The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 17, 1899, Image 6
SwW Dg Negroes.
A GAME OF WHICH THE
INGENIOUS BOQUE
NEVER TIRES.
: Washington. May 14 -Thousands
*>f ignoran* colored people in this
country ara being induced to believe
that they are to be pensioned by the
United States Government apo a be
ing able to show that they were
formerly slaves. The promoters
of this scheme which has ail
the ear marks of a systematic
attempt to extort money from
credulous colored people, by holding
mi to them false hopes of a Govern
ment pension, have been at werk for
a somber of years, and it is estimated
that over $150,000 bas been collected
by the self constituted missionaries
-having the project in hand.
The subject came to the coriace a
few days ago throngh some corres
pondance between a colored pieach
er, fa one of the Southern States,
aad a United States Senator. The
preacher wrote to his Senator to in
quire into the matter in view of the
proposed legislation The Senator,
who is one of the most influential
members of that body, by reason of
is long service (three terms,) and
his appropriate committee assign
ments, instituted an investigation,
aad thia if the unbalance of what he
reported to the colored divine who
sought information on the subject :
It appears that" there has been in
existence for boat. len years or more
an enterprise under the title of the
ex-Slave Mutual Belief Company and
Pension Association* of the United
States of America." This associa
tion has its agents m every State in
the Union, for tba parp se of locat
ing, if possible, ali former slaves.
The latter are told that legislation is
now pending before Congress to.
pension all former slaves as follows :
All persona 70 years of age are to
receive $500 and also 156 mor
caring their natural lives. Persons
60 years to receive $300 and $126
more. Persons 50 years to receive
$100 and $86 more. Persons less
than 50 years to receive $46, more, I
etc. It is necessary for all of the
supposed beneficiaries of the propos- j
ed legislation fcc pay into the asso j
elation 25 cents as a registration fee.
It is claimed that over 600,000 ex
slaves have been so registered
According to the circular sent out
by the association, a copy of which
is now in the hands of the senator
referred to, the headquarters or main
o ce is at No. 708 Gay street.
Nashville, Tenn. L H Dickerson is
general manager. The circa lar is
headed "Onward to Vi story." It
also contains a pict are of General
Manager Dickerson. It is addressed
to "AU local ex-slave associations in
the United States We come greet*
lng as general manager and promoter
cf the movement, which hts had so
much opposition and more combats
in its own circles than any other
organization of the present day."
Then follows special mention of the
membership fee, 25 cents Also the
information that the national delegate
in Washington is located at 475
Missouri avenue, and has seenred
the services of Attorney W. G
Lawson. The circular further ap
peals to every ex slave to send his
name, with the registration fee of 25
cents It also appeals to every local
association to send $2 50 for a
charter at once, and every ex slave
to send in addition that amount to be
used in the movement These assets
are to be sent to the office of the
national delegate, given above. The
circular also aunonnces that tho
National Convention at Nashville in
1698 made the weekly publication,
tba National Capita , 25 cents for
three months, the official organ of
the association Another and more
recent circular of similar import
bears a picture of Senator Wm
Mason, of Illinois, 1. H. Dickerson,
general manager, 714 Line eire et,
Nashville, Tenn. This circular de
clares ''it is the only incorporated
and chartered movement in the
United States, and all others are
frauds. It calls attention to the bill
to pension ex-slaves introduced in
the House of Representatives, Jane
24, 1890, by then Representative
Connell, of Nebraska." In the 54th
Congress Senator Thurston intro-'
doced the Connell bill in the Senate
and the circular calls special atten
tion to the fact that the bill "passed
to two readings and was referred to
the pension committee 99
CONGRESSMEN AID SHARPERS.
Now, to those who are not familiar
with the parliamentary proceedings
of the Senate, "passed to a second
reading" soon de like making cone id
dable progress. As a matter of fact.
that bili or a similar measure bas i
been introduced at every session of j
Congress daring the past ten yeats
These bills bave always been intro
duced "by request/' and so marked,
which means, according to the
practice at the Capitol, that the man
who introduces a bill "by request"
is not personally responsible for it
So the bill to pension ex slaves has
alwaysJjjfcn introduced "by request,"
Aw^R^fiffliread by its title, cocsid
THE BAIT.
consideration by tbtt committee
There never WM end there probably
never will be tb* slightest prospect
of the passage of such a bili, and
the promoters of the "25 cents
registration scheme" are wei! aware
of that fact. There are several
rival concerns ecgsged in this busi
ness and there have been several
disputes as to who should control the
registration fees. It appears that I
H. Dickerson was deposed aa gen
eral manager for a short time, bat he
was reinstated. The circular warns
ex slaves that there is a difference
between the "Vaughn's Club and the
Ex-Slaves' Mutual Belief Bounty and
Pension Association." "Onr asso
ciation/1 says the circular, "is char
tered and belongs to the people. The
fee of 25 ceuts is merely for the
purpose ot defraying the expenses of
carrying on the work and the ex
penses of the delegate to Washing
ton "
A BARB FACED SWINDLE.
The senator, who has investigated
the subject, says the scheme on its
face seems to be a delusion and a
snare to entrap poor colored people
and get their money. These circu
lars are distributed among the color
ed people all over the country* and
in many instances colored preachers
are induced to preach io their con
gregations the bright hopes of a
government pension The last bill
on the subject waa introduced in the
Senate by Senator Mason, who also
took the precaution to insert in
brackets, "by request," so that even
the rough and ready statesman shied
at assuming the responsibility for the
measure. Many cf the intelligent
colored people have declined to go
into the scheme and denounce it as
another Freedman's Bank swindle.
is quite likely that the subject
will be investigated by Congress
next winter, now that so many of the
hc-aest and intelligent colored men
have advised their misguided breth
ren of the improbability of the ex
slave pension bill becoming a law.
R. M. h. in News and Courier.
Southern Baptist ConyetlOD.
Louisville,. Ky., May 12-The
forty fourth Southern Baptist conven
tion was called to order ia Warren
Memorial church this morning at 10
o'clock by President Jonathan Har*
elson, of Alabama dearly a thou
sand delegates representing all the
southern states were present, and
is estimated that there are 10,000
visitors in the city attracted by the
convention.
Ex-Governor W. J Norton, off
Georgia, was elected president.
J. P. Eagle, of Arkansas ; R. C.
Bookner, of Texas ; F H. Gerrfoot,
of Kentucky, and C. L Cooke, of |
Virginia, were elected vice presi
dent .
Dr. Lansing Bar.-ows, of Georgia,
and O. T. Gregory, of Maryland,
were re elected secretaries.
G. W. Norton waB re elected treas
orer and Dr. W. P. Harvey was re
I elected auditor
Louisville, Ky., May 13 -Dr.
j John T. Green, of Missouri, was at
! noon today elecled president of the
j Southern Baptist Seminary, to sue
I ceed Dr. W. H Whitsitt, whose
resignation was accepted after a long
and bitter struggle, Thursday even
ing The election of Dr. Green is
considered a victory for the Whitsitt
faction.
Dr J. H. T. Kerfoot was consid
ered the candidate of the anti*
Whitsitt faction, but he withdrew
his name, as did also Dr. J. R.
Sampey.
Gen. Gomez Will Not Dis
tribute the Money.
Habana, May 15 -Geo. Maximo
Gomez today informed Governor Gen
eral Brooke that be could no longer
act ts representative of the Cuban as
sembly to the distribution of the $3,
000,000 appropriated for the payment
of the Coban troops
Geo Gomez added that he had ar
rived at this decision with great reluct
ance and with the most friendly feeiioga
toward Gen. Brooke personally and
officially, but be felt he could oolonger
represent the Cuban army, beoause a
cabal composed of rraoj of the
sabordioate commanders existed to
oppose, and, if possible, defeat the
plans for partitioning the money. He
explained that former members of tbe
Caban military assembly, led by Mayta
Rodriguez, Maoooel Saoguilly, Juan
Goaiberto Gomez and other malcon
tents, who had organized a majority of
the officers against bim apparently,
and though he (Gomez) might persist
aod possibly carry the payment to a
successful oonoiusioo, be wai disgusted
and wished to wash bis hands of the
whole business. Therefore he thought
best to leave Geo. Brooke free, as the
latter could act with equal effectiveness
Buffalo, N Y , May 15.-Tbe dock
situation is worse tonight than at any
time since the opening of the seasoo.
The monthly meo, the men who work
inside of the elevators, are out, and
have agreed to remain cut until the
grain shovelers and the freight hand j
lers strikes are settled. Tomorrow
every elevator here wiil be idle unless
new men cao be eecured *o take tbe
placer ol' tbe monthly meo, which is
said to be improbable, owing to the
Ll Jiaires considerable expe
Some One Blundered
as to Gen, Wheeler.
Not Assigned to Flaca on
Parade.
Charleston, May 13.-The charge of
want of hospitality to GOT. Candler and
his a taff at the Confederate re on io ?
falls flat here, as neither tho go?eroor
nor his staff were here in tho capacity
of Confederate veterans and Gen. C.
Irvine Walker, the Sooth Carolina
commander of Confederate veterans,
though he had received no notification
of their cona io? promptly assigned the
distinguished Georgia civilians a prom
inent place in the procession on
Wednesday. Bot, a more serions mat
ter is the failure, accidental or designed,
to assign Geo. Joseph Wheeler any
place io the great procession of
Confederate veterans. Gen. Wheeler
came here at the invitation of the
veterans and was the guest of United
States Jodge Brawley, a ooe armed
ex Confederate. He was to deliver an
address to the convention oo Thursday
tod every tongue io Charleston sang
bis praises, bot while the procession
was ED ovin g o a Wednesday be was
waiting at the Brawley residence for a
carriage that never came.
His absence from the procession was
noted by the expeotant thooeaods who
the oext day were to giveo bim so
m ag ni Scent to ovation at the
anditoriom The Hst, giveo by Geo.
Walker of those who were to ride io
the procession io carriages did not
ioc ude the "asme of Gea. Wheeler.
The pabilo cannot see why Wheeler's
name was overlooked. Gen. Walker
claims that the unfortunate blander was
doe to his committee., bot the commit
teemeo indignantly deny that they
were in aoyway connected with the
affair. Jodge Brawley, Geo. Wheel
er's host, will, io The Sunday News
tomorrow, review the whole proceeding
and say that Geo. Walker will have to
accept the blame unless he cao show
that his orders ware oot carried oat.
Geo. Walker will reply io the same
paper eiaimisg a confusion of orders by
two committees. Geo. Walker says
that as commander of the parade it was
to his interest to make it as great a
meeese as passible, that Geo. Wheel
er's is tin g ais bed service io two wars
entitled him to every consideration.
Geo. Walker regrets profoundly that
even the semblance of discourtesy
should have been shown Geo.
Wheeler.
How Gen, Wheeler Got Left.
Mr. Andrew J. Kiley, chairman of
the Reunion committee on horses and
carriages, made a statement yesterday
regarding the controversy over Gen.
Wheeler's having been left ont of the
big Confederate parade Wednesday
afternoon. Mr. Riley said his commit
toe was furnished a typewritteo list of
the guests who were to occupy oar
riages io the parade. This was hand
ed him by Gen. Walker Wednesday
morning. The names were given on
this list, opposite each was the address
to which carriages should be sent.
Aocordiog to this Geo. Wheeler was to
ride io a carriage with Geo M. C But
ler, which, by the iostroctions from
Geo. Walker, was to be sent to the
Charleston Hotel. Capt. Sinkler, of
Gen. Walker's staff/Mr. Riley says,
was giveo similar instructions. From
this list furnished by Geo. Walker Mr.
Riley says it was accepted as a matter
of ooaree that Geo. Wheeler was to
stop at the hotel, aod the carriage for
bim was sect there at 2 30 p. m.
Wednesday. Members of the commit
tee icqoired at the hotel for Geo.
Wheeler j net before the parade was to
start to escort him to bis carriage, bul
he ooald cot be found. The elerk said
he was oot stepping at the hotel, and
the committee had oo notification of
where he could he foood. The carriage
remained et the hotel until after 4
o'clock.
Mr. Riley weot on to say that if bis
oommittee had koowa io time that Gen
Wheeler was at Jodge Brawley's resi
dence the carriage woold most certainly
have been harried there for bim.
"By Jadge Brawley's statement,
said Mr. Riley, <lI see that he inform
ed Gen Walker during the mornicg
that Gen. Wheeler was not at the
Charleston Hotel, bot waa at his home,
io Legare street. Geo. Walker did
not communicate this fact to oe, nor
were we told of it. My committee was
acting simply on tbe written instruc
tions from Geo. Walker. He did not
inform ns of any change in the pro
gramme, and we carried oat tbe origi
nal instructions given us by bim."
Mr. Riley said be did not desire to
?ter into any newspaper controversy
with Geo. Walker, bat that ha deemed
this etatemeat proper in justice to bis
oommittee and in view of the published
statement from Geo. Walker in The
Sunday News
Tumble in Stocks.
New York, May 13-Stooks take a
big tumble. The death of Roswell T.
Flower has a deoided effeot on the stock
market. The bear faction made a raid
on all Flower issues which dropped cff
from 5 to 10 per cent. New York Air
brake fell cff GO points to 1 35. The
attendance oo the fljor of tbe exchange
was unusually large. Many sight seers
Claims For Millions
Against United States
British, French and German
Residents of Coba Expect
Uncle Sam to Fay Their
Losses.
Washington, May 14.-The State
department has been informalSy advis
ed that claims aggregated a COD ai ra -
able amount haye been made by
British, German and French resi
dents in Coba during the recent
insurrection, and that these nlti
mately will be pressed against
the United States government
The claims themselves have
not yet been received, bat are being
collected by the several foreign
officers as the climants send them in
In some cases schedules have been
made and the aggregate stated to the
authorities here. The French claims
aggregates between 12.000,000 and
15,000,000 francs. The German
claims are understood to be slightly
under those of the French, while the
British claims are said to be consider
ably more than either the French or
German.
These foreign claims are quite dis
tinct from those of citizens of the
United States, originally agains
Spain,for damages sustained in Cuba
during the insurrection The peace
treaty specifically provided for these
American claimants, releasing Spain,
and stating that tba United Statea
would make such settlement as was
proper Under the clanse claims
aggregating several millions have
j been filed. No provission, however,
was made in the treaty for foreign
claimants, and their appears to be
much doubt as to who is liable since
the sovereignty over Cuba has
passed ont of the hands of Spain. '
- i i mm -
DEATH AT THE THORT
TLE.
Stilwell, Ga., May 13 -Passenger
train No .3 on the Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad came in here
today with engineer Bell dead at the
throttle. Fireman Ed. Washington
a few miles from this point noticed
Engineer Bel) leaning ont of the
cab window As the train,
well laden with passengers neared
Stilwell, the engineer did not change
his position. Then the fireman nos
pected something wrong and took
bold of the engineer. He fell back
and the fireman saw he was dead
with a gaping wound on his hoad
The theory is that be was struck by
the pipe of a water tank at the sta
tion ten miles distant.
ANOTHER ACQUISITION.
Wilmington, N. C , May 13 - At
an adjourned meeting of the stock
holders of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad company, held here
today, a deal was perfected between
that company and the Southern Rail
way company by which the Southern
gets that part of the Atlantic and
Yadkin road, (late the 0 F & Y.
Y ), between Sanford and Mount
Airy, N. C, the Wilmington and
Weldon retailing that portion of the
road between Sanford and Wilming
ton, including the Bennettsville
branch. A stipulation in the deal is
that the territory of the Southern j
railway west and southwest of
Greensboro, in this State, is to be
open to Wilmington at the same
freight rates that prevail from and to
Norfolk and Richmond.
As a result of this deal most of the
general officers of the Atlantic and
Yadkin resigned, and Col. A. B
Andrews was elected president ; Mr
W W. Finley, vice president ; Mr
F. S. Gannon, general manager, and
Mr. W. Ii Miller, secretary.
GREAT BICYCLE COM
BINE.
New York, May 15 -R L Cole
man president of the Western
Wheel works of Chicago, today re
newed bis option for the sale of the
by cy c e plant to A G. Spalding
The combination being engineered
by the Spaldings will, by the accept
ance of al) options held by Mr
Spalding, control a large percentage
of the output in the United States
It will possess facilities for making a
complete bicycle every five seconds,
working ten hours per day.
The company is financed by tbe
United States Mortgage and Trust
company of this city and Lee, Hig
ginson & Co , of Boston The
capital of the company is to be $35,
OOO.O O preferred stock and $45,
000,000 common stock
Santiago de Cuba, May 15 -
Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed
here over tbs demand of the United
S>ates government that the Cuban
soldiers re Lquisb their arms before
receiving their share in the distribution
of the 3,000.000 La Iodepeodecoia
and other papers publish excited articles
protesting against the acceptance of any
such proposal.
An ebony tinposrer with ao eye to |
business has beeo rakiog in the feh^kc s j
in Philadelphia by icprescuticg him- j
self asthe sou ot Sam Hose What ;
Situation Considered Serious
How Tarn of Affairs in Cuba
is Regarded in Washing
ton.
Washington, May 15.-High offi
cials in the war department were
reluctant to discuss the cuban skua
tion this afternoon The dispatch of
the Associated Press waa read with
interest, but did not cause much
surprise among army officers who
are well informed about the Cuban?,
especially those who are known as
"soldiers of fortune,'7 and who have
been bitterly disappointed because
the island was not turned over to
them immediately after the Spanish
surrender There is an impression
also tba1; the intention of Gen
Biocke to see that the $3,000,000
are distributed among the Cuban
troops has caused disappointment
among the many "generals" (tod
other high officers who were evident
ly expecting to secure a large share
of the money.
The belief was expressed that the
situation in Cuba is serious and that
careful and diplomatic management
will be needed.
It was stated that no orders would
be issued to Gen Brooke, as he had
ample authority to deal with any
situation which might arise, There
teems to be a belief that Gen. Gomez
has contributed to the delay in the
payment of the money.
London, May 15 -The Filipino
junta here bas received a mes
sage from Aguinaldo via Hong Kong
saying the Filipino government has
decided to continue the war at all
costa until independence is secured.
Snake Charmers.
It is generally supposed that the ser
pents exhibited by snake charmers have
oeen deprived of their fangs, and this
is doubtless often the case, while one
instance at least is recorded in which
the mouth of the snake had been sewed
together to prevent it from biting.
The writer noticed at the Ceylon ex
hibition, given some years ago in Lou
don, that one of the snake charmers,
finding the cobra he was exhibiting be
coming too lively and aggressive, seized
the reptile by the neck and thmst it
hastily into the small round basket in
which it was carried, at the same time
pushing it with a voluminous white
zloth, at which it bit savagely. Having
almost closed the lid of the basket, the
man drew away the cloth violently,
tims doubtless dragging out the fangs
which were fastened in it. He then se
cured the basket and carried it away.
This, of course, required a large amomt
of cool courage as well as great quick
ness cf hand and eye, all of which quali
ties must be doubly necessary in cap
turing ^nd taming these deadly reptiles.
Bu f we are aston ished at the skill
xterity displayed by Indian snake
charmers, still more must we marvel at
the hardihood of the American Indians,
who, in their snake dances, not only
handle the deadly rattlesnake with im
punity, but absolutely carry it about in
their mouths.-Westminster Review.
Theater Tickets.
The fact that a ticket bought for a
theater and not used on the date stamp
ed on it is always good for an admit
tance is not generally known and prob
ably theater managers would take very
little trouble to spread knowledge of
the fact, but it is nevertheless true.
"A man who buys a reserved seat for
a theater, " said a theater treasurer who
handles more tickets every season than
any other in New York, "may not use
it on the evening for which he bought
it 'Good for this date only' may be
stamped on the pasteboard. That would
seem to mean that the ticket could be
used at no other time. Probably most
of the public accept that as proving the
impossibility of making use of the tick
et, and therefore few make any attempt
to get the worth of their money, when
they are prevented by any cause from
using the ticket on the date marked on
it But i fe ctuld be presented at any
time and would be good for an admis
sion.
"Any theater manager would have
to recognize the holder's right to enter
the theater, although that would, of
course, carry with it no right to the
seat. It is? that right which is limited
by the printed date. Fr all other pur
poses the ticket is quite as good as if
used on the date it bears."-New York
Sun.
Grandmother's Cold Cream Jar.
A writer in the Germantown Tele
graph declares that our grandmothers
excelled us in dainty trifles. One of the
prettiest ornaments on the dresser was
an egg. At first sight it looked exactly
like an egg from the pantry, for the
shell was unpainted; only as one look
ed at it, sbe saw that one end was bro
ken This eggshell was used as a cold
cream jar. When making cold cream,
our grandmothers would pour it into
an empty rshell which had been carefully
prepared. After the egg was taken out
the shell was washed and sweetened
with perfumery, with a few drops left
in the bottom. The cold cream was pour
ed in :?nd left to harden. The result was
an eggshell full of lovely white cosmet
ic.
The best opinion respecting the phys
ical condition of Pope Leo XIII is that,
while he is bearing up with extraor
dinary mental strength, his bodily in
firmity may at any moment cut short
his career. It is conceded by those
nearest to him that his mind, which
has suffered no decay of power, is hold
ing up a very weak body .Mid that any
fatal
.t>emocrstie Rti ers.
Some of the English Tory newspapers
and one or two of the French and Ger
man imperialistic sheets are trying to
show that the selection of M. Lonbet to
be president of France is the latest ex
ample of the dire inability of republics
to bring great men to the front The
Saturday Review points out that the
presidents of the United States have all
been commonplace men. This is proba
bly true from the Matthew Arnold or
Carlyle point of view None of them
has been great in the academic sense,
nor have they been exalted in the same
sense that Caesar or Napoleon or Fred
erick was, but from the democratic
point of view that has been an inesti
mable advantage, not only to the coun
try that selected them, but to the men
themselves. It is hard to imagine what
would have been the fate of our coun
try if Lincoln bad proved as great as
Alaric or even as "William the Conquer
or, or if Washington had possessed the
particular order of genius that has pre
served the name of the first Napoleon
in the bloody records of the world. The
undoubted merit of the men that the
republic has chosen to conduct its affairs
has been that commonplace ability that
exactly represented the mass of the peo
ple themselves and their well being
That was the crowning glory of Lincoln
and placed him in the front of the
group of heroes that the nation will
never forget M. Lonbet comes out of
the people. He seems to possess just the
homely and stealing integrity that
thinks more of the public good than of
his own personal ambition, and the
brilliant men who are scheming for the
overthrow of the government and the
subjection of the people to an outworn
aristocratic legend have for the most
part '"uietly folded their tents since he
toe ie field. Comparison of the presi
dents of the American republic with
many of the men that England placed
upon the throne and kept there to its
own detriment and disgrace would at
all times be a healthy educational task,
and it would not be out of place to ask
if the latest of all her sovereigns has
not secured the greatest honor and the
most lasting fidelity by refusing to be
anything more than a most estimable
figurehead.
Congressional funerals are attracting
unpleasant attention, first- on account
of their expense and second on account
of the manner of conducting them. It
cost |4,500 t. the people to bury Repre
sentative Dingley of Maine and $1,178
to bury Representative Milliken. The
American people would be slow to ob
ject to this outlay if it were shown that
it was a suitable method of doing honor
to a public servant But it is becoming
apparent that a large contingent of
shopkeepers and contractors lies in wait
for these honors to pocket the surplus
of a grateful republic, and the mourn
ing congressmen are coming to regard
the sad obsequies as an extra opportu
nity for cakes and ale, or, to put it
plainly, champagne and cigars. This is
not a pleasant subject to discuss, and
all the more reason why congress itself
should regulate it within the bounds of
national decorum and respectful grief.
Promotion.
"Miss Mary, are you sorry that your
lister Evelyn is married?"
"No, it advances me ene number/'
-Chicago Record.
r ' i , ,
A story bas been printed in a Cincin
nati paper to the effect that part of an
infernal machine which was used in
the destruction of the Maine has been
found in a prison on the shore of Ha
vana harbor. Connected with it were
wires and tubing, and there were evi
dences that a keyboard and switch had
been detached. The story is very cir
cumstantial, but has created no sensa
tion, for the simple reason that this
country long ago made up its mind
how the Maine was destroyed and is no
longer interested in the details
From a purely military point of view
the dispersion of the fighting Filipinos
is now only a question of time. They
have shown extraordinary ability in
falling back, but unfortunately for
them the country is of snch conforma
tion that they cannot fall back much
more without being in deep water.
Aguinaldo has not issued a proclama
tion in a week, and that looks like ex
haustion. It has for the most part been
a much harder task to stop his mouth
than to stop the fire of his men. ^
Sportins: Spirit.
Grogan-Billy has got the true sport
ing spirit in him.
Kilkey-What's the matter with
Billy, now?
Grogan-He ran against an open door
and blacked his eye, and he tells every
body he got the black eye in a fight.
Boston Transcript.
Ventured Xo Opinion. j
"What's the matter with you?" ask-1
ed the friend. j
"I haven't the least idea," answered
the very cynical invalid. "The sur-'
geons are going to operate for appendi-J
citis. "-Washington Star. j
Xo More Credit.
Mrs. Spendall-Yen look worried. Is
it because you are so deeply in debt?
Mr. Spendall (gloomily)-No. It's be
cause I can't get any deeper.-New
York Weekly.
That's All.
Bill-Did you ever shoot at clay pi
geons ?
Gill-Oh, yes, I've shot at them.
Yonkers Statesman.