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shows evident signs of mania. They're
all alike, jackson, every one of them.
They all want to trap, trap, trap. And
what? Men, nothing but men. Go
home, jackson, and sleep it of. You
poor old fossil you. You envy me my
visitors? / look upon it as something
fearful to have woman fussing about" !"
"But .his woman"
ST tell you. Jackson, they're all alike
Well, I'm going home. Suppose I'll be
in torments until Kate goes back. Go
ing, too? l tell you, jackson, it'll never
do, never, sir. Never let rattle
Drained woman break into ones business
affairs is my motto. Here's your car.
You go down while l go up Good
night"
Fifteen minutes later John Warner
was warmly greeted by beautiful
woman-his sister Kate.
'.Kate, for heavens sake don't choke
me to death. I'm glad to see you, and
Then he stopped as his eyes fell upon
the other occupant Of the room. She
was petite. a blonde, and had dimpling
cheeks, lovely eyes, and shy, reticent
air that was innocence and simplicity
itself.
Sometimes love takes years to spring
into existence, but John Warner, the
plain man of business, was enmeshed in
its tantalizing and fascinating folds at
first sight When his sister introduced
him to this dainty girl his heart
bobbed, and he felt peculiar sensation
| in his throat, and his hand trembled
like a school-boy's as he felt the soft
little palm touch his.
A pleasantdinner, few bright glances
from the most bewitching pair of ewes
he had ever seen; and then, John War.
ner went to bed to dream dreams utterly
out of place to a man so wholly absorbed
| in business as he was.
The days that followed were filled
with brightness. John found it very
easy to tear himself away frc 10 his Office
now. There was one thing, however,
that worried him-Jackson's frequent
visits to his house. He mentioned IL
carefully to him once or twice, but Jack.
son only blushed.
The point was reached one morning,
when toe confidential clerk enteged
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-01-29
A BOYS SCHOOL LIFE.
The Head Master of Famous Instltuttoz
Expresses HIs Yleaga.

The Head Master CT . Famous AnarAtutlQN E
Expresses His We've.
A boys school life, 50 far as It falls
within the view of this paper, is broadly
divisible into three parts. The first Of
these extends from the age OF ten to
thirteen or fourteen, the second from
fourteen to sixteen, the third from nix
teen to the end. In the first bis edilea-
tion will be limited to the SUBJECTS Of
primary and universal value, and to
these treated simply and effectively.
He will learn Latin and French and
elementary mechanics, English gram
mar, history and geography, and such
simple facts of nature as can be taught
in the open air. So far he will remain
in the hands Of his preparatory school,
master. Between thirteen and fourteen
he will pass into the public school. IfH
he begins his public school life earlier,
he will be too young to bear its liberty
if later, he will be too old TO imbibe its
spirit. Soon afterwardit 1t will be neces-
sary TO decide whether the literary paEt
of his education shall take its color
from the literature Of the ancient o. Of
bilC MOQ6E4 WOtA0 ObuEN 8QLeAN5
whether he shall or shall not learn
Greek. If he learns Greek It will nee
essarily occupy much of his time in ths
next two years; if not, he viii expend
the time so saved upon German and id
diticnal French or mathematics. These
are the years, too. in which be viii bes
acquire the indispensable minimum q
scientific knowledge But neither Il
these years nor ct any later time vii
he be permitted to abandon the mali
body Of the primary subjects, although
it may happen that toward the end q
his school life be will not retain hi
hold upon them alt At sixteen he VIII
make the great choice OF his life.
making it he will be guided by hl
tastes, faculties. reeds and opportun
ties. Whatever il be that he Is led Z
study in the four great educations
Iines-classical. mathematical. modes
| and scientifc-he viii devote at leas
half his time to It. It may we'll
hoped that an education so definite. ,
so elastic, will correspond to the larf'
variety OF educational demands. IS Hoo
Master Of HarFoW schools IN QoAtemps
sVy Review.
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PuNeENr PARAGRAPHS

When a girl is in love she always
thinks the young man is perfect and he
agrees with her. -Somerville Journal.
Mrs. Blossom Ito her husband who
has come home with black eyel--
That's what you get for riding bicy-
cle." Mr.. Blossom (mournfully)-'sNos
my dear, it's what / get for not being
able to ride one. The Epoch.
Did Not Return Its--Tom = did
Phil return that umbrella he carried
away from your house by mistake2"
Jack-'.No. but he lent it to me the
other night when was caught out In
the rain. Yankee Blade.
~ see you ara going to seed your
tennis-court" !" ''No, what put that idea
into your head?" ''It's all plowed up.
30, know, Miss Hicks. of New York.
has been playing on it with high-heeled
shoes. ."--Harper's Bazaar.
"A Chicago photographer is coming
money. When he wants customer to
look pleasant he points to sign which
reads, Absolute Divorce Guaranteed
for so Cents" He has taken some won-
derful pictures. -Yonkers Statesman.
II shall now give you the effect OF
distance, he said to her, and he sang SO
low as to be scarcely heard. "A little
further, please" she said cruelty, and
be picked up his voice and went away
with it into the chilly night.-Washing-
ton Star.
No Trouble to Identify.-Schumble-
worth-"Why, / can tell pen-and-ink
artists work just as quick as can tell
his handwriting" Scrihbletown-.sYe Yes;
notice they are always pretty careful
to sign their names. Puck.
We hoped that with the waning Of the year
The boiled-shirt girl would go, to reappear
In different guise;
But no, alas They're right swith ns yet
Appearing still Ito mans sincere regreD
Indifferent guys.
indianapolis Journal
Wonders Of Science. - Lady--'Do
you take instantaneous photographer
Photographers - ''Yes, madam; can
photograph a humming-bird on the
wing, or swallow in Its flight" Lady
81 want my baby's picture taken.
Photographer-''Yes madam. Get the
little fellow ready, and ] viii prepare
the chloroform. IN. Y. Weekly.
"A Domestic Poin teri Mrs. De Cottr-
''And SO you won't let me have that tat
although l am willing pay in advance. =
Agent-.No, madam. You have too
many children" Mrs. De Cott-.But
all fiat. and house owners, too, talk the
same way. What am I to do? Even if
/ have children | must live" Agents
(confidentially)-'Move into the sub
urbs and stay there until malaria kills
few Of 'em of. Good News.
1T is announced that by new PRO-
cess a S75 dog can be boiled down ard
converted into Ave cents worth Of glue
1t is not likely that this discovery will
induce many owners of S75 dogs to con
vert the animals into glue as money
making scheme. A greater need Of the
day is a plan whereby fve-cent dog
may be boiled down and converted into
S75 worth Of glue. Norristown Herald.
"A Disguised Lawyer -''W hatmakss
you look so disgusted, Sharp?" asked
one young lawyer of another, the other
day. why, you know that old skim
flint, Blunt, don't you?' .'The millions
aire? Yes?" eWell, he died yesterday,
without making q will, and here are
half the lawyers in town starving. BIS
heirs will probably get every cent, the
| confounded old hunks"
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A eENTEEL TRANSACTION.
There Was Nothing About 1t to Attract
the Attention of the Vulgar

There Was Nothing About 1t to Attract
the Attention of the Vulgar.
sat in the big railroad depot in Phil
adelpbia one day last summer with a
valise on the seat beside me. By and
by 1 went to the newsstand to get
paper and when / returned my valise
was gone. l went to the depot police
man, and after taking look through
the depot he called detective. We
got track OF . man with valise ON
Broad street, and we followed after him
for two hours. We finally cornered him
in saloon, just off of Market street.
He stood at the bar with a fresh-drawn
glass of beer in his hand, and my valise
lay at his feet. He knew me in mo-
ment, and he turned and said:
Just a moment, please. Owing to
some chronic trouble in my throat
have to drink slowly and with care.
Don't say any thing until l get this beer
down"
He was about two minutes drinking
it. and when he had finished he wiped
off his mouth, Strengthened up his wilted
collar and said:
we Will now proceed 70 bne business
in hand. am a gentleman, in the so-
ciety of gentlemen. and we will all be-
have ourselves. Let there be nothing
| to attract the attention of the vulgar.
Next day. after getting six months in
the jug for his offense, he blandly said
to me:
! Ppm gentleman, you are gentle
man and his Honor is a gentleman. Il
is a real pleasure to do business vita
such people, -pstFost ISsa ssOss
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man of your position and wealth should
surely marry"
John read it again and again; the more
he read it, the more queer it appeared
to him. True, he had reached a position
in business that was most satisfactory;
wealth he possessed beyond a doubt;
was healthy, belonged to a fashionable
club, was regular ''first-nighter" and
enjoyed an occasional toddy with a few
chosen friends.
But, marry!
"Bosb, all confouuded bosh! Kate's
brewing sentiment IN her old age
steady, Kate's only thirty, and quite a
superb-looking woman at that. She's a
brunette, l believe, and they weather
advancing age best. It's said. 1 marryl
Nonsense! It's all rubbish! / hate all
things pertaining to women-all but
Jollyold Kate. She's clever woman. l
wonder why she isn't married to some
bright fellow? I'm tired of clubs and
such; wish Kate would marry. o, I'd
like to have lot of little nephews and
nieces climbing all over me and fishing
through my pockets for pennies. But
kate's too old, or at least suppose she
thinks SO. Humph! I'm old, too. Five
years older than she. l marry! Nom
sense. Can't think of such a step at my
time of life"
John was unconsciously thinking
aloud, and his confidential clerk had
raped three times before he heard him.
Pushing the letter underneath news
paper he said: ''Come in"
The party up in Albany sends let
Ter inqniring about that last lot of hose.
1t seems"
sit down. Jackson; sit down and
listen to me for a moment" broke in
John.
jackson was puzzled. Business be-
Tore all other things mad always been
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1T IS PURELY A MATTER OF BUSINESS.
Johns motto. Now it seems it is all
something else.
m called good business man. eh,
Jackson?"
I'm glad to say so, Mr.. Warner" re-
Piled Jackson.
Never stopped the whirl of business
aOr sentiment eh, Jackson?'
! should hope not.
Vaite correct jackson, quite correct.
Ola you ever meet my sister Kate2"
1T is pleasure l have never had.
'Humph! Kate's a business woman;
woman Of great tact, but she's grow
ING the bump of sentimeatality in her
'0ld agsY'
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A NATTER OF BUSINESS.
How Two Ladies' Visit to New
York Terminated.

HE one particu-
lar clause in his
sister Kate's let
ter puzzled John
Warner as he
leaned his arms
upon his de SIX
and read it for
the third time.
1t ran as fol-
lows, brief, and
to the point, and,
coming from a
spinster who had,
es-
| chewed all senti-
mentality, it ap-
peared que +
"ReallY, John, a
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And, Oh, Uncle Silas, I had such a
lovely time last summer. -Four other
Vassar girls and myself took tramp
through the Catskills." sUm-m-m! But
do you believe. Elizabeth, that the
tsamp enjoysd it9'-N. J. Ledger.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-07-17

1 have heard my father say that in the
days Of his early manhood, which dates
back to more than u century, in season
of protracted drought it was custom for
the deacons of the church situated in tbs
old town of East Windsor to call together
the members on week day and put up
petitions for rain. And he has assured me
that these meetings were always followed
by rain He failed to tell me just how
soon. Among those always in attendance
was man OF the name of Potwine, one
wonderfully gifted in prayer.
Ny father called to mind some Of this
pious mans earnest expressions, such as
"Send down the rain, 0 Lord! not in tor
rents, but in cupious [sicl illusions" On
an occasion of extraordinary and prolonged
drought he put his petitions nearly in the
form of a demand. Rain they must have,
rain they would have, and they could not
do without it. Realizing that he had gone
too far in that direction, he qualified his
demands by saying, 20 Lord, we 10 not
wish to dictate, but only to advise. -
Hartford Times
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-07-17

My first great race was also my first
great victory. When arrived at Phila-
delphia in 1875, there were assembled all
the great oarsmen in the world. became
a laughing stock for them because Of my
style OF rowing and my rigging. The pre-
vailing rigging for sculls then was the g.
inch sliding seat; oars, 10 feet 3inches long,
with blades ~ inches wide, and footboard
having an angle Of 20 dogs. went there
with 26-inch sliding seat, OF foot oars, with
01S-ineh blades and an angular foot brace
at a 40 deg. angle. When therace came of
l won by several lengths.
Since then this rigging has advanced the
speed OF racing 4 minute a mile. then
went TO England. and they laughed there;
but beat them out of sight. All England
then used my rigging. I met Trickett 10
England and won s5e0.O0O for my friends
on this race. Then defeated Laycopk il
the same way tlien went to Australia
and was defeated by Beach through a col
lision with 3 steamer. The Australian
climate undermined my constitution, and
was defeated several times there, but !
could never get the Australians 70 meet
me- N neutral waters ~ Edward Hanlan IN
Ladiea' HONS Journal.
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TWO MILES A MINUTE.
Great Things Claimed by It's Inventor
for u One Wheel Cycle.

Great Things Claimed by It's Inventor
for u One Wheel Cycle.
! A one wheel cycle, eight feet high, that .
gFeenhorn can learn to ride in minute
and then write his name in the dust with
| it in fifteen feet Of space, not to mention a
I speed capacity of two miles in sixty SEQ
! onds on a good track, is the astonishing in
! veution which Victor Beranger, Of Wor-
cester, editor of lie Courier de WOr-
] cester, claims to have produced after two
| years Of hard work
| He says his brother in Montreal rode the
! phenomenon seventy-three miles in one
| hour on an ordinary highway and that
was Mt the rate of much more than mile
| "A minute. Mr.. Beranger himself, on a
wager of S100, will leave Worcester some
day in the presence Of a number of wit
nesses, so he says, at the same time the
new Chicago flyer" leaves for Boston, aud
he promises to arrive ut the Hub at least
fifteen minutes before the express train
reaches there, notwithstanding that he
win have to travel sixty-six miles by high
way as against forty-four by rail.
II he does 1t, in the face of the fact that
the highway between Worcester and Bos-
ton is in no way prepared for such light
ming trip, Monsieur" Will have furnished
the world the biggest sensation possible
short of an actual flying machine Mr.
Beranger may be an enthusiast, but he has
made applications for patents in five eoun-
tries, and his patent in this country is al
ready assured The new cycle viii GER
tainly make the fur fly in "bike" circles IL
1t goes, for it will be sold for seventy dol
lars, and its weight win be about fifteen
pounds less than the ordinary Warwick
Safety"
The inventor claims that to propel his
machine requires from seven to ten times
less power than is required on the ordinary
bicycle. Indeed, the difficulty he seems to
fear most is a vast excess Of power, which
viii make the machine unmanageable to
the ordinary person through its terrific
speed. If the one wheel cycle according
to the inventors designs, is practicable, its
availability for people who nowadays ride
bicycles merely for pleasure may be ques-
toned, unless it can be easily controlled
and kept at q slow rate Of speed
According to Mn. Beranger. thirty pushes
a minute on the pedals equals about forty
miles an hour. II machines Of this sort
are to go cavorting about the country at
even that rate, new problems in highway
regulation are to be solved. On the other
hand, il these machines can be propelled I
on prepared roads at a much greater speed
than Is attained BY locomotives, the conf
mercial opportunities for them may be inn
msnse. But meanwhile Mr. Befanqer has
to dsmonstrate to the world the success Of
his invention Springfield Republican
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-07-17


A fog signal has been invented by Mr.
Norman Standard, of Bath, England. The
apparatus for carrying aud exploding the
cartridges is fixed on the locomotive and
is adapted to be worked by the compressed
air or vacuum of the brake reservoirs. An
outer fixed cylinder has smaller cylinder
sliding into it, this latter having u tube
fixed Numerically across it. The com
pressed air can only escape to the atmOs-
phere through this cylinder and tube. The
compressed air first forces a cartridge from
the magazine into the tube. thus closing
egress Of the compressed air. The inner
cylinder is then forced along till the cart
ridge in the tube is in a safe position for
firing. In moving up the two needles have
been forced into the cartridge.
An electrical contact wheel is suspended
from the locomotive. When this comes on
a rail fixed for the purpose an electrical
circuit is closed and u spark sent between
the two needles. The cartridge is exploded,
allowing the compressed air 70 escape, and
the tube is pulled back by spring, to re-
peat the operation. The moving parts are
simple and the working is free from shocks.
The electrical apparatus consists of a bat
terry and a small sparkling coil carried on
the engine. York Telegram.
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Soc aIesIean swell on norsepaes.

.sne Mexican Swell ON nOrssDaCz.
The Mexican swell rides on a saddle
worth fortune It is loaded with silver
trimmings and hanging over it is an ex-
pensive serape, or Spanish blanket, which
adds to the magnidcence Of the whole. His
queer shaped stirrups are redolent Of the
old mines. His bride is in like manner
adorned with metal in the shape Of half a
dozen big silver plates, and to his bit is at
tached a pair of knotted red cord reins,
which he holds high up and loose.
He is dressed in a black velvet jacket
fringed and embroidered with silver, and
a huge and expensive hat perched on his
head is tilted over one ear. His legs are
incased in dark tight fitting breeches. with
silver trimming down the side seams, but
cut so as in summer weather to unbutton
from the kuee down and flap aside. His
spurs are silver, big and heavy and costly,
and fitted to buckle round his high cut
heel. Under his left leg is fastened a broad
bladed and beautifully curved sword, with
a hilt worthy prince Of the blood
The seat of this exquisite is the perfect
pattern Of a clothes pin. Leaning against
the cantle, he stretches his legs forward
and outward. with heels depressed in a
fashion which reminds one OF Sydney
Smiths saying that he did not object to a
clergyman riding, ii only he rode very bad
ly ind turned out his toes. It is the very
converse Of riding close to your horse. In
what 1t originates it is hard to guess, I'M
less bravadO. The cowboy with an equally
short seat and long stirFups, keeps his legs
where they belong, and If his leg is out Of
perpendicular, it will be so to the rear
Colonel I. A. Dodge in Harper's.
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It is not always the IS, krymen who are
vietimized by unscrup ulous confidence
men. lately became acquainted with the
case Of a young married lady who has re-
sided In this city all her life but whose
knowledge OF its ways was not sufficient
to warn her of its ras0ality. Her husbapd's
business compels him to be away from
New York for several months at a time.
During his recent absence shewas visited
by very gentlemanly appearing person,
who persuaded the servant TO 'allow him
into the parlOr by the statement that he
had called on important business
When the lady of the house came down
he whispered to her in an impressiVely
mysterious way that he was a private de-
tective, and that in the course OF his pro-
fession he had gained possession of some
facts about her during her husbands alb
sence which would distress that gentleman
very much. The rascal then detailed the
particulars of his story, which, however
false, was cleverly constructed and showed
thai he had made himselfin some measure
acquainted with the friendships and the
social visits of his victim. OF course she
should have had the fellow arrested at
once But she was thoroughly frightened
at his manner and Mortified by'what he
said. She hurriedly gave him all the
money She had at the time. and not until
he had gone did she realize the complete
folly of her act.-New York Recorder.
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Chicago win build a home for working
girls
There is nothing for which man has 10
pay SO dear as he does for the privilege Of
being stingy.
lie IS the worst enemy Of a womanis
reputation who seeks to defend it when be
has not the right.
"Irawl deep while sluggards sleep, and
you'll have fish TO sell and keep" Is the
Monhegan version Of an old proveBb.
In cooking vegetables always remember
that boiling water evaporates rapidly on
the approach OF "a storm or when il i rain
ing.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-07-17

Two brothers went Into restaurant the
other day TO dine. It WAS dark when they
came out again, and both OF them when
they got to the elevated station steps stop
ped. Hang it" said one, twisting his arm
uncomfortaAy, 81 got some ones coat.
III have to so back and change it. "fIOld
on" said the other brother; Il got into the
wrong coat too. III so back with you and
get my coat, " So they started back When
they came into the lighted soOms for the
second time one brother said TO the other;
Come, get out Of here right away before
any one sees US. You have on my coat and
have on yours, and neither OF us had
sense enough to think Of that when We
were at the elevated station. New York
Tribune. ~
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Rows This I

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