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LM. du QUESNAY, JR. 4 CO,
JOBBERS IN
Cigars and Tobacco j
Abd State AgtUls of I lie
A. DELPIT Tactoiy. New Orleans.
Will Receive in a few days
A FULL LINE OF GOODS.
and INVITE INSPECTION
Volume Vl.—Number 6
CLEARING-OUT SALE!
We take occasioned mention to our friends and
customers in the City and Country that since we
are through with our annual Stock taking, we have
made great reductions in all our departments, and
are offering Bargains to all those in need of any
thing in
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Etc.
to see and be convinced that we mean what we
advertise.
Geo. H, Kalteyer, President
★ LONE STAR*
4
Brewing' Com’y.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS.
F. SIMMANG. A. HAMPEL
Oysters, Fish and Game.
Cafe Restaurants
Aud At
Scholz’s Hall, Corner of Commerce and Losoya Streets.
Hay-Lunch and Meals at all hours. Everything served in First-i la r s Style.
Polite waiters in attendance. 7-28-6 m
L. WOLFSON,
;>EMPORIUM OF FASHION
This Establishment is now Replete with All the Novelties for the
Fall and Winter Season.
Fall and W inter Silks and Satins
Can be seen in Black and Colored, Plain and Brocaded. Cassimeres (black
and colored), Tricots. Diagonals, Serges, etc. Camel Hair and Wool Sat
eens. Velvets and Velveteens in all colors, plain and brocaded. Silk
Pongees, Dress Plaids in single and double widths, and
Jay Trimmings to suit all Dress Goods.'lM
Gloves, Laces, and Fancy Goods.
He is now showing the largest stock of Kid Gloves, Mits, Laces and Fancy Goods
for Ladles and Children ever brought to our city. In Silk Hosiery'
he has an endless variety and cannot be undersold.
Fall • and • Winter • Millinery
All the latest Fall and Winter styles and makes of Bonnets and Hats,
Ostrich Plumes, Tips, Ribbons and Trimmings will be found
there. This department is under first-class artistes,
who will please the taeles of all.
Flannels, Blankets, linens, Cotton Goods,
Towelings, Domestic Prints, Ginghams, Alpacas, Comforters. Canton Flan
nels and Hosiery. Among the other things which were very extensively
purchased by his agents was the most magnificent stock of Dress ’
Goods of all kinds ever seen in any dry goods house in Texas.
Especial attention was given to purchasing Fall and Winter
bilks, and can he also give the greatest bargains in
Clothing, Boots Shoes and Hats
His stock of Fall and Winter Clothing is the largest ever brought to Texas, and em
braces, in the latest patterns, Prince Albert. Cutaway. Frock and Hack Suits.
A very large and complete stock of Ladies’. Misses’. Men’s and Bovs’
Shoes and Boots. A full line of Stetson Soft anti Stiff Hats.
Also a full stock of Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS
His Furniture Department is complete with Household Goods, and he will suit everybody
in this line. Among other g »ods we find Plush Parlor Suits, Mohair Parlor Suits, Walnut and
Asb Bedroom Suits. Wardrobes, Ch drs. Bodv Brussels and I ngram Carpets, Hugs. Matting,
Curtains, Window Shades. Etc. Country orders tilled promptly and satisfaction guaranteed.
Send for samples.
L. WOLFSON.
Main Plaza and Acequia Street
Seasoned Cord Wood
Delivered at any place in the city at $6
per cord, or for sale at yard, corner of
Starr and Chestnut streets, at $5 50 per
cord. Telephone No. bo. ISMm
Gocd Results in Every Case.
D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer of
Chattanooga. Teun , writes that he was seri
ously afflicted with a severe cold that settled
on his lungs: had tried many remedies u ith
out benefit. Being induced to try Dr. King’s
New Discovery for Consumption, did so and
was entirely cured by use of a few bottles.
Since which time he Ims used it in his famil)
foi all Coughs and Colds with be«t results.
This Is the experience of thousands whose
lives have been saved by this Wonderful Dis
covery. Trial Bottles free at A. Di Di ng
Store. . 5
Special to Artists.
One of the finest establishment!* that San An
tonio, if not Texas, can boast ot is tin* Art
Gallery of C. H. Mueller, at 2U5 Commerce
street. He re can la* Inui artist's and draught
men's materials, of both domestic and Im
port4*«l kinds. Engravings, chromo* and
paintings an* on hand in an endless variety.
Picture frames, mouldings and materials for
fresco and sign painting in large varieties.
Chinn decorations and material lor wax flow
ers in a large assortment. Mr. Mueller re
ceives direct from factories large shipments of
paints, oils and other material in that line, as
well as window glass and tine domestic and Im
ported decorative wall paper are specialties in
nis establishment.
Hard Times.
While money is close, wng<f» and prices low,
expenses should is* cut down in every liouse
liold. Beonoiny, the watch word for Mot hers,
head off DoctorJdlls by always keeping in tin
house a bottle of Dr. Boaanko's Cough and
[Ainfi Syrup. Stops a Cough Instantly, re
lieves Consumption, cures Croup ami pain in
the Chest in one night. It is just the remedy
for hard times. Price ."ill cents and fl. Sam
ples free. Sold by H. L. Fowler. It. Cohn &
Co.. J. D. Devine, 8. Clavin 5
ln mind that Frank J. Beitel
keeps builders' hardware and lumber, at
the International and Great Northern
depot. 9-11-1 j.
San Antonio Daily Light.
JOSKE BROTHERS.
Otto Koehler, Sec. and Manager.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by A.
Driess. ]y
KirFor everything needed in the lum
ber line, call on F. J. Beitel, at Inter
national and Great Northern depot. Jy
—My llomceopathio department is
now complete, and I can now furnish
medicines of that school in any form to
either physicians or the public. A full
stock or pellets, sugar-of-milk powder
papers, vials, and all Homeopathic par
aphernalia always on hand. Harry L.
Fowler, 14 West Houston street. 1-7-tf
—“Tbe melancholy days have come?
The saddest of the year.”
To those suffering with indigestion, malaria,
dumb chills, impure blood, rheumatism, <lys
pepsia. torpid liver and night sweats, the
“inelanclioh days” are doubly sail. Brown's
Iron Tonic, eerta'n as death, will cure .von and
me of all these things. Prive. $1 per bottle.
For sale by Haglund A Co. 2
Horses. Mules and Wagons at Auction.
Every morning at 10 o'clock sharp, commenc
ing Wednesday. 23. Come, every
th dj : you an all Invited. On Military Plata,
in front of Southern Hotel.
B. M. WHAKTON.
For Hoarseness, Whooping Cough, Spasms
of the Wind-pi|M‘. known as crowing disease,
ami indeed for all pulmonary ailments most
common among the little people. MORLEY’S
TWO-BIT ( HI GH SYRI P is a certain cu re.
For sale by F. kalteyer & Mon.
Dried Fruits.
Evaporated peaches, plums, pears,
blackberries, a full line at bottom price?,
can be had at JOS Commerce street.
l-20-6t E. Abrahams.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26. 1886.
DIAMOND FRAUD.
The Arrest of a Chicago Swindler
this Morning.
Mr. Gratz comes from Chicago here, and
Wants to Settle and Buy a Good
Location. How he Succeeded.
For some days past, tbe portly figure
of a well-dressed gentleman might have
been seen standing outside the Menger
Hotel, leisurely smoking a cigar and
looking at the rings of smoke through
gold spectacles that surmounted bis de
cidedly Jewish nose. Thia gentlemen
was registered under the name of Mr.
A. N. Gratz, and he was accompanied
by his wife. He informed a I.taut re
porter last night that be was very much
taken w ith the Alamo City, and thought
lie would like to settle, mentioning, en
passant, that he had been negotiating
for the purchase of some property on
Garden street, but the price asked was
too high. “1 am quite content to gray
here.” said Mr. Gratz, “but my
wife is afraid of the small pox
and sol intend to go to Galveston.”
“Man proposes and God disposes. ”
This was exemplied in the case of Mr.
Gratz, he of file gold spectacles and
Jewish nose is now in jail, the strong
arm of the law having embraced him ere
be could leave the city for Galveston.
At 8 o'clock this morning Captain Sbnr
dein, sheriff Lewis and Mr. J. ('. Fraser,
one of Pinkerton's men, made the arrest
at the Menger Hotel. Joseph S. Gratz
has been in the jewelry business in < hi
cago. and by conspiracy obtained about
$20,000 worth of jewelry fiom three firm >,
viz: Charles Gratz, Wm. Smith & Co,
and Lewie Strausberg. Receiving the
goods he sold them to another firm for
$9OOO, the book-keeper of which firm
was also his book-keeper, ami who
helped him to accomplish hie end. Re
ceiving the money Mr. Gratz “skipped.”
not however before the matter had been
placed in i’inkerton’s hands, who is
employed by the Jewellers’ Association,
of New York. To Mr. J. C. Fraser(of
Pinkerton's) the case was committed,
and during Christmas and New
Year, which was shortly after the
fraud was committed. Mr. Fraser
worked on it. His mini managed to get
out from Chicago, but Fraser followed
him up until he located him in Flatonia.
Here he had to exercise great precaution
in order that Gratz should not be aware
of his proximity. He therefore a-sumed
the role of a railroad man. and when
Gratz left Flatonia for San Antonio Mr.
Eraser followed him, and by the assist
ance of the city and county officers, to
whom he is anxious to return thanks
for their courtesy, lie ran his man to
earth. As he had no papers, he made
an affidavit before Justice Crawford and
telegraphed for the warrant of arrest,
which will reach here to-night. Mr.
Fraser proposes to take bis prisoner
away to-morrow. There are other par
ties implicated in tlie affair, buttheir
arrest has not yet taken place. •
THE MARKETS.
Repoi'ted expressly for the I.mm l.y S. 8.
Floyd A Co.. 21 Soledad Street:
New York. January 26. ~ Cotton Spot,
steady: middling. V 3-t6e: sales 2H59 bales.
Futures steady; sales 46.409 bales, .humiuv,
944/0 9.15; February.9.lC-9.15: Jl«nb.!i:i ./.nA:
April, 9.35&9.:M; May, 9.RW9.47; .lime. 9..Wi
-957; July, 9.67 August. 9.74---9.76; Septem
lier, tLIMjILW; October, 9.:t7w,9.:;.i.
New York. January 26. — Stock Market —
Northwestern. IMP,; Delaware and taieks
wanna, St. Paul, 92 ( .
LiVEitroob, January 2r. -Cotton - Spots
dull: middlings, sd; Orleans. 5,d ; sales,
7600 bales; receipts, 29.990 bales. Futures,
steady; February-.March,4.59: March-April,4JZl.
Chicago, January 26.—Wheat, steady: Muy,
Corn steady; May ,40 M e. Pork steady:
May ll.O!*,. Lard steady; May 6.27',. Kweipts
—Wheat, 29,291 bushels.’ Corn. tsp.suo bushels.
Hogs, 60,009 head. Shipments—W heat, lOMMI
bushels. < orn, 25,000 bushels.
Kidnapped.
Mrs. Lucy L. Horan, a widow residing
at 513 Ruiz street, on Sunday evening
informed the police that her daughter,
Bridget, bad been kidnapped by a man
named Walker, and desired that the po
lice should arrest them both. The offi
cials referred her to a Justice of tne
Peace, and she went to Anton Adam the
next morning todo so, but she state I the
girl was 16 years of age. Justice Adam
referred her'to the County Judge. No
action has at present been' taken in the
matter. There does not appear to have
been much secrecy in the matter, as the
girl and her lover were seen nt Fest’s
Garden Sunday evening.
Crawford's Court.
In Justice Crawford’s court this morn
ing the only case disposed of was the
Erie Telephone and Telegraph Company
vs. Paul Grona. The case was dismissed
at the cost of plaintiff.
The suit of Salinas, a shepherd, against
D. & A. Oppenheimer, for $7, w ill be
taken up at 2 p. m. to-day.
Marriage Licenses.
County Clerk Thad Smith has granted
the following marriage licenses since
last report:
John M. Chase and Sailie P. Urey.
W. A. Fearel and Mrs. S. D. Maylield.
Selso Cordova and Manuela Garcia.
Juan Rodriguez and Rosa Piegra.
The Attraction Would Be Gone.
“My dear friend,” said a long-haired
countryman to the biographical expoun
der of a dime museum, “is that unfortu
nate being really a cannibal?” and he in
dicated a South sea islander from Cork
who was sitting on a divan.
‘•Yes, sir, that great living curiosity
was captured while in the act of roast
ing a Presbyterian missionary over a
slow fire.”
“Great heavens!” gasped the uoun
tryman, “can’t you convery him?”
“Convert him!” said the biographer
with disgust. “Do yous'pose the great
American public would pay 10 cents to
see a Christian?”—[Life.
Accepting the Situation.
“I can give you a cold bite,” said the
woman.
“Why not warm It up?” asked the
tramp.
“There ain’t anv woed sawed.”
“That so? Weil, give It tne cold.”—
[New York Sun.
—The only cigarettes which do not
stick to the lips are Opera Puffs.
Charity Bal
Bai iimohe, January 25.—The charity
ball held here to-niglit at the Academy
of Music was the most notable social
event of the season, and obtained espe
cial interest from the presence of Presi
dent Cleveland and the distinguished
party who came over from Washington.
The wealth and beauty of Baltimore
were out in full force, anil many dresies
were the handsomest ever displayed in
the city. The academy was elaborately
decorated and presented a brilliant ap
pearance, w hen, at about 10:30, the pre
sidential party put in an appearance.
I’he President was accompanied by
Colonel and Mrs. Lamont, Miss Endicott,
Miss Vitas. Mrs. Marshall Wilson, Miss
Wilson. Colonel Cassidy and Senator
and Mrs. Gorman. On their arrival the
procession was formed, headed by Pres
ident Cleveland and Mrs. Ridgely Good
win. and marched through the main en
trance into the ball room, of which a
circuit was made. The party was greet
ed witli cheers. President Cleveland
was escorted to the box of Charles D.
Fisher, where lie was introduced to
Mayor Hodges and numerous indies anil
gentlemen. Lunch was served in con
cert hall, and the distinguished guests
returned to Washington shortly after
midnight. The Dull was a brilliant suc
cess in every way, and a handsome sum
was realized, which will be devoted to
the Society for Protection of Children.
Dynamiters.
CiiMjAMi. <>., January 25 -An al
t inpt was made at 1 l:3uo'clock to-night
to destroy the house of Officer George E.
Conner, of the Cleveland police force, at
36 Chester street, with dynamite. Offi
cer Conner was not at home, his wife
and infant child being in bed at the
time. Mrs. Conner was awakened by
the loud report, and hastily arising she
went to tin* front part of the house and
discovered that Hie front door bad be< n
shattered and I lie porch blown away.
She saw a man on the opposite side of
the street, and called to biiq. but he
made no reply. She then procured a re
volver and discharged it in the air to at
tract the attention of the neighbors. As
sistance came at once, and it was found
that dynamite had been placed under
the stoop with the evident intention of
blowing up the house and its contents.
Connor is tlie officer who last Thursday
night shot and killed tlie notorious bur
glar and thief. George Foster. The po
lice believe tliat one of Foster's pula
planned the explosion tlirougli motives
of revenge. I lie person who placed the
dynamite, evidently did not know that
Connor was away from home, on duty.
The police are at work on the case, but
have no clues at present.
They Swing Him Up.
HknukrsOx. Ky., January 25.—This
morning a mob took Calvin Simpson,
the mulatto murderer of Mrs. Graves,
from jail at 1:30 o'clock and banged him
to a tree, half a mile from town, after
which they riddled the body Witli bul
lets. The mob told him to say his
prayers, which he did. They then
asked him what lie killed Mrs. Graves
for. lie replied that the Lord asked
him to do it. They then said. “Here
you go to the Lord,” and strung him tip.
They then retired and left him banging.
John as a Sapper.
The number of Chinese in New York
is too small compared to the white pop
ulation fur the drain to be noticeable,
but it will grow in volume until its ef
fect will be pla nly perceptible. They
have drained tlie Pacific ( oast for many
years from $30,000,000 $40,000,090 a year.
Tlie same money earned by white men
and invested in our industries would
have made California file richest State
in the Union in proportion to popula
tion. General Butler, who hastlfe repu
tation of being a tolerably clear-sightee
man. said w hen here that the surprisd
to him on this question was that Hie
State had stood this drain and still pros
pered. If it had not possessed much
greater than average resources the
Chinese would have sapped its vitality
years ago.—[San Francisco Call.
Germination of Grain.
I'he wonderful stories told of grain
which had been made to grow after hav
ing lain dormant for thousands of years
in the hands of miitamies do not seem to
have any foundation in fact. Mr. IL K.
Parks states tn the Journal of Science
that he has investigated all the cases he
can find and shows tliat there is not a
single authenticated instance of corn
found in a mummy having germinated.
Some of the seeds found in mummies
have grown, but as they produced
plants -oats, for instance—not known to
the Arabs of 3900 years ago. itseemsevi
dent that they were systematically put
in the hands of the mummies by tlie ava
ricious Arabs of modern drys.
In Reduced Circumstances.
Mrs. Brown—Good morning. Mrs.
Bergen. Where have your children
lately? I have not seen them.
Mrs. Bergen—No, poor dears, since
their falherdied I have had to let their
servant go. and so could not take care of
them. I sent them to the “Home for
the Friendless,” you know. 1 was so
sorry to let them go. but really I could
not help it. Poor little Fido needs all
my time, yon know, for lie Is not well.
—[Hambier.
A Strange Kind of Butter.
“I see that a Chicago landlord has
shot a boarder for joking about the but
ter,” remarked the Judge.
“That must have been a queer kind of
butter,” responded the Major.
“Why?”
“That it was not stwng enough to re
sent the insult iWelf.”— [Pitttburg
Chronicle.
Time to Leave.
“Why are you so verv shy?” he asked,
teaderly; “surely you are not afraid to
look me in the face?”
“No, George,” she replied, as om
inous sounds came from the room above,
“but just now I am looking the clock In
the face.”—[Puck.
To Be Sure.
“Say, waiter, this beefsteak looks as if
it bad betn hammered on an anvil.”
“Yes, sir, we buy It by the pound."—
[Boston Courier.
—Every first-class dealer sells Opera
Pulls cigarettes. Avoid injurious imi
tations.
DISTRICT COURT.
Prominent Citizen Gets Three Years
Cliff Cook Sentenced for Murder.
The celebrated case of the State versus
George Witte, an old and wealthy citi
zen of this city, charged witli theft of a
deed from County Clerk Thad Smith,
some months ago, was ti.ii- i *4 late last
night, the jury returning a verdict of
guilty late last night and fixing the pun
ishment at three years imprisonment in
the penitentiary. Witte was charged
with having obtained a forged deed to
some city property, in which he was in
terested, on his promise to return it in a
abort time, lie returned later mid
claimed to have Kist it. This was
regarded as a very loose ex
planation. and the grand jury found
an indictment against him. I'he testi
mony yesterday was of n very damaging
character to Witte, and the verdict of
the jury excited no surprise. Although
many peofile conversant witli the case
claim it can be reversed by tlie court of
appeals, on tlie ground that the indict
ment was for theft instead of embezzle
ment, which would have more properlv
covered the case. Witte is a very
wealthy man in cash and real estate,
and will now. no doubt, tight the case
harder than ever.
I lie first case on Hie docket this morn
ing was the State against Doc Fitzpat
rick, charged with having forged a time
check on a railway paymaster. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
two years imprisonment in the peniten
tiary.
The < lilt'Cook motion for a newt trial
was then made by tlie convicted man’s
attorneys. Judge Nooaan over-ruled
tlie motion, and the defense then gave
formal notice of appeal. Judge Noonan
then sentenced Cook to his life impris
onment. and lie was returned to jail.
Duncan Urquart is now on trial tor
embezzlement of money, but this case
will likely be ended to-day.
Tlie witnesses in tile Schwartz-Wal
lace embroglio were in court this morn
ing, but tlie case was not reached on the
docket.
Ilie foliowin* new cases Lave been
tiled with Ilie clerk :
J. Mcßryde vs. E. Y . Leale, applica
tion for habeas corpus for ids two minor
children.
Mary Shelian vs. -lune < laney. suit tor
partition.
I. I*. Simpson vs. I. 11. Pierce and J.
it. Coward, suit on notes and to fore
close lien.
T. T. Teel, vs. I. W. Hannig, suit for
garnishment.
Martin & Scbryver vs. W. T Mecb
ling, et al., debt and to foreclose lien.
I’he jury commissioners, Messrs. L. S.
Berg. Sam Bell and Jolin Dobbin, were
in session this morning, selecting jurors
for the next term of this cout.
In the Committees.
Wa-ihmiiov, January 25.—The House
Committee on Pensions to-day added an
amendment to tlie Mexican pension bill
introduced in tlie House by Wolford,
and directed report of the bill to the
House as agreed upon in the Committee.
The bill authorizes the Secretary of tlie
Interior to place on the pension rolls, nt
the rate of $8 per month, the names of
all surviving officers, soldiers and sailors
who served in the Mexican war for any
period during the years of 1845, 1846,
1.817 and 1848, or their surviving widows.
No soldier whose political disabilities
have not been removed shall be entitled
to benefits of this act.
The House Committee on Labor to-day
appointed Messrs. Crain. Lawler and
Buchanan, a sub-Committee to draft a
bill amending the eight-hour law. so ns
to provide that eight hours shall consti
tute a day’s work for man employed by
contract, or in government work.
The members of the Labor Committee
say that as a result of the conference be
tween the sub-Committees of the Com
mittees on Agriculture and Labor, a bill
will be reported by the former Commit
tee. making the Commissioner of Agri
culture a cabinet officer, and providing
that the department shall be known ns
the Department of Agriculture and
Labor.
Can Whip the Turks.
London, January 25.—The Greek min
ister in an interview to-day, respect
ing the warlike news published tills
morning from Athens, said the Greek
king, the government and tbs people
will fight to the bitter end before they
will allow Bulgaria to absorb 1,000,000
people belonging to the Gyeek race,
which she will certainly do if the
union of Bulgaria and Eastern Roume
ita is recognized. Greece is fully en
titled to the whole of Epirus. England
is interfering with the rights and liber
ties of Greece. “I am confident that the
Greeks can whip the Turks at sea as on
the land of Greece. The moment war
is declared, Macedonia and Albania wifi
be set in flames, thus cutting ofl the
land communication of the Turks and
attacks on the seaports.”
Brought Back.
Sax Francisco, January 25.—Calvin
Pratt, who fraudulently obtained over
$12,000 by means of forgeries on the Pa
cific bank of this city, and fled to Ja
pan, lias been returned here in charge of
Detective Coffee, on the steamer city of
New York, which arrived to-day. Pratt,
in a conversation last evening, at the
city prison, where he is now confined,
admitted that Pratt is his real name,
and when addressed by it be did not
cantradict his interrogator. Associa
ted Press Yokohama advices say that
in his final examination before the
Japanese procureuer at Yokokama. be
fore he was giren Into custody of the
American officer who came for him,
Pratt protested to the last that his name
was Philip Sohivillynd, and denied all
knowledge of the crime of which he was
accused. No money was recovered.
Cleared.
Tacoma, W. T., January 25.—Intelli
gence was received here last evening
that the jury in the trial of 15 prominent
citizens and officers of Seattle, indicted
under that so-called Kuklux act, had
brought in a verdict of not guilty, after
having been out 10 minutes. Thousands
of people had gathered in front of the
court house, and, notwithstanding the
cold weather, kept their places until the
shouts from the interior conveved to
them the result. In anticipation'of the
event, a public meeting was called for
last evening, i’he town was wild with
enthusiasm.
Mr. P. J. Moss, on Prospect Hill,' rr
quests the Light to say that the small
pox cases are not located on Prospect
Hill, but farther southwest.
They Took Seats.
Iwo young Detroiters, who are ac
quainted with a country school-master
having a school about 12 miles from the
city, says the Detroit Free Prsss, were
invited out to a spelling-school a few
nights since, and they took a horse and
buggy anil drove out. There was a
large gathering of farmers, and an ex
citing contest was looked for. Just pre
vious to the beginning of the exercises a
young fellow, whose jhead would have
bumped a six-foot mark, and whose
weight was about 160 pounds, called one
of the Detroiters aside and asked :
“Are von two fellers going to spell ?”
"I guess so.”
"Purty good at it?”
• I think we cun down you all.*’
■You do, eli? Now. yon look a-berel
I've come here to-night to spell this
school down. My gal is here to see me
do it. 1 hain’t no objections to your
spellin'along till we come to the word
•catarrh.' but after that you can't drop i
down any too soon ! If either oue of you ‘
chaps beat me you'd better have the
wings of a dove to fly out o' this, for I'll
gin ye both the all-liredeßt licking two
dudes ever got!”
They stood up with him until all tlie
others were down, and then nt u look of
deepest meaning both missed and left
him victor. When lie had carried away
the lienors lie came around and said:
•Much obleeged. ami 1 hope you don't
feel hurt. Shouldn't have cared about
it, but Susan had tier heart sot on it.and
Susan's got eighty acres of land and a
drove of sheep."
T«o of I? Good Men and True.
A lawsuit over a band of turkeys was
tried before a justice rind jury in Wil
liams, ( alusa county, one day last week.
I’he lawyers submitted the case without
argument, but not so the jurors. A
great rumpus was heard in their rooms,
tables being overturned and chairs fly
ing in every direction. When the con
stable opened the door he found one
juror on tlie floor and another holding
liim down and beating his head. They
were arguing the case.—Alta California.
A Question of Quantity.
•Some folks say I'm conceited," re
marked young Popinjay tlie other day,
"but I'm not. I don’t believe In hiding
what talent I've got under a bushel,
that's all."
• Tlint’s where you’re right, young
num,” exclaimed a bystander, approv
ingly. “I wouldn't waste a bushel on It
if I were you. A small-sized pint mea
sure would be amply sufficient."—Som
erville Journal.
A Tarne Affair.
First Detective —How were things up
at Hie Murray Hill ball, last night?
Second Detective—Slow; I only caught
one gent stealin’ diamonds, an' they
compromised the matter on account of
Ilia family.—New York Sun.
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Boarding House Diplomacy.
“Who i, that handsome young woman
that Bometimes waits.on the tables?”
asked a new boarder. “Ib she the land
lady s daughter?”
“You mean the lady just coming in
with the syrup jug?”
“Yes; she is very pretty, ain’t she?
The daughter of the house, 1 presume?
"Why. no; that's ;the boarding mis
bhs herself.”;
The new boarder's inquiry and bis
flattering comments on her personal
appearance, soon reached the ears of
the landlady, and now that boarder eats
tenderloin and has the airiest and
sunniest room in the house.—Boston
Courier.
A Young Mans Narrow Escape.
A week ago a young miss not a thou
sand miles from Kingston City, received
an ofl'er of marriage from a suitor who
did not stand high In the eyes of her
father. Tlie proposal was laid before
the parent, who, without hesitation, of
fered his daughter a sealskin eacque if
she would return a negative reply to the
young man's request. The Becbnd bld
was accepted and yesterday she ap
peared on the streets in the inuch cov
eted sealskin. The young man has re
ceived many congratulations on bis nar
row escape from a dreadful fate.—
| Kingston Leader.
Guarded the Sheep With Care.
The agent of a New Mexico ranchman
paid his semi-annual visit to a distant
grazing ground only to find the sheep
herder dead and the sheep quietly feed
ing in a fertile canyon nenr by, Jealous
ly guarded by his dog. In tlie rear of
the corral, into which the sheep were
driven every night, lay the bleaching
skeletons of a dozen or more sheep. As
tonished at the sagacity of the dog, the
ranchman secreted himself and waited
until night. As tbe sun began to sink
the sheep < ame trooping In, with the
dog in the rear. They crowded into tbe
corral through a narrow opening, and as
the last one pushed forward tbe dog
seized and killed him, and dragged the
lifeless body to the rear of the corral,
where he made a comfortable supper ofl
a portion of the carcass, leaving the bal
ance for future meals. He had been do
ing this ever since tbe death of his mas
ter. and would probably have continued
his guardianship over the flock until be
died.—[New York Sun.
An Apiary Without Apes.
"Oh, mamma, you’d be surprised to
know bow dumb Bessie Barton is. She
took me into what she said was the
apiary. What do you think I saw there?”
"I don't Know, dear.”
• Why, nothing but a lof of beehives.
There were no apes there, not even a
monkey.— [ Philadelphia Call.
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