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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
How TO Get 1t, and How to Keep IL in Good
Condition.

Condition.
Detroit News.
"What do you do to keep in such good
condition? suppose you keep up your
gymanstic work all the time"
This remark was made by Detroit
lawyer between thirty and thirty-five
years oI acc to man year or two his
Junior. The former looked pale and
delicate, and he stopped little. The
latter had a rosy complexion, was as
erect as an Indian, and looked the pic
ture of robust health. The lawyer had
just been ''sizing up" his acquaintance
and admiring the firmness of his mus
cles. The two were co-workers in Al
lens gymnasium number of years ago.
"No, l haven't seen the inside of a
gymnasium for five or six years. But 1
commenced so young and had such a
good foundation in those years that
kept my health, strength and activity
with remarkably little systematic exer-
else ever since"
81 wonder if that's the reason my ply
sical development hasn't lasted me bet
ter? You see, didn't commence until
l was "a or 25, and though 1 worked up
and maintained a good development
during my two or three years in the
gymnasium, it left me when l quit, and
nay muscles are as flabby now, my chest
as fiat, as before l commenced going to
Aliens" ..a..
81 guess you've struck it. The time
for man to lay good foundation of
physical strength and endurance by
means of systematic and intelligent ex-
ercise is between the ages of Is and "a
wears. This is the time to expand the
chest, before the bones become set too
hard, to get the heart and lungs used to
accelerated action, and TO put all the
vital organs into such fine condition
that they will do work continuously
without repair. Let person get mus
cular development in the arms, the
shoulders or the legs in thosedays, and
he will retain it for years with but tri-
fling use of those members know a
man in this city who has the finest pair
of thighs ever saw on man of his size.
In fact, his thighs are so large as to be
out of proportion to the remainder of his
body, and they are as hard as blocks of
wood. He was drafted into the German
cavalry service when IL years DID, and
should have served seven years. He
was Pole and didn't like the Germans,
and at the first opportunity, after serving
five years he deserted and came to this
country. He attributes the unusual de-
velopment of his thighs to those five
years on horseback"
"But haven't you taken any exercise
since you left the gymnasium"
"None regularity. Pve been out in
the air as much as l could, though my
business has been mostly indoors. 1
walk considerably, both regularly and
frequently, and etten when l gel un-
dressed for bed ] go through our old
calisthenics in my bedroom, with the
window down. Then l rub myself and
polish the skin until it is all aglow.
Then to bed and to sleep; no nightmare
after that you bet"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Radical Tendencies of French No
bility.
Paris Cor. London Standard.
NJ. Henri de Rochefort is no longer
the only marques whose services are at
the disposal of the French Democracy.
The Marques de Talleyrand-Perigord is
now actively espousing the cause of the
workingman. This gentleman istheson
of the Marques Edmond Talleyrand,
who inherited from his celebraie ed father
the title of the Duke of Dino. The pres
ent Marques, who in his 4lst year, took
part in the MexiV campaigns. He ID
said to have acquired a considerable for
tune by a petroleum enterprise in Am
erica. Since Louise Michel has been in
prison, the Marques de Talleyrand has
made her mother a monthly allowance
Last week he went with Henri Roche
fort to Anzin, where he was enthuEas
tically received by the miners on strike
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
Making it Up.
Philadelphia Call.

Western Railroad President-"I tell
YOU. sir, it is ruinous. ] can't reduce ,
fares between those points from sl4, 30 TO D.
S.. You must be crazy" ..,. IT,,
superintendent-"H must be done, sir.
.or the new B. X. w. and z. line will get'O
part of our traffic. f.,,,,..s ,,T.
> "But it costs more than that to carry
them" .T 81
~Ob, / have that all fixed; we will
make it all UP every trip."1i rt .fp-
,"In what way2" t.,,.,,,,I.,,. ALL
aMy idea is to run nothing but palace
cars" ...... .t--.,s I uoR
3"Well." , w,
"And then, before reaching the enl OF %
the road. YOU and /. disguised as two OF
the lanes gang, will board the traiii. .
sCapital idea; but that would only ,
work, for a while. The passengers !.
would complain and the authorities
would get after US" ..-' -;'.i By
>. SOh! but we won't touch the passen-
gers" :" : sJ' 81, = r.<-j --.-
aNo; we will Just rob the porte" 49,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
PIONEER Girls Sf THE PLAINS.

49, 4 tfrfP
Driving the suiky Plow, Pursuing hitsrrry
studiss and Making CIaims lsfi (
Fargo Cor. Chicago Herald.
IN tlaIlfAg 0ksF ne ptahies one now
and then comes along j. ., lonely shack,
which, with its aifbunlm@, liNears AZ
,spect of neatness that distinguishes II
from the average carelessly thrown to
sether shanty that suficesto prove the
claimants right to the Gle Of proprietor
of the l6O acres surrounding. If of boards
the cracks are carefully battened with
lath; if of logs, the crevices are carefully
plastered with mud; hardy morning-glo
ries cling around the doorway and creep
along the humble caves, while small
plats, smiling with, violets, alarkspurs,
love-bell and honeysuckle, transplanted
from the prairie, hover around the mod
est domicile, true indices to the female
spirit that rules within.
The noyehyIuf their situation seems to
charm these women pioneers; their face
and form are The embodiments of happi-
ness and health; they as heartily enjoy a
tramp over the prairie, in search of the
boundary lines Of their claim, as the
society girl enjoys trip in dog-cart
or sail on the lake. They become adopts
in the use of rife and shotgun; they
learn to handle the harvester as deity
as their masculine nsighbors and ride
the sulsy -pfow With as much grace as
her reaned sister Gonld ornament tri-
cycle. The majority of these pioneers
are schoolmistresses, who pursue their
Greek, Latin, astronomy, botany or
chemistry during their leisure moments
in their prairie home during the summer
and pursue their vocation in village or
city schoolroom during the winter
months. Thus they preeerve their health
keep up their studies and slowly but
surely build up for themselves a home
that they can point to with just pride as
the fruit of their own labor.
The hardships and trials which these
little pioneers undergo are enough to
shake the courage of the sterner sex.
Mrs. Ball, young widow, came to the
territory two years ago, built her claim
shack, which was twice blown away by
tornadoes and once burned to the ground,
but through her indomitable will she is
still there and says she is bound to stay.
Miss Nellie Uline, daughter of Colone!
Uline, OF Chicago, has her homestead
near DEVILS Lake, is tireless pedestri.
enna, q crack rife shot and possesses &C
complishments that Fl: her for the lead
ership of any refined society in which
she may move. Miss Hoover, the Misses
Pringle, Miss Flynn, Miss Bruce, Mis-.
Marks, Miss Olson, Miss Shottwell and
the Misses Phelps, who, through theil
pluck and perseverance,, have gained
fine homestead and built up little for
tune of $4,000, are but few Of the great
army of women who deserve the highest
praise for their fortitude and determine
ton.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
A Newsboys' Convention.
Chicago Times.

The newsboys and bootblacks are be-
ing worked UP to high pitch of excite
ment over the proposition to license
them, and, in imitation of saloon keep
ers, have commemorate meet to discuss
the situation. Their first gathering was
held at the Newsboys' Home last even
ing. at which about hundred put in an
appearance. They were noisy, as a mat
ter of course, but at the same time there
was spirit of earnestness among them.
They did their own speech-making, and
their views proved to be as greatly at
variance as if they were an indignant
ward gathering. Two of the speakers
had visited the Mayor and Comptroller
during the day and expressed great sur
prise that they were not present.
"They are snide," yelled small boys
voice from a back seat.
They're afraid we'd stone 'em," yell
ed another.
y The chairman, who proved to be the
proprietor of down town publishing es-
tablishment, replied by saying:
"Boys, yees wouldn't throw bricks at
'em, would yees?"
"No!" was the deafenine cry, after
which business proceeded.
One of the speakers touched upon the
revenue questions in advocating 2 license.
1--WE boys who's here wants protection
frum the tramps. don't WEI" he said,
which was applauded to the echo.
Another came in, expressing himself,
said:
"De question is high hcens or low Ii
Gems. De price out to be bout ten shines, y
which created hurrah of approval.
II want to push the little fellows un-
der IL years Of age out of the business,
said a youth who was nursing a tuft OF
hair in front of his ears, ITO keep 'em
from getting run over"
u sees il ALL" said on fellow front
seat. "Yses big pns wants 70. d1vs us
i little uns out. Now, We 60 on"
The Matron of the Home at this juno
ture put in q word against the little one,
and said that of those in her charge un-
der IL years of age only one had been
able to save as much as rs cents week.
His name she said, was Tommie Burns,
and he made the most of his money by
begging. Tommie was occupying a seat
near her, and Indignantly denied the
charge. The Matron insisted that she
was right, however, and the little fellow
became so abashed ct her expose that he
finally gathered up bis "kit' and left the
meeting, crying as he went, followed by
the ieefs Of the crowd "a ! "a
Alter this the discussion, if it might be
called such, partook Of q general hurrah
character, to which the boys paid very
little attention. At the close, however,
il was given out that the crowd were in
favor of paying q license fee Of about 81,
of requiring q residence in the city Of q
given time before being ebletoI Prpeurs
a license, and of refusing licences to boys
under IL years of age. Jack Mack, Tho
mas Hatton, John Kenna, Arthur John
son and ]. A. Miller were subsequently
appointed to lay these views before th'
Mayor.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
Could Neither Sing nor Play.
Ark. Traveller.

When Theodore Thomas was in Mem
phis, he was approached one evening by
man who said: s.A .L.... %.
Colonel. l understand you are goin'
to give sort O. concert here"
ayes" .-..
well, tell you. live down the NV
er an halter go home this evenin' an
I'd like for you to sing me song jes' SO
/ can say that I've heard you"
II Using"
"Well, come 'roun' to the wagon-yard
an play me tune. I've got the bes'
fiddle 'roun' thar you ever seed"
81 can't play"
"Then whut sortor show air yeu? Col
onel, b'lieve you're fraud, nohow, an
effore I'd give fifty cents to 60 to you
circus. I'd see you walk outen town.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
Black Snakes by the Rod.
Trenton N. ]. Gazette.

Every spring James L. De Witt a
farmer living three miles from Decker
town, takes fail and goes to cliff on
his farm and kills black snakes. He has
never missed spring snake-killing in
that spot for twenty years. He went
earlier than usual this season, being
pressed with other spring farm work
and only got eight. Last spring he paid
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
No Longer n Bore.
Detroit Free Press.

"How are you, old fellow, how are you?
Haven't seen you in dogs age! How're
you been? Heard you was sick, and I
tell you, old fellow, it made me sorry.
You're looking grand now, though.
Never saw you looking better in my life
Pve been as hearty as a buck myself.
How are you, anyway" o..
"Howdy?"
"Never mind the chairs Well find
them ourselves. Thought we'd drop in
and give you a few pointers. Brought
you along few press notices. Here's
one from the Toledo" ~ ,gd r,.,,...
"Don't want itp .-.nu'rt d.. '-Ina
"Got the biggest success on the roadp,,
Hamlet p ....... .,......... -
"Three nights and matineeW 4 s..f.
"Shakespeare's best effortr' 'l'.
Magnificent scenie effects -Four car.
loads of special scenery -
"Carry our own orchestral Largest
In the world Delicious music !" -
Every person in the cast fit to be a
. . a
Tremendous success everywhere p. !"
Turn away people every nightW',
Boom US up in the morning, will you,,
old iellow?" '''' ''' '-'''-i 'iif"
"Have already done so. THERE'S no /,
necessity of your botheriGg yourself TO
come around here. III attend 70. your
notices. W =,
"Of course YOU will! l knew that be-A u
fore we came in! That's the reason
long ago quit going around to the news
paper offices boring the editors r." nj k13il
Il gave that up long sagoi If there's
anything hate, it's these, fresh show
agents who go around making bores Of
themselves. Tve been on the road for o. Il
dozen years, and long ago found out
that there's no use in being a boreW t,'
"Fine sanctum you have here old fell
lowp -'''
"Best in the country! I've seen 'em,
alp ,l - .."
Whose picture is that old fellow2" s
Booths" ..
$50 tits Fine picturel Best ever
sawl Recognize it anywhere! Fine ac-
tor, Booth! Wish had him in my COM
panyp
have to excuse us this morning. Can't
stop any longer now! Terrible busy!
Come around again in the morning when :
we've got more time! Want to have a
chat with you about old times! Don't
forget to keep us ADJOINING! Goodbye,
old fellow, good-byel Glad to see you
looking so wellw fv
and then all was silence save the NUT
terings of the horse editor, as he said
something about matching that pair
against Maud s. and st. Julien for ten
thousand
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
SCIENCE.

h1issas., a,~ss.g : s1ts tsa
Lady Siemens has presenteda q portion
of the library of the late Sir William Sic
mems to the Physical Society, London.
Sir W. Thompson is to deliver Is lee
lures on Molecular Dynamics," at the
Johns Hopkins University during the
first 20 days of next October. FL
Pure linseed-oil,. an expert observes
has s,brieht amber color. IL runD freely
sparkles when flowing from the can,
tastes smooth and mild and has tine smell
of a flaxseed poultice.
II is thought, probable, says the En-.
gineer, that the Government Of Victoria
will repeat the offer of a high premium
for combined reaper and thrsebing
machine, suited. to. Australian require.
ments.
According to Prof. Wanklyn, the man
ufacture of gas from lined coal is sue
cess, as it reduces the amount of sulphur
compounds to three grains in the hun.
dred cubic feet, and increases the yield
sss e sp~onis g9~9 a sDd ta1'by the abolition q
ldDulateQ Ioeulto Vi <oV cAP0iAuCuts
with ~ distinct explosive compound!
were published by MN. Berthelot anc
Vieille, of the Academy of Sciences
Paris, bearing on the amount Of pressure
developed at the moment Of explosion
the temperature produced, and thu
specific heats of the gases, especially
those ofthe compound ones, at various
temperatures.
A clock at Brussels has been going fol
eight months, and has not required tG
be wound up since it was first set going
In fact, the sun does the winding of thil
tmepiece. A shaft exposed to the sur
causes an up draft of air, which sets q
fan in motion. The fan actuates mechan
ism which raises the weight of the elocl
until it reaches the top, and then put
on break on the fan until the weigh
has gone down q little, when the fan il
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Berthas of fine, small flowers are worn
with ball dresses.
Lace dresses, both black and white.
win again be worn.
Costumes with motif decorations ere
the latest Partisan novelty.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
TERMS: $500 PER YEAR,
A Spring Wall.

o white armed, red-lipped daughter of dreamsi
Filled with a Joy that is past all knowing. 81
Sprung from the winter with bloom that seems
New built with the cold embrace Of showing.
Look into mine with thy brown warm eyes,
And speak with the voice of a seer who
knows;
Tell me, oh, tell me, divinely wise,
WHITTIER, ah, whittier shall come my spring
clothes? Puck.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17
TALLULAH MADISON PARISH, LA,
again liberated, and proceeds to act as

again liberated, and proceeds to act as
before.
The natives of the Chloe Islands
make use Of q curious natural barometer,
TO which, from its having been first no
tlced by the Captain of an Italian cor.
vette, the name "Barometre Araucano"
has been gwen. This novel weather
guide is the shell of crab, one of the
Anomura, probably of the genus Litho-
des. 1t has color nearly white, in dry
weather; but as soon as wet weather ap.
proaches small red spots are exhibited,
varying in number and intensity with
the amount of moisture in the atmos-
phere. In rainy seasons it is completely
red.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

There is no trouble these muddy times
to make young man stick to iarm.
AN you will have to do is to get the
young man to try and walk across ten
acre lot that was plowed last tall: heI
ei,he- carry the lot around on his boem
or stick right there.--Chicago sun.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Disgust why it just awfully disgusts a.
crowd which r,shes to witness further
proceeding when It sees man come our
Of his store dragging the form of another
with which he wrestles vigorously, TO
discover on approaching closely that ne
is merely bringing out his wooden lndi-
an for the day.-Boston Post.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-17

Radical Tendencies of French No
bility.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-11-22
English Synonyms.

The copiousness of the English
tongue, as well as the difficulty of a.
quiring the ability to use its immense
vocabulary correctly, is well exhibited
in the following array of synonymous
words, which, if not new, is yet cap
ital illustration of the nice distinctions
which characterize so many of voca-
bles 1t is no wonder that we slip oc-
casionally, even the wariest of us. A
little girl was looking at the picture of
a number Of ships, when she exclaimed:
"See what flock of ships!'' We cor
rected her by saying that a flock OF ships
is called a fleet, and that fleet of sheep
is called flock. And here we would
add, for the benefit of the foreigner
who is mastering the intricacics of our
language in respect to nouns of multi
titude, that q flock of girls is called a
bevy, that bevy of wolves is called a
pack, and that pack of thieves is
called gang, and that gang of
angels is called host, and a host of
porpoises is called shoal, and shoal
Of buffaloes is called herd, ard herd
of children is called a troop, and a
troop of partridges is called covey,
and covey of beauties is called gal
axy, and a galaxy of ruffians is called
a horde, and a horde of rubbish is
called heap, and a heap of oxen is
called a drove. and drove of black
guards is called mob. and 4 mob of
whales is called school, and a school
of worshipers is called congregation.
and congregation of engineers is
called corps, and a corps of robbers
is called band, and band of locusts
is called a swarm. and swarm of peo-
pie is called crowd. and crowd of
gentlemen is called the elite, and the
elite of the city's thieves aud rascals is
called the roughs. s.-Sa" francisco
NeYS Letter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-11-22
--.-She Was Disappointed.

10, Just look at those beautiful
melons; they fairly make my mouth
waterr'she exclaimed. ''They are
beauties" he replied. "Wouldn't it
be nice to take one home with us and
put it on ice for awhile, and then have
it for supper?"
"Wouldn't it,"
'.But," and he paused reAectively,
"you know, though l don't believe it,
they say melons are malarious. Don't
you think maybe we'd better stop on
our way home and have a nice dish of
ice-cream with sponge cake?"
well, you know best. dear. Maybe
it would be better, ''she placidly replies.
After they walk few blocks in quiet
contemplation of anticipated pleasure,
she stops suddenly. and says: "But,
Alfred. do believe we are two ninnies;
why, there is no ice-cream saloon on
the road home.
"AiE't there?" he says, in feigned
surprise, and adds: "Well. it's really
too bad, but it can't be helped now.
pet" and there is mild light of the
unjust man made perfectly happy in his
eye as hesays it.-Pittsburah Chronictc-
Telegraph. =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-11-22
Goats and FamineS.

According to the Indian Forester
famines in India are caused by goats.
The goats of India appear, as a rule, to
live always on the brink of starvation,
as, indeed, goats almost everywhere
seem to DO. collecting a scanty liveli-
hood out of the barrenest materials.
Especially, however, do they attack the
green shoots and topmost.s twigs of
every young tree which they come
across. A herd of goats, numbering,
say, from $4,000 to 10000 animals, as
is sometimes the case in the desert
tracts of Asia. is not likely to leave
much vitality in the saplings that grow
in its line of grazing. These saplings,
therefore, never grow to trees. The
old trees, unless reinforced from time
to time by younger growth, die off.
and whole forests thus disappear.
Withoutforestst the rainfall ceases; with
out rain the crops fail. In spite of the
enormous extent of Indian plains, it is
altogether possible that the action of
the goats must be thus indirectly re-
sponsible for Indian drouths. st. He
lena, as every one knows. has been con-
verted from 4 Garden of Eden to a
bowling wilderness owing TO the impor-
tation of the goat alone. In Cyprus,
too, the diminished rainfall and conse-
Guent sterility is attributed almost en-
tirely to the herds of goats which every
Cypriote appears to keep, and which
have long ago devastated the vegcta-
tion of the island.