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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

In chronic and stubborn cases Of neuralgia
rout' and rheumatism use salvation OIL. y
e the greatest pain-destroyer OF the age. Al
druggists sell it for Is CENTS.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

The Household Primer for a cent stamp.
The Household Receipt Book for &c. stamp.
Send to d. Lothrop & Co 81 Franklin St,
Boston, for them.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

mud Ely's Cream Balm good for Catarrh
of long standing M. N. Lasley, 1884 West
Chestnut Street, Louisville. Ky.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

1t is said that women who want to wear
their hair short can rest assured that they
will have the unqualified support of every
priZe-fighter in the land.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

No greater nuisance could be found,
Than old man Brown: the countr-- round,
All thought he'd leave these earthly scenes,
Till some one gave him Smiths Bic Beans
They stirred his liver, removed the bile,
Now all the old man does is smile.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Do not waste your money for every new
remedy advertised to cure cough, when you
know that DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup has stood
the test for thirty years. Price Is cents.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

A good deal of Lincrusta- Walton is being
used on halls AMI dining-rooms instead of
ordinary wall paper.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Every to morrow has two handles
We can take hold Of it Wy the handle of
anxiety or the handle of faith.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Mamie Dickens, the accomplished daught-
er of the novelist, has written a biography
of her father
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

For mantlepieces Louis XVI. clocks are
i'm as great demand as ever.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Ladies now decorate bellows with gro
tesaue masks and figures and hang them
near dining room fireplaceS.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

One OF the sublimest things in the
world is plain truth.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28
FARMERS ATD sTOCKNyFN

Man is a sort of tree which are to apt
to Judge OF b. the bark.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Now we have it that our own Mary An
derson has the English trick of turning her
toes i'm. This is abOminable. Turn the
rascals out. ALBANY Times.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Save time and money oy using Stewdrt's He'd.
Ing Powder for cuts and sores on animals. Sold
Everywhere. rs and so cts. a box. Tyg it,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Peoples intent on can only b. decided
by their conduct.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Mrs. John Ray Barton is said to be tn
wealthiest woman in Philadelphia. one Il
reported to be worth S10,00o,O0C.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Best, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. SOC.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28
wouId Won RsiIeye Uf.

Rugs of large opossum skins are now
used to partially cover the fiagstones or
floors of the finest halls
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Mrs. Lew Wallace uses for paper weight
a turquoise from the Santa Fe mines, which
Is SAN 10 be one OF the finest in the world.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28
PAST AND PRESENT.

When you are young. how well you know
A little money makes great show,
Just 50 cents will cause you bliee,
'Tie then O dollar looks like this:
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28
NICOTINE and NAUSEA
Don't Affect Fair Females Of
Gotham.

Thoughts and Themes that our
Lady Readers Will Find Interesting
and Observation-Disclosures and
FanoIes Together with Useful
Hints and Suggestions.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

One pair of boots can be saved yearly b!
using LYONS Patent Metallic Heel Stineners
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Table covers made of some striped ma
terial are new and tylish.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

He is rich who is satisfied with what
he hath-whether it be little or much.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

IL afflicted with Sore Ewes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists fell 1t. %
cents.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28
FREEl

In Turkish rugs terra Gotta sage and dark
brcwn are the favOrite cOlOrs.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

sRough on Catarrh."
o.yr.ets attentive odors ct once. Complete care ior
orst ch mic cases. unequAled - gArgfe nf UPs
theria Bore Throat, Foul Breasn. ooc.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

CROUCH on Coughs"
Ask for Rough Coughs" for coughs. colds, S>r'
throat, hoarseness. Troches. l5c. LIQUID. 15c.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Work bags made of alternate stripes OF
orange and black ribbon are very pretty.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Fans made of peacock feathers are in
great demand to fasten on walls and place
over pictureS
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Tinsel embroidery on dark colOrs are be-
ing used extensively i'm dec )catiOn.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

HaIfOrd Sauce, expressly for family use.
Sod only in bottles. Best and cheapest.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

trough on PaIn.D-L'quid.
"Rough Palm" Liqu id, 2oc Quick cure. Neural.
gis, rheumatism. aches, pains. sprsins. headache
cramps, collie. Rough on Pals Plaster. l5c.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Following the French idea, marble CHM
are again coming into fashion.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

Gotham's Pretty Smokers.
WAYS in which the weed is at present en-
jeyed-what Is coming.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28
The Ola, Old Story.

-Goodall's Chicago Sun
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

l suppose You know that hearly al
kinds of birds take their flight to
warmer part Of the far distant South,
upon the approach of cold weather,
and come back to lis again with the
opening days of spring. Among
these are the backbirds. But one
winter, not many years ago, in log.
ging camp away up in the Minnesota
pinereS, where the weather is very
cold in midwinter, two blackbirds re
manned all winter, making their home
in the building used us Stable for the
oxen. The rough lumbernen, who
had never known of Il case like this
before, were pleased and were kind tt
the little birds; the man who had
charge of the camp and cooked for the
stalwart choppers scattered crumbs
for them in generous quantities neal
the camp door, and the birds soOr
learned to expect their food at regu
lar times each day.
When the weather was extremely
cold the little birds kept in the stable
(or, us the men calico it, "hovel') al
through the day. That Is, they wOult
"sit in the barn to keep themselves
warm and hide their heads under
their wings--poor things" AnC
when the oxen Were driven home
from work in the evening. the bird:
would hail them with cries Of wei
come, and alight on the warm backs
of the oxen and nestle down in the
thick, buShy hair, probably to warn
their toes. And every night they
slept on their chosen perch, nestled
down snugly on the backs of the
good-natured beasts. who either die
not care or were unaware OF thelI
presence. In sunny days they flew
about, alighting in the tall pines and
on the big log building which the
men call the "camp'-but never, dur
ing all that long winter, did they &C
far away from their chosen home
Wide AW0ke.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
An Elephants Love.

During the recent season for tn.
capture of elephants in Ceylon re
markable Instance of the affection of /;
female Of the species for her calf wa
offered to the hunters notice. A here
was duly surrounded by the capturing.
party, and with the wonderfully intel
ligent aid of their "kunkies s"-trainet
elephants who we're wicked enough t.
help make their luckleSs cousins fas
-four or five fine animals were taken
Among them was handsome younl
tusker, about six feet high, ant
very active. The rest of the herd eS
capped, and dashed away in great con
fusion. The hunting party secured
their prizes and conveyed them II
camp.
Early next morning great stir wa.
noticed in the ranks Of the captureC
elephants. A huge female was
observed standing beside the prisonet
tusker, and doing her best to libcratt
him. 1t was the calf'S mother, that
had made her way over eight miles OF
country between the scene Of Der los!
and the hunting camp TO trace out hel
young one and bring him home. This
fact she had accomplished in the mid
die of the night and through a dens,
forest; nor was it easy to discover how
she had followed his track 50 correctly
and speedily.
The mother and child worked to
gether eXcitedly at the noUses ant
knots. When the prisoner fell Oyei
from exhaustion, the mother tenderlJ
helped him to his feet, and renewed
her labors. Her devotion cost hel
liberty, for as she was giving up tn.
struggle in despair and falling off, she
too, was captured, and the pair for
warded to the station together,-Har
per'S Young People.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
Her Little Man,

"IIere comes my little man." The
voice sounded pleasantly on my ear,
and turned to look at the speaker.
She was ruddy checked woman of
some 40 years, plainly but neatly
dressed; clean, comfortable looking
body. She was standing at the gar
den gate of small house, and the
words spoken were not spoken to any
visible person. | then looked ahead,
and 10 and behold! her little man was
approaching. lie was a little, feeble
looking body, rather shabbly dressed,
with little round red most and twink
ling eyes. | should put him down as
clerk with by no means gigantic
salary. There was nothing romantic
or particularly loyable in his appear
ance, but at the moment the face of
the woman was beautiful to look upon
by the reason of the pleasant and
strong affection that beamed from it,
"Her little man." He ought to have
been proud of it, and dare say he was.
1t is good to be somebody's little
man, or big man, if you like that bet
tcr--to feel that your heart is filed,
and not empty and witherlng for
want of the glory of the warmth and
light of true love. If, as many of the
poets have sung, the nearest approach
to Heaven is true and honest love Of
one dcarer than all, love that ne?er
wavers and is returned in all its salts
flying fullncss, what long way from
Heaven must an old bachelor be,
with his heart full of nothing but
missing shirt buttons, smoky club
rooms, cheerless lodgings and vixenish
landladies.
We laugh at the pictures of those
old bachelors sewing on their buttons,
and making their own Cruel, but some
OF these pictures darken into very
somher background, AS the weary and
uncared for old fellows gradually drop
into petGlant decay.
Nobody's little men. | know some
of them by sight. Day by day they
may be seen wearily plodding through
the same streets, with the same pipe
and the umbrella, and the same look
of grim dissatisfaction on their faces.
Deeper down dip the corners of their
mouths, higher up so their shoulders
and thinner grow their noses and
cheeks. They go home and there's
never kindly soul with a pleasant
smile, or kiss or word of love. No
bOdys little men. Detr0H Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

Tie following is Mr.. Stanley's de.
scription of African sunshine as given
III his new book on the Congo coun
Try: African sunshine always appears
to me, with al it's great heat, to be
kind Of superior n onlight, Judging
from its effects on scenery. Once OF
twice in this book write of solemn
looking" hills. l can only attribute,
this apparent solemnity to the pecu
liar sunshine. 1t deepens the shadows
and darkens the dark-green foliage Of
the forest, while il imparts wan ap
pearance or q cosl reelection Of light to
naked slopes and wood!ess hiltoys,
Its effect is chill austerity an in
descrbahle sulemni y-a rcpelling
unsociabhty, Your sympathies are
not warmed by it; silence has set its
seal upon it; before it you become
speechlcss Gaze your utmost on the
scene admire it as You may, worshin
it rs you will, but your love is not
needed. Speak not of grace or OF
loyclinesS in connection with it, Sc
rene it may he, but it is passionless
serenity. 1t is to he contemplated,
luI not to be spoken to, for your re-
gard is fixed upon a voiceleSs, sphinx
like immohi,Nty, belonging more to in
unSub,tantiIl dream.and than to
real earth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

An Arizona paper makes the follow
ing announcement: 1--WE will pay SIC
Tor a good epic porm of one hundred
lines on the 'Scourge of the Seventeen
Year Locust Said poem must be sound
in wind and limb but it must not bc
all sound; litte sense is desirable.
All metaphors must be new and appli,
cable to the subject. No more than
one poetic license to ten words will bG
allowed Rhyme not absolutely neces,
sary, hut reason sine qua non. No
parCdieS allowed. We reserve to our.
selves the right 10 work over tn,
poems Of all unsuccessful candidates
into editorials on the need of new
navy and the failure Of the wheat,
crop"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

"If you want to strike real tenn.
perance town, go to Fayal. in the
Azores. Drunkenness is Il rarity
there, and yet wine and spirits are
sold everywhere. The climate of the
Azores is perfectly delightful, rarely
below 3j aud never above 80. Fayal
is an interesting little town of 10000
people, and the principal exports are
oranges, wine and oil.
speaking of temperance towns, |
would also commend You to Cantania,
Italy, which has population of lOO,.
600, with scarcely drink OF whiskey
or brandy in the town. Everybody,
high or low, drinks the native wines at
meals, but nobody drinks between
meals, and a drunken man has not
been seen in Cantania for years, ex.
cept now and then a British sailor. -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
The Evolution of Punctuation,

CaXton, the first English printer,
had three punctuation marks-the
comma, the colon, and the period but
says Mr.. Blades, an excellent author
ity in relation to CaXton and every
thing concerning him, it is doubtful if
he had any idea Of the principles of
punctuation. The earliest known
manuscripts are without any points,
nor is there any division between the
words. The confusion resulting led
to the separation of words by single
dot. Then space between the words
superseded the dot, which was made
10 perform another service. viz, to
show the division of sentence. The
Greek gramlnarians were the first to
recognize the limbs of sentence.
A clause they called Il comma, a mem
Der of sentence Il colon. and COM
pete sentence a period. Little atten-
tlon, however, was paid to these
divisions for n long time. Tlius
DOnatus, who ilourished in the fifth
century, and wrote Il grammar which
served all Europe until after the in
vention of printing. was the first to
distinguish these divisions by placing
dot at the bottom of the line, where
our full point now is. to designate the
comma; in the middle of the line,
where the hyphen is. for the colon;
and at the top of the line, where our
arostrupho is, for tho full point. 1t
was not until well INTO the sixteenth
century that printers began definitely
adopting an acknowledged system Of
graduated pOints.-Prtnteys' Circutar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

Tho Oldest Preacher in the World.
Whether it il the effects of our
wonderful climate that people live to
greater ago in Washington County
than almost any other place in the
world we cannot say, but nevertheless
it is a fact. There are scores OF both
men and women In the county over
eighty years old 1t was only three
years ago that Peter Mankins, sen.,
died at The age Ut one hundred and
twelve years. "loung Peter" his
son, Is hale aud hearty at ninety.
Yet a case Of greater longevity than
that Of Mankius is produced. Thomas
Tenant. OF Vineyard Township. was
born IN li1l. now one hundred and
fourteen years ago. lie came to Ar
kansas about thu ytaT lSl9 and set
tled near Little Rock, where he fol-
lowed the calling of au itinerant
Methodist preacher, llo came to this
county and settled in what is now
Vineyard Township in 1919, and has
lived here ever since. lIc represent
ell the county in the Legislature at
an early period of his history. He has
lived a most exemplary life, and is
revered by al who know him. lie is
one of the oldest men living, and
probably the Oldest minister in the
Wuuld
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
WHOLE NO. 2230.

as the portions of the neighboring field
that had yielded 80 much gold. He
resolved to work the little mound the
next day. His companion, however,
was anxious to be off to the latest dig
gings, where the excitement was at the
highest pitch. But the first miner
who had resolved to eX-
plore the solitary patch of the deserted
digging, persuaded his partner, and
together they set to work on the old
stump. They began by undermining
one side of the stump, but before they
had dug in three feet they discovered
an enormous nugget, one of the most
valuable that had been found in the
whole diggings. They continued their
labors and uprooted the stump, but
did not find another grain of gold.-
San FrdUciScO cal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
A Day of Memories.
On day like this when the streets are wet,
When the skies are gray and the rain is full

On a day like this when the streets are wet,
When the skies are gray and the rain is fall
ing,
How can you hinder nm old regret,
For JOY long dead, and hope long set,
From rising out of its grave and calling
Calling to you, with voice so shrill
That It scares the reason and stuns tho will
On day like this, when tho sun is hid
And you and your heart arc housed together
If memories come to you all untold,
And something suddenly vets your lid,
Like gust of tho outdoor weather,
Why, who is at fault but tho dim old day,
Too dark for labor, too duh for play!
On day like this, that is blurred and gray,
When the rain drips down in coasclcss lash
ion,
If dream, that you banished and put away,
Comes back to stare in your face and say
Mute eloquent words oi passion;
If the who,c vast universe seems amss
Why, who can help it, day like this!
Ella lpheelcr UHcOr.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29

a goodly portion lodging on Giles shirt
front, while he, with the others, was
enjoying another hearty laugh.
"Did / ever see sich pack Of fools P"
"There's no use crying over split
milk, Judy"
"Spilt milk and woman in barrel
of soft soap are two different things,
and you'll find it out so afore you get
through"
81 always told you. Judy, If you'd
do little less scolding, and use a
little more soft soap, you'd make a
good many more friends than you do
now."
"Wal, guess I've got enough out
this time to suit you, and don't you
never say soft soap to me again as lonq
as you live"
After spending a great deal of time
and strength, Mrs. Stutson was at
last as far out of her dilemma as the
wash bench, and commenting upon
her personal appearance.
"WhO ever see sich looking crit
ter? Caliker dress all split, shoes.
stockings, and the hull rig"
She then ordered Jabe to get a tub
of water and Martha to bring clean
clothes. Mr.. Stutson had already gone
for the meat rack, thinking it would
have been cheaper to put it up in the
first place than have been hindered in
this way, and wishing women folks
would mind their own business and
let the men folks alone.
"Jest look at this cellar bottom" :"
Mrs. Stuts0n exclaimed, "and this
bench and things! It'll take hull
day to clean it up as it ought ter be,
and all this because the men folks
didn't tend to things they'd orter."
But from that day to this, whenever
Judy begins to scold. Mr.. Stutson
says, "a leetle more soft soap, judy"
and Judy is silent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
cnILDREss COLUMN.
Bedlam Town.


DO you want to peep into Bedlam Townf
Then come with INC us the day swings down,
Into his cradle, whose rockers rim
Some people call the horizon dim.
All the mischief OF all the fates
Seems to centre in four little pates.
Just an hour before we say
at is time for bed now, stop your play"
o the racket, and noise and roar,
As they prance like caravan overt the floor
with never thought Of the head that aches,
And never heed to the "melcy sakcs."
And "pty save us" and "Oh dear, dear
That all but the culprits plainly hear.
A monkey parrot, guinea hen,
Warriors, elephants, Indian men,
A salvation army, gri.ly bear,
Are all at once in the nursery there.
And when the clock in the hall strikes seven
1t sounds to us like n voice from Heaven.
And each Of the elves in II warm nlght-gown
Marches away out Of Bcdlum Town.
--EHu Whceicr. Wi!cOr.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
The Depth of Sleep.

Two of Verordts pupils, Moning
hoif and Piesbergcn, have made the
depth of sleep the subject of an inves-
tigation. They worked upon the prin-
ciple that the depth of sleep is proper
tiOnal to the strength of the sensory
stimulus necessary to awaken the
sleeper that is, to call forth some de-
cisiyo sign Of awakened conscious
ness. As scnsory stimulus they
made use of the auditory sensation
produced by dropping Il lead ball from
a given height. The strength Of the
stimulus was rcckoned in accordance
with some recent Investigations of
NeirOrdt, as increasing, not directly as
the height, but as the $50 power Of
the height For a perfectly healthy
man. the curve which they give shows
that for the first hour the slumber is
very llSIl, aller one nOllr anu lIleeD
minutes the depth of sleep increases
rapidly. and reaches its maximum
point at one hour aud forty-Ilve min
utes; the curve then falls quickly tC
about two hours and fifteen minutes
and afterward more gradually, AT
about four hours and thirty minutes
there is a second small rise, which
reaches its maximum at five hours
and thirty minutes, after which the
curve again gradually approaches the
base line until the time of awakening
Experiments made upon persons moi
perfectly healthy, or aftct having
made some eXerliUn. give curves OF
different form. --ueiicW AdCOcuts
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-07-29
Rutland Business Cards.
BERWICK HOTEL.

T. NICHARDSON, PrOp'r
RUTLAND VERNON +
Heated Throughout by Steam,
Good Sample Rooms, Billiard Room su'
Livery Stable connected with the Hotel