A PRAYER FULLY ANSWERED.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 13, 12 February 1907, Page 3

A PRAYER FULLY ANSWERED.

An Asad Negro’* Aooonnt oi the boTd'a Goodneei to Pntriok Some Philadelphians visited Richmond, Va., and, asking as to the use of this and that large building, were told in every case that it was a tobacco factory. An aged negro gave them the information; and they, tiring of the monotony of tlie reply, pointed to a white frame building on a hill, and asked whose tobacco factory that was, says the Detroit News-Tribune. The old fellow replied: “Dat, sab, am no fact’ry. Dat am S’n John’s Tisoopal church, where Marsc Patrick Henry done get up an’ ax de Lawd gib him liberty or gib him deaf.” “Well, undo,” asked one of the t-rio, “which did the Lord give him?’ Hears to me j - o’ must be strangers hereabouts,” lie answered; “else yo'd all know cat, in due time,, de Lawd gabe Marsc Henry bofe.” Meiieau Tortlllan, Tortillas, the Mexican substitute for wheat bread, are made from selected corn. The kernels are boiled' soft in lime water, and after being thoroughly washed are nibbed be.ween the bands to remove the ouler nisk. They are then ground, while .vet, to a soft mass with stones or a peanut butter mill, patted into thin cakes, baked on a dry griddle and eaten while still hot. Gooiie Liver Pie from Pari*. Americans bought in Paris last year $25,000 worth of goose liver pie, $28,000 of human hair, and $120,000 worth of mushrooms.

) letCHoc and Bcllffitnii Mls« Lily, a young lady of five, wa» recently visiting friends. Many of ifc* rooms of the house were ornameniwS with embroidered mottoes framed «M*d hung on the walls. She asked what one of them was. “That,” answered the hostess, ‘'says ‘God bless our home.’ ” Miss Lily looked puzzled, so her entertainer inquired: “Don’t you have them at four house?” w Oh, no,” was the quick reply; “we have lightning rods.”—Leslie’s Weekly, Ac to Cheeks, “While you were on your vacation,” Bald the assistant editor of the Bungtown Banner, “several of our subscribers passed in their checks.” “Whatl” exclaimed the editor and proprietor; and then recovering himself: “Oh, I see. Look here, young man, you’ll have to drop those western expresisons or some day ye«iH give me heart disease."— Philadelpfcfca Environment. Mr. Ferguson— Did you have a good Ume at Mrs. Highmore’s tea, Laura? Mrs. Ferguson—No; I was miserably lonesome. Mr. Ferguson—Lonesome? Mrs. Ferguson—Yes; I was the only woman there who had-n’t been having trouble with her help.—Chicago TribUfit. Making the Bent of It. * Mrs. De Fashion—My daughter has fainting spells, and our doctor is unable to stop them, so I have come to ejjp gage your services. Prof. Shassai (dancing master)— Vat you vish off me, madam? Mrs. De Fashion—l thought you might perhaps teach her to faint more gracefully.— N. Y. Weekly. Applying the Moral. Mother (finishing a story with a moral)—You see, Teddy, how dangerous it is to postpone a thing. Never leave for to-morrow what you can do to-day. Teddy—Why, mamma, don’t you think, then, it will be better to ent'the blueberry pit to-day that cook has made for to-morrow?—Brooklyn Life. Correct Uinguoiii, Shrewd Doctor—l see what’s the matter. It’s mental strain—too much worry. Bank Cashier—What do you advise? “Change of scene." “Where to?" "Oh, almost any country where there is no extradition treaty.”—N. Y. Weekly. 1 Detective Work. “Your bookkeeper whittle* ragtime while at work?” interrogated the broker. Aon must be a mind reader,” responded the banker. Far from it! I can easily tell by the irregularity of his figures.”—Chicago Daily News. Why He TP. ought So, “I see that a steamer ran into a school of whales off the Lower California coast. I s’pose it was a school of oratory.” “Why so?” “They were all spouting.”—Cleveland Pkin Dealer. Estimates. “How beautifully your daughter plays the piano,” said the caller. “Yes,” answered Mrs.Cmurox. "But that isn’t her best piece. She only had three lessons on that at five dollars each. She knows another piece that cost at least SBS.” —Washington Star. Won the Bet, “Where’s your brother this morning, .Tamos?” asked the teacher. “He’s at home in bed.” “What’s the trouble?” “Wc made a bet about who could stat the most green apples, and I lost'.” —Detroit Free Press. Too True. That it takes nine tailors to make a Rian rather a rash remark, we’d say; Rut nine collectors and a "bad bill” van Are often required to make him pay, —Puck. DIDN’T SAVE IT.

“Aren’t you the man I gav« a pi® to yesterday?" “Yes’ra! But I’m not collecting souvenirs— l'm after foodl”—N, Y. World. Had No Chance to Poictt, She—Do you remember that engagement ring yon gave me before vr® were married, (icorge? He—l ought to; 1 got another bill for it to-day!—Yonkers Statesman. They Xrvpr Complain, “Doctor, don't you think that raw oysters are healthy?” “Yes; I never knew one to complain.*' —Tit-Bits. Easy to .Miss It. Happiness is some-tunes like a pair of spectacles. While one looks for it, jp sits astride one's very nose.—N, Y. Times. A Perfect Paragon, Ha— lt make; me a better manfcVCrJ time I kiss you, darling. She— Oh, Harold, how goodyouauil be!-Tit-Bits.