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BENTON, La, THURSDAY, MAY II, 1892.

was rather a dabster at the fine arts
"Donnavetti's 'Ophelia.' eh2 But you've
got two of 'em. A bargain, eh? Or at
auction?"
81 gave hundred dollars for mine, I"
whispered Mrs Clever.
And l gave a hundred for mine!"
exclaimed her husband, dragging saw
agelY at his mustache.
Then you were both great fools, "
mildly remarked Uncle Chipley. II
saw half a shop full of 'em in Paris,
when l was over there last, for ten
dollars apiece, American money!
They're regular drug in the market.
over there!"
"Of course, I appreciate the atten-
tion, Maria, aud all that sort of thing, "
began Mr. Clever, "but i don't want
this gushy thing on my walls!"
"And am sure it would give me the
nightmare to have that drowning face
in any ROOM" retorted Maria, crisply.
And she jerked out of the room in a
manner not at all beftting wedding
anniversary.
And if anyone wants a proof en-
craving of Donnavetti's ''Ophelia, he
may find two of them at the establish
ment of Mr.. Ezra Eliassen, who bought
them Of the Clevers for five dollars
apiece, and is prepared to sell them fol
whatever he can get-Amy Randolph
in n. Y. Ledger.
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WEARY WAITING.

:. N. agony Of waiting in anxious dread sus-
pense, ,,,-o- bo.. NTH boor.
VIZ. ,.rsncs strained and tense.
-. sneech waits on expression-waits an un-
developed word,
step never heard
:, evening would 'twere morning" :"
sD'n hon at morning would 'twere night
eve is strained 10 aching and aweary
Is the sight,
u.. the ear grows dull from listening for
eomings long deferred.
:. ,be knock shat never cometh, the footstep
nsyer heard.
,se voice grows weak and husky, when
The breath comes faint and slow:
r,.n the soul oppressed and saddened for
What il longs 10 know,
r,.r hours grow from moments and eyes with
tears are blurred
=, ,be knock that never cometh, the footstep
never heard, 49,
a. xsary. worldly waiter, on the seeming
laggard pace
~ the watched-for, longed-for moment, wait
with becoming grace,
a, tbc nrouaise of fulfillment made in His Sacred
Word, E-a
nat patient waiting will have record when His
knock and step are heard.
clark W. Bryan, in Good Housekeeping.
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Stub Ends of Thought.

Some men say they are perfectly
will ing to spend their whole lives in
making their wives happy, but they
don't spend any money for the same
purpose. ..
The woman with the prettiest face
is not always the most beautiful
woman.
What the world thinks should be q
woman's looking glass.
Zeal should be seasoned with prud-
ence.
Religion has rights its ministers are
bound to respect
Good clothes covereth multitude of
skins.
A man is known by the money he
keeps.
The heart will starve if but one dish
be lacking
Life is wol tn living if death is worth
dying.
Happiness is constitutional Detroit
Free Press
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A very becoming jacket is made OF
rose-colored, lightweight flannel 1t has
a yoke of moss-green velvet from which
the full widths of flannel fall, being ar
ranged in double box plaits. They reach
almost to the knees, and have an inch
wide ribbon as the finish. A rolling col
lar of velvet is the neck finish, and long
ribbons here looped together confne the
Jacket at the throat. The sleeves are
high and full and gathered into cuffs Of
velvet. A mistake too often made in a
dressing sack is that of having the
sleeves close fitting; as one wears the
sack when arranging ones hair, or
sometimes placing the bonnet just in
position, the arms want to have free
swing, untrammeled by tight sleeves
For this reason very many ladies prefer
the old-fashioned angel sleeve, which
closes just little below the shoulder
and falls entirely away from the nrnn. =
Ladies Home Journal
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Undesirable Possibilities for Women.

The advancement of women and
their admission to various avenues of
industry has other undesirab BILE possi-
bilities besides that of standing up in
the cars. A London business man,
who made over his business to his wife,
finally became so poor as to seek adj
mission to the almshouse, whereupon
the authorities decided that the wife
must pay a weekly sum for his sup
port. 1t was clearly proven that he
had been unfaithful and cruel to her;
that she had built up the business from
worse than nothing; that the judges
had granted her a divorce on just
grounds; but in spite of all this she
was obliged to support the man she
had married. If along with their equal
rights the women are compelled to
support unworthy husbands from the
results of their toll they may sigh for
the good old days when the law that
compelled man to support his wife
divorced the wife if the husband did
not support her.-Chicago Tribune.
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THEY WERE GENEROUS.
The waybackers Were Willing to Pay foi
Their Privileges.

The waybackers Were Willing to Pay fol
Their Privileges.
There are all kinds of people to be
found in Washington and most of them
want to see all the sights. One Wednes-
day recently two or three, very evil
IDENTIFY from Wayback, attended the
usual afternoon reception at the Post
master-generaps. They never thought
of stopping to speak to Mrs. Wana-
maker or the ladies receiving with her,
but dashed right in and finding young
lady, who seemed to be at home, they
tackled her at once.
You've got a picter gallery here,
amt you?" inquired the spokesman.
The young lady said the pictures were
in the next room.
Got any catalogues to show what's
what?" was the next inquiry.
The young lady said there wasn't
any, but that'she would be glad to tell
them all they cared to know about tlie
pictures Her services were gladly ac
cepted, and after half an hour spent in
the gallery, the visitors thanked hel
and started away. She watched them
as they went out, and in the hall they
stopped and held consultation Their
one of the party returned and Offered
the young lady a quarter with apollo
gies for not doing it sooner.
She declined, but is sorry now sh'
didn't take it as q souvenir.
Free Press.
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PUNGeNT PARAGRAPHS.

Charlie, who has stayed late-"O,
Miss De Freeze, I've an idea" Miss De
Freeze-"Well, an idea is not much
good unless you carry it out" He took
the hint and his hat t-Yonker's States
man.
-Bingo-'I see that CRANKY is taking
regular exercise in a gymnasium.
Kingsley-"What is his idea?" Bingo-
His wife gave him an ulster for a
Christmas present, and he is trying to
get strong enough to carry it around" ="
-Clothier and Furnishcr.
Room at the Top.-"There is plenty
of room at the top" said the confident
young man. Yes" replied his elderly
acquaintance; ''but, should your top
keep on swelling proportionately there
won't be after you get there. IN. Y.
Herald.
Miss Forethought (making an elab-
crate toilet Suppose, Mabel, should
faint tonight at the ball, wouldn't !
look too ridiculous with these rosy
cheeks?" Mabel-"O no. People would
only then learn what real artist you
are. Boston Post.
No Chance--Rural Editor-''What
sort of an opening is there for paper
in this town." Native-None at all,
stranger We've got grocery, two
dressmakers and tavern, and what
news they leave over amt worth men
tioning.-N. Y. Truth.
Miss Flushington says you passed
her on the street yesterday without
bowing to her." 20, deah," sighed the
young man. Its all the way she man.
ages her complexion. Tell heh foh lae,
| deah boy, that I'm fwightfully color
blind, won't you?"-Washington Star.
An e-opener-Anxious Parent
doctor. my daughter appears to be
going blind, and she is about to be
married" Doctor = Let her go right
on with the wedding, if anything can
open her eyes marriage wilL-9ankee
Blade.
Miss Gusher-"O, Mr.. Mahlstick,
was at the art exhibition this after
noon" Mahlstick-"Did you see any
thing of mine there?" Miss Gusher-
"Yes, several of your paintings; and
how careful the managers are of them!
I'm sure it was really kind and thought
full of them to place them SO high on
the wall that nobody could possibly
iniure them with canes or umbrellas" "
Boston Transcript
Yes, my hands are soft" said q
conceited young 'masher' the other
night at a small party, as he looked ad-
miringly at those useless appendages
that had never done days work. do
you know how / do it?" he exclaimed.
81 wear gloves every night to sleep in. u
do you sleep with your hat on also?''
asked an old lady. The young fellow re-
piled in the negative, and looked sur
prised because the company smiled.
A Painful Hint-Cupid was flying
irregularly between them, so to speak
as they were strolling along. He wa:
feeling a good deal like man going
past cemetery and was whistling. 81
wish you wouldn't whistle" she sale
pettishly. ut is positively rude" He
looked at her moment and stopped
Then he began to sing softly. He sang
for few minutes. Harry she said
almost tenderly. His face lighted W
with hope. please whistler she re
. Quested pleadingly.
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Gambled Away His Kingdom.

The ruling king of Samoa once lost
a portion of his realm at the game of
poker" His opponent was pay
master in the American navy, and the
funds with which his majesty started to
play consisted of only seventy nine dol
lars, wornout naval officers suit, and
a second hand Snider rifle. The game
was played without ''limit," and a
time came when the paymaster placed
five hundred and seventy-fve dollars
on the table. The king, being now out
of funds, asked that his word might
be taken for the amount. The request
was refused, and Malietoa then offered
to put up the island of Manono against
the sum. A deed of transfer was exc
cuted on the spot; the game proceeded,
and Malietoa lost When the affair
came to the knowledge of the Amer
lean consul he ordered the paymaster
to return the deed to the king. This
he did, receiving in exchange for it a
mum Der of mats and other Samoan
articles of value. King Malietoa, it is
said, has never played poker since
Chicago Tribune.
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COMMON SENSE OF THINGS.
Some Seem to Prefer the Wrong Way to
Any Other.

Some Seem to Prefer the Wrong Way to
Any Other.
The other day we heard of an acci-
dent resulting from the common habit
Of injecting naphtha or benzine over
moth-infested fabrics A room thus
treated had been closed up, and at night
when the lights were lit the gases ex-
ploded with awful sffect. We should
imagine that the dangers of such expert
nents had been sufficiently exploited.
There is no need of any such treat
ment. There are ways of treating hair
Or other animal fiber which goes into
the filing of furniture that renders it
lmpervious to all insect pests 1t took
twenty years to show the American peo-
pie the economy of using a lining under
carpets, and they have not learned the
common sense of it over in Europe yet
1t will probably take twenty years for
us to appreciate fully how much trouble
can be saved, how much waste avoided
| by using anti-moth furnishings People
| hate to learn things. There are a lot of
| folks that WELD broom and fill the
house full of dust who won't try me-
chanical sweeper. A carpet will wear a
third longer with cotton padding be-
meath it and a sweeper to brush it.
Many a family, too, waste hours and
days of year in twisting up or pinning
up shades, having no knowledge Of
spring rollers. People do not seem to
grasp the idea that table linen will wear
twice as long with canton flannel un-
dercloth, or that lace curtains may be
treated in way to defy the erratic gas
Jet. They think too much OF how to tie
a bow on a china dog and not hall
enough of how to sweep the dirt from
under pholsterer.
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AN AMERICAN-AMERICAN.
That Was the Reason He Didn't Amount
to Much.

to Much.
He was rather proud of the party he
was with, and when he met his old
friend and a companion on the street he
stopped them and said:
Jack, let me introduce my friend,
Col Wallace. You've heard of him, of
course-one of our most distinguished
Scottish Americans
After they had shaken hands he con-
tinued:
And now shake hands with Aid. Nc
Namara. You can hardly need an intro
duction to him; he's been leading Irish
American for years, and you know of
his work in the council"
Then, with graceful wave of his
hand toward the third, he said:
"Prof Gluckenstein-you'v heard OF
him, of course. There'sno better-known
German-American in the west. His
lightest words carry weight with his
countrymen this side of the Atlantic. u
jack shook hands with the profes
sor, and then, turning toward his com
panion, said:
Gentlemen, let me introduce Mr.
Brown. He is quite well known to hi
friends as thorough American-Ameri
can"
"Beg pardon" All spoke at once.
| HE was born in Ireland, brought u
in England and educated in Germany,
| continued "Jack, ''but when he cam
to this country he sort of took up hi
home here and became an American
I'm told that's the reason he has no It'll
or Office. He ought to have been know
better, chicago Tribune,
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The Coionei's Error.

Col. Blood (of Kentucky)-Do you
know, Colonel, actually saw snakes
last night.
Col Gore (of the same statel-What
kind of snakes were they, Colonel?
"They seemed like water-snakes,
Colonel"
Colonel, I'm afraid you've been di'
luting your whisky. Puck,
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-18

Lewis-If we had $1,000, ,000, 900, in
stead of $3.50, 1000, 900 in circulation,
would not the farmers get more for their
wheat?
Pillsbury--More nominal dollars, but
perhaps they could not buy 60 much.
In reply to further questions from
Lewis, Pillsbury admitted that short
selling alone would not account for the
decline in wheat, which was too great
to be chargeable to one cause alone.
In his address to the committee Pills
bury advocated the passage OF the anti
options bill. Hesaid there should have
been high prices for wheat this year,
but partly on account OF short selling
millers and others were living from
hand to mouth. The world was draw
ing on the surplus supply of wheat each
year, for the consumption was steadily
increasing.
Clifford of Kankakee, Illinois, said in
a surplus-producing country no good
effect could follow "short" selling,
for ''shorts" always wanted lower prices.
He thought laws should be so framed as
to give right to buy property for future
delivery, and when delivery is contracted
for, to sell those contracts either before
or after delivery.
The hearings will close tomorrow.
The subcommittee of the sena Q
judiciary committee today heard further
argument upon the pending Washburn
anti-option bill. Alfred Romer of the
New York produce exchange and
Thomas A. Wright of the Chicago board
OF trade, and William Cudahy, the
Chicago pork packer, argued in opposi-
ton to the bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-18
FREE BINDING TwINE.
why Should the Farmers PAY Trlbut
to the Cordage Trust?

Why Should the Farmers PAY Tribute
to the Cordage Trust?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Bryan of Ne
braska has prepared a report to accom-
pany the free binding-twine bill, which
will be reported to the house some day
this week. The report says in part !:
The tariff on binding twine cannot be
justified, except upon the principle that
the taxing power should be used to pre-
vent importations entirely; and that
principle, besides being supported by
constitutional authority, would de-
stroy all income from imports
and compel US to look to some
other source for necessary reve-
nues. Twenty-nine of the cordage
and binding twine factories out of thirty
five, in the country, are owned by the
National Cordage company OF New
York, and produce 80 per cent. of the
total output. In 1890 there were con-
sumed in the United States $4,000 tons
of twine, all of which, but 1000 tons,
were made from foreign grown fibers.
If 7-10ths of cent per pound tax is
added to the price, as is probable, this
tax cost the farmers of the country in
the year 1890 alone, 100000, and this
does not include the large additional
sum charged for profits on the increased
price by the various middlemen. Not
one dollar of this large tax reached the
treasury, and there can be no excuse for
allowing this trust to continue the exac-
ton Of this tribute.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-18
A Terrible Mistake.

A celebrated German physician was
once called upon to treat an aristocratic
lady, the sole cause of whose complaint
was high living and slack of exercise.
Put it would never do to tell her SO, SO
his medical advice ran thus:
''Arise at 8 o'clock, take walk in the
park for one hour, then drink a cup of
tea, then walk another hour and take a
cup Of chocolate. Take breakfast at 81
Her condition improved visibly, unit.
one morning the carriage of the baroness
was seen to approach the physician's
residence at lightning speed.
The patient dashed up to the doctors
office, and on his appearing on the scene
she gasped out, "Oh, doctor, took the
chocolate firstr'
"Then drive home as fast you can,"
calculated the astute disciple of Escu-
lap, rapidly writing prescription, "and
take this emetic. The tea must be un-
derneath.' The grateful patient COM
piled. She is still improving. &C Chicago
News
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city, stating that Smith told him before
leaving for Washington, that statehood
in Utah would be q great calamity; If
the Teller bill should become law no
GENTLE could live in the territory that
he had no faith in the Mormon peo-
pile; they were simply deceiving
the people to gain power; ndas soon as
the conditions changed, the brethren
would have another revelation re-estab-
fishing polygamy, and drive the Ameri-
cans out OF the territory.
The statements made in the letter
were denounced by Smith as lie. He
denied having been in Ogden before
coming to Washington or having any
conversation with Breeden.
In refutation of statements made by
Smith calling in question the honor and
probity OF United States Judge Miner,
of Utah, Powers read numerous tele-
grams from influential people denounc-
ing as false all charges and imputations
against the moral and judicial integrity
of the Judge.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-18
IN THE SENATE.
Mexican Battle Flags Ordered Returned.
Other Bills Passed.

Other Bills Passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-In the senate
today, Immediately after the reading of
the Journal, Sherman, from the commit
tee on foreign relations, reported back
favorably the joint resolution requesting
the president to return to Mexico twen-
ty-one battle flags now in the museum
of the United States military academy,
which were captured by the army of the
United States during the late war with
Mexico. Passed.
Sherman also reported back adversely
the resolution requesting the committee
ON foreign relations to inquire as to the
practicability of the acquisition of GER
tain portions of Mexico, and it was in
definitely postponed.
Norrill, from the finance committee,
reported bill directing the secretary of
the treasury to admit, free Of duty, the
wreckage from the ships Trenton and
Vandalia, presented by the United
States government to the king of Samoa,
and to refund s7128, being the amount
of duties paid thereon to the collector at
San Francisco. Passed.
Bills on the calendar were then taken
mp and acted on. The one appropriat-
ing 100000 for public building at
Boise City was recommitted.
The bill for a public building at
Helena, Mont, was also recommitted.
The bill for the payment to William
k Wheaton, ex-register, and Charles
Chamberlain, ex-receiver of the land
Office at San Francisco, of $1,000, por-
fion of the amount deposited by them
in the treasury as fees for testimony
taken by clerks, paid by themselves,
was passed.
The Idaho contested election case was
then taken up, and Gray addressed the
senate in support of the views of the
minority of the committee on elections,
that Claggett, not Dubois, was entitled
to the seat.
Gray's argument was replied to and
the title of Dubois to the seat defended
by Chandler and Palmer. Palmer said,
In conclusion, he trusted the time would
come when such questions could not
arise, and when the people would speak
directly on the choice of their senators.
Without disposing of the resolution
the senate adjourned.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-18

As was stated in yesterdays HERALD,
James Pagan came down from San Fran
cisco on Tuesday afternoon, for the pur-
pose of taking back with him his brother
Terry, who had jumped his bail in the
bay city. The slippery Terry, who is a
bad man, had committed a felonious
essault with knife on companion,
and as...ccr being arrested, prevailed on
his brother James to go on his bond.
He then ran away, and came to Los An
geles to join woman who claims to be
his wife. He was arrested by Detectives
Bowler and Benson on description last
Sunday night, and locked up in the city
Jail.
Chief Crowley was notified of the
capture. and Brother James, who thirst
ed for revenge, was appointed a special
deputy sheriff, supplied himself with a
big gun, as well as pair OF nlppers and
a bench warrant, and started for Los
Angeles.
As soon as the train left Oakland,
Chief Glass's Office began to be inun-
dated with long and numerous series
of kilograms, each of which read as fol-
lows
CHIEF GLASS: Hold Pagan! Am COM
ing. FAGAN.
Yesterday afternoon, as has been
stated, Brother James got here. In the
meantime writ OF habeas corpus had
been issued on application of the alleged
Mrs. Pagan for Terry's body. Terry was
taken into superior court and was de-
clared out Of Chief Glass g custody. He
was about to leave the hall of justice
when the doors swung back and revealed
Brother James, gun, nippers, bench
warrant and all. The writ did not ap-
ply to James's warrant, and Terry had
to submit to being arrested by his own
brother.
Had James followed his original in
tention of leaving for San Francisco at
10: 40 Tuesday night all would have
been we'll. But he happens to be sus-
ceptible individual, and the fair but
treacherous helpmeet of his brother at
once began to exercise her every vile to
drau his attention away from his pris-
oner. She succeeded admirably, and
the trio went out Tuesday night on
something of debauch. They were
seen on Alameda street yesterday morn
ing little the worse for wear, the San
Francisco deputy sheriff being especi-
ally hilarious. Before noon Mrs. Terry
Pagan had succeeded in borrowing"
$16 from Sheriff Pagan.
At 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Officer Steele telephoned to headquarters
that mysterious individual was sky
larking around the corner of Third and
Main streets. The stranger appeared to
be drunk, and, displaying pair Of new
handouts, had informed the general
public that 'if he caught the --- -
again, he'd put the nippers on him."
Captain Roberts instructed Officer
Steele to bring the man to the police
station if the fellow was impersonating
an officer. The order was complied with,
and in few minutes Officer Steele ap-
peared in the chiefs Office with Brother
James, who, with most remarkable at
tempt at smile, exclaimed: "By -,
chief, he got away from me-"
The laugh is, of course, on the San
Francisco deputy. The chances are that
Terry left the city with James's $16, but
the local police are confident that he
will be recaptured.