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The famous observation Of RioheHeu takes
this new form:
Falf Fant
% bs ssfp Of ySSsie Ee' & FsG
fhe TSTs no S' such Word 70 n as wall" FAIL"
Dante journeys upward from the Inferno on
the back OF the monster Geryon:
60 thence the monster loosed pulled in
TGs az %e T no h s.yed he ant S'S ss
Sss station %ss rssensa Tsn hs o called ont
in the &C Election is the first. Mare Antonvs ora
ton over Cesar:
Friends, Romans. countrymenl Lend me your ears;
viii SnI return them next Saturday .s , come Sn
And Ass ns folks ,S., cam AFFORD 70 hre ~ undertaken
The Ssss q Il hsP liz insurance. wn1
Rrntus hath told YOU G@sar wa. ambitious
H q si% faa.l ST 'S Would ,ha. ws
a asIs s. .Ssse sa AZ q y%% fsTs
% g ons s sso ana s's Us:s
And A.. s sisasa my petition Tor pos. once
Brntus should wipe Oh his chin.
T S Sr rGss s1.f or the until their
When that tlis poor hath cried. Caesar hath wept
And made him solid with the masse, tCneo1
he Ss s"s stun
Brutus IL u liar, and can prove It.
You all did see that on the LupercAl
thrice prese ntei him kingly crown,
Which he did thrice refuse, because 1t did not Mt him
quite
was this ambitionf Yet Brutus says he ambitious
Brutus 10 not only the biggest liar In the country
But he is horse thief Of the deepest dye ldppnuse
II you have tears prepare to shed them Laughter
You all do know this ulster.
Remember the first time ever Cesar put 1t on.
II was on a summers evening IN his tent.
With the thermometer registering no In the shade;
But II was On ulster to be proud OF,
And cost him 81 at Marcains SwartZmeyers,
Corner or broad and Ferry ereets sign of the red flag
Old Swartz wanted $40 for II,
But nnally came down to So, because IL was Cesar
Look In tins place raj, Casslu rs dagger through;
Through this the son OF gun of a Brutus stabbed,
And. when he plucked his cursed steel away
Good gracious! how the blood OF Caesar followed II
CHEERS and cries W Gtre ns sonething on n. Chinese
Blu :" mt him again" &c.
] am no thief Brutus is.
Brntus has monopoly in all that business,
Aud II he lad his deserts he would be
In the penitentiary, and don't You forget It.
Kind friends sweet friends do wish to stir you up
To such sudden flood OF mutiny
Aud, as II looks like rain,
The pHll-bCurers will please place
And we will proceed TO bury Caesar,
Not to praise him.
Several Of the travesties in this amusing little
volume appeared in THE SUN when first written.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-06-25
Inc 6pt
tention:

Signor Antonio many n time md oft
In der Ratio you lgat abused me
Aloud NINE moneys, und SAID dot
took more Indorrst In year
Den der br ncipal vas come toll
Sti.I hat borne all dose init
patient shrus:
FOr, vat You call III suffrrnncef
Vas der bHtge NV all our tribe
Won call me bad names
MlsheieNrr, cut throat son of gun,
t'he'p Shon, uni 80 on.
Veil, den, II vas now appeared
Dot Won need mine helupl
You come to me und you said
Mister shylnck. old pOy would
lake to borrow dree dOusand luCats
TAI next saturday You said sof
You. dot hat booted me
Two, drce, Sin several dimes
nj spnrnd me from your threshold
Like a lOgl Moneys IL your suit, deuf
~ goodness, you haf more cheek
A. book agent Should not said:
HAT dog money.
DO son Of gun
Keep "a bank acknuni'
Didn't II been inpOsSibilty
Dot "A cur should lend you
Dreo dOusand lucatsf or,
SHAH bend low. und in a bondsman's key
MA dated breath und whispered humhlcucss,
Said this
fsir sur, You spit on me on vedne sday last
lou spurn'd me on Thursday,
On Friday YOU told ne to wipe on
Mine shin of;
Anuddcr dime you call me
Old stick IN deF-mud;
Und, now, for dose dings
lend yon--a ME cent nickel,
Und took u mortgage
On your old paid heull
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Shakespeare TrIncd with.

Inc DuricSqne verses III JHG Netn Shakes
peare By II. W. CRIswELL american News Co..
are rs good as anything Of the sort that ever
appeared, innsmuch as they are the only things
OF the sort that ever appeared. MIR. Criswell is
the humorist who for a time illuminated the
columns of the Derrick. n daily newspaper pub
lished in the heart Of the oil region. He do
serves the credit that belongs to original dis
covcry or invention. He initiates nobody; sim
pie as is the method by which he provokes the
sense of the ludicrous 1t does not seem to have
occurred to any previous distortcr Of solemn
phrase and perverter Of dignifed sentiment.
Such humor as there is in the juxtaposition OF
incongruous ideas. the sudden lapse from high
oratory to the familiarities OF street slang the
unexpected turn to tho tragic romantic dis
course. is his in the extreme of absurdity. He
rattles or his nonsense with candor and
heartiness that go far 10 redeem it's occasional
coarseness; and il he has not always the good
taste TO avoid subjects that had better be lot
alone. he has at least the sense to stop before he
becomes tedious.
Mr.. Criswell's rendering OF certain we'll
known passages of Shakespeare. with his own
omendations and intcrlincatons is calculated
to make the hair Of Richard Grant White or
the Rev. Henry n. Hudson stand on end. 1t
reminds you Of one of those grotesque ora
tions where second person, with his arms
thrust under those of TIE speakers. elucidatcs
the discourse by means of the most nappro-
PIRATE and undgniied gestures. Friends
Romans. countrymenl" says Crswell's Marc
Anto"H lend mo your ears; l will return
them next Saturday" Romans, countrymen
and loversv says Criswells Brusis. hear me
for my cause. and be silent that the people on
the back seats may hear" An entirely new
conception of the character of Macbeth is set
forth in his version OF the soliloQuy:
Il this dagger which see before me-
The handle toward my hsn'
or ile-lie-pont toward my han''
Come, let me clutch thce-ohn, you won'tf
Well then, IN show ye who's runnn' tho she-hic--
have the""hic-not; and vet see thee still
Hft thoa f not ' fs ISSyrS or %
Sensible TO feeling, as to sighti No;
FEEL thee iS ddnbl@ q, douSe do SY Ic-soe thee,
rTaps thou at but couple q dssser- of the mind
ProGeedis from ne heat.oppresscd brain
y ,y ,o, at M , brain good
storclonse OF my MUD for Mrs"hc-Mrs Macbeth
Another familiar solonuy which has under
gone revision in the oil regions is that of the
Duke Of GioSter:
Now Is the winter OF our discomfort
Yet hue aS cry Sy for s s%% oe
hnn coal remains IN the ne-hborhoni ofSt;
Excepting mine. which is bound with a towel
Dipped mice water, and yet am not happy.
Grim-visaged war hath smoothed
OF mounting barLcd stce'is that snuH
The battle from a;ar, and whose gallant
Riders wish ii was a LITTLE farther,
lie carers nimby in a lsaiy's chamber
To the l"s.iSous r.aS1ns- of bun hi!ie
Amt, therefore, .ince cannot prove lover
lam Stcrmined to prove villain
stralshtway DO aNnoaucc myself
candidate for the State Leslslatursi
lao .n,aok ~ Sg,,y,,I. ~ 4,,,,,..o 10 ,,...l
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Here is Criswclrs version Of FalstaGs ac-
count of his basket adventure:

count OF his basket adventure:
Have lived to be carried in basket
Ana thrown into the Thames, bcgaud
u be served such another trick
III have my brains tAon oGt
And replaced with applcsass
the roEnes sighted me INTO the river
Mth as little remOrsr ny they should
liai run with the machine In politics.
dshoud have been drowned but that the shore
Was snelvy and I'm tIl-st when Pin down
Aud it's a death do abhOr
for, you know, II swrls man SO,
And what David Davis would be
II were sWelledl
Passing easily from Shakespeare TO other
poets. the audacious humorist docs not hesitate
TO trihe with Dante Bulwer Byron, and even
Croly. Cntilines dellancci is given in what pur-
ports to be verbatim form. as taken by the
sho rthand reporters OF the Roman Senate:
Mr. Speaker
lido nor risS to waste the nigh. in words;
Let that plrhciHn oHmy right IriceTol
Blow his hhLD0; lis not my trade,
As WAS brought up blACkanith.
But here stand for right, for Roman right
Though none, II seems. dare stand
To take a tilt with me.
A. cluster therr cling to your masters.
Judges. RoIntnE sHvcsl Ills charge ~ falseI
Ana demand an invest sgtiOn,
Ana ash the President of TINS body
TO appoint committee
And order the whewnsh forthwith.
Who brands me on the foTohsHl, breaks my sword,
q lays me hlomiy -eourRe nron my bark,
would perhaps like To try u out In Tho back yard
After the Senate RdiournHi
Banlthcd, indeed thank you for II,
held some slack allegiance III, this hour,
lint now my swords my own and
would like Ia see the man that Nill
Attempt to collect my clty taS-s for this yoArI
Here staId mud soon y0ul here hing
haired and tull defiance IN Sour facet
Your tohsnII mrrvfut-NcrN, but II ha
Darss to touch u hair OF catAIna. Twin
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BERKSHIRE HOGS.

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That I, the undersigned, EDWARD
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ST. YAMMANY PARISH.
ITS LOCATION - HEALTH ~
WORCESTERSHIRE
TURING AND AGRI-
CULTURAL AD-
VANTAGES,
ETC.

st. Tanmapy parish is located
twenty-five miles north of New Or
leans. Coyingtor, the county site,
is ten miles further north, in the
interior, and is delightfully."- located
on the Eogue Falia.
IMMIGRANTS,
with a small amount of capital and
fair supply of industry and perse-
verance, cannot possibly do better
than locate il our parish. The eli
mate is as fine as any in the world.
The winters are generally mild, and
snow rarely falls. Spring opens
curly in February, with blossoms
on the peach and ounce trees, and
vegetation comes rapidly forward.
The heat of summer is moderate,
and the pnfailing breezes of the
evening refresh man and beast after
the labors of the day.
THE SOIL
is very productive, and admirably
adapted for raising sugar cane, cot
ton, oats, corn. rice, peanuts, etc.
The vine is indigenous, and yearly
bears large harvests of delicious
fruit. Oranges, pears, peach, plums,
ounces, figs and pecans thrive well.
CATTLE AND SHEEP
| Craze upon our pine lands through
| out the year, and seldom are fed in
winter, thus making st. Tammany
the sCoek-growers' home Farming
and stock lands can be purchased at
rates varying from 81 to So per
acre, and Government lands to
actual settlers
WATER POWER.
| There is an abundance, Of water
power, already improved, inyitin.
| tue attention of manufacturers. We
have no doubt small factory, such
as already abound in Alabama and
Georgia, for the purpose of con-
verting our cotton crop into yarn,
would prove paying investment.
FIRE CLAY
lis found in abundance, as well as
CLAWS suitable for pottery ware OF
the very finest texture, purely white,
and free from sand or grit. Per
sons having practical knowledge
of such business would soon realize
| a fortune in manufacturing and
shipping such wares to the New
| Orleans market.
! MANUFACTURE OF GLASS
| Sand suitable for the manufacture
| of glass is also abundant all along
1.-THE banks of the Bogue Falia, above
the town of Covington. 1t has been
practically tested by Pi;tsbure
manufacturers, and found to con.
tain all the necessary properties tc
produce the finest glassware.
Il COVINGT0N,
the county site, contains about
eight hundred inhabitants, and is
the best business point in the par
ish, commanding much of the trade
of both st. Tammany an" Washing.
ton parishes. The mail from New
Orleans arrives three times a week
per steamer New Camelia, and
there is some talk Of building Q
telegraph line.
At present there is no mill OF
mandatory of any kind in Coying'
ton. Building sites for marufac
turing purposes can be had on the
most FAVORABLE terms, and every
facility will be offered for immi.
grants to this parish.
To all honest and industrious i'm
migrants who may wish to settle ir
st. Tammany, hearty welcome is
extended and protection guaranteed
in their respective occupations.
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THE ST. TAMMANY FARMER
And the
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-26
Common Quotation Errors.

"God tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb was long attributed to the Psalms
of David, until oft-repeated corrections
have convinced people that the sentiment
belongs to Maria in Laurence Sterne's
sentimental Journey" The epigram,
''Spare the rod and spoil child,f is still
often quoted as one of the Proverbs of
Solomon, and is rarely attributed to its
author, Butler (see ''Hudibras, part H.,
canto 2, line 843). The nearest APP
proach to any such phrase to be found
in the Bible is the text, ale who spareth
the rod hateth his son" prov xiii, 24).
The reference to pouring oil on
troubled waters'' is often supposed to be
scriptural, though the Bible does not
make any such allusion. "Man wants
but little here below" is an expression
no older than Goldsmith's sHermit, -
though it is generally quoted either as
Scripture or from line of an ancient
hymn. mansions of the blest' are
mentioned in the revelations, not of st.
John the Divine, but to the Monk of
Evesham CA. D. 1496.)-AH the Year
Round.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-26
Care of Horses.

1. Never allow anyone to tease or
tickle your horse in the stable. The ami
NAL only feels the torment and does not
understand the joke. Vicious habits are
thus easily brought on.
2. Never beat the horse when in the
stable. Nothing so soon makes him
permanently vicious.
3. Let the horses litter be dry and
clean underneath as we'll as on top.
Standing on hot fermenting manure
makes the boots soft, and brings on
lameness.
4. Change the litter partially in some
parts, and entirely in others, every
morning, and brush out and clean the
stall thoroughly.
5. To procure good coat on your
horse naturally, use plenty of rubbing
and brushing. Plenty of s'elbow grease''
opens the pores, softens the skin,
and promotes the animals general
health
6. Never clean horse in his stable.
The dust fouls the crib, and makes him
loathe his food
7. Use the currv-comb lightly. When
used roughly it is source of great pain.
s. Let the heels be well brushed out
every night. Dirt, if allowed to cake
in, causes grease and sore heels.
8. Whenever horse is washed, never
leave him till he is rubbed quite dry
He will probably geta chill if neglected.
10. When horse comes off journey
the first thing is to walk him about till
he is cool, if he is brought in hot. This
prevents his taking cold.
II. The next thing is to groom him
quite dry, first with wisp of straw and
then with brush. This removes dust,
dirt and sweat, and allows time for the
stomach to recover itself and the appe-
tite to return.
II. Also, let his legs be well rubbed
by the hand. Nothing so soon removes
a strain. 1t also detects thorns or splin-
tiers, soothes the animal and enables him
to feed comfortably.
ID. Let the horse have some exercise
every day. Otherwise he will be liable
to fever or bad feet.
IA. Let your horse stand loose, if pos
sible, without being tied up to the man
ger. Pain and WEAKNESS from con-
fined position induce bad habits and
cause swollen feet and other disorders.
10. Look often at the animals feet
and legs. Disease or wounds in those
parts, if at all neglected, soon become
dangerous.
16. Every night look and see if there
is any stone between the hoof and the
shoe: Standing on it all night, the horse
will be lame next morning.
Il. If the horse remains in stable his
feet must be stopped Heat and
dryness cause cracked hoofs and lame
ness.
IS. The feet should not be stopped
ofteuer than twice in the week. 1t
will make the hoofs soft and bring on
corns.
10. Do not urge the animal to drink
water which he refuses. 1t is probably
hard and unwholesome.
20. Never allow drugs to be. admins
tered to your horse without your knowl-
edge. They are not needed to keep the
animal in health, and may do the great.
est and most sudden mischief.-N. Y.
GrdDhic.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-26
Chattanooga Market.
Chattanooga Times, December rs.

Chattanooga Illness D0cSInDoT 70.
CoRs-On wharf, shelled and sacked, 1870 !;
ear corn, 4Oc. loose.
WHEAT-sOc aSl.OO per bushel.
HAY-Tennessee, 5Oa75c Western, Who'll esale
s1s.ooa20 90; retail. 75c,i S1lo; Prairie hay,
Wholesale, SD 90; retail, Zoe; in wagons, to
CONSUMERS, 65aS0c.
CORN MFAL-Per bushel, tsa55c
OATs-Selling. in car lots, oulk, 45c; sacked
and delivered III depot, 47a50c.
RYE-Nominsl
BARLEY-Now, from wagon. soc.
BULK MEATs-Long clear, 1Ac; clear rib, Toe ;
sugarcured. 141c.
BACON-CleaT sides. l3c.
LARD~Prime lea In tierces 12c, In cans. 1919
Picked PORK S2c. 0U per barrel r+ s..
PoTATOEs-From store, new Irish, IS: per
bushel.
DRIED From first hands--blac kberries,
&C per pound apples, 4Aa5c per pound peach
es, nalves. 4Ac; quarters, &C.
FsATHERs-FrOm first hands-strietly prime
geese. in shipping order, 5oa52c; mixed feathers.
inc uding duck, 16a30c; wet and green, DC OF.
BREswAx-Choice, "a per pound.
GINskNG- From first hands, dry, $3.50
hIDEs-From first hands--No. l, green, &c !;
No. green salt, 7lsc; flint, 49, Ala C; dry SALT
| 10a12c seconds, &c per pound off.
BUTTER-OommoD, i6aloc; medium, 1Sc !;
good to strictly choice, zoe.
POULTRY-From first thanksgiving chickens,
IL I-2a1oc; hens. 22c; ducks zoe each; fat. full
teathered geese, 30a35c each; live turkeys. per
TALIoW-Good to choice, &c.
0NIoNs-.From store, 81 so per barrel 40
GREEN APPLES-Tennessse S26Oa3.OO per
barrel; Northern, S. 50a4 90. -
LIVE STOCK.
CATTLE-Extra good shipping, $3.50a3.75; good
shipping, S3.25a3.50 best butchers, $S.25a3 80 !;
medium butchers $3.00a3 Ii; common butchers.
81. 50a2.75; feeding sit ers, S325aS.50; grazing
steers, S. 0Oa3.5O good oxen, $3.25a3.50 medium
oxen, So 5Oa2.09; sealawags, S1.5Oa2 90.
HoGs-276 to 300 pounas average, S6-50a7 90 !;
225 to $50 pound average, S5s5a6 90; 200 to 225
pounds average. S6.00a6.25; $50 to 200 pounds
av. rage, $500.
SHEEp-Good fat, s3.0oa35O; best lambs. 60
pounds and upwards, S4.25a4.50: good, $3.50a
400; cCmmeD, 81. 00a2 so.
MULEs-l4 to 14ls hands high, with flesh, S85a
$50 14ls to 10 hands high, with flesh, $95a$10O
10 to 15ts hands high. with flesh, S105aS130; 16
hands high, with flesh, $135a$190.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-26
Something to Live For.

It has been asserted by scientific sur
geons that the wiltpower of q sick man
has great deal to do with his DYING,
and the case of Charles O'Conor is
cited as evidence. A still stronger case
occurred in Michigan the past summer.
An old man, living in the northern part
of the State, got out q lot of timber
many years ago for toll-road company,
but the company failed and left him in
the lurch. For years and years he tried
to sell the timber to this one or that, but
no one wanted it, and at last time and
decay rendered the beams almost worth
less. Last summer the Supervisors of
the county advertised for proposals to
build a bridge, and the old man put in
bid While waiting to see what would
be done he was taken very sick, and he
grew worse so rapidly that a council of
doctors was called. After due delibera-
ton he was informed that he was APP
preaching his end.
"When will know about that
bridge?" he coolly asked
"The bids will be opened to-day"
"Well, III send John over to see who
gets the job. and my living or dying will
depend on his news"
At five o'clock in the afternoon the son
and the family physician arrived in COM
pany. The old man was neither better
nor worse.
"WellP" he asked, as John APP
preached.
"Our bid was accepted, father
"And we've got the jobp''
eyes; but the Doctor says you can't
i've"
81 can't, ehp I'm not only going to
live to build that bridge, but I'm going
to work that square timber into it up
10 the last foot, or my name isn't John
Rogers!"
1t is fact, vouched for by a dozen
good men, that he was off that dying
bed in week, and in less than a fort
night he was at work on the bridge
Detroit Free Press.