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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14

bv the different democratic congressman,
and it is estimated that such letters are
now coming there at the rate of 5000 per
day. Many of them ere poorly spelled
and worse written. One tenth of them
contain postage for reply and nine tenths
are stamped with the ignorance of the ap-
plicant. A Wisconsin man asking for a
foreign mission, spells the words "Foren
Mishun," and an Ohio applicant for a
place as pension examiner, who says he
don't want to pass the civil service exam.
ination, spells pension "pention."
Judge Thoman, Of the civil service
commission, has Just received letter
from man wanting something easy
and wants it In the dry" and Represen-
tative Hill, of Ohio. has letter from a
young man who wants place worth
So 900 year and of such nature that he
can take the work home at night and
study law in the daytime. The assur-
ance of some ofthe applicants is astOund-
ing. Men who are hardly fitted for
messengers want foreign missions, and
those who would be out of place in the
lowest grade clerkship are after the
governorship of territories. A number
who aspire to cabinet places will be glad
to get department positions at 81 600 a
year before the middle of the summer,
and the old story of Madison's breeches
will probably be repeated under Cleve
land.
This incident has been credited to
Jackson. but it dates back to Madison
During his administration an ignorant
Ohio man applied to him for the govern
orship of on Of the territories. He
butchered the kings English in making
the application, and showed himself SC
entirely unfit that the president told hin
his appointment was out of the question
The man then asked for d judgeship
but was again denied. He came dowr
to clerkship, and this being refused h'
asked for place as messenger. To thi
Madison replied with an emphatic NO
And the man concluded his application
bo saying, swell, Mr.. President, if yol
can't give me an Office, Iwould be great.
obleeged for a pair of your cast OF
breeches." These the president gave an'
the man went away happy.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14
ARrrcHoKEs FOR HOG CHOLERA.

The Journal of Agriculture says that it
is claimed by J. c. Evans, of Clay county,
NO., that artichokes are preventive of
hog cholera, in the statement that in
nineteen years he has had hog cholera
among his hogs but one year, and that
was the only year of the nineteen in
which he had no artichekes. We have
not a word to say against the artichokes,
for as long as they are /: success as pre-
ventive, no substitute could be found
that is at once as good and less expen-
sive. The points We would here make
is that the tubeIs simply keep the sys-
tenn in order which be eau accomplished
with several other vegetables, such as
turpips or potatoes. If a crop is TO be
raised for this especial purpose next
year or any future year, let it be arti.
chokes, as thew are easily raised and
yield well, but if hogs are not dying OF
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14
Specific Advertising.

81 always make It a point" said a
wide awake merchant, "to be specific md
direct in my advertisements. do not
generalize, but select the goods l wish to
sell at particular time, and in a plain,
terse manner call public attention to
them. l do not in a general way adver-
tise my goods, but in a special way call
attention from week to week to some
special line or departn and when
this has been done | then change to an
other line, and continue changing from
one department to another until all my
stock has, in a direct special manner,
been placed before the public.
my experience has convinced me
that if advertisers would pay strict at
tention TO the advertisements they in
sert in the newspapers, change them Of
ten, and keep them fresh and new, it
would pay them better than to let one
run from week to week without altera.
ton until it becomes stale and unprofit-
able"
The good sense of the wide awake
| merchant" will he at once realized, II
| we consider the fact that the ordinary
advertisements of local merchants are
very s.ereotyred in form, and about
alike. In most cases the dry goods mer-
chant, for example, simply states that
he has large stock of dry goods, or,
going more into detail, that he has O
line of such and such kinds Of goods
This is not specific enough to attract the
buver to patronize one merchant rather
than another. We think that country
merchants would find it profitable b
initiate the large retail dry goods houses
of New York City. The examination o
one Cf the issues Of The Sunday Herald
| for instance, will show large nutnbe
of advertisement, many column o
more in length, written in q RUNNING
conversational style about, in fact, a
an intimate friend might take yo'
through his 8. ore, making comments a
to STYLES. prices. am unit OF stock, Gu
etc. The result is, that the advertise
ments are interesting even to those VIII
, have no intention of buying.
Tbe ladies read these advertisement
,, and by comparing the prices, assor
ments and styles know just where TO g
to get just what they wish. These al
. published at a great expense to tn
Dealers, but they bring corresponding
ly large return, and are therefore payir
1 investments. Of this there can be 4
a question. as these houses continue
advertise, week after week, which,
, course, they would not do did they m
find it profitable. In no other way is
r possible or them to reach such a laI,
g humber Of people promptly and IN
. manner which shall insure the adve
= tisement being read. n. Y. Printel
Gazette
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14

my darling. would Gle for you" he
said. as he bent iondly over her chair.
you would?" she asked.
81 would. There is nothing / would
not do to show the strength of my attach
ment."
"The rates ofinsurance are pretty low"
she said, mnsingly, suppose you get
your life insured in my favor for 10000
dollars. and then die for me? That will
be strong proof of affection"
al would do it but for one thing" he
said.
"What is that?"
"Some other fellow would luxuriate OF
the insurance"
And when he said that he showe'
that he knew what women ale. Bostol
! Courier.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14
RURAL TOPICS.
uotes. News and thoughts Connected
with Farm and Household
Management.
INDEX OF CHARACTER.

The fashionable world judges men
and women by the cut of their garments
and the manner in which they wear
them. In lke.manner the status OF
farmer may be told by the appearance
# his farm and apperdages. Nea'ness
,,;,bout as well as within the house,
rsatness in the field, the garden and
tbe house ward, straight, well built fences
and clean fence corners, always give an
air ofthrift, and prosperity, and add ma
terially 10 the market value of the farm,
and all Indicate the standing and re-
spectability of the owner or occupier.
straiyht drills IN the wheat fields
Uraioht rows of corn, right angles among
the orchard trees, all indicate sound
morals in the man who manages them,
and straight character in his dealings
with his fellow men. As a rule, his word
is as good as his bond, and his bond no
better than his promise to act or pay.
ON the other hand untidy, surroundings,
lock of taste in location and keeping Of
the house and out houses, want OF shade
trees about the dwellings, dilapidated
fences around the yard, unslghtlyg
bramhles and briars in, the cultivated
grounds, a thousand and one uncanny
little things on the farm, indicate want
of culture in the owner and crookedness
in his actions, even when there are
moral convictions In his sentiments. He
goes wrong in his actions even vi en- lie
desires to do tha. which is right and
true. Nature has had him wrongly set
up, or else he has been wrongly brought
up. and in either case he goes wrong
from habit, or from failure to think
Alright. He that has habits of neatness
therefore, should guard his steps that he
may keep the right, while he that has
habits OF negligence, which beget un-
thrift, should endeavor toamend appear,
ances around him, and these will amend
his actions in other affairs. Order Is
Heavens first law.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14
LET THE MUSIC MUSE.
True I'm Point. if There Was any Per.
ceptible One.

Extract from a French novel: "Come,"
said he, taking her hand, Il am broken
down in body and mind, but will exert
myself for your sake"
He trod upon dogs tail.
"Never mind Fido." she said "He is
not much of dog"
"Ob yes. he is" replied the over work.
ed man, rubbing himself "He is bull
dog"
"No, he's only poodle"
''Then why did he bite my calf?"
"Oh you are .acetious. When will you
fly with me?"
"Soon as can borrow pair of wings.
"Ohp
She had tainted on his breast. Ar
kansaw aveier.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14
A Mad Lawyer.

A younger lawyer was making a vlo-
lent speech in a Justice Court the other
day, and during his remarks made use
of some profane language. ..y
"Hold on there, ysu young squirt"
yelled the Justice, 'if you don't use
better language will fine you for con-
tempt of Court"
"Fine and be Id TO you," yelled the
thoroughly maddened legal luminary
"you are only a creature of The statute
and the jurisdiction is only five dollars
while / have 500 worth of contempt fol
v0uv
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14
The Hungry Raid for once.

If the curious stories of Office seeking
could be gathered together, those about
the white house would fill at least ten
volumes of the Congressional Record.
From jefferson to Arthur hundreds of
hungry applicants have hung continuous
ly around its portals, and the incoming
administration promises to be besieged
more fiercely than ever before.
More than 100000 letters asking fer
influence with Grover Cleveland have
already been received from office seekers
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14

exposed to any disease by running in
large herds, We would advise the use OF
any Of the crops named, and we should
use them with perfect confidence In
their virtues in the winter eason. We
have repeatedly asserted and here
reiterate that the sanitary conditions
surrounding the herd and the feed which
they eat. are the main factors in the dis
ease or healthfulness of the same.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14
why a Sugar Firm Failed.

b Another big failure" said Smith as
he opened his morning paper.
"a big failures" queried his spouse.
eyes. A firm in Holland, who were
engaged in the wholesale sugar trade
have failed for 81 100000"
ais it possiblew exclaimed Mrs. Smith.
The recent reduction in the price OF
sugar caused their failure, didn't it?p
~ don't know" said Smith guess the
reason of their failure was becanse the
weather was too cold for anybody to dle
sand" Newman Independent.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14
GEN. (CHINRsE) GORDON.

GEN. (CHINBsE) GORDON.
Who so heroically defended Khartoum
and fell only by the treachery of his
trusted Pashas.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-14

|lres,
hem,
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-31
Sixteen Million Ancestors.

A correspondent of Nature has been
at the pains to calculate how many an
cestors every individual in Great Britain
has had since the Norman Conquest,
and arrives at the conclusion that zone
IS descended from no fewer than
100000 ancestors" four grandpar-
ents. eight great-grandparents, and so
on. The British Medical ReCieW says
alt has been assumed by some very
thoughtless persons that this is equiva-
lent to saving that in the pedigree of
each individual there have been l6,0O0,-
600 true crosses. There are no figures
in existence, or obtainable, to show the
amount and degree OF intermarriage in
the general population; but there can
be no question that it is now very con-
siderable, and was in former times very
much greater. In many isolated dis
tricts intermarrying among the indig-
enous population has been almost in
variable until recent times, and is even
now the rule rather than the exception;
in Scotland, where pedigrees have been
preserved for many generations, even
by the peasant class, consangujnity can
be traced and is recognized between
families which in England would be as
sumed to be entirely unrelated. The
same thing is true to an even more
striking degree with the peerage; pedi-
grees have been carefully preserved,
and intermarriage has been the rule,
that is TO say, intermarriage in the
same class. Taking the grandparents
on the second remove. a man wouid'
have at the sixth remove sixty-four an
cestors, but there must be very few
peers of a creation dating to the begin
ming of the last century who are de-
rived from sixty-four ancestors in the
sixth remove, for the reason that inter
marriage would almost certainly come
into play; this would be st Il more con.
stantly the case in the isolated popula
tons mentioned above"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-31
FARM AND PRESIDE.

Clean rilt frames or d;scoIorod
gliding on the basket chairs with n
little weak ammonia - PbiIndeI,,bjn
LeIgcr.
ThoOo ,,.h, ,,rou, ,or,.h,,,,, ,lo,,1d
allow tho eood 70 no,.tI,-7r ,,a, bafara
cnttfno ,bo cro,, Iho 1,ioId p pf ,'o ,l4l .
NOT less and sdr,.b,,,n Sood ;s ,ro Tto' % %
much ner hushGI for fend;nr a. corn
and is an import9nt mart Of the nrodnrt,
-Prairie Farmer,
-Mul1ins NIix ono mint Mill fun
ecos thrae +obiasnoon, ,ioas+ aoi i%' , n"p
H01r 70 n,ol,o IA, I1+ ,. f,,.
or five hours and bol,o u, ,1rain ' ,.i ioos
in q hot ova,, e.. ab1.,,t t,,, r,i;r,,4j7.
these NAV hn r1odo Win 49,, ao,I,.
by addinG two tabIosnoops n ~, ,i. ,o''l
Tbe Ho,lSebol,}
crane NAV ha rnodo rdr, ,', ro1ata 'i ~ Tr
maibino or o,rinding tbc frnit aId.nSg
SUGAR and faIorin6 ercordinC, 70 tbo
frnIt and fronzinoE tLn soma no o+bar
ice Vixen narf;3I1,, fro1nn sti,. ;nta
ice \ mint Of wbinnad cream and finish
freezing Royfo,5 g,ldaei
Proso,.,od poooho,. To1.o 49,
,,o,,nd, - ~ ~. s.'io A"No oIN
I,o,.a c.oo ~ '.,.t P0''I.io9'
tbroo ,onnds of r,'r W, ' H., 9'l9|
sat =, $3.50 o,o,oJ ~ o'ut liieih anu
tbon ',t " olI" u,o,' ior Se' u i a. hours
boil very slowly for an hour or mora
Swimming them wcll.-7oledo Blade.
Fried Cbicl,or. C,t ooh ono :,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-31
A Famous Club.

1t is a club of worldwide fame-the
Travellers. Even eligible candidates
have sometimes been on the proposal
book for ten years. The Marquis of
Londonderry originated it Immediately
after the peace of 1914, las a resort for
gentlemen who had resided or travelled
abroad, as well as with a view to the
accommodation of foreigners" who,
properly indorsed are made honorary
members during their stay in London.
No person is eligible who has not
Travelled "Out of the British islands to a
distance of at least five hundred miles
from London in direct line" Gam
bling is not permitted All games of
hazard are excluded. Cards are not
allowed before dinner and the highest
stake is guinea at whist. Mr.. limbs
says Prince Talleyrand, during his resi-
dence in London, was a frequenter of
the whist tables and he thinks it was
here that he made his felicitious re-
10 nder in regard to the marriage of an
elderly lady of rank with her servant:
"Howeyer could a lady of her birth
made such match?" 1t was late in
the game responded Talleyrand:
''and we don't reckon honors. "-Arl
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-31
Cost of Living in Washington.

No man who entertains in Washing
ton, it has been said, can do so on less
than $500 a year. l do not believe
that any Senator or Representative who
keeps open house here can do it on five
thousand and make a good showing. A
Cabinet Minister certa My can not, 1t
cost Seward more than h 8 salary to be
the Secretary OF State, and Secretary
Evarts spent $40 600 more in his man
agement in the State Department than
he received. Living in Washington
grows more expensive year by year.
Rents are rising, and there are many
houses in this city that rent for more
than $4,000 a year unfinished. The
highest rent pa d in Washington for a
private residence is that of Mr. Letter,
who pays $4,000 a year on five years
lease for an unfinished house. A
Congressman with moderate tastes can
get fairly good house for about 800 a
month, but if he W shes to cut splurge
he may easily run his rent up to six or
seven times that amount carp. IN
CieUciQnd Leader
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-31

, Boston supports 800 insane, says Mr.. T.
D. Sanborn, not 70 of whom will recoverl
Ihls is frightfull Insanity has in
creased Az per cent. in a decade and most
u Inc cases are incurable. Whatever the
ttnIu ~ cause may be, the fact remains
Gnat URIC Acid blood sets the brain on fire,
Gestroys its tissues, and then comes some
form OF fatal lunacy.
,Notnlng is SO pitiable as a mind diseased.
most brain troubles begin in the stomach;
Cnen II the blood is filed with uric acid,
caused by failure of kidney action, and the
consequent destr lction of the blood life
aloumen-you have the fuel and the flame
anu brain in full blaze as when one raves,
OF IN slow combustion, as in milder forms
OF insanity. Rev. E. D. Hopkins, of st.
Johnsbury, VT, a few years ago was con-
hned in an asylum. He took a terrible
cold while aiding in putting out a fire in
nelghbor's burning house, and for twenty
nVe years that cold was slowly filing his
bIood with uric acid and finally the deadly
work was done. The case looked hopeless
out he happily used Warmers safe cure
and recovered. That was three years ago
and having ridden lis blood of all surplus
uric acid, he has remained well until this
day.
1t is indeed terrible thing to lose ones
mind, but it is a more terrible thing to suf-
Ter such condition when it can be SO
easily prevented.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-31
A NOVEL DOLLHOUSE.


A"' orih oi Ai"uS' iSest adapted TO the
''Hei'''''o" Oh Zee
Inc best form Tor an lce-house would
be that of a globe because then we
should have the greatest bull, with tho
least snrfoca Such q sborod ho,sa
bo,,.o,,a,. ,,,o,,11 -, i.a..-a,.;.,.4 ~,
~ ''''''' W ''iOo ~ '0'ii0HU anu
expensive 10 construct Inc next best
form IS cylinder. Practically, how
ever, an inverted truncated cone VIII
give all the ADVANTAGES of tbe nvIindri.
col form, with tho f,r+bor od,,on+oao -
'o','9 inOi0 o'''io'ii'0''i III 0olls'i ucV Oh
anu IN keeping IN repair The worst
possible form is cubical or square ice.
house, for the corners of the ice in such
a house will ALWAYS melt away and
leave the mass of ice round. The LARGO
amount of water which penetrates the
ice in such an ice-house makes it
porous. and it rarely happens that a
square icc-housc. unless very LARGE and
dtep. will keep ice throughout the sum-
mer. In our climate Ice-houses are
rarely built above Ground, The best
wav to construct one for family use
and this is the result of experience and
observation. is to select A northern hjll-
S de or exposure, where there is a GOOD
growth o! forest trees. Law Of q circle
On the surface of fifteen feet in diameter
and do TO the denth of fifteen fpnt
slopino so that the d amet,r of the ok.
cayati0n at the bottom NAV be fen f,et
In the bottom of this sink a well siv
feet deep and five feet in diameter
for the nllrpose of CATCHING tba
water from the melted ice Over thie
well Law slabs Of white oak or other hard
wood. With fine bark taken off and tbe
rounded surface turned unnormost
Poles s:vtnnn foot lono, and frnn, two ~
six inches at the LARGEST ends are self nm
AGAINST the walls of tbe ice-bouse the
smaller ends heinc turned downyord
The eIoning s'dps IF tho ce.bonsn and
the tanerin6 noIos mako q boantifnl fl
and after The nolns are admstad tbe
honse will resemhla Iorro chnr,
tnrned bottom rnward If Josirod
few LARGE hoons nav ba nai1oJ 70 tba
poles above and bnlow mo nolao
however. will retain their nositions
without the boons Over tba house a
square pcn or frame work tbroo foot
hiph should bo orao+od a,d go 10y ,o,T
w tn a nrotecfino roof Tbo 0e oortb
should be thrown AGAINST tbe sideS -
the house mil tborr s Sl I o o'%oo
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-31
New Colonial Competition.

There is to be a new competition in
the great colonial scramble. The Swiss
are no longer content TO stay behind
their mountains, or if they emigrate to
leave the Federal flag behind them. An
intluent al comm ttee has been formed.
including prominent members of all
pol teal parties, to bring the advantages
OF colonization before the public, and
to institute inquiries as to available
territories. A large sum of money has
been subscribed, but in any case it will
be some years before any actual start
can be made and by then the leavings
OF Germany will hardly be very eligible
There can be no doubt. however, that
the Swiss will make exceptionally good
Colonsts. -FaH HaH Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-31

is possible, for a short time, to the robust,
but the majority of refined persons would
prefer Immediate death to existence in
more revolving to be in ones self Rctug
Se,oer, But this is actually the case with
those in whom the inactivity Of the liver
drives the refuse matter of the body to
escape through the lungs, breath, the
pores, kidneys and bladder. 1t is aston
ishing that life remains IN such a dwelling.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery"
restores normal purity to the system and
renews the whole being.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-31

If when you callfor Hop Bitters the druggist hands
out anything but %H'p Buers' with green clusteE
Of Hops on white label, shun that druggist as you
would viper; and if he has taken your money for
BOGUS stun, indct him for the fraud and him for
damages for the swndle and we will reward YOU
literally for the conviction
See L. S. Court injunction against c. D. Warner
ReauInE, Mich. and all his statesmen and agentR
Druggists, and other imitators. take warning.
HOP BITTERS MFG co. ,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-31
Listen to Your Wife,

The Manchester GUARDIAN, June sth, 1883, says: Al
one of the
Windows"
Looking on the woodland waysl With
clumps of rhododendroms and great masses
of May blossoms!!! "There was an inter-
esting group.
1t included one who had been Cotton
spinner" but was now so
Parayzed!!l
That he could only bear to lie in a reclin-
ing position.
This refers to my case
l was first Attacked twelve years ago
with "LOcOmoter AtaXy"
"a paralytic disease Of ncr, bcrrarely ever cure)
and was for several years barely able to get
about.
And for the last Five years not able to
attend to my business, although
Many things have been done forme.
The last experiment being Nerve stretching
Two years ago was VotedintO the
Home for Incurablesl Near Manchester,
in May, 1882.
| am no "Advocate;" "For anything in
the shape of patent" Medicines?
And made many objections to my dear
wife's constant urging to try Hop Bitters,
but finally to pacify her
Consented!
| had not quite finished the first bottle
when felt a change come over me. This
was Saturday, November Sd. On Sunday
morning | felt so strong l said to my room
companions, " l was sure l could
"Walk!
So started across the floor and back.
hardly knew how to containmysclf. was all over
the house. l am gaining strength each day, and can
walk quite safe without any
"Stck!"
Or support.
am now at my own house, and hope soon to be abs
TO earn my own living again. have been member
of he Manchester
"ROyal Exchange"
For nearly thirty years. and most heartily cons
graduated on going into the room on Thursday last
- Very gratefully yours, JOHN BLACKBURN,
MA&CHFsTEE tkng.l Dec. "a 1883.
Two years later am perfectly well.