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VOL. 1 WACO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1889. NO. 163. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DIVIDEND SALE oooooooooooooooooooooo ooaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo SOME EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS X 1ST -:-FINE SHOES.-:- GENTS’ SHOES. We are closing out several makes and offer same at very Low Prices. Best French Calf, Lace, Button and Congress in French and London toe, Best Hand-sewed, reduced from $7.50 to $6.05 a pair. Hand-sewed Kangaro and French Calf Congress Shoes, reduced from $7.00 to $5.45 a pair. Cordovan French Too Congress, Hand-sewed, reduced from $6.00 to $4.10 a pair. Hand-sewed London Toe Bals, Best French Calf, reduced from $6.0Q to $4.55 a pair. Best French Calf,Patent Leather Dress Shoes, in Congress and Bals, re-duoed from $6 00 to $4.00 a pair. Our entire stock of L. Boyden’s regu-lar $5.00 Shoes are reduced to $3.50 a pair for this sale. They include the Best $5.00 Shoe ever sold, and are a Great Bargain. New Orleans Box Toe Congress, Crimped Vamps, reduced from $6.00 to $3.70 a pair. BOYS’ SHOES. Boys’ Best Calf London Toe Bals, a Splendid School Shoe, reduced from $2.50 to $1.90 a pair. Boys’ French Calf London Toe Lace Shoes, reduced from $3.50 to $2.45. A Big Drive in Boys’ Bal, Button and Congress Shoes, reduced from $1.75 to $1.20 a pair Youths’ Dress Shoes in French Calf, reduced from $2.50 to $1.85 a pair. FELT SHOES AND SLIPPERS BELOW < COST. Dx> Men’s Felt Slippers reduced from $1.85 to $1.35. Men’s Felt Slippers reduced from $2.25 to $1.65. Men’s Felt Tourists reduced from $1 to 70 cents. Men’s Felt Slippers reduced from $1 to 65 cents. Men’s Wool-lined, Leather Sole Slip-pers, reduced from $1.75 to $1.10 a pair. One Lot of Medicated Flannel-lined Shoes, Leather Soles. People with Rheumatism should wear them. Extra sizes for swollen feet, reduced from $2.25 to $1.35 a pair. SHOES HA YE NEVER BEEN OE-FERED AT SUCH PRICES AS WE ARE SELLING THEM AT DTJR-ING THIS SAT^E. EARLY PURCHASERS WILL GET THE BENEFIT OF BEST ASSORTMENT. «1 EVERY DEPARTMENT IN OUR > LARGE ESTABLISHMENT Is now prepared for this Great Sale and Reduced Prices rule throughout. Be sure and get some of the Bargains offered in this EAT ooooooooooooooooouoooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooosoooooooo SANGER-:-BROTHERS. Order your groceries, grain, feed, wood and coal from Geo. W. McLaugh-lin. Satisfaction guaranteed. Wood and coal from 5 cents to a car load at Geo. W. McLaughlin’s. Buy feed at Duvall’s 309. Franklin Go to W. D. Jackson and get a pho-tograph of yourseli and children. * 40,000 first-class cigars at I. C. Meek’s Commission and Auction House 318 Austin street. Leave orders for coal and wood with McLaughlin. JL RETAIL DEPARTMENT Our Sales prove that Moderate Prices will eventually bring trade, and we propose keeping the prices down to the lowest limit. This week you who are in need of a good Suit of Clothes can save from’ $2.50 to $10 on a Suit by visiting ^ our Clothing Department A Good Suit for $5.00, A Better Suit tor $7-50. An all-wool Stylish Suit for $10 that’s worth $15 Just Examine our line of Slylish Garments at $12.50. $15.50, $18.50, and $20. This Stock is entirely too large, and we must reduce same, no mat-ter what this Sacrifice may be. We are showing the most ele-gant line of TROWSERS ever brought to this city. Lessing, Solomon & Rosenthal, Gor. 5th and Austin Streets. We are still selling the best 40 Cent Kid Gloves. We are still selling the best 60c. Kid Gloves. We are still selling the best 90c. KID GLOVES. We are still selling the best 10c. Hose. We are still selling the best 12 l-2c. Hose. We are still selling the best 20c. Hose. We are still selling the remainder of our Cloaks and Wraps at Sixty Cents On the Dollar. In fact, we are still Selling and will Continue to sell our goods at the Lowest Prices, Which will always he found just a little Lower Than Other Houses. Lessing, Solomon & Rosenthal, Cor. 5th and Austin Streets. ?- F. JONES. w. jrones. JONES: BROTHERS. REA ji™ L ATE AGENTS, WACO, TEXAS, BTJY A3ST3D SELL ALL IK LINT IDS OB’ REAL ESTATE. Killing at Dallas Yesterday. Dallas, Jan. 19.—This mornibg at 10:30 o’clock as M. J. Bradley, the well known base hall catcher, was com-ing up Maine street from the Windsor hotel to Swope & Mangold’s, he was shot down like a dog by Tom Angns, a hack driver, who followed him and fired in his hack inflicting a wound which produced almost instant death. At the first shot Bradley turned and ran toward the Cabinet saloon and he fell dead just as he reached the side-walk, almost in front of the door. An. gus was immediately arrested and put in jail. There were numbers of peo-pie who saw the shooting, and all pro-nounced the affair a red-handed mur-der. It is said that Bradley was warn-ed of Angus’ intention this morning, but he evidently anticipated no trou-ble, as he was totally unarmed. No conversation took .place at allj the as-sailant simply drew his 45 calibre pis-tol and fired into his victim’s back. Bradley csfme to Texas last spring with the Joplin ball team, which in Texas league represented the city of Austin. He, with Red Ehret, constituaed the star battery of the league. He was released by Austin last summer and toward the close of the season signed with Dallas. Some days ago he signed with St. Joe for the season of 1889, and his intention was to proceed there as soon as his trial ended. His home is in Oil City, Pa., where his parents still live, and they have been notified by wire of his unfortunate death. The affair produced a profound sensation in this city and will be a surprise to the base ball circles of the country in which he was well known. The Pistol Bill. Austin, Tex., Jan. 16.-—Interest centered in the senate this mornnig. The hill to annul the pistol law, leav-ing it in the discretion of the jury whether the ‘'totter” of a deadly weap-on should be fined or imprisoned or both, was up for discussion, and some verj; lively speeches were made there-on. A particularly sharp discussion occurred between Senators Burgess and Simpkins on the question of personal liberty, a discussion from which both emerged entirely unhurt and in per-fectly good humor. Burgess wants the law amended and Simkins wants it left alone. Senator Atlee made a strong argument in favor of an amendment, and Cranford, the brilliant young sena-tor from Hopkins, delivered a ringing speech in favor of the law as it is now. Captured Attain Sherman, Jan. 16—Deputy Sheriff Whitesides of this county arrived in the city this afternoon with James Smith whom he brought from Salem, 111., under a requisition from Governor Boss of this state. Smith is charged with committing an outrageous assault upon a little girl eleven years old in this county during last summer. He was tried in the district court in this city during last fall, resulting in a mistrial,standing elveven for conviction and one for acquittal. He was releas-ed on a bond of $750 and shortly after flew the country, and was captured in Illinois, through the co-operation of the officers and detectives of that state and those of this state. He will be held in jail for trial at the March term of the district court. On Farm and Wild Lands on Long Time, at Low Rates of Interest, All Business will have Prompt Attention. - Mayfield - THE PAWNBROKER Will cast) your Lottery tickets. Will lend yuo Money on your Diamonds, Watches or Jewelry. A fine line of Unredemmed PLEDGES For Sale at a GREAT BARGAIN. For good meals go to the Silver) Call for Locorine to cure bruises and Moon. • sprains at J. E. Sears, 425 Austin For meals go to Joe Lehmahn. * street. A Featliered Mugwump. Mr. Henry C. Hamilton, one of the most truthful men in Georgia, tells of a great curiosity which Bob Kenyon, an old negro man, is raising on Mr. "Hamil-ton’s place in Dalton. The object may be described as a fowl mugwump. It is half duck and half chicken, its father being a duck and its mother a hen. The mugwump is about the size of a frying size chicken. It is of the femi-nine gender. The head and breast are built like a hen, and the back, tail and legs are formed like those of a duck. But, strange to say, the creature is not webfooted. The fowl mugwump cackles like a lieu, and in walking wabbles like a duck. Hr. Hamilton says that he was in Dalton Sunday and spent an hour looking at the freak. He says that it is the funniestjthing he ever saw in a barn-yard.-*- Atlanta Constitution. Kiddle’s cheap \or cash me^t market, south side of the square, is doing a rushing business. Riddle is always first in his line, selling the richest, the fattest and juicest of meat at bottom rock prices. His customers follow him and one who trades with him once he-comes a regular customer. You can buy fine porter house steak at Riddle's at 10 cents per pound, and all other meat in proportion. Take your basket around there. The wise man, who wants his money’s worth in every thing he buys, goes to D. H. Spencer to buy a piano or organ. Spencer sells good goods at reasonable prices and on easy terms. Dr. P. R. Heugst, physician a*id surgeor. Headquarters at William- %on’s drug store. J An Epicure. Unto a little nigger, A-swimming in the Nile, Appeared, quite unexpectedly, A hungry crocodile. Who, with that chill politeness That makes the warm blood freeze, Remarked: “I'll take some dark moat Without dressing, if you please I” -Life How He Smoked Father’s Cigars. H. N. Willey, one of the clerks of the -— -----hotel,' has given up smoking—for a time. This he is doing of his own free will and ac-cord and without a particle of outside influ-ence* being brought to bear. An old time schoolmate was in the city a few days ago, and as they and some other friends were chatting Willey’s chum offered him a cigar, and appeared very much surprised when in-formed that he had quit the habit. “Well, I never imagined you would give up smoking,” said he, “for more persistent beginner never liver! I must tell you fellows about the time Willey’s father first caught him in the * act. Henry, here, was coming down the street in the village where we used to live with a big cigar stuck in his mouth and making a regular steam engine of himself with the smoke rolling back of him in clouds, when on turning a corner he sud-denly ran against his father. The pater gave him one sharp look, but passed on, saying nothing. That evening at homo and after supper the father invited Henry out into the kitchen. The boy was not as hardened as he is now, and it must bo confessed he followed the old gentleman in' no little trepida-tion, knowing not what to expect. When they arrived there the father’s movements were still more mystifying, for ho pro-ceeded to build a rousing hot fire in the stove and carefully closed all the windows and doors, effectually preventing any cool air from entering and any of the heat that was beginning to belch from the large cooking stove from escaping. ‘Take a seat, Henry,’ said the father, ‘and let’s be sociable; I noticed today that you were smoking; I did not know you had acquired the habit, but, as you have, take one of my cigars,’ and he handed out a large, black looking torch, apparently strong enough to make an old salt weaken. Henry took it and began puSing away, talking pleasantly to his father the while. W hen he had finished it the old gen-tleman gave him another, and this, too, quickly vanished. The third was produced, and as Henry lighted it his father began to look worried, which feeling increased as the weed gradually burned to a stub. As Henry threw it in the fire his father got up, and, wiping the perspiration from his face, said, wealdy: ‘Well, Henry, I guess I’ll go.’ ‘What, so soon?’ said the young imp as well as he could without laughing outright. ‘Well, if you must, good night, but l wish you would leave another cigar; I should like to enjoy myself by this nice fire a while longer.’ Henry’s father tells the story himself, so it must be true.”—Chicago Herald. Keeping His Children Honest.* “Madame,” said a seedy looking individual to tbo lady of the houso where he had called, on Oak Grove street. “Madame, I only ask a pittance. I am not hungry, and if you were tojjivo me employment at your woodpile, it would only delay me in a scheme I have out-lined whereby I can inako an honest living for myself and little ones. I ask simply for $1 to help along my enterprise." “Have you a family in destitute circum-stances?” asked the lady, with pity in her face. “I have,” was the reply. “I havo eight children who I am trying to bring up to lead honest lives. I cannot bear to think that one of them should be driven to do a dishonest act.” “Will this help you?” said the lady, with tears in her voice, at the same time handing him a dollar. “It would, indeed,” was the reply. “It will help mo carry out my enterprise during these warm, autumn days.” “What is your enterprise, my good man?”- asked the lady. “I’m going to buy a boat, madarno, with which I shall be able to steal wood enough from Hennepin Island not only to keep my family warm this winter, but have some to sell. My children shall not be driven to acts of dishonesty through their father’s poverty. Madame, may heaven bless you for this con-tribution.— Minneapolis Tribune. The Plan Failed. “Now, here’s the plan,” said one tramp to another, as they leaned against a fence on Sproat street the other day. “You see that brown house?” “Ido." “It has a for sale sign on it.” “Yes.” “Go and ring the bell and tell the woman you want to buy the houso for, say $5,000. She’ll bo glad to seo you. In looking about just mention incidentally that if she has any old clothes to spare you are making up a box for tho African heathen. It’s a big scheme and must work.” Tho other went over and rang the bell, and the door opened and he disappeared. He soon appeared to view again, however, and. with that sort of movement which comes to a man when kicked. “Well, what’s the matter?” asked tho other. “No go.” “Did you see tho woman and offer her $5,000?” “No. I saw the man and found that the place had been sold for $9,000! It’s no use, Jim. Wo hain’t worth shucks on finance. We’ve got to go back to the destitute family racket.”—Detroit Free Press. How Scarborough Got In. A good story has just crept into daylight, of which W. W. Scarborough is the hero. Years ago ho went abroad, and among other cities visited was Florence, then the capital of Italy. While ho was there one of the great fetes in the gardens was in progress. Mr. Scarborough was very anxious to attend, but was told by the secretary that nobody but big officials were allowed to witness the festivities. At once the eminent Cincinnatian straightened out his towering form and, ad-dressing the Italian in Spanish, not being conversant in ffis native tongue, said: “1 am president of tho Company Gas and Madison Turnpike. ’’ This announcement was received with a most profound bow, and the distin-guished guest received tho needed admission papers. Afterward, in rehearsing the story, Mr. Scarborough said that tho gentleman ap-peared to be completely overwhelmed, espc-cially by the latter official dignitary replying: “Either, signor, will be sufficient.”—Cincin-nati Enquirer.
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ID | tx-waco-nwp-wen_1889-01-17 |
Title | Waco Evening News (Waco, Texas) Vol. 1 No. 163, Thursday, January 17, 1889 |
Date | 1889-01-17 |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 163 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Publisher | Hill & White |
Language | English |
Rights | http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights |
Resource Type | Text |
Format | Newspaper, 4 pages |
Collection Name | Baylor University - The Texas Collection - Historic Waco Newspapers |
Uniform Title | Waco Evening News (Waco, Texas) |
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Title | tx-waco-nwp-wen_1889-01-17_01 |
OCR - Transcript | VOL. 1 WACO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1889. NO. 163. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DIVIDEND SALE oooooooooooooooooooooo ooaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo SOME EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS X 1ST -:-FINE SHOES.-:- GENTS’ SHOES. We are closing out several makes and offer same at very Low Prices. Best French Calf, Lace, Button and Congress in French and London toe, Best Hand-sewed, reduced from $7.50 to $6.05 a pair. Hand-sewed Kangaro and French Calf Congress Shoes, reduced from $7.00 to $5.45 a pair. Cordovan French Too Congress, Hand-sewed, reduced from $6.00 to $4.10 a pair. Hand-sewed London Toe Bals, Best French Calf, reduced from $6.0Q to $4.55 a pair. Best French Calf,Patent Leather Dress Shoes, in Congress and Bals, re-duoed from $6 00 to $4.00 a pair. Our entire stock of L. Boyden’s regu-lar $5.00 Shoes are reduced to $3.50 a pair for this sale. They include the Best $5.00 Shoe ever sold, and are a Great Bargain. New Orleans Box Toe Congress, Crimped Vamps, reduced from $6.00 to $3.70 a pair. BOYS’ SHOES. Boys’ Best Calf London Toe Bals, a Splendid School Shoe, reduced from $2.50 to $1.90 a pair. Boys’ French Calf London Toe Lace Shoes, reduced from $3.50 to $2.45. A Big Drive in Boys’ Bal, Button and Congress Shoes, reduced from $1.75 to $1.20 a pair Youths’ Dress Shoes in French Calf, reduced from $2.50 to $1.85 a pair. FELT SHOES AND SLIPPERS BELOW < COST. Dx> Men’s Felt Slippers reduced from $1.85 to $1.35. Men’s Felt Slippers reduced from $2.25 to $1.65. Men’s Felt Tourists reduced from $1 to 70 cents. Men’s Felt Slippers reduced from $1 to 65 cents. Men’s Wool-lined, Leather Sole Slip-pers, reduced from $1.75 to $1.10 a pair. One Lot of Medicated Flannel-lined Shoes, Leather Soles. People with Rheumatism should wear them. Extra sizes for swollen feet, reduced from $2.25 to $1.35 a pair. SHOES HA YE NEVER BEEN OE-FERED AT SUCH PRICES AS WE ARE SELLING THEM AT DTJR-ING THIS SAT^E. EARLY PURCHASERS WILL GET THE BENEFIT OF BEST ASSORTMENT. «1 EVERY DEPARTMENT IN OUR > LARGE ESTABLISHMENT Is now prepared for this Great Sale and Reduced Prices rule throughout. Be sure and get some of the Bargains offered in this EAT ooooooooooooooooouoooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooosoooooooo SANGER-:-BROTHERS. Order your groceries, grain, feed, wood and coal from Geo. W. McLaugh-lin. Satisfaction guaranteed. Wood and coal from 5 cents to a car load at Geo. W. McLaughlin’s. Buy feed at Duvall’s 309. Franklin Go to W. D. Jackson and get a pho-tograph of yourseli and children. * 40,000 first-class cigars at I. C. Meek’s Commission and Auction House 318 Austin street. Leave orders for coal and wood with McLaughlin. JL RETAIL DEPARTMENT Our Sales prove that Moderate Prices will eventually bring trade, and we propose keeping the prices down to the lowest limit. This week you who are in need of a good Suit of Clothes can save from’ $2.50 to $10 on a Suit by visiting ^ our Clothing Department A Good Suit for $5.00, A Better Suit tor $7-50. An all-wool Stylish Suit for $10 that’s worth $15 Just Examine our line of Slylish Garments at $12.50. $15.50, $18.50, and $20. This Stock is entirely too large, and we must reduce same, no mat-ter what this Sacrifice may be. We are showing the most ele-gant line of TROWSERS ever brought to this city. Lessing, Solomon & Rosenthal, Gor. 5th and Austin Streets. We are still selling the best 40 Cent Kid Gloves. We are still selling the best 60c. Kid Gloves. We are still selling the best 90c. KID GLOVES. We are still selling the best 10c. Hose. We are still selling the best 12 l-2c. Hose. We are still selling the best 20c. Hose. We are still selling the remainder of our Cloaks and Wraps at Sixty Cents On the Dollar. In fact, we are still Selling and will Continue to sell our goods at the Lowest Prices, Which will always he found just a little Lower Than Other Houses. Lessing, Solomon & Rosenthal, Cor. 5th and Austin Streets. ?- F. JONES. w. jrones. JONES: BROTHERS. REA ji™ L ATE AGENTS, WACO, TEXAS, BTJY A3ST3D SELL ALL IK LINT IDS OB’ REAL ESTATE. Killing at Dallas Yesterday. Dallas, Jan. 19.—This mornibg at 10:30 o’clock as M. J. Bradley, the well known base hall catcher, was com-ing up Maine street from the Windsor hotel to Swope & Mangold’s, he was shot down like a dog by Tom Angns, a hack driver, who followed him and fired in his hack inflicting a wound which produced almost instant death. At the first shot Bradley turned and ran toward the Cabinet saloon and he fell dead just as he reached the side-walk, almost in front of the door. An. gus was immediately arrested and put in jail. There were numbers of peo-pie who saw the shooting, and all pro-nounced the affair a red-handed mur-der. It is said that Bradley was warn-ed of Angus’ intention this morning, but he evidently anticipated no trou-ble, as he was totally unarmed. No conversation took .place at allj the as-sailant simply drew his 45 calibre pis-tol and fired into his victim’s back. Bradley csfme to Texas last spring with the Joplin ball team, which in Texas league represented the city of Austin. He, with Red Ehret, constituaed the star battery of the league. He was released by Austin last summer and toward the close of the season signed with Dallas. Some days ago he signed with St. Joe for the season of 1889, and his intention was to proceed there as soon as his trial ended. His home is in Oil City, Pa., where his parents still live, and they have been notified by wire of his unfortunate death. The affair produced a profound sensation in this city and will be a surprise to the base ball circles of the country in which he was well known. The Pistol Bill. Austin, Tex., Jan. 16.-—Interest centered in the senate this mornnig. The hill to annul the pistol law, leav-ing it in the discretion of the jury whether the ‘'totter” of a deadly weap-on should be fined or imprisoned or both, was up for discussion, and some verj; lively speeches were made there-on. A particularly sharp discussion occurred between Senators Burgess and Simpkins on the question of personal liberty, a discussion from which both emerged entirely unhurt and in per-fectly good humor. Burgess wants the law amended and Simkins wants it left alone. Senator Atlee made a strong argument in favor of an amendment, and Cranford, the brilliant young sena-tor from Hopkins, delivered a ringing speech in favor of the law as it is now. Captured Attain Sherman, Jan. 16—Deputy Sheriff Whitesides of this county arrived in the city this afternoon with James Smith whom he brought from Salem, 111., under a requisition from Governor Boss of this state. Smith is charged with committing an outrageous assault upon a little girl eleven years old in this county during last summer. He was tried in the district court in this city during last fall, resulting in a mistrial,standing elveven for conviction and one for acquittal. He was releas-ed on a bond of $750 and shortly after flew the country, and was captured in Illinois, through the co-operation of the officers and detectives of that state and those of this state. He will be held in jail for trial at the March term of the district court. On Farm and Wild Lands on Long Time, at Low Rates of Interest, All Business will have Prompt Attention. - Mayfield - THE PAWNBROKER Will cast) your Lottery tickets. Will lend yuo Money on your Diamonds, Watches or Jewelry. A fine line of Unredemmed PLEDGES For Sale at a GREAT BARGAIN. For good meals go to the Silver) Call for Locorine to cure bruises and Moon. • sprains at J. E. Sears, 425 Austin For meals go to Joe Lehmahn. * street. A Featliered Mugwump. Mr. Henry C. Hamilton, one of the most truthful men in Georgia, tells of a great curiosity which Bob Kenyon, an old negro man, is raising on Mr. "Hamil-ton’s place in Dalton. The object may be described as a fowl mugwump. It is half duck and half chicken, its father being a duck and its mother a hen. The mugwump is about the size of a frying size chicken. It is of the femi-nine gender. The head and breast are built like a hen, and the back, tail and legs are formed like those of a duck. But, strange to say, the creature is not webfooted. The fowl mugwump cackles like a lieu, and in walking wabbles like a duck. Hr. Hamilton says that he was in Dalton Sunday and spent an hour looking at the freak. He says that it is the funniestjthing he ever saw in a barn-yard.-*- Atlanta Constitution. Kiddle’s cheap \or cash me^t market, south side of the square, is doing a rushing business. Riddle is always first in his line, selling the richest, the fattest and juicest of meat at bottom rock prices. His customers follow him and one who trades with him once he-comes a regular customer. You can buy fine porter house steak at Riddle's at 10 cents per pound, and all other meat in proportion. Take your basket around there. The wise man, who wants his money’s worth in every thing he buys, goes to D. H. Spencer to buy a piano or organ. Spencer sells good goods at reasonable prices and on easy terms. Dr. P. R. Heugst, physician a*id surgeor. Headquarters at William- %on’s drug store. J An Epicure. Unto a little nigger, A-swimming in the Nile, Appeared, quite unexpectedly, A hungry crocodile. Who, with that chill politeness That makes the warm blood freeze, Remarked: “I'll take some dark moat Without dressing, if you please I” -Life How He Smoked Father’s Cigars. H. N. Willey, one of the clerks of the -— -----hotel,' has given up smoking—for a time. This he is doing of his own free will and ac-cord and without a particle of outside influ-ence* being brought to bear. An old time schoolmate was in the city a few days ago, and as they and some other friends were chatting Willey’s chum offered him a cigar, and appeared very much surprised when in-formed that he had quit the habit. “Well, I never imagined you would give up smoking,” said he, “for more persistent beginner never liver! I must tell you fellows about the time Willey’s father first caught him in the * act. Henry, here, was coming down the street in the village where we used to live with a big cigar stuck in his mouth and making a regular steam engine of himself with the smoke rolling back of him in clouds, when on turning a corner he sud-denly ran against his father. The pater gave him one sharp look, but passed on, saying nothing. That evening at homo and after supper the father invited Henry out into the kitchen. The boy was not as hardened as he is now, and it must bo confessed he followed the old gentleman in' no little trepida-tion, knowing not what to expect. When they arrived there the father’s movements were still more mystifying, for ho pro-ceeded to build a rousing hot fire in the stove and carefully closed all the windows and doors, effectually preventing any cool air from entering and any of the heat that was beginning to belch from the large cooking stove from escaping. ‘Take a seat, Henry,’ said the father, ‘and let’s be sociable; I noticed today that you were smoking; I did not know you had acquired the habit, but, as you have, take one of my cigars,’ and he handed out a large, black looking torch, apparently strong enough to make an old salt weaken. Henry took it and began puSing away, talking pleasantly to his father the while. W hen he had finished it the old gen-tleman gave him another, and this, too, quickly vanished. The third was produced, and as Henry lighted it his father began to look worried, which feeling increased as the weed gradually burned to a stub. As Henry threw it in the fire his father got up, and, wiping the perspiration from his face, said, wealdy: ‘Well, Henry, I guess I’ll go.’ ‘What, so soon?’ said the young imp as well as he could without laughing outright. ‘Well, if you must, good night, but l wish you would leave another cigar; I should like to enjoy myself by this nice fire a while longer.’ Henry’s father tells the story himself, so it must be true.”—Chicago Herald. Keeping His Children Honest.* “Madame,” said a seedy looking individual to tbo lady of the houso where he had called, on Oak Grove street. “Madame, I only ask a pittance. I am not hungry, and if you were tojjivo me employment at your woodpile, it would only delay me in a scheme I have out-lined whereby I can inako an honest living for myself and little ones. I ask simply for $1 to help along my enterprise." “Have you a family in destitute circum-stances?” asked the lady, with pity in her face. “I have,” was the reply. “I havo eight children who I am trying to bring up to lead honest lives. I cannot bear to think that one of them should be driven to do a dishonest act.” “Will this help you?” said the lady, with tears in her voice, at the same time handing him a dollar. “It would, indeed,” was the reply. “It will help mo carry out my enterprise during these warm, autumn days.” “What is your enterprise, my good man?”- asked the lady. “I’m going to buy a boat, madarno, with which I shall be able to steal wood enough from Hennepin Island not only to keep my family warm this winter, but have some to sell. My children shall not be driven to acts of dishonesty through their father’s poverty. Madame, may heaven bless you for this con-tribution.— Minneapolis Tribune. The Plan Failed. “Now, here’s the plan,” said one tramp to another, as they leaned against a fence on Sproat street the other day. “You see that brown house?” “Ido." “It has a for sale sign on it.” “Yes.” “Go and ring the bell and tell the woman you want to buy the houso for, say $5,000. She’ll bo glad to seo you. In looking about just mention incidentally that if she has any old clothes to spare you are making up a box for tho African heathen. It’s a big scheme and must work.” Tho other went over and rang the bell, and the door opened and he disappeared. He soon appeared to view again, however, and. with that sort of movement which comes to a man when kicked. “Well, what’s the matter?” asked tho other. “No go.” “Did you see tho woman and offer her $5,000?” “No. I saw the man and found that the place had been sold for $9,000! It’s no use, Jim. Wo hain’t worth shucks on finance. We’ve got to go back to the destitute family racket.”—Detroit Free Press. How Scarborough Got In. A good story has just crept into daylight, of which W. W. Scarborough is the hero. Years ago ho went abroad, and among other cities visited was Florence, then the capital of Italy. While ho was there one of the great fetes in the gardens was in progress. Mr. Scarborough was very anxious to attend, but was told by the secretary that nobody but big officials were allowed to witness the festivities. At once the eminent Cincinnatian straightened out his towering form and, ad-dressing the Italian in Spanish, not being conversant in ffis native tongue, said: “1 am president of tho Company Gas and Madison Turnpike. ’’ This announcement was received with a most profound bow, and the distin-guished guest received tho needed admission papers. Afterward, in rehearsing the story, Mr. Scarborough said that tho gentleman ap-peared to be completely overwhelmed, espc-cially by the latter official dignitary replying: “Either, signor, will be sufficient.”—Cincin-nati Enquirer. |