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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Nurse Ito young husband)-"A
beautiful ten-pound baby, sir" Young
husband getting things mixed in his
ent)-'Glorious Am father
or mother?''-Chatter.
Indignant young man-"Waiter,
your coat sleeve dipped into this lady's
soup" Obliging waiter-"Don't mem
ton 1t, sir; 1t will wash out What kind
of fish, please?" Philadelphia Inquirer.
Great reader-sHave you read the
Bible mucff,F Miss Knowitall?" "Oh,
yes, read it from Genesee to Revolu-
ton" Indeed, how do you like
Psalms?" II neverread Sans. Did no
write Bible?''-Plunder.
-Tenant-"Land our house wall
has sprung out about ten feet" Land
lord MAKE yourself easy. Although
It probably renders the house that much
bigger do not fear; will not raise tho
rent on you. Philadelphia Times.
Mrs. Flapjack-..You have been
flirting with my daughter, and last
night you even went so far as to kiss
her. Now want to know what are
your intentions. Boarder-"Myi nten-
tlOus aTc hcfeI= w Wv oo again. OAoo
Siftings.
-Maginty-"Phat's that stone shanty
in the park, Casey?' Casey--.srhat's q
mausolcum, my bye" Maginty-"And
phat the divil's mausoleum?" Casey
Its Crane ye are, Dinnis. Sure .
mausoleum is q house man lives in
afther he's dead. America.
william" said the minister, IT
saw your father coming from the depot
with string of fish last Monday morn
ing. hope he didn't catch those fish
on Sunday" "Well, he told ma he did,
but between you an me .hink he
bought EN-. Washington Post
Boston woman=-''Is that ice some
that was put up this, winter?r Ice man
-s'No, ma'am; does it look like 1t?
That was put up three years ago." Bos-
ton woman-.'Well. you take 1t right
out, and bring some fresh, that was cut
this winter. won't have any stale ice
here. Light.
Judge What's the charge, oficer?"
0fficer-"Petty larceny. your honor"
Prisoner dnterrupting)-"I beg your
pardon, iudge-the charge is impers0n-
ating an officer" Judge-.sHow do you
make that out?" Prisoner--s'I took
handful Of peanuts and an orange from
a poor woman's stand without paying
for them. Puck.
Salesman in a shoe store (deferen-
tially-''I hardly think No. 2, ma'am,
will Customer with some asperity)
That is the size always wear, sir.
II you have none will go elsewhere.
Salesman lequal to the occasion) ST
was speaking Of the. ordinary No. 2.
Here 10 q fine grade Of shoe we call the
amp1ified No. ~ [sells her . pair Of
fives. Chicago Tribune.
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SIGHTS IN IRELAND.

Some Interesting Matters Noted BY an
American Reporter.
Inc hotels are comfortable and home
like. When tea Is served the teapot
wears quilted cover to keep the heat
in the vessel There is gas in the hotels,
but 1T is OF an inferior quality. The
rooms in the hotel are heated by open
CRATES, in which soft Scotch coal is
burned. The bedsteads are quaint and
old-fashioned, with aqueer little canopy
extending from the head board. You
retire for the night by the light of a
candle. This Is the custom even in the
most fashionable hotel In Cork, where
the rates charged are as high as those OF
the Fifth Avenue Hotel in this city.
You sleep on feathers into which you
sink to the depth OF foot. Enough
quilts and blankets for four separate
sleepers are piled over the bed. There
are no bootblacks in the streets Your
boots are BACKED by housemaid. In
the city of Queenstown, which contains
$4,000 inhabitants there are no more
than three newsboys. American news
papers sell for twelve cents apiece.
An Irish barber shop, such as is pat
ronized by the mass of people, is very
interesting place. A specimen found in
Queenstown was SO small that three
customers crowded it uncomfortably.
Small packing boxes were ranged along
the wall as seats for the ''nexts." A
gentleman with wooden leg acted as
proprietor and cash-taker, and two cal
low youths of eighteen inflicted the tor
ture. The operating chair had legs
which were bound like those of baby
who had learned to walk too soon. The
head rest was adjusted by means of
wooden peg hung to a leather strap.
Both BARRIERS operated from the same
lather pot, the contents Of which gently
bubbled over gas jet '.Wan swipe o..
the metal on aich side RAPED yer jowl. y
The BARRIERS were remarkable for the
freedom and grace of their move
ments. They stood off at arms
length from the victim. In half the
time that barber in America would
consume the job was completed. An
Irish barber does not comb your hair
when shaving you unless asked to do 50.
Neither does he apply alum to the face,
or use powder, or sprinkle cologne over
his customer. He simpfy sreaps the SUI
perfluous hair and then collects four
cents.
The average Irish policeman is as fine
a specimen of physical manhood as ever
served on the Broadway squad. He is
usually six feet tall, admirably proper
toned and an athlete. He wears
light, waterproof oyercoat with a cape.
The lower part of his legs are incased in
leather leggings, laced up at the sides.
Upon Ills head, perched sidewise just
over his ear, is cap, which resembles
large pill-box, from which leather
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MELANCHOLY, EVEN SAD.
One Thing in Which Europe's Effete Mo
arches Excel Us.

one lhihs In when Earope,s Ehete Mon
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go, ..
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issue in American politics. They can
not succeed; but if;they could, it would
not help them On the sole and naked
issiie that he had cursed Charles A.
Dana. and denounced him asia malicious
liar and inveteratef backguatd, any man
Of fair abilities could be elected Prcsi-
dent of the United States by practi-
cally unanimous vote of the electoral
college. Chicago Standard.
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"Ner me.
Then speculative silence fell on the
smoke -envelepcd group around the
stoye.
Like ez not" continued the old man
between his,puiys, were a-harborin' q
runaway Grim nal from the East, or a
hoss@thief 2
"lle don't took 'zactfy like crim'n J"
sRe4te- eat a prominent citizen, known as
Fizlctep. I'VE didn't s'picion nothin'
when he drove up in that big wagon o.
his and asked if there was cabin he
could rent
That's jes' It," interrupted Dad with
emphasis. :" 'Pearances is deceivin'.
: An4lld man shut hisself up alone in
doors all day If he wasn't sharp or
sump'in'? Would man live three
weeks in TIL town Without minglin'
with the boys er inwitin' ,em up to his
place, if he knew ther war'nt nothin'
agin him?"
These unanswerable. arguments had
hardly been unburdened, when there
came a gentle knock at the door, and,
moment later, the subject of the con-
He was man perhaps thirtyzfive, tall
anll-slight with skin -effeminate
.whiteness and deep-set eyes which re-
heetcd the quiet earnestness of an I'M
usually thoughtful and sensitive mind.
An intensely black, dropping mustache
seemed rather to assist in the prevail
ing tone of sadness in the face.
With an easy self-possession, the new
conner removed his hat, an act evident
~ of natural and unconscious courtesy,
and, with a slight inclination Of the
3 head, which seemed to include all in
thgroom, he greeted the loungers with
loR-Spoken: Good evening""
.'. There was long, awkward pause. A
bright-spot flashed into each of his pale
checks as his greeting passed unan-
swered but he still retained his thor
ough self-possession. Replacing his hat
witt a firm motion, and keeping his
eyes unfincingly on the crowd, he pro-
eeedcd to explain calmly what he want
ed. His horse had died the day before
in the Shed at the cabin. II some one
could be gotten-t to -remoye= ~body-he-
would be we'll paid for the trouble.
It required strong prejudice to out
balance an offer of this kind, but popu-
fftrfffrg 7seeHFed- eeidedly
against the stranger, and in SadGletown
popular feeling was very likely to pro-
vail.
Finally ono of the men removed p
corn-cpb pipe for sufficient length of
i, time to dr9wl out, with mock gravity:
Reckon you'll have ter get rid o. the
hQSs meat yerself, mister. None O the
boys seem tocotton to the job
his speech was hailed with round
t' 2 fron-the- Saddfetewn- eth
4 zells aud, before these had died away,
=tle stfangerrwith a=slight bow, had
disappeared as quietly as he had come.
Perhaps it was the laugh that had. SO.
notifying an effect on the assemblage.=
Perhaps it was the ever-increasing to-
bacro fumes that soothed it into better
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Mr.. BARKER's ESCAPE.


Saved BY q Hat From Being Married to =
Feiiirie EIBctitioffist.
".rhen 1t is all eter between US. is it7
at is, sirt''
s1n that case 1 need not trespass fur
Their, Miss Bilkerson, on your valuable
time"
The young man rose to go. His face
was pale, and his eyes we're moist with
unshed tears. But no protest. escaped
his lips. He bore without a murmur tho
blow that had fallen upon him.
STAY exclaimed the young woman.
;mpetuonsly. 81 had no thought OF this
when you came this eveHfng, Mr.. Bark
err. but want you to hear the reason
why i have decided that the ties that
bave bound US hitherto must be sew
cred"
She had folded hor arms and stood
erect before him. As she proceeded in
Ter explanation her voice rose and her
gestures became animated.
"Yon willsthink it strange, and posi-
bly, nrjustiHa BILE" she said, that
should terminate in moment an en-
gagement Of nearly six months. But
there are opinions, tastes, caprices if
you will, Mr.. Barker, that amount to
actual convictions in persons Of positive
temperament and disposition, and dom
mate us with the fSree OF inherited in
stincts or tendencies. The current of
our lives has run smoothly until now.
Although we have known each other
only little more than half year we
have felt that we were congenial. In
that belief ] rested" she continued,
shaking her head tragically. until a
few minutes ago When you came this
evening, Cyrus Barker, the illusion was
dispelled! O. why did not some pre-
monition of swiftly impending desola-
ton warn you--
What do you mean, Victoria Bilker-
son? What have ="
do not interrupt me- Cyrus Barker"
she said, in commanding voice; and
with her head thrown back and her arms
waving wildly in the air she went on:
speak not of the crushing out Of
fond hopes, the whitening Of budding
blossoms OF joy, the rude awakening
from dreams Of paradise. What are these
to us now? We can only bow to the
fate-that- has wrought its work upon us,
and with humility go forward"
But what in the name Of all that is
gloomy and peculiar, he interposed, is
all this racket about? Great Scott!
What have done?''
"What have you done?" she echoed?"
shudderingly, as she pointed a trembling
finger at on object on the center-table.
"You came here this evening, Cyrus
Barker, wearing high silk hat Of the
season of 1S90!''
Selling the shapeless thing and crush
ing it on his head the young man hur-
ried out.
In his eyes there shone the light Of a
great JOY.
..What narrow escape l have had.
he exclaimed, walking brislly along
and hugging himself in ecstasy '.If it
hadn't been for this hat should have
been married in three weeks more to q
female elocutionist! Chicago Tribune.
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THE STRANGER. h,
How He Became the Second Most
Popular Parsonage In Town.

AMT the way
an honest man
'uld a C t, n O.
how, . said old
Dad" Tangle,
with . decisive
shake 0 I h / $
unkept h 9 q d.
''There in that
old shanty he's
lived for three
weeks now, and,
barrin' W h Q n
he $ hit
grub here in the
store, nary-word
h ez h Q said
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The eggs of many wild fowls are
considered delicious in many countries
With us the eggs Of the hen are most
commonly used, though duck, goose,
turkey and Guinea fowl eggs sometimes
find their way to market The last
named are small. but peculiarly rich IN
nnvcn
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First young lady lat railroad stationl
What timesis it now. dear?
Second young lady docking at her
watch) Mercy We must begin saying
goodbye, dear. The train will be hers
in half an hour. Y. Weekly
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.'How is your brother who went to
Montana coming on7" asked Gilhooly Of
Colonel Yerger, whose relative left :
few years ago for the West.
HE is doing very we'll, was the re-
ply.
II suppose he has helped to hang
many desperate character
On the contrary, he 10 the only man
in that section Of the country who newer
has had any thing whatever TO 30 with
hanging criminals
How in the world y that?,'
gets ) chance v hang anybodv Tszse
STRINGS
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AIIindoo Doctors English.

gHeas.! #s;; HfndOO Doctors English.
The Bombay papers publish the fol-
lowing circular of hakeem, whose
cures are reputed to be as remarkable as
his method of announcing them: mo
tice. Come pensive, go in ease. Light be-
ing the fresh flower in garden of light,
and eye light for dark abode of family.
am encouraged by my sanguine anx-
iety to record with my unfeigned 10Y
the competency Of a oculist which have
valiantly y, performed most effective and
interesting one to the res dents of Nee
ca, Judda and other places Vide GER
tificates on view, and thereby draw at
tention of those pat.en suffering froip
blind eyes, and to my curator house,
No. -, situated at -, with yiewt
promptly obtain cure W tn great ease
and short time, to cherish the luster Of
eyesight. Visiting hours from a. m.
to p. IN. for opinion advanceable, ifsit,
is worth operating and treating with
For the poor gratis in the name Of
heaven to exalt my operation cnerish-
able garihare chargeable when invited
at home for examination and council IL
durable with view to relieve Patients
from pain of extending consciousness.
Shekh Bahadar, Hakim. st James
Gazette
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!. AN amusing incident is told by a
traveller who recently arrived from En-
gland. A man was arrested for being
intoxicated, who gave his occupation as
that Of a worm-eater. The magistrate,
on demanding an explanation Of the
term, was informed that the man WAS
employed by London antique furniture
manufacturers, TO fire shot at the furni-
ture anil give itN.a orm-eaten appear
Anee.
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70 no since, the night he COME
@Ner me.
'.Ner me"
Then a speculative silence fell on the
smoke developed group around the
stoye.
; 'LIKe.ez not, continued the old man
between his, puts, ''we're a-harborin'
runaway criminal from the East, or
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-06-04
HERE AND THERE.

Unless dairymen get good animals
and treat them WE'LL both in feeding
and management, they had better get
out of the business.
Feeding broken oil-cake to fowls
twice week will often promote laying
when other foods shall fail to give good
results.
There can be but little profit in
growing watermelons, we would say to
an inquirer. The market in summer
always has more watermelons than it
can handle.
TO prevent hens from eating eggs,
frequently give them raw meat for
food, and be careful not to suffer brok-
en- eggs to lie within reach at first.
Keep the tomato vines off the
ground, especially if you are growing
them on small scale. Hoops inclos-
ing the vines and nailed to stakes set
in the ground is good way to keep
them up.
Don't forget that clover hay is the
best food you can give your poultry.
Cut it up fine and put in rack on the
wall of the house and let them help
themselves. 1t is not necessary to scald
it, although when ..scalded, mixed with a
little bran and fed warm, it makes the
best breakfast you can give the hens
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Tn. Most Wonderful invention.
IFrom the St. Louis Bulletin.1
DIR. A. OWENS ELECTRICAL BELTS

Il. A. OWEN 8 ELECThlCAL
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, February 26, 1SS7.-Dr. A:
Owen is the most successful inventor ana
manufacturer in the country of Electrical
Appliances for the cure Of acute, chronic ana
nervous diseases. They have received the
unqualified Endorsement OF physicians Of OF
high standing, as well as thousands OF
sufferers who have been cured by them.
The following Endorsement, for instance, is
absolutely convincing, and the writer Is
Professor of the Theory and Practice OF
Medicine in the American Medical College
Hospital, St. Louis; Editor of the American
Medical Journal; Author Of ELECTRICITY in
Medicine and Surgery" and Author OF "Di-
rect Medication Contemporaries.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 10, 1851 take
pleasure in stating that l have examined
and tested DR.. Owens Electro Galvanlc
Belt and Appliance, and do not hesitate to
say that it is the most practical and efficient
OF all the Galvanic Belts have used in
nv practice It's very useful device, and
whenever electric belts or shields can be OF
any benefit, this will more than take the
place of any thing of the kind l have ever
seen. GEORGE Z. PITZER, NJ. ID.
The Belts have reversible current, and
can be regulated to any desired power, and
the current is under the control OF the pa
tent The Belt will completely cure nervous
and general debility, lumbago, paralysis,
neuralgia, rheumatism, kidney and spinal
diseases, indigestion, dyspepsia, erysipelass,
catarrh, blood poisoning, asthma and all
female diseases. These Appliances, in
dorsed (as the best made) by all dealers in
electrical and surgical instruments, may be
obtained from them or from DR.. Owen him:
SELF Parties living outside the city should
address DIR. Owen for illustrated circulars,
testimonial circulars, price lists, etc, which
will give them every possible information.
Another wonderful invention Of DR.. Owen
cure all diseases due to cold feet. Ladies
Belts are made a little different from the
Gents Belt The prices asked for all these
Appliances are very low. Try them. OF.
fees. BOG N Broadway, st. Louis, Mo-; 81
Broadway, n. Y.
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BLOUSES AND GOWNS.
Garments That Can Be Made by ANY In.
telligent NeedIewoman.

Garments That Can Be Made by ANY In.
telligent Needlewoman.
Tennis flannels, vailings, wash silks,
oxford shirtings, sanitary vailings, In
dian silks, percales and half-a-dozen
more materials are used for the com.
Portable sailor blouse, to wear with any
and all skirts. They have plain or fan.
cy collars, shirt sleeves, breast pocket,
and are held to the figure by drawing
string run in the hem. Figured ma
terials are preferred to plain, and not
an inch of any trimming is required.
Stout ladies pull out the drawing-string
and wear the blouse with leather, rib
bon or material belt. The odd basques
are for more dressy occasions, and are
now in the Spanish style, with a short,
velvet jacket and sleeve caps edged with
silk or tinsel drops, and blouse having
full sleeves of crepe, surah or India
silk. Pansy velvet, gold drops and pale
yellow crepe are pretty; also black
velvet, silver or black drops and old
rose China silk. To come down to
palmer fabrics select yellow, spring
green, dome-blue, heliotrope or old
rose vailing, and black velvet jacket
fronts only. These are frequently
dubbed 'theater jackets" though worn
more for dressy home-wear, with plain
er skirts than an ordinary bodice would
admit Of
Two neat cotton gowns: One of plaid
pink, olive and white American ging-
ham, at eighteen cents yard, is charm
ing enough for garden party if worn
with large leghorn fat, trimmed with
pink roses and black lace. Yet it is
simply made by any home dress-maker.
The skirt is cut on the bias, bringing
each plaid block diamondwise, and
hemmed; it is five yards wide. The
round bodice has one-piece back,
shirred at the waist line, while the
fronts are in folds from the shoulders to
the waist center where they meet over
vest of white embroidery. The full
sleeves and bodice are cut on the bias
and have turnover frills at the neck,
and wrists of fine embroidery in van
dykes A wide belt ribbon, matching
tuS plUk, IS uolu LII lCOub Will d pearl
buckle, and the ends fall toward the
left where they are caught in large
rosetts near the front of the skirt The
other gown is of old-rose sateen, having
Persian pattern outlined in black.
This forms full skirt, bordered with
black velvet ribbon. The ''early
English" bodice is shirred around the
neck to fit it to the form, and has very
full sleeves shirred above and below
the elbow. The fitted belt of black
velvet is shaped over the bottom of the
waist line with point in front. Deep
cuffs and gorget collar-one having a
deep point in front like a tiny yoke-of
the velvet, finish a quaint toilette.
White and blue or geeen ginghams need
only collar and cuffs of vandyke en-
broidery. The ginghams, sateens and
broidered muslins are.lovely this season,
and quite cheap.-Ladies' Home Jour.
nal
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JAPAN GLOVER.
Remarkable Plant That Will Thrive ON
Poor Soil.

IOOr SOIL
Japan clover (Lespedeza striata) has
been grown two years on the expert
ment station grounds, and taking every
thing into considerat it is the most
promising plant for grazing purposes of
any thing we have tested.
Japan clover has made its appearance
in several places in the State, and will,
no doubt, gradually work its way West.
1t is remarkable plant, in the fact
that it is an annual; it will live on and
gradully take possession of even the
poorest soils, and choke out
most other growth; yet with all
It's spreading propensity and per-
sistence, it is readily subdued in Guilt
waited land. On good land Japan clover
will cut two crops of hay, and the hay
is of the best quality. In Mississippi
we have cut as high as three and four
tons Of hay to the acre in year.
The plant is specially valuable for
summer grazing for cattle and sheep.
On the old, worn-out cotton-felds in
Mississippi and Alabama, where this
clover has taken possession, two acres
of land supplies full feed for steer
from May to November.
The writer has an interest in an 500
acre pasture we'll set in this plant. on
which 400 steers were grazed the past
year, and it was the driest year known
in that locality since the war, not rain
ing enough to more than lay the dust
from July to December, yet one-third
of the cattle were shipped to Chicago
fat, the latter part of November.
Japan clover is killed to the ground
by heavy FROST and will not, therefore,
furnish gazing in the winter.
To introduce Japan clover the ground
should be plowed and we'll narrowed,
then SOW half a bushel to the acre and
brush it very lightly, or leave to be COW
cred by shower.
Toget stand in a pasture we should
inclose small lot with fence, plant
as suggested above, and throw the lot
open to the stock after the 1st Of Sep
TENDER; by this time the seed will be-
gin to ripen, and the stock eating the
partially-ripened plants will scatter tho
seed in their droppings over the pasture.
1 have seen this clover spread over 500
acres of pasture from few scattering
plants in four years time.-F. A. Gull
lay, in Iexas Farm and Ranch.