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Thomas County cat., 1889-08-22
AN OBJECT LESSON.

A pretty dog, with soft, dark eyes
And long, soft hair In color black
And tan and white, which parted lies
On either side. down neck and back.
The children say he is dude,
Because his hair thus splits, and we
Smile at the apt similitude,
Which suits our doggie to T.
OF course he is a pet with all
At home, including wife and me,
He'll run to catch the children's ball,
And il would make you laugh to see
The antics he will cut at play;
He'll give his paw your hand to shake.
And hide his foxy head away
Betw,xt his paws when e'er you take
An earnest look into his eyes,
All. then, how bashfully they fall
Your gaze; but, more than all, prize
HIS waving, pretty, waggish tail.
Not for its graceful, pretty curves,
Its waving hair, in black and white;
But for his wag, which observe
Is his expression for delight.
When. home returning, on the street
He sees me coming, wag and bark
My eye and ear unfailing greet,
His masters welcome always mark.
I can not do the smallest thing
To him, give cen a word. or look,
Or yet crust OF dry bread fing
To him, but that his wag is shook.
For thus he shows his gratitude:
And what a lesson does he teach
To animals OF nobler brood
Who, unlike him. have gift OF speech.
The dog, my friebd, will wag his tail
To speak his thanks for what you do
Or say. If kind, he'll never fail
In this. My friend, how is with you?
When morning comes, with rosy light,
To kiss your eyelids, as you lie
Refreshed with slumbers OF the night.
Have you no graceful thanks to say
To Him, whose mercy, while you slept
Watched over you In tender love,
In health and strength your being kept
That you may forth to duty move?
And as the day goes happy by,
Each passing pour with mercy fraught,
Is there no upward glance Of eye,
Nor in your heart one grateful thought
OF Him. 1.-THE Giver Of all good
Which comes to man, whose loving hand
Provides alike for all their food
And by whose power alone they stand?
The social joys which bless thy lot;
The powers Of mind, and soul and heart;
Are these goot gifts, or are they not:
II yes, whose hand did them impart.
II to give thanSs for these you fail,
OF your intelligence don't brag;
But think awhile of doggie's tail,
And learn the lesson OF its wag.
F. K Southmayd, in Inter Ocean.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-22
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.

In preserving care must be used to
select fine looking fruit and to keep its
shape while cooking, and also in max
ing. the sirup clear and thick.
An extra pit of ensilage provided
against the day of summer want. when
drOughts and fierce heats wither and
burn, will be good soiling crop.
TO test jelly, drop little into cold
water or on to cod plate, stirring it
fQ1 a few seconds. The best jelly
should not be boiled over FIVE minutes.
The blackberry is a persistent
weed and a nuisance il allowed to Sc
cure stand on q piece of ground
where it is not wanted. Every piece
of root that is cut of makes q new
plant
I'm making hay, farmers are apt
to become too much hurried with
drawing in. so that they dc not give
the hay time enough to cure and
| sweat; hence it becomes mow-burnt,
musty and discolored.
old tin cans with a very small
hole in the bottom, set near the stem
of the plant and filed with water is a
better way of supplying water than
attempting to give by pouring water
around the plants when needed
Tomato vines should be staked, or
tied up in some manner. in order to
prevent the limbs falling on the
ground and rotting the fruit 1t is
best to arrange the stakes or other
supports while the vines are young.
The beginning of towering is the
proper time to begin cutting clover. as
well as the grasses. Timothy be-
comes hard and woody much more
rapidly than orchard grass. 1t makes
better hay to sell, but not so good to
feed out
Flies and other insects often cause
the stock to lose flesh. even when the
best care is given. The small insects
may give more trouble than the larger.
being more numerous. Horses should
be protected with nets. whenever pos
sible, and the pens and stalls should be
kept clean.
Baked Hash.-Chop any cold meat
fine, grease pudding-dish. put layer
of cold mashed potatoes in the bot
tom. then layer of meat, then a layer
of stale bread crumbs; sprinkle with
pepper and salt. lay few bits of but
ter over and moisten with half cup
of beef gravy. Bake in moderate
oven one hour
-Currant and gooseberry bushes
may be transplanted in autumn, TAX
ing care to lift as large mass of roots
as practicable, and to thin out and
cut back a propOrtionate amount CT
the branches. Protect them against
the cold winds of winter by manure
over the surface, and evergreen
branches around the tops would be
additionally useful.
The most of the small fruits are
less unfavorably influenced by some
what shady location than are vege-
tables. Protection from too much
sun seems to be a decided advantage.
This is especially the case with goose
berries, currants and blackberries.
The largest and most luscious of black
berries are generally to be found hid
den under the densest foliage.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-22
81 have Quite an interestino

IL have quite an interesting or
astrological collection at home" said
q professor to his host Il would be
glad to have you call. Are you inter-
ested in birds?" mot much LEX
cept in larks. his wife pnt in. sending
. wave OF indignation over his face. ~
Merchant Traveller
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-22

ringtons' party.
ut is you!" cried Ethel, with spirit,
for the unexpected turn of affairs re-
stored her courage; lit is you, Mr..
Davenant, who were unkind, to stand
by and let old friends be victimized
without striking a blow in their be-
half! Pray. what did you expect me
to do? Was l to have said: No, thank
you. Mr. Carshalton. l prefer to stay
here with Mr.. Davenant?'
"And. if you had said it, would il
have been true?'
She changed her tone suddenly.
'.Dicky is such a bore! / think ]
prefer any ones society to his
He stopped short in the path. seizine
both her hands, and looking down at
her with stern and passionate eyes.
A close-linked couple strolling by
remarked to one another that there
had been a row. then refreshed them
selves with half dozen kisses
Ethel" said Jack, in an odd voice,
Its no use pretending. You do think
of me sometimes / happen to know
il. ~
She was looking up at him, but at
this allusion the sweet face flushed
and drooped suddenly.
Ethel - Jacks voice sounded
stranger and stranger; was he going
to laugh or cry? and why on earth
did he speak so low?-"Ethel, do you
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-22

'.Ethel," said her mother at break
fast the next morning. Ibid you have
pleasant time at the Warringtons?'
"Oh, yes. mamma" said Ethel,
drearily. She was pale and heavy
eyed; I think she had not slept all
night
"And who were there?'' went on
Mrs. Mariner, helping herself to but
tered eggs with CHEEKY briskness.
Ethel enumerated various people.
'.And Dicky Carshaiton." she con-
cluded. land Jack Davenant."
The last name slipped out with ex-
aggerated carelessness, and yet it was
whirring about in the poor girls head.
and had been doing SO for the last five
or six hours, like an imprisoned blue
bottle in a glass.
"Jack-Jack-Jack Davenant" Was
she never to have another definite
thought again?
''By the bye," said Mrs. Mariner, as
she rose from table, Twill you send a
note to Florence Byrne? want her
to lunch here tomorrow at 1:30-the
Singletons are coming"
Ethel moved to the writing table.
blushing family. She remembered
that Mrs. Byrne was Jack Davenant's
cousin.
"Half-past one, recollect," cried
her mother, as she rustled from the
room.
Ethel listlessly took up her pen. and
pulled sheet of paper toward her.
1t was not stamped with the address.
but she failed to notice this, and be-
gan at once
'.My dear Mrs. Byrne."
Then she stopped short, and the
buzzing in her brain went on worse
than ever.
The note got written at last, all but
the signature. and then she began to
wonder dreamily if she should sign
herself "Yours, very sincerely" or
Yours affectionately."
Ethel. Ethel" cried her mother,
putting her head in at the door, Il
am going out Give me the note for
Florence; l can take it to the post"
Guilty and ashamed, Ethel seized
her pen and wrote hastily, but in a
bold hand:
"Yours very sincerely,
JACK DAvENANT."
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-22

He hasn't the ordinary kindness to res
cue me from this bore. And ! have
been so horribly amiable to hin" she
thought in despair
..If she likes that popinjay, let her
go with him! I'm sorry for her taste,
that's ALL" reflected Jack. and in an
other minute Ethel found herself
actually seated in the tete-a-tete chair
with Dicky. whose large eyes were
rolling triumphantly in the light OF
the rose-colored lamps.
She did not succeed in making her
escape till it was time to go home.
Jack was nowhere to be seen. and she
drove back in the chill gray morning
With the heaviest heart she had known
for many years
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-22
''Yours very sincerely,
JACK DAvENANT."
Ill.

Ill
Mrs. Byrne neither came to lunch
nor answered the Mariners invita-
tiOn. Mrs. Mariner expressed sur
prise at this want of courtesy, and
apologized to the Singletons for hav-
ing no one to meet them.
''Are you sure. Ethel, you told her
the right day? Florence is in town, l
know, and it is so unlike her to be
rude"
Il think it was all right. mamma"
Ethel replied. vaguely, and never
gave another thought to the matter.
But on the morning of the next day,
as she was practicing her singing in
the great holland-shrouded drawing
room, the door was flung open to ad-
nit benign and comely lady, who
advanced smilingly towards her.
'.Mrs. Byrne!" cried Ethel, in some
surprise. getting off the music-stool.
Mrs. Byrne established herself COM
fortably in deep arm chair, then
beckoned the young girl mysteriously
with well-gloved finger: Come
over here, Ethel"
Ethel drew low stool to the others
side and sat down, smiling. but mys-
tilted.
Mrs Byrne played a little with the
clasp of the silver-mounted handbag
which she CARRIED, from which, hav-
ing at last succeeded in opening it.
she produced a stamped envelope ad-
dressed TO herself.
''Do you know that handwriting?"
she said. flourishing it before Ethel's
astonished eyes.
1T is my own; l wrote to ask you
to lunch," poor Ethel answered,
simply. while the thought flashed
across her mind that Mrs. Byrne had
probably gone mad.
''Read it, then" cried the lady,
with an air of suppressed amusement
which lent color to the notion.
Ethel unfolded it quickly. then sat
transfiXed like one who receives sud-
den and fatal injury. For before her
horror-stricken eyes glared these
words. in her own handwriting:
Yours very sincerely, JACK DAvEN-
ANT"
What does it mean?" she cried at
last. in hoarse voice, for it seemed
that some fiendish magic had been at
work.
That's what l want to know"
Mrs. Byrne answered more gently.
Il received this note the day before
yesterday. There was no address,
and the handwriting was certainly not
Jacks Nor is my cousin the least
likely to invite me to lunch at his
chambers So wrote off to him at
once. and told him to drop in to din
ner if he had any thing to say to me-"
| Ethel had risen to her feet and was
standing with little frozen smile on
her face. but at this point she broke in
hurriedly:
'.Did you show him-Mr. Davenant,
the letter?'
Mrs. Byrne nodded. She was not .
person of delicate perceptions, and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-22
The Man ''Who Had tho Idea."

What could we do without the man who 'had the idea" before everybody else, We all know him and love him. You get on the topic, say of the photograph, and you find he had the idea long before MT. Edison was heard of. If you press him, and ask him why ever he did not bring his discovery forward, he tells you that 1t was too much trouble. If some great composer astonishes the world by setting Paradise Lost" as . comic opera, you find it is no new notion to him; he had the idea long ago, and had often thought of suggesting it to that very composer Should an R. A. come before the world with . start ling classical picture, he always had the idea of that very subject for a painting, and now rejoices to see his idea carried out. Is a new statue put up in an overburdened metropolisa That very man, and no other
 was the man he always had an idea should have statue. Is new remedy proposed by an eminent physician for seasickness, say pork chops before sailing, or a solution of cut cavendish on the voyagei He himself all ways had that idea. If popular novelist thrills the reading world with tale of awe and mystery, the idea of the book is the very idea he always had in his mind, as good foundation for a novel. No matter what happens, he always had the idea that it was going to happsn; and no matter what is ex- plained, he always had the idea that that was the true xplanation.-London Globe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-22
Government in cimarron.

Poet and political rhapsodist have de scribed in captivating lines the descent of civil government, a divine ordinance, Minerva like, full grown and perfect from the mind of Deity. But the histo- rian must be more prosaic and exact. He sees that men originally combined in squads against other men and wild beasts, then many squads in one tribe, and thus on, the local being merged in the general, from the day when the original Aryan, living in his hut like . wild beast in his den, combined with his fellows, to the day when the British par lament legislates for 800, ,OO0, ,0OO people. The initial processes have been repeated hundreds of times in the far west. A company started ''across the plains;" they organized, elected captain and . ''sheriff." A few hundred men of all nations found themselves in a mining gulch, far from courts or capital; they organize, make government and wait for regular courts and laws to overtake them. In Colorado there were once fifty independent governments. That civil government is purely g human in- vention is conclusively shown by the fact that man is continually inventing it. Cimarron is only the latest object lesson in that line. Its government is ne,0 in fairly successful operation, and the people are waiting to see what cor> gress will do.-Exchange.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-22
How Gas Damages Books.

Gas is a great destroyer of fine leather book bindings. Take the sheep bound vol umes that come from the public printing office at Washington and place them on the top shelves of one of our book cases and in five years the leather is utterly rotten and lifeless, and the covers come off where they join the backs. Hence we place all such books on low shelves, where the hot air can- not reach them Red morocco is the only leather we have found that resists the action of the dry atmosphere where gas is kept burning constantly, and we have all our val uable books rebound in half red morocco when the covers come off. This keeps the lids and backs together for twelve or fifteen years Then we keep the best books that are not so bound in closed cases, and that saves them some. But there is no way of preserv- ing leather bound books indefinitely where gas is burned.-Librarian in St. Louis Globe Democrat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-22
How to wash Your Face.

Without being unkind to women, I want to say that very few of them know how to wash their faces, not only so they will be clean, but so the skin will remain white, firm and tight-this tightness preventing wrinkles. Here Is the recipe: Fill a large bowl full of hot water-I mean hot, not tepid-then bathe your face thoroughly, using for this purpose your hands, which have been called by 6 scientist a washrag with brain in it. Don't just give your face a dab or two, but let it know what . bath means; then, while it is still feeling the effect of the hot water, give 1t another bath in cold water; then dry it with soft towel Do not believe for an in stant that rough towels are good for fine skin; you might just as we'll use 8 curry comb to keep your bang in order.-Bab in Philadelphia Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-22
A "Roundup" in the Far West.


 The word ''roundup,' so often seen in print, is known by most people to be western term, but it's real significance is not generally known.
 On the northern ranges in Dakota, Mon tana and Wyoming territories, the cattle are all allowed to run at large through the win ter and summer. They do not stray great distance of, however, and, unless stampeded, may usually be found within thirty miles or so of their respective ranches.
 To collect these immense herds of cattle in the spring and fall is no easy matter, and to do this a roundup" is formed. This is made up by the owners of the ranches which are on the same range, sending roundup" outfit and their quota of cowboys.
 These respective representatives of the diff ferent ranches meet at the end of their range or district and slowly go through the coun- try, collecting and branding the cattle and calves.
 The cattle collected during days riding are all driven to the nearest ranch where there is a corral. Cattle are not collected every day, as the cowboys stop every other day to brand the cattle caught. The cattle collected in days ride by a roundup" of thirty cowboys make an immense herd. This herd Is watched very carefully during the night, and the next morning the work of rounding them out' begins.
 Rounding out' is the term applied to sep arating the cattle of different brands from the herd.
 After the small herd are separated the COWS with calves and unbranded cattle are rounded out from the branded cattle.
 When all the cattle are branded they are driven back over the same ground that the roundup" traversed the day before and turned loose.
 Life on the roundup is hard work. The cow boys are in all sorts of danger, have to sleep on the ground, rain or snow, ride hard one day and work hard the next at branding Philadalnh{a PrasS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-22
PARNELL VICTORY SURE
GLADSTONE PREDICTS TT AND PIG-
 orr PROVES TT.

sir Charles Russe11's Shrewd Work
 Proved That The Informer Is the
 Author of The Alleged ''Parnell'
 Letters.
 LONDON, Feb. 2l.-In the Parnell hear ing to-day Sir Charles Russell cross examined Pigott. He asked the witness to write the words livelihood" likeli- hood,' .' Richard Pigott," and "prosely- tism,' "Patrick Egan." "P. Egan" and "hestancy." This the witness did Pigott said he had correspon- ded with MT. Forster from 1881 to 1884. He denied that he had communi- cated with every secretary since 1870. He did not think that Sir Charles Russell ought To question him regarding the letters 10 Archbishop Walsh, because he regarded the Archbishop as his confessor. He der ieA that he knew that articles on Parnellsm and crime were being pre- pared.
 Sir Charles Russell here produced a letter from Piggott to Archbishop Walsh dated March f, 1887. and marked ''private and confidential In this letter Pigott told the Archbishop that he was aware proceedings were contemplated with the object of destroying the Parnellites' in tluence in parliament. All that he could indicate was that the proceedings would consist of the publication of statements tending to show the eonplicIty in crime of Parnell and colleagues. He assured the Archbishop that he wrote with full know ledge of these designs and could indicate how they could be successfully combatted and defeated.
 Sir Charles Russell pressed the witness to explain how these designs could have been defeated if the letters were genuine. Pigott replied that he had not the slightest recollection of writing anything of the kind. He did not recollect what charges were meant in the letter and in fact he did not recollect the letter at all. He could not have had the Parnell letters in mind when he wrote to the Archbishop. He must have been thinking of other charges, but he could not say what those charges Were
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-22
ASSAULTED BY X NEGRO.
Another Negro Defended Her and
 Held the Culprit Until the Police

Another Negro Defended Her and
 Held tho Culprit Until the Police
 Arrived.
 VlCKsBURG, Feb. 21.-This afternoon Wesley Thomas, colored, attempted to criminally assault two white ladies at a point barely outside the city limits, but was prevented by another negro named Jake Littleton, who shot and captured Thomas and held him until the arrival of policemen from the city. The negro was lying in wait for no person in particular, it sesms. He first accosted Miss Raff, who screamed and ran away escaping to a place of safety.e Hardly a minute after. and before Miss Raff could give an alarm, Miss Kate Pinkston passed and was set up- on by the ruffian. She resisted fercely, screaming for help the while, which final ly came in the shape of Jake Littleton, who was on path a few hundred feet away. He ran to tie spot whence the screams came, and, not knowing the na- ture of the assault, eNpostulated with the negro, who tore the cloak off the young lady, and she ran te an adjoining negro cabin, where several women were. Little ton drew his pistol and fired on Thomas, striking him in the forehead. He then tied the scoundrel securely and delivered him to the police.
 Thomas was jailed, but, as two prisoners were taken from the jail here and hanged within the last two years, the deputy sher- if spirited the prisoner away few min utes after he had been incarcerated. As soon a. the nature of the crime became known last night crowd visited the jail, and were disappointed in finding the ne gro gone. A searching party was organiz- ed, and if Thomas is found he will be hanged
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-22
Feminine Noses.

The positive nose is we'll proportioned, though slightly inclined to the retrousse. It betokens bright, vivscious nature, and is somewhat emotional
 The truly feminine nose is something of 8 snub, but 1t is a good lovable nose for all that, and is vastly superior to many a moro pretentious organ which may carry along with it disagreeable traits.
 The vigorous, pushing nose is set with firm ness on the face, and is almost masculine in the severity of its outlines. It is usually ac- companied with 8 strong, fair development. and denotes practical hard common sense Susan B. Anthony has such nose.-Boston Budget
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-22
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

Grade Crossing and street Railway
 Again.
 CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-A cable car on Six teenth and State streets, containing scores of passengers was struck last night by a Chicago and Alton locomotive and hurled at least 100 feet. Mrs Robert Mitchell was found in the wrecked car insensible and fearfully cut in the side, head and hands. She will die. James Burns had leg frac- tured. Miss Beatrice Schnfer had her head gashed. Miss May Peppers arm was dis located and three other ladies were less se- riously injured.