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LEXINGTON WEEKLY BUDGET.
VOL. 2
LEXINGTON, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 1890,
NO. 18.
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LEXINGTON, OREdON,
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ticut. JjlRANK KELLOGG,
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HEPPNER, OKRUON.
Ilonsy to loan on Improved farms. Otflee In
first national Hank.
O. BOON,
Constable and Collector,
LEXINGTON, OREGON.
Will attend to auctioneering.
KATE PAKSELL,
Notary Public and Conveyancer,
ALPINE, OREGON.
Deeds. Mortf ages and all others Legal lustra'
menu careiuny urawn. applications ior aiaie
aud School Lauds madc,aud Pensions obtained
jmANK H. SNOW,
Land Agent and Notary Public,
LEXINGTON, OREGON.
Filings taken on government land. Real
estate advertised and sold on commission. New
comers are invited to call and be tilled full of
solid (act about the ad-autages of Morrow
country. Office hour .um 7 A. M. to midnight,
Buduet building.
R. LIEUALLEN,
GENERAL .-BLACKSMITH
And !I lorseshoer.
TS ALWAT ON DECK AND PREPARED TO
i do anything In bis line in a neat and work
manlike manner. Horses shod with care aud
accuracy.
Shop oa C St, Lexington, Or.
G. W. BROCK,
Wagon and Carriage Maker,
UK PAIRING DONK.
Arcade Stmt, Ret. C and D,
Lexington. . - Oregon,
ELKHORN
Livery k Feed Stable
(ELSE MABNUSON, Proprietor.
LEXINGTON, OR.
HORSES BOARDED BY THE
DAY OR WEEK.
OatnU Faralahad for Comawrelal Men
at Reawmabl Bates.
. U. KINDA OF TDRNOUTS AND SADDLE
- Mane oft ampusai v. ,
Ad Ancient Chess Ring.
Haply some Kujiih first In nice gone
A111K1 Ills 1HIIKUKI UlUieH nilKcre" Ole".
While u black niirhlinifiile, sun-swart, as lie
Ranif IiIk own wife, love'B passionate orison;
uuniy thou umyst nuvo piuiiseu urn rresuT
John
Among his pastures, when full royalty
lie sat ku a tcut grave shepherds ttt Ills
Wlillo lumps of balBUtn wlukcd uud glimmered
on.
What dost thou here? Thy masters aro all
My 'heart Ik full of rath and yearning puld
ai ui.ri.i ,,f iin (1 Klnir that hast a crown
Oul hinting theirs, and tells of great ncss tied
Through elnuil Hung lilgnis oi unaimieu rum
Aud uiurtuur ut tho dark majestic (own.
Jeuu Ingelow
KENTUCKY COLONELS.
llow It Happens that They Are So Nnm
orous In the lllue-tirass State.
It is somewhat hart I for an outside
barbarian to understand why "Colo
nels" are so plentiful in Kentucky. In
the lirst i',aee Kentucky furnished a
great many soldiers, both to I he
Northern and the Southern armies.
during the war, and naturally some of
these soldiers are sure-enough colonels
by rank and service. Ot hers who were
minor ollicers, or perhaps high pri
vates, are now dubbed colonels hv way
of courtesy. Then we have a very few
colonels who hold over from the Mexi
can war, and there aro other colonels
of militia, like the Louisville Legion.
who come by their titles honestly. The
Governor of Kentucky has the privi
lege of appointing persons on his stall
with the rank of colonel. These colo nels
aro expected to look pretty aad
martial at the Governor's ball and to
ride horseback when tho Governor
heads it procession. Tho last duly fre
quently gives them great pain and
anxiety. There are scores and scores
of these Governor-stall' colonels in this
proud old Commonwealth.
Dome executives nave liecn more
lavish than others in the distribution of
these gilded honors. That kindly old
gentleman, Gov. Luke Blackburn, M.
D.. was fond of creating colonels.
During his term ho made some sixty
colonels in the city of Louisville alone,
if 1 remember the tigures correctly.
There are various reasons which entitle
a man to this gubernatorial compli
ment. Col. Will Hayes is a colonel
because he is such a gifted poet, while
Col. Albert Dietman was given his
title by Gov. Knott because he was the
greatest business manager on earth.
I trust these facts will make it some
what dearer to the wondering North
erner why colonels aro so plentiful in
Kentucky. JJut there are other rea-
sotis. Many prominent citizens are
honored with this complimentary title
simply as a recognition of their merit
by the community, l tins every man
who conducts a large distillery is ipso
facto a colonel; for instance, Lol. John
M. Athcrton, or Col. Tom Sherlcy.
Every prominent railroad ollieial is
also a colonel; for instance, Col. Milton
H. Smith. Every Congressman is a
colonel, as Col. Asher G. Cnriith.
Every man with a Government ollice is
a colonel! as Col. George Du Hello.
Every great editor is a colonel, like
Col. Henry Watterson. .The Chief of
the 1 once Department is a de tacto col
onel, us Col. Wood. Then there are
other gentlemen who are colonels be
cause no other title tits them, isut the
law on the subject is a little vague and
has never been formulated by the Legis
lature. If a man has been a captain in the
war, never call him captain; call nun
colonel. He is entitled to this promo
tion twenty-four years after the war
closed. Tho only men proud to be
called captain are the commanders of
steamboats, the captains of lire com
panies, the conductors of railroad
trains aud the ollicers in a Salvation
Army. The title of major is compar
atively rare, and, therefore, is really
more of a distinction, than colonel.
Only prominent peoplo who have seen
actual service wear the title; or in
stance, Major Ed Hughes anil Major J.
Washington Wann. Hut still if von call
a major a colonel ho is not likely to
get mad at you. By the observance of
these lew rules l nave jotteu uown,
the stranger can get along in Kentucky
without committing any serious breach
of etiquette. Louisville 1'ont.
Tale of a War Horse.
An officer of experience, writing on
the behavior of horses in battle, says:
When it comes to battle a horse seems
to know everything that is going on;
but he does his duty nobly, and seems
to be in his element. He enters into
the spirit of the battle like a human
being. He shows no fear of death, and
it issintruiarthat u ins mate is snot
down he will turn to look at him and
seem pleased. A horse in my battery
was once struck by a piece oi sneii,
which split his skull, so that one side
was loose. The driver turned him
loose, but he walked up by the side of
the gun and watched the firing, and
when a shot was iired would look away
in the direction of the enemy, as if to
ee the effect of the shot. W hen a shell
would burst near by he would calmly
turn and look at it. When he saw his
own team going back for ammunition
he ran back to his own place and gal
loped back to the caisson with the
rest. When the Lieutenant pushed
him aside to put in another horse, he
looked at the other one sorrowfully
while be was being harnessed up, and
when he seemed to realize that there
was no further use for him he lay
down and died. The Lieutenant strong
ly asserted that he died of a brokeo
heart. Court Journal.
A stranger stopped at Burns & Gra
ham's hotel at Port Costa Sunday night
of last week. Next morning he left, tak
ing James Owens' Sunday best suit of
clothes and a fine watch. Owens is
employed at Helby's smelter.
Wouldn't Ride with tho President.
When the President was returning
from his Bar Harbor visit in company
with Private Secretary Halford their
special car upon reaching Philadelphia
was attached to the 8:68 express for
Washington over the Pennsylvania
railroad. Shortly after the train had
left the city tho conductor, who is one
of the oldest employes of the road and
well known in this city, went into the
car where the President and Halford
wore conversing. The President no
ticed the Grand Army button on the
conductor's coat and immediately gave
the military salute.
"Mr. President, I have a favor to
ask of you," said the conductor.
"Well, what is itP" said the Presi
dent, with the old, weary, auti-ollice-secker
look on his face.
"I want you to let me bring in my
little boy, ilarry, who is on the train,
and introduce him."
The chief magistrate's face bright
ened instantly and he replied: "Bring
him in, by all means."
The boy, a bright little fellow of
about 11 years, was brought into the
private car and duly introduced. Tho
President put his arm affectionately
about the boy and, drawing him to
him, said:
"Now, Harry, you must sit right
down and ride the rest of the way to
Washington with me."
Harry didn't exactly know how to
receive this proposition at lirst, and
I hen, looking up into tho President's
face, he said innocently, in his childish
treble:
"I'd rather ride with tho baggago
master."
Tho President and Mr. Halford both
roared, and as tho child left the car
the President remarked: "That's tho
lirst time since I've been in ollice that a
baggage master's company has been
preferred to mine." l'lUladdphia In
quirer. No More Subterfuge iu His.
"But the quickest drink I ever took
was in our New Jersy watering place
Asbury Park. They practice pro
hibition there to a painful extent, so
that a man will take great chances
when he's very dry. A friend and my
self were instructed to go to a certain
druggist whose reputation for lawful
dealing was not unsullied, and to call
for soda with ipecac, at the same time
winking with the left eye, whereupon
we would receive what we wanted.
We went to the apothecary.
'"What'll you have?' said he.
"Soda with ipecac,' said we, as we
simultaneously depressed our left eye
lids. "He obligingly went to the other end
of the shop, returned with a decanter
containing a delicious-looking, ruby
colored fluid, poured three lingers of it
into each glass, tilled the same with
soda water, and passed the foaming
draughts across the counter.
"Kegards,' said Charley, as he lifted
the beverage to his lips.
'"Same to you,' said I, and we buried
our noses in the fragrant froth. But it
was an unfamiliar fragrance. We set
our glasses down.
'"What did you put in this?' I asked
the druggist, who was methodically
wiping oil' the counter.
"'Ipecac,' he replied, with freezing
nonchalance.
"'Ipecac!' exclaimed Charley, in. a
horrified tone.
"Ipecac. Thats' what you 'called,
for, wasn't it?'
"I threw down a quarter, and, with
out waiting for change or saying an
other word, we bolted, and made for
the wild and lonely seashore, where
Charley, who had taken the largest
gulp of the infernal mixture, practi
cally illustrated the physiological effect
of an emetic. The psychological effect
of that adventure clings to me still. I
am opposed to all subterfuges in this
business." Boston Herald.
HTee i Pe n a.
Nearly all the steel pens used In this
country are manufactured here, though
20 years ago nearly all were imported.
Now only the highest priced ones are
imported. We use about 1,000,000
gross every year, which is not so large
a nuiulicr as might appear, consider-'-.4
1 T-'tiiwMnfii Wfr lhn thry1"'
pens apiece for all the inhabitants. As
many people who use them wear out a
gross ( 141 pens) or more in a year, it
is evident that there must be a great
many who never use a steel pen at all.
The pens are made of imported steel,
which is preferred because of its more
uniform quality. It is rolled into big
sheets and cut into strips, after which
it is annealed, rolled to the thickness
required, then tempered and cut aud
stamped into pens. Much skill is re
quired in all these operations and in
those of mushing the pens ior use. i ne
manufacture and trade in steel pens
has seen very little change for a gcuer
tiou. (lood IbiuM keruiim.
Hoap liutdilrn.
All liovs and girls like to make soap
bubbles, but few know how to make
those that will last for an hour If left
undisturbed. To make them, take
palm-oil soap and shave ti tic I y, then
nut the shavings in a lanre bottle of
distilled water, and shake until dii
solved. Filter this through a piece of
Cray tilterine paper, fold the paper In
crimps so that it will lit into a funnel
When the solution is filtered add aliout
one-third as much glycerine as you
have solution. Always shake well be
fore tisintr. These bubbles must be
blown through a rubber tube titled on
the tube of a small glass funnel with
rim two inches in diameter. To have
the bubbles last a long time blow them
into iron rings laid on a piece of carpet
tnd wet with the solution.- Uooi
Uuusdcueuinn.
MISSING LINKS.
There is a growing demand in En
gland for human skin leather.
The average life of an ocean cable,
as at present constructed, is twelve
years.
The French army officers aro now all
armed with revolvers, during the wai
of 1870 they had none.
M. Muissonier is tho first pailer ever
raised to tho dignity of Grand Cross of
the Legion of Honor.
King Louis, of Portugal, gave the
copyrights of his literary works to
charitable institutions.
There were over 250 varieties ol
chrysanthemums on exhibition at a
ilower show at Los Angeles, Cal.
The most interesting exhibition in
Europe next year will be the loan exhi
bition of tapestry at the Austrian Mu
suem. Anson Willesey of Avon, 111., a rol
licking blade of 85 cars, was married
recently to Susanna McCoy, a blushing
maiden of 54.
Prince Louis Napoleon, who was
lately an ollicer of the Italian Reserves,
has obtained a commission us Major iu
the Russian army.
Harriet Beechcr Stowo recently said:
"1 wish writers of my life would wait
until I am dead before they publish
their biographies."
Louis Kossuth declares vehemently
that he will not accept Italian or any
oilier citizenship, but will die as he has
lived, a Hungarian.
John Tyudall, father of the famous
scientist, was a carpenter by trade. Ho
pved iu the little town of Cal low,
forty-four miles from Dublin, Ireland.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, the Wo
man Suffragist, claims Boston as her
home, but spends nine months iu the
year lecturing iu various parts of tho
country.
Miss Amelia B. Edwards savs the
work of a galley slave is not to be com
pared with his or her work who under
takes to extract a guinea from the
pocket of a Britisher.
Andrew Jackson Pine, who died re
cently ut Harrisbtirg, Pa., had been
chief page of the Pennsylvania House
of Representatives for twentv-eight
years, lie became a pago at tlio age
"of 14.
Mr. Lew Rosen Is responsible for the
rather expressive and suggestive re
mark that "A. M. raliner has been
connected wilh the stage iu New York
almost as long as some of our popular
soubrettes."
Monaco, to which only consuls are
accredited, has a big diplomatic corps
u the rest of Europe, and its diplo
mats display a prolusion of gold lace
ud titles purely for the honor of serv
ing the principality gratis.
A wild linrr wuti vlwtt rm,ntK' nt fYib
Hill, Cal., w1iich weighed 600 pounds.
It was snow-white and had tusks six
nches long. A pound of lead was
found iu his carcas, the result of efforts
of former hunters to kill him.
The English statistics give a notable
decrease iu their convict population
during the lust twenty years. The to
tal number of convicts under sentence
of penai servitude was 6.405 iu July;
twenty years ago it was li.uoo.
King Luis of Portugal did not In all
his reign sign a single order for capital
punishment. He had conscientious
scruples against liillicting the death
teuitlty, anil so succeeded In making
t practically absolete iu his domin
ions.
The late John F. Smith, the great
Philadelphia typefounder gave to var-
ous charities more than f 100,000 a
ear during-the closinir years of his
ong and useful life. "Everything I
ive to give away," he said,
"i shall
jive away before I die.
A sensible suggestion is mudo that
the movement to restore the monument
to the memory of Mary Washington,
the mother of the lirst President, shall
include the purchase of the old house
in which she lived and died. It Is
mall house at Fredericksburg.
Philip McKim, the new steward of
Waco'oHYrftarstnlsrehder.
stands old-fashioned American cookery
better than did Hugo Ziemann, and
can provide the president with better
pies than could the Chicago chef.
Lew Wallace says the scene that
moved him most in writing "Ben Hur'
was the one representing me ncro
sleeping on the steps when his mother
and sister, after their release from the
dungeon, drew near and recognized
him and yet dare not approach nearer.
An Ainerical Amateur recently offer
ed $12,000 to the municipality of Genoa
for the violin of Pagannii, which Is re
ligiously preserved in the city museum
as a iiieiiieuiu ut vjeuou a mwi o..
The instrument was made at Cremona
by Guameri in 1700. Tho American
offer was declined.
The old saying that the man who
minds his own business will make
money is not true. Charles Cochrane,
a Canadian, has remained on his farm
for fourteen straight years without
leaving it and has not "spoken to a
stranger in all that time, aud yet he is
poorer than when he began.
The decline of the English tailor In
America is announced by some of the
trade journals, and it would seem that
there is a reason for the assertion that
be is no longer as fashionable as an
American tailor. It has been discov
ered at last that the conventional En
glish clothes do not tit him.
Swimming baths are becoming pop
ular additions to English schools. The
chool boatd contends that it ftuM M
important for a boy to learn to swim
as for a girl to learn the art of cookery,
and claims that the swimming bath
adds to the com for of the scholars aud
assists in the work of education.
From the tabulated returns just com
piled iu the ollice of the state superin
tendent of public instruction it lias
been ascertained that the total number
of trees planted on Arbor Day in the
school districts throughout Massachus
etts, outside of the cities, was 'J4.1UG.
These were all planted on school
grounds.
Gen. Boulanger lives a curious life
on tho Island of Jersey. Ho spends his
time iu reading history and talkhig
politics to his followers. He smokes a
vast number of cifrnrellus and seems in
clined to disobey the commands of his
physicians regarding wine. He is
punctilious as regards to his dress and
always doifs an evening suit for din
ner. It is announced IhatF. Marion Craw
ford, the novelist, is to become a rasi
dout of Washington, D. C. Crawford
is a very handsome man, in perfect
health, and is known all over Europe
as an accomplished swordsman. He is
a good deal above the average height
and keeps his muscles iu perfect con
dition. He will form an attractive ad
dition to Washington society.
Mr. Gladstnuc said in a recent ad
dress to a workingmeu's organisation:
It was not extravagant to say that al
though there were but 2,000,000 people
in the thirteen American colonies at
the time of the American revolt, yet
from among those 2,000,000 of people
there proceeded ai that epoch a group
of statesmen that might defy the whole
history of the world to beat them iu
any one period of lime. Such were
the consequences of a well-regulated
and a masculine freedom."
Capt. Christian Emson, a fine old
seafaring and shipowuing Dane, who
has been iu this country nearly seventy
years, died iu Ocean county, New Jer
sey, recently, aged Ub. Iu tliccoasling
trade he had accumulated a fortune of
2,000,000. He was iu the Danish
navy as a youth, and remembered the
lirst Napoleon. "1 could haf helt him
mit two lingers," he went on to say,
"put he had a hat full of brains! If
his ampitioii had peen no pigger than
himself he would not haf failed.
Plucher. not Vellington, vas the man
that failed him!"
BROUGHT TO TERMS.
A Story That l'roven that a Hog- Caa Rea
son and Remember.
Mrs. E. Pirton had a Skye terrier
which manifested a strong aversion to
beintf washed, savs the YoiUICt Com
panion. In time this aversion increased
to such a degree that the servants re
fused to perform their ablutions, being
amud to do so on account of the fer
ocity evinced by the dog on such oe
casions. Mrs. Picton herself was tin
willing to undertake the ollice, for
though the animal was passionately at
(ached to his mistress such was his
horror of the bath that even she was
not safe. Threats, beating, and starv
ing were of no avail. He was deter
mined; he would not take a bath.
At last I hit upon a new device.
VV Hliout curtailing his liiierty in any
way 1 gave him to understand, by tak
ing no notice of him, that ho had
offended me. He was usually the com
panion of my wulks, but now I refused
to let nun accompany me. Un return
ing home I took no not ice of his demon
strative welcome and if he came look
ing up at me fur caresses when 1 was
engaged either in reading or needle
work I deliberately turned my head
aside. This state of things continued
for a week or ten days and the poor
animal looked wretched and forlorn.
There was evidently aconllictgoitig on
within him which told visibly on his
outward appearance.
Then one morning he crept quietly
up to me, and gave mo a look which
said as plainly as words could have
done, "i can sunn it no longer;
submit. " And submit he did, quietly
ami patiently, to one of the roughest
ablutions it had ever been his lotto ex
perience.
After the washing was over,
he bounded to me with
a Joyous hark
anil mirnl ! lull ai v" -iill'Sl'
arv, -r, ,m u ri,,h, now" l
took, as of ri'M.t, his place by my side
when I went oul to walk, and retained
from that time his usual joyous de
meanor.
When the time for the next bath
came around, the old spirit of obstinacy
revived, but a single look at my avert
ed countenance was sufficient for him.
and he again submitted without a mur
in nr. Why should we hesitate to
ascribe a reasoning faculty to an animal
in w hich a struggle between opposing
desires could thus Ua carried on lor
days together?
Wonderful Memories.
John Wesley bad a remarkable mem
ory, and ut 85 it was still vigorous.
Both Macatilay and Sir Walter Scott
had prodigious memories.
Andrew Fuller could rc;at a Km
of 500 liues after hearing it read once
or twice.
Before the days of shorthand report
ing "Memory Woodfall"used to attend
the house of com mo ns, and, after lis
tening to a debate, would reproduce
the whole without taking a single
note.
Robert Pasfleld, an illiteratfl Puritan,
invented a long leather girdle, which
he wound twice about his body, upon
which he preserved an accurate biblical
record. By means of this girdle he
was able to take such notes of the ser
mon that on returning home he could
give all the heads and quote all the
various texts mentioned iu IU Alt Ut4
Yar Uuund.
A Couple of Agent.
The peripatetic agent occasionally
slips by the vigilant watchman anil be
guiles the government clerk into buy
ing things he doesn't want. One
struck in on tho postotlico department
yesterday at lunch tinie.says tiie Wash
ington l'ost. He cornered a peaceful
looking clerk, produced a roll, shot
out a score of sample binding, and be
gan to talk.
"Iwanttoshowyotttheitiostelegant ed
itionof Dickons' worksinthuinarketatuny
price inmoroccobindiiigsatthesmullsunt
of 60 centsonceaweekandhereare50ceiil.f
to pay the agent whenhebringsyouyour
lirstvolume.
Ha shoved his hand into hi pocket
and brought out a half-dollar aud
slapped it on the desk as lie rattled
along.
"Itistheonlychanceyouwillevorliavew
secttresuchauelegantsetofDick "
The clork raised his head depreeat
ingly. "I have been a book-peddler
myself."
Without another word the agent
picked up his mojey and walked out of
the building.
But he wasn't a circumstance to the
thing which blew into the state depart
ment a few weeks ago. He got into
the stiffest, most English-y'-know di
vision of diplomates in the w hole build
ing. His hat was tipped low and he
was as rakisli as possible.
"Well, boys, how does the cut tump
to-dayf" was his lirst salutation.
J lie Icicles on the ink-wells grew a
couple of inches.
"Say, if any of you chaps is got any
bail Iccllt you want yanked out for a
qiiarler I'm your darby, and I've got
the lewels right here in my pocket."
Gr-r-r-r!! The temperature slid ritrht
through the bottom of the bulb and Ihu
traveling tooth-jerker found himself in
the hall. He wasn't thrown out; he
was simply frozen out.
The Amateur Artist Knocked Out.
A Philadelphia tourist stopped oft at
North Yakima recently. As usual,
there were scattered along the prin
cipal street groups of Indians in
full dress of buckskin leggms, and red
blankets, feathers and green paint.
The tourist wandered on until he came
face to face with a chief. With an ex
clamation of satisfaction he pulled his
Kodak in trout of him and uncovered
the slide. In an instant the red man
comprehended. Perhaps he had been
caught before. He threw up his hands
in front of his face and shouted:
"Ugh! Ugh! Bad medicine. Pic
ture no good. Bad medicine."
The tourist only laughed and iiersist-
ed. The chief stepped forward and
pushed the camera to one side. The
tourist gave the Indian a shove aud got
a blow in return. Three or four while
men came to the rescue of the Phila
delphian and several braves gathered
about the chief and muttered, while
one of the youngest laid his hand on a
knlle. lucre was a parley, which end
ed in the tourist putting un his Kodak
and the chief mounting his cayuse and
going down the street at full stieetl and
with an an occasional whoop in the di
rection of tho reservation. Who that
has suffered from the amateur photo
grapher win not say that the Judiau
did just right?
"Bad medicine. Picture no good.
Bad medicine." Ulobt-Democrat.
The Newspaper of the United Htatea.
Nine years ago the tenth censns in
cluded an enumeration of the news
papers published in all the states and
territories in 1880. The total nil in her
of periodicals then registered was II,
814, of which 971 were published daily.
1 he enumeration of Kowcll s Newspa
per Directory was less complete than
that of Mr. North for the census.
Howell, in his edition of 1880, cave
9,723 periodicals, and 84.1 dailies. That
is to say, the tigures of the census were
more than 18 er cent, over Kowell
tigures for the total of publications, anil
more than la per cent, over Howell for
the number of dailies.
This year Howell's Directory men
tions not less than 10. oTJ papers print
ed in tie United Stales, lneloilint 1.494
dailies. If the delioiencies of his nn-
I'rof. North's enumeration for the last
census, the iiiimlcrof iM-i iodieals issued
in the United Mates to-day is not far
from 19.000, and the number of daily
newspapers not far from 1,700. M. r.
Sun.
Made The I'arrot Tired.
Harry Wh Rehouse, of Omaha, ha a
parrot named Jim which he prizes very
highly.- Heretofore Jim has had the.
open sesame to every part of Ilia houso
and has Ix-en the honored guHt of
every occasion of social importance.
But henceforth Jim will be relegated
to the woodshed when guests are en
tertained at the Whitehouse home. Jim
is said to be the most proficient con
versationalist of the entire Nebraska
parrot family, and he spread himself
yesterday. A gentleman called oa Mr.
Whitehouse in the afternoon. The
minutes flew by aud became honra,and
still the visitor remained. The gentle
man's sn-cial hobby is the Uritf ques
tion, and he discussed it yesterday la
his heart's content. As the sua began,
to sink and there appeared to be no
prosix-ct of a termination of the: long
winded debate, a shrill voice was neurit
from one corner of the room, the tones,
of which were clear and distinct
floated to the ears of host and guest:
"Time's up, partner," was the brlel
but suggestive remark, and it brought
the tariff talk to a close. The visitoi
blushed and reached for his bat, whiia
Mr. Whitehouse ejaculated something
uol exactly appropriate for Sunday.