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nor RENT, store and dwelling West
4 Boundary and Railroad streets; one Of the
best standa IN The city. Paul DECKkR.
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guilty." whereupon the Judge looked him
squarely in the face, and said: sNow, see
here, you know that's as black lie as you
ever told" The lawyer suggested that the
court should not pass judgment before
hearing the evidence. The court intimated
mildly that he knew his own business and
needed no assistance. as soon as the evil
dence was concluded the Justice proceeded
to pass Judgment "Stand up" he said to
the prisoner. SIT is ordered by the court
that the defendant be confined in the
chain-gang at hard labor for twelve
months" "Hold on, your honor" said the
lawyer; .syou have no jurisdiction to pass
such q sentences as that You can only bind
the prisoner over to answer for the crime at
the Superior Court You have no right ia
sentence him to the chain-gang." snow,
see here, young man; this court thinks she
knows herself, and it will stand you in
hand to keep your mouth shut. If I hear
another word out Of you Pll give you six
months in the chain-gang" The lawyer
COLLAPSED. and the Justice proceeded with
1.-THE call of his docket-CdrterSUiIIe [Gd.)
American.
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for his own eating. He laid it down, and
I knew the trade was made. 1t was the
funniest sight ever saw when they began
to shuck. 1t was just like two old fellows
trying to swap overcoats, only tighter fit
When they changed suits and got on their
new clothes, couldn't hold out any longer.
/ burst out laughing, and then they saw
me. It made Judas so mad that he put for
the woods, and have never seen him
sincen
1.-THE biggest turtle / ever seed" said
the old cracker, was down in Smyrny, in
$50. Me and my pardner cotched hit. Hit
weighed eight hundred and seventy-six
pounds and four ounces. We had to let
him go, though, kase thar want any house
within ten miles,
How could you be so exact about the
weight then?" inquired the professor.
''Kase we he'd jist cotched one of them
big reddish, and we used hits scales" was
the sarcastic response.-LiUe Oak eta.
Correspondence.
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A QUEER TRADE.
How a Couple OF Florida Turtles Managed
to Trade Shells.

How q Couple OF Florida Turtles Managed
to Trade Shells.
81 had softshell turtle once" said the
Major, that could beat any turtle on o
trade ever saw. Where / lived the pond
on my place was very small one, and in
summer time got pretty low, especially if
the season was very dry one. The sum-
mer was very dry one in 1871, and Jud as,
which was the name of my turtle, and he
was little fellow-woudn't weigh over
eight pounds-had bad time of it. The
fieas stung him so badly that he was in a
fever most all the time One day / was
walking down by the pond when I noticed
him and big turtle talking very earnestly
together. stepped behind atree so that
they couldn't see me, and watched the fun.
Judas was trying to get the land tnrtle to
trade shells with him. They argued long
time, and was afraid Judas wasn't going
to make it. Presently a bright idea
seemed to strike him. He whispered to old
hard-shell, the latter nodded yes, and then
Judas went into the pond. When he came
out he had young gosling that had got
killed somehow, and he had stored it away
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-10-29
IRONING.

How This Difficult Homework Can Be
Done Nicely.
AS in washing, everything should be
ready and In proper order before the
days work is begun. The irons should be
scrupulously clean and smooth; this can
be done by rubbing them with beeswax
and salt or powdered bath brick. The
heaviest irons accomplish the best work,
and should be used with rolling mo-
ton and strong pressure. Muslins and
prints do not require very hot irons. but
stiff white garments need hotter ones.
The ironing table and board should be
firm and strong and covered with 4
coarse wooden blanket, over which
clean coarse sheet should be pinned. A
bosom board about eight inches wide,
and long board for skirts and dresses,
are q necessity TO the laundry. Iron
holders should be padded to protect the
hand from burning. Collars, cuffs and
similar articles should be covered with
q clean, thin cloth, and the iron passed
over it several times, when it may bo
removed and the iron passed directly
over the article. Fine, soft laees and
muslins that do not require polishing
should be carefully unrolled. one al
time, and spread on soft blanket, COW
cred with thin, soft sheet. Laces, em-
broideries and trimmings must be care
fully pulled into shape, with all che
edges and purling picked out; those
needing ironing carefully smoothed,
and those that do not, folded. Always
iron by the thread of the material. En-
broidery should be ironed on the wrong
side of soft blanket.
In ironing shirts use heavy irons well
heated. First iron the thick bands,
then the bodies and sleeves, and last
the bosom, which should be rubbed
over with clean cloth wrung out Of
warm water. Then the iron should BE-
passed over rapidly, then rubbed again
with damp cloth and ironed until i
is polished. To gloss the linen
polishing iron with smooth, round edge
should be used with all possible force
The thickest parts of dresses, such as the
Wristbands, the gathers aud sleeves.
should be ironed first. Dresses should
always be ironed on the wrong side
first and finished on the right. Fine
muslins look much better if they are
ironed twice in opposite directions
Caps. fchus and aprons. where the lace
Is full should have the frill ironed flrsh
In plating frills, each plat should q
laid by the, thread, and held uni1
ironed in place.
While ironing il difficult work % 20
complish nicely. any housekeeper VINO
will take the trouble to give PERSONA
supervision TO the work will soon teach
even an Indifferent servant to do y
properly. A willing hand, guided BY
kind and intelligent instructor, VIII
soon overcome all obstacles and MAKE
the work easy.--Mrs. Elisa r. ParkfA
10 Good Housekeeping
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grasshoppers out dar. Doan' want none.

grasshoppers out dar. Doan' want none.
boss"
"W'y, grasshoppers are very fine"
"Yer doan' sesso."
"Oh, yes.o
"Whut desc heah grasshoppers whut
hops erroun' an splits terbacker juice on yer
when yer ketches 'em?''
"Yes."
"Wall, sab, it may be er facl1, but ez fur
me prefers shoat an er hen ercasion'ly. l
neber did make no 'spirryments wild my
appetite. Err man ken play pranks wild his
head, but / doan' b'lebe in projickin' wild his
stomich."
Did you ever eat any snails?"
Take ere, man, whut yer talkin' 'boutP
Nobody doan' eat snails, do da?"
"Oh, yes, they are very fine"
"Whut, desc snails whut's got dem little
horns? Dem things whut's all kivered wild
Siime?'
Eyes"
"Wall, dat am ernuff. 1 thought dat de
white folks wuz er larnin' some sense but
doan b'lebe da is. Fust thing yer knows
some pusson'll be eaten snake eggs an
drinkin' stump water Wall, let 'em go
erhead. While da is doin' dat I'll be er
swiHgin' or ham bone, sab. "-ArkaasGao
TT1ajeIHr
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No Mash.

A nice, common, everyday dude was
stupidity masquerading his form along St
Clair street last night, when handsome
woman put her head out of a second-story
window and said:
.Babyp
The dude wavered, almost sunk with a
sickening boom, stuck the eye-glass into his
right optic, glared up at the window, smiled
nauseatingly and said:
"Weally, now, ye know. Pom my word,
q mashT'
Come, baby, Gomez said the woman at
the window.
"Weally, We know" gasped the dude, 81
cahn't. Pm on me way to see me CURLY,
We know"
A little child, spattered with mud and its
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RAcKWoops LusTIcE.
An Old but Good Story RevIved--A Judge
Who Knew His Business.

An Old but Good Story RevIved--A Judge
Who Knew His Business.
In certain backwoods community sus-
picious character had been arrested for
cattle-stealing. The general impression in
the community was that he had stolen the
cow, and public sentiment was strongly
against him. The unfortunate fellow sent
TO neighboring town for a lawyer, and
when his trial came up he was represented
by able counsel. The Judge looked upon
the lawyer with suspicion, and seemed to
feel that his presence was entirely unneces-
sary. He assumed an unusual amount Of
dignity, and called the court to order.
Having been in the Superior Court a few
times he had caught an idea of how GRIM
mails were tried there, 50 he arraigned the
prisoner, and demanded: ''Guilty or not
guiitySs The prisoner responded ssEot
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ger needed nurse and Malviny applied In
person for the position.
Have you had any experience taking
care of childrenp asked Mrs. Yerger.
Has / had any 'sperience wild childrunsi
/ should say had lots OBJ hit. Why, bress
your soul, tuck car OBJ one chile for
twenty yeahs; yes, mum, did. De parents
OBJ dat infant dey jess wushuped me, dey
did."-TeIas Stfttngs.
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II. In the smoking-car, seated right in
front of me, were couple of countrymen,
evidently prosperous farmers. They were
talking politics, and pretty soon one said to
the other:
By the way, Jones, am thinking of
running for the Legislator this fall. Can
! count on your support?'
No
Why, / thought you were friend Of
minep
s. so am, and that is just the reason
I'm agin you for the Legislator ."-Cht-
cago Herald.
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True Friendship.

81 heard bright thing out West the 9TH
er day." remarked commercial traveller,
''and it pleased me so much that have re-
membered it on purpose to tell you. 1t was
little thing, but good what there was of
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A. Faithful Domestic.

An old colored woman named MaIviny
had heard that it was great recommends
ton for servant if she had remained
number Of years in one family. Mrs. Yer
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A Conservative Appetite.
z $50 you don't care to go to Kansas" said
an Arkansaw immigration agent address
ing an old negro.
"No, sab. Da tells me dat da haster eat
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sweet blue eyes flashing with indignation,
sized upo the dude for moment then
stopped to the ground, seized rock and
said:
'Vrwit sanghtin' to my muzzer, you
blamed old dude r.
No mash. -CEeUetdnd PsosndeaSer.
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PURELY VISIONARY.

Few People That "Puck" Would Like
TO See Taking Vacation. But It La Too
Good Ever to Come True.
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GEORGE MARDEN moves that Spain be
renamed and called Choierado. Are ven
ready for the question: Best0a Post,
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-02
OUR COOKS.

Fancy Cooking and Health.-That what
might be called fancy" cooking is appre-
ciated by many is evinced by the exhorbi-
tant wages commanded by the cooks of our
best restaurants, hotels and clubs, and the
avidity with which all who are able avail
themselves of the products of these auto
Gratis of the kitchen but that good plain
cooking is comparatively rare among the
mass of our housekeeping population is an
undoubted truism. We all know that
pleasant impression made upon our senses
is the great secret Of healthy life, the great
lever that causes harmonious performance
of all our vital functions; do we not know
also that the impression Of a well-cooked
dinner is most potent aid to digestion,
and do we stop to realize how previously
this aid to health is neglected?
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-02

The Government harness dressing is as
follows; One gallon Of neatsfoot oil, two
pounds of bayberry tallow, two pounds Of
beeswax, two pounds Of beef talIow. Put
the above in pan over moderate fire.
When thoroughly dissolved add two quarts
of caster oil, then while on the fire stir in
one ounce of lampblack. Mix well and
strain through a fine cloth to remove sedi-
ment; let cool, and you have as fine
dressing for harness or leather of any kind
as can be had.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-02

lhe effort to overcome fault, to resist
or to practice an irksome
" painful and difficult at first, becomes
'snd less SO with each success, until at
passes into the natural and pleasur-
|e preference of the heart. 1t is this
BUY Of goodness which reveals most fully
|h'thoug htful observer the energy which
fgVen it birth. Certainly there is a
|'ath which never develops into beauty,
|ergy in evil that only brings increased
'l0nlfyy' There must be not only power,
Y pNer ezerted in the right direction, to
''ploeauty; but when it is thus pro-
\ us beauty that does not lie mere
I The surface of things, for time to
away but extends down to their foun-
II, shining brighter and brighter, and
0nng joy forever.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-02

1 / ''Ae' 1883, Miss Elizabeth Cleve-
.ia, present mistress of the White House.
/ 1 p,,'I,a an address before the Elmira IN.
N, ts4 d E. College. 1t was entitled g AL
R@ IsI'n'' and for her illustration she
! d t1'' ,n3 first wife ofMohammed, who
,'n and much older than he was vbaO
4 married ns him. When asked in after
. V, vcnn ne did not put her away and
n i a'' niger, wife, he replied TINT he
h ali D W. because she believed in him
mad, MI MIL, d''pised him. Chedidja's
r p,' Is faith Il, in God, faith in self. and
l'io''y The first produces the sS otb sno
n LIVING and believes that life is
'no worth saving.
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Agreed.

DTbou must be true myself
Iftbou the truth vouldst teach;
Thy soul must overflow, if thou
Another soul vouldst reach
t needs the overfowing heart
TO give the Life full speech.
Think truly, and thy thought
Shall the worlds famine feed;
Speak truly, and thy word
Shall be a fruitful seed;
Live truly, and thy life shall be
Agreat and noble creed"
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-02

years growth, three or four inches in lenotb
having at least one bud at the bottom and
one at the top, and place it in common
saucer, or any shallow pan, supplied with
pure sand, imbedding the lower portion of
the wood in the sand and keeping it we'll
moistened with water two or three times
per day, when the weather is quite warm
when the end of the cutting shows signs of
making roots, carefully transplant it in a
small pot, one cutting in each, filled with
light rich garden soil, or, what is better,
soil from the woods. Keep the pots in the
shade when the sun is very hot, from ten
to four o'clock, and water two or three
times day. In the spring transfer to
large pots with fresh earth, and water as
before.
The best way for private families is to
bend the new shoots from the bush, Sitting
them lengthwise at the bend and inserting
in the ground from one to two inches,
leaving the end of the bush to stick out.
Sometimes it will require forked stick to
keep it firmly in the ground. Of course
they must be occasionally moistened. This
can be done now and at any time during
the growing season, through August and
September. Cover slightly through the
winter with leaves, etc. In the spring cut
off the branch near the bush, and in diging
it up you will find two strong growing
plants on dividing the roots. Transfer to
pots, and the probability is that they will
bloom the first year, and so you will gain
year by this method. You certainly will
if they are dug up late in the fall, potted,
and placed in the greenhouse.
Cutting off slips in August of the new
wood and sticking it in the ground under
currant bushes, or any cool, shady place,
will often grow and give strong plants the
following season. This is very easy to do
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-02
SOMETHING NoURIsHNa FOR 1NvA11Ds.

SOMETHING NoURIsHINa FOR INvALIDs.
Ihls spring is particularly disastrous to
ones health and happiness, and we find a
large portion of the community on the sick
list, and thoroughly tired of the old-fasb-
Toned dip-tOast and beef tea. How much
better for them small quantity Of the
pure beef juice, which is easily taken, than
a havoring Of it in bowl full of hot water?
Or what pleasant change slice of toast,
with little of this essence of beef poured
over it! Two pounds of steak from the
round, wiped with wet cloth and deprived
Of every particle of fat, cut into very small
pieces, are put into a jar and covered close
ly, that the steam may not escape. Then
put it IN kettle Of cold water, with a little
stand in the bottom to Keep the glass from
breaking, and place on the fire, keeping it
just below the boiling point until the Juice
is all extracted, leaving the meat almost
white. Season to taste. It will keen
day and may be heated as desired, but do
not let it boil, as that hardens the albumen,
making the broth much less digestible.
This essence is more nutritious than stimu
lating, and when persons are very weak it
has been thought to be better that they
should have simply milk. The essence
may also be made by putting the jar in
moderate oven for three or four hours.
Beef tea is, properly speaking, an appe-
tier, and may be taken when one is tired,
or before eating. It is more stimulating,
but not so good on that account for sick
person. 1t is made of one pound Of round
steak and one cup Of cold water. Let the
meat soak for an hour or two, squeeze and
then strain the juice, adding salt to taste.
Care must be taken that this shall not boil
but be heated. The meat should be
wiped with wet cloth and all the fat re-
moved. Very nice sandwiches may be
made by scraping the raw meat and spread
ing it between bread, and seasoning. If
the sight of the raw meat is disagreeable to
the patient, the sandwiches may be toasted
very little, just to darken the meat on
the edges.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-02

'gptn 'g'p po .aopted BY nurserymen in
pest sortbem :, which is undoubtedly
'hatsElee 4 a, who raise immense num-,
youngest wood Of this
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-02

The former residence of Ole Bull, in
Madison, Wis, has been purchased by the
State for the residence Of the Governor,
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55rJ, find Mone.

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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12

j. B. Bouish has been appointed North
ern Pacific agent at Muskoda.
The Oregon Short line is doing a large
business in carrying Columbia river SAL
mon.
Omaha earnings for the fourth week in
April decreased S31, 900, and for the month
$104, 600.
Vasset, Neb., is the name of anew STA
ton that has been opened for business on
the Sioux City & Pacific railroad.
George b Lewis, general European
agent.for the Northern Pacific road at LiV-
erpool, arrixed in the city yesterday.
A large number of land hunters were in
the city yesterday from the East and went
out over the Manitoba & Northern Pacific
roads.
One thousand head of cattle were shipped
by the Northern Pacific road from north
Yakima and $40 from Minnesota Trans
fer yesterday for points in Montana
Rates by the Northwestern lines were re-
stored to tariff yesterday, so cents first
class, second class, 40 cents; third class, 80
cents; fourth class 90 cents, and fifth class
171a cents per 100 pounds.
The Burlington & Missouri River Rail-
read company has let contract for its new
extension into Kansas. This branch starts
from Republican City, about 200 miles west
of the Missouri river, and runs to Oberlin.
The length Of this line is seventy,Iniles, and
it will bring within reach of a railroad a
very fine country.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
Value Of the Gat1imgs.

Said an ex-army officer to a GLOBE re-
porter last night, appropos Of the dispatches
Of the use made by Capt. Howard in re-
pulsing the rebel charge On Middleton's adj
vance: The Gatling is good for that sort of
work and l am glad to see the English give
it a practical test. They would have found
it much more available against the
Arabs than the Gardner guns.
The Gatlings are adapted to that sort OF SER
vice better than to use against half-breeds
and Indians whose methods of warfare are
to fight from behind cover. When they get
used to the Gatlings they will learn to fire
from ambush on the manipulators of the
machine, and as they are all hunters and
dead-sure shots, they will make it too
sultry about the guns for any
body to operate them. Howard will
find it necessary to sum up all of his reso-
luton, when the sharp-shooters get his
range, to stand by his favorite gun. Hand
ling the Gatling in the Northwest territories
will soon come to be an extra hazardous
business. Smelling the breeds and their
allies beyond the range Of their rifles will soon
be the favorite method of Middleton's men
to pursue. The militia will soon learn the
danger they are exposed to when in range
of the more accurate aim of their antagon-
lists. believe fully that Middleton must
make his contest at Batoche decisive or a
protracted and bloody guerilla warfare will
follow, and the result will be disastrous to
the Canadian Pacific and retard the devel-
opment of the illimitable and not very in
viting country for many years to come.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
ARE THEY FIGHTING?
No Communication with the Front on Ac-
count of Frustrated Wires.
Great Uncertainty as to the Move
ments of Gen. Middleton.
Reinforcements Pushing Forward
from Saskatchewan Landing.
Special to the Globe.

SpCCldi W GHo UlODc.
WINNIPEG, May 11.-Great excitement
exists here over the failure to hear anything
further from the front. The wires are not
working between Qu'Appelle and Humbolt,
and have not been since o'clock last night
From the status of last reports it is believed
that further fighting has been had, and
it lis felt here that the result is in extreme
doubt. The theory is entertained, however,
ins Well-advised government circles that
Middleton would not follow up his recon-
hotter without awaiting reinforcements,
which would require week. Strength is
given this theory by the fact that the breeds
and their allies are short of supplies, and
that other troops have been ordered to ad-
vance from various points to the outpost
Of Middleton. Again, it is argued that
Middleton may be moved to take the
aggressive at once for fear the enemy may
abandon their position and scatter about
the country in predatory bands, melting the
Indians to take the war path and make a
deal of mischief generally.
SASKATCHEWAN LANDING.
An order was issued last night by Gen.
Laurie here that the entire corps of the
Seventh fusileers and two companies of the
Midland battalion should proceed at once to
Clarke's Crossing. They left this morning
at s o'clock on twelve barges. The force
numbers nearly $50 under command of Col.
Deacon. They expect to reach Clarke's Cross
ing in about five days. Two companies
of the Halifax battalion will leave Swift
Current for this point tonight, reaching
here tomorrow evening. They will re-
main here till further orders. Another
small detachment. of mounted men has gone
from Brittle to join Col Boulton. Private
advices from Qu'Appelle say that trouble is
still apprehended from the Indians in that
vicinity. There is strong enough force
for defense there.