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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
The Secret of Living Long.

A correspondent of the Voltaire re-
Gently had an interview with NJ. ''hev-
reul, the famous French chemist, whose
birthday has Just been Gel
ebrated by the Academy of Science. AT
ter thanking the journalist for all his
good wishes, the old man proceeded to
tell him the secret of living long. 81
have been a pessimist," said he, "and l
have cautiously kept myself from being
too much of an optimist. If / had not
worked hard l would have died long
ago. One thing above all l have remark
ed: the older | grow the better mankind
seems to have become. / have seen the
Reign of Terror. l was then 7years old.
Such a thing will never again be repro
auced in this world. To-day We have
more need OF universal peace than OF
foolish reprisals. Times are more gentle
and life is better"
Tomorrow, my dear MASTER" said
the journalist, "you will appear even
better than you do to-day"
"Pshaw," replied the veneiable sayant
"let us not trouble ourselves about to-
morrow. Let us enjoy the present.
had model of a wife, the mother of q
most exemplary family. She has lef, m
a posterity that love and by whom
am loved. Why, one of my little great
granddaughters-she is three years ole
-salutes the bust Of her old great-gran1
father every morning. Another of then
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
A Miners Chivalry.

Around the dying embers Of fire in
a mining camp many miles west Of the
Mississippi" said an old mining engineer,
"there we're gathered together one even
in 1873 group of needy Adventures,
who were taking fortune by the throat,
so TO speak, and bidding her stand and
deliver.
II was one of them. We had had
tough luck, and the fact that We had
that day buried one ofthe kindest-heart-
ed men I ever met. and the chceriest
companion in camp, was not calculated
to revive our dropping spirits. Max E
was a young German practical chemist
of good family, who, having run through
large fortune in early life, lad crossed
the ocean to make another in the United
States. A congestivc chill had carried
him off after sickness of a few hours.
"All his worldly goods consisted of a
little-a very little-m@ney, a small bun
die of clothes, and a packet of letters,
yellow and worn, tied together with 9
faded piece of ribbon. He had never
spoken TO us about his relatives, and it
was in hope of finding the name of some
body to whom we might communicate
the news of his death That we opened
the bundle of letters. with the consent OF
his partner-Bill Cummings--a plair
rough man, who, strange contrast to
Max, the polished and refined, had yet
been his staunchest friend.
After one letter had been read aloud
we all looked at each other in surprise
1t was from well.known and popular
actress, a married woman, whose name
the breath Of scandal had never even
lightly touched. The contents of the
letter, breathing the widest, most pas
sionate self-abandoning love and devo
| ton, left no doubt in our minds with re
gard to the relation that had existed be
| tween this woman and our dead friend
| Before the second one Of the letters
which were all in the same hand-writ
| ing, could be opened, Bill Cummings ros'
to his .eet, and, taking without a wort
all the letters from the hand of him tina
held them, dropped them into the smoul
| dering fire, and pressed them down will
| his foot until all were reduced to ashes
He then took long pull at his pocket
flask and, turning to us, said in matte
of course way:
"'She's only woman, ye see, boys, al
guess that's what bed done if he'd Z
knowed his mind when he passed in hi
checks
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
A Bootless Errand.

In the mountains the school season IS
between tobacco worming time and cot
ton picking. During that limited time
very little education can be instllled in.
to the youth OF the land. and very sell
dom You'll find scholar that has got be-
vond Webster's blue black spelling book.
During my sojourn there beautiful
girl of eighteen; named Dolly Skaglock,
went home weeping, declaring that her
teacher had severely reprimanded her be-
fore the whole school. Her father wan
ted to take his shot gun and wreak ven
ceance on his offending pedagogue, but
she begged him not to do so, and he fin
ally gave up that idea, but he was deter
mined TO have the teacher ousted by
some means. The next day he got few
of his neighbors together and consulted
as to the best way of getting rid OF the
gentleman, and finally selected me to go
and investigate the school and inform
the teacher that his services could be
DISPENSED with.
II was three miles from where | stayed
70 the school house, and never having been
there was not quite certain Of the way.
so | stopped at cabin on the road and
made inquiry of a woman VINO came to
the door.
"Won't We light an come in?" said she;
"No, thank you." said L. want TO find
INV way to the school house" -,
"Wai, 90 right down'the hill thar till
yer come ter that red elnm what's got a
holler in it. Pap hid bottle O WHISKY
in II once an it staid thar two years, an
when he got it out it was better'n 1t was
when he put it thar; an he went an di-
vided it with old Bill Smackley, cause
they wuz raised together, an married neS
cousins. lou Jest ought to hear old Pol
iy Slnackly scold, an her darter's Jest
like her. They live down in the bot,
toms, now, an they do say that Old Blli
has maze right smart ralSln cotpoi,,
but land knows, he's gi'tin' old an needs
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
THE FATE OF PUNCHED SILVER.
What Is Done with 1t at the Assay ono
A Mean Form OF swindiingr

What Is Done with 1t at the Assay once
A Mean Form OF swindiing,
Yes, punched coins are great nui-
sance, but they come to grief at last"
said the rotund old messenger at the as
say effice in Wall street. "Why, we bny
them here by the peck and melt them
up into silver bars. What do we pay?
Just what the silver comes to in coin,
less one per cent. But we never buy
less than S1OO worth of cid silver. Many
people come here and expect we are 60
ing 70 give them a new piece for some
punched dime or quarter they have. |
usually send them across the street to J..
B. Colgate's bullion office. We get q
queer assortment OF old silver here
worn cut spoons, old family plate, watch
cases, medals, jewtlry, refuse from jew
eler's shops, etc. You see there may
be a good deal of sentiment clinging to
a bar of silver when YOU think your
grandmother spoons OF the pin you
gave your girl may be melted up in
it,"
1t happened that the reporter had a
punched quater with the hole neatly
filled up With lead, which mad been re-
Gently passed off op him, sandwiched
between two other quarters in making
change, Stepping over to Colgate's
he was told that the piece was worth
seventeen cents. "We take in such
coins every day." said the clerk as he
tUssed the b d coin into pile OF others
and handed out the seventeen cents.
~ think good many OF them come from
the West Indies. They do not mind
punched money down there"
Another broker said: This punched
money is a veXation to the public. You
have to scau eyc"y piece of money you
receive to make sure you are not beng
svindled. Then nothing makes you SC
mad as to have some one shove piece
of money which YOU suppose is all right
back at you aud say punched and look
at you as if you were a counterfeiter OF
thief. 1t is ten times as easy to take
snch a piece as to get rid OF it. You
couldn't ress them blind man ol
an ignorant Italian fruit dealer, anC
about the only thing you can do is tC
put them in the contribution box ol
give them to beggars, and then you fee
like mean fellow tell you punched
money is bigger nuisance than vol
think. This device of fiiIing the hole,
with lead is d poor one. Ii the leaf j;
scrapcd bright one might be deceived il
the dark, but the fraud Is easily founC
out if you look closely. Other ways o
tamperiDg with coin are to file it or bor
into the edges or sweat it. This last i
usually done to gold coin, and Is sinpl,
shaking it in bag to get the gold dus
that CONES efi. There ought To be sc
verer penalties for tampering with coins
1t is the meaaest kind of robbery"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
THE CRUISE OF THE SANAL.
The Mishaps of Sealer IN an Atts
at Clrcumnavigation.


at CircumnavigatIon.
The schooner Sarah W. Hunt has been
heard from for the first time in more
than a year. She sailed July 10, 1888,
on sealing voyage, with crew of fifteen
Capt. Sanford S. Minor, master. The
voyage was to be around the world by
doubling the Cape of Good Hope and
back by way of Cape Horn. On the yoy-
age out one of the seamen named julius
Jueger, when the vessel was in tie In
dian Ocean, fell from the masthead and
was lost overheard. On the arrival of
the vessel in Perseverance Bay, Campbell
Island, some time about the latter pant
of November, two boats were lowered
one morning to hunt for seals. In one
boat was the mate and his crew of five
men, and in the other the second mate
and his crew of five men. They took
only lunch with them expecting TO re
turn the same afternoon. Only the cap
tain and cook were left on the vessel.
After waiting several days Capt. Miner
gave tntm up as lOst. ne anu llc COON
weighed anchor, and under short sail
made their way to LyttletOn, New Zea-
land, arriving there December s, 1888.
Late in the day at the time the boat left
the vessel heavy gale sprung up. On
arriving at New Zealand the master re-
ported the disaster and the Governor OF
that Island sent vessel to look after
the missing crew. On their arrival at
Campbell Island they found there the
second mate and his crew in n hut built
for castaway sailors to live in. They
we're in very exhausted condition.
They were taken on board ana placed
in the Demedin Hospital, New Zealand
| for treatment.
The owners have received letter from
! Capt. Miner FROM Auckland, Kew Zealand
informing them that he had secured g
second mate and seven seamen, ano
should sail on his voyage the next day
| toward and about Cape Horn. The name
of the first mate lost is Charles Streicher
The names of the names of the five mel
lost are not known. Hartford Evening
| Post
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
Better Than Gold.

~ knew George Worden, as well as |
know my brother, and better hearted
boy never travelled" said a travelling
man to party of his friends who, few
evenings ago, were seated around steam
register in the lobby of the West hotel.
"Of course" he continued, "the report
of the papers will be read and the i'm
preston will 90 out that George came to
his death by dissipation, and people will
look upon him as fair representative
of the men who follow the same vocation
and never for a moment wonder if he
possessed good quality. 1t is strange
what full weight mans ills will receive
in public opinion and how lightly his
good traits are considered
"Yes, gentleman, George and | travel
ed over the same route for five years,
and | know he had heart as big as the
world remember we had taken sleep
ers one cold night IN the winter of 80,
from Chicago to st. Paul. George and |
were seated in the passenger coach talk
ing with a friend who was going to Al
bert Lea. The car was sold and it was
all we could do to keep warm with our
overccats on Seated in front of us a
| few seats away, was an old lady neatly
dressed in black. Her gray hair struggled
out from beneath her black Grape bonnet
and fell around pleasant but wrinkled
face. As the night grew on, the old lady
| lltr al n NJ w
around her and try to sleep by resting
her head against the side of the car.
noticed that George was watching her
and pretty soon he left us and went over
and sat down bv her. In few minutes
he got up and assisted her into the sleep
ing car. When he came back, we at
tempted to have little sport at his ex-
pense, bu. he only smiled off our jokes
and said the old lady was on her way to
st. Paul to meet her daughter. Her hus-
band had Just died and left her In rather
poor circumstances. i couldn't see that
old lady ride the night through boys,
in this car. such night as this, said be
and I've given her my BERTH, "ell,
gentlemen, George rode that night In
the passenger coach; while the old lady
was comfortably sleeping in his berth,
and he watched over her as If she was
his mother till we got to st Paul when
he delivered her to her daughter. In
my neutrality-suspicious., the thanks that
that the old woman shOwered on George
, Worden, as the tears cOursed over her
wrinkled cheeks, were worth more than
all the gold in America" >" and the speak
er went over and looked through the
window, while his friends simultaneous
ly found use for their handkerchiefs
St Psul Herald,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
Hog Cholera,

As we PREDICTED two or three weeks
since, hog cholera, so-called, has made
its appet ran ce in quite number of
places. We Lave lot heard ofany cases in
Lis county, but it isin adjoining COMMITTEES
and othe- States, and quite number of
che era hogs are reported as going into
Chicago. 1t is, therefore, time for in
creasing vigilance on the farm.
l. A rigid quarantine shoTld be es-
tablished against other hogs. The pigs
raised on a arm should never GO off of it
except to markc and TO other hogs
should be allowed under pretense OF
bre ,ding, Weighing or any ot 'er to come
on the farm.
2. A most rigid dlIrantin, should be
maintained against owners of infected
herds or visitors or employees on such
premises. This is most frequent source
of contagion. A farmers hog shows un'
usual symptoms, and he goes around tC
see if his neighbor's have the same, and
| carries the infection on his boo's. The
dealer in dead hogs should be treated tC
dose of the bulldog if he puts his moss
inside the gate.
8. The greatest care should he used
in the natter of feed. The hog loves va
riety, aud constant feedii G on one kline
of food tends to derange diges ion anC
invite disease. The only wonder to III
is, taking into consideration the way
hogs are fed, that one-half Of them d.
not die with disease.
a With all these precautions the dis
ease may strike you. 1t may be carrie,
by dogs, wolves or buzzards; by the run
ming water or by the casual visitor
When it does separate the sick from tn
dead, ,iisinfect all yards and lots, an,
avoid wood pastures.
We I've little or no faith in SC
called cholera cures, beyond usual disir
fectants. One ounce OF preventive in
stock yard is worth tons of cure. low
Homestead.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
The Brag Family.

Ny dear rephews and nieces: You
have heard of the Smith family, have
YOU not? They are said to be a very
large family; but there are, l think, some
families still larger. The name OF the
family | think of now begins with b. L
meet them everywhere, and | am very
much afraid am closely related to some
of them. See if you recognize any Of
them.
"I can do better than that" said lit
tie boy when his playmate jumped
across the sidewalk. 81 Jumped twice as
far as that yesterday"
"Pob! can't you do that easy SUN?
could do it fore / was half as old as
youP'
"Mv dog can do lots of things more
than your dog"
81 am going to have a ring, and a brace
LET. and a muff, and maybe a piano, at
Christmas. My f,ther gives me every
thing ask for"
"Pye walked around that square-and
that's mile-intwo minutes; yes, have
and more'n once, too; and I've timed 1t.
az could play croquet better than any
other fellow in our boarding place this
summer"
81 didn't have any trouble in learning
70 nIav .tennis;' before I'd played three
weeks the young men said l played az
wall as the other girls that had played
four summers" ~ u;,h -,
~ never have any trouble with my
servants; they are always glad 10 stay
with me, and | tell you don't let tNen
humbug me, either. o.
"Neyer saw a horse yet that could &c,
the best of me- tell you it's all In tht
driver: and III undertake 10 sho" you
how to manage that colt: ~, H..
When | hear anything IKE tneS'
sneeches, know some of the b. ianil!
ore talking. They are very fond OF th'
; nronoun |. and they have always th'
; most astonishing tales of their accom-
nliSbments TO tell. People listen TO then
and then laugh at them. and difierenl
l nnemhers of the B. family laugh at eacI
: other know some young people,
longer chiIdren-w are spoiled by TN
family trait, although they are othei a
vase wise exceptionally good and clever. An An
he excellent things they do quite los
r their good effect because we are sure
hear about them in such way; -,
! There is one good thing about IN
u .omily. YOU can leave at any time y.o
ike: and / think it would be well TO L
T. nn;re whether we have got into the fail
is ;iy Inv accident, and leave 1t at once i
the tn Brag family is not pleasant one
outsiders.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
wall Street News.

An old German down in Ohio, who
runs a cooper shop, was elected overseer
Of highways for his township last spring.
After waiting for month or two 'or
something TO happen, he called on the
chairman of the board of supervisors and
said:
81 yhas come to sec aboudt a bond"
Bond. What bond?"
"Vheu. like to git a bond for one
tousand dollors dot dOan't run oil mt
son.e money from de township"
"Oh. as 20 that, you won't have any
public moneys in your hands"
seVhell. den like to gifa bond dot
doan't stheal somepody's COW While
vhss in office. vhas elected only sil
weeks in office, but | pegin to feel like
wanted to stheal whole drove OF cattle
He was allowed to give q b nd, IN
went home satisfied.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18

and from the town without waiting for a
train, and was never seen or heard OF
again in that locality.
As for the hero of the affair-Pat Nc
Grath he said his name was-nothing
was too good for him in that burg. He
was lionized by the "boys" and was kept
gloriously drunk at their expense for
more than week. When he finally
sobered up the eonqueror was given a
'jaub" OH the section, at which he work
ed as quietly and modestly as though he
had never vanquished "tne Terror Of
the Southwest"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
TERMS: &2.CG FER lFAI.

charging him, and protested violently,
but finally paid the required sum with
great reluctance. Both parties were evi-
IDENTIFY a little stirred up, for as the con-
ductor passed on, the passenger started
for a drink of water and Growled out:
The conductors on this road seem to
he might energetic in their knocking
down"
"YOu'Ie right they are" retorted the
nan of the punch, as he turned with
flashing eyes and uplitted fist.
The insulting passenger picked him
selfup from the floor of the ear, splitting
the blood out of his mouth and feeling
of his teeth, when the sarcastic man sit
ting by inquired:
well, are you satisfied now?"
Yes, Pm--atistied-that the CON
conductor is right about it," Chicago
Herald.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
Women will not Wear Trousers.

All sorts of reforms are perpetually
being preached with regard to dress. but
| cannot say that think they have
happy effect at all. Women will wear
neither Turkish trousers nor divided
skirts, though few are not uIImindful
of the merits of knickerbocker lroas-
ers and CATERS under short wooden
skirts for Scotland and elsewhere. Short
skirts for hard country wear are certain
ly to be commended-short enough to
keep them out of the mud and allow
freedom of molten to the lin bS-more
becoming more convenient, more healthy
than skirts neither long nor short, which
in wet weather are apt to ne held up un-
gracefully high, and in fine weather be.
come unnecessarily dirty at the edges
The caricatures oflS20 show skirts bare
" below the knee, out this is simply the
exaggeration Of caricature. Dress must
always be an outward indication of the
mind within II d should always be suit
able to the occssion-which is The frs
onsideration-and az becoming as pos
sible, for il is woman's duty to look he
best. Paris Letter.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18

quite learned lady of nine years, wrote
this to me the other day: My dear papa
I'm tired of the country. NV sister
Marie likes housekeeping; l don't. ]
like to read. l want to be a librarian
when grow up. They call me Miss
Blue Stocking, and that vexes me-" The
old man laughed. "Why, my dear sill"
he continued, Il am made young again
by just such letters as that. Moreover, l
have always put in practice the old adage
seek and you shall find l have sought
and have always found something at
the domestic fireside as well as in the
laboratory"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
I, Satisfied Her Pa.

81 have come, sir, to ask you for your
daughters hand.
81 beg your parcon, what name dld
you say" ot
81 have rot had the pleasure of meet
;no vou except casually. My name Is
Smith," n,
.sHave you any references,
Certainly your daughter" -,
@Oh! Thank you. II is so good OF
Won to ask me. It is enough that you
,iJn,t lid eicpe with her. Take her. -,
don't know YOU, but I suppose youl
live in the house and Wen have an op
nortunity to become better acquainted
Good morning" San Francisco Chron
' icle.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18

A millionaire met Thing.
"Good-Day Mr.. Filthylucre," said the
Thing. ,,.,
"Good-Day, sir" said the polite Mill
;onaire. 81 don't seem to remember
rorr name. Your Face looks familiar"
"Oh, Pm the Plumbers Bill"
"Grown some since saw you last.
ayes. | think I'll be able to knock you
ant in One Round this time"
With that the Stalwart Bill dealt the
Millionaire such blow that he was
,hereafter known as Dead Duck.
Then the Plumber bribed the News,
papers to say that the Mlllionalre Mathi i,au in@
been wrecked on Wall Street. Washing
ton Hatchet.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
The Conductors Knock-D"wn.

The conductor of Chic'g" * North
western train up in Wisconsin had quite
an arg,lmert with a passenger who had
got aboard without ticket. The pas
senoer claimed the conductor was over
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18
LOVE ON THE COACH.

Comely coachman
On the box,
Air distingue,
Curly locks,
Papa's daughter,
Rich and gay,
Loves the coachman-
Runs away.
No will murmur,
Pa will swear,
Coachman's happy,
Girl don't care.
New York Journal.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-18
S, s. TAYLOR,
p. G, ScHUH,
NJ. j. HowLEY,
b F. BLAKE,
J. NJ. PHILLIPS.
Committee of Arrangements
Cleveland and Hendricks Pro.
CeSSiOn.

The procession will be formed as follows
by Vim. NJ. Williams, John Hodges, ]. S
McGahay, VIM, MclIale, and Egber,
Smith, assistant marshals, and A. p, Schroe
der and Frank earle, aids, and will be
ready to move at 1880 p. m, viz;
The frs, ward club citizens and visitors
headed by Storer's brass band will form on
Sixth street and Commercial avenue, facing
up Sixth street towards Washington 4ven-
Ne, in double file.
The second and third wards will form on
Seventh street, facing on Commercial ave-
nue., preceded by the martial band.
The forth and fifth wards will form on
Eighth street, facing on Commercial ave-
nue., preceded by Comique band.
The carriages and horsemen will form on
Ninth street, facing on Commercial ave-
nue..
The signal for marching will be the
ringing of the fire engine bells which will
be started by the Arab fire engine compa-
nys bells.
Strangers aud citizens who fail to get in
line at the start are invited to join the pro
cession at any point convenient to them.
Tnos. WILSON, Marshal.