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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-04

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INV ielsions books, reads without glasses
anu IL ready Al any mo 10 rreach a sermon
upon any pa sage II scripture, which ,hc
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-04
Carlisle's Treat.

Philadelphia Times.l
Mr.. Belmont appears 10 have gotten
a bucket of shells, but no oyster.
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-04

Lee HAYS to Mora.
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ham to TiIda Garcnt
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Frank.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
Loves TO Talk too Well.

IilH 4raa
know a farmer who is a good clever
man and behaves himself decently, but
he loves to talk so we'll that he can't
work. He will talk about the weather
for an hour without stopping. He
came to my house the other day to bor-
row spade, and said he was in pow
erful hurry to get back. Without think
ing of the consequences just asked
him if the storm damaged his corn any,
and that started him. He told about
the storms and hurricanes from away
back to his boyhood, and how a man
hung to a sapling and never got nary
bruise, but the wind blew his breath
away and didn't give him time to draw
another, aud so he died for want of
breath, Just as a COW dies when she loses
her cud. He couldn't work his bellows
in such wind. And he told how
another storm blew an old COW head
foremost against a poplar tree and
stuck both her horns in so deep they
couldn't pull her out by the tail, and
they had to saw her horns off and
leave them in the tree, and they are
there now. And so he kept on until l
told him 1 had to go, for l was in a
hurry too. That man mas lost half his
life in talking. 1t always scares me to
see him coming.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
Kiss her gently, but be sly;
Kiss her when there's no one by;
Steal your kiss, for then 'tis sweetest.
Stolen kisses are the swaetest
Ruling Passion Strong in Death.
Chronicle Underfones.

ChrOntete Undertones
1t is not often men reform after they
get married. They do sometimes.
know a man who really entered into
scheme of practical reform. He had
as single man been fond of poker.
Indeed, as measure of economy, being
tired of supporting several institutions
in town on limited income, he made
big bluff at matrimony. He thought
he could master the gambling propen-
sity by teaching his young and blush
ing bride the fashionable game, and she
entered into it with all her heart and
soul. The stakes were beans, coffee
beans-plain, innocent and healthful
But, alas, the gambling spirit grew
upon her and one fatal game upset the
happiness of their lovely home. He
had been honest with her. He had
concealed his deep knowledge of the
game. But there came time when he
saw his schance and took it. Hestocked
the cards. Hegave her four kings and he
himself took four aces. Her eyes
glistened. She grabbed half of her
pile and put it in. He put everything
he had to it. She added hers. He
went out into the pantry, and, taking
handful of stakes from the bean reposi-
tory, threw them down defantly. She
went to the same place, seized the can
lister, and, returning in wild excitement,
turned it up on the table. Against her
four kings were four little simple spots.
There was pause for moment.
He has had his hair cut and wears a
piece of plaster where the tin can struck
him, and the lady in waiting finds cof-
fee beans yet all over the house.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
Editor BrOmley's Story.

From the Rochester Post E1press.
When Nesmith was elected to the
Senate from Oregon, in the early part of
the war, he had never been in Washing
ton never been east of the Rocky,Moun-
tains, in fact, since he emigrated as a
boy to the Pacific slope to seek his for
tune. He had never seen a railroad or
a locomotive until he stuck the Panama
road at the Isthmus, and, as he describ-
ed himself, was "green as squash"
Upon reaching Washington, being too
bashful to present his credentials and be
sworn in at once, he spent day or two
looking down upon that distinguished
body from seat in the gallery, so as 10
get the hang of things little before he
ventured on the floor. His difidence
wore off after little, and his great fund
of anecdote, his fine vein of humor, his
frontier frankness and originality of
character and manner, drew around him
warm friends of both parties. Stand
ing one day in group of Senators who
had been questioning him concerning
his adventurous life, Senator Wilson, of
Massachusetts,, said: 81 understand,
Senator, that you had never seen a rail-
road until you came East, and that
everything of that sort in the way of
modern improvements was entirely new
to you. Now, 1 am curious to know
what struck you as being the most won
derful thing that met your observation
on this side of the continent ?"
Nesmith hesitated a moment, then
said: "Well, 1 spent my first two or
three days in Washington up there in
the gallery, looking at the Senate, and
l think what most filled me with won
der was the thought that I, who went
off to Oregon years ago poor, unedu-
Gated boy, should be here as member
of the highest legislative body in the
country. That was my greatest won
der"
"Well-but-I don't mean that ex-
actly," said Wilson, who was chiefly
curious about what mechanical contriv-
ance or invention had excited most SUR
prise, "but what after that most sur
prised you -
"Well," said Nesmith, dropping his
serious manner and putting on a quiz
zical expression, "Ithink after the sensa-
tion of surprise at being here myself,
what excited most wonder was how the
ID the rest of you got here"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
Patient with the Living.

Sweet friend, when thou and are gone
Beyond earth's weary labor,
When small shall be our need of grace
From comrade or from neighbor,
Passed all the strife, the toll, the care
And done with all the signing,
What tender truth shall we have gained,
Alas, by simple dying?
Then lips too chary of their praise
Will tell our merits over,
And eyes too swift our faults to see
Shall no defect discover.
Then hands that would not lift stone
Where stones were thick to cumber
Our steep-hill path, will scatter flowers
Above our pillowed slumber.
Sweet friend, perchance both thou and +,
Ere love is past forgiving,
Should take the earnest lesson home
Be patient with the living.
To-day's repressed rebuke may save
Our binding tears tomorrow
Then patience-e'en when keenest edge
May whet q nameless sorrow.
'Tis easy to be gentle when
Deaths silence shames our clamor,
And easy to discern the best
Through memory's mystic glamour; ,
But wise it were for thee and me, IS
Ere love is past forgiving,
To take the tender lesson home
Be patient with the living.
Margaret e. Sangster.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
A ParIiamenfarian.
Arkansas TrdUeler.

The negro chairman of a convention
which recently met in Little Rock rem
dered an important decision. During
a clamor for recognition the chairman
said
"Let de cheer-let de cheer rule on
dat pint. De cheer rules dat two
gennermen kahn talk at the same time.
One gennerman mus talk, an airter he
gifts dun, de udder gennerman he ken
talk"
"Who's got de flo ?" demanded a
delegate.
"Neber mine who's got de flo. "
Keep on er akin yer unpovernmentry
questions an yer ell hab de fo'-hat
all of it dat yer kin kiver. takes di:
heah mefod fur ter 'nounce myself de
nominee for county jedge. All ir
faber O. de measure will make it known
by sayin' 81 an dose oppose viii
please gin up dar seats ter pussons whut''
got more sense. De 1's' hab it,"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
The Fun Of Helping u Pretty Girl.
Burlington Ra,okeye.

Burlington HaWkeye.
Maybe man feels happy and proud
and fattered and envied and blessed
among men when he sees pretty girl
trying to raise a window of railway
car and jumps up and gets ahead of the
other boys, and says: "Allow me?" oh,
SO courteously, and she says: "Oh, if
you please l would be so glad," and
the other male passengers turn sraAn-
with envy, and he leans over on the
back of the seat and tackles the window
in a knowing way with one hand, if
peradventure he may toss it airily with
a simple turn of the wrist; but it kind
of holds on, and he takes hold with
both hands, but it sort of doesn't go to
any alarming extent, and he pounds it
with his fist, but it only seems to settle
ga leetle closer into place." and then
he comes around and she gets out of
the seat to give him fair chance and
he grapples that window and bows up
his back and tugs and pulls and sweats
and grunts and strains, and his hat falls
off and his suspender buttonsfetch loose
and his waistcoat buckle parts and his
face gets red, and his feet slip, and peo-
pie laugh, and an irreverent young man
in remote seat grunts and groans every
time he lifts, and cries, "Now, then !;
altogether" as if in mockery, and he
bursts his collar button; and the pretty
young lady, vexed at being made so
conspicuous, says in her iciest manner,
"Oh, never mind, thank you; it doesn't
make any difference" and calmly goes
and sits down in another seat, and that
wearied man gathers himself together
and reads a book upside down-oh,
doesn't he feel just good. Maybe
but don't be fool enough to extend any
of your sympathy. He doesn't need it.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
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Mrs. Annie M. Shirley, of Harrsonville, Balti-
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Susan Ann Gosnell, of Harrisonville, writes =
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Mrs. L. st. Leon, of SO St. Paul street, Balti-
more, writes that Schroeder's Iron Tonic has en-
tirely relieved her of nervous debility and weak
ness.
A REMARKABLE CURE.-I was suffering with
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and grew extremely weak. During that time I
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no benefit from their treatment. They pronounced
my disease consumption. I concluded to try
Schroeder's Iron Tonic, not expecting it to cure
me, but merely using it as an appetizer and tonic.
After using three bottles 1 was entirely cured of
my disease and feel stronger than have for the
past eight years. F. PFAMMILLER,
BAG W. Pratt street, Baltimore.
0ct.11tJuly19,'S5.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
Cleaning Mirrors and Pictures.

Never wash mirrors with cloth but
after removing all dust from the mirror
and frame with an old silk handkerchief
or feather duster, damp an old news
paper and rub the surface of the mirror
until perfectly clear and free from spots; ;
then wipe off all the moisture with a
dry paper, and the mirror will be as
clear as glass can be-without notes or
streaks, as is the case when it is washed
and polished with a cloth. When the
chrolnos require cleaning, remove all
dust with soft chamois skin or fine
linen cloth, very slightly dampened.
If little spotted or dull, drop of oil
on the chamois will remove it. If the
varnish is dull or rubbed off, revarnish
it with thin mastic varnish. Like oil
paintings, it is not desirable to hang
chromos in dark room, but never ex-
pose them to the direct rays of the sun.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
Marry Me, DarIinf, Tonight.
BY W. W. FINK.

Me darlint it's akin they are
That goes to the wars to be kilt,
An come back wid an iligant shkar,
A n, a sabre hung to me hill.
They offers promotion to those
Who die in defence of the right,
I'll be off in de mornin-suppose
Ye marry me, darlint, to night?
There's nothin' so raises man,
In the eyes of the wurrld as to fail
Feminist the ould flag, in the vain,
Pierced through wild bit of ball.
An whin I am kilt ye can wear
Some iligant Grape on yir bonnet,
Jist think how the women will shtare
Wild hwy whiniver ye don it
Oh, fwat proud wildly yell be
Whin they bring me carpse home, mot to mintiol
The fact we can live (don't ye see?)
All the rest of our lives or me pinsion.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13

was so rich year ago
That every day
A little child looked up to me
Amid its play.
/ was so very rich because
The child was mine
did not think he was but lent
A little time.
dreamed, for him, bright dreams,
And he?
The castles that he built
We're all for me.
cannot tell you if try,
How golden bright,
The head upon my pillow
Every night.
never could begin to tell
wish L could
How sweet this child of mine
How sweet, how good;
Or half how rich felt myself,
You do not know
How very rich was
A year ago. George KringLer.
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But she did not die. She recovered
her strength by degrees.
1T is better than any medicine she
said, TO know that Seth is thinking of
me and for me-
And Uncle Paul-the 'last straw as
she had called him-had proved her sal
vation.
Il didn't want her to die as Eliab's
wife did, said Uncle Paul.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13

Ba~Some Iowa girls almost whipped
their schoolmaster to death for favorit-
ism to another girl. The poor fellow
said he tried to hug every girl in school,
but the job was too much for him.-Mer-
chant zyayelsr.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
The Kiss i'm Literature.


Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire,
gave Sleet, the butcher, kiss for his
vote nearly century since; and an
other equally beautiful woman, Jane,
Duchess of Gordon, recruited her regi-
ment in similar manner. Duncan
Mackenzie, veteran of Waterloo, who
died at Elgin, Scotland, in 1866, de-
lighted in relating how he kissed the
Duchess in taking the shilling from be-
tween her teeth to become one of the
regiment, the Gordon Highlanders,
better known as the o2d. The old
Scottish veteran of '87 has not left one
behind him to tell the same tale about
kissing the blue-eyed Duches in the
market place of Dutkill.
An American naval officer, who had
spent considerable time in China, mar
rates an amusing experience of the ig-
norance of the Chinese maiden of the
custom of kissing, Wishing to COM
plete a conquest he had made of a
mel jim beautiful LADY,, he invited her,
using English words, to give him kiss.
Finding her comprehension of his re-
quest somewhat obscure, he suited the
action to the word, and took delicious
kiss. The girl ran away into another
room, thoroughly alarmed, exclaiming
"Terrible man-eater shall be de-
voured." But in a moment, finding
herself uninjured, she returned to him,
saying: 81 would learn more of your
strange rite. Kees me-" He knew it
wasn't right, but he kept on instructing
her in the right of kee-es me until she
knew how to do it like native Yankee
girl. And after that she suggested
second course, remarking: "Kee es me
some more, seen jine Mee-lee-kee !"
(Anglice -American), and the lesson
went on until her mammals voice rude
ly awakened them from their delicious
dream.
Kiss her gently, but be sly;
Kiss her when there's no one by;
Steal your kiss, for then It's sweetest.
Stolen kisses the sweetest.
Tom Hood once asked whether Han
nah More had ever been kissed that is
to say, by man. 1t is almost impos-
sible to imagine such a thing and yet
it has been asserted by the author of
"Rejected Addresses !' But to think
of her being kissed on the sly and in
church time Horace Smith distinctly
affirms that on certain occasion
Sidney Morgan was playing the organ,
While behind the vestry door
Horace Twiss was snatching kiss
From the lips of Hannah More.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
sSr"Johnny, do you know the tenth
commandment ?"

commandment
"Yes'm."
"Say it."
"Can't."
"But you just said you knew it, John
ny"
"Yes'm, l know it when / see it."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13

But presently young Mrs. Bellenden
herself caught the fever, and became a
model housewife. Example is all
powerful, and Lucy began to believe
that the whole end and aim of life was
domestic thrift, money saving and the
treadmill of work.
my DEAR, said Seth, 'if you thought
you could get along without Hopsy, the
maid, 1 might be able to afford that
new reaper before the wheat crop comes
in.
I'll try said Lucy.
And after that she rose before day.
break, and worked later into the night
than ever.
'What is the matter with your hands,
Lucy?' said Seth one day. 'They are
not SO white and beautiful as they used
to be-
Lucy colored as she glanced down at
the members in question. Il suppose
it is making the fires, said ske.
Then she took to wearing old kid
gloves at her sweeping and busting and
digging out of ashes.
my coat is getting shabby Seth one
day remarked.
sWhy don't you buy another one?
asked his wife,
Seth laughed short laugh.
'What do you think Mrs. Higginbot-
ham has done?' said he. 'She has rip
ped up her husbands old suit and cut a
pattern by it and made new one and
entirely saved him ten dollars
Il could do that said Lucy, with
sparkling eyes. Il will try it,
you can do anything, my dear, said
Mr.. Bellenden, admiringly.
Company began to come as soon as
the bright weather set in.
All the affectionate relations of Bel
lenden soon discovered that the farm
house was cool and shady, and that
Lucy's cooking was excellent, and that
the bedrooms were neatness itself
Some of them were even good enough
to invite their relations as well, and SC
the house was full from April to De
cember.
All the clergymen made their home
at Brother Bellenden's when they came
to Silvan Bridge for ecclesiastical con
ventions. All the agents of unheard ot
articles discovered that they knew some.
body who was acquainted with the Bel
lendens, and brought their carpet bags
and valises with that faith in human
hospitality which is one of life's best
gifts.
Mrs. Bellenden's fame went abroad
among the Dorcases of the neighbor.
hood in the matter of butter and cheese
she took the prize in the domestic de-
partment Of all the agricultural fairs,
and the adjoining housewives took nc
trouble to make anything that they
could borrow 'just as well as not
And one day when poor Lucy, under
the blighting influence of a horrible sick
headache, was endeavoring to strair
three or four gallons of milk into the
shining pans, the news arrived that
Uncle Paul was coming to the farm.
Another guest i said Lucy despair
ingly.
'Oh, it's only Uncle Paul. said Mr.
Bellenden. Don't fret, Lucy; he:
the most peaceful old gentleman in the
world. He'll make no more trouble
than a cricket. Johns wife thought
she could't have him because she hasn't
any hired girl just now and
Neither have II said Lucy rebel
liously.
'And Sarah Eliza don'tlike company.
'And am supposed to be fond ofit !!
observed Lucy bitterly.
'And Reuben's girls don't want ole
folks staying there. It's too much trou
| Bile, they say, added Seth. Lucy bi
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13
Philadelphia Call.

Mrs. De Blank-"Poor Clara NY
heart goes out to her, but what can |
do? Nothing will comfort her."
Mrs. De Pink-"Clara Dear me
What has happened7 l thought she
was happily married, Everybody said
it was splendid match"
eyes, that it is true; but everybody
was mistaken. The poor girl was base
ly deceived by a designing scoundrel
who masqueraded in order to win her
young affections.
"Impossible. heard he was plum
ber."
$50 we all thought, but it turned out
that he was nothing but foreign count. :"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13

D9-Women love to be loved. The
only noticeable thing about this fact is
that men encourage them in it.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13

BG-A wise Quakeress used to say in
her sermons that there were three follies
of men which always amazed her. The
first was their climbing trees to shake
fruit down, when, if they only waited
little, it would fall of its own accord
the second was, that they should go to
war to kill each other, when if they but
waited they would all die naturally the
third was that they should run after
women, which, if they would not do,
the women would run after them.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13

D9r"No," said Miss Ferula, "I'm
not much of speller myself, l must
admit; but then, you know I've been
teacher nearly all my life, and I've
never had any time to teach myself. 7"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-13

p9~A French author says: "When l
lost my wife every family in the town
offered me another; but when | lost my
horse no one offered to make him good" /"