The Lexington intelligencer. [volume], September 21, 1901, Image 5

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ALL OVER LAFAYETTE
Newsy Letters From The lntelli
Busy Coi respondents.
gencer s
TRUE KEFLEX OF WHAT 15 TRANSPIRING LOCALLY
Bier Grist Worn Higginsville General Local News of
Interesting Characters.
VVEL' 1MITON AND VICINITY.
(nV I.KALMA.)
TA N:iliu- ha 1 lsns8 in Lexington
Thursday.
Aiex D.-ntou was in Kansas City
Vednoslay. 1
L V, S-iu lial business in Lexing
ton TuesJay.
E. Oberheluian was in Kansas
City Tuesday.
V. tt. Stevenson, of Lexiugton, had
businesi here Tuesday.
J. A. R. Chamberlin, of Oreenton
Valley, was here trading Saturday.
John E. Bryant, marshal of the vil
l?e of Levasy. spent Sunday kere.
tv r; l
U B. Corse went to iansas viuy
Monday pening and returned Tuewiay.
August Bueneraann and James L. '
JClncaU have gone for a few weeks'
tay at Excelsior Springs.
Jtobert Howe and family, of Lextng- (
ton township, atten.iea me services v
the M. K. church South, Sunday.
Itl'V.
he
r cousin. Miss Flo-is'e
visiting
S' usher.
Rev. N. H. MeCain and wife have de
parted for Kmtas City, their future
home.
Mrs. Geo. Armentrout and Miss Lucy
lHckley visited in Lexington this
week.
Paul Wilson, C. W. Lelser, and Ed.
Armbuster attended the state fair
several days last week. '
i
Misses Littleman and Tomasmever
Death of an Old Citizen.
William Frederic Kerdolfl, Sr., one
of Lexington's oldest. unit most Ingblv
esteemed clli.-ii. died at iic o'clock
Thursday Jiirniii( after n brief
Illness.
Mr. KerdnllT w:w a native of Xew
York. lie whs hn-n at New York
City Apt II Hi When a yuuhir
man he ranu in Muri and settled
Loint;tiii'. lie iis married (
Miss .Matile smith ia tlii- city I
1848 f the union seve:i cliildrei.
were Uti.i, all of whom are suli
living. They are Mr. C E Alsladt.
of Chicago, Mrs. J. tt. D.ivH, of Lex
liigtmi, W. F. Kerdolir. Jr., of Lcx
itiKlon, Mrs. Lulu Paxtmi, of Bristol,
Va., E C. KerdoliT. of New York
City, Mrs II. E Pierpoiii, of Chicago,
and Miss Allie N. Kerdolff of the
Mime city
Mr. KerdoItT died at the home
his daughter, Mrs J II D i vis,
kidney trouble.
AiraDemerils fur
HEALED BY HUMBUG.
tin'
flllienl will
not be cimifiU'ted until t he arrival of
his sou, E. C. KtrJuitT, from New
York City. He Is expected tomor
row morning.
Col.
Col. W. C, Bronaugh.
W. C. Bronaugh, of Henry
left for their home in Quincy, 111., county, who had been looking after
after spending several months
Conrad Smith and family.
HIQQINSVILLE HAPPENINGS.
Clintoo Blaoc, ol Kansas City, wi in
towo this week,
Mri, Dio Cnllard, of Lexington, vliited
friends here Sunday.
Mr. tad Mr. John geasley ipeot 8uo
dy la Sweet 8prlogi.
W. J. Browo'nf, ol Qetr Blagkbgrn,
wai In town Saturday.
Urn - - A M ua XT.,4 A.kn.n ........ ....... l
I. l. eyooiu, yiwwi v,. n,!..!. ir,..I.iil.
H....1 .him'tv wpnt tO'
rturoian cvangc... . --- , Mri. Nolttnn, ol Dinr, Col., is here
m a tnlBCinil flll
St. Uuis Monoayon tne , vUltlng relative! od Irienda.
the cliuriin. Ned Asbury and wile hate cone to
. C. Waller spent three or four days housekeeping 0D Qr0d avenue,
W .latter part of last week wun me RjV oerreIi 0I Laraoot. filled tbi
family of his brother ln law, J. pulpit at the Christian oho ch Sunday
Dully, of Sedalia. Mia Lena McOaniel has lurT"l to
John H. Ornmke and wife left Won-Ksum City, after an extended visit ta
day morning for a two weeks' visit w B.r ,,....
,.L.a ot their old home la St. Charles Mri, Mary
county. Ihla state.
Mist Matilda Bardctte has secured
with business Interests in Lexington for a
day or two, departed for home Wed
nesday morning. Col Bronaugh Is
one of Missouri's best known and
most popular citizens. He served as
warden of the state penitentiary
under the Francis administration
and made a splendid record.
Col. Bronaugh is a zealous member
of the organization of ex-confederate
veterans of Missouri. iua it, u gen
erally known that It waa to a great
extent through his efforts thai the
Y tunger brothers were paroled from
the Minnesota penitentiary.
Col. Bronaugh 's frieuds are groom
Ing him as a candidate for railroad
commissioner at the next election
Belt and daughter, Mill
gstbsr, ri vlsitloii relatives and friendi
la tbi Aul'vllli neighborhood.
. M A J Utn. Ulai
i ' Dirt, oeninor ing aiuiiiibDr, iuicb
employ meni in inni-ic. ' Florence, returned Sunday from I snort
InUxlngton ana leu wr - Tiil tJ 1,1,0,1, B Sweet Bprlugi.
her labor Monday.
1 MniUmmn and Charles Bomdker
- t n:.. n,i nttr knek at-
wun iiiir " """"
Wnded the w&Kau feast at the Oer- J
,nan church In Uigglnsvllbi Sunday.
Miss Lelia Carpenter, who for the I
pt two months has been staying with .
her Trandmother, Mrs. Mary Simmon..
near Prairie Howe, in Cooper county,
ame home Monday.
Arthur Chanslor removed with his
fil Inst week to the farm of i. M.
Ia accordance with the roiyor'i proe
Jamailoo builoeaa waa luapeoded Tbun
day, ihowlnj due reapeet to our deoeaitd
nrealdeat. Bdrvtcei were bald at the
opjra bouse at 11 o'oiol(
Rev. Beat tie, Mlsi Z-llab Branah and
)fr. Leslie Mason repreeeated tbi Weft-
niaiter LRue of tbli place at the coo
reotloo bold t Wiyerly last wetk,
Mlai Mayrni Uiisa lilt rcF fOF SaD
aai City, when abe will mmaia toraey.
, era I weeki before returning to her borne
in Oklahoma City. She baa baen vlalllng
liiee bor (Jlenwood school hou. atr prounr, win ii ior mm put
where Miss Chanslor will leach during ' moath.
the coming fall and winter term. A mlialta.r, .Hng
inecouiu , I thli city Sunday by ihi memtM.i ol tae
Anr.O,pr landmark of a half penturys . , ie-. 0h,,roh. Tbi Lexingtoa
staadiog Uappeared Friday when the I hoJp WM preient Mj mlolatera from'
workof tearing away the oiarounvam gooogrd!,, Lexington, owyview mua
Ktnaai Oily Hfffm present.
E. B. Fowler came near baring a lerloui
accident bei'alt him Saturday Wblls
raising tbi awning In front of the Boston
tf ft 'ell atriklng blm aorosi tbi cheat
and baok o tbe neck. He la able to be
out but ittlHeilitserff'cWof the blow.
Owing to tbi crowded eonoeii hub
na Rhloebardt bat been emp'oyed ai
UMJhir and tbi library me soum
bulldiaa btl been arranged for ichool
room. Hlgglnettl 14 fdly In need of
more room 10 ner paouo ou..
roll ! larger tbls year than It baa ever
kl8 kpown to bi ao early In tbi term.
An Afternoon Entertainment.
The reception given Tuesday after
noon from 3 to o o ciock y Mrs.
Mary W. Chew and her daughter,
Mrs. M. D, Wilson, at the home of
the former on South street, was
delightful eyeqt In Lexington social
life. Mrs. Chew and Mm. Wilson
were assisted In reoul vine by Mrs
Ryland Todhunter, Mrs. Josepii B
Silver and the Misses Wllkluson, of
St. Leu is. The punch bowl was
presided over by Misses Katherlne
Hays, Arline Rurrjen. aqd Leall Chew
Light refreshments vyere served dur
inn the evening under the immediate
supprYN,!n f Mesdames J, W
Wlnior and Leroy Farmer and Mioses
Elliott Todhunter and Mary Silver,
A pretty effect was the decoration
the interior of the house having bee
festooned with asters, palms and
fern. TU&re were mincer
Invited guests present.
" , . j -A ...
Freeman house waa complex i"
to make, way for tha necessary exca
vating for the new .wltii yards and
depot site just southwest of tbe Wel
lington tuilU.
... ..rworlencin much
and delav. while the company
will U put to several hundred dollars
w i. $ aii a I
.,nl oinense on accoun r..
embankment sliding into the excava
tion for the abutnt on the west side
it the Big Snl creek for the pew rail
road bridge over that stream.
As Jbn Prock was leaving vow
WedntwWv craning the horse attached
to his buggy lwme unmanageable
nd ran into a httelttNf r'k in frwt
t4 l)r J. A. Mann resident over
tnn.log and breaking the whtU,
Both Prwk and the horse were thrown
to the Kro4 " "Kht,y in3"ed
tlioigh able to proceed on the way
afWr U-ing brought to town for
repair. '
II. A. Williams, station agent for the
Miourl l'a.-lo at tbU place, has been
given a place In Kansas City as one of
the telegraph operators at the Ute
line offlee and will leave l aW
Mrs.. Williams left Tuesday for La-
wouu.aud will remain with her par
ents until tbeir home in Independence,
wh,.r ill live, can be made
wady. Mr. and Mrs. Williams haye
wad rowv friends here who deeply
regret their departure
. COROER
Mr. ti,.k rnrdar was In Lesingtoo
Tuesday trading.
Mrs. Porter, of Alma, U with Mrs. 8
P. Cayton this week.
. a Kt Tlor Winn, of Dover,
a Ut iUioi -y- -
were here Thursday.
Mi. Mary Bryant spent Saturday
and Sunday in Ode.
II. L. Uoodwlti. ot Ijiggiuavnie-l""
husitiess here Monday.
Mr-. B. M. Barbee, of. Alma. wa
here the first of the week.
Mrs. Ben Frccland Is vWtintf rela
tives In ttlchinond this week.
Dr. Geo. Carter, of Kuiikuh City.
IHim Sunday here with his relative .
Mis. Maurice Slusher, of Waverly. I.
PKOM MAVVIEW.
Cbal Young mdi a bualneaa trip to
Kansas City Tueaday evening.
Wm. MoAlliitir from aouthern Minne
sota ia vl'lliag btl Prqti here
George llattiMburg iDt Uet ayeffc m
St. Loula, when hi went to buy bli un
goods.
Dr. and Mre. A. L. Norfleet, with their
Children, from Kaneae Uiy, an visum
Tom tjoipwi'i lamlly, near tbli plaoe.
MlHues Luncao and Woolbrlge have n-
turned to Mjyle ler huoce of
aay erai wie' rt-v
liaery Mtebliibaeot here.
Mr. .nd Mrs. 0. K. fntlm of Ifansas
City and Mn. BHsi of Boulder, Colorado,
an flaltmg Witb tfJi ttmuiei " wr. rr
rle sod M. 0. C. Wilaon tbli wee.
Mrs Martha Fontaloi who baa been
spending iomi timi with her parenta
iki. niace will return to Kansaa
Oit? Jhii week to reaumi work there
ht and Mre. Wbltloofc ol uoraer ep.oi
T.,..dav with Irlendi bero. Tbe Rv. M
whitlock waa paior of tbi Baptist
aburab it this plaoiieyeral yw igo,
Tbe ladin of the Christian onuroh an
about to taavi thiir onuron npaperea aou
very beautiful paper having been
choaeo. Work will begin on tbi Interior
HArt BUI.
.... nn tha annle croD bai begun in
IUI1 -rr
..,.,, .v.ry man wltb no other employ
ment being engaged In making barrel.,
utrklogor barreling ppi-
In ta "o nd ple oountry,
"near it"
Tbougb not
" von are
Hood Order Club.
There will be a meeting of tbe Good
.a. rih of Iexlngton towoahlp on
a..,rt... Seotenber 28, 1901, lo tbi olty
k7a
of Lexingtoa.
9-7 tt
An Appreciated Visit.
Isaac George, who with his daugh
ter Is visiting clrj time friends In
Lexington, paid the Intelligencer
a visit Wednesday accompanied by
his comrade-in-arms In the Mexican
war, Joseph CliinQ. Mr, George re
sided in Lexington and was euguged
in doing carpenter work when the
Mexican war broke out and lie and
Mr. Chlnn and William Hale enlisted
in the same company. Qriginully
there were 118 men In this company
but Mr. George says that In his
opinion, tlicrg are SPW only seven or
eight alive,
Mr. G.-orge only resided about
eighteen months In Lexington, ana
with the exception of that period
of trne and one year spent, witn
Uunlpliun ho w reuldod at his
present homo in Weatmorelund county,
Pennsylvania. He was 22 years of
age when lie locaiea uere; now ue
is 79.
Wedding Cards Out.
Cards have been received in Lex
ington announcing t-he wedding of
Miss Bessie Vernle Wright to Mr
Preston B. Smith on the 25i.li of
tins month at 8 o'clock p. m. at the
home of the bride's parents, at Ton
o-anoxle. Kansas. The bride-to-be Is
a daughter of Zach W. Wright, for
merly sheriff of Lafayette county,
and Is well and favorably known
Ijere. Mr. Smith, I he groom, is a
brother to Judge Pearl Smith, of
Lexington. Ha ia a farmer residing
near Napoleon and Is a good citizen.
The Intelligent eh extends con
gratulations In advance.
HATCK1CHUBBEB, ALA , June 30, 1875
Da. C. J. Moffett Dear 8ir: I can
assure you that your Teetbma (teething
powders) Is Indispensable to us, and lo no
ilnjjJeJLnsjiiicej has It ever proved a
failure. We have trltd soothing roedi
olnea, and everything koown to us and
"old women" and vour teething powdeis
an pre-eminently a luocesa and a bless
ing to mother! and children. Youn
truly, ito, J. M. Da lac v.
Confessioa of a Medical Man Treat,
ment of Imaginary Ills.
Yes, I have had eonie strange pa
tients in my time, as, indeed, every
doctor of any experience must have
had, Eaid a medical man to a writer
for London Tit-Bits; and I have
performed ome wonderful feats of
curing by methods which would not
he recorded in the Lancet.
Of course, among a doctor clients
are many whose ailments exist only
in their imagination, and not a few
of them are positive cranks.
Only a month ago a man called to
see me. in a state of great distress.
He assured me that he had got a frog
in hiB inside." lie had swallowed it
in a condition of infancy in a glass
of impure water some months earlier,
and it had grown to an enormous size,
and he was sure that it would he the
death of him if he could not get rid
of it.
In vain I pointed out that the frog
existed only in his fancy; he grew fu
rious at the suggestion, and said tha'
I was as incompetent and unsympa
thetic as all the other doctors he had
consulted.
At last, to get rid of the man,
said: "Very well, you may he right,
after all. At any rate, come here
again at this time to-morrow and we
will see what can be done."
He came at the appointed time, and
told him that an operation would be
necessary, to which he gladly con
sented. 1 made him lie down on a
couch, administered chloroform, and
when he recovered consciousness was
hta t" sliow him a very large and
frisky frog as the re&ult of the op
eration. His delight was unbound
ed, and he went away blessing me
for 6aving his life. Of course, he had
no suspicion that the frog had been
specially imported for his benefit.
Another of my patients has to
thank me for his preserved eyesight
t least, so he is kind enough, to
jay, lie informed me that a tm-tacK
which he had been hammering had
sprung up and lodged in his righ
eye, causing hira infinite pain and
certainly the man s eye, from con
ftant rubbing, was in a state of grea
Inflammation.
I examined the eye carefully, bu
could find no trace of any foreign sub
stance in it; and, as for there being
a tin-tack "buried in it," the idea was
preposterous, However, as I saw th
map was convinced the tack was there
and was making himself ill with anxi
ety about it, I suggested a small op
eratlpp, A few minutes' preparation
was all that was necessary. Fortu
nately, one of my hoys had a magnet,
which I discovered, and attaching
this to a battery I held it in proximity
to the man's eye,
Within a few seconds my efforts
were rewarded, for I was able to show
my patient a very vicious-looking tin
tack (which I had taken from the
drawing-room carpet), and had the
atWaction of sending him - away
happy, to advertise my "skill" among
his friends.
One good lady, who is a small and
constant annuity to me, vows that I
am the "cleverest doctor in town,"
and has 6ent me crowds of patients.
She is one of those people who are al
ways imagining that they have some
ailment; ipdeed, I think by this time
she must almost have exhausted al
th "ills that flesh is heir to," and wil
h,ave to begin again.
Of course, there is nothing what
ever the matter with her, except in
dolence, which is the mother of all
kinds of disorders, real and fanciful.
Fortunately- for every ailment I am
able to provide a specific, which never
fails to cure her within a few weeks.
The curious thing is that, with a slight
variation in coloring and flavor, the
medicines are always the same, and
contain nothing more potent than
a little sugar, with a tablespoonful of
Wine or spirit,
Some people would say that it ia
wrong to deceive a patient in this way;
but I cannot see it. Such women are
never happy unless they are "under
the doctor's hands," and if one man
won't doctor them another will. My
medicines certainly do them good,
if only in imagination; and in this
particular case do not cost my pa
tient a tenth part of the money she
spends on her pet dogs.
You did not know that it is possi
ble to turn a man's head completely
round without killing the patient,
did you? Well, it is; for I have done
it, and ought to know.
About a year ago a man called to
ask me if I could do anything for
him. He told me that by some means,
which he could not explain, his head
had got twisted completely round, so
that the back of it was in front and
hi face behind. This was serious
itata cf things, though I admit th
man's appearance seemed to me quite
normal. However, I was equal even
to this emergency, and invited the
man to call again at an appointed
time, prepared to undergo an operation.
By an arrangement of mirrors, the
man was only able to see the back of
his head, a fact which, of course, con
firmed him in his hallucination. The
lights were then turned out, and in
the darkness I gave my patient a
Eeries of electric shocks from a pow
erful battery, during which my as
sistant gave his head a series of vio
lent twists and wrenches, until the
poor man begged us to desist.
With a final shock and twist the
lights were relit, and to my patient's
delight he saw his face in the very
mirror where only a few minutes
earlier he had seen only the back of
his head. The cure was complete,
and the patient is firmly convinced
that during that awful period of
twists and shocks (and juggling with
mirrors) his head was actually twisted
into its proper position again.
NO NEW IDEA.
witb
Ancient Peoplei Associate 4 Rata
Spread of Bubonic Plague.
In a recent number of the Frank
urter Zedtung is a discussion of the
antiquity of tbe belief that rats-are re
sponsible for the spread of the plague
According to the writer the recognl
tion of the necessity of exterminating
rats is no modern idea. It appears
that the Chinese have long observed
the association between the death o:
a rat in the house and the appearance
of a case of plague a few days later in
the family livincr there. Then follows
a quotation from J. Campbell Gib
son's article in the Expository Times,
in which the author points out very
convincing evidence that the disease
inflicted upon the Philistines de
scribed in 1 Samuel', chapters' 5-6, waa
bubonic plague, and that they recog
nized the dependence of the spread of
this disease upon rats or mice (a word
corresponding to rat perhaps not ex
isting); when they sent the ark back
to the Israelites they 6ent also a guilt
offering, golden images of the tu
mors," the chief symptoms of disease
in those cases which were not fatal, to
gether with golden images of mice.
The description of this disease is quite
clearly that of bubonic plague. The
recognition that it was mice which
were responsible is very interesting
In Homer s Iliad there isa passage in'
dicating the association between "the
God of mice" and the plague, which
he in reply to Cryses' prayer 6nt into
the Grecian camp." American Med-
lcme.
TWO WAYS.
BREVITIES OF FUN.
, A Bald Assertion. Barber
"Your hair wilTbegryifitkecps on."
Scantylocks "Well, I hope it will
keep on." Baltimore World.
She -"Her husband i an engi
neer." He "Civil, I suppose." She
"Well, barely so. They've been!
married more than a. year, I believe."
Philadelphia Press.
"Why, Flitters, bow thin you arel
Been sick?" "N no; but I paid a
week's board in advance at a place
where they don't give usanythingbut
'health food.'" Philadelphia JJulv
letin
That's right, James," said the
teacher during the naturalhistory les
son, "and howdo you know man is an
animal?" "Because L often hear mom
call pop a beast." Philadelphia
Times.
Fond Parent "It iivery cruel of
you, Bobby, to catch, flies and put
them on spiders' w-ebs." .BODDy
"What for? Does tlie spider eat too
much and get sick?" Town and
Country.
"Tell me," he sighed, "tell me,
"tell me, beautiful maiden, what is in
your heart?" Miss Henrietta Bean,
of Boston, gave him a look of icy dis
dain, and then vouchsafed the mono
syllabic reply: "Blood." Baltimore
American.
Riggs "Strange liov eminentau
thorities differ. Now, Dr. Eolus dis
approves of automobiling, while Dr.
Kutz strongly favors it." Briggs
"My dear man, Dr. ICutz isa specialist
in surgery and Dr. Bolus is not, thafr
why." Stray Stories.
Burroughs "There's a fellow
who makes more worlc and trouble for
his friends- than anyone else I know."
Ascum "Who? Tytefist? Why, I
can hardly believe that of him."
Burroughs "You've- never tried to
borrow a dollar from liim, I guess."
Catholic Standard.
PUCKERED BRAINS.
Show
Grandiloquence of the Turk Versus
American Simplicity of Statement.
American style: "President Mc-
Kinley attended church this morn
ing."
Turkish style (from the Ikdam,
the official Constantinople organ):
"The Sun which lights up the fir
mament of the Caliphate; the sublime
Moon of prosperity; the most divine
Caliph; the head of all true believers,
yesterday, a day full of bliss, attended
the mosque, dazzling with holy light,
which bears his august name, and
which is one only of his lustrous and
renowned works.
"In the elevated desire, which
pleases God, to render the homage
due to Him, our august Master, who
is the source of immeasurable good
ness; who wears the crown of charity,
and who was seated in a marvelous
carriage, a model of honor and of dig
nity without equal and hallowed by
the shadow cast upon it by his Maj
esty, arrived at the said mosque daz
zling with holy light. There he ac
quitted his debt of homage, gaining
by this means renewed' holiness and
bliss, which are added to his rare
qualities. Then he returned again,
surrounded by all' that is majestic, to
his palace, which is unique in the
World.
"Cries of Long live my Padishal'
May God prolong his life eternally'
(prayers worthy of him), rose toward
the heavens, uttered by the imperial
army, to which victory is already
promised, and by his faithful sub
jects." NY:Times:
Germany Good Customer.
An examination of the statistics is'
sued by the Gennan government
shows that articles from the United
States formed, in 1891, 10.4 per cent,
of her total imports for consumption
while in 1900 they formed 16.9 per
rent. Of her exports, those to the
United States in 1891 formed 10
per cent, of the total, and in 1900
9.3 per cent;
The Coldest Hour.
At all sessom of the year five a. m,
ia tha ooldett.ho.nr of the 4.
Biggest Head Don Hot Alwaya
tbi Greatest Intelligence.
Although investigation shows that
mall-headed men are- qnite as clever
aa large-headed men, people fondly
cling to the superstition that to dis
tinguish one's self it is necessary to
have a big head. It is really a fallacy,
as anatomists can easily prove.
What makes you a man of superior
intellect is not a lar-ge brain, but a
brain withmanyfoldo or.as tbey are
scientifically called, convolutions.
The reason is this: Thebrain con
sists of two substances, the dense
white matter and the softer gray mat
ter. The white matt ex is inside, and
the gray matter covers it, just as the
rind covers an orange. Now, the
white matter is merely the termina
tion of the nervous telegraph ic sys
tem of the body, and it is the gray cov
ering matter which thinks, writes,
makes poetry, forms judgments, etc.
Obviously, the more gray matter
you have the greater is jour intellect.
To provide for a large- expanse of gray
matter without increasing the size of
the skull to an inconvenient extent,
nature has adopted an. ingenious plan.
It has pushed in the surface of the
brain as you might p ush in a mass of
dough with your fingers.
In the lower animals these trenches
are few and shallow. Intheapesthey
are a little deeper and more numerous
still. London Answers.
MEN WERE DECEIERS EVER.
Tbi Clerk's Explanation of thi Solid
Alligator-Sit in SitcheL
He was a hard-working fancy deal
er of Bristol, and he had ransacked
he whole shop in his -efforts to please
an old lady who wanted to purchase
present "anything real nice for
her granddaughter.
For the fifteenth time she picked
up and critically examined a neat lit
tle satchel.
"Are you quite, quite sure that this
is genuine alligator 6kin?" she in-
uired.
"Positive, madam," quoth the deal-
T 1 i il i in i S
er. ' I snot tnatalligatormyseii. .
"It looks rather soiled," said tha
lady.
"That, madam, is -where it struck
he ground when it tumbled off the
tree. London Answe rs.
Strings ClrcuUr.
A strange circular bras just been is
sued to the signalmen on a Russian
railway, forbidding them to go to
sleep lying on the rails. 0ue would
hardly imagine that "the temptation
to do so would prove overpowering,
but it appears that the- signalmen feel
that they have to sleep somewhere,
and they labor under the delusion
that the vibration of an approaching
train will waken theua up, a mission
which it bqutntiy Uili to fulfill.