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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

Many . case supposed to be radical lung
disease Is really one of liver complaint and
indigestion. but unless that diseased
liver can be restored to healthy action, il
will 80 clog the lungs with corrupting mat
ter a. to bring ON their speedy decay, and
then indeed we have consumption, which
is scrofula of the lungs. in its worst form.
Nothing can be moro happily calculated ia
Pierce's "Goidsn Medical Discovery" By
druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

OLD pill boxes ara spread over the land
by the thousands after having been emp
of sickening, disgusting medicine the poor
stomach has to contend with. Too much
strong medicine. Prickly Ash Bitters q
rapidly and surely taking the place of all
this class of drugs, and is curing all the ills
arising from Q disordered condition OF the
liver, Kidneys, stomach and bowels
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09
ruve Hundred Dollars

ton Of any calomel, or other mineral poi
SON or injurious drug, in bis Justly cele-
brated !" Pleasant Purgative Pellets. They
are about the sire Of mustard ICED, there
fore easily taken, while their operation Is
unattended by any gripping pain: Bilious
ness sick-headache, bad taste in the mouth,
and iaundice, yield 1t once before these
= little giants." OF your druggist
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

The Fall Riyer Nnss says . now yarn
mill is to be started there. Wonder what
they want another Newspaper there for
any howlELoueH Citizen. .1s "a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

The 'sFavorits Prescription Of Dr.. Pierce
cures female weakness" and kindred A.
fectionA By druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

An advertisements in il Birmingham
(Ala.) paper calls for . secondhand
mocking-bird cage"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

HALx's Hair Remover IL cooling to the
scalp and cures all itching eruptionA
nd For ssqs; Da,cg g insermisfsns orsax AZ
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

sAIx the worlds stage" but the fare
does not suit every body.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

6HuN OINr1rExrs AND LOTIONS for skin dis
eases, cuts, sprains, bruises, &c, and use
0L1NN's SULPHUR Soar. HIIL's HAIB AND
WHusK1R DYE, Black or Brown, EOc
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

A NAN seeing on dentists sign: Teeth
extracted without PAIN" remarked: a
never could get any teeth extracted with
cut payin'."-E. y Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

II b only On the biggest scales that you
can learn the weigh Of the world - zszas
6{ftiAgs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

AxAx who writes poetry In his hat Is .
versatile man.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09
some Sort of Sad News.

Thunder and lightning, Carter, 4
this youp"
IS s.Yes.
"Why. I thought you were dead"
"No, / was never dead"
"Arc you quite right sure OF thatr'
"Ycs.'
"Why. I'm pretty sure saw soms-
thing in q paper about you being
dead"
II guess you read about me getting
married. "
well, may be il was that ! know
It was some kind Of sad news. "-Ket
tsscky State Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09

market are made OF wood pulp. They
are imperyious to water and not want
ing in flexibility. 1t is believed that
felt hats will have to take back seat
soon as these new hats can be placed in
the market in sufficient numbers to sup
ply the Boston Bulletin.
AT the battle of Shiloh, one of the
fellows desiring to withdraw, gathered
up wounded man, slung him over his
shoulder and started back On his way
back cannon shot came along and
took off his burdens head. Pretty
soon he met a surgeon, who asked
where he was going with the man.
Back to the hospital to get his wound
dressed" whats the use of taking
him backP" He's got NO head on himl"
The fellow glanced over his shoulder
and exclaimed: The liar! He told
me he was shot in the leg. IN r.
Mai.
1t is said that it is not always safe
10 let ones troubles be known. Some
years ago q panic swept over certain
city, and q well known merchant was
at his wits end for money. He kept
his own counsel and walked leisurely
into the bank After talking about in
different things the merchant said: Il
know it is difficult for banks to get re-
liable paper in these panicky times.
thought / would show you some notes
that / have. think the paper is good.
You may put the money to my credit or
not, Just as you please" With this
cool method Of asking loan As favor
TO the bank he walked away. He got
the money, nevertheless, which would
not have happened il the bank had
known. his condition- Ds3 Gcod1
GkSriels,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14
GAcETA DE HOY.

Con motive de hs.ber cesado e
senior Vasconi en- ell cargo interi
no de Secretario del Gobiernc
General, ell Exemo. Sr. Goberna-
dor manifesto a aquel ell alto con-
cepto que le ha merecido y /.
justisima consideration of .ial a
que Sc ha hacho acreedor por Ia
aptitud y laboriosidad que Ia de
mostrado duraute ell tempo que
estuvo al frenta de aqnel puesto
quedando, por consig gllente, alta
mente satlsfecha nuestra prlmera
antoridad de la conducta del Sr.
Vasconi, a quien por clio telicita-
mos nosotros slnceramente.
-Articulos vigentes del ResIa
mento de las carreras civiles d.
Ultramar, de 3 de JUNO de 1866
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14
LIBROS.

Sc han recibido en- esta Tmpren
Ia, por ell Iiltimo vapor- orreo de
Ia Peninsula los siguientes:
LEY de Enjuiciamiento Civi!
auotada Y encuadernada en- pasta
a $3.50 ejemplar.
OBRAS de Amicis.
VETERINARIA, por Arag6.
TACTICAS de infanteria.
COLECCIONES de las obra.
de Alarcon.
HISTORIA natural, por Pc.
reda.
CURIOSIDADES gramatica-
les, por Martinez Garcia.
HACIENDA municipal por
Abella.
OBRAS completes de Mora.
tin.
Ell MARTYR del G6lgota por
Perez Escrich.
GALERIA de mujeres cGIebres
por dona Maria deb Pillar Sinu6s
de Marco.
HTSTORIA::de la Religion por
Mazo.
Ell CATOLICISMO en- pre-.
sencia de sus disidentes, por Eliza
guirre.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14

Mucho nso Sc ha hecho = continda
haciendose del pin6n, jobo, slmacigo y
pima de ration, piedrss y maderas muer-
tas, para cercar, ocasiouando con este
proceder gastos de muchs ccnsidera-
ci6n Y muy poca utilidsd, inclusos los
recientes cercados de alambres.
NiDguno de esos vallados es tan eco
n5mico, duradero y respectable hasta
para al hombre, como los que breve-
mepte Sc obtienan por las semillss de
ce.5a, salUaGera, ay1a, bayaa y taIlOs
rQmos0s de card0n. Este es ell mas
violento, porque sirve desde Ell dia de
ser pIantado; pero Ell y los dos anterio-
res son los mas costosos; el, por 50
trasporte iuconvenientes de c$ustica
leche y enconosas espinss, y las ayetaS
y bayltas por la adquisici6n = siembra
de sus semillas; todo muy fAcil con las
de cei6a y algo menos con las de salUG
dsrG por falta de Arboles; no obstante
deben procurarss con interes, Zen e. nue.
20 cementerio de Matanzas q sus cerca
Mas hay much0s) para intercalarlos cor
las de ceib1.
En- los cercados msestros puedeu 81
tuarse q distancia de un metro, 81 Sc
les asocian aromas espinosas; de lc
contrario, Sc reduce 50 mitsd = d dtez
sentimstnOs, para evitar ell trausito de
politics.
La siembra de Ia ceiba debe hacerse
en- terreno bien mojsdo y con semillas
frescas, muy faciles de adquirirse abun
dantisimas cuando producer lana.
Su cnltivo y las de sGlUzdera reqnie
rem que durante algunos meses Sc es
torbe ell transito de snimales cuAdtd
pedos; limpieza total ell primer ano, y
la de bejucos y zarzas en- los sucesivosi
arranque de las que fueren uniendose
por crecimientos laterales; J poda, des-
de dos y cada dos amos.
En- los cercados sencillos, tales como
los Ge hnerto y jardin, Spor que no Sc
usa Il parsiso cubano, cuaudo los pro-
duce preciosos, f9ridos, odorifcos, q po-
co de quedar podsdos5 IPor que no
ocupan ell puesto del pinon, jobo al
m&cigo y algsrrobos en- las orllla:
de los cercados de piedra, siendo tan fa-
Giles de sembrar esas excelentes GERM
nadoras semillas, que pueden quedal
Rbsndonadas hssta las de paraiso, des-
pues de destruir las sobrantes que resal-
tan de cads una de sus nuecesf NADIA
mas que por falta de gran espacio publ
CO donde hacer esta y otras muchas de.
mostraciones objetivas, sobre Ell mejora
miento de la agriculture de este pals.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14
ALNACEN DE- MERCANCIAS.
DE All u M A D A Y CO
Fortaleza nAnn. 40.

Reslizan q precios limitadisimos:
Clsvos de tonelcro ndmeros 8 y 10
Huacales de 40 docenss platos.
Idem loEa surtida,
Hero gslvanizado.
Papel cStracilla, blanoo.
VENTAs AL P0R MAYOR.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14

Concluiremos manifestando 10 si-
guiente:
Todos los terrenos dedicados al cult
vo de la cana y otros parasitos de mas 8
menos misersbles raices, pueden consi-
derarse como vfrgenes para cultivar ar
boles, y con muchss economics los Ia
nos y limpios de pedregales y cenaga-
les.
Las tierras, en- fin, malisimas, sens
Ian rsquitica y espinosa vegetaci6n y
abnndsn,ia de palmas, " miraguanos,
canss, guaos, ysgruma, barbs de indlo,
etc, las muy superiores por ell grue-
so y largo tronco de les Arboles de raj
ces profundAs, tales como " ateje, ma
mey, amarillo, baria, jocums etc. =
L. de L.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14

ProVisiOmes divsrsas.
{ Arroz Glace y Jsp6a
Garbanzos selectos.
8 Habichuelas bIsncas.
Id. coloradas.
\ Chicharos 3 guisan :
ties.
Azicar central de L.
Azlicgr mascabado.
/ Papss y cebollaa.
Il Queso Patagr&s.
! Id. de bola.
Id. Mallorquin.
/ Jamones americanos.
| Aceite, latas de una y
media arroba.
Manteca, latas de 5
Ilibrss.
I Pastas de ideos y
surtidas.
| GaIletitas knas per
llibras.
Bolas de azdcar.
Aceitunas Regras ,
Iverdes, garrafones.
Sal en frascos.
Encurtidos inglesss.
I Doble ants en- gArra-
foncitos.
AceIte frances Pu.
get, botellss | litro.
|. Idem Plaguiol, idem
.idem.
Id. de Morton, Lueca
I idem.
Vinagre de IVA SUI
.perior.
Id. fino en- boteIlas
Carne de familia en-
ISalmuera, por libras.
Petroleo " Luz Dia-
mante," de Martinez &
L. 5 galones.
Idern idem Radian
Ite, latss de s galones
F6sforos de cerillas.
Velas completas & In.
completas de =, 6ye
Bon para quemsr.
Galleta soda por u
bras y en- cajas.
Mantequilla asturia..
ma de Gij6n latas de 1
libra.
Chorixos asturianos
Campo de Farson."
Aceitunas fnas ManEa.
lnilla en- frasco.
Peladillas 8 almen-
ldrss cubiertas.
Frutss cristalizadas.
Calsmares en- So tinta.
Aceitunss Reinas y
lGordales en- barriles.
Pastillas degoma Dor
Ilibras.
Bombones Parisien-
ses llamados "Alberti-
nes," "Torsades," "Le-
Igumes, Z" =" Dragees, "
I"Amandes, "Fondsnt,
I'Panaoli," y "Cigarret-
ites," detsllados por u
bras.
Champagne en- botss
Has.
Id. en- medias idern.
Galletitas Huntley &
Palmers, surtidas latas
Il libra
Aceite de Olivas Ca,
talan muy superior, ls-
tas de I @.
Ron viejo Aponte,
Ipremiado en- la EXPOSE
ci6n de Amsterdam =
Feria de Ponce.
Alcoholado Gatell, On
] botellas.
Nueces, avellanas y
Ialmendras sin c&scars.
Vino superior de Le-
canda en- botellas.
Harina de maix y
arroz en- paquetes de
!" Industria puertopr;.
lquena."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14

Conssvas.@
Pastel de higado d
ganso trufado.
Salchichas francesa
trufadas.
Pasteles de pichone
trufados.
Pies de cerdo trufs
i dos.
Embuchado de me
nudo de cerdo trufads
Petits- Pois inos q
natural
Petits-Pois extraf-
nos al natural.
| Habichuelas tiernas
desgranadas al natural
huso de los petits-pois.
| Hsbichuelas tiernas
para ensalada.
| Conservas espanolas
. Id ternera en- tomato,
en- salsa verde, estofs-
da etc.
Sardinas espaholas
ne aceite, medias latas
de id. en- tomato en-.
cusrtos idem.
Caramel con extrac-
to de tomato.
PIN entos morrones.
al natural.
Salsa de tom ltes en-.
botellas.
Mantle .uilla francesa
superior.
Mantequilla danesa
lata colorado.
Frutas en- 50 jugo en-
latas y meiias.
Encurtidos ingleses
frascos y mc dios.
Mor!adelh en- latas
medias y cuartos.
Frutss en- su jugo
en- frascos, francesss
Frutas en- alInibar
Mallorquinas.
Licores, Aguardientes
y Vinos.
Brandy SHREDDER su
perior.
Brandy Hennesey /
Estrella.
Celebrates vinos de
MARQUEE & Co
Vino Moscatel supe
rior marca G.
Vino Jerez Venerable
superior.
Id Jerez amontillado
Id. i'd. Palido.
| Id. Pedro Jimenez.
| Manzanilla 6na olo-
rosa.
| Valdepehas de mesa
superior.
| Vino frances st. Ju-
| Fen.
; Id. frances Chateau
Margaux.
| Id. id. Medoc slam-
brado.
| Id. Vermouth Mar
TIM Sola superior.
| Id. id. Eli Cora de l..
| Id. id. id. de g.
| Id. Vermouth No
tando fino.
| Id. id. ordinario.
| Id. superior de Opor-
to.
| Id. id. de MADEIRA.
| Amargo de Angos
tura.
Id. Pilsener, botellss,
| Ginebra en- frascos,
riete medallas.
| Vino de mesa San Vi
cente en- garrafones.
Id. ID. Alella Pla-
dellorens, i'd.
Id. id. Valdepenas, id.
! Anisete fine y super
| fine de Rambeau.
| Anis Escarchado.
Licores surtidos de
diversas clases.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14
CORRESPONDENCE EsPRCIAL
DEL
aBoxETxM MHRCANTxL.'
Paris, Is de Enero de 1885.
FRAEoIA.

Estaba pr6ximo & espirar el sho de
1885, cnsndo lego 4 mis- manos IN Ii
bro titulsdo: AU pays de Ia reUanche
(el pals del desqulte).
VI que Ia obra hsbia sido escrita por
IN aIemAn, Ell DR.. Rommel, muy como
cedor de Ia Frsncis, donde permanecit
~~ch0s ahos observando los aconte-
tas politicos J las costnmbref
descendientes de los antignof
de los originarios De ID Fran.
de que ss dsriva 81 nombre
,cia,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14
r. Maym Cruells.
lIBROs De coMERcIo.

Sc han reoibido ingleses y nor
te-americanos de calidad superior
desde 800 1000 tolios y SO venden
a | recios baratisimos en- Ia Impren-
del ROLRTTN.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14
Iaqertos p0r semiIIas.

Por Ia reunion de vsrias semillas del
mismo &rbol 8 clase, Sc logra soldar I'm
tronco hasta cuatriplicarlo, parecieodo-
nos que mejor fusion forman tres, CO.
yas operaciones son las siguientes:
En- ell centro de IN hoyo vertical, de
tre!nta centimetros de diametro y pro-
fondidad, guarnecido con tubo de hoja
de lata s de cualquier otro material que
evite los derrumbes durante IN aiio, Sc
colocan apinadas, por ejemplo, semillas
de naranjos, y asi que nacieren y sobre-
salgan del hoyo, Sc arrancan las sobran-
teq, dejandO las que mejor emparejen
ell follsje, en- seguida Sc cercan con
tupido estacado de cs1arentG eentimetros
de didmetrO cie1 de eIkuGci6n, en- Gu
70 case Sc van aparesndo = amarrando
suavemente y por tramos, y asi que So
bresalgan del cercado Sc les da amsrre
final, con 50 correspondence patron, q
unos dos metros de alturs, dsstruyendo
entonces ell cercado y ensanchando ell
hoyo 40 metro dismetral.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14
RODRIGUEZ, MORENO&CO.

Commentaries todos os artIculos del ramo d.
quncal'n. Surtido general de piees.
AZ ntes ganerales de IL tahrica dc bauss de esta
Capita, cuya sxisseaCia dc aoG gdoa rsAitGarA de
Ys6,SO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14
JAvIER De zEQUEIRA.
SAN JUAN DE PUERTO-RICO
AGElCIA GENERAL DE- AIUNIANIESTOS
UNTCA FUNDADA
con aprobaci6n del Gobierno General.

Estd en- correspondence con las de Ia Peninsula
Comisiones, Dep6sitos, Fianzas
Gestion de toda case de asuntos economico.ad
ministrativos contenciosos.
Recursos oso-administrativos de agra
vOs ante las O6cinas de Hacienda.
Quejas por centribuciones.
Privilegos de invencion, de riego desecaci6n
Compensaciones con la Hacienda por desfalcos '
contrlbuciones.
Composiciones cen la misnla por possession Dc
terrenoe.
Franquicias hacendados industriales para in
production de materigles dedlcados la Agriculture
va la Industria.
Direction telegrahca: Zeqaeira.
Sc nabla frances inges.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14

COnSejo a las madres. Ell jara
be Clamonte, de la seflora Winslow, de-
bera usarse siempre cuando los niros
padecen de la dentici6n. Proportions
alivio Immediate al pequeno pacientei
produce IN suetio tranquilo y natural
aliviando todo dolor, y amsnece 81 an
CELTIC risueno y feliz. Es muy agra
dapIe al paladsr. Alivia al pequehue-
10, abianda las encias, calna todo do
lor, regnIarizs los intestinos, y as eI
nejor remedio conocido para la diarrea
ocasionada por la dentici6n d otru
causa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14
LOlGANIEA DE TICH
Sc acaba de recibir en- LA
MULITA, San Jose IL. 10
AL P0BLICO.

El establecimientO Ell BoRINQUENo 81
tuado en- la calle de San Francisco n. 40.
tiene Ell gusto de ofrecer, precios muy
m6dicos, los efectos que continuation g
relacionan, y no dudando ser favorecido
por todoS, anticipa sus mas espTesiVaS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14
JOSE PROVASI. ro...l... ss,
GRAN SASTRERlA ITALIANA,

Sc construyen traies de todas classes, la dlti-
ma moda para caballeros. Generos inglesas, fran.
ceses, espahoes y aemanes al gusto del mas ext
gente. surtido constante. Elegancia ba-atura,
Gran ndmero de parroquianos de la sociedad ele-
gante.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14

A estas cosechAs secundsrias, sin
contar con calabazas 8 meloues y Pc
pinos, que Sc cosechan & la vez con el
milo y Ell msiz, nj con los productos
de voladores y names peludos proce-
dentes de bosq cercados, y de estos
8 aquellos lugares, donde por entrete-
nimiento recreativo es tan fAcil sem
brar os, hay que contar con ell valor
que de aflo en- ario van adquiriendo los
&rboles, maxine ell nsranjo de China,
que 81 antes de la guagGa Sc tasaban q
dobl6n, hoy, que va no hay que contar
con ese insecto fatal, y es facil extin-
gnir la vivjagua, puede considerarse
hasta triplicado 50 valor.
Aqui terminaria este va largo traba-
10, 81 no considerara de gran i'm
pOrtanCia sgricola y economical 10 que
Se expresara a continuation;
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14

El Director y 50 ayudante... $4,000
Los jornales y So cspataz...... 1900
Por adquisici6n de semillas... 1000
Por gastos imprevistos ......... 500
1900
Por intereses del precedeEte
capital durante IN aro....... 1000
14,l00
81 tercoro y cuarto sfo pueden re
ducirss menos de Ia siguiente snuali-
81 Director y So ayudante... $4,000
Diez jornales desde Mayo q Di-
ciembre y dos en- los cinco
restantes....................... 2,4OO
Por transporte de frutos y gas
tos imprevistos.. 1900
5000
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14

En- la Quincalla y Ferreteria
de Armas y Jimenez, Cruz l3, Sc ven
den, precios sumamente baratos. loza,
caStaleria, vidrios pianos, cordelerfa,
estano, clavaz6n de hierro, bronco, CO.
bre y zinc.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14

Trough ON RatsI Muerte d los
ratones!-Al fin Sc ha encontrado 10
que hemos ncesitado toda Ia vida!
Pidase d los boticarios ell "Rough on
Rats" Destierra los ratones, cucara-
chas, moscas chinches.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-02-14

Puerto Rico, Enero 81 de lSs6.--El Teso
rero, Jose A. Figueroa W: B.'-El Presi-
dente, J. Chdrdrria.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1886-02-20

last after dinner. There was big,
rough chap in here, and he was slightly
under the 'iluence. He was q hog
sticker from the stock yards, spending
n vacation and his loose change in
town. He was bit ugly, too, and
didn't seem to be satisfied with his
shave. Swore the razor was dull, and
that il was a-schratching him.
/" 'Ef couldn't keep better razor'n
that I'd quit the biz, says he; the
knife which | stick hogs with out to
the yards is sharper your old razor.
Don't you think Pm as good as a
hogP'
. I'D rather not talk shop, says the
barber, says he, kind O tart like.
"Y on don't want to talk shop, ehP
You think you kin insult me cause
I'm from the stock yards and don't
wear kid gloves. Yer whistling to
the wrong dog, mister | want ye to
understand that I'm Armour's boss
pig-stickcr, an you can't run on me,
and I've got my pig knife with me.
Look out for yourselfn'
"About that time things began to
look squally, an | had some business
to attend to out in tho street. But
my barber didn't scare worth cent.
He pulled razor an jumped up in
the air; an followed that pig-sticker
all over the shop until he cornered
him back of the stove. My barber
was mad, he was.
If you want to do any cutting I'm
your man. he shouted, brandishing
his razor. I'm right with you, my
victim Pull vour knifn and III show
you how we stick pigs here in Chicago.
I'll cut your Internal pork heart out
of youn
"'For Gods sake. barber says the
stock yard man tremblingly, flor
Gods sake let's don't talk shop. y
Chicago HerGld.
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Free LIQUOR.

'I'm out getting opinions on the
liquor question:, said sharp report
er to a saloon keeper. 'Are you in
favor of free liquor?"
'Well, should SMILE" was the re-
ply. 81 think this country is the home
of liberty, and | believe every man
should have q right to drink what he
pleases, when he pleases, and where
he pleases, absolutely free, and all
legislation to the contrary is sumptu-
airy, and therefore unconstitutional"
do you want TO be So recOrdedp"
"You bet your sweet life"
"All right; now I'll take a glass of
champaign, the best you've got in the
house"
at was set out for him, and he
poured it down, and poured another
in on top of it, and started ctf."
Hold on, cried the keeper, ''you
owe me for that wine.
mo, | don't, either; didn't you say
you believed in free liquor, and that
anything to the contrary is sumptuary,
and therefore unconstitutional? If
there's anything do like to see, it is
a man who lives up to his principles?"
and he walked out, wiping his mouth
on his cOat-sleeve, and leaving the
saloon man to ponder on theory and
practice, law and fact.-Merchant
IraUeLer.
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Melting Tramp's Heart With Kind

He had stopped at cosey looking
cottage and rung the doOr-b bell, and
asked the servant who answered for
something to eat. She stated that she
would summon her mistress. The lat
ter soon appeared and found the
tramp grazing on the narrow border
of grass which lined the flower beds of
the front yard.
"Why, what are you doingP" she
asked.
"I'm hungry, mum, for amt had
nOthin' to eat for three days.
But do you eat grassP"
"Yes'm, whom | amt got nothln'
else.
Poor fellow, you must be hungry.
Can help you?"
"Yes'm, you could, if you'd give me
something to eat. The grass is mighty
short down there."
Il will help him." remarked the
sympathetic little wife to the servant,
as each wiped tear from her eyes,
and continuing, said:
"Jane, take the poor fellow in the
back yard-the grass is SO much taller
there. "-AHd,atd Constitution.
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SIR JAMES PAGET has traced the ca
reer of 1000 English medical students
to discover that only twenty-three
achieve supreme success in their pro-
fessiOn, sixty-six considerable success,
507 make living, ilfty-six fail utterly
and SO on. But isn't this about the
record in any pursuit or professonp
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PROF. j. V. MONTGOMERY, who died
few days ago at Denver, had been
for years principal of the model school
connected with the state normal
school, Millersville, Pa, and was a
brother-in-law of Hon. j. Z. Wicker
sham, formerly state superintendent of
education.