An old adventurer who passed away
In Australia at the age of ninety-four,
was the only man I've known, says a
correspondent, to put bagpipes to a
useful purpose. After being captured
when the Eureka stockade fell, he
joined the Victoria police, and was
largely responsible for the capture of
the bushranger "Jewboy." He was then
appointed second-in-command of an
expedition that set out to find traces
of Leichardt (another bushranger),
and he used to tell that one day the
party was surprised by 200 natives,
with hostile intent, whereupon one Mc
intosh yelled: "The pipes, Charlie, the
pipeswhile we retreat." The old ad
venturer played the pipesnnd the
natives were so mystified that they
stood open-mouthed while the party
marched off.
That Swat!
Yesterday's newspaper still hns
great potential value. Rolled into the
shape of a bludgeon, it cau do power
ful execution and wonderful work in
the decimation of the common, low
lived house fly. A dead fly is the only
good flyand its good is infinitesimal
even in that condition. So swat the
flies right now.Barre (Vt.) Times.
He Knew Politics.
An Indiana city famed for Its po
litical "scraps," has a budding poli
tician. He is only nine years old.
His father was reading the news
paper the other morning nt the break
fast table when he looked up and said:
"I see you've re-elected Mrs.
superintendent of schools ugain."
The wife started to comment, but
the son beat her to it. "On which
ticket?" he asked.
Sometimes There.
