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Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

THE Legislature of Ohio attacked the
telephone monopoly,o ON the 10th, the House
passing the Clark bill, fixing the rental at
So per month and $3.50 per month where
more than one instrument is used.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

IT is believed in Berlin that during the
debate on the Colonial bill in the Reichs-
tag Prince Bismarck will dwell at length
upon the existing relations between Ger
many and England.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

COMMODORE WALKER, chief of the
Bureau of Navigation, says there is no
truth in the published report that yellow
fever has broken out on the Galena, at
Kingston, Jamaica.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

If the permission of the Porte can be
obtained junction of the Turkish and
Greek railroads will be made so that the
Indian mails will be embarked at PirBus
instead of Brindisi as at present.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

A NEWSPAPER reporter named Reeves
was committed to prison at Dublin, on the
I4th, for contempt Of court in refusing to
testify from notes he had taken of speeches
delivered by ParnelliteS.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

THE Secretary of State and Miss Bayard.
On the 18th, entertained the President and
Mrs. Cleveland and the other Ministers of
the Cabinet and their wives, with the
Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle and Senator
and Mrs. Gray, at dinner.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

SEVEN men left Needles, Cal, recently,
for the new gold fields. While going
through the rapids in the river few miles
below that city, the boat capsized, and
four of the party were drowned.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

TWENTY armed moonlighters visited the
tenants of the estate of the Earl of Ven
mare, on the night of the sth, and warned
them against departing from strict adher-
ence to the plan of campaign.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

lhE Anarchists of Paris have issued
manifesto to thee electors of the Depart
nlent - OF the Seine, in which they appeal to
NJ one people not to vote for sry candidate.
~ cue manifesto says .''The Senate and
onamoer OF Deputies are powerless to
eiilanclpate the people. A revolution will
"one tree them from their oppressors."
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

lTwas reportedfrom Berlin, on the 18th,
mat Prof. Geffikcen was suffering from
ChoIerine, which, it was feared, might de
,eiop into cholera. He persistently re-
fuses i to be interviewed, but still receives
'e'IerS kilograms, flowers, etc.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

LIE opening of the Landtag, at Berlin,
VI the 18th, was observed with great cere-
niohy' many notables being present. The
IIperor was enthusiastically cheered
~nen he entered and when he left the
lan. Cheering was frequent throughout
MS Nh speech, and loud applause followed its
close. Prince Bismarck was absent.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

Mr. ROBERT GENT-DAvIs, Member of
Iv british Parliament, who was commit
.l 'ea TO prison for contempt of court in
.allins to pay over the sum Of f3,S7s, due
" MN as administrator of his uncle's
estate, was released on the 11th.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-19

DOTH the Pope and Premier Crispi have
uechned to grant to Cardinal La Vigerie
=! ge privilege of an interview on the ques-
81, stoA OF a crusade against the slave trade.
me Pope, in refusing to receive the Cardi-
10. aSl expressed his opinion that the ques-
uoh was inopportune.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-22

shake 4 up. rhiie yOu are II itfr Uttered
And Wickwirs kept o. shaking the egg
and neysr saying . word. After . while
BE tried balancing g. again and auzfn the
egg laid over ~ though e were tired.
y ron want . stand Il up, why don't
ySu break the shell Ike COLUMBUS did ~
ssksd some one, shsseat the whole party
giggied
But Wickgire aaid nothing; he was busy
enough trying 20 balance that exg and
Keeping from getting hot He ran over the
newspaper clipping again IN his mind 90 be
sure ne vas ali right. Then he tried IL
again. and again the egg rolled over ike :
tired tramp.
WiekNire had about concluded that this
egg must be an abnormal zscnssrosfsv Of
some kind, but out Of sheer desperation ne
grabbed u FOR another shake.
he has 20 shake Ii three times for luck y
whispered someone, andibIy. and Wick.
wire, In the agony Of despair, gave q more
desperate shake than ever.
The finsi shake settled IT.
The secret was out-and 50 was the over
done egg juice. The shaking up had gen
Grated enough gas. aided by WTickwtre's
hands, 70 break the shell 70 smifhereeus.
The fluid ran down over Mr.. Wiekwire's
rers0n and over his faIl-hosonaed shirt
front. In way that made him look like
bilious Mikad0.
The egg also made les presence felt in
smother way, that made al the visitors
weary and want 70 90 home without stop
ping 20 take any refreshments.
The majority OF them did start out into
the cleaning 70 reyei IN the fresh air Of
the isont yard, bat they did not get out
quick enough 70 see the neighbor's small
boy 60 streaking over the fence from his
hiding place under the window. The
sInall boy had merely loaned the servant
girl the only real. ripe egg in the house,
and had followed along after to sec the fun
He sag Il
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-22
Came 60 Grief.



The suit Of the Widow Gibbs against as
for breach of promise. damages $4,000,
came up in court last Friday. The suit
was instituted six months ago by the court
house ring, which has sought our downfall
ever since the first issue of this paper.
That il they put the widow up 20 sue Us,
and have advanced the money Is it was
needed.
When the widow was put on the stand
she testified that on the night Of February
II, 1887, we asked her TO marry Us.
She insisted that the date was correct
and that nothing could change her mind
about IT, We then exhibited the records
of the jail to prove that on that day and
night and all next day and night we we're
a prisoner, having. some OF our readers
may remember, departed from our line OF
virtue and gone on bender. This exhibit
knocked the widow out in the first round
and confonnded her supporters. and we
don't believe they will tackle as again after
that fashion.
As for the widow, she was only cats
paw and we have sent to bar house basket
Of groceries, clothes-iine, set Of cups
and saucers and sack Of -four. TO prove
that We have no malice.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-22

cushions r5g WA the decollefeness Of bis
Jersey. IL was cut oval, bal the entire
absence Of nes.k OF sleeves would hare kept
Il out ef even the Mstropolitan operahouse
Ia fact, il had no neck Il vas al SIDES
and back. The object Of this lack vas 70
give the pincushion good chance TO SICK
pins and things into himself.
While the editors and reporters and 81
the assembled taxpayers and veritases and
PRO bono puhlicos were cr0wding around
breathlsaaiy waiting for him 80 begin. the
pinrushiOn spoke 10 these rearest him N
Low. weiI-modnlated tones. thereby show
ing that true greatness l. not puf1ed up.
81 was born = he said, Sin Newark. ,. j..
twenty years ago, near the ripping waters
of the PasSaic. / was not always thus,
hired pincushion. the savage chief OF sun
more savage freaks" He went on % state
that New York had been tender nurse 70
him and taught him 20 gaze upon the
fierce eyes OF the polished Glastonbury,
Conn. needle even rs the boy upon .
laughing girl. Then it was that the editor
spoke up. Hurry up and % your acs,
said he "A stitch IN time ssves nins-
The psneushi0n then threaded long cstn-
brio needle with hne lavender silk and
poked it through the lobe Of his left ear.
Then be pushed the point through his Left
cheek. opened his mouth and looked pleas
ant. The writer pulled the needle and silk
through the cheek, and the pincushion
thanked him cheerfully, poked 1t out
through his right cheek and drew the
thread in the same manner through his
right ear. Thus his ears and mouth were
snugsly sewn together and be snapped on
a ,urfsf Ftatr f4f
Il don't feel il bit. . be said.
Now the pincushion took up . large aEl
and stuck 1t into the biceps OF his right
arm. He smiled. He stuck Q long sail
makers needle through the skin and flesh
over bis right wrist and smiled some more
Then he inserted more sailmakers' needles
in various parts OF his left arm. After that
be jabbed 1T needles into bis breast, and
looked like the lines of battle school books
tell about as lines Of bristling steel
but why don't you stick pins into
yourself ?" asked one Of the spectators.
Because pins is poisonous" ssia the
pincushion with rare grin at bis own
repartee. At this juncture he asked the
New Jersey editor 70 give him lighted
cigar. The editor did so. and the pincush-
ion jammed the red-hot end on his tongue
and wfnked the wink Of mirth. The cigar
then went out. The human rincushicn
said, while putting on his McGinta clothes,
that his name was Louis J. Beck. and that
he was going 20 keep on sticking sharp
things in him self al q dime museum on
the Bowery. Also, he declared that he
never knew what fire human pincushion
he was until he had Cooled certain wicked
boys at school hall dozen times BY sit
ting down on pins they had carefully bent
and put in his chair without his knowi-
edge before or after the act of sitting. The
name has stuck to him ever since.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-22
UP IN mER LINE.
How Pretty Boek Agent Got Ahead OF
Newspaper Man.


Brooklyn Eagle.
There are more than two newspaper men
living In Woodsburgh, l.. l.. and Of one Of
them the boys told the RapsbEev a good
story. 1t seems the newspaper man In
question had been annoyed by persistent
book canvaaser. She was young, pretty
and laxative and had for sale q gaudily
covered book entitled How To lie Good. =
The newspaper man was busy when she
first called on him and he told her 10 drop
ia when be had more time. She did not
succeed In selling the hook on the first at
tempt nor on the second. Her visits, how
ever, became 50 frequent that the news
paper man told his wife Of the matter. She
was struck with the title Of the hook and
told her husband that he ought 10 buy it,
az he needed instruction on the subject
treated. The book agent called the next
day rs usual and the newspaper man said !:
well. IN take your book, but l would
not buy 1t only my wife has taken fancy
TO the title
The lady canvasseF had not closed her
purse on the 81 which she received for the
book before she learned where the news
paper man lived, and that afternoon found
her in Woodsbargh, where she sold q
second copy Of the book TO the newspaper
mans wife
He reached home earlier than usual that
evening, and with lighted pipe was enjoy
ing the comfort derived from roomy
slippers which adds to the prospects Of
dinner when his wife said: II forgot 10
tell you bought that book, tHow To Be
Good
The c0mpositor. you did," said he.
Now we've got two copies. l bought one
Of the book agent to-day"
well, " said his wife. 1--WE cam"
"Eo, We cant That's selling books on
false pretenses and I'll have that woman
arrested. The train Is Just getting in. but
1 have my slippers on. There's Lying
going 10 the train now. Say, Lying. stop
that book agent at the station until ! see
her.
what do you want to see her about ?"
asked Lying.
Never mind now. She'll be of il you
don hurry. You just keep her talking
until get there.
LYING reached the station as the fair book
agent was boarding the outgoing train
Excuse me- he said, ''but Mr. Dash
wants 10 sec you"
isMr. Dash wants 10 see mef" said the
book agent, dsmurely standing on the car
platform. "oh. yes. he wants 10 buy one
Of my books. I must have cash for IT.,
though. The price Is =.
Mr.. Lying. happy 10 cblige bis friend
Dash, paid she money. took the book How
10 BE Coed" and the train started as
Dash, out of breath, reached the station.
"Dont hurry. old fellow" said Lying.
Eve got the book for you, How To BE
Good. -
by thunder" said Dash, as he sat on
the baggage truck and shook his Iist at the
train.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-22
IA nrMAN rINCrsmION.
He sticks Himself Fail Of sharp Things
and naesnsf Care . Cent


New York World.
A dark.skinned young man walked into
the Office Yesterday afternoon and solemn
IN sal down. He pondered awhile and
made a great effort 20 lock unusually
humble. The effort wasn't much Of sue
cess. thoagh. for the fsre Of genius wonldnt
down, ont kept glimmering in its own
fierce way and caused him to regard the
reporters and clerks and editors and Office
bows with glanoes that seemed to say, Il
alone am truly great when his proud
spirit had chafed in this fashion foe bali an
hour or 80 the young man arose and spoke
tO reporter.
..This man Professor Franklin he said
ssclains 10 Re the champion hnnsn PIN
rsshlon. anvil and saiaasandes He's away
of I'Sa the best psneushion and saianasis-
aer in the business. i don't claim to be =
human anvil. hecause dom look on that
~ legitimate dFama-see9 But can stick
more things In myself than anybody else
Won ever saw"
The reporter humhly drew the plneash-
ioass attention 10 the tramp young gentle
man in Nonowantnckimloke, Pa, Who 70
win bet recently inserted peck ct clans,
toe oysters. thirty haFd-ectlea etyss
sad four factor. nodded mlHce pies into
himself and vas stiA alive as the local
ionrnAl went 10 press.
sAh. he ain'e in nay class - al, sail
the pancashion lafuly. "Noa aiat IN u,
talking that way 90 me | cant eat mach
hut can that yoang fellow wish the clans
and ths hard boiiesd eggs poke AiEnssd fun
II pins. and needles. and avis and sail
makers needles and things. hey lsso6
hsrei
20 saving the pineushiaa walked saso =
small reora that contained the great editor
ara began "a take OF his clothes The
great editor aed xtth = groan freEa TIE
snail room, and presently the psncasAsoa
0penssi he doSs< ard stoSi on the thgeSa-
AID in al his glory he VAS beautiful fTosa
ihe aesss e. hls head Ills shoes we're the
shsAssss ol Shay enausleA heather and
they led ap 60 ioag tights 81 hack SIX
edged VITA mAave stripe sseNn each lex
ansa partially ohSc9Fed ~ CARING truaks
al shrimp pink. TUCKED. sAsrre<i, accoEsigE
plated ard esssssTtng vita pAsssxneEstsrfe.
The h<eiy q the costume VAS ~ hAck slik
uehtang Qaxlntsy anssheSl in shoulder puts
q sslk whose tint Was Ake thAs found q
the pnseEsos 81 Hewsy captured scaiAep
shesl gAltAoa<h this trae sass Is written
~ aseze nsaa. the description a the COS
sarae & Absolutely oorsess, for did naS TIE
tashacn esalsag SEQ IL toefa
The most starting ihsEs aAont The Psn-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-22

ner MT. Niekwfre Learned TO Under
ssAnd Newspaper Clipping.

/ IVA EtfAf
y make al egg stand on end without
ssskahg the shell, place a small looking.
- 'ssel On The table. face upward; take
s1szh eFg. shake il violently so that the
- assd folk mix, then place il upon the
~ss asd 7 viii stand in equilibrium.
80 vas newspaper clipping young
Nksslfs read in an evening napar.
ssslg nj. Wsekwire was veTy fond OF
ka's' magic aud woald turn himself into
: slaaisar magician on a moments notice
tfehsng party or elsewhere. So be
es'sisy eat out the aforementioned par.
%slA ios future reference.
= - Gays alter that he was invited 70
80 private party At friends, and as
- sife was always called apen 60 help
- sasn any crowd he might happen 10
= b brushed up few ~ his old chest.
- - use GA this occasion. A happy
kas struck him as be ran across the
RslaPes clipping the afternoon before.
sssa over carefully SO A. to take in
1s essaals of the trick which he was
- ssFs Be had pretty wei fastened in
ssssost The trick seemed rather too
g ssesi any rehesrsing. and when
- sa they we're all cat Of eggs at home
- sss'aas he ist the matter so BY simply
ssnasy, 49, ',s'''e - = 's,A
x. ssensng, after The spirits oF the
- ssSAn . aAE little. Mr.. wickwire
stasd upon - give a little exhibition
fArisv magic. After q suitable
-.ss q hsSisaRey be did his katie swal-
- 1'ek and his secoad-sight trick and
a. W ast trick. aad then he announced
Dad al sntirely new and noxel
- sess be Vas sheai 90 produce for tha
Laae Al shls everygns aap,audszl.
- 49, VEN al heartily tired OF the old
WI yea please gst me an egg
- Wal haiFFeE :" ssksa MIR. wickwlre
sssaasly q was the rrrgy.
- We hostess demanded az eSe Of
= the etsehen, she found there
s. - esas aaoat tie house, 80 the slfl
- efsr - = nssghtors after enc.
/ - .ssaf EAs reoes readily secured. ard
49, wa TIE ascessarx implements. the
Ne k@ase returned q, tAe psr4sr.
i 49, BAD N the meantime cleared ed
~ 'satss. apea which ha carefully
- y !. '.ae sEisall ralrFos face up Then he
- SO, Asldii % ~hsrx al eeald see
49, 4 tes nystegious passes ard
49,. asa osEsn shaking g. After he
49, y Aa4 4 shaken sp sEeagh he
- ! - It's Eeans on TIE nirreF. kas for
-. s'ssfsaas Fsssoa the egg topped
~ - - &tstiescs Esgelea and soEae Que
~ - ssaoagA - a. L tar uas his new
a. - I g tAaagat il all oat kimselt.
-. -.a-as MsrkwsFe l5ssls het: hs sad
49,, - = sazs hare s~en SHAKING tAe table
ssss, Be thsasht bsss 70 take up
Ard shake Il again.
49, ssas - give as an esq saaks.
- sosae oss.
yc1 better Fst = mAeAlas and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-05
Lice Multiply RapidIv.

No matter how clean the poultrv.
house may be, it is difficult to keen
clear of lice during very warm
weather, and even when the hens AZ
rid of one kind of lice, they NAV b
afflicted with another. This NAV ba
shown by examining the house and Ina
fowls for the little red mites which
usually crawl on the hands or Get On
to the clothing of one entering tbe
house. No signs of their presence
may be seen, but lift up the wing Of
the fowl, and large blood-suckers
may be seen running to escape obser-
walton. If the skin of the head and
throat be next examined, another kind
OF lice, larger than those under the
wings may be seen. The best safe.
guard against these depredators is to
hold the hen head downward and
thoroughly dust her with fresh Dial.
matian insect power, especially under
the wings, and then grease her head
and neck with melted lard. Cole.
mans Rural World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-05
ScabbY Legs.

Many complain of HAVING fom,
flicted with rough or scabbv -. s.
This is hardly ever seen on ponltre
well kept establishments Its CO.,. =
l am satisfied, is from negleotea :
kept houses, where the platform nna.-
the roost is allowed to get loaded w.sa
droppings several inches deep. and ~
floors are never cleaned up or the s.,s
renewed, and too often from the ny, -
duction of fowls from other bor.s-
where it has been allowed to ~
toothold, for if not looked after 80
stopped at the beginning it will soss
go through the flock. tn
free from it, the houses m,.s
be kept clean and sweet 4
every particular, both by whitewas1
ing and daily cleaning of the 5roa
pings from the roost Rake the oronss
over at least once a week, to take S
the accumulation of feathers and mg
nure and bring fresh soil to the snr
face. Saturate the roost with eruda
petroleum, and apply the same then.
oughly and often to the legs Of tba
afflicted fowls. Do not keep fowls ova,
one laying season, unless they ga
choice ones for breeding, for they ara
much more liable to get diseases 81
different kinds, especially this one q
scabby legs. Poultry World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-05
COOL OFFICE BOY.
His Impudence Is Pronounced Enough to
Make Saint Profane.

His Impudence Is Pronounced Enough to
Make Saint Profane.
In one of the biggest law offices in
this city there is employed little
pale-faced boy whose bright eyes are
forever on the alert to detect some
thing. He doesn't care much what it
is so that it violates some Of the rules
laid down by his employer or seems to
him to be wrong or needn't of correc-
ton. His contempt for wealth and
power is unsurpassed, and he will de-
tect some slight fracture of the rules
by famous man and chide him as
quickly as though he were the poorest
client on the list ofhis employers. His
little desk is near the entrance, and
here he sits throughout the day with
his pointed chin in his hands and his
eyes fixed upon some bloody tale of
hairbreadth escapes. But his wits are
always on edge and the fall of the
lightest footstep without causes him to
prick up his ears and listen with every
fiber of his body. When the person
enters he asks
WHO did you wish to seeP"
"Mr. -"
what did you wish to see him
Rbout?'
II will tell him.
every we'll"
Then the boy resumes his reading
and the visitor, after puzzled glance
at the row of little Offices. says:
please tell Mr.. - that Mr.. Smith
is out here and would like to see him"
What about?"
"Bless your impudence, what's that
to youP"
The boy returns YEARLY to his book
and pays no further attention to any
thing outside of it until Mr.. Smith
weakens and says:
Tell him l want to see him about
that Blank matter"
Then the boy looks up and says, with
an air of renewed interest in life:
20, but you can't, cause Mr..
isn't in. He has just stepped out"
when will he be IMP"
Don't know"
win he be in again to-day"
''Guess not.
do you know where he lisp"
''Yessir."
"Where?"
Europe Ny SIM
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-05
Fall Colts and Calves.

For growing stock grass is rec
Ognized as one of the cheapest and
best of feeds. Not that it is in all
cases a complete food, but during the
growing season it can be used to good
advantage as principal food. And in
the management of the farm stock it is
quite an item to get the largest amount
OF benefit from the grass, either by
pasturing or soiling.
Calves and colts, in the first few
months of their existence, must de-
pend almost, if not wholly, upon milk.
1t matters little during this time to
them, at least, whether their dams are
pastured upon grass or are fed hay and
grain in the stable. provided the GUAM
tity and quality are such as to enable
them to furnish full supply of milk.
But when they are ready to wean then
it comes a question of considerable in
terest, as they will grow and develop,
usually, in proportion to the quality
and quantity of the food supplied.
One OF the principal advantages in
having the colts and calves come in
the fall rather than in the spring is
that, by the time they are ready to
wean in the spring, the grass will
have made sufficient growth to fur
nlsh considerable food, and they will
be able to make their first six-months'
growth, after weaving. upon grass
rather than upon dry hay or fodder
and grain. In counting the cost of
preparing an animal for market, the
period of weaving is usually considered
the proper time for beginning the &C
count. and in majority of cases it
will lessen the cost considerably if
grass can be made the principal food
for the first six months. With the
cows another item can be added
Whether marketed as milk or made
into butter the milk is of more value
during the winter than in the summer;
and, after calving, the cows will give
the largest quantity of milk, at sale
for four to six months, and this can be
secured with little, if any more ex-
pense, during the winter than in the
summer.
SO far as possible all the stock on
the farm should be kept in good
thrifty condition, and if this is done
the cost OF feeding is but little, if any,
more during the winter, whether a
large or a small quantity Of milk is
supplied.
With the brood mares it is usually
expected that enough work can be
done oy them to pay at least for their
keep, and yet it is an item to get this