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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-04-22
FEVER AND AGUE.

FEVER AND AGUE cured for fifty cents. There 10
NOT remedial agent this world that will Fever
and Aeue aud oil other Malarious, Bilious, Scarlet,
typhoid Yellow, and other Feyers laidsd ~ Nd
Ways PILLS. so quick asRADWAY'SkEAOYA E'
LIEF. Fifty centSper BOTH.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-04-22
ST. VINCENT's ACADEMY {
ALEXANDRIA, La ~
UNDER THE DIRECTION. OF THE
Sisters q f Mercy 8

TvHIS INSTITUTION WILL CONS
l. me,ce its second scholastic year un 1
tho FIRST day of SEPTEMBER, next,
TUITION: ~ sF q
The system Of education embraces the
French and English languages, wiz,
Reading, Pcnmanship, French and Eng.
fish Grammar, Arithmetic, Ancient andsi
Modern Geography, Ancient and Modern
History, Bookkeeping, Music. Drawing.
Plain and Ornamental Needle Work, En-
hroidery, Artificial Flowers, etc. For fur
thrr particulars apply to the MOTHER
SUPERIOR. Convent Of Mercy, or to tx, !
Key. j. i. ANENARD Alexandria la
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
Statistics of Draw Poker.

Whatever may be the result OF the
alterations of the transit OF Venus, they
cannot compare in practical utility with
the benefit that can be derived from Il
table of "poker probabilities" An
able statistician has, with infinite labor,
compiled a table whereby the changes
and chances which may occur in q game
OF poker may be told at at a glance.
For instance, 1858, $50 different hands
can be dealt with a pack OF cards j.
3O2, $40 will contain less than a par,
and 1896, 400 II pair or more. The
latter hands divide into 1,09S 2l0 OF one
pair, 3i,912 of threes, 1885, 32 OF two
pairs, 10, 200 straights, 5,lO7 flushes,
3,77l fulls, G27 fours, and 40 straight
hushes. With this table in one hand
and your cards in the other, it will take
II very smart man to get ahead OF you
in n little game Of draw. Ii in the
course of 4 1874 deals your adversary
holds two straight hushes, a look at the
table will convince you that something
is wrong, and if tours are played on
you more than once in the course OF
4 1852, instead of drawing your cards
"draw" your revolver and "call" for
the police, and when they take him You
take the pool.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
Hard Water is Wholesome.

DR.. Letheby, after dcvotiug many
years to nm Investigation into the prop
critics Of the wafer introduced into Eng.
lish cities, and to a study Of the sani-
tary reports on the subject, comes to
the conclusion that moderately hard
water is safer and moro ho,lthful than
soft water. Hard water is not only
clearer, colder, more free from mir, and
consequently moro agreeable to the eye
less liable to absorb organic substances,
to sustain the life Of zymotic organism,
or to exert solvent properties upon salts
Of iron or upon leaden conducting
| pipes. The limo salts exert n benz fetal
influence upon the animal economy and
even protect the system from dangerous
outward influences. DR.. Wilson, OF
Edinburgh, has also collected much val.
liable material on the subject, and comes
to the same conclusion as DR.. Lctlleby.
He takes the ground that the human
body requires foc its n0urishment and
support II supply Of certain mineral
salts, among which carbonate and phos-
phate of lime play M important part in
building up the compactness of the
bones aud in other functions. We usu.
ally observe phosphate of lime in our
animal and vegetable food, but not
from the water we drink. Carbonate of
lime, however, is not contained in ade.
quate quantity in Ii solid food, but
generally obtains in sprng and well
water.
IL has been i~ncontcstibly shown that
in mountainous districts, where the wa
ter is more or leas hard, tho inhabitants
exhibit tho best physical development.
On tho other hand, it ia believed that
in large G ties the mortality ia inversely
as the hardness Of water supplied to
the inhabitants. A water which con-
tains about six grlins Of carbonate Of
lime TO the gallon 10 suitable for use in
all household purposes. As drink and
for cooking food, such a water offers tho
necessary carbonate OF lime for the sup.
port OF life in the simplest, most nat
ural and most easily digested form. and
il at the same tino moro agreeable,
fresh and sparkling. II is evident that
our p%recorceiyed popular notions on the
subject of hard water need revising,
and that il may be better to use such
water than to have u to rain or
ice water.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
For Love OF an Actress.

A romance in very high life has Just
been brought to it's last act. one OF
the most noted OF the south German
mobiles was the Prince OF Thurm and
Taxis. He bad been minister to the
late king of Bavaria, and his son was
nid.de camp to the present king. IL Is
this son who is the hero Of the German
romance. Long ago the Lord OF Bur
leigh chose his wife from the peasantry'
and King Cophetua swore a royal oati
that a beggar maid should be ms
bride but neither OF these traditional
lovers went SO far as the young Bava'
rian prince of our W days. 1t was
an Obscure actress who fascinated INN,
and for whom he was content to sacri,
fee everything. These conventional
words meant a great deal in this case
The marriage was actually solemnized,
but it was made subject 10 conditions OF
a very vigorous character, which were
imposed upon the bridegroom as a con
dition OF the family assent. lie was 10
all his p%aternal rights, ana
even his name. He was to be no longer
the Prince OF Thurm and Taxis, but a
plain bourgeois, and he was to receive
an annual allowance of 5000 ilorins'
1t might seem that such conditions
would be impossible. The only answer
is that they were exacted, that the mar
riape did occur, aud the prince descen-
ded into plain NJ. De Fels.-Lonao"
II,Ip
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
Best Organs on Host Favorable Terms.

The new terms offered by the Mason
IL imlin Organ Company, for the sale
OF their celebrated Instruments, create
dissatisfaction with many dealers, who
declare that they will greatly injure the
business of selling other organs, espe.
cially by peddlors. By these terms a per-
son is allowed 10 hire IN organ, paying
only a reasonable rent for it-having
the privilege, Of course, Of returning il
ct any time after six months, or of pur.
chasing it at any time. If the purchase
ia completed within a year, the whole
cost Of the organ is only five to ten per
cent. more than if all cash had been
paid at the beginning.
Dealers say this is much too small n
difference for tho accommodation in
time, an privilege OF turning, given.
The Mason & Hamlin Company are
determined to try the experiment thor
oughly at least, being confident that
their organs will prove SO attractive and
satisfactory in use that scarcely any will
ever be returned to them. Circulars
with full particulars can be obtained by
addressing them in Boston, New York,
or Chicago.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
u,,y,rd.-Iw will give 900 for any case of flesh,

Reward will give 800 for any case OF flesh
hone or muscle nllmont like rheumatism prufe
strain or lameness, upon el'her man VI nn
Inal, which the Mexican Mustang linimeht VIII
ma, cure whes used according to directions Near
thirty years has proved II to be the most "oLder'
nl remedy for neuralgia, burns swcllihsS, en-
Iarged Join g., hoof Nil, screw worm stihg' caScd
breasts, etc, ever discovered. who VIII let n morse
linn when Nh tang LinIment VIII cure W VINO
win let II child cry and suffer ir,m bruises or Gnu
blalns when tie Mustang viii prevent h' VINO
viii pay large doc ors' bills when they can buy
Mexican Linlmcnt tor 10 cents ana s'o' IL IL
wrupurd in n tteol-plate label, signed % W.
Wastbrook. Chemist" VIM. Il Eyerson, agent.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

Founded on n ROcls!-Th disappointed al
yentuTers who have from time 10 time attempted
to run their worthless potIons against Plantation
BItters, vow that they cannot understand what
foundation there Is for its amazing popularity
The explanation Is simple enough The reputa' on
of the world renowned tonic Is founded upon Il
rock. the Rock OF Experience.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
10 TO Riverside Water Cure, Hamilton, Ill
Ladies' Desire what Men dmire' a"

Ladies' Desire whnt Hc" "" $500
thIs iltllo thing isbeau,y, What do we SAY IL oean'
tInil? A transparent complexion ana 'uHu''o''
head Of hair. What viii produce lhese' haB"n'
Magnolia Balm VIII make any 'any VI tni,ty ny
pear but twenty aud Lyons k"th"'fo" WIZ Ae'p
eycry hair In It's place, and make II gro" ihe the
April grass. II prevents the h"'r 'ro'' 'u'm'"s
gray, eradIcates dandrnh, ana Is the hhest h"lr
Dressing in the world, and at only mar o'o'nn'y
cost, II you want to get ria OF pun
pies, ring marks, moth patches e'c'' uoh' '"s''
the Magnolia Balm, ladies,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
whole Tickets, SO; Halves, S.:
Dua7seIS. $40.

Plan OF THE LOTTERY The numbers from | to
jlitO corresponding with those numbers ON the
tickets, printed on separate slips of papcf. are en-
C. rC'cd with small lin tutes, and placed In one
wh,o 81. The tirSt ?6S prizes similarly printed and
cnCirrled arc placed IN another wheel. The wheels
are then ~rsyOlyed and y number is drawn ftOm
the wheel OF nuubhrs, and 81 the same time 4 prize
Is drawn from the other wheel. The number and
pr ne drawn ont are %. eneI and exhibited 10 the
audience, and registered b. the commissioners
the prize BEING placed against the number drawn.
rhis operation Is repeated until all the prizes are
drawn ont.
ENPLtSATI0N OF APpROX fMArION PRIZES
The two preceding and twJ suCces ding numbers to
those drawing the first three go prizes, will he en-
titled to the IL approximation prizes. For exam
pie: If ticket MOL ,2lOd raw' the 80 ono dollar prI2-
those tickets numbered II ,2iS. II 40, iI,25l, ll,2jI,
will each be entitled to $500 dollars. II ticket no
81 draws the 2DlWD dollar prize, those tickets mum.
bprcd SIS, Jll, sol, So, Will each be entitled to 90
uUlIars, aui 80 on, according to the above scheme.
The jVD1 prizes Of ien dollars Will be determined
by The last figure Of The nrmher that draws HE so
OO dollar priH'. For eXamplp If the number
the tickets where the number ends with will be
entitled to 10 dollars. If the number ends with ,.
then all the tickets where the number ends with 2
will he entitled to III dollars, and so on too
ltrmnmDer that every prize Is drawn, and puya-
bic in fun wituOui de lnctiOn.
All y, i2e of s., % dollars. and under, paid imIne-
d a,ely after the drawins-otHer prizes at the usual
time Of ~ days.
Prizes Payable in Full Without Deduction,
The above prIz' will be drawn the last Saturday
of every uOLlh during the year 1874.
drawings of Kentucky state Lotteries are never
postponed. ADDRESS all orders to
GEO. WEBSTER,
az Third St., Louisville, Ky.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
How THE Money GoEsl-After Nc

How THE MONEY Co.'s After Nov.
20, i. will be easy to see how the money goes,
for then the drawing will take place of the
Public Library of Kentucky, and at that Grand
Gift Concert 81, 500. 900 in cash will DO given
away to ticket holders. The fortunate holder
of tho ticket drawing the first prize will walk
of with 1850. OO0; Of the second prize, slOO,-
900; of The third prize. $4,000 of the fourth
prize. $50. 900 of tho fifth prize, s2J, 600, etc.,
until 20, 900 grand cash prizes shall have been
i~istrihute1
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
HEART DISEASE CURED.
RoCkPoRr,

NNtTVUI JU., IHU. TtU., 7, I0If'
Or. Il. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y:
About two years ago | was afflicted with a
disease of the heart, which n. times created a
pressure around it, almost causing suffocation.
| saw all advertisement Of your Golden Medi-
cal Discovery, reco mendins the same as a
cure for disease Of the heart. l then bought
half Il dozen bottles of it, and after using
three bottles | was entirely relieved and ain
now enjoying good health.
Gratefully yours, VIRUS KILLIAs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
The American Meat and Vegetable Chopper

"UernHith We present an ~illu5trat on of a most
useful little machin, designed to s'rve several
sausage meat, pie meat, hash fish, fruit and v-ge-
tables. A glance at The cut will give the reader Il
general idea AS TO the mode OF operating the
maChine. ielng compact, 1t takes but little .p.ce,
and can be used on n kitchen table 'aktng about
the samc space a. an ordinary c%hOpping tray. The
lonS enough before the public TO be thoroughly
tested. and the volume of praise thai has been be-
slowed on 1t 4 ON various sources mus! convince
all that tn 3 lnventiOn is almost Il necessity in
every family. This chopper Is made in Larger
sizes for the use of butchers, and these have also
bee me very POPULAR
These Choppers are made In seven diff + mt
slzeS-four sizes for Family use and three siz s
tor Butcher,-and arr sold by the principal dealers
in Hardware. Rouse Furnishing Goods and Agrl
cultural Implements throughout the country.
For Descr ptive Circular and rice List address
ID. A.. NEWTON a. co.
ITO street, New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
To HAVE Good health the liver must

10 HAVE good health the llver must
10 kept in order. Sdnford's Lirer Inrgordtor
has become a staple family medicine. Purely
vegetable -Cdihdriic and TORic-for all de-
rangements Of liver, stomach and howell.
Will clear the complexion. cure sick headache,
etc. Shun limitations. Try Sn,tords Lirer
LrtgOrdtor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
TIE EImwood Collar is the most per-

TIE ~ "VV" V'F'"r T" n HIV'V Pot
feet fitting collar yet made. II is 80 Close an
imitstion Of linen tina. 1t cannot DO detected.
The roveliy that produces this effect is the
folded edges which. when worn over q scarf or
tie, prevents tho sharp, raw edge from show
ing ~ in o.her collars. II is for gale at ell
gents fnrnishing stores.-Brooklyn Union.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
Died Suddenly of Heart Disease.

How common il the announcement. Thou
sands are suddenly swept into eternity by this
fatal malady. This disease generally has its
origin in impure blood filled with irritating,
poisonous materials, which. circulating through
tho heart, ~irritato its delicate tissues. Though
the irritation may ut first be only slight, pro-
ducing n little palpitation or irregular action,
or dull, heavy, or sharp darling pains, yet by
and by tho disease becomes firmly seated, and
Inflammation, or hypeltrophy, or thickening OF
tho lining membrane or Of tho valves, ia pro-
duced. How wise to give early attention to a
case OF this kind. Unnatural thrubbing or
pain in tho region of tho heart should adj
moni.h ono that all is not right, and if yOn
would preserve it from further disease, you
must help it to beat rightly by the use Of such
a remedy a. will remove the cause of the
trouble. Use DR.. Piercc's Golden Medical
DlrcoS cry before the disease has become too
seated, aud 1t will, by its great blood purifying
and wonderful regulating properties, effect n
perfect cure. It contains medicinal properties
which act specifically upon the tissues of the
heart, bringing about a healthy action. Sold
by all first class druggists.
=aN UsHU s.s V-r,r
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
T,rar OF
Ten Thousand Dollars

Ten Thousand DollHrs ShsA"1 'o'"o"
2lUV acres Of land Ia Harris co ,leShS
situated on Cedar bayou, Is niles from n "a,
HOuslOn ,",....... e." = ', &C.,,
3 Two story Brick House and OF, ~ 'eet.
front on \. Market, and iOl rect on wharf o,oo
to an alley, NASHVILLE, Tenn....:.."..,. wv
lU3 acres improved property, 3m,llts rom
Nashville, on the Dicker on PIKE, win ,,oo
houses. 3 rooms tacn, and onthOuse'".". io'Wo
. Ten acres Of improved property near
Fdgeileld, one aud Il half miles from
Nashville, with new frame mouse con ,oo,
tanning six rooms. Outhouses, ,Sc..""., lo'"o
O seven and n half acres OF Improved
property adjoining above, win mouse OF -oo,
three Ooms and outhouses" "",...:.;.."'' ''Vo'
Z Two story Brick House, WIN lot ~ iset
front on s. Market, and 100 feet deep TO o.oo
AN alley. Nashvilie e, Tenn, "."......, ".", o,AoO
S Two story Brick House, with lot ; ! leet
front on s. Market, and TO feet deep 10 ..,,
an alley, Nashville, Tenn. .".,:.,"...... ',Vo
o Frame House with lot . feet front on
i. Ma:9et, RAINING back 100 feet ~ an ,oo
alley, Nashville, Tenn""""""":......... 1oV
10 Frame House with lot. 10 feet mont on
\. Market, running back lcO feet TO an ,ouo
alley. nashville. Tenn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. i'Hm
w a. rriyps zach cash lO,,.m.... 1850
Npyt2DO Prizes each, cash $40 ......." ."..,. E,WV
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
Highly ~liugOish.

Victor Hugo is said by some NAH
cious person to have addressed a letter
to the peace congress sitting at Geneva,
from which the following IS an extract a;
Every congress is a reunion, every re-
union is n union, every union is a pro-
gress. Congress-, progress-two great
things which rhyme, and rhyme Is rea-
son. You want peace AID liberty, 80
do l.. Peace and liberty! Hrandlose
and luminous -pleonasm. Peace Is
liberty liberty is peace. 10 desire one
is to desire the other. The n is the
other the other is the one. Vino does
not wish for it? Peace and liberty are
the twin sisters rom whose embrace the
communion OF youth will sprjng-the
United States Of Eprope-thc com
munion of men. You have selected
Geneva as the lying-in hospital OF your
grand conceptions. You were right.
Voltaire took refuge in the bosom OF
Geneva-thnt flea of genius, whose
bites aroused sleeping people. Geneva
is less great for having given birth to
Rouse eau. Health and prosperity.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
J. r.
SI\TY-EIGHTA
M ON HLY RIA In G,
Nashville, Tenn, October 26, 1874.

100 OOOTickets. 5,OOOiPrizes in Cash & Real Estate.
Tickets 50. Eleven for $50.
An or5ers au,nt be addressed to d. r. GOLIADAY, BOUing Green, n.y.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

4s Approximate reese l each being %HrnaMd by by 2"O n"m6eFso each side the umo
Nashville, Tenn, on Monday, Oct. Goth, 1S74.
mmmMudha with the nNmberO thNuSiS issued, ARE putin into mew wheel aud the first number. drawn
Im f T"mnr dr."m To- the "coad pnm,& until one thousand numbers re drawn. The remaining
IWuuTnnsa are .rmIp dby app ShRten nnrtB ., ,, . ,.
' Statement the draw number is published ahdlo rNarielo ticket holders and agens Prizes
forwarded pr)npt o,~tu auo rx.a anal !, dmcn,t
- uWm Gn Ky j. X. GOLL% A
mmah I1ubV w q PRICE, gent NJ 4 south oil stree NA-HVILE Itnn.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
'riycs Payable in Full Without Deduction.
Best Organs for Easiest Payments.

The NA1ON Il HAMLIN ORGAN CO.. win.
nersO of H,y6e high6st medals and dip'onIa Of honor
ut Paris, It67, and Vienna, 1873, andhiDhsst dw rds
IN Ame in diragS, respectfully announce that,
having greatly increased their facilities for manu-.
facturc, they now offer their celebrated Cabinet
Organs, not only for cash exclusively, as
formerly. hut VIII also rent them with priv
ilege of purchase, or sell for payments run
nina through one to four years. Cne may
rent an organ and thoroughly test 1t before COM
pleting its purchase; IL paid for in the course OF
one year the cost will he only 1vo to ten per
cent. more than the owes price for cash on de
livery.
The following table shows amounts and lines Of
payment on several plans, running through one
year, TOR a FIVE OCTA We DOUBLE REED OR
GAN. style Il, with Five stops. VOx Humane. Etc.
ether styles are at proport!onate rates.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

A GENTS WANTED-M Men and women ~ a
"A week or SlGj forfeited. The secret lree' write
/ once to COWEN * Co, SLh street, New hoik'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

oO- PER DAY onml'sion or sag a TseT
$40 salary and Expenses; MroIrI y nnI Il n
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

rDrr And a FORTUNE for all,
IN fktE either Sex ss,o,A A Sia W. A.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

N. - Each Week, Agents wanted, Particu'
- -. lars free. WORTH ~ CO., st. ouiS, MO-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

,nn rn,s mrItsrlfiu sdAy.. Agents wanted. Address, with
SebD .tafup, BARSzs pHos, scRoLL SAWS, Rockford, III.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

Money Making employment, Fest eyer
vi UncieI. Address M. y. LOWELL, Erie, Pa
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

'16 : G00 per day AT home. Terms free, ADDRESS
: CGU GEo. STISsoS ~ Co. Portland, Maine
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-07-03
FRUIT AND HEALTH.

DIR. Hunt said at a recent meeting
of the Warsaw Horticultural Society
that "an absence of fruits implied
doctor bills" We have urged fol
many years the importance of a reg
ular supply of ripe fruit TO prevent
diseases, and insisted that the best
medicine. chest which an emigrating
family could carry to a newly settled
country would be a box Of early
bearing fruit trees, current, goose
berry and raspberry bushes, and
strawberry plants. We knew a
family who moved West, and took a
large supply of dried fruit, which
lasted them throughout the first
summer. None of them were sick,
although diseases prevailed all about
them that year but the next year,
with comforts and less privations,
but with no fruit, they suffered from
sickness. Other western residents
have told US that SO long as they
have ripe fruit, they have been free
from all diseases resulting from
malaria.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-07-03
che ytlarietta gonrnal.
4 LESSON FOR ALL

Look most to your spending. No
natter what comes in, If more goes
out you will always be poor. The
art is not making money, but in
keeping it; little expenses, like mice
in large barn, when they are many,
make great waste. Hair by hair
heads get bald: straw by straw the
thatch goes off the cottage, and drop
by drop the rain goes into the cham
Der. A barrel is soon empty if the
tap leaks but drop a minute; when
you mean to save begin with your
mouth, many things pass down the
red lane. The ale jug ia great
waste. In all things keep within
compass. Never stretch your legs
further than the blanket will stretch,
or you will soon be cold. In clothes,
choose suitable and lasting stuff, and
not tawdry fineries. To be warm is
the main thing, never mind the
looks. A fool may make money,
but it needs a wise man to spend 1t.
Remember it is easier to build two
chimneys than to keep one going
If you give all to back and board,
there is nothing left for the savings
bank. Fare hard and work hard
while you are young, and you will
have chance to rest when you are
old.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-07-03
TOO POOR TO TAKE A PAPER

Moore, of the Rural Neoa YORKER,
was sitting in his Office one afternoon,
some years ago, when a farmer
friend came in and said;
"Mr. Moore, like your paper
but times are SO hard ! cannot pay
for it,
SIS that so, friend Jones Pm
very sorry to hear you are SO poor.
If you are so hard run / will give
you my paper"
z" 20, no, | can't take it as gift"
"Well, then, let's see how we can
fix it. You raise chickens, / be-
lieveY 7"
eyes, few; but they don't bring
anything hardly"
'1Don'ts they? Neither does my
paper cost anything hardly. Now, |
have a proposition to make to you.
| will continue your paper, and when
you go home you may select from
your lot one chicken and call her
mine. Take good care Of her and
bring me the proceeds, whether in
eggs or chickens and we will call II
square"
"All right, brother Moore," and
the fellow chuckled at what he
thought a capital bargain. He kept
the contract strictly, and at the end
of the year he had paid about four
prices for his paper. He often tells
the joke himself, and he never had
the face to say he was too poor to
take paper since that day.