A rumor says that Roberts, the escaped convict, " has joined the force," and has already been raised to the rank of sergeant." We should say this was a tarradidlle. According to the Panama Star and Herald of June 6 the locks are now being constructed for De Lesseps' Panama l 'anal, but are now designed to be a permanent features. The general width of the canal proper is a vory small fraction over 61ft. In the work of the canal building there are now employed 5000 laborers, beside a small army of clerks. A Losing Joke.— A prominent physic* ian of Pittsburg said jokingly to a lady patient who was complaining of her. continued ill-health, and of . his inability to cure her, "Try Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters!" The lady took it in ear* nest, and used the Bitters, from, which ' she obtained permanent health. She now — laughs at the doctor for his joke* , bet he Jfl is not so well pleased 4 with if, as.^uCpsi -^P vhim a good patient.— KftKubnrg Patriot.
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 152, 24 July 1888, Page 2
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