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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
EAR MUtFS.

A long strike-Twclvc by Tie clock.
Judge.
Electric belles-Lady telegraph opera
tors. Merchant Traveller
A graveyard-Thirty six inches of
black Grape. Carl PretzePs Weekly.
Lawyers may avoid procession. but
they will never shun a process. New
York Journal.
Baseball players wear out a good many
d diamonds in the course of a year. Lowell
Citizen.
1t is the Deputy Marshal who knocks
the stuffing" out of the ballot box. New
York Journal.
A court of noses in Ohio shows that
popular sentiment favors liberty in the
matter of beverages. COurier-JOurnal.
A rival to Talmage will shortly be in
the field. Yale's champion clog dancer
last year has entered a divinity school.
Boston Herald.
The average coal man is so busy now
a-days that he can only deliver the num-
ber of tons called for by going short on
weight. Lowell Citizen.
There is said to be no certainty about
the fishing in Labrador. This does not
differ materially from the fishing any
where else. Lowell Courier.
The editor of London Punch is coming
| to this country to lecture. He probably
thinks American paragraphers are be-
coming too frivolous. BosioH Post
Some one asks how the great men Of
this country began life. We are under
the impression that they generally began
life as infants. New York Tribune.
Ever so many fellows have made town
heroes of themselves by threatening to
kill old Sitting Bull on sight. He doesn't
grow thin over it. Detroit Free Press.
The latest Georgia man hanged ~ a
mob was "A years old. THERE'S now and
then locality in which q murderer is
not allowed to die of ole age. Courier
Journal.
| A Brooklyn woman calls her husband
Boarding house Coffee" because he is
not as strong as he looks and always
gives her grounds for complaint. New
York Journal.
A Justice of the Peace in Lawrence
courty has decided that wire fence is
an illegal one. The wire therefore OF
this decision is not apparent. Oil City
Derrick.
The man who does the brain work
Gets the glory and the dash;
But the man who tends t) business
Holds the mortgage on the cash.
Merchant Traveller.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
OXFORD DOWN.

This sheep has risen rapidly into favor
in England, as it was only given sepa-
rate class in 1862, at The fairs. 1t result
ed from cross of q Cotswold ram on
Hampshire Down eve, in 1880, by Mr..
Turynham, and some other farmers in
Hampshire. The produce resembled
the Cotswold in fleece but finer, and
size, and was heavier than the dam, and
by great and steady care in select on,
the good points of the first cross (no
further has been made) have been re-
tanned. They are profitable in mixed
farming, are hardy, not subject to dis
ease common to others ON the same lands
in England; they will weigh at fourteen
months, IS to 80 pounds dressed, and
give seven 10 nine pounds of wool in
ready demand ; but, of course, by extra
feeding, these weights are much improv-
ed, as they have weighed at two wears.
over 800 pounds alive, and rams first
fieeces over twenty pounds. They have
a round body ON short legs and faces, a
tult of wool on the forehead, a thick,
partly curly fleece, and their meat is
thought by some when young to be
superior TO Southdown.
Among the prominent breeders In
England are Messrs. Albert BraSsey
Charles and J. and f. Howard, Freder
ick Street, John Treadwell, and Georg'
Adams. OF these Mr.. Trtadwell o
Ayiesbury is the foremost, prize win
ner for many ears past.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
THE SIN OF ovERwoRK.

| want to protest against the lack of
self-control so many ofus nouse-keepers
exhibit, especially such of us as do our
own work, on certain days, which come
to all. when it seems as if there were
everything to do and only one pair of
hands to do it. Generally we begin TO
work with might and main, with every
nerve tense,-you see speak from ex-
perience-and thus hurry from one
thing to another until We are fit to drop
always replying feverishly to any re-
monstrance: "Oh, Ican't stop till this
work IS DONE"
/, for one, am trying to break myself
of this habit and method of working;
for it is nothing short of a positive sin,
and it does show silly want of self con-
troll of which every woman should be
ashamed. What is the sequel to every
such day of overwork? Invariably, a
painfll WEAKNESS and stiffness of the
muscles. feeling of "Oh-I-can-never.
get-up-in- n-tbe-world," loss ofappetite. and
| an almost ungovernable inclination to
| fretfulness. We are cross and snap
pish to those we love dearly, we feel
that life is a burden, and lie around fol
days doing only what must be done,
until the work has piled up mountain
high again.
IL is so much better to divide ones
work into daily shares, so as to equalize
it as much as possible, that woman
NAV have none of these dreadful dayi
of OVERRIDING, and that she may keel
her temper calm and sweet. This las
is especially desirable if she has th'
care of small children. Home is spoiled
where a woman makes a wretchet
drudge of herself half the time, and ;
fretful invalid the rest. PATIENCE.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13

DIR. N. B. Richardson of London, the
noted physician, says he was recently
able to convey a considerable amount of
conviction to an intelligent scholar by
single experiment. The singer was sing
ing the praises Of the ruddy bumper, and
saving he could not get through the day
without it, when DIR. Richardson said to
him: .
"WllI you be good enough to feel my
pulse as stand here?"
He did so. l said: Count it careful
ly; what does it say?"
"Your pulse says seventy four"
then Law down on the lounge. and
then said: "Will you take it again?"
He replied: "Uhy, it is only sixty.
four: what an extraordinary thing!'
then said, "When you lie down at
night. that is the way nature gives your
heart rest. You know nothing about 1t,
| out that beating organ is resting TO thai
extent, and if you reckon it up 1t is. a
great of rest, because in lying down the
heart is doing ten strokes less minute
Multiply that by 60 and it is 800; multi
DIV it by s hours, and within fraction
1t is 5000 strokes different; and as the
heart is throwing six ounces of blood a
every stroke, it makes difference $4,000
ounces Of lifting during the night.
"When j lie down at night, withou
any alcohol, that is the rest my hear
gets. But when you take your wine o
erog you do not allow that rest, for tn
influence of alcohol is to increase tn
number of strokes, and instead Of gettin
this rest you put on something like fl
teen thousand extra strokes, and tn
result is that you rise up very seedy an
unfit for the next days work till yo
have taken little more of the 'rudd
bumper which you say is the soul {
man below"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
MIXED MORSELS.

A Congressman shouted in his speech;
"We must return to the food of our faith
ers. And what was it2 l ask" A deep
voice across the hall replied: "Thlstles?
Anon.
A piece of sponge cake made by Vas
sar girl Las been presented to PRESIDENT
elect Cleveland. The lady evldentiy
wanted Grover to carry some weight
when he entered the White House.
Yonkers Statesman.
"The longer a person is in eating the {,
more Measure he will derive from IL,
saws a writer. That's where the six-foot-
or with a neck like giraffe's has the ad'
vantage of the ordinary thick-set citizen
burlington Free Press.
PENNSYLVANIA girl who expected &c
take the first prize at county ialr iol
making the best cake has not been made
TO rejoice to any great extent yet owe
the receipt of the premium. To tell the
ruth the cake didn't give the judge:
time to send in their verdict before
| killed them.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
TERMS: $500 PER YEAR

"Aye, mon, we're jest too late the
nicht," said genial Scotch voice.
"Must come tomorrow. eh"
Aye. jest come at half past - III the
noon, or at s the nichtS
mo chance before?" | said, pointing
at the placard "and the deTil has SO
many painted temples open"
81 cannot help that" said the Scotch
soldier. The young mans quite right;
we're too late the nichtw
Second voices singing a rousing hymn
accompanied our conversation. | could
not help thinking, after all, how much
better they manage these things in RO-
man CathCi lie countries. verify believe
that only my tact and self-possession
prevented the two sentinels from laying
violent hands upon me for daring To step
even into the outer portal of the Saliva
ton Temple after regulation hours. II
st. Peter is as particular as these earthly
representatives, | fear it will 90 lard
with myself and some of my COntempo-
raries, for whom the night can hardly he
said to have begun at Top. m. London
Letter i'll Boston Herald.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
RURAL TOPICS.
Notes, News and Thoughts. Connected
with Farm and Household
Management.
Talk About Sheep.
THE LINCOLN.

The Lincoln is the largest and heavi-
est of all the breeds, In one instance a
yearling dressed seventy-one pounds per
quarter, a two year-old, ninety-one
pounds, and one three years old, ninety
six and a half pounds per quarter; and
in another case thirty lambs (wethers) j,
fourteen months old, dressed 140 pounds
each. The feeces is also very neavy, as
from fourteen months old lambs. have
been taken clips weighing from ten to
twenty-six pounds OF wool, and in ar
other case from several score of them,
fieeces weighing fourteen pounds each,
of washed wool which is long and lus-
trous, fully nine inches or over. The
old breed are about extinct, their home
was on the low lands of Lincolnshire,
England, they were coarse and large,
and with long, struggling fleece, with
much yolk, were slow feeders, but had
delicious meat juicy, good flavor, fine
grained, and not tco fat outside, though
their habit was to lay on plenty of fat
inside.
This promising breed was crossed by
improved Leicester rams, after MIR. Blake
well made the latter famous, and from
1852 to 1870 were very prominent at
English shows, being given separate
class in the latter year, and pave be-
come very popular for producing market
sheep, for crossing, and for their wool.
But they require very good and rich
land, the best care, and are most suited
10 high system of farming, with its "a
tendant heavy root ana green toCdel
crops.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
TO PRESERVE PICTURES.

May tell the young people how to
preserve and mount pictures that they
like in the newspapers and magazines?
Ever since can remember l have liked
to save the portraits of people l have
read about in my history or in the pa
pers. A good many papers print very
nice pictures of people. People who
have pl'nty Of money to spend can
frarne them, but have never had much
pocket money, anu l guess there are a
good many boys and girls who don't
have their poe kets full of money either
But pictures can be nicely mounted at
no cost on common pas.eboard. Trim
the ends and sides of the picture very
straight, and cut your pastebosrd very
carefully about half an inch wider than
the picture each way. Put on the pic
ture with mucilage, leaving an even
margin all around, and place in an old
book until 1t gets dry so it will not warp
With a little money anyone can ge'
nice. smooth cardboard of different
colors, which makes great improve
ment; and if the pictures are treated to
coat of common varnlsh the dust VII
no. stick to them and they will last ;
long time. A nice set of half a dozer
would make pretty Christmas present
| like pictures Of kittens and dogs, ano
children, too, to have IN my room.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
a salvation Army Experience.

As the Salvation Army is being agood
deal talked about Just now, will you for
give me if repeat here an incident that
occurred at one of its headquarters As
| am the hero of my own story in this
case. NAV, perhaps, be INDUCED with
the right of republication. My encoun-
ter with the guard at the Oxford circus
quarters is true in every particular.
The adjacent clocks were striking the
hour. 1t was 10 p. IN. was passing
well lighted hall. salvation Army"
cleaned at the portals on imposing lamps.
Just within were famin placards invlt-
inp me to "Come and he saved" telling
me that "Here" | could "be saved"
Strains of vocal music came invitingly
ont into the street. entered. AT least
| attempted to do so. A pale-faced,
Youthful, yet naughty janitor in military
uniform (too naughty. surely, for such an
office) obstructed me with his arm. am
not used to being obstructed. L never
nut myself in the way of such attentions
Gently removing the inpediment, with
, suggestion that / did not wish to hurt
it. 1 mildly asked what the imped'men'
meant.
"Too late !" said the young man.
The remark sounded very much like
ouotation. think my friend MIR. FREQ
Cowen has set it to music.
"Too late to be saved?" l asked; "th'
authorities are surely against you there.
sYou can't come in," he answered.
And there again you are wrong"
id. "If you ere really quoting, tn
me is. You may not enter in the word
a certain ballad still running in m
emory, the cue once being given. 'Yo
MT come in are the werds of a negr
)ng," / said.
"What is it?" asked a second officer
,ard. stalking up defiantly and col
, onting me. /.
l Il always believed, on the very be
t 1rthority, that it is never too late to
!. we'd. This young man tells me 1t Is U
: ,,e now. Is there any higher autho
in the building?"
'"Not tonight you can't 60 IN" sa
y Guardian No. 2. ~
I. The situation tickled me and recall
q , rofane anecdotes of the conduct OF
Ir Peter under trying circumstances.
Suld not resist falling into the humor
W i. | saw a decorated officer little I
/ Ter on. At some risk (for guardi;
me and two looked decidedly pug
ID c,ous) pushed my way to No. g.,
"Am L too late?" / asked, pointing
" the placard above his head, inviting
II come.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13

corn meal, one teaspoonful OF salt, two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one ia
blespoonful of butter, three-fourths of a
pint of milk. Sift together -four, corn
meal, salt, and powder to the batter,
cold, add the milk and mix smoothly
into rather firmer dough than usual.
Flour the board, turn out the dough,
give it one or two turns to complete its
smoothness. Divide it thus prepared
into pieces the size Of an egg; again d.
vide these in half, which roll out under
the hand until they are long and half
the size of ones lit lie finger, lay on a
creased baking tin, So they do not touch
each other, wash them over with milk,
and rake them in quick oven seven
or eight minutes.
Delicate Graham Bread.-One pint of
Graham and one pint of wheat -four,
one teaspoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful
of salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, leaving out the coarse bran
which will be found in the sieve; add
the milk; mix quickly into smooth,
SOlt uOuSIl, WhiCh Ppui iiOo ohh"'I So -"
ed tins, and bake ai once in rather hot
oven ten minutes. Protect with paper
ten minutes.
Delicious Breakfast Pufis.-Beat the
whites of six eggs till they stand alone,
and the yOlks the same space of time;
cream in by degrees nine tablespoonfuls
floor, put in tablespoonful of melted
butter and teaspoonful of salt; then
make into a batter with one pint OF
sweet milk. Grease little patty pans,
pour in the batter, and bake rapidly till
of light brown color. Nutmeg may be
added as favoring, if liked.
Buttermilk Muffins.-One quart of
buttermilk, two eggs, one teaspoonful of
soda dissolved in hot water, one tea
spoonful OF salt, flour to make a good
batter. Beat the eggs well and stir into
the milk, beating hard all the while;
add the -four and salt, and at last the
soda. Bake at once in quick oven.
French Toast.-Beat four eggs very
light, and stir with them pint of milk,
slice some bakers bread, dip the piece
into the egg, then lay them in a pan OF
hot boiling lard, and fry brown; if liked
sprinkle little powdered sugar and
cinnamon or grated nutmeg on each
piece, and serve hot.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
A Romance I'm One Tragic Act

He smoked cigarettes, and he had his
hair brushed forward before his ears in
the approved style. He called upon Miss
Greatheart the other evening and in
dulged in sweet converse with her. Mr..
GreatheaIt was in the next room and the
slang of the man dld not please him. At
last the ducky dude said:
Isn't kissing delightful"
Miss Greatheart blushed and said she
didn't know.
"Ifyou'Il give me one I'll not say q
| word, laid the enhancing fellow; you
can rest assured Pm fly"
Then something struck him, amt
when he reached the tront door sOmc-
thing struck him again and lifted him
clean out in the middle OF the street
The old man had shoed out the fly. De-
troit Chaff.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
Made a Clean HaIf.Mfllfon.
ssxyoIl said a business man to friend

"Well" said business man to a iriend
as a highly dressed dude went by "tnat
fellow is no earthly good that l can see.
He does nothing but walk the streets
and show his good clothes"
81 guess you don't know him very
well. Why, man, he made clean half.
m;ljion in six months, and that's twice
as much as you have made during your
"The mischief, you say! didn't know
he had anv business about him at all
How did he make itp
"Married a girl who had FIVE hundre'
tbousand dollars, and no sense. Seer
The other man saw. Merchant Trav
eler.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13

81 suppose land must be very expen
sive up there?" remarked Smith to Mr..
Isaacs, pointing to some property on an
elevation.
"Vy ish dot?"
"Becau .e it is so high"
Mr.. Isaacs looked puzzled for a mo
ment and then laughed.
"Dots der pest effer heard Mr.. Smitt," "
he said. "Pecause it vas so high-dots
good. gets dot schoke off Won Jacob
Stein. He dirks he vas very schmart."
jacob" saii Mr.. Isaacs little later
II subbose liant moost be very expensive
oop dere, dond it?"
"Vy SO, Mr.. ,Isaacs?'
"Pecause it cost so mooch."
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
Household Matters.
METHODS OF PRESERVING BGGs.

At recent poultry show in Birming-
ham. England, prizes were awarded for
the best dozen of preserved eggs Tney
were sent in two months before the date
of .he show, short time 10 test any
preserving process thoroughly. The eggs
we're tested by being boiled both soft
and hard THAT S for single minute
and half. and for ten minutes), and
then tested by the judges. Those that
gained the first prize had been simply
packed in common salt. They had mol
lost sensibly Ivy evaporation, had good
consistent albumen, and were of the
best flavor when boiled. Those that re-
ceived the second prize were but slight
ly inferior to the best and the process OF
preserving is thus described: Melt one
part OF white wax TO two parts of spar-
maceti, boil and mix thoroughly or two
parts clarimed suet to one of wax, and
TWO of spermaceti. Take new-laid eggs
rub with antiseptic salt or fine rice
starch. Wrap each egg in fine tissue
uaper, putting the broad end downward;
screw the Taper tightly at the top, leav-
ing an inch to hold il by. Dip each egg
rapidly into the fat heated to 100 degrees.
Withdraw, and leave TO cool. Pack
broad end downward, in dry white. sand
or sawdust. The London Agricultural
Gazette adds: The eggs so preserved
were admirable, and, probably, had the
contest been for a longer time, would
have stood first. But it is exceedingly
useful to know that eggs may be pre-
served admirably for two months with
no more trouble than putting them il
common salt. The other plan was SUI
perior in one respect; on stripping of
the waxed paper, the shell was as purt
and clean as when laid in fact, the egg
might have sold as being fresh, if not a
new laid.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
THE DORSET

is very old breed oil the south of Eng
land, noted for its fecundity land breed
ing in early season., there being many
twins and triplets, consideration where
only market lambs are required, and
the meat sells at high price. They are
hardy, quiet, and easily handled, mature
early to an average of 100 pounds dressed,
at years the fleece is heavy and close,
giving five or six pounds of soft. clean,
combing wool. Both sexes are horned,
they have full, deep bodies, longish legs,
thouch light boned, white legs and faces,
the latter long and broad, with taft Of
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
HAMPSHIRE DOWNS.

This breec sprang from cross, made
early in this century, between a South
down ram and a horned ite-faced
sheep of Hampshire, which was hardy
and large, with large head and nose.
Now the breed is horrless, has black
faces, compact frame, straight and broad
back, round body on short legs, and the
flesh is JUICY, good flavor and good pro-
portions of lean aud fat. They mature
early, fatten rapidly ani the lambs aie
large, at one year old running up to IS
or 100 pounds. The fleece is from six to
eight pounds of combing wool, not as
fine though as the Southdown.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13

buried. Count Megan, the French charge
d'affaires, chronicles the subsequent events: /:
That night shrieks were heard in the GENE
terry, and, upon running to the place, the
grave of the unfortunate lady was found
to be opened, and the body of the lady lay
bleeding on the ground with
DAGGER IN HER BOSOM.
1t came out that the lady's husband had a
mistress, who. becoming jealous of her, pro-
cured from VaudouX priest poison which
put her into a death-like sleep, in which
state she was buried. That night the dew
ilish creature got her friends together and
dug up the coffin, intending to steal the
body and eat it. But in the meantime the
drug had lost its potency, and she came
back to life as she was lifted from her cOf-
fin. Her screams attracted help, and, find
bed their victim to death, tore her heart and
lungs out and fled, carrying them with them
for the purpose of feast.
IL remember naval officer whose vessel
touched at Hayti. lie declared that he or
dered several casks of pork, and among
them found one cask containing human
flesh. 1t was discovered through finding
finger-nails i'm the cask. Newborn babies
are frequently made insenSible, buried, dug
up and eaten.
THE uniformed reader might suppose
that the Haytians are ignorant, savage peO-
pie, little removed above their African an
cestOrs. Such is not the fact. The people
in the cities read and write and are intelli-
gent. They talk French almost exclusively.
They have government institutions that
would be good if correctly administered,
and are very fond of dress"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13

forehead wool. and black muzzle, and
We should think would prove valuable
here when kept near large cities and
towns, though perhaps requiring extra
care for early lambs.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-13
NICE FOR BREAKFAST.

Corn Meal Breakfast Rolls.-One-and-
a-half pints of -four, half pint of white
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-10-04
sncmlsing Tuesday Nigl.t.

Robert Burrow and J. Z. Hale, cleo
tors for the district, spoke in Jobe's
Hall Tuesday night. Mr.. BuTow
made a very strong and manly effort.
He dealt with all the leading issues of
the day in very creditable manner.
He showed with clearness and force
chat the Republican party was guilty
Of monstrous frauds and that its
perpetuation in power would be det-
rimental to all the purity and honesty
in the American people. His appeal
to the young men OF the country and
his touching reference to Hon. A, A.
TAYLOR was well received. The people
Of Johnson City We're highly pleased
with Mr.. Burrows effort @
Mr.. ]. f. Hale said that he
did not wish 60 llirt the bloody. shirt
that there wasn't "a boy in the land
who eonldn't write Republican plat
form in five minutes" that the Demo
cratic platform never said anything
about. mQrmopismb2 that %tlris waste
4 glorious country that slim Blaine,o
the great State Of Maine, would SWEEP
the country like a herricdne,' tina
he was for Pettibone, and something
about the sun rising in the eastern SIX,
and sitting in the western horizon.