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Life In Prohibition Atlanta.

The trouble with the domestic wine that
has supplanted whisky in Atlanta is its
procrastination 1t puts off until to-mor-
row the drunk it should bring to-day
Few things were quicker on trigger than
the whisky with which Atlanta was wont
to whoop herself up. 1t made you drunk
with promptness and exactness. The do
nestle wine, on the other hand, is I'M
certain.
You don't know when to take it on,
said moderate drinker; " if you load up
on Saturday it's just as apt as not to tangle
you up in church on Sunday. / compre-
hended bottle the other day, and went to
dine with my wife's mother the next day.
Don't you think the fool thing took hold OF
me right there, and Ihad to prop myself to
keep from sliding under the table. When
a man loads up with this domestic wine he
oughtn't to make an engagement until il
has had its drunk out. 1t may want a
week, but it is dead sure to trip you before
it gives up"
what the thunder makes so many
folks run for Coroner" asked fat citizen
at the Courthouse on election day. The
office amt with nuthin."
" 1t anti" exclaimed a striker, as he
shook his tickets vigorously. ut amt
You wait. The office amt worth much
now, but you wait till this prohibition
Ticker begins to strike in You wait till
January or February. Well, sir, tell you
the office of Curner'll be the best payin'
office in Georgy. atlanta Constitution.
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Decora i've Ideas ia the Parlor.

Various parlors of ones acquaintance
convince one that decorative ideas, despite
the vast number of agents for their dissem-
ination, are absorbed very slowly by women
after ALL There seems to be a principle of
order and regularity so deeply rooted in
the feminine mind as effectually to Gust all
artistic schemes for the breaking up of line
and cord necessary to produce pleasing
effect The principles of mantel ornamen
tation, for instance, thoroughly absorbed
by our great-grandmother long ago.
show in many instances little of the pro-
gressive spirit so marked in tides and pin
cushions. The old vicious habit of having
things strictly in pairs is still illustrated all
over the land A wall wot of must rep
present to the ruler thereof a whole house
keepers decalogue in the religious exacti-
tude with which one side of it corresponds to
the other. There are but two odd 7"
pieces upon it, and those consist of a
big vase filled with artificial flowers in
the middle of the mantel, and a bigger
picture hanging directly over the vase
On each side of the picture hang
two smaller ones under each of these is
" bracket " in woods, each corresponding to
the other in all respects save that one has a
pink impossibility and the other a red one
in the way of roses. Cabinet photographs,
in frames to correspond, adorn the brack-
cts. The big vase on the mantel is flanked
by two smaller ones, impartially ugly, of
that white material which when poorly
wrought suggests tombstones and stalag-
mites and candy in equal proportions.
Then come busts of celebrated individ-
uals, selected, 1 am certain, because they
" matched in size, and then two more
vases, blue, with hanging crystals. One
side of the room is the direct counterpart
of the other One feels as if one were in
the midst of carefully-arranged puzzle,
of which an inadvertent movement
might forever shatter the proportions. In
a room, as in picture, balance must be
preserved But quite as absurd in room,
as it would be in a picture, is the fashion of
directly or exactly reproducing any of its
features Toronto Globe.
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FERMENTATION of seaIskins.

There is popular notion that the seal
skin as we see it at the furriers is Just as it
is taken off the animal Nothing, how
ever, could be more contrary to fact. Few
skins are less attractive that this at first, as
the fur is completely covered and hidden
by the dull gray-brown and grizzled over
hair. This mask has then to be removed,
and this is an operation requiring a very
great amount of patience and skill, with a
consequent increase in price. The I'M
hairing is effected bv warmth and moist
ure, which softens the roots of the over
hair and enables it to be pulled cut, or by
shaving the inner side very thin, which
cuts off the roots of the hair, which pene-
trate deeply, and leaves untouched those of
the fur, which are very superficial. Which
ever method is employed, the hair must be
taken off uniformly or the fur will never lie
smoothly, but will have a rumpled look,
which can never be corrected by any subse-
auent treatment. This will explain to
some extent the cause of the high price
| of sealskin Jackets and cloaks, and also the
cause of the different prices one hears of,
as a good many skins are more or less
spoiled in the dressing. Another case, too,
is the quality of the dye and the workman
ship employed in its use. The liquid color
is put on with brush, and the points OF
the standing fur carefully covered, the skin
is then rolled up fur inside, and then, after
a little time, hung up and dried. The dry
dye is then removed, and a further coat
applied, dried, removed, and so on until
the requisite shade is obtained. One or
two of these coats are laid on thick and
pressed down to the roots of the fur, max
ing what is called the ground. From eight
to twelve coats are needed TO produce good
color No wonder frst-class sealskin is
expensive it is just as true now as ever il
was; but in these days of universal cheap
ness one is apt to forget that, fyou want a
really good thing you must pay a good
price-AH the Year Round.
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is done. Do not stir it at all the oatmeal
should come to the table with the grains as
whole and perfect as when they were put
into the steamer. Eat with cream and
sugar.
How to Cook Rice-Rice is becoming
much more popular article of food than
heretofore. 1t is frequently substituted for
potatoes as the chief meal of the day, being
more nutritious and much more readily
digested. AT its present cost it is relatively
cheaper than potatoes oatmeal, or grain
grits of any kind. In preparing it, only
just enough cold water should be poured
out to prevent the rice from burning at the
bottom of the pot, which should have
close fitting cover, and with moderate fire
the rice is steamed rather than boiled until it
is nearly done: then the cover is taken OFT,
the surplus steam and moisture allowed to
escape, and the rice turns out mass of
snow-white kernels each separate from the
other, and as much superior to the usual
soggy mass as fine mealy potato is su
perior to the water soaked article.
Stewed Oyster Plant = Scrape twelve
stalks of oyster plant and put them in vine
gar and water. half of each, as soon as
scrsped; cut them in four pieces length
wise and then in strips an inch long wash
them and boil them for one hour in water
with little salt. Boil pint OF milk and
add a teaspoonful Of -four that has been
smoothed with a little cold milk mix with
the satisfy, season with salt and pepper and
serve hot
Muffins-Beat together two tablespoon
fuls of butter. one tablespoonful of sugar
and the yolks of two eggs. Mix with one
pound of flour that has been sifted with
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and one
teaspoonful of salt. Add the whites of the
eggs, beaten to froth and pint of scalded
cream. Stir we'll together, fill hot buttered
muffin rings half full and bake in quick
oven
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Seven WAYS of MARRYING.

There are seven separate and distinct
ways in which the nuptial knot may be
tied, the attending expense of the different
modes varying from enc dollar to one
thousand dollars. The least expensive
and the one seldom adopted except in
cases of elopement is that afforded by the
Justices Office. There a couple can be
firmly united in the space of a minute for
a small sum. 1t is customary for a groom
TO dress as he may please when the mar
rage is to be performed by Justice, and
dress-suit would be sadly out of place in
the musty law-office. The one great adj
vantage of the Justice shop marriage is its
che lpness.
As some people object to being married
by Justice of the Peace, preferring the
sanction of the church in addition to that
of the law, the young people may visit a
parsonage instead of Justices office with
the same preparation. The ceremony may
be fully as informal when performed at the
minister's home, the only difference being
that not less than So and, better still, S. or
$40 should be paid for the service, although
there is no fixed sum charged. The
most popular ceremony among peo-
pie who do not class themselves as
in society" and also among many who
do, is a quiet home wedding, where the
10 dtlllCQ III oult VI pam Willie VI
travelling dress, and the groom in plain
black or brown business suit, where only a
few friends and relatives are present. The
affair is informal. perhaps modest supper
or lunch being served after the ceremony is
performed, and the entire expense to the
groom being covered by twenty dollars, or
even less. This is the most popular we'd
ding ceremony, and this is the way in
which fully twenty-five per cent. of young
people are married.
Next in point of favor and inexpensive
ness is the informal church wedding, being
similar in all things except that the service
is performed within the portals of the
church. If the affair is strictly private the
bride and groom may be unsupported, or
have bridesmaids and groomsmen, as they
please In the latter case full-dress suits
should be worn, increasing the expense.
The full-dress wedding as it may be
called when the ceremony is per-
formed at home, is next in favor.
Elaborate trousseau, full dress suits, brides
maids and groomsmen, flowers in abupd-
ance, and host of invited guests are the
requisite, followed by reception, feast or
lunch, and the contracting parties may
desire.
The seventh and last, and most popular,
is the fnll-dress affair performed in church
Among people who desire to create stir
in society this is the favorite 1t is ex-
pensive, and in many cases unsatisfactory.
-BrOOkLVR Mdqdzine.
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SARAH.

Give me maiden such as this,
When summers slipping past its prime,
When bramble all in berry is,
And the fringed bloom has left the lime.
When naples simmer into gold,
And down the hedgeways peoples flare;
And the first breath of alien cold
Shudders across the shining air.
Then through the harvest-fe she goes,
And lifting each with careless poise,
From shining cup to cup bestows
The nectar, with a silvern noise.
The color of her native sky
Shines clear from her unconscious glance,
And through her hair the breeZes fly
And ruffie it to radiance.
Sometimes we speak word or so;
Twice we have smiled-no more may be;
l can but gather her into
The garner of my memory.
kate CdrteT, in the Magazine Of art for J0nuGr
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The Fayorite Food of some Noted

The Fayorite Food of Some Noted Men.
The meals of Charlemagne consisted
never of more than four courses, and his
faVorite dishes were eggs and roast meat,
particularly venison, which was served on
long spits by his foresters. Luther pre-
ferred Torgau beer and hook to all other
beverages. As young man Melancthon
was very fond of barley soup, and he would
often exchange diet of meat for a bowl
of barley soup. Small fish, vegetables and
all kinds of farinaceous food he liked, but
large fish and meat he disliked, and he
hated all public meals and drinking bouts.
Torquato Tasso was very fond of preserved
fruits and all kinds of fancy sweets. Henry
" was often i'll from eating too many
oysters or melons. His favorite drink was
win d'Arbois. Peter the Great liked moth
ing better than>Limburger cheese. Charles
XII, King of Sweden, preferred piece OF
bread and butter to anything else. Vol
taire, like Frederick the Great and Napo-
leon l., was very fond of coffee. His
favorite food was oat cakes, but he preferred
oranges to any other kind of food. The
Dutch lady scholar, A. NJ. Schurmann, ate
spiders as a delicacy. Leasing preferred
lentils, and Klopstock, who was real
gourmand fed on salmon, mushrooms,
pastry and smoked meat. OF vegetables
he liked peas best and grapes as dessert,
together with a bottle of good claret or
hook. Kant retained till his old age pre-
ference Tor pork, all kinds of pulse and
stewed fruit. He devoted three hours day
to his dinner. Schiller was in his youthful
days very fond of ham. An old notebook
belonging to a Stuttgart restaurant contains
some items about Meals for DR. Schiller
in 1882, from which it appears that, be-
sides bottle of wine, ham was every day
among the dishes on Schiller's table.
Matthisson confessed preference for peas,
beans and pork; Lord Byron for Chester
cheese with ale or porter. Pope was
greatly interested in venison; Jonathan
Swift in turbot, and Sir Walter Scott in
roast goose.-PdU Ban Gazette.
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In that " they toll not, neither do they
spin, but require an immense amount of
waiting upon A Mexican gentleman
would no more be seen CARRYING a bundle
of the smallest size, than you and ! would
go about with hod upon our shoulders !;
and here young ladies are net instructed in
household lore, as is the more sensible Gus
tom of the United States. The idea of one
of these naughty but helpless Senoras do
ing her own marketing, or being able to as
sist in the preparation of meal would be
regarded with horror, as if she had actually
stepped down from her high estate of gen.
teel idleness to the permanent status of
servant.
But servant-keeping here is very differ
ent thing than in the United States In
Mexico the poems and eTsados do not re-
quire the salary OF Congressman, nor de-
mand days out and company il, nor grow
so obstreperous that the mistress OF the
manse is barely allowed to remain, provid-
ing she is sufficiently indulgent -Four or
five dollars per month is considered a
princely salary, and in time these servants
grow rich upon it7,according to their ideas
of affiuence. They clothe themselves upon
the gifts or cast-of garments of their en-
ployers, and having absolutely no expenses
Except to the church,, are able to lay ny
the greater part OF tnelr income. as CLASS
they are the most honest, obliging and
simple hearted folk ever met in any por-
ton of the woodland the lower down in
the social scale they are, the more pious
and contented they seem.
EACH WEARS A PRECIOUS CHARM,
Cross or medal, which has been blessed by
the priest, suspended around the neck by
string and tells his beads devoutly many
times day. They are constant in their
attendance at church, crowding to maths
long before daylight, and when annoyances
arise or dangers threaten the words Valga
me, Dios +" protect me, God rise to their
lips as naturally as sparks fly upward.
Happy people, How gladly would most of
us exchange our struggles with the world
and the little we have gained in the way of
knowledge, for this unquestioning faith
and the contented poverty which aspires to
no higher lot Whatever may be said by
opponents of Roman Catholicism, it is
surely good in this-that the lowly and
ignorant are made better by its supersti-
tions. are sustained and comforted by them
through laborious lives, and enabled to
die in calm content, feeling certain of future
happiness. FANNIE B. WARD.
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Severe Lumbago Cured.

103 Prince St, New York, N Y.
had very severe case of lumbago, so
that l could hardly walk A friend OF
mine recommended st. Jacobs Oil ]
tried a bottle; it relieved me. | tried
another bottle; it cured me, and now l
would not be without it if it cost SIS per
per bottle. c. c. SHAYNE.
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No CHRISTMAS Or New YEARS TABLE
should be without bottle of ADgostura
Bitters, the world-renowned appetizer of
exquisite flavor Ask for the genuine
article, manufactured by DR.. J. G. B.
Siegert & Sons
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F1Tsl-All Fits stopped free by DR..
Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits
after first days use. Marvellous cures.
Treatise and 81 trial bottle free TO Fit
cases. Send to DR.. Kline, 931 Arch street,
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.
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Entirely Cured of Lumbago.

Farragut House, Salem, Mass.
Some time ago l contracted heavy
cold, and it left me with lumbago. I
used numerous remedies, but got no re-
lief. After using about one and a half
bottles of st. Jacobs Oil, was entirely
cured W. j. CAHILL.
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IF success be the true test of merit, it is
s settled fact that Browns Bronchial
Troches have no equal for the prompt
relief of Coughs. Colds and Throat troubles.
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DEALERS who claim that their prepare
tons are as good as Hoods Sarsaparilia,' y
by so doing admit that Hoods is the
standard and possesses peculiar merit
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Could not Rise and Cured.

147 York Street. Sidney, N. S. W.
/ had a severe attack of rheumatic
lumbago, rendering me unable to rise
from my chair, and applied st. Jacobs
Oil, whereby l was so far relieved that
the pain was removed, and has not re-
turned. WALTER HAYNES,
Spice Merchant.
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SJACoBS OIL
LUMBAGO-LAME BACK.
AMAZING RESULTS.
suffered Is years and Cured.

Hyde Park, Scranton, Pa.
have been troubled with lame back
for the last ten or fifteen years, and dur
ing that time have tried all kinds of rene
dies, but found no relief / tried St.
Jacobs Oil, which 1 am happy to say has
completely cured me.
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1t strengthens as well as cleanses the system; it
bottles for sale by all druggists jyI21yTuTh
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snfrnred 2 years anal Cnred.

Mr. A Fueger, COG Walnut street, st.
Louis, Mo-, suffered for two years with
lumbago, and was confined to his bed for
several months. He was entirely cureo
by use of st. Jacobs Oil, which he says
is also the best cure for sprains and all
other pains.
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Winter Exposure Causes Coughs,
Colds, Pleurisy, Rheumatism, Pneumonia. Neu-
ralgia Seiatica. Lumbago. Baekache and other
ailments, for which Benson's Capcine Piasters
are admitted to be the best remedy known.
They relieve and cure in a few hours when no
other application is OF the least benefit. In
dorsed by 5 600 Physicians and Druggists Re
ware of limitations under similar Sounding
names such as Capsicum.' Capsiein OF
Capsicine.n Ast for BeasoRs and take no others.
Examine carefully when you buy. All drug
gists.
SEABURy & JOHNSON, Proprieto.s New
York di3-6m MWS
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Avoid passion. excitement and luxury
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With only cloth between the paste and
the ground-that all the dishes and cook
ing utensils are probably kept piled up on
the floor in corner when not in use, and
that in preparing the meals a Mexican
cook invariably uses the floor for all those
purposes to which tables are devoted in
other countries; but a little observation
will convince you that you are in no dan
ger of getting your peck of dirt sooner
here than elsewhere, and that the Mexican
servant is probably much neater than his
average Irish or negro prototype.
Whatever else American housekeepers
may find worthy of imitation in Mexican
methods, am sure that
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-14
THE POINTER AND PARROT.

A Bird Which Was Inclined to Boss
Things-A DutifuI Pup.
DR.. Won Bremen, of New York, is a very
good wing shot. Recently, in anticipation of
falls shooting, he bought promising pointer
pup, which he began training. The doctor
never makes himself present without re-
membering Mrs. Won Bremen. When he
bought the pup for himself he bought parrot
for his wife. The pup wss already trained to
obedience, and the instinct peculiar to his
breed was strong within him. The parrot Is
of a lively and loquacious disposition, and
was fluent talker when she arrived at tho
residence of the Won Bremens. Straightway
Upon her arrival she announced that her
name was Loretta, and that the rest of the
house could go-below purgatory. The house
maid was ordered to set her cage on the rear
extension window sih.
In the course of the day the pointer pup
found his way into the room where the cage
stood, and he instantly located the bird.
With noiseless steps he approached within
few yards of the cage, and then became rigid
In beautiful pointing attitude. The parrot
watched him intently for a moment, and then
sang out loud and clear;
@Ah thereI"
The effect on the dog was paraIyzing. He
ceased pointing, dropped to q sitting posture,
and gave way to his bewilderment.
"Stay there" came in gruR and command
ing tones from the parrots cage.
The pup had been severely trained, and no
feared to disobey. His head dropped between
his forelegs, and in an attitude of utter deiec-
ton he awaited further commands. The Coo
tor had been looking on from the hallway,
and when he entered the room the parrot
was reviling the pup in a mixture Of English
and Spanish, and the pup was grOveling in
the rug, but afraid to run away.-New York
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LIE Of a soiaaorn erinder.

Most of the grinders leave town In the
summer time. They commence about
the 1st of May, and you don't often sec
one carrying his machine around the
city after the 1st of June. They go into
the.country and work in the little towns
and among the farmers sharpening scis-
sors and razors. Once in q while 81
or SO Job is picked up in one house put
ting shaving tools in order and fixing
ing scissors. That pays well. Better
prices are paid in the country than for
the same kind of work in the city, and
it costs almost nothing to live. 1t don't
take much bread and meat to get along
on when watermelons cantaloupe and
fruit are plenty. Potato patches and
roasting ears help out good deal, and
occasionally a hens nest is found in
some fence corner, SO you see if fellow
wants to he can live very cheap and
save the money he earns.
Cold weather drives them all back to
the city, and that is why you hear their
bells jingling through the streets when
snow covers the pavements more than
at any other season of the year. know
some grinders who have snug bank
account and own property, but you don't
catch them tramping around much IN
the slush and ice. When a grinder turns
out packing machine on his back in
bad weather you can bet he is hard up
and will take most anything you offer
him for job. 1t takes cash to live in
the city, and If the poor fellows don't
save their summer earnings they have
got to face the sleet and winter winds TO
get little ready money or go to the
SCUM house. .-Globe-Democrat