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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
A LEvEL-HEADED PRESIDENT.
How He saved His Bank from succumb-
- .g.f.ta- ing tn q Rum. ..t3 - .G..t-

f.f. ing tO q Hum. s.slS - -A.'.f-
al saved bank from bursting once
my seff,S remarked a seedy-looking old
chap; as he laid down a paper which he
had perused second-handed. II admit
Faint very wealthy now, but years ago,
before my trouble came on me, L had
Large interests in manufacturing and
banking. i was president of. the bank
in our town when there was a little pan
ic and the people made q run, !, went
in to see. how they were getting along
Just as the excitement began, when L
found they cetldh't stand 1T until the
close of the banking hours. The direc-
tors wanted to suspend, hut objected.
told ,em to leave it to ne. yu.f 70 -.tor
Happened it was payday atmy shop.
Hustled up here, put flea in the en-
gineer's ear, and in five minutes the en-
zine broke down, The men were glad
to get a holiday. but wanted their money.
told 'em we, didn't have the currency
ready, but. would give 'em checks on the
bank. MSclerks made out the checks
in hurry, and weren't over-particular
about losing any time figuring at''odd
cents. Veil, ~ ytwe Hundred ard more
! nssn rushed f0ftbe bafiS ,aiidb the time
the big depdsit5rs had heard of the run
and had got around there was big line
in front of 'em. 1t took three hours to
pay off my men with currency from my
safe at the shop, which i carried in the
back door OF the bank. In that three
hours we raised money enough to pay
ever dollar due our depositors, and the
bank was saved Chicago Herald.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
"POor Grinslstone."
Youth + Companion.


Ayear or two ago an old lady died in
an inland town ofNew York, whose for
tune and family gave her high social
position, but who bore among her neigh
bors the odd sobriquet of "Grindstone"
because, as they explained, "All the tenn
pers and tongues of the town were sharp
ened by coming near her."
In Ter youth. poor Grindstone had
been a beautiful, warm-Learted girl.
But she had keen eye for any ridicu-
lous trait in others, and scathing, mer-
ciless wit in exposing it. --. ., g..
She also had peculiar talent which
is attributed to Theodore Hook, of
temporizing verses, each of which satir-
lied some person present. At every
party she was called on for such a song,
which was received with loud applause
and laughter But each verse of that
cost her friend.
The girl like hundreds of other girls
who are making the same fatal errorD
was not ill-natured, and did not mean to
hurt anybody by her cruel jests. She
only craved admiration, and mistook
the amusement she caused for homage
to herself. 1t is probable that she died
not knowing, why, when her former
school-mates were happy wives ard
/ Fmothers, she had been left alone to
bare, bitter old age, with neither friend
nor lover. .. .,..
In every social circle there may be
found some young girl-usually bright
and clever-who assumes superiority 10
the young people about her, and delights
in taking OFF, their peculiarities and
weaknesses.
In places OF summer resort, where
common sense would suggest that people
go to be friendly and happy together for
brief month or two, there is Always
family or group who hold themselves
aloof from other people, eye their COM
panions with ill-natured amusement, and
apparently find their highest endowment
in satirizing them.
These unfortunate wits never are con-
scious that they themselves are the losers
and the only real victims of their poison
ed arrows. All happy, genial enjoyment
goes by without warming them. They
meet men and women with Noble natures
high aims and beautiful lives, who could
give them priceless help and comfort
through life, but they see only their
queer noses, or country manners, or
ridiculous gowrs, and gain frein them
only moment of insane laughter. They
would probably have found nothing in
Moses but his suffering speech, or in
Paul but his weak and contemptiblc
body a. ~ 80 A.. -..'r-.t
The world, after all, gives us precisely
what we choose to take from it. When
all that is pure, and good, and noble in
lf1e waits for us, it is a ghoulish taste to 90
aboutpeering and cropping, tofind only.
only that which is sdiseased and defective
and de, ayed S''' = '-''
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
TALMAGE TALK.
His Bitter TRADE Against Domestic Ex-
travagances.

Mr.. Talmage preached scathing SER
mon in the Brooklyn Tabernacle yester-
day morning ON the causes that led to
the financial earthquakes in Wall Street,
"There are men who gather fifteen
fortunes under their wings" said Mr..
Talmage, "but their dismay when these
fortunes return to their rightful owners
shall be like that of the hen on discov-
ering that she has hatched out an aquat-
ic fowl. Wall Street has seen the coron-
alton and the burial of tens of thousands
Of fortunes, and it is filled with tip-top
scoundrelism."
"I'd like to put the ploughshare at the
curb In front of Trinity Church, and
drive it through this accursed, narrow,
unarchitectural way, and not stop till all
the cobble-stones of perdition were
hurled.into the river at the ferry"
"Do you want to know what caused
the panic?" screamed Mr.. Talmage. at
is the extravaganza in modern society
that conIpels men to spend more money
than they can make. Applause. Some
times the man IS to blame, sometimes
his wife. sometimes both are to blame"
fRoars of laughter.]
There are people in our cities" re-
sumed Mr.. Talmage, "who can hardly
pay their rent. and they owe everybody
in their neighborhood, moving away
with the assistance of carman whom
they will never pay. There are 5000
such thieves in Brooklyn"
"The finer your horse and the finer
Your carriage the better l like you, but
If you're hopelessly in debt for them get
down and walk like the rest of u.s."
Laughter.] at is estimated that there
are 5,O00 women in, New York whose
wearing apparel costs on an average of
over $1,000 year. Why, it's fashionable
now TO wipe away the tears that are shed
in church with $3.50 pocket handker-
chief"
"The death of men whe are thus ex-
travagant at somebody else's expense"
thundered MIR. falInage, ''is grand lar
ceny. They are robbing the undertaken
and the doctor. as the doctor as they go
into the coffin the one of his slippers,
and the other of his pills. Such men
deserve to have their bones 20 10 the
mcdical museum TO pay the expenses of
their burial. And when you think you
are going to die you send for the minis
ter TO post him on what he shall say at
your funeral i'm lying about your excel
lencics." ]Applause.] sy.e ~ 81. .-s,..-
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
AN EAR FOR Music.
What a Spider Was Observed to do Under
the N Use of the Tunipgfork.

What a Spider Was Observed to do Under
the Use of the Tunipgfork.
A great many years ago a prisoner OF
state, who was allowed to cheer the soli-
tude of his dungeon by playing on his
flute, discovered after awhile that every
time he played a great numbers of spi-
'ders gathered about him. Since then
the liking of spiders for music has been
proved. | myself had Cften wished to
play for spider audience, but was not
well enough acquainted with any musi-
cal instrument to coax tune out of
it.
A scientific gentleman of Europe gave
gave ne valuable hint by an expert
ment of his own. He useda tuningfork.
Now | can play a tuningfork as well as
anybody. | procured a tuningfork, and
then sought out spider. found a
handsome, brand-new web, and though
/ did not see Mistress Epe1ra, I knew
she must be at home. Epeira diadema
is her full name, though most persons
call her a garden spider. 1t is she who
makes those beautiful, wheel-like webs
which festoon the rosebushes and trees.
As L have said, Nine. Spider was not
visible. | knew, however, she mSst be
in her gossamer parlor, which is attach
ed to her web. i.
Here was good chance to try tuning
fork music. Trapped the fork ON stone
and in moment a soft. melodious hum,
filled the air. l touched one of the
spokes of the web with the fork. On
the instant, madame flew out of her par.
lOr in great haste, hesitated a moment
at the out edge of the web, and then in
stead of going straight to the tuning-fork
ran to the very centre of the web.
When there, she quickly caught hold
of each of the spokes one after the other,
and gave it little tug, as boy does his
fishing line to see if fish is hooked
Each was passed by until she came to
the spoke upon which the humming-fork
rested. There she stopped, and it was
easy to see she was excited. She gave
the whole web a shake; then tugged at
the spoke again. "Hum-m-m-m" still
sang the fork, rather family now, how
ever.
Madame was satisfied. Her mind was
made up. Down she darted and caught
the end of the fork in.her arms Sire
tried to bite into the hard metal, and at
the same time she spun a web of silk
around the. two prongs, which by this
time had ceased vibrating.
/ pulled the fork awav, and Nine.
Epeira retired in disappointment to the
centre of the web. But if she was disap-
pointed, so was |, for / was satisfied that
1T was not the music of the fork that had
attracted her. Unfortunately. it was al
together too probable that she mistook
the hum of the fork for the buzz Of fly
"a sort of music no doubt very sweet to
her.
Time after time repeated the expert
ment with the fork touching in turn each
spoke of the web, and each time Nine.
Spidor was deluded into trying to cap
ture the tuning-fork. 1t was odd that
she did not learn wisdom by repeated
disappointment.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
TERMS: $500 PER YEAR.

which he wears under the turban, and
inflicted an ugly wound. For some time
after the battle he did not appear in pull
lie, and 1t Is suspected that the wound
may have had something to do with the
extraordinary inaction of the MahdI's
forces since the defeat of Gen. Hicks.
Mohammed Ahmed is "a total absti-
nence man of the purest waterp Not
alone are wine and all is of spiritu-
ous liquor forbidden, bot even the, morei
harmless enjoyments of tobacco and cui-
fee are ananthema, and severe penalties
inflicted on any one discovered using
the forbidden luxuries. One of he ref,
gee merchants now at Doncola relates
that having been caught by some of the
Mahdi S soldiers smoking cigarette he
was seized, brought before the prophet.
and sentenced to receive one hundred
and fifty lashes, which were duly admin
istered.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21

A lady living at Morrillton, Ark, is the
lively widow of eleven husbands. The
eligible bachelors of that town think ser.
ousiy of fleeing to the North.
The editorial opinion of the United
States, so far as heard from, is that, in
admitting Mrs. Kilgore to the bar Judge
Thayer acted like a gentleman and a
scholar.
Five thousand alligator hides were
shipped from Orange, 1exas, in one week
recently. The killing of alligators for
their skins is quite an industry along the
An old duck shooter calculates that
broad bills fly at the rate ofthirty-five to
ITO miles an hour, and other varieties
from forty-five or fifty to eighty md 100
miles an hour! IE "A
II has been agreed by authorities in
Paris to purchase an estate in Algeria tor
use as an agricultural scdool for 200 IN
digent children. The probable cost of
the estate is l, 100000. '4.'
Allen Clifford and wife, of Easton,
Washington County, n. Y. will celebrate
~ OniiStilto tliC ccNtHblttu dIllllNeTSdTy
their wedding. If life is spared to them.
He is 9Sy' ars old, and she is 80.
The man in Macon, Ca, who bought
of confectioner for $l2 the right to eat
all the candy he wanted for month, has
reluctantly seen the close of the thirtieth
day Not so the confectioner, for the
eater consumed S21.75 worth of his goods.
The style of wearing the hair, is now
up and ladies say it requires an i'm
mense amount of frizzing, curling and
manipulation to draw the hair into three
bows on the top of the head and to have
a few fluffy drop curls hanging down the
nape Of the neck. seq
The millennium, according to the Rev.
DR.. Wild, of Toronto, will begin in 1885.
Then life will be so prolonged that a man
at the age of 100 will be regarded as still
in his Infancy. This is important If true.
But we remember that Canada is the
home of Virgins and Vennor. &c
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
speed of Thought.

Many people have noticed the re-
markable quickness ofthought in dream
ing, how long story, with many details
and extending over a great period OF
time, will flash through the mind in a
few minutes, but they seldom have any
means ofeven approximately measuring
the quickness with which they sometimes
dream There is now going the. rounds
of the press a story purportIng to, tell the
dream of railway engineer, which, if
true, affords a means of measurem ent,
and the story itself has every appear
ance of being genuine relation of ex-
perience. ,
The engineer had been without sleep
and on duty for III my hours, and at last
fell asleep at his post. Then, he :ream-
ed quite an elaborate story of an acci-
dent resulting from confusion of train
orders; how he studied over the. words
of the dispatch. trying to make out their
meaning, and then how, his train COM
ing into collision with another, he was
thrown back into his seat in the cab
with his hand on the throttle "
AT that instant consciousness return
ed, and lie found that it was all dream,
and that although his train was travel
ing at the rateiOf 45 miles an hour, it
had gone only 250 feet while the dream
was passing through his mind, this dis
tance being fixed by the position of the
train with respect to signal lights on. the
line. This is the interesting part of the
story, ior if these npasuren1ents are APP
proximately correct, the dream occupied
less than four seconds of time.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
A sketch Of FL Mahdi.
London Daily News.


uBey6nd question the prophet" is
a man of considerable intelligence and
extraordinary force of character. In
barren discussion as to the nature or ap-
thority ofhi mission he loses no tinae.
If any man he bold enough TO chat
lenge his divine origin or express disbe-
lief he is permitted to choose between
submission, open acknowledgment and
.decapitation On the other hand, he
protects and encourages those who vol
UNFAIRLY accept him as the true AIahdi--
the man sent by Allah to reform man
kind. He boasts some. education, as it
is understood m.the East that is, he
reads and writes, and is wer verSed in
the koran and the commentators. He
speaks both the Barbari'and, Arabic Ian.
giages. His life Is simple in the extreme.
HeindulSeS IN none of the luxufies
or vanities of life. except perhaps a
weakness for a large number of wifes.
He iscredited with the possession Of 80
Of these aids 10 ,happiness, hopgb1 tho
Il dnls Sdhr BY a1sststsa 1ta 81 tsmPdfafy
it eIseems be keEps within the
'letter of the Mohammedan. law 1.-THE la
dies taking their turn to be divorced and
taken on again. ~.
The Mahdi, the correspondent also
says, is a fighting prophet. He takes
part in all the battles, and does not
spare his own person. There is airport
current that in the fight with Hicks
army he. received a sword cut across the
forehead which divided the brass cap
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
AN AMERICAN ALLEGORY.
"A, a, SaSxilStinMsi.n IN ,hsi@in the psim.o.., .n.,
Vacation Business.

Is Vacation Business. - q, Ful
4 pale and wan Hint stood leaning
''Hello!" said cigar store Indian, hold
ing eat t'te&aSd hinla handful ofe eafsIr
what are you driving at these days?"
Just now Pm in the permanent paea,
ton business" replied the Hint.
whats up?'' era E.aI
"Oh, nothing; only / didn't suit my
employer; he said wasn't strong enough
to do his work. ..C J i E.AEu.id 81
'sWho was he?"
"An exchange editor" ''ssi,dSl'd q q.
"What sort Of work did Xap dc"
ooh, used to stand Aftdnd and try
to get people out when they came in to
bother him and read his exchanges"
$50 you didn't give satisfaction, eh?r :
ID. "Nop. Worked myself near crazy, but
they wouldn't go out"
who's got your placer.
Nobody. Last heard he was look
ing about for Kick, but said he was
afraid he wouldn't find one big and heal
thy and lively enough"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
ELOPED WITH AN OLD LOVE.
An English Girl Flees From Her Husband
and Then Repents Of 1t.

|
Morning Journal.
Harriet Gelder is a charming, viva
cious little English girl. Her age is Just
seventeen She was born in the village
of Whitney, England, and lived there
until she was about fifteen years of age.
Then her parents secured her position
in the dressmaking establishment con-
Quoted by Mrs. Robinson, in the village
of rockingham, abo1t fifteen miles from
Whitnev. ...
Once week the young girl would pay
a visit to her parents in Whitney. She
generally walked the distance, as no
conveyance was handy. 1t was during
one of these journeys that she became
acquainted with William Gerdely, a
handsome young farmer, who lived in
the village of Holton, about midway be-
tween Whitney and Frodingham. He
generally accompanied her on her jour-
neys, and as be became better acquainted
with her he fell in love with her. Ap-
parently she liked him. Six months ago
Harriet's parents both died within a
week. After the burial of her parents
Mrs. Robinson offered her a permanent
home with her. This kind offer she ac-
cepted. The only drawback to her COM
plete happiness was the fact that she
could no more meet Gerdely, whom she
had come to care a great deal for.
Finally he passed entirely from her
mind. She would have lived in her new
position, but for the attentions Sof Will
liam Robinson, the son of the lady whom
she was working for. He said he loved
her and wanted to die for her. He ap-
peared to feel deeply hurt because she
would not give him chance to die for
her. His mother took sides with him
and between them both the poor girl
finally consented to marry young Robin
son. The nuptials were celebrated at the
home of the groom two months ago
About two weeks ago Harriet took a
stroll over to Whitney to her new home
for some clothing which had been left to
her by her deceased parents. r. On the
way she met young Gerdely. 1t was
year since they parted. When she told
him of her marriage she turned pale.
Then he fell on his knees and implored
her to fly with him. A sudden impulse
caused the girl to accede to his request.
They went to Liverpool. They were
just in time to secure passage on the
steamship Britannia.
By means of detectives her husband
learned that she had fed to New York.
He at once telegraphed to Superintend-
ent Jackson, of Castle Garden, asking
him to detain the girl on her arrival and
return her to England. When the Brit
annie arrived her on Sunday Detective
Groden was on the pier He saw the
pair and recognized them at once. He
arrested the girl and brought her to the
After long talk with Superintendent
Jackson the girl repented of her rash
step. She asked to be returned to Eng
land. Her return ticket was procured
for her on the steamship Wyoming, and
she started back yesterday.
Gerdely, with whom she eloped, las
been constant visitor at the Garden.
He did not know of the change which
had taken place in the girl. He will
probably be very much surprised when
he learns that the young girl has gone
back, as he still believes she is detained
at the Garden.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
just for the Fun of IL.


A little girl calls her good father "par
excellence" --.... .fs,., o..
The man without a future-a busted
stock broker.
Somnambulism is believed to be an
unconscious trance action.
1t is the feeblest mustache. as well as
the sickliest child, that gets the most
fondling.
People learn wisdom by experience
A man never wakes up his second baby
to see it laugh. -l-i .s 5.-'.
A Zulu belle is like the proverbial
prophet. She has not much on'er in her
own country.
In the social circles of the chicken
yard the lines are very distinctly drawn,
fOl each has her own set. -. ya.,. 81.
Mary Anderson says she is not afraid
of Bismarck. She must then feel conf
dent that she doesn't contain trichina
The trout season is at its zenith, and
you can now catch a five pound trout
with two hundred pound liar almost
any day in the week.
A Baltimore swell went to fancy
dress ball as a donkey, and his friends
say it is the first time he has ever failed
to make an ass of himself. l-'S
"What is wanted in this country"
said the bride as she examined the wed
ding presents, sis silver service reform.
This set is plated"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
POINTS PICKEDuR$A

fsh.
r,faaH sSiq,i .-'ypd HsR
Inc Old Testament revision will be
completed in July. i'' '''-'''' =
Rome celebrated the 2637th annivef-
= Iry OF Its foundation by Romplus on
ne 9th ultimo. (IIIfI
lhe Brazilian Government has just
s ren, sl0,0O0,000 upon the new wster
me President of France has salary
A1O,000 year, with $4,000 more
" entertaining and travelling.
A. Marshall, Texas, cotton seed has
mS sn sold 80 freely to oil mills that fa1-
sa s md trouble in getting good seed
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
WISER THAN SOLOMON.
Why an Enterprising settler Married
= Settler with Three Dauehters.

why an Enterprfsfng settler Married a
2 Settler with Three Daughters. ,
'Do; you see that old fellow sitting
across there with a linen duster : on n
said guest of the Grand Pacific last
evening, pointing to al, elderly indiyid-
ual vhd wasreclining onJone of the sofas
in the lebby.nTHey ia the most uncon-
scionabls land-grabber ,iniAmerica. He
and I came in together. from st. Paul to,
day and he told me all about it. He
vent up to Daketaf three years ago from
York State, and after looking the coun-
try over he made up his mind that it
was good place to settle. Land was to
be had cheap by pre-emption. and what
do you suppose the old cuss did"
HE was unmarried and had no one
but himself in the world. He went back
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21
0Attentions After Marriage.

- II oilktES Dthfccudn Az " sffl
B The beautiful attentions which were
SO pleasing before marriage are too often
forgotten afterwards, writes one who has
learned from experience. The music
dies out of the voice; everything is,taken
for granted, and the love that, like the
silver / of fountain lcaped to heaven,
denied its natural outlet, ceases to flow
altogether. Then comes. dull, heavy,
hard days, withtwo ;uphappy onesI tied p
together wishing themselves apart and
not always content -,sitssmerely- wishing.
This is unnatural land WRONG. What
married life wants 10 give it new teneandy
sweetness, is more of the manner rs well
as the spirit ofthe courting time. Very
much of the pleasure efcourtship comes
from the constant attentions of the parties
to each other. Their affection voices it, :,
self in all possible ways. Every sentence J,
is edged with =, compliment, and spoken
in tender tones. Every look Is Ooh
fessIon. Every act Is ANEW word of theiI
exhaustless vocabulary of love. And il
is the fact that affection confesses itself
continually in look and iwerd and act, e
making the voice musical and the fingers
poetic III their touch anl doing that
makes the experience 50 bcaiutiful, the"
only Eden many . woman has ont earth. 1
Love must have expression or it will
die 1t can be kept forever, beautiful and
blessed as at first, by giving ID constant
utterance in word and act The more il.
is allowed u flow-in delicate attentions
and noble service, the stronger and more
satisfying and more blessed win II be-, =.
The house becomes home only When
lovei drops its heavenly mama in it fresh y
every day, and the true marriage, vow is n
not made once for all at the altar, but
by loving words, helpful services and e
delicate attentions to the end. .riT 94T
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-21

persistent pipe-smoker all her days, and
believes that if che had been equally
addicted to whisky and opium, she
would have been born at least five years
earlier. -- .... . 40. ~ - a