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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30
Kentucky Family Feud.

"Well," says Buck, "a feud is this way:
A man has a quarrel with another man,
and kills him; then that other mans
brother kills him; then the other broth
ers, on both sides, goes for one another;
then the cousins chip in-and by
and by eyerybody's killed off, and there
amt no more feud. But it's kind OF
slow and takes a long time"
alas this one been going on long,
Buck?"
"Well | should reckon! 1t started
thirty years ago, or som'ers along there
There was trouble about something, ano
then lawsuit to settle it; ard the sui
went agin one of the men, and so he NJ
and shot the man that won the suit
which he would naturally do, of course
ANYBODY would. -
elias there been many killed, Buck?
eyes; right smart chance of funerals
But they don't always kill. Pas got
few buckshOt in him; but he don't min'
it, 'cuz he don't weigh much anyway
Bob's been carved up some with bowie
and Toms been hurt once or twice"
HAS anybody been killed this yea
Bu,k?"
"Yes, we got one and they got one
Mark Twain's Book.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30
The Smallest Republic.

The litttsr srepublic of San Marino is in,
closed in the kingdom of Italy.
San Marino owes its foundation to a
hermit of that name, born in Dalmatia
in the fourth century, and who went TO
Italy to work as a mason at the rebuild
ing of the walls of Rimini.
It's territory covers about twenty-five
square miles.
The population numbers $500 souls,
and the capital, San Marino, has LOO.
1t is perched on the summit of noun
tain called Mount Titan, or the Giants
which sometimes leads to this little state
being termel the Titan republic.
The republic has an order of chiYalry
created in 1889 under the name Of Orde1
of San Marino.
The motto is "Li5ertas.'
When Italy became a kingdom Napo
leon desired to preserve this small stat
altact. alt is a rare sample ofa republl
uopreserve," said the emperor. Tempt
Bt
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30

NOS nothing to interfere with their spec
uIations us to which would win her i'll
the end.
watched my friend narrowly, and
from time TO time cautiously sounded
her feelings, and made up my mind that
It was only question of time until Miss
Nav Saunders would be Mrs. John Brant'
Her partiality was sufficiently marked
10 show the drift ofthe tide.
From John Brant was able to learn
that he regarded Harry Rogers as
rival--and rival whom he both feared
and hated. notwithstanding their close
business relations.
But was entirely unable to discove
that Harry Rogers looked upon Brant a
a rival in any sense ofthe word.
On several occasions be confded il
me far enough to express both hi
amazement and pain that May shoul
so per. istently reject his love withou
giving him anv reasonable explanation.
.Perhaps she thinks You lack sci
assertion" said to him. in way
suggestion.
"Tnat is what she told me herself, bl
, | cannot understand it. / don't kno
, what she means by it. | attend to u
business and cont meddle with 9th
peoples. There has never yet been
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30

occasion when it was necessary for me
20 set up my opinion in opposition to my
business superiOrs. | do not know
whether would have the proper amount
of self assertion to do so successfully,
but certainly would stand by my con-
victions of right"
There was a cOmmotiOn one day IN
the banking house of lvesOn q Co.
When the doors were closed in the after
noon and the cash was balanced Cashier
Rogers was found to be Just $500 short.
Every transaction of the day was gone
over, the members of the firm taking a
part in the work, but there was no way
Of accounting for the deficit.
The payments made during the day
were few III number, and Harry Rogers
was able to remember the whole list, and
before night he had called on each of
them, hoping to discover that he had
| made an Overpayment to the amount OF
his deficit in one of them. But he had
not.
Az last it was concluded that a thlei
had snatched package of bills when
The cashier vas not looking.
But Harry mentally refused to assent
to anv such idea, although he could give
no sort of an explanation for the dlSap
pearance of the money. He was caution
ed to be more clrcumspect in the future
and all the bank employees were enJolned
not to speak of theo ccdrrence.
Harry ROIers was able to definitely
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30

of the money and the suspicious enter
tained against the cashier. >.
The detective. of course, soon dlscoV-
cred that both the bOOkkeeper and the
cashier were in love with the young
Iady who had called his services into
requisltion. A.. .o,d
Won the secret in the first place" lnqulr-
ed the detective.
eyes"
"And what was the motive?"
81 haven't the remot st idea"
The detective accidentally struck his
foot against the work basket and over
turned it. With an apology TOR ms
awk wardness he began to replace tne
@Oh, YES. Mr.. Officer" explained May
"there IS a letter that Mr.. Brant dropped
on the night he told me of the first rob
herv. and | had forgotten to return 1t to
him."
He oppned the letter and exclaimed ::
whats this? Why here are tn
identical Eve one hundred dollar bill
stolen on the first occasion! And MI
Bookkeeper dropped them. He "ante
to drive his rival, the cashier, out OF IN
field and then marry Miss May Saunder
You needn't blush, nor you needn
denv it. Say nothing for the present;
The unknown detective called at To
hank the next day and had a convers
tion with Mr.. Iveson, and Bookkeep'
lBrant was called into conference. =.
"Why did you never make lnqull
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30
RTBLLECT A MAIDEN

fancy free, in place of what she truly was
4 wife and mother. For the past two
wears her distracted husband sought and
purchased the best medical talent and
sLilI obtainable here and III Europe 10
restore his wife to him. But all IN vain
Nothing would reawaken in her mind
the recollection of that series OF impor-
tant eyerts of five years. Upon every
other point she was perfectly sane. AZ
fer so many fruitless efforts and trials her
husband at last almost gave up III utter
dosnair. A few weeks ago Mr.. Iuels hap
nened 10 meet in this city an old gentle
man of poverty and genius, who az once
declared his wife could be cured; tina
her memory by certain method o.
plan of his could be restored to its nor
nal condition. After great persuasion oi
and much thought over the maue
the husband decided to try, as last re
sort. as kind
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30
ROILED ORANGES.
The Heartle.s Deception to which IN
.erupuIous Venders are Driven.

"The competition between the pro
prietors of fruit stands is intense during
these hard times" observed an owner OF
one of them to Philadelphia police
man. at has got 20 severe lately that
MANY have taken to BOILING the oranges.
"Whatw exclaimed the policeman,
grabbing peanut in pure absence OF
mind. What are YOU giving me? Why
should they boil the oranges"
1T is plain" returned the o,her. that
Won know more about clubbing peop'e
than Won do about the fruit trade. Lister
Bv boiling oranges are increased IN size
10 the extent of about ten per cent
well. then" calculated the police
man. looking a little przz!ed, "lf you
boiled one hundred oranges you woulc
| get one hundred and ten"
The fruit vender burst out Laughing
and the policeman burst out blusnlng a
his mistake, which he soon saw. NO,
repIied the yender, "boiling doesn't ado
to the number but II does to the size an,
weight. The fruit abSol bs the waite
and swells. The wholesale men chea
tho retailers and the latter take 1t on
| of heir customers"
How can you tell when an orang
has been boiled?" inquired the officer o
the law. ,c.
"Bv its taste" was the reply. IF 1t
boiled it is very watery. Then th' re !
another infallible symptom. The httl
b, ,,ttons at the tops and bottoms of tn
orange always fall of when they ar
immersed in hot water" Philadelphl
| presG
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30
.AkrI.TREATING" LAW.
How Nevada IL Trying TO Regulate the
Drinking Habit.

The Legislature Of Nevada has enacted
a law against treating" which its ad-
yocate. hope to prove powerful blow
at the drinking habit. We give 1t IN
full:
Srr1os [. 1t shall he unlawful for
any person or persons to treat sra'u''-
ouslv any other person or persons 10 or
with anv spirituous or malt liquor or
rouors. wine or cider, or any beverage
whatever. or to or with any other artl'
Gle whatever, whereby any splrltuouS OF
malt liquors, wine or cider, or any other
beverage shall be obtained gratultousiy
in any public bar-room, saloon. oe'i
hall or grocery in this State, or IN any
other public place of resort or amusement
in this State.
s,c2 Itshall be unlawful for any
ons 70 ATTEMPT to evade the provisions
of thi. act by any chicanery or sspter
6,oo whatever. such a. pretending u
ssi; one article and delivering another
or bv falaely pretending to buy or bel
such beverage. ;olo,
svc.S Any person o. .persons vloia'
ing the first section of this act shail .
guilty of a misdemesnor and, ON cohel'
tion thereof, shall be punished by a IN
of not more than twenty dollars ana II,
less than four dollars. or by lmprlsoi
ment in the county Jail not more una
ten CAV. nor less than two days, OF
both such fine and imprisonment
SEC. 4. Any person or persons VIE mt
no the ssc0nd section of this act .hsll
oIiltv of /, misdemeaEOr and, upon COZ
viction thereof, shall be punished py
tne Of net more than fifty dollars NJ
less than ten dollars, or by impflsonlnt,.
in the county Jail not more than twent ~,
ave dsys nor less than nve days OF Oo'
by fine and imprisonment.
src.5 s. In the event OF the faliure
: ,nv person to pay any fine authorlz'
by this act, the said fine shall be serv'
: ont in the county jail at the rate OF tv
e dollars day. All fines herein speclil'
9 hall be over and above all costs oil cou
o and fees and charge, OF the trial;
src 6. All moneys collected unu
d The nrovisions and by the authority
r tbi. act shall be paid into the gensf
school fund of the county by which L
conviction is had.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30
The MYSTERY SOLVED,
Or, How Harry Rogers Won a wife

Nonsense shall not marry at all"
"whv. you certainly mean to marry
John Brant?'
"AssurcdIy do not. He i. pas5able,
that's all"
Then it will be Harry Rogers"
'Nev.r. Harry Rogers is not endur-
able with his mild ways and his meek
courtesy"
That will do to tell me, Miss May
Saunders. but wait till either Of the
gentlemen purposes to you, and you will
accept"
They have both proposed, and both
been refused within the past twenty-four
hours. There now! what do you think
Of that? Haven't lust = little bit OF
spirit and independence"
"Why, May saunders, you are silly
girl to !, fuse either Of these gentlemen.
You have made the first great mistake
of vuur life Reconsider what yuu have
done. and accept one or the other OF
them
Il will do no such thing. I'll live and
die al old maid before marry either OF
then. or auv other man. for the matter
ofthat"
I'VE will both live long enough to see
things come out differently
"Oa, l. hope W. Will both live to
rive Old aye. but in the end You VIII
find that that have kept my word.
Thi. BIT ofdialogue took place between
my intimate friend, May Saunders, and
myself on her twenty -ioiuh birthday
and had been raliy;ng her because sh,
! only hal one more milestone to pass until
she entered the dsma:n of oil maIdom-
| if allowance be made foe coming the
worl-and | had been advising her t
marry before she crossed the border
iaud.
John Brant was b0okFeeper and liarr,
Rogers was cashier in the bank of lyesol
& Co. aad both were excellent youn
men. knew that both were devote'
admirers of May. but | was greatly SUI
prised to learn that they both had pre-
posed. and still more dismayed to lear
that both had been rejected.
Tell me, Mary" said, what obje'
ton could you have to Harry Roger:
He i. an exceptionally splendid youn
man. and no one stands higher i'll tn
public esteem in the whole town of Da!
ton"
+ Il presume" she replied, "that d'
, like him because everybody prais'
: him. He is unselfsh, grant 1t, an
I gentle and courteous, and all that, b'
] to nv mind he lacks self assertion, wit
ont which no mans manhood Is ccr
: plete or perfect"
2 "Well, that charge does not lie again
lJohu Brant. lie has salf-asscrtiC
enough for any one mana little mo
q in fact, than | admire, but perhaps no.
!, too much to suit your taste and fancy.
: John Brant is well enough so far
that goes" May reiuined, and DO n
mimi telling Won that like him infini
". better than do Harry Rogers, !
a not well enough to link my fate WI
his"
r. And why nO'?"
S 81 can hardly tell. There is SON
thing about him that cannot comp
;; bend-somethins that is uniathomab
. , ..,..,,,+ ,,,onit - wblSperS tO
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30

for the $500 you dropped at the residence
of Miss Saunders the evening after the
sum mvsteriOuSly disappeared from
Cashier Rogers drawer" inquired the
detective.
Brant was thunderstruck.
Tel us about it," demanded Mr. I've
son.
Brant made full confession, the
substance of which was that he abstract
ed the money while Roge,s' attention
was distracted. and did it for the sole
purpose of running the cashier and win
ming Miss Saunders. He had intended
to replace the money, and wouls do So
now if permitted to leave Dayton and
never return.
To this Mr. IvesOn and the other
members of the firm consented, and that
night John rant disappeared and has
never been heard of in Dayton since.
Simultaneous with the detective's
revelation and Brant's confession, the
proceedings against Harry Rogers were
| discontinued. and he was not only re
stored to his place in the bank, but
promised partnership interest.
Nav Saunders. that used to be, Is Mrs
Harry Rogers DOW, and the banking
| house is Ireson 4 Rogers. May insist
| that am mistaken when | tell her tina
she once said she would live and di'
an old maid before she would marrl
Harry Rogers. Well, will not argu
the point with her.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30
TERMS: $500 PER YEAR

months time what il had taken him over
one year to DO before. On Thursday
evening last the sane minister who had
married them was called to the house
and
An EXACT DUPLICATE
of the first ceremony was performed.
The now double bride behaved last as
she did The first time she welded Mr..
TuerS. Her memory still seemed To be
oblivIOus To the fact that this was a USE
less in one sense. but very valuable in
another, repetition of what had taken
place before She was taken
bv her new husband to her old residence
the same aS she originally was. For
they had when they were first married
dispensed with wedding trip, and gone
right to the mouse which her husband
had prepared for her. Arriving there
she was uShcrcd into the same room
which she had entered
SEVEN YEARS BEFORE
as true bride. And then came the
great test to see if this novel experiment
| had been successful. or if all this labor
and trouble had been lost. Her two
children were brought in the room, and
whi'e the auXIous mother and very
few intimate friends of the family stood
near, the loving husband, leading and
carrying his to children 10 their mother,
| exclaimed: Darling Ida. do YOU not
know your own child-pr'" She turned
pale ami staggered into the arms of her
mother for support. ado YOU not re-
member, dear Ida. that We have been
married three years that YOU have lived
as mistress in this house for that long p"
pleaded the anxious husband. Dent
u know, dear, that We OEsy got mar
ried a second time to night for fun?" he
continued. Mrs. Tuers remand silent.
He eyes wildiy glared from her children
to her husband, and then back again to
her babieS. For Il moment all in the
f party thought their plan had been a
failure and their hearts were filled with
despair, and then suddenly the oldest
: little girl, looking at her mother, cried
: Mamma, mamma tell me story
r please. Dist like you did yesterday tel
, me, please, about
I LITTLE RED RIDIN' HOOD
, an the great zig. big wolf" Mrs. Tuer
glanced for a second curiouslv at tn,
prattmg little speaker, then her eye
:. filed and sparkled with the light o
r memory and maternal love. and, eagerl,
a seizing the child, almost smothering
! with Kisses and embraces, she cried:
p "YES, YES, NY DARLING CHILD
IS Where have | beer ? Oh where have
! been2 2' From that moment her mem
ory was complete. she remembered dii
I tinctly everything which had occurred Il
Is to the time this peculiar calamity cam
% over her, but could not distinctly reco
:. lect what trauspired during the period {
time she was so strangely afflicted g
y seems, she said afterwards to her phys
clan, that all that time was like
dream This strangely reunited COUP
are now, as the happy husband said 4
f. day, really e,ioying their second hone.
moon"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30
"YES, YES, NY DARLING CHILD !
A RIRALD SONG.
which sent q Young Man to the Pen
itsntiary For Lie.
st. Louis Sunday Sayings.

st. Louis Sunday Sayings.
"Yes, there are queer things that some
times Put an officer on the track" said an
old detective at the depot to SAYINGS re-
porter. 81 remember once young mans
singing ri0ald sCng sent him to the peni-
Tertiary fer life"
"HOw was that?"
"The young mans name was Lewis
Francis Lewis, a well to do school teacher
near Circleville, o. 1t was in August, 1882
as remember, that the community of the
little place I'm which he lived was startled
by the report that his father, mother and
two brothers had been poisoned, and that
the mother was dead and the others were In
q dangerous condition. All recovered, how
ever, except the mother, and the father Of
fered 81 900 reward for the apprehension OF
the murderer. The servant girl was sus-
pected and placed under arrest. | was in st.
Louis at the time, and Francis Lewis, the
son, sent for me. J went on and he engaged
me in the case. Well, started out to hunt
up evidence and testimony and he went
with me. He seemed 10 be enthusiastic in
hi, efforts Ia apprehend the murderer, but
| especially enthu siastic in his desire to OBJ
tain evidence that would convict the servant
girl. / did not at all suspect him of un-
worthy motives, however, until riding along
with him one day | commenced TO sing
| There's land that is hotter than this Al
most Immediately he joined with asoDg and
| followed it up with as vulgar and disgusting
| a medley as have ever heard.
II turned and looked him square in the
| face. Here was young man whose moth
| er had been fOully murdered, he was en-.
gagged in the pursuit of the murderer ana
vet he could heartily sing vulgar songs three
dayS after laying her body in the grave.
made up my mind that all was not rlght
there and commenced another line OF In
yestigations on the theory that Francis Lew
is was the pOisOner and murderer.
'I found in the village that Lewis hao
been paying attentions to girl by the name
OF Matt0x and there were rumors to the ell
feet that he had at one time procured al
abortion upon her. | went TO see the CIR
and found her like most young women, 81
trpmrIy willing To talk. She told me ina
Francis and herself were very anxious b
yet married and that it was only their p0v
erty that kept them from it. She told m
that Francis had grown very desponden
and had frequently threatened to kill him
=. self. and that she had at one time take
av ay from him bottle Of arsenic.
THAT was my clew. The family ha
been poisoned with arsenic and bottle
, arsenic had been found in the house.
, took the bottle from the girl and found Uni
: | il was from the same apOthecary that furl
ished the bottle found in the Lewis hous
l took Francis to the Sheriff's Office, charge
: him out and out with his crime, and fallln
: on his knees and begging for mercy ne col
: | fessedverything."
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-30

at NAV not be put in Just my words,
but that is the meaning of it. You are
REQUIRED 10 make good the loss tomOr-
row morning. What answer are you
going to make to that demand of the
hank?"
Harry Rogers didn't know how he
would answer that demand until he
looked into the depths of Mays earnest
blue eyes. and then he said with hrm
and earnest voice:
al shall tell them that did not take
the money, and, therefore, will not re-
place it." .,
And them" queried May with an
eager voice,
"Then l will be arrested for theft and
embezZlement,"
But vou will not be convicted. You
are innocent-I know that and your
Innocence will be made TO appear-how
is hard to tell. but l am confident as to
the result. respect you because you
assume the risk to yindiCate your good
name. am interested in this matter
| You are not aware of it, but One-half the
Iyeson interest in the bank belongs tC
me. and it is held in the name of lveson
in accordance with my fathers will un'
iii certain event occurs, which possibly
Inever NAV occur"
Harry Rogers went home hewildered
He had for years been one of Mays em
ploves without knowing it. and now h'
found in her champion and a hru De
lever in his innocence.
| When ne visited the bank the mex
morning and. declaring his innocence
of the suspicious against him, decllne'
TO make good the deficit, except on tn
Judgment Of court and to prevent IN
bondsmen from paying, il, Mr.. lvesol
vas shocked and angry, :tccd finally tol,
Rogers that he would have to institute
criminal proceedings against him unles
the loss was made good.
Then am ready to be taken int
custody" was his reply. The soone
We begin to sift this mystery. the soone
we will get to the bottom OF It,"
1t was one of the greatest OF Daytol
sensations when the arrest OF Harr
Rogers was made public and the stor
told in the papers nith hall dozen Oil
ferent versions.
7 Tie bank employed detective to sc
cure corroborative evidence of the youn
cashiers guilt, and although but llttl
Y could be fonnd, his prospects were dar
D indeed, for he found it impossible t
throw any reasonable light on the my
lterious disappearance Of the two missin
y packages of money. =.
May concluded to employ detectlN
also. without letting any one know whi
:, she was doing. An officer was summon
t ed from a neighbOring city, and ealle
at Miss Saunders residence to get II
Z instructions. =.
e In the course of an hours convsrsatlC
Nav gave him history OF the ana
II and how she came to learn OF the 10