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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-20

THE enthusiasm that followed Blaine from New York to Maine was just like it was four years ago. Like the Irishman's flea it was'nt there on election day that is, tn votes were not. And they won't be there for Harrison on the 9th of November.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-20
Wm. H. Collins,
, DEALER IN

Fine Teas, Coffees and Groceries. Best Flour at lowest prices. Choice Liquors for family use at wholesale prices. Full line of popular brands of Cigars.
 13s So. Main St, Opp. Grand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-20

THE democratic national committee ought to get Blaine on the stump. He is fast doing for Harrison what Burchard did for himself four years ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-20

MONDAY, AUGUST 20. 1888.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
WASHINGTON CHAT.
DOINGS AND SAYINGS At Orr NAr-
I0N.iL CAPITAL. .r-
What Our National Law Maker. Are DO.
ing-DepartmentaI Gos-i3-Movc-
tents OF President and 0
Mrs. Cieyciaud. 4
CONGRESSIONAL,

Among the petitions and memorials
presented in the Senate were the follow
ing: Asking that goods manufactured
by convict labor shall be so marked; in
favor Of a postal telegraph system; for an
international copyright law; for an
amendment of the patent laws; for tho
adjustment of the tariff so as to prevent
unequal burdens; to develop the material
resources of the country. and at the same
time accord lust compensation to laG.r.
(tlIc latter being thc action Of the Chat
tauooga Chamber of Commerce; for
liquor prohibition in the District Of CO.
lumbia; and for a constitutonal amend!
ment prohibiting the liquor traffic. 4,
In the House, Mr.. Scncy, Of Ohio, from
the committee ON Judiciary, reported a
bill to regulate practice in causes rcmov-
ed from the Stat cAlrts. Placed, on tho
calendar. The.strugglc over the wilkins
banking bill was resumed. Several pro7
positions TO. compromise failed, oppon.
Fonts of the bill announcing their intcn,
ton to fight it with all the weapons that
come TO their hands. After recess, IN
spursuance of the previous order Of the
! House, the ceremony of the presentation,
/ by the State of Massachusetts 10 The
House, of portraits-of Thcddorc Sodgwick.
| Joseph b. Narnum and Gen. Nathaniel
P.zIsanks, distinHishcascitihenspL Mas.
sachusctts who hHc occupied the Speak-
4 er's chair in thes nati onnl-.Iicusesof.ReP
Y rcScntatiycs, was proceeded with. Tie
portraits. handsomely framed, wcrclan@
cd side by side in front. of the clerk
desk, and attracted much attentiQn.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28

The great cottonwood trees in the
swamps of Tennessee contain veins OF
clear sparkling waite, which tastes
somewhat like unswcctencd soda water,
andwhich spurts forth as If under gas
cous pressure when vein is punctu7ed.
1t is said to be deiiGioqsly refreshing, and
hunters are in the habit Of carrying gim,
sIetswith which TO p,c.ce the veins when
they arc thirsty II is point Of hoaos
with thcui % plug up the oriice when
esheif tlirst i. sasisiied, so that the next
comermay not be disappointed.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
DEADLY PRIZE FIGHT.
A prize FIGHT, which sssltsd in tie

A prize fight, which tsisltsd in tie
death of one of the principals, took place
at the Live Oak hotel, Fort Hamilton,
New York IIarbor, kept by onG"Eic'i'H
thompson. Before midnight motley
throng, consisting Of fifty or sixty pat-
rous Of. the "IHaniy art, had gTt7cn
about the place to witness mill ar
ranged by one ED? Mcdonald, who
makes such matters his business. The
priucipalswerc William G. Dempsey,aged
q, employed in the New YORK Hcro'J
press room, and news hoy, Simon Bes-
ser, age 10, who goes by the nnEc OF
TO pounds. George (known as ,'Doliy'9
Parker lncmbcr of the EedfordathLetic
club: OF Bra93{iyn, was .cllosea: re: cree.
Both rfincFpals were dressed in tights
and trunks, bIeHcitlHr wore shoes. o.,
witness says that"Swipcs" struck Dcmp
sey twice in The stomach, cau'ing him to
stagger forward. At this moment
"Swipeo"- dealt Dempsey a staggering
blow on the right temple, knocking hlm
down. Dempsey ful to ihe.tlo0r frOth
ing ut the uoUth. He did not arise yd
NOA.AG ~ LII SSIOltA NiNIitu bliC wi %
onds allowed, and 'Swipes Mas Gcciarsd
the victor, and awarded the gatefroney.
ii$21 D,mTseyas seconds sGon found That
: the man was dead, aud carried him up
into the sitting room Of the place, where
they dressed hhn in his clothes, and
sent Hes'ages to his friends.
The Incn engaged in making up the tiaAt
have indtstriously circftl@t the report
sth,t7 Den ns s's fdratlfs.wai cMsed by
,Leart di seas f. c1ron5 has ordogr :
that an autopsy be made, Mcdonald,
the man who get up the fight, the referee,
seconds -gni timchec..rs h1yc oisap-
pyarcl I,Swipcs, A2MeEyg, .aI,er- -Aeer;
ing in hfdihc alt- 1ay. gaye himself up al
police healqlarar- BraokIys vherF he
w,s eohmittel 70 await dc action of tho
cOrouer' .--.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
Chicnco i tryinr The eynorimcnt OF

Chicago i, trying the experiment Of
burning garbage and the refuse of the
streets, and the result is said to be very
ssitisssttpry. Two fire, are built under
large iron-lined pit with grating for
bottom, and-on this grating the garbage
is dumped. The top cf the pit is then
closed and the fires lighted The draft
is not allowed to ascend through the
garbage as it is consumed, and all or
ganic matter carried by the smoke is-en
;. tirely burned up be ore itis discharged
from the chimney. There is no offensive
smell
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
A REMARKABLE CASE.

Arena marl,abla incident developed dur
ing The t!irl ofthe Jones poisoning case,
tried before the county, ILLINOIS,
circuit court. The case was called ana
given to the jury. At about O'Clock
that afternoon the jury reported to Judge
IIarkct tltat there coall be no agreement,
and asked to be discharged. The judge
acccdcd to the request. The Jury STOOD
eleven for conviction and one for acquit
tai The ohduratc iuIym n IS named
J. y. Crcns, Lailing from DeSoto town
ship. During his examination there
seemed nothing of a peculiar character
about the man, and he was. accepted rs a
GOOD average juryman. As the tri ii pro
ccrlcd. his actions attracted considerable
attention, and at:-lnGth he arose in his
place and interrupted one of the attor-
news of the prosecution, who was address
in. the Jury. From that time forward
he seemed 10 have lpSt- his mental bal
ancc. After tue case was submitted nc
became wild, preaching, cXhortmg and
prayino bv tarns. Hc'waS determined
that no verdict should he reached, and
did all he could 10 prevent bis fellow
Jurors from considering the case.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
Drs. Segnin and Godfrey, of Bridge

! DIS Seguin and Godfrey, of Bridge.
port, Conn, have secured aud examined
the stomach of Alice, Jumbo's widow.
1t has proved a perfect bonanza and pos.
sdssed all the treasures of curiosity
shop. Little did this particular elephant
dream when She dcmurely stole and
swallowed pennies onss bS one scutIery,
etc, that they would be Iecoyereda The
stomach wassfound fun of hay, and IN
the hay were foand between three hun.
dred and four hundred pennies, part OF
jackknifc, Job lot Of cane fcrrgles, a
coil Of lead pipe and collection Of as
sorted pebbles. u. :. - -a--4 T.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28


1t is doubtful whether death in burn.
ing buildings is as horrible as is.general-
ly supposed. The London Lancct,
speaking particularly Of the affair of the
Opera comiqnc in Paris, observes that
the burning seldom occurs in these cases
until after death, or at.least inscnsibi Iity
to pain, has been produced. Except
under. vesya peculiar conditions, the vic.
tim Is made faint and Pu!scless by the
carbonic acid, or tlic arbonic- oxide gas,
.hal,re abe fire fcAshessh his body. II Is
1.-THE experience Of persois who have bcep
in burning house that the heated and
smoky atmosphere speedily %induces a
fes.tpy ofp9wcrlessncss and of indiiTer-
seiice 10 what is gch;s on around, and It
is gepcraIly. this stugeiactioa, with SUBJ
sequcnt paralysis Of feeling, that pre-
vents judicious aneans being. taken fol
escape. a.Ee al ~ 4. p
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
TXLULAH MADISON PARISH La. SATURDAY, JANUArE D. Is
RadaI,s eI. m I,elone Ii. .Govcrnmert.

hatudI cIg ~ IDclOnc u" 9ttOYCrnmcrt.
wirllthc r;~r-Scn ation tLot If II" aiic-
cation contained therein are found to p"
true hc Is entitled t. Ca"rcnsati.u. lie
t2rWerly.. ~ cdiu Porto idco, and alleges
tliat he was arrested on an uulouuGyl
suspicion a. leluug.n" toa society OF AG-
Economists OK u.Iac Rulers. Ia orIc- to
extract information from.hin If possible,
she governor Of Porto Rico caused his
4Gll.., 10 .i,e l,inionesl behina him in an
Extremely painful position for - hours.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
EFFEcra OF DINE MOVERS. .

For scvcral- weeks, complaints have
reached thcpoIice' y people being carrot
ted cad robbed in Pine g ct, ~ FrarciS-
CO. Cal. .audNu officer st;t.un"d tj look oit
for the foot p Is, saw ;llgSume along
soon after midnight, AMI turn of the gus
in the lamp ON the block where TIN, rob
berries have occurred. lie followed the
fellow, who suspected he WIS being
watched and book a round ;baat course
Finallys .the man. retuTIel to li+e strott,
and ltitcrad around in the doorway. Il he
Officer s'ci5Ted up and sail: "ilrow'hr7
Your hands, IL yssponS2 the man drew
hiS haiII from -hi, porket, aad With II a
f,istol: which Ire lirc.l, theLullct strjtin%
D,ffin' NJ tlfrH. The'oHic1r, Who. had
his. revolver drawn, fired aud Put .a.ball
thro,l.h tlc mans head. killing him in
standS.s,Tlfea olhcersr womd.s though
painful, Is not dang al ,5rst--Ise Q
polfae1 1Aou.iN the r,bijcr was an eX-c6n-
Wet ~lDut htcrIhey ,disGpycpesl lye 's11i:,
Albert Peter.ou, n ,L.Qulg. 'aye' ti.p Ns' ;
( cfrnp there about foaFycars ago, .theA $50
app, iiincd. aliil' ed,ne back, only a few
weeks a.b. 1Ie'ro6lncd with ! IcllgE
>Swcic named Imh0rst Imhirst SD
: IA htcr.an 4a u: mauit for fe'n1ffrE 'dilhc
novels and Stories .aIsbut.!H CIV ayihci.
!, FIc spent .h;s daysdn kisEuom ss-gasfin :
this, Il. l-Ia;llls ard when niS ut ,eiirf he
drc'te1sin roagh cac,nrtsysali > en- ssrai;
swing ho.lrad, a nis sht iols at AIenios
park- ~ ~ ~
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
The Coreressmcn from -hc rar wester!

The Corgrcssmcn from he FAR Western
States will make neat !ittle sums of pin
money out Of their mileage allowance,
sswhich.i5 twenty cents a mile TO and from
Washington. The Oregon members will
each receive $3.50 and the Arizona
delegate $1,000. Congressman Lee, of
Virginia, who lives within eight miles of
,he capital, gets only S3.20. - -
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
4 COFFIN FACTORY

Forty unlert9rtcrs from various sections
orI;e5r,.f.l. Alahama and the Carolina
were. faa,tud dt q new colin factory Ia
Atlanta. Ia. It Was the tilae set apart
for oDcnfpg tiic ftctoFy for the sale OF
rood. al a nurll or of. Invitations were
.,.nt 10 underwriters in different parts ct
the country. After looking oven the
.toel, OF the factory III cycFy line. from a
lsok 10 a h ars -tla .yi3itiax uldertakcr
sd:A fgil iass.ce TO the vi,1ds tincluii1g
viaesl s,seld before thcrh. after winch
kaey LETT for theif spAss,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
OK the mght following the Lattle Of

On the mgbt following the Lattle OF
Hatchor's Run, Va, Robert Z. Clair OF
NHil HiII. Pa, was on reserve picket
daty. Daring the night he heard a
wounded. soldier, who lay Without the
lines, moaning aad calling for water:
II was yerg DANGEROUS to attem?. TO a,d
Iim~yt At lcu.-th Clair tried it. He
I-.a,1ri ilrs nan :.ud ,.9uugh. him feiy
with b the lines The wolnIei 'olI'rr
wa. Tlaomas II. Hint2n Of Marble! ~,
Mass, arl y:heii he died Gently me ieit
All his ,ropsrty, vlli;yl az SIS, 600 e the
.,,,., x,l,a l.,,l sayfsl IL lie
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
'IIES

Moyei -.
Bys5
Agreed among thcmsnn,y
What they would like to b, in turu.
"uh, | wculI like, said laughing, blue cyci
May,
ITO 90 before the worll in s,mc great play.
To act so well the ph1-"3 of NY part,
That all tie pulses of its -ilnt hclrt
Should hound ami iuttcr with its weight of
tears
And l wolli ike to writ" ,aid dreamy
Rcss
-. me Grand, svc,t truth, the weary ones to
bless.
To clothe tin m softly flowing rhymc
As fair AMI taal ras the summer time,
Flr truths, Ike folks, Look tier when well
dressed"
Then, looking far away, slid restless Kate:
'id like tr'Ie, deep-heartcA soul 10 mate,
To have one hold NE ever dearest, b'st,
And in my wo'nanhool his honor resi-,
For 70 b, follly loved is to be ble5;."
The years rolled on, and our ambitious May
EounI that her part was rea! in lifes great
play
The word he movol and tAr.l,ci as small
lc,idc
The one slo would have moycl, rs ocean
lie
Is great above the brooklet singing sweet.
a lover came to WOO, AMI b'sS was VOL;
Sh' did not write, hut live the :'uth instead
Lived happy IL an homes. heart AMI name,
Contrlt to II, unrecoSuizel by famH,
10 III her rhymes to little chi.d.cn's feet.
And Kate, WHO would hav, liyel foc love
aon,
Cav" al h"r woman's heart unsoJEGt, un
known.
/ Ne: aEeit WAS who gave great truths TO mer-
/ For, having not, her longing t.us. Ter
/ To write or Love beyond tn IN a.I.;
/ To tell of Love that with b)Ia.-oLs
/ Saort sigh cI mor,a,s canGD, ul!a,s'
| Give, cverto is cIi'!rel; gives, inl,
Not always what IL, y want, buJ
need,
Nor gives, in wisdom, any
-iRae Il. Sp,a,i1g,ia l.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
Ar. oDonnell, of MICHIGAN, has pre-
A.r,d ,dhr-introductisn In tho House, a

iIli ...9viding that after July J., drop iet-
,err. where the.system. of free delivery is
e,tablished, shall be fixed at the rate o.
ono cent per ounce or fraction Thereon.
lie states that there are lo9 free delivery
oiiices in the country, employing 5,3lO
carriers. Cost. of this service last year was
81 ,6fe, ,6s2; the revenue derived IRON
iost5oe on local matter in 1887, was S6,-
691 253. the local mails paying for the
service and leaving an excess OF S2,OiS,-
56l. tt..s -
The statement cabled from Madrid that
,be United States Government has de-
mianded of Spain heavy damages on ac-
. enunt of the alleged ill-treatment of DIR.
Nadlal by the a1tlloritiesf of Porto Rico is
uot strictly correct .Tle Departmental OF
State fas taken the diplomatic course
ssuaIly-sdoptcd in such cases, and has in
ssrueted our minister TO Spain to las pr.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
CIereIani's Future Home.

Mr.. Cleyclnd intends 20 remain O
citizen of New ! lorlC state, and on bis
Retirement from Federal Office he viii
select some portion Of the State IN yhlch'
he will make his home, says Washing
ton correspondent OF the Brookya hay'r;;
Those most fglly aware Of the drift oi
his thought in This iegard say that at
present he choice lies between Albany
and Br.oklyn. with a probability tat
Brooklyn viii be scie ted, although it j.
known that there are many tics which
draw him to the State capital. Thai
decision, however, is matter for the
future. The rcnuu iati"n OF Blllalo as
p!acc or residence hps bccl formally
made and is final. The act leaves tue
President without q voting place in the
State until he determines where in the
state he will live, AMI consequently NJ
nd not vote in the state in lS.SA
in 1887, for he conld not.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
ton, adopted the following; "lSe lSS solYea.
Ibat we favor the irnproy ernent 4of our
navigable rivers. and harborS BY sYprro7
priations for the removal of olstrlctIons
IN elm or SURVEYS thereof withGa kNiew

IbIt we favor tne unproS ciRIH - -Vu1
navipable rivers. and harbofS BY sYpro7'
priations for the removal Of olistrlctions
flnreins or surveys thereof Swithea kView
TO define the jurisdiction of the United
States oycr; them, so that provision may
be.made by law to prevent distractions
therein
The Judiciary committee agreed to re-
mort fayorably on the bill providing tnpt
arrrcsts under the internal revenue laws
he made on warrants, and the parties ar
rested to be tried in their own counucS,
the prosecutor to pay the costs ol inc
case If it be fruitlcss one. Under the
present Laws .thsre. have been,-since the
! War. forty.violators of the internal reyc-
nue. laws sent from Georgia to serve
ttcuns in the Albany, N. Y, pcniten-
tiary.
The seal of secrecy has been,- removed
from a long list of combinations 10y inc
Senate. Among the nominations are the
! following: 7. s.. Hunter, collector oi
] Gust bns, Tappnhainoek, Va. 'Postm2s-
ters-iI. A. Pope, Manchester, Va; II.
A. Jordap,. Fernandina, Fla; W; &.
\ stone. Charleston. Miss; J. T. kiddo,
! CrfLIort. Ga. John +. Redding, Barnes-
vile. Ca. !; W.T.. ,Broyles,' d?ayfon, Team
To lie pension agent at Knoxville, Tenn
D. \. Carpenter. ...-s
sfasoDssbfal providing for an: invcsti-
cation of trusts and combinations was
lfakcn up by tho, House committee on
menuGaftuns and after ashort discussion,
! wbich discll sed the fact that the com
tnittcc Is unanimous in its. support, a
+, (iya able report vas ordered. 1t IS cX-
ned i that this report will be made carly
! Nv, week and viii recommend that thc
. Judiciary committee be authorized to IN
ycstigatc all trusts affecting coal, sugar,
,-,;,inc industries and other kindred sub
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
The cashier Of the Fidelity Nat:ona

Bank of Cincinnati, YL9se- only idea O,
!: 6SeIify was hat it ma le a nice sounding
name for bank, has found in the Jail to
which he has bccl sent man who was
, his schoolma:c ioIty-iiyG years ago. But
bihis docs rot reflect on the youthful
moral training Of the men, is the other
one is keeIer of the Jail.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28

The. natural. pyodu. Is of any land IN
veSctabe orsah hnal'lifc are tic safest foI
its inhabitants to propagate. Whtn they
try eyot;cs theirs may be TO adequate
check TO their increase AID the most
serious consequences will result. The
people OF New South Wales have, for
many Yeas 'BSn qlarrun., With rabbits
accidentally .introdoced intS that eourt
try, which has no foxes to reprsss their
incra;e-.1fespirsely populated rcgioa
cannot keep them d6wn:. Bounties arc
offered aud many men make handsome
liviDgs killing rabbits at. two TO four
'qis,Is7i hcad.,' Sheep keeping issthe
i, snd.sstry pf -lhe farmer Fhsre;, ;,bnt
..~ '',7 eat closer than sheep, ana
..-.t Ete or stayYe the latter out.
r.. r.. re5son itw years ago
ftlra. in'o.ae copatry' hSese
4iai c viz 4p arc ipgss as
to JeSneSd = rar 1 sso,,oy
rabsitsslufsse Paass 80, 80 - sipp
and It is cared shat Il inaNsf.1--s--s
blood o. the litter an.aL-s Is l.sess ave
1,te fo5d,
Ia. -
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28

A great "rIsh" Of herring is expected
this winter on the west coast cf Norway
For two centuries, for some unknowr
Z. reason, these rushes have occurred al
regular intervals. The two greatest oi
ssiern were noticed in 40 end 1907. =
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28


wicket |. and often 81 adly broken that
il ha, TO be swept oIt.-0m7ta Htrad
IN thee COLI winter nights true love is born
Conceive q sWec,cr picture II you can;
Fair Choc Il the frcsIie pops the corn
And stephen pops tho question, Ike a
man.
-BOstoa Courier
II tell YOU what it is, Gus: Aramintai
father can't appreciate US. lie has nc
SOUL" ooh, hc hasn't! ehI Well, u
you'd b en- in my place last night you'd
have thought he was all sole. ."-LIafPert
BIz0r
A strange child was introduced to 4
vcar-od Adelaide with injunctions as ts
his entertainment. With a superb dug
uity the suggestions were checked by;
'sliy dear, | have played with children
all my life '-1uerirm NaJ7ziac.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
-
aURNED TO DEATU.

\ horrible cremation occurred ut the
moor farm. thrce,nliks south Of Palestine.
Texas. The canyictS were all at break.
fast. except one ini;rm co!Ored paupci
named Betsy Cairo.wh So room was some
distance from the dining room. Before
tie meal Was oyer the old womanS room
was discovered to be on fire. Nic'-Su
rcrintcudcnt Williams Immediately rush
ed to the sctng, .and on opsHIass -t!le
ioor was .fnet binding shoot sof
lnfes auCIgrokc, 80 oyerpoWcring as 70
render Il '7rSossiblesto -enter the place
and the aged pmpcr was necessarily icii
to her fate, All but the Thighs and stom-
arh of the woman was burned to cinders
Not even sign of the head was found
She was an. inmatc Of thc poor house foT
several years, and vas. 20 wears old. The
Ioarditg lrollsesm Y 'stloonof Nelson BAR
7raby.h at. Minneapolis, Mimi, was
burned. Ita.asasss a riekety IS struet'
urcs ard burned 50 rapidly that II was
with difficulty thr-: anv' One. escaped.
Many Of the inmates jumped iiom upper
stories. hut II pcrishcd N tho iiaWcS,
Two Other boarding hptlss were lIrned,
hut the iamJ,rs escaped. tecuisiary loss
81. GOO. The mercury vas v56 below
abI absolutely gcsbiag co,;ld be done t
.xtiH-uish me tlanies. ~
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28

,nulrowncd in attempting to
fends. \ very small chl'd
Williams. also fell through
n va, saved by one of the
young ladies catching and
ng it out on the ice.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
how
HUM0R OF the
The eluestr.an taken to

The equestrian TAKEN to
The convict is ndd
humoc when he, b!calia@v g
Maud asks: How can
hands" Nakcbrcad, Nau t. =.
FREE Ire 3. ~-1-aa..
Men who coycr themselves with glor:
sometimes find that they are, after all
very thinly clal.-Ros'os Pot.
1t is rumorcd that the interstate pe)
pie are going To abolish the loSky
Mountain TaSses. -De'y0a fr.e Prel. r
Il saw n pretty thing in kid g!o, e.
last evening" observe .Fitzpcrcy TO hi
sister. "Iyhat was it, "My best grl'
hand. PitsiuJy Chr ni'c.
81 sec the dudc las got into th2 ate
ed .tioa of Webster Dictionary"
he. Well, hurry, then, and slang
cover down. - eli ogo Aerr. W
"Advice," says philosopher. SIS
come to us Ikea gentle fall Of Hi-
Very true; bat VIC usua'y receives
ifit were shower bath. Dos on Cor
DOCS marriage change man?'"
a writer. Depends on whom lac M
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six months. -BqrImy'oH Fire
Early To bed anl early TO rise
Mikes n man healthy, wealthy az
CamTagne and oysters az mdnigfNo
Cu.sa man or IN his early hows"e
90 Nerchnn
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ought to blcct my husband
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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
GOSSIP.

A. N, MaclIurpheg OF AuNssta, Ga,
has been appointed superintendent z
construction Of the public binding TO bl
erected there! Is % -
Tho comptroller of the currency ha.
aithorised the City National bank OF
Knoxville, Tenn, to begin business witI
a-capital OF 100000.
) x.Sevelon A. Brown. chief clerk o.. th'
Sfate Departm cats for flies last tifteer
years, viii retire shortly, and va be stc
eecded by j, Fenne lee, of Baltinore
at present secretary of legation at Vienna
The Postmaster General has issued !
circular letter 20 Festfnasters aemfody1asf Y
sthe. reles and regulations which will here
after govem;Imd-r the new lay relating
TO permissible writing and printing OF
second, third and .fOurth-ciasstrtrit- mat
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28

Eor several months past fequcnt Iepf rts
have been made to the. postoilicc depart
ment of the. loss of slGtteTsanaiIcd IN tWo
large oificeibuildings i'll the city. Re-
Gently the complaints haye included the
rifiing of street letter boxes. The othersay
postoffice inspectors arrested NJ. }; K"H-
bury. a boy about eighteen years old, z. as
the culprit, and he made statement re1
knowhdging his guilt as to oneF of the
fobberfcs. !
ss1Fhe National Board of Trade, in ses-