Joseph had orected.n submerged sidewalk iu
the Boaquehauna river, at a point two miles
west from here, and bad advertises his per
formance far and near. During the night
preceding tho walk, some persons cut a sec
tion of tho planking, and a largo multitude
saw tho miracle almost end in his death.
Write Better aud Less.
Laramie Boomerang.
Tho public, it seems to us, has created a
false standard of merit for tho newspaper.
People take a big daily and pay $lO a year for
it because it is the biggest paper in tho world
and then don’t read a quarter of it. They are
doing a smart thing, no doubt, but it ia killing
the feverish young men with throbbing brains
who aro doing tho work. Would you consider
that a large pair of shoes or a large wife
should be sought for Jast because you can get
more material for the same price? Not much,
Mary Anu!
Excellence is what we seek, not bulk.
Write better things and less of them, and you
will do bet-ter, and the public will bo pleased
to see the change.
The Little Democrat Got It.
New Orleans Times.
A man was carrying a coon ho had caught,
when he met three little boys in tho road. All
of them said excitedly. “Mister, give me that
coon, give me that coon, give me that coon,
mister.” “Well, boys, I’ll tell you what I will
da If you will tell ine the party you belong
to and why, I’ll give it to the boy who gives the
beat reason for bis faith.” “I'm a Republican,
because that party saved the union,” said one.
