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CRATEFUL-COMFORTiNG. a
EPPS'Ss
RRFAKFAST. 49,

"By q thorough knowledge Of tho natural laws
which govern tho operations Of digestion and
fne properties OF wcll.kelected Cocoa, Mr. Epps
has provided our breakfast tables with deli.
cateiy. favored beverage which may saye us
many heavy doctors. bills. Il is BY the Judi.
tuition may be gradually built up until strong
enough 70 resist every tendency 10 disease
Hundreds Of subtle maladics are floating around
ua ready. 10 attack wherever there Is a weak
point. We may escape many q fatal shalt BY
keeping ourselves we'll fortified with pure blood
and properly nouriAhed lrane."-CtvI Service
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Live Stock.

EAST LIBERTY, Pa, Feb. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
l.33 head; shipments l,2G9 head: market moth.
ments 1900 head; market firm; medium and
light Philndclphiss 81 ejal IS: best Workers. 81 10
nt?5; Pigs s. S1aA %. sheep-Receipts 800 head
shipments l.Soo head; market nothing doing;
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I'D virtues ot"Favorito Prescrip

When III or depressed with thst dragging.
down" feeling, consequent upon weakness, SUI.
fcring from headache weak OF lame back, and
Dr.. picrce's Prescription, which il guaranteed Ia
glyc satisfaction or p.lco ltl0O) returned, Sec
printed guarantee on bottlcwrappef. - ~
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FOR RENT,
FOR SALE,

FORSALE.
Lot iSxl91 feet, with house. No. 90 Zane street,
Di0ogis. Modern improvements.
House mud lot northeast corner OF North
Hnton and Ne" Jersey streets. s.. SOC. 50I
osbs1es Wheeling aud Belmont Bridge Stock.
RINEHART s. TATUM,
Real Estate, Stocks 4 Fire insurance,
'cl' ll63 MARKET STREET.
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NEW YORK. Feb. 2l.--petroleum opened irreg
ular. spot being steady at 81 OK. while March
trading was followed by il reaction, after whicf
the market became quiet and closed at 81 05k
Stock Exchange: Opening 81 0l5a; highest 81 05l,
lowest 81 8f3s; closing 81 0S4; safes 3g7 600 bar
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OIL CITY. Feb. 2l.-Petroleum opened at 81 OH:
highest 81 0SsI: lowest 81 OK closed at ST OH:
sales 2s 900 barrels; charters 6777 barrels; Ship
ments S3,38 barrels: runs G7,4i9 barrels. -
BRAproRD, Pa, Feb. 2'.-Petroleum opened
at 81 OK; closed at 81 %; highest 81 O5z; lowest
81 OK; clcarauccs l3o, 900 barrels. a
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 2l.-Pe.roleum dull but
stcsly: opened at s. OK; closed at 81 05; highest
81 OK; lowest 81 OK. = -" :
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Legal Notices.,
{ COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

AoNGAe9 Ofc4Ccs
a o, ms ertdtors Of The ,s'aie Of Thos. II. Wins.
NV ~" are hereby notified that at the request OF
ism ", Amsck executor o. tho last viii and ter.
spnetn , OF said Thos. II. Wins, deceased, hayo
Wy; no. ltGl chapline street, Wheeling, ".
sr %t ,of receiving proof OF debts or demands
I'M" a ihe said decedcnt or his estate. at which
Gi, ahu place you arc required 10 attend. ,ytt
eorn, sA under my hand ns commiNloner Of 40
Ink I'm LIZ inc County Court Of Ohio County,
GEO. Z. BOYD, 80
"''' VtAEKE. Commissioner.
Attorney. ~ .iz- 5000 jI2;ls Z
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cake, and when the wedding took place
she gave her the momentum OF Corpo.
ri Paul." which she begged her to &C.
cept as memento meri OF her regard.
The cake was pronounced the best ever
made in tho colony. -ltIi n.
Ike was enthusiastic about going home
aud watched the signal station daily for
the number Of the Seven Pollies on her
r,turn trip. The station was at the
lighthouse within the town, and when
a vessel was in the olling and her flag
distinguished, her national flag was
hoisted on one flag-pole and her mum.
Der on the other. At last, when almost
tired Of waiting, the American flag Tor
what was intended as such, consisting
of three stripes and five stars) was swung
out followed by the number of the brig.
The joy at the arrival Of the brig was
marred by the paucity OF the ensign.
"Look here" said he to the light
house keeper, "what do you mean by
hosting up thing like that7''
"What thing~
"Why that flag. That flag ain't no
American flag, and you'd better believe
it. You're afraid OF it, that's what's the
matter, and you may have more caule to
be yet, I tell you" ~
"You little himp." said the man, "get
away with you with your Drag or III
punch your 'ed.,' Is. s.
"You think you're darned great
things" said Ike. "but, let me tell you,
we've licked you twice and can do 1t
again. No you DON'T" as the man made
grab at him, very angry.
"Stop your talk, you little begsar,"
said the irate lighthouse tender.
Ike. "Twas right of here somewhere
that the Peacock was sunk in fifteen
minutes by the Hornet, and don't you
forget it. Have you got her up yeti"
This last shot drove the man mad, and
he made dash for Ike, who darted away,
leaving the irate official to think it over
and cool of.
The length OF time permitting the
Seven Pollies to remain in port admitted
Of ample preparation, but Ike packed
his trunk at least a fortnight before time.
The time Of parting came at last and Mrs.
Partington, as she took leave Of her
friends at the cottage said,
II am sorry to leave you, we have
been go long assimilatea, but the best Of
friends must part and the warmest ties
be consummated. l shall always hold
you in the most lagitious regard. And
you, my dear May, if you are as happy
as wish you, there will never be any
discrepancy in your lot"
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CINCINNATI. Feb. m.-Hogs strong; commo,
4 Is; receipts so head: shipments 400 head.
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bond, AND srocx OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hid.

u
U. 8. Il rsg.........l22t do preferred. 40
y. 8. Is coupons. ...l2! New York Central. 1851
y. .. n rcg........ l0j5 Ohio & Mississippi. II
Y. ). AS coupon. lriE do prcicrrcd....,,, s.
Pacific o. Of 'V5m".lld Oregon lmprvem't ~ I
Adams Exprcss.....l5l Oregon Eav........., 0S
American E1prcss-ll5k Oregon Traus......... 3I5.
Canada raclhc........ AZ Pacific Mail III
Canada Southern. b3lii Piitsburgh....,,,,
Genital facitlc....:.. ny Pullman Pa.ace....lS9
Chesapeake K Ohio M Reading. 3y7s
do first preferred. bs Rock Island S!.
DO second prefd. 37k ,t.L. & Sun Fran-,., Is
Chi. Bur. & Quincy 1Ol7slSt raul......,,,,,, GA
Del. 4 uuds0n......-l60Gi do preferred. ..,,lli
Del. Lack 4 Mest...la 81. Paul 4 Omaha. 3lk
Denver & X. G........ lbl do preferred. ..... D!
Eslc................... Tenn. Coal & Iron. 81
Fort Wayne .... ....lA Texas Pacltlc.......,, 2Ol
Illinois Ccntfal.....1lt UnI0n paclllc....,..,,
Kansas 4 Texas...... s}ilu s. Express ....... s.
Lake W., St. l.: 4 P........ l2Ix
Louisville 4 Nash.. 81 do preferrcd...,, y6E
Memphis Cha<... 81 Wclls:Fargo ...NO
Michigan Central. % Western Union.,, Sls<
Missouri PacInc...- ~ Am. Cotton OIL. MI
Nashville ChAtt..l0l colorado Coal ,..,, I6L
NewJersey STANDARDIZATION Silver. .,.., 100
Norfolk & w.prcf'd 6l QuicIsilyer........,., b
Northern Paclnc.... 81 do preferred. IS
do .preterred....... Sntr0.................,.6
Sorthwestern...-..lO 1 n Rlchm'd & ". PIT. a.iis
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NoTII IT, ES-THE CoRpoRAToRs
psny H Se,e ane a SeSen yS Com
ihe place. and 1850 o'clock p. m thH hnn s.rse.
March 10, for holding gencral ,"en nGnr, OF
!ns ssqSshSse'. e ess. Board
which may lawfully Ss dSne fb yy ether fn business
ers in general meeting. ~ a'ockhold'
~ r. 4 &. ", T.GRAuAM. Ia.
4. NEWMAN,
1, 81, (, S \. A. McCABE. q.
- $50 3s n. D. HOLLOWAY: 4
te2l.s Ac orpo1aS;,o,, Z
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DR.. PlEncE's Pellets-gently laxative or active,
~ cathartic according to dose. III, = - :
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"REMEMBER, tina. the payment Of Prizes Ii
Orleans, and tho Tickets arc signed by tho Presi.
dent OF IN Institution, whose chartered rlghtt
are recognized In the highest Courts: therefore
beware Of any limitations or anonymous
schemes" afl,t .assgarl "a n, s.sri 7r1ris i
ONE DOLLAR IL the price Of the smallest
part or fraction OF Ticket Issued ny Us IN any
Drawing. Anything In our name offered for les4
than Dollar Ia a swindlc. ss7. ici2wsAw
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lro ne CONTINUED. |
contcstants clad Tor the irny.

FIFTEEN eontc.,ants clad Tor the fray, s.
Armed with good steel and In battle array I,
Stroye Tor their honors and medals Of gold, Z,
Driving each shinlnE pen over the paper.
Seeking 10 sound, rs the most proper capor,
Tho praises Of remedies known tho world over
From Paris to Calais. from Calais 10 Dover; n 8
But each knight ysinly strives-languago fall
10 description ,s'1Jl6 Lg5.l5' =. :
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5Ghe. Sntcllieellftr.
Once Nos. 70 and ~ Fourteenth Street,
POETIC LUNCH COUNTER.

y. y. XII. AZ Z. IQiII IN I.lrY| =
a.4 NJ Certainly Not! y {lB5t
lie could box and run and kick tho hall \
with fine athletic airs; lF.'T : s'%''i
but no couldn't heed the family call /
To carry coal upstairs. 1uii'l,THI'l j. J
W@ gl1F @ .-'rassfn0son Capital.
" Seen md Appreciated. t3hiHIE
Fair Addlc on the crossing stuck q
Her snowy skirts aSpirtd- TYiW
N Vnt Sha cot ii not escape the muck. I
And all who saw admired. :. B /.
@p,f le g.n'Ili.i'a Time.
G Tho Poets Compliment. ss
h I'd sing a song. oh. maiden kind, X
And think II but my duty; ~.
Hut not single rhyme | lind it,f II
To match Thy matches beauty. ~
Y ,'ga t-Np. A Sweet Miss. IHdanN,
~ Mama. Mr.. preserves ono day: .n1
~ ~ 'em, )" her little boy said. r
"Why, Peter" said Mama, what irn y
ANA then she u. Peter to bed. y {,
War y. +, ,,,lgE,.. FL -Pues.
7H ~ a Double Task. ,o5H X
The man who courts maid has got
A hard lot, we aver.
For he must ask her for her paw
And then ask her pa for her. '6.
,"H ~ -Time,
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FOR RENT,
POSSESSION APRIL l.
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
FOR SALE.

No. g0t Main 0
Two rooms, new paper rear Of Mission
Sunday school, Eighteenth strect......... G
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Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
only IN hall pound tins by Grocers, labeled thus;
JAmEs EPPS q CO., Homeopathic Chemists,
auA'77hAs LONDON, ENGLAND,
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swell" said Mrs. Partington, "the
bench may do as far as it goes, but it
seems to me they might have something
easier to sit on. 1want to see the judges
and CONSIDERS and powers Of eternity that
we read about, to get an idea Of the dig
nifty and propensity Of a court OF JUS
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iKANAWHA 4 OHIO RAILWAY

~ = IkoBT; "; KELLkY, Receiver.
Fcb1a1H ,s saots btine) Schedule In effect
nse.N Trains leave Wheeling 1880 a, M. va H'
Ohio a!ycr Railroad, arrive Charlcston s.se va =,
m m, Lesye Charleston sis o:5 arrive Wheel:
i9 ~; 70 p sr yW =; T. r. Leave Charleston
umous and Panhandle, daily except sn m TCi'
"CeEt.al Standard Time" BGndaysonlv ttoiny.
1ea W vs go m, arrive Wheeling 1is
apll GEO. J. ERMLlcH. q n
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B.. z. & G. RAiLR0AD-ccutrat Time.
Bellaire 4 GAINESVILLE Through Passenger leaves
ecllaifc at 9lo Il, H., arrives at Bellaire at S:45
Woodsaeld Passenger leaves Bellalro At 4:lo
NJ, arrives at Dellairc at $3.50 4. m. - =
snmmeriicld Accommodation leaves Bellairo
At l2:20 y. m. arrives Mt II 100 n. m, . = ~
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!, ~ r. = Central Standard limo.
pennsylvania I,ilRS.1


VIZ TIo111 bridgeport Station,
Trains Via tho Cleveland 4. Pittsburph Rail.
road leave Bridgeport for Pittsburgh. Cbicann
ana clf Fel che e ann c ESr oRat;b9sh o
For Pittsburgh aud New York, Isl n. N p F ~.
Steubenyille, S:33 Il. m. IL, 80 ~ ~ tn' for
Trains arrive Mt bridgeport at 7;53 n. m mo,
H. ON M s l1s ?; M iS7 p M and 752 p m.
n m: i1or ras ohhiywFor East LIVERPOOL G:l4
FROM WHEELING STATION. rs
Trims via the Pittsburgh. cI,o,nn..,
Louis Railway-Pan.lIaudle Route1lrava,wSh 81
tng iof stentenyillc, Pittsburgh and tbc reei
go a. M, i2:i5 J: N AGO p. M, and Gan 1a u,
For ColHu9%obus cincinaat indianapolis and 81,
aud Chicago 1913 p m Trains arrivc vnoo,
Ing at t;N =. M lo:oo n. m.. 2:I5 p. IN, and s:ao
p. m. Trims leaving ut Go a. m, and a1rIyIns,
81 p,, s:v ?. N. run solid between Wheeling and
rll9onrgh: Az trains daily except Sunday. ""o
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-31
ElREsIpE FRAGMENTS.

Coffee served with big spoonful OF
hickly-whipped cream on the top is de-
icious.
To entirely remove paint from wood,
apply a thick coat of two parts freshly
slaled lime and one part sal soda mixed
thick. After twenty-four hours wash
of.-The Household.
Wheat Crisps: Ono cupful rich
cream, one half cupful of sugar, one
saltspoonful of salt, two cupfuls of wheat
-four; knead until stiff enough to roll
out thin, cut and bake on ungreased
tins in hot oven.-Boston Herald.
"A wise man once said that the road
to peoples hearts lay through their
stomachs. Well, why not? Our temper
undoubtedly depends a great deal on
our digestion, and we are far more likely
to be grateful to and fond of the people
who study both, than we are of the good
folk who stump along regardless Of
either.
AN excellent condiment for break
fast is potted tomatoes. The ripe toma-
toes must be scalded and skinned. passed
through a sieve to remove the seeds
from the pulp, and heated gently in
stewpan. Add salt, little horseradish,
vinegar and some onions to taste, minced
very fine When cold, put it in small
pots and cover with melted butter; tie
up in stout paper.-N- Y. Evening Post.
Vegetable Hash: Two quarts of
finely-sliced potato, one carrot, one
blood beet and two turnips; these should
be cooked and chopped; two raw onions
chopped fine, and small piece of celery,
parsley or turnip-tops. Put them in a
stew-pan and cover tightly and set them
in the oven. When hot, pour over a
gravy of drawn butter and cream, stir
together, and dserve.-Christian at Work.
Coffee is far more delicious when
made with eggs than it is wi thout. One
egg to teacupful of ground coffee is
about the right proportion, for rich
extract but less than this can be easily
used, by adding teac upful of cold
water to a well-beaten egg, and using
enough of this mixture to thoroughly
wet the ground coffee. Beat an egg
thoroughly, add two tablespoonfuls of
cold milk; pour this mixture into pint
Of boiling milk, let scald but not boil
Try this when you have no cream for
breakfast coffee.-Country Gentleman.
Potato Dumplings Boil five or six
large potatoes, and when they are cold
peel and CRATE them, taking care to
keep them light and faky. Peel and
CRATE about the same quantity of raw
potatoes, put them into cloth and
squeeze out all the juice, then put them
into another dish, and add to them an
onion chopped very fine, two or three
nd col TO +os r,+ IL
into dice and fry it brown in hot lard,
then add it, also, to the raw potatoes
Then put in the boiled potatoes, hand
ling the mixture as lightly as possible.
Roll it into balls, tie each in a thin
cloth, and drop them into boiling, salted
water.-The Housel1eeper.
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salary will be eight dollars week, and
start tomorrow"
You can rely on me-" said Jim, talk
ing his leave.
Jim proceeded to the nearest saloon
co treat his friend Neverflush to drink,
and while there met an acquaintance
named Goode.
1--WE struck it rich, old man." said
Jim, slapping Goode on the back. "Oh,
it's regular snap. I'm in the news
paper business now"
"You in the newspaper business?"
Eyes, all brain work. just signed a
five years contract down at the Herald
itorial department. 1t won't be many
weeks before | will be known all over
the country. One of the conditions of
the contract is that my name is to ap-
pear as the editor in large type. So that
there would be no misunderstanding
had the size of the type mentioned in
the contract"
What size was it?"
"Double great primer"
81 guess this brain work business is
one of your dreams, isn't it?''
Not much. Get a cool hundred bones a
week, too. Two more beers, barkeep."
Scene in the Herald Office about hall
an hour later:
Business Manager Ito managing ed.
itor)-Did you hire anybody to fill that
position you were speaking of yester-
day?
''Oh, yes. / got fellow named James
Neverflush. He's to start"
Great Scott! You don't mean that
tank? Why, ho'd be disgrace to an
anarchist paper!'
81 didn't know he drank"
Drink! That fellow actually drinks
so much that he don't get time to cat.
Bounce him! fire him! give him tho
rowdy y-dow as soon as possible"
Next day Goode again met Jim.
"Well. how docs brain work agrco
with you?"
"The thing is off. I threw up tho
whole business this morning"
'.What for?"
"They tried to impose on me. What
do you think the Sinking swindlers
wanted to do?"
Give it up"
Wanted to change the clause in the
contract about my name being set up in
double great primer. They wanted to
make it ordinary BREWER. l refused to
submit to it. Left the office indignant
ly Brewer, bahr-Lewis NJ. Sweet, in
Texas SifLings.
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complexion was similar to that OF a
whole town which has been given up to
On election celebration over night. Her
nair was magnetic in it's influence upon
white horses. They seemed to follow
her everywhere. Her manners were
those of hoydenish maiden of the
lains-untrammeled by the enthral-
mcnts of social amenities of city life.
Her hands were gems Of fresco work,
for on their alabaster surface the sun
had deep impigmented those freckles
which come naturally only to the girl
who scorns the danger of exposure to the
elements. Her feet bade grim defiance
to the clods and ruts of the country
road. In short, she possessed all Of the
fascinating graces Of young lady grown
up out of doors on the farm without ma.
ternal restraint or guidance.
But, alack-a-day, her Uncle John
came from California with belt around
his waist, full of pure gold. Nay, more,
her Uncle John bore in his pockets big
wads of bank notes of phenomenal value
and owned cattle upon thousand
hills. Alack k-a-day, as was remarling,
Annabels Uncle John came home and
died. He did not die Immediately, bu,
fingered for weeks suffering the paugs
Of mania pOtu, that grim destroyer Of
youth and beauty, as we'll as of age and
LONELINESS. Annabel's own hand ad.
ninistercd the calertan ct ammonia. which
alone could soothe his pains and drive
lway the phantoms which pursued him.
In due course of time, however, her dear
| Uncle John died and was buried. His
will was briee and very much to the
point. He left all of his worldly goods
to his beloved niece, Annabel Millard.
But there was proviso. Not one penny
of it should Annabel have until she was
twenty-five years of age, and had spent
seven years in certain designated East
srn schools.
This was cruel blow to her numer
Dus admirers: but upon no other condi.
ton was she to be his heiress. Anna.
bel mourned over her uncle, as she
ought to have done, under the circum
stances, and then she went to Chicago
and was sentenced to six weeks with
the dress-maier. A the conclusion OF
her first absence from home, she return
ed to the old cabin, and her friends
scarcely recognized her. Tho white
horses alone wero true to her and fol.
lowed her. Well, seven years
passed away, as seven or eight
years will do; and Annabel came home
to claim her fortune. Her hair was au
burn, her hands had lost their health.
full freckles, her face was becomingly
pale, her feet had corns, her hustle was
tremendous, her head upright as ther-
mometcr, and her gait was wholly
changed. Pebbles would hurt her feet
She was different girl. Climate and
soil had changed her. She got tho for
tune. S. ID. L.
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Her Grace of Marlhorough.

Yesterday afternoon encountered the
Duchess on a tour Of picture gallery.
She is not an especially pretty woman
in spite of the adulation of the tribe OF
jenkins. She represents very usual
type of the well-bred society woman,
with brown hair, the standard blue-gray
American eyes, regular features and
somewhat ennu6ed expression. She is
rather above middle height and weighs
from fifteen to twenty pounds less than
she did when she was plain Mrs. Ham
ersley. This, however, is an improve
ment, rather than otherwise. She wore
a tailor gown OF chocolate brown with
brown straw capote trimmed with one
rather large yellowish-brown orchid.
She chatted with her two companions
with considerable animation, and her
voice was cultivated and musical. She
Is making herself very pleasant in New
York, but there is o look about her
mouth and her eyes which would no:
impress me as belonging of right to a
woman who was especially happy in haI
day and generation.-N. Y. Letter.
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A PRACTICAL DARkY.
He breaches Philosophy Under Seemingly
Trying circumstances.

Out about four miles from Natchez l
came across colored man who had
headed for town with jag of wood on a
one-mule wagon. At narrow spot in
the road, where the mud was a foot
deep, his old mule had given out and
the wagon was stalled. The man sat on
log by the roadside, smoking q corn
cob pipe and enjoying sun-bath, and
after viewing the situation asked:
'Well, what are you going to do?"
Muffin, boss" he answered.
''Going to leave the rig right there
until it sinks out of sight?"
20, she's dun gone~lown about as fur
as she kim"
''And you are in no hurry?"
''No, sir. Ise got all dis week to get
to town.
"Well, you take things pretty cool,
must say"
''Say, boss, iist sot down heah half an
hour an see de flosophy of de thing
he answered. "I'ze working common
sense plan on dis difficulty"
got down and took q seat and it
wasn't ten minutes before cotton
team with four darkies perched on the
bales, came up from the rear.
"Yo', dar-what's de rumpus ?" de.
manded the driver as he checked his
mules.
"'Dun got stuck fast"
'oh-ho! Come along, boys, and git
dat ole mewl outer his trubble.''
They all got down, each took wheel,
and with "heave-o" the wagon was
lifted out of the mud and was ready to
go on.
"See de pint?" queried the owner OF
the rig, who hadn't lifted pound him.
self.
II do"
Oats what ails de black man to-day
-hain't got no tilosophy. He-haw,
now, Julius-git right up'n bend yore
ole backbone! So long, white man-see
yo' later!"-DetrojS Free Press.