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Show OGDEK DAILY COMMERCIAL: THURSDAY. AUGUST 27. 191. TATTOOED THE PEINCE. TWO Tk DOTOUMEDJOBPRIffllG ERJTiSHEF.S DISTINGUISHED FITTED FOR A MUSEUM. FtMlVlt lew atrtt4 tt. Tfcrea. Bir t as "Gra4 H U irroS1j W. Pat mm tW t Sif. rerUj I have nude tii acquaintance of reh captain, a quaint, ctever oil retired with great black eye and enow wt:: fcair and mustache. He had been t;i world ertr several timee, and t- seems to be notbteg nor nobody whka and whom he b not seen or known. J ait now we are so intimate newspaWide per intimate with the Prince cf mi Lis doings phap an anecdote which tii captain told me of G forge, the prince' second son, rosy be amusing. The captain some year ago was in San Francisco with his ship. It was chartered by a biff manufacturing company to go to New Sooth '.Yale, where the eaptain was to boy 2,000 tons cf certain celebrated bituminous coaL He arrived safely and put tip at the finest hotel in Sydney. At this hotel were staying the Duke of Edinburgh, with his nephew, a eon of the Prince of Wale, and young Gladstone, ft nephew cf the grout statesman. They were then taking a trip around the world, the boys in the care of the Duke cf Edinburgh, who commanded the ship My sea captain made their acquaint ance and dined with them the first day cf his arrival. He told the boys some f the jolliest stories and they took to each ether immensely, but strange to say. he did not catch a vestige cf them for the next two weeks. One day they appeared again suddenly, seized the captain by the hand and in sisted upon his going immediately to join them in a glass of champagne in honor of the meeting. "Where on earth have you been hid tng?" asked the captsin. "In bed," answered the prince, with a sound, half groan half chuckle, "and it's all the fault of that long legged beast, Tom Nolan." Then young Gladstone put in a naughty word and rapped out: "Yes, the beggar declared that we would heal up in one day, I'd like to thrash him, but his back is a yard across, and I could not knock him down, you know, if I tried." OF ANY KIND? If You are engaged in any kind of Business, be it Large or Small, you will need something in our line. COMMERCIAL, RAILROAD, BANK, LEGAL AND COUNTY PRINTING AND BINDING TATTOOED WITH "FAST DTE." , V "What the dickens did he do to your "Why, see here," said the prince, and the captain, putting on his spectacles, discovered that the prince's under lip had been tattooed with the royal "broad arrow," while young Gladstone's lip was similarly decorated with an anchor, two lovely "fast dye" embellishments which would last all their lives. Clioking with suppressed laughter the captain said, "The old salt has done his work well, but this need not have kept ; you in bed two weeks." "Oh, bless you, no," said the prince. "but, you know, he coaxed us into hav- ing dolphins and mermaids and mottoes pretty much all over us, and oh, it's abominable, you know, for we were soon laid out as stiff as ramrods and howling with pain. It don't matter, now it's all over," added the prince rather ruefully, "but, by Georgel I'll never be caught in such a trumpery scrape again." "Nor I," chimed in young Gladstone, with an emphatic bang of his fist on the table; "but the worst of it is, you know, that we shall be dancing and flirting at balls and praying in church with all these ridiculous mermaids and idiotio prancing round with us all along the line. George has made a royal jackass of himself, and I am" "A radical jackass," laughed the captain. "And the signs of it will last forever. You will have to dance and pray and offer yourselves to your sweethearts, mermaids and all, for better, for worse," Then he made a solemn grimace at them and they all burst out laughing and the boys invited him to inspect the splendid ship, in which they were steaming over the world, and while there the captain put the youngest up to playing some high jinks upon the old sailor who had persuaded .them to be tattooed by way of an awful retribution. what-a-call-'e- THE MARES REMAINED. A day or two after the great ship steamed away, and the captain, having loaded the ship with the coal he was to get, set sail for California. Some years after he was in Yokohama and left it at night by getting on board a ship bound for California. In the morning he rose early to watch the fast receding shores of Japan. A tall, handsome young man came out of his stateroom at the same moment in his dressing robe. "Hallo!" he cried, "why, if here ain't my dear old captain! How are you? So glad to meet you again!" The puzzled captain looked at the young man in a vain hope to recognize him, when the other, lifting a splendid mustache, disclosed a tattooed anchor on his lip. "Oh, now I know you! You are Gladstone. What a big, good looking fellow you are, to be sure." "All you see of me," laughed the other. "My friends, the mermaids and mottoes still cling closer than a brother, and under my clothes I'm a show for your circus friend, Barnnm." And then they went over the New South Wales adventure and had a most enjoyable, jolly chat together. New York Journal. IWiuia' Whatever you may need, be it much or little, come and see us. We want to figure with you. We'll figure with you right. Well treat you square. The especial attention of attorneys is called to our une qualled facilities for turning out pamphlet work, in the way of briefs and abstracts. ATISFACTION GUARANTEED. We are fully equipped with the latest pattern machinery and new material to do you justice on prices as well as a high class of work. RusUn- doubtedly she has great resources; so has Turkey, but natural treasures are of no avail without the human hand to turn them to the benefit of the nation. As the French finance minister, Baron Louis, said to his colleagues, "Give me a good policy and 1 will give you good finances." .Russia must reform her administration and her fiscal policy, she must abandon her aggressive external policy which constantly threatens peace if she wants to inspire confidence in European ereditors. Dr. F. H. Geffcken In Forum," , Inlkn Lt ce -- er Aa Anutlnf Stat. f Affair., A novel boycott is reported from Ten-vill- e, a village in Georgia. It came about in this wayi Some days ago a young beau bosted that be could call on any girl in town at will, they were all so anxious for his company. The next evening he was informed by a young lady whose company he had solicited that she had a previous engagement. She appeared at the entertainment that boy. evening with a fourteen-year-ol- d In some way the rejected bean gained the sympathy of the young men of the town, while the young lady's pluck was indorsed by those of her own sex. The young men held a meeting and resolved to discontinue all calls on girls of their acquaintance. Not to be outdone, the girls called a meeting and ders cided to scratch the names of the off their visiting lists. The result is that young men from the neighboring towns are becoming favorites with theTenville girls, while the natives are sitting around under the shade trees plotting revenge. Exchange. boy-cotte- Hint to Travelers. Know your route before yon commence your journey. Have as much money as possible, but keep little of it sight. Read your ticket carefully; it may be your guide. Avoid useless questions and others will usually be answered politely. Be on time; trains and boats wait for no one. Keep your eyes and ears open. G aard against pickpockets. If you have not your ticket ready to show at the gate don't get flustrated. Slip aside and look for it calmly it saves time. If you have several parcels put them all into one strap. They are easier to carry. Don't stand so as to obstruct the way of others while saying goodby to your friends. New York World. A New Find at Milo. Milo, the island of the Cyclades in Finance.. I think the financial condition of sia to be a most precarious one. B. A man with cf the most curiae prepeiisitiei Lv ia Sheltea. Cons. E ha acqumsl f Appetite for live bsli-frog- s, and swalhr them with the asm ease he would swallow the most dinty was cooked. The mac's morsel that earns is John Stowe, and he is employe! by Austin Harris, Stowe has been a resident of Sbeltoo otly a few years, bet it was cot until recently that his appetite fox bullfrogs became known. One day withia a week be laid a wager that be could swallow a frog ahve, and was at once taken cp. Wednesday the test was mad) on a bet of one dollar, re parties being present. The first one that was brought to him was too large to work down his throat, and he selected one from a creek on the Harris farm small enough to go down. He placed the frog head first in Lis mouth, shoved the remainder in with his fingers, and in an instant the amphibious animal was out of sight and probably jumping around his stomach. The story cf the feat at once spread, and within a few day s there were a number of doubting Thomases who, notwithstanding the undoubted integrity of the many witnesses, did not believe that Stowe could swallow a live frog cf their selection. Stowe was willing to try the thing again, and winking, so to speak, to his friend, took another bet and appointed the day. On Monday the second frog was swallowed, and the witnesses present were again astounded. Stowe ia ready at any time to swallow a frog on a bet, and as frogs are numerous at present he scoops in lots of dollars from workmen with whom he comes in contact He says he does not feel any bad effect, as they are dead shortly after landing in the stomach. The food, he says, is excellent, and people eat much worse things every day. They are just as good as live oysters or live clams, or even live scallops. Baltimore Sun. Tie Coil r a PlllSllM which the famous Venus of Milo was discovered, has again been the scene of the unearthing of a splendid example of ancient Hellenic art. The new "find" is the marble statue of a boxer, somewhat above life size, which is almost as perfect after its burial under the dust of centuries as it was when it came fresh from the hands of its sculptor. The statue has been shipped to Athens, where a commission of Greek archaeologists, aided by some members of the German Archaeological institute in Athens, will report upon the period of its origin and its probable creator. Pall Mall Gazette. Soared by the Fhonograph. One of the African convoys of King Gungrunhaina in London, the other day, was nearly frightened to death by a phonograph. He talked to the instrument and when it repeated his words to him he fell on the floor in a swoon. It was some time before he gained courage to ask questions, as he thought a witch doctor was in the phonograph. He proposed to silence the witch by stuffing a dried frog's leg into the instrument, along with some other charms he had with him. Having been dissuaded from this and the matter explained, he said it was no use for him to tell lies, as all his words were recorded. London Letter. Another Wandering Turtle. Erastus North, of Berlin, caught a turtle last week which was first captured by his father half a century ago. The following letters are carved on the shell, "L. J. Lamb, A. S., E. N., 1840." The initials "A. S." mean Albert Sanderson, who is still living in Durham. Mr. Lamb and the original Erastus North are dead. Witnesses are living who can testify that the three men referred to marked the turtle as above in 1840 and then permitted it to go free. Hartford Courant Like the Man In Our Town. A Unity man who lost his false toeth while in bathing on Sunday and found them again while taking another dip Monday thinks he has Borne slight idea of how the renowned man of bramble bush fame felt. Lewiston (Me.) Journal. ... |