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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1889-11-29, Page 3tF ,1. 314mmeYiisM,M.lt..11` +R 11 ulltn'Tnnititas. tt I've. tap on tiny back like a carpel, Ate k cidder bey gel they idee 'That I've wore t4WM. all trlxlt enamel s. on the bane whet' i ei(Te uv my knee. I've a kick in nt,y b' -like a poker, Au' a gum -buil 1 _ rie on coy thumb .TiHtr aze on the gay elle joker, It'r putty uigh big as a plum, ria et home behind the trail -rankers, I kin »mile when I'ul smothered iu chaff, I'w lts,ppy when piclriu' pertaters, W.lteu I'1 binding I gen ally litegk, ilei when I pull termite I'm weary, Au somethin' gine out in my opine, Au' my head fats confused -like au' le:try, A, rather ouploasaut combiuo :Pullin' termini itgives me the Recoups, An' a sore jut over the elilut, An' they're hardly much biggoritt teacup's, Yit they're heard on au.ole feller',. rise. the frost puts us all iu a flutter, For a orop that might well be disgraced, For them turnips they perfume the butter With 1v perfume that ain't to my taste, Got any chewill' ierbaccsr? Theultel Good night, sir! here's a.turmit to put iu your soup; hiy (;turf-boiis'Il soon be all right, sir, Tho' emelt feels es big as a coop. They say that the tiowers of elope, sir, Grow thick fu that Land iu the air, But really and truly I'd slope, sir, 11 I Hort ther vlruz turnips up there. —Lauda* Usurer. The Song of 'X'11.9 Tramp. I gather licreaud there a pie, And here and there a biscuit 1 snatch a spoon when no one's by. It always pays to risk it, I sleep at uouu where waters flow, To soothe the weary comer, For men may come and meu Wray go But I go ou all summer. I ridebeneath the rushing freight From Beaton to Chicago ; I watch each deuce to desecrate The box of Wells and Fargo, I sing and whistle as I go— November'11 find we louely, For in November falls the anew—. I walk iu summer only. • —A. 1?, CHOATE Scotland's Big Bridge. It may be interesting to our readers to know the dimensions of the famous bridge over the. Firth of Forth, the most wonderful piece of engineering work in the world. Workmen are putting the finishing touches to the great structure that. 5,000 men have been engaged upon for the past six years. Mr. Thoutaa Bouch, designer of the Tay bridge that collapsed in the storm of 1879, draw the plans for the big bridge. The Forth bridge is canti- lever in design, attd the total space is 8,098 feet --more than a mile and a half. Right in the middle of the river is the island of Inuit Garvie and on this the centre pier is planted. The two other piers rest on the boulder clay in the notion) of the Firth of Forth. , The other piers are stone• and rest on the solid ground °Ault side of the river. Out from three sets of four huge towers the sono;every epriug right and left to a height of 360 feet, then outward to- a distance of 380 feet until they almost res ch on the other side. The space between the aruts, some 350 feet, is bridged on a lattice work pirdet' of steel. There are four cais BeOnS under retch pier, twelve in all, The deepest is 89 feet under high water, It is of hollow steel and iron and ,fillet) with about 15,000 tons of 0onerete, Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone assisted at its launching, The piers that rest on thorn weigh about 20,000 tons each, and are built of Afb s.tth stone, encased in granite. The iron and steel wort( in the bridge is 54,000 tens, and there are 250,000 tons 0 solid lnasonrv' in the piers. Thema are 8,000,-000 rivets in the bridge, which, placed end to end would reach from Edinburgh to Cal tis. The plates in the steel tubing, if laid lengthwise, would reach from Edingurgh to Glas- gow,andthesurface to be painted will cover 20 acres. It is enough to snake• one nervous to see the workmen hammer- ing away 300 or 400 feet tt, in the air. I3'ut the contractors have d ale the best for chair men that they could It was impossible to got Scotcbmen or Irishmen to do the work, so Italians were hired. There is a netting spread uestr the base of the fliers 'to pr -vent the Itilline• of sten by falling bolts lre are small boats constantly vey'iug about to rescue tiny workman Who may fail from the hridgo into the water. In tact., all r,recautions hay( 'been t;t)ien. noel yet about a man u ('ay have been killed since the work was coninence'd. The workshop that is connected with the bridge cover some 50 acres. There are about ;1,000 e'xclnsive of Elaittri.(te1 niiiccrs, who ()raw about 626,000 weekly in wa�.;ee. They have an arcid,�tit and benefit soctery, tri Which the C tUtraotoral .sub scribe, et eaeteen where they can eook their own foot), a 11t,Si,ital attd a hal where,.etltertaiulnt'nts aro cetrried„ on alrider the enetert i:,ion of the luniaager of the worue. On the whvie they' aro v('ry well treated. t` i.'HOMME MASQUE."- Exeltili* Wrestle netnews Tom Cartoon and the &Iystorluue Stranger. The "Man with a Mask" has finally met his match itt• the sturdy person lenown its Toni Cannon. These two iedoubtttble wrestlers carne to;;cifher the other' evening at the Folies l3ergere before an audience several tithes too large for the accommodation offered, The unusual crush was occasioned by the annouueement that America's for• tuidabie wrestler was to be pitted against a mysterious individual of wonderful strength and skill, wire up to the present has proved a victor against all comers. This eccentric athlete caused a great sen- sation in Naris last year by appearing on the stage with his CM 'n inti head entirely hidden by a black silk mask, behind which no one was able to penetrate. He appeared in the same way last evening. He arrivoe at the holies 13ergere ht a private carriage only a few minutes be- fore he roust appear, and is immediately shown to a private room, from which he comes out only to go on the stage. lie leaves in the same manner. Before the struggle last evening I was standing behind the scenes talking with Tom Cannon. Said he: "I know absolutely nothing about the elan 1 am going to wrestle with. I have a suspicion, though, that he is an old time professional who has reasons for concealing his identity. Either that, or he is some rich chap who doesn't want to be seen here," "Do you feel in good condition?" "No, indeed, and that is the worst of it. I have been wrestling here for thirty-four nights in succession without any rest, and sometimes I have met two men in a night." Finally the curtain rose, and the two giants came bounding forth in front of the footlights. Giants indeed they were: Tom in red tights, the other in black, and both naked to the waist. A moment's glance was enough to show that the "Man with the Mask" was be perfect physical condition; indeed, he appeared in every respect the better of the two, His skin was of satiny soft- ness, and as white as that of a woman. His chest, thighs, and arms were of Her- culean dimensions, and his carriage was that of a gentleman. A significant de- tail was the singular smallness of his feet and hands. No time was lost. A grip of two powerful hands, a Moment's hesitation before the initial spring, and then. they went atit—arms, heads, legs, and bodies. It was about as lively a wrestling match as one could possibly see. Tho "Man with the Mask" took the offensive from the start, and for tits first five minutes it looked as if he was going to vanquish Toni Cannon with ease. But the man who vanquishes Torn with ease—or without it—leas not yet put in his appearance at the Folies Bergere. Iu the very firs; set-to the Unknown forced Cannon over on his back, and to save himself. the latter was obliged to form a bridge with the back of his head and his heels as bases. On this bridge the mashed Hercules threw himself with tremendous fury, hut Tom held firm, and, 1 watching his chance, slipped from be- neath, and with a back "handspring" landed ou his feet. As the struggle advanced the tables commenced to turn. Now it was Tom Cannon who was doing the attacking. 1 At one point the stranger nearly lost -his 1 mask, and retired to rearrange it. Dur- ' 1 the brief intermission Tom stepped on one side and said to me: "He is the best wrestler I have met in France. He is pushing the fighting, but I shall have my inning pretty soon. I may be mistaken, out I think I am going to beat him." And Tom was not mistaken. How he did it it were impossible t0 de- scribe; but he did it. The masked man fought like a hero; but he had a hero to f i fight against. Now ono is on top, now another; now they are both down on hands and knees, and presently they are locked—arms, legs and bodies—in a desperate embrace. Then everything gets mixed up—very much mixed up—until suddenly the Un- known goes sailing through the air, im- pelled by Tom's combined strength and 1 science, Ile lands on one side and tries to rise, but Tom is upon him, pinning one ' shoulder to the floor, and slowly, slowly forcing the other into the same position. The "Man with the Mask" squirms and 1 kicks with the energy of a lost angel. l Toln Cannon, relentless, with flashing eyes, presses that other shoulder nearer and nearer to the carpet. The crowd goes mad with excitement. At last it is i all over. The mysterious giant struggles : no longer—ho,isvanquished. 1 All this. which takes a long time to I; describe, lasted only twelve minutes,— Paris Herald. i ,- Ono Way to Cook a Itabbit. 1 A couple of Augusta disciples of Nim- rod, while on a recent gunning trip, after a hard day's tramp succeeded in bagging a small rabbit. They knew that the ani- mal was good eating, but as to how to cook Binz properly they were not as well posted. They pondered long on the sub- ject until the pangs of hunger demanded immediate action of Home cont, when they tied bunny up by the hind legs and picked hint as the good housewife dors a lien. They said he was good eating just the satne,`with the exception of an occasional tuft of fur which had escaped the Clacking process.--- eunebee 3ournal. • CALEDONIAN NALL. CALEDONIAN society resets every third liondsy mThie conuuodiobrethren e hull muttwelcome. seined for enter tainn,ents of every kind tit I very low figure. For tonne ho., 10 JANES CUnek Co. 1BA tBEH SHOP, MR. MALCOLM MoDON,ALD, (i&r'a or atreur,) ermine purchased the barbering business of Messrs. SebAndasmanBy news0 048 �aypatrglycol' him, oldcustomers in all lines of the profession. SHAVING AND HAIRCUTTING are lny speolaities. t .0ive ire p call at tbo old stand, opposite Gordo* and Mofutyre's store, 'M, MCDONALD. 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