for a night shirt "Just liko papa's," with n pocket in it. His mother made him one, nnd tho first night ho woro it ho went to bed lu high glee. In tho morning, when his mother took tho robo ofT, sho fouud In tho ono xckct a couplo of seed cakes, thrco matches, n toothpick, n small silver watch, sovoral piece of cough candy nnd tho boy's pocket bundkcrchlcf. When tho llttlo fellow nn questioned ns to tho reason for tho varied assortment ho replied: "Well, I thought it I got hungry in tho night timo I would need tho seed cakes, nud of course I'd want tho toothpick afterward. If I wanted to boo what timo It was by my watch 1 would have to havo n match, nud I was afraid of cough ing, feo I put tlio candy thoro." His excuses wero equal to Ids preparations at ntiy rato. Minneapolis Tribune, Ilcttcr to ItcccUo Thau Aire. In a St. Albans church on u recent Snnduy a llttlo hid looked on with surpriso as tho contribution lwxes wero passed around. Ho bad nn idea that tho cash was !cltig distri buted gratis, and to, Just as tho box was leaving tlio pew In which ho sat, ho put his chubby little hand in among tho chnngo and brought out a llstful, nnd was qulto disgusted when hi mamma made hint disgorge. St. Albans Messenger. A Question About riillllp Drooks. When Phillips Brooks roso Inst Sunday to givo out his text, "I was iu prison, and ye camo unto mo," it little follow, SorOyenrs old, looked up anxiously Into hi grandma's face, ns ho cxclnlmed iu n hoarse whisper, plainly audible to those In tlio adjacent seats, "Gruudina, was Mr. Brooks ever really in prison?1' Bostou Gazette. Adulation. This represents tho prevailing nmusemont in vlllago circles just ntircsent. Tho young gentleman iu tho center is a recently gradu ated cadet from Annapolis and I being wel comed borne, Judge, Terse. Tlie following notice wns posted on the Brunswick nnd Western bulletin board Fri day morning by the ngent to keep from an swerliig tho thousand nnd ono questions about tho train: "All trains delayed on ac count ot lira ntTitton. Tift's pinning mill burned. Thl is id! wo know." A mischiev ous chap camo along and rend it, nud forth with begnn to study up somo wny to catch tho ngent, so poked his head lu nt tho door and said: "Mister, when did this thing oc cur T' Forthwith another lino w us added to tho bulletin; "Happened last night," Bruns wick (Qu.) Advertiser. Too 3Iiiclt I-curiilng. Otis Do Smith What did you do with that letter that was on my tablet Colored Boy I tuck it to do pos'ollls, sab, and put It into do hole. Qus l)o Bmllu Did you uot eo there was no address ou the envelope) Colored Boy 1 saw dar wos no writln' on do 'vclone, but I 'lowed yirdld dotaron purpose, M I couldn't tell who jer was a-writiu' lo. Van cu eddicated uiggah, I is, and I 'poed yoa kuowed hit, Texas Sitt ings. JCutiucIl to Mix Any On 11 Up, "Start to-morrow 011 your vacation, ehl Where 1110 you going f "Oh, jut ilowu to Uo(.Uy Beach." 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