ECCENTRIC PUNCTUATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1761, 10 July 1888, Page 1

ECCENTRIC PUNCTUATION.

A man who was suddenly taken sick "hastened home while every means for his recovery were resorted to. In spite of all their efforts, he died in the triumphs of the Christian religion." A man was killed by a railroad car running into Boston, supposed to be deaf." " W§ hare decided to erect a schoolhouse large enough to accommodate 500 scholars five storeys high." An old edition of a geography Ins this: "Albany has 400 inhabitants, all standing with their gable ends to the street." On a certain railway the folio wing luminous direction was printed:— " Hereafter, when trains in opposite directions are approaching each other on separate lines, conductors and engineers will be requested to bring their respective trains to a dead halt before the point of meeting, and be careful not to proceed till each train has passed the other." A steamboat captain, advertising an excursion, says:—"Tickets,2s cents ; children half-price, to be had at the office," Coroner's verdict—That A.B. came to his death by excessive drinking, producing apoplexy in the minds of the jury. A hotel was thus advertised:—" This hotel will be kept by the widow of the former landlord, Mr Brown, who died last summer on a new and improved plan " " "Wanted, a saddle horse for a lady weighing about 9501 b." A Lowa editor says:—" We hove received a basket of fine grap:s from our friend W., for which he will please accept our compliments, some of which are nearly 2in in diameter." " Board may be had at No. 4 Pearl street, for two gentlemen with gas." Over a bridge at Athens, G-a., is the following :—" Any person driving over this bridge in a pace faster than a walk, shall, if a white man. be lined sdol,and if a negro, receive 25 lashes. Half the penalty to be bestowed on the informer." A newspaper contained this: —" We have tvvu schoolrooms sufficiently lar^e

to accomodate 300 pupils one above another." Another newspaper, in describing the doings of a contention at Cleveland, says:—" The procession was very fine and nearly 2 miles long, as was also the prayer of Dr Perry, the chap via.''