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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
Youthful Deprayity.

This story of youthful depravity anG
subtlety comes to the historian from a
valued friend whom he has never known to
tell a lie:
was going along the road away out or
the Dorchester avenue the other day, at 8
place where an orchard adjoins grove, and
| happened to see policeman peering wari
ly into the trees.
What is it," said I.
Look in there, behind that WALL" said
he.
did, and there was boy, about Il
years old, barefooted, with a tuft OF hair
sticking out through hole in his hat, peg
ging stones into pear tree and knocking
down pears. The policeman worked his
way in through the trees and jumped on
the boy before he saw either one OF us.
Aha" said the policeman, 1--WE caught
you at it,"
Caught me at WHAT" said the boy.
Stealing pears"
'Ste-steal-ttealin' pears said the
boy in great establishment. II hain't been
stealth, no pears"
"Hain't, Ell? Then what are you doing
with these here in your pockets?"
The boys trousers pockets were stuffed
out OH both sides with pears.
'Oh, these?" said he; why, found 'em
layin' round here on the ground, and was
firm EN- back on the tree where they be-
longi'-Boston Record.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
Ballet Girls.

"What becomes OF the ballet girls?" The
old ballet master repeated the question to
himself musingly. WELL" he at length
answered, 1.-The ballet girl is not SO much
unlike other girls who must work for a
living, as most people imagine. She has
more temptations, is usually of lively
nature and not aversed to a lark but she
generally ends by marrying. As rule she
marries some one connected with the thea
ter or some one OF her own class OF life
whom she meets at her home. Obviously
the ballet girls parents are almost always
poor people. 1t is not often that girls OF
well TODD parents run away to join the
ballet, and when they do they are in nearly
every case soon captured and taken home.
When a ballet girl marries a mechanic, or
a saloon-keeper, or stage hand it is the
exception when she does not make a good
and domestic wife. Some ballet girls have
made aristOcratic marriages, but most OF
these girls were premieres. They have
usually gotten along well with their hus-
bands, and it has happened that a fast
youth has reformed after taking balierina
for his wife. When a ballet girl marries an
actor that is as it may turn out, just as il
the actor married any other girl. There
arc ballet girls who go to the bad, OF course,
but the experience Of the ballet girl makes
her shreved, and she is not EARLY hum
bugged." Philadelphia Times.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
A Badly Tricked Car Conductor.

81 am a conductor on the Peoples Line
and John Mccall, or 'Scurvy,' as he is gen
orally known, was my driver" said Thomas
Elliott to Magistrate Riley.
"Well, what did he do?"
"He borrowed my watch yesterday on
the plea that he wanted to watch his time,
and the next trip he skipped out. When |
found him and asked him for the watch he
said he had hooked it, and gave me the
ticket"
They have you down pretty fine on
your popular cOgnomen, young man, for
that is about as scuFvy trick us have
heard OF lately"
ale sold me the watch, and was going
to pay him for it. was hard up, and had
to put it up"
That's about as pure piece of unmit-
gated gall as ever appears in this court, but
il won't wash. 1t win be $500 bail"
"Scurvy" couldn't raise it, and waited
for the van.-Philadelphia North American.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
How Grant Learned Strategy.

Once while talking with Gen. Grant,
I asked him how be got his strategic
knowledge.
81 got it on the farm when was a
boy" said the general. Il learned it
when | was driving oxen. feeding
calves, and breaking horses. One day,
when | was on the old farm in Ohio,
my father taught me valuable lesson
in strategy
"ltow|' | asked.
We'll. father took me into the stable
ono day where row o. cattle stood in
their mcleaned stalls.
said he: Ulysses, The stable win
dow is pretty high for q hoy, but do YOU
think you could take this shovel and
clean ont the stables'
i don't know. father saws /: q
never have done it.
Well. my boy, if Won will do If this
mornig I'll give you this bright silver
dollar, said my father patting me on
my head, while he held the silver dollar
before my eyes
food. says /; I'll try. and then ]
went to work. / tugged and pulled
aed lifted and pulled, and finally il was
done. and father gave me the BRIGHT
silver dollar. saying:
" That's right. Ulysses. You did il
-picniid'y, and now | lind YOU can do
. 50 nicely ! shall have YOU do il every
morning all winter Eli Perkins,. in
Washington Post
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
A Grief.Stricken Parrot.

A well-known citizen OF Detroit who died
lately, possessed parrot, bire OF rare
intelligence and fluent powers OF speech.
who Immediately upon the death Gifts own
ar became mOrose and silent, q condition
1t remained in until after the funeral and
for some days later. Friends OF the family
commented on this, and noticed the tact
turn mood of the bird, but no inducements
could make Polly talk. One day, however,
rs n servant was bringing in a favoritc
chair OF the deceased, the parrot began to
scOld and mutter, in the lingo peculiarly to
its kind, and finally uttered in a mournful
disconsolate tone, the single cry:
"Papam
No notice was taken Of her, and she called
in higher key:
Where's papa?"
She then relapsed into a somnolent state
for few moments, when she suddenly
shrieked:
"PO-O-Or papa!'
This exhausted her vocabulary, but she
continued to utter the words in every tone
and variation OF excessive grief until a
cloth was thrown over her cage, to the
great relief OF the mourning friends, whose
sorrow was intensified by the apparent
sympathy OF the affectionate bird.-Detroit
Free Press.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
Breathing ThrOug,, the Month,

Tight dressing, though the most serious
hlnderance to the habit OF good breathing,
is not the only obstacle. There are careless
ways of sitting and standing that draw thu
shoulders forward and cramp the chesti
/ anu II Is as hard for the lungs to do good
work when the chest is narrow and con,
strcted as it is for a closely baudaged hand
/ 70 get copy OF clear, grac ,iul penmanship,
Then there are lazy ways of breathing. and
onc-sidcd ways of breathing, and the par
icularly bad habit of breathing through
the mouth. Now the nose was meant To
breathe through, and it is marvelouslv ar
ranged for fitering the impurities out Of
the air, and for changing it to Il suitable
temperature for entering the lungs. The
mouth has no such apparatus, and when
air is swallowed through the mouth instead
OF breathed through the nose, it has an in
:urious effect upon the lungs. \ story is
told OF an Indian who had a personal en-
counter with white man much his superb
or IN size and strength. and who was asked
alterward ii he was not afraid. me never
AFRAID OF man who keeps mouth open"
was the immediate reply. Indeed, breath
ing through the mouth gives foolish anu
weak expression to the face, as you NAV
see by watching any one asleep with the
mouth open. II may be noted that an
anTmic, or low, condition OF the blood is
seldom found where there is an established
habit Of full, deep breathin. with the
mouth closed.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

Masses of enlightenment which render
ed him incapable of thought or action.
but acutely sens bic of q peculiar full
ness.
In this condition Eve found him on
returning with palm leaf filed with
the last of the apples. Alarmed nj the
sight of Adam she started on a run.
dropping her precious fruit along the
way. When she saw the awful crime
that had been committed she shricked:
Monster! my apples
"Oh" groaned Adam. rolling h,s
eyes appcalingly.
where are they, gluttOn? pcrs;ste !
Eve, fOrcibly shaking her spouse b. the
shoulder
Here" groancd Adam.
Heaven" cried Eve, aGhast, cal.
thcrc9'
"All." moaned Adam, dismallc.
At length the subtle influence of the
fruit Eve had eaten prevailed over the
excitement, and she coaXingly SAD:
Come, honey, you're unwcll; let M
fix You something nice; that's n dcari,.
dear" And the crafty acumcn that
followed temperate eating of tho
fruit began its long combat against the
gorged intelligence of the man.
There, sweete," she coocd caiol-
ingly, swallow this" and She handel
him a shell of crunchcd mustard-seed
in little water.
ANY change is n relief" thought
Adam. Is he gnlpcd it with grimacr.
She manifested the most ten Ter sol;ci.
tude for him. nor did sha desist in her
cndeavorS till Adam most strenuouslr
declared that there was not 4 suspicion
of the fruit about him. and that hc
could not remember even how it tasted
or looked. And then his grateful
spouse tucked him away in his leaf
coach to sleep off the effects. while she
returned and, eagerly gathering up her
precious apples, she now secreted them
with the greatest pains.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
TEN TO SEVEN.

i met a little city boy
Returning from The field,
He bore a club brncath his arm
As big o. hc could Weld.
His Waterbury watch and chain
With pride hc did display,
''My little lad; l-a'l -. Il fain
Would know the time Of day"
A smile lii up his merry face
As though twas bora Of Heaven,
81 played he cried, ION second base,
And IL is ten TO seven
"Thy watch is wrong, nv little man,
1t is but half past two,
And since my time is right, how can
II be SO late with yOu!n
Then did the little lad reply,
We PLAYED the Reds of Devon,
At twelve fifteen the game was called
1t closed at ten TO seven
"ThOu little ass" in haste ! said,
Thy wandering wits replcvin;
Tell me the time, thou renegade"
He answered Ten to Geyen.'
] smOte him with my rattan cane,
This liar Of eleven,
THE timer said lie howlcd with pain
And answered Ten TO seven"
Then ! swept up the ground with him,
"1ell me the truth by heaven
With feeble breath and eyes so dim,
lie gassupped ''Ten TO seven"
--ROJt. j. Burdet,s
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
Catarrh, Catarrhal Deafness and Hay
knYIr.

Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are CONTAGIOUS, or that they
are due to the presence OF living parasites
in the lining membrane Of the nose and
eustachian tables. Microscopic research.
however has proved this TO Dc fact, and
the result is that a simple remedy has been
formulated whereby catarrh, catarrhal
deafness and hay fever are cured in from
one to three simple applications made at
home. \ pamphlet explainin. this new
treatment is sent free on receipt OF stamp.
by \. II. Dixon IL Son, 80 King Street
West, Toronto, Canada.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

The frame residence Of Hayward Cook
in East Poplar Bluff, Mo-, was burned a
few days ago. The house and contents
were valued at 81 900 and was insured in
the Marine Insurance Company for 81, 600
The cause is supposed to be a defective
kitchen flue. Only part OF the contents
were saved, and those are in badly dam.
aged condition.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

EVERY person i Interested In their own
affairs, and ii this meets the eye of any one
who is suffering from the effects OF torpid
liver. we will admit that he is Interested in
getting well. Get a bottle of Prickly Ash
BItters, use 1t rs directed, and you will al
WAYS be glad yoa read This tom.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

-Adyices received from Newfoundland
state that, taken as a whole, the record Of
tins year Will be one OF the most serious
failures in fisheries that Newfoundland has
witnessed for many years, and that the
coming winter will be one OF great trial and
destitutiOn among the families OF fisher
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

-Eph. Morris the reformed gambler"
who has been travelling over Iowa, parad-
ing he streets OF Ia" principal cities with
banners labeled "Prohibtion, % The ST
looms must 90, etc, was assaulted ia Bur
.ington by mob OF saloon men and severe
Is Injured
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

Prime Minister Tisza, replying to inter
polations for the government in the lower
house. 81 The Hungarian Parliament, said
that htrtro-lIungary intended to prevent
any single power from establishing pro-
tectora-e over Bulgaria.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
HERR SCHWAI

HERR ScHwABE, a merchant long residing
in England, has preael;ed an art hail to
Hamburg, with LIS -! PAINTINGS, many Of
them very valuable. ~ modern German,
English and French art;sts.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

Buckinsham's Dye for the Whiskcrs pro.
duces, III one application, Il permanent
color.
We have used Ayers Aguc Cure, and have
found it invaluable in malarial troubles.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

Not one in twenty are free from some
little aiimcnt caused by 'inactiou OF the
liver. Use Carriers Littl" Liver Pills. The
result will be q pleasant surprise. They
give positive relief.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

William II. Downes, colorcd man,
pawned an old coat in Boston. A written
,onfession OF murder was found in the
pocket. He was arrested and admitted
lis guilt
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

What would our ForcIathers have said
il they had imagined that cough could be
cured for % ccnts-as by that reliable
remedy-Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

The military picLrts who were recently
withdrawn from the disturbed districts in
Belfast have again been placed on duty to
prevent another outbreak.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

Francis Il. Brooks, ofChicaco, formerly
a student at Harvard, has brought suit
against the college Tor 500, 900 damages re-
ccived from an explosion in the chemistry
Cl1sl
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

Out OF III wells examined i'm Toxic,
Japan, where cholera is raging, 40 were
condemted as unfit for drinking purposes.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

As horse and cattle lotion, Salvation
Oil has proven itself an infallible remedy,
it has received the hearty Endorsements OF
many old and wcll-known horsemen.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

The best cough medicine is PisO's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 2Jc.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

The Frazer Axle Grease is better and
cheaper than any other, at double thu
price.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

For Cuts, Calls, Old Sores, Scratch
IS, Thrush, etc, use Stewards Heal
ing Powder, Is and so cents q box.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

China proposes to issue 500, 900 600
bonds for the building of railways in the
empire,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

SHOE and hardware dealers sell Lyons Heel Suhen-
srs; they Keep boots and shoes straight.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

Not a Purgativc: CARERS Little Liver
Pills; their action il :aild, pleasant and
natural.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16
WORTH EyOwVyC

The worst Scald OF Burn eau be cured without
Q scar if Coles CRrboliaalye Is promptly
ssed. 1t instantly stops the pain. Sold by Drug
t.sts ct 70 and % cents.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

That Bearing Down Pain
Is cured by CARRIERS IRoS Pills Atdru9-
gists'.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-16

AIfcarihqnake i no, like other trouble. Il
wont blow Cycr.--Sajt Francisco alta.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-08-13
Bailiffs, Crier &c, Nav Term, 1886.

Mowiag the Expenditures Of the Lery
Of 1885 not heretofore accounted
for, as taken from the Books
of The Old Board.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-08-13
NOTICE.

exchange Tor new Have put them in perfect wo
oder 10 make room ofrr them at the extremely low pr
81 zoo including s:omp plete set OF attachmen
perfect working order, OF them US good rs ne
won't last long. Yours
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-08-13
Bond Interest

Il ihouht ie'leu -''''---1 'VV w
DR.. THOS. \. CARRICO.
WM. Mex. BURROUGHS.
WASHINGTON HICKS.
GEORGE W. GRAY.
County Commissioners of Charlie.
County. -
TEsT:-C. T. DALEY, Clerk.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-08-13

We have on hand $50 Machines of diff,
ferent NJ ,kas, which We have taken in
orking order in our repair shop, and 10
ice of $500. $1,000 aud
ats. Every machine warranted to he in
~ or no sale. Call earl; as the supply
c. AUERBACH L BRO.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-08-13
IMP0ifElS. J5BBB Is 4 RETAILERS
OF
DRY GOODS.

Hive rn Inn a. Il times l spen Id stock OF
DRESS GOODS SILKS NuCRNINGGDODS
LADIES AND MISSES WRAPS, JERSEYS.
SHAWLS, LINEN FABRICS, FLANNELS.
BLANKETS. QUILTS. GOODS FOR MEN Axp
BOYS WEAR, GEMS NISHixG
GOODS, DOMESTIC GOODS, GINGHANS,
PRINTS, SATlNES, HOSIERY, UNDER
WEAR, LACES, &c.
We OFF, only such 20 Is a. We think will
prove OF gooi ra!He tor tie price pail The
price in plain Il .ur,S marked on every article
rom which there l. 10 abatement.
lltyin- been established in business in rti
more tor 81 Yeas, and built up "A large trade
by !hIr dS,iiGL, courtesy ani attention TO the
wants OF customers; We think il will be TO the
advantage OF the readers OF this per to deal
18th as Samples Will Ice sent te select from
when W receive plain AMI explicit directions
o! what Is probably wanted.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-05-06

THE LAST Man BROTHERHOOD. -
Six men npon whose faces The hand Of
time has carved those lines that indi-
cate the meridian of life has passed,
walked into dining room up town
the other evening and sat down to a
table that looked like that Of the feast
in the parable where many were bid
den but few came. II was set with
plates and chairs for thirty-three per-
sons. The eldest Of the six strobe
quickly to the head of the board and
sat down, while the others found seats
near him No one looked at the
twenty-seven empty chairs and, as the
meal was Immediately served, it
seemed as though the absentee guests
were not expected. The dinner was
curiously quiet one, and but little
was said as it progressed.
A gentle melancholy seemed to per-
wade the six, and if perchance laugh
was raised it was quickly hushed, and
a hurried, apologize look cast at the
vacant chairs. When the meal was
ended, and the coffee and cigars came
on, the chairman of the feast placed
upon the table bottle whose many
layers of cobwebs told Of long years
in a musty bin.
The history Of this bottle is, indeed,
curious one and well worth the tel
ling. Thirty years ago, when it was
new and fresh and its label bright and
clean, it occupied the same position
on the table at which, like the one on
Saturday night, there were thirty
three chairs, but this time each chair
was filled with merry feaster, and
song and story and merry jest kept
the table in roar.
The thirty-three were all men in
the prime of life and the dinner was
the first banquet of a society they had
just organized. They were all com
positors on morning papers in Phila-
delphia, and, inspired by popular
drama of that day, they had resolved
to meet together on the third Satur-
day of February in each recurring
year.
No additions were ever TO be re-
ceived to their number and when
death took away a member his chair
and plate were to be set for him as
on the first night, except that the sur
vivors moved up little nearer the
chairman. The bottle was also ia
make its appearance at each Of the
succeeding feasts until the day came
when but one man was left of the ORR
! ginal number. Then he was to un-
cork the flask, and in memory of his
departed comrades drink its contents
Then the Last Man Brotherhood, as il
was called, was to be at an end. O
the thirty-three, death has taSer
away twenty, and seven could not at
tend because Of various reasons. LAS
year imade unusual inro4ds on the
menb ership.- APhiladelphi& Call
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-05-06

PRoMoTED.-0ne winter, says Gen.
Dan Macauley, in his recent address
before the Loyal Legion, we were for
many days on Mississippi River ex-
petition down below Helena, Arkansas
with a feet of steamers under Gen.
Willis A German. The weather was
most inclement, and the men suffered
verv severely from cold and exposure.
Under such conditions soldiers bump
OF reverence for anything he can
worry suffers great shrinkage. Sam
Trick had taken a violent dislike to
General German, because, forsooth,
that gallant gentleman had been
forced to join in the famous retreat
from the first Bull Run battlefield.
Why Sam should have considered
that General German had any special
monopoly or responsibility in that
great national foot-race, or that he
had developed more speed than was
absolutely necessary to keep up with
the procession, is hard TO understand ;
bat so it was and several times during
thisexpedition, as afterward learned,
when our steamers were sufficiently
near, Sam would electrify the general
by bowling at him most derisively:
Hello. Old Bull Run !"
Once he made a mistake. Head
quarters steamer was brought along
side Of ours and within few feet, fol
consultation, and ON the upper OIL
hurricane deck stood the General him.
self.
Sam was on the lower forward decl
Of our vessel, out near the bow, and
bracing himself, he yelled up into
Germans very teeth:
Hello, Old Bull Run !"
The General was too quick for him
leaning over the side, he shouted down
to the guard Throw that man on
my boat here, quick |" And, sure
enough, they did. Sam, sprawline
the air like frog, was pitched head.
long onto Germans boat and during
the remainder Of the day, at various
distances, near and far, we could see
him, long, and lank, and lean, tied up
like huttering scarecrow, to the
jackstaff of the steamer. It was a
cold and gusty day-for Sam-and no
especial attention was paid to waifles
and quail for him, and so, when along
toward night the boats were brought
together again, and he was chucked
back to us stiff as a wooden Indian, il
might reasonably be supposed that iol
once the great irrepressible wal
squelched.
No, not the least in the world.
He gathered himself together, and
chilledsszze, and starved as he was
came breaking and gruntiug up stair
to me 10 the cabin.
Colonel. 'heg roaned, ~ wish you {
please have my discharge made ou
right away T.
Your discharge Your funeral
you mean, if you are not more care
full''
mo, my discharge, Colonel. Nv,
been put on Germans staff.