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VOL. XCII.
The Daily Gazette
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' JOB PRINTING.
Mn. HARM M. GARDNER. .33.. formerly of
New York City, is the superintendent of our
Printing Departments. He is an experienced
Book. Job and Newspaper Printer. and, all
work entrusted to him will be satisfactorily
done. Special care and attention given to
CHURCH AND SOCIETY PRINTING.
Flattering Testimony.
Medical examiner Burke states that
' our account of the accident that caused
the death of Miss Spillane on Tuesday
last was the most correct he had ever
seen in a newspaper, and in testimony
of the fact he had forwarded a copy of
the DAILY GAZETTE containing the ac-
count to Coroner Doten with his report
of the case.
Those New Fast-offices.
The esteemed Scntinel’s article yes-
terday on new post-offices for Norwalk
and South Norwalk is well enough as
far as suggesting a little “hustle” on
the part of our influential citizens, but
that part which refers to the conditions
of the bill offered- by Congressman
Miles in the House and Senator Platt
in the Senate, is about as far “off” as
the esteemed Sentinel could possibly
get it, especially the following :—
“A little ‘hustle’ on the part of our
influential citizens, a. committee _sent to
Washington to argue and expedite the
matter, might result in getting the bill
through at the present session of Con-
gross or early in the next session. . Wa-
terbury’s bill for a $100,000 budding
has been favorably reported, and South
Norwalk and Norwalk are next on the
list.”
The esteemed Sentinel must certainly
know that all bills introduced during
the last Congress and failing to pass die
with that Congress and are, so to speak,
bills of the past, and that the bill re-
ferred to in the esteemed Sentinel is as
dead as a ham sandwich, while the Wa-
terbury bill ‘No. 237 was introduced
anew by Senator Platt on Dec. 10, 1891,
at the opening of the present Congress.
If the esteemed Sentinel proposes to
build a fifty thousand dollar public
building in South Norwalk and a fifty
thousand dollar building in the Bor-
ough it would be wise to first introduce
a bill for that purpose, before raising
the hopes of our citizens on a bill that
has long since gone into innocuous
desuetude. '
The Boom of Mr. Flower.
Those persons who attempt to lightly
brush to one side the Presidential
boom of the Hon. Roswell Pettibone
Flower will hardly be successful.
There are numerous reasons why Mr.
Flower is justified in aspiring to the
highest office within the'gift of the
American people, and his candidacy
cannot. be laughed out of court, says
the Washington Post.
It is true that the delegates from Mr.
Flower’s own State are instructed to
vote for another candidate, but Mr.
Cleveland’s candidacy is impaired in
exactly the same manner, and yet the
- ex-President is regarded as being well
up on the list of possibilities. It is
urged in behalf of Senator Hill that he
has been very successful in New York
politics. So has Mr. Flower. He has
filled numerous positions of honor and
trust with credit to himself and to his
party, and on the two occasions Mr.
Hill was elected Governor his majori-
ties did not approach the magnificent
figure reached by Mr. Flower last No-
vember.
Mr. Flower is not an unknown quan-
tity. He has served inCongress, and
his reputation is widely established.
He is better known by the people than
was Mr. Cleveland when he was nomi-
nated for the Presidency, and his ex-
perience in national affairs was much
more extensive. These are only a few
of the reasons Why Mr. Flower is justi-
fied in casting his eyes in the direction
of the White House. When it comes
to the question of availability, there is
no better equipped person than the
present Governor of New York. The
friends of Cleveland and Hill, and even
Freight-payer Jones, could comprom-
ise on Flower, and his nomination
would undoubtedly bring about a har-
monious state of affairs. It is time to
stop sneering at the Flower boom.
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Want Cleveland to De’cllne.
The New York Telegram says : Not-
withstanding ‘all that is. said Concerning
the anxiety of Mr. Cleveland to be’ re-
nominated for the presidency, the Tele-
gram is in a position to announce on
ring, at Nickerson Sc Betts’.
.4 n Entertaining and I nstrzlctivc Home J ourndl, Especially Devoted to Local News and Interests.
GAZETTE. *
NORWALK, CONN, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1892. '
unimpeachable authority that the ex-
president recently wrote a letter de-
claring that he would not allow him-
self to be put in nomination.
This letter was written in vigorous
and sweeping language. Mr. Cleve-
land said in the strongest and simplest
way that he-would not accept a nomi-
nation.
No one but Mrs.
the letter.
On the very day that the declination
awas to be published Mrs. Cleveland
saved the situation by sending for one
of the leader’s most trusted friends.
To this gentleman Mr. Cleveland con-
fessed that he was sick of the littleness,
bickerings and insults that ,daily in-
fringe upon his private life; that he
had not lifted so much as his little fin-
ger to secure a nomination : that noth-
ing would induce him to enter the
race, and that he had plainly said so in
a letter that could be printed at once.
After a few minutes’conversation Mr.
Cleveland’s friend induced him to pro-
mise that the letter would not be given
to the Associated press for twenty-four
hours.
Word was sent to several of the most
faithful and level-headed Cleveland
men, and a council was hurriedly held.
Mr. Cleveland was at last persuaded to
withdraw the letter.
Cleveland knew of
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TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES. I
The blizzard has arrived.
Senator Morrill is improving.
—Not-a-bone Codfish, the finest in
the world, at Nickerson & Betts’. 12 2t
Max Strakosch: the well known op-
eratic manager, died in New York yes-
terday.
Grace Church has purchased a‘ ‘baby”
Mason & Hamlin organ for the use of
the choir.
Miss Esther Butler, of New York, is
the guest of Mrs. Henry S. Bissell, on
Mott avenue. .
About twenty .boys employed in the
plush works, Bridgeport, went out on
strike yesterday.
William Schleuker, of Blue Moun-
tain, has purchased a handsome horse
of J. A. Partrick.
The free-traders in the House of Rep-
resentatives are the best allies England
has got all the world over.
The horse cars made good time to
South Norwalk this morning consider-
ing the depth of the snow.
The English Quakers have contribu-
ted $100,000 of their bounty for the re-
lief of the Russian peasants.
——Smoked Salmon and Halibut
steaks. smoked Bacon, smoked Her-
12-21:
Dr. and Mrs. Newkirk will break up
housekeeping, Monday, and take up
their residence at the Norwalk Hotel._
During the run on the Rockville Sav-
ings bank about $30,000 was paid out.
The bank had $200,000 more in reserve.
Coroner Doten has appointed A. B.
Gorham medical examiner for the town
of Wilton in place of Dr. S. H. Hunt-
ington, resigned.
The summary of the Weekly Record
for the current week shows for Nor-
walk 4 real estate sales and $44,212 real
estate mortgages.
C. E. Olds, the agent of the House.-
tonic road who decamped from Wilson
Point, is said to be a conductor on the
Pennsylvania road.
—Fine table catsup 6 cents a bottle,
at Nickerson SI. Betts’. 12-2t
The Small Brothers of Millbridge,
Me., made a tremendous haul of two
and a-half tons of smelts the other day,
the first time trying.
The Wilmot & Hobbs Manufacturing
Company of Bridgeport has bought
the plant of the Bridgeport Rolling
Mill Company for about $100,000.
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The east-bound passenger train leav-
ing South N rwalk shortly before nine
broke a bra ebeam on one of the cars
near Westport yesterday morning.
Superintendent Betts of the Bridge—
port telephone oflice was thrown from
a bus and two friends tumbled on top
of him, Wednesday. His shoulder was
dislocated.
Conductor Gould Hoyt had a narrow
escape from a serious accident this
mornin . In attempting to board a
bob-tai car his foot slipped and he was
pitched headlong'into the snow.
At Ottumwa, Iowa, the Rev. George
Sweet 9. young Methodist minister of
Russell, was struck blind while preach-
ing. He was compelled to stop and an-
nounce the fact to his listening congre-
gation.
Governor Bulkeley has been re-
quested by the National Dairy and
Food Commissioners’ Association to
appoint a delegate to attend and repre-
sent the state at‘ the third annual con-
vention of the association, to be held
in Washington, D. 0., March 30 and 31.
Sleighs were out in full force this
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Mallory, of Jersey
City, are in town.
John J. Hanlon has a young daugh-
ter of which he is justly proud. ,
Miss Nettie Gibbs is visiting the fam-
ily of Rev. Mr. Burr in Glastonbury.
Mrs. Bartlett of Newburyport,Mass.,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. George
W. Cram, on East avenue.
Sr: M. Schaefer Wiener.
—The F.
Lager on Tap, at R. Goldschmidt’s, 16
and 18 Water street. 304-tf
Ex-Governor Nathaniel S. Berry of
New Hampshire, now 95 years of age,
is the oldest of all living ex-Governors.
“ The beautiful snow ” arrived at
about 11.30 last evening, and this morn-
ing the bluebirds found plenty of it in
which to bathe.
Catherine, aged 22 years, daughter of
Oscar T Earle, a former resident of
Norwalk, died at her father’s home in
Bridgeport yesterday of consumption.
—Lamps and Glassware sold at a sac-
rifice for this month only, at R. Gold-
schmidt’s,16 and 18 Water street. 306-tf
Abram Fitch and a load of hay were
deposited on the sidewalk in front of
Scofield & Hoyt’s dry goods store
early yesterday afternoon by the slid-
ing of the hay.
“ Will you have an orange,” said the
waiter at the restaurant.
“ No,” replied Mr. Donovan. “ Gim-
me an olive. Fur the sake av its color
O’ill eat wan if it chokes me.”
C. F. Comstock Lodge, of the Broth-
erhood of Railway Trainmen, is fur-
nishing a room in' the Danbury hospi-
tal for the use of railway men who may
be injured.
The Italians who are digging out the
railroad bank above the Electric Light
Company’s station, yesterday morning
dressed every car of the gravel train
with shamrock in honor of St. Pat-
rickfsday.
The School Board of the town of
Moodus has dismissed Miss Robinson,
a school teacher, for violating the rules
of the committee by visiting her par-
ents in Colchester while scarlet fever
was raging there.
Stealing the lunch from their com-
panions’ dinner-pails, led to dreadful
results among the boys employed in a
mill at Upland, near Chester, Penn.
One of the boys poisoned the food. and
killed two other boys, brothers.
St. Patrick’s dav passed off very qui-
etly in Norwalk yesterday. There were
no demonstrations of any kind, but a
large number of Norwalkers took ad-
vantage of the parades in Stamford and
New York, and visited those places.
The trustees of the new Yale prepara-
tory school at Lakeville have an-
nounced the appointment of Professor
E. G. Coy of Phillips Andover Acade-
my as head master and Professor David
Y. Comstock of the same institution as
assistant headmaster of the new school.
“Whatdare you charged with,” ask-
ed the ju ge.
“Taking notes,” answered the de-
fendant. .
“IIs he a repiilrter?”
u n ’
i 0, your onor, the policeman
answered. “ He robbed a music store.”
' It is said that the production of fruit
in this country in the past twenty-five
years has increased ten times as fast as
the production of meat. While meats
are growing higher in price every year,
fruits are becoming cheaper and more
abundant. '
Thomas McLaughlin, son of the late
Michael McLaughlin who formerly
lived on River street, died suddenly at
the Meriden reform school Wednesday
night of hemorrhage of the stomach
due to an abscess. Young McLaughlin
was sent to the reform School from
Norwalk in 1884.
The three Burr children committed
to the County Home from Wilt0n,-
Tuesday, were taken to the Litchfield
count home at Winsted, owing to the
preva ence of measles at the Stratford
home. Four applications have already
been received for the oldest boy by the
authorities at the home.
J. Lowrie Bell, Second Assistant
Postmaster-General.'has issued an offi-
cial bulletin announcing that Post-
master-General Wanamaker has do-
nated a new series of eleven old med-
als for superior service _by t e clerks
in the Railway Mail Service during the
year 1892. One each of these medals
will go to the best clerk in each of the
eleven divisions of the service.
Gracie Stone aged 12, and her sister
' Sadie aged 9, step-children of Oliver
Daniels, who lives on the Sticky Plain
road, were, on complaint of State
Agent Judson, brought before Justice
Mead this mornin , charged with non-
attendance at so 001. ’ The case was
continued for two weeks on the promise
of Daniels that the children would be
sent to school regularly hereafter.
.Leona Stgernain, an eight-years-old
girl fell into the stream near the gate
of the Monohansett mill at Putnam the
other day. Frank Sewall plunged into
the water, and thou h nothing could
be seen but the ch11 ’s hat. he found
her clasped to one of the beams of the
gate, Just alive. He' kept her' head
above water till the shore was reached,
and then she was resuscitated by the
use of stimulants.
On the evening of the 17th a very
large party of friends gathered to cele-
brate the 19th anniversary of the birth-
day of Roderick W. Weed, of No. 31
Stuart avenue, a special feature of the
evening being the fancy dancing by
the Misses Meehan and Gorman, the
latter being a New York lady. Music
by Professor Charles Lee. After a
most enjoyable evening the guests re-
paired to the supper room to partake
of a very liberal collation.
‘V AV 7‘
James Landrigan imbibed too much
Norwalk tangle-foot yesterday and was .
gathered in. This morning Judge
Perry gave him 30 days in jail for be-
ing drunk and 30 days more for being
a common drunkard.
Warm Friends.
Mr. Frank Mayo, who will present
“Davy Crockett” at the Opera House
next Monday evening, and Gen. Geor e
A. Custer were warm personal frien s.
The rifie carried by the latter in his
noble character of “Davy Crockett”
was captured by Custer at the great
“Wachita” Indian fight, and presented
by him to his friend. Mayo prizes the
souvenir highly.
Obituarv.
Morgan T. Smith, another aged and
honored resident passed away this
morning.
Mr. Smith was born at North Salem,
N. Y., in 1808, and for many years prior
to his living here in the borough he re-
sided in Winnipauk, where he was in-
terested in the N orwalk Mills Company,
having been one of the original stock-
holders and directors of that company.
His funeral will take place from Dis
late residence on Park street on Mon-
day‘and will be private.
“The Blood is the Lift: .”
Runs the old saying, and everything
that ever makes part of any organ of
the body must reach its place therein
through the blood. Therefore, if the
blood is purified and kept in good con-
dition by the use of Hood’s Sarsaparilla,
it necessarily follows that the benefit
of the medicine is imparted to every
organ of the body. Can anything be
simpler than the method by which this
excellent medicine gives good health
faiall who will try it fairly and patient-
y ?
—-J. Schlitz’ Milwaukee Bock Beer
on draught at R. Goldschmidt’s, 16 and
18 Water street. 304- f.
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‘ ‘ Your husband is of a retiring nature,
isn’t he?”
“Yes,” replied Mrs. De Porque. “ I
never heard of a man who likes to go
to sleep as well as he does.”
“ Steeple Jack ” Kilied.
Charles Shaw of Portland, widely
known as “ Steeple Jack,” while re-
pairing the spire of a church at South
Livermore, Me., yesterday morning,
fell from the top and was instantly
killed.
" Steeple Jack” and “ Steeple Char-
ley ” were the only steeple climbers in
this country who repaired steeples with-
out the use of scaffolding. “Jack ” was
an especially daring climber. He went
up the outside of a steeple by using a
loop rope which he pulled around the
steeple; he then pulled out a nail every
here and there in the steeple, and in its
place put a spike upon which he step-
ped, and in this way climbed to dizzy
heights.
“ Jack ” learned his trade in England
and _had traveled all over Europe re-
pairing big steeples. His brother and
father were both killed in t he business
and “Jack ” had a number of narrow
escapes during his life. He had been
in this country for about 11 years and
had worked all over the United States
and Canada.
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“Father," said Micky Dolan, “Saint
Patrick didn’t foind any green snakes
in Ireland.” _
“How do yez know?”
“Because if he had he niver would
have had the heart to turn them out.”
DECREASED MORTALITY.
The Deaths in Connecticut in Feb-
ruary 677 Lses than in January.
The February report of Secretary
Lindsley, of the State Board of Health,
shows that the month, while having 328
more deaths than in February of last
year, had 677 less than in the preceding
month of January. However, the 1,276
deaths reported were 283 above the ave-
rage for February in the five preced-
ing years.
The reduction was in almost every
important cause of death; but it was
most observed in the deaths resulting
from diseases of the respiratory organs.
The deaths from epidemic influenza,
pneumonia, bronchitis and consump-
tion were 504 less than in January pre-
ceding. That is, there. were 971 deaths
from these diseases in Januaryand only
467 in February.
The death-rate was 20.09 for the large
towns, and for the small towns 19.8,and
20.5 for the.whole State. The deaths
from zymotic diseases were 193, being
15.1. per cent. of the total mortality
against 21.4 per cent. in January.
The following towns are reported as
havmg no. deaths in Februar : Har-
winton, Middlebur , Monroe, 1d Say-
brook, Oxford, oxbury, Scotland,
Barkhamsted, Bethany Bethlehem,
Bridgewater, Eastford, ast Windsor,
Franklin, Granby, Hampton, Sherman,
Tolland, Voluntown, Windsor Locks
mg-
salisbury Still Silent.
~ I Wasnmo'ron, Munch 18.—Acting Score
my Wharton says that the Behring sea
situation remains unchanged. No reply has
yet been received ,fromgthe British govern-
ment. - . ‘ ' . .
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'Norwalk, last night.
a happy time.
THE WEATHER.
The weather to-day promises to be
generally cloudy with snow, possibly
turning to sleet and rain, and slight
temperature changes, followed possibly
by clearing. To-morrow it promises to
be partly cloudy, with no decided tem-
perature changes, followed by fair
weather.
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SOUTH NORWALK.
The G112 ETTE lis on sale at the news office
of Fred Coleman, J.H.Flynn, W.L.Ather-
ton, and II. E. Bodwell. Advertisements
and Orders for all kinds.” JOB PRIN 1'-
ING received at our. branch office on Rail-
road Square.
The Germanias will celebrate to-
night. - -
—Shad at Farrington’s market at 12.3
cents per pound. 2t
The flag of old Erin was flying at
Roton Point yesterday.
The funeral of Hawley Hubbard will
be held to-morrow afternoon at 3
o’clock.
Yesterday was St. Patrick’s day and
to-day. well at this writing it looks like
blizzard day. .
Sherman Council, Royal Arcanum,
added another person to its member-
ship last night.
South Norwalk is covered with a
blanket about one foot thick and of
snowy whiteness.
Volunteer Hose Co. of East Norwalk,
will entertain Hope Hose 00., of the
Borough, this evening.
Capt. Joseph Merrill of Tavern Island
will attend the funeral of O. E. Bright
in New Canaan to-day.
. “Hen.” Hoyt of this city, wore con-
Siderable green paint and otherwise
celebrated St. Patrick’s day.
Mrs. W. F. Wardwell has returned
home from a week’s visit with her
daughter at Chicopee, Mass.
The carpenters are not at work at
Roton Pomt to-day, the point being
blanketed with too much snow.
Another lady had ahard fall over
that dangerous walk in front of the
Norwalk Hotel the other evening.
Homer B. Hoyt won the parlor lamp
drawn for at Michel & Froeb’s last
night. It is valued at eighteen dollars.
.The Richardson & Morgan foundry
will start up on Monday next. This
Will be cheering news to the employees.
The Young People’s society of the
Methodist Church, East Norwalk, will
meet to-night for the purpose of elect-
ing ofiicers.
. “Tom.” Smith took his shot gun
down the harbor yesterday, and when
he returned the gun was accompanied
by twelve black ducks. A duck of a
man is that “Tom.”
The “Angel Gabriel” was painted
green yesterday. He was also very
much under the influence of what some
people paint a town red with.
Fred. Coleman was in New York yes-
terday, negotiating for talent for the
forthcoming entertainment of the
South Norwalk Athletic Club.
. Oflicer Ireland wasaround this morn-
ing with a garden fork and hoe. What
under heavens he was going to do with
them is a riddle not easily solved.
The Hoyt & Olmstead Cigar Co. re-
port to the Secretary of State, capital,
$10,000 ; real estate, none; personal
estate, $12,961.55: debts. $500; credits,
$4,797.53. ‘
J. R. Raymond and Arthur Waldron
are arranging for a trot between their
respective horses. It will be for four
miles and four dollars but will not take
place to-day.
Wm. Brennan, of Whistleville, was
arrested yesterday, for cutting his
wife’s head open with a beer glass.
This morning Justice - Townsend sent
him to jail for thirty days.
The N‘orwalk Lock Company make
the following returns to the Secretary
of State: capital $230,000, realestate
96,300.38, personal estate 252,192.17,
debts 42,595.91, credits 90,477.19.
Mrs. Harriet J. Bodge, department
premdent, W. R. 0., attended the reg-
ular meeting of Douglas Fowler Relief
Corps last evening. An elegant clam
pie _was devoured at the close of the
busmess session.
Yesterday was St. Patrick’s day and
it did not rain. “Tug” Wilson accounts
for the no storm part of the day by say-
ing: “Being leap year the day was
ahead of time” “Tug” ought to know
whereof he speaks.
Mrs. Anna B. Steinbeck, wife of F.
G. Steinbeck, and daughter of Gould
Saunders, died at the home of her
brother “Morris B. Saunders in East
She was 24 years
of age. The funeral will be held on
Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hyat (Danbury
Jack) were arrested yesderday after-
noon for being drunk,etc. This morn-
ing Justice Townsend sent them to jail.
For which “kindness” on his part they
were no 'doubt thankful when they
looked out and found about one foot of
snow on the ground.
The adjourned case of {Abram
Oberndorfer who was arrested for get-
ting goods under false pretenses from
Lynch & Co., of Bridgeport, a report
of which appeared in this paper yester-
day, was tried before Justice Townsend
this morning. Oberndorfer was fined
31 and casts and given 30 days in jail.
Which means a 64 days’ stay in that
“open for all” place at Bridgeport.
Yesterday was George Weeks’ 48th
birthday, and he was given a party at
his home on Woodward avenue. T ere
was music, dancing, refreshments and
Charles J ost and Frank
Smith, in green, attracted their share
of attention. Among the _out-of-town
guests were Mrs. John Davis, of Green-
‘ point, L. I., and-Mrs. John B. Howell,
of Port Jeffersonfi The occasmn will .
be long and happily remembered by
Mr. Weeks. ' . .
About fifty South Norwalk sportin
men and lovers of a game of b for
went to Westport last night to witness
‘tions.
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[$1.00 a Year.
NUMBER 12.
the first of a series of three games, 500
points each, between Landlord “Ike”
Hamilton, of the Warwick House, and
Henry Pennoyer, The latter won,
scoring 500 to Hamilton’s 445. The
highest runs were Hamilton, 26, 27, 31,
39; Pennoyer, 20, 27, 33, 38. The game
was very exciting and the crowd an
enthusiastic one. The South Norwalk
contingent arrived home about 12.30.
The next game will be played at Mat
Lamberts, Darien, next Thursday
night. .
Probably Undertaker Gregory was
as frightened yesterday as he has been
for many a day. About 5.30 o’clock
last evening he drove his horse and
wagon to the west end of the station
platform and backed the same up across
the Housatonic tracks where be en-
gaged in putting a casket box on the
wagon. ' The first intimation he had of
his danger was the whistling of the lo-
comotive attached to the ong Island
freight express which was thundering
down on him at a rapid speed. The
end of Mr. Gregory’s wagon was scarce-
ly off the track as the train passed by
and then came to a standstill. It was
aclose call for the turnout if indeed
not for Mr. Gregory himself.
Yesterday afternoon two boroughites,
surnamed Charles and Timothy, came
to this city and walked down Washing-
ton street to the bridge, where they
stopped and gazed wit i1 eyes of wonder-
ment at the steamers, sail and canal
boats. Anchored close to the bridge
wasa clamboat from which ran a lad—
der to and some feet above the bridge
railing. All unconscious of the deviltry
there is in a clamboat ladder the two
young men continued feasting their
eyes, when suddenly Timothy felt a
rap on the back of his neck and at the
same time off went his hat into the wa-
ter. The ladder had recognized him as
a stranger and thwacked him. He was
more than mad, and threatened to sue
the owner of the ladder for damages.
His companion secured a boat and res—
cued the hat, and as they walked up
the street, Timothy was heard to re-
mark, “ Charley, when a man goes out
in the morning, it is pretty hard to tell
what is going to happen to him before
night. ”
ROACHES ON A SPREE.
Water Bugs Get Drunk on Beer and
Make :1. Show of Themselves,
Two. reporters were having a quiet
glass of beer and some crackers on
the afternoon of New Year’s Day,
when they were treated to a sight
which, although typical of the day,
was unique. Some of the beer ran
down the outside of the bottle to the
desk. Before the liquid had been on
the desk two minutes, it seemed to
the reporters, an extraordinay big
roach came running across the top of
the desk. He was evidently drawn
thither by the odor of the good cheer
which was going to waste, for he ran
directly to the bottom of the bottle
and began drinking the maltliquor.
Feeling on particularly good terms
with the world just at that time, the
reporters allowed the roach to take its
fill of the drippings. It remained as-
siduously at work for ten minutes,
and then the reporters being reminded
of the remark the governor of North
Carolina made to the governor of
South Carolina, His Roachness was
disturbed. It did not deign to move,
however, when disturbed. Instead
of running away with the lightning-
like rapidity with which these pests
usually, move when disturbed, it
stuck close to the beer. Its boldness
attracted closer attention from the
reporters, and one of them prodded
the bug with the end of a pencil. Be-A
ing so roughly dealt with, it staggered
away a. few steps, whirled rapidly
around in a. circle three or four times
and then stopped, looking in the di-
rection of the reporters. The insect
seemed to brace itself up, and with a.
sort of a “wa’sh matter?” air, waited
for further developments.
The whole race of roaches from that
neighborhood had evidently smelled
the beer by this time,’ because they
began to appear by twos, threes and
half-dozens from every crack in the
desk. The top of the desk was liter-
ally swarming with them. Interested
in the sight which he had just wit-
nessed, one of the reporters poured
out some of the beer on the desk,
against the earnest protest of his com-
panion. In less time than it takes to
tell it, the insects had gathered at on ad
the edge of the pool,,;_ind tumbled over
each other to get advantageous posi-
To judge from the sizes, there
must have been roaches all the way in
the scale from infants to gmndfntl’iers.
After they had secured their fill some
staggered away, but found it impos-
sible to escape inn-n n the org-ml:
whence they lzad 'll[)E.i-,‘.‘-:l‘Pil on Elle
scene; others laid dowu lu take a nap
where they were, oblivious of their
dangerous positions, and some of the
half-grown ones began to light.--N.
Y. Tribune.
Why He Was Poor.
A New York preacher recently gave
six reasonswhy Lazarus W515 apoor
man,'and stated' that he felt assured
that there'was a seventh reason, but
he had been unable to think of it. He
asked his hearers to help him to find
it, and it is said on competent author-
ity that seven business men _ in the
congregation struck it at once. They,
whispered audibly, “He didn’t adver-
tise.”
Psradoxical But to the Polnt.
' “You don’t seem to. be as friendly
with young Wilde as formerly,
Maude.” ‘ ,
“No; I am trying to cast him out
of my thoughts, he is unworthy. ” . '
“ Do you find it hard to forge
him?” . - .
“‘«Well, the more ,I thinkof him the . _ _
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