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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-09-03

las "A Masters Outing" "A Year
Mel Sl~at etc etc,
AUGUSTA SALISBURY PRESCOTT,
well known frcm her writing for the great
New York papers, the World, Advertise,
te-. continues to write for us and during
he year will furnish q series Of articles
that viii be well worth the price Of the
magaxiEe, entitled New Year ReceP-
tons" An Aft moon Tea" Jenny =
Going TO be Married, Wedding Pres
ents," etc,
BELLS C. GREENE,
VIII Sc numerous sketches, The Hawkins
Family. have made her famous In this
way, viii give us some new features
which I've are a-sured) viii be mOse
miith-prosoking than her previous a.
forts.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-09-03

Cooley furnishes during entainG
VI Linatrat
lady the land.
person desiring TO raise club should send for n
Single Subscriptions = advance copies 10
ADDRESS GODEY.S LADY,s BOOK
Box IL IL, Pa
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

Literary LADY, am very fond of
Bacon, aren't your" Unliterary Gentle
man--"Can't say as am, but like ham
and eggs. "-Pharmaccutical Era.
1T is an accepted fact, recently dis
covered by scholars, that Noah had beer
in the ark. The kangaroo went In with
hops and the bear was always bruin.
Naming the Form. Miss Elder ito
the dentist)-.Is it gocd form to take
an anesthetic, DR.. Molar?' Molar--'O,
yes madam; chloroforin. - Detroit Free
Press.
In Boston. Gotham-''1
YOU ever been west?' Miss Boston
with q travelled air)-''Oss yes, I've
been in New York several times. De-
troit Free Press.
BE sure to shake before taking"
said the druggist as he handed his GUS
toner bottle Of ague cure. II always
do. replied the customer, grimly. YER
mont Waterman
-"You borrowed fver of me the
other day, you know" ''Ya-as." sd
like to have it back If you can"
"But, my deah boy, I've spent it."--In-
dianapolis Journal.
How obtuse some people are! When
Wigglesten was asked by Miss Flora.
whose affections are conferred on her
pug Punch, If he liked dogs, he the stu
pid fellow replied: II don't know;
never ate any. boston Transcript.
-Merchant-'T regret that / can't
have these goods charged, as don't
know who you are Mrs. Meter--"My
husband is the plumber who is repair
ing the leak down stairs now" Mef-
chant-T beg your pardon, madam.
Your goods will be sent home at once. "
The photograph win do real SER
vice when it is set, chime-wise, in
clock, and sings out: "Go home! Go
home!" to the too social caller. The
phrase might be embellished without
limit for subsequent rounds on the dial.
This is of urgent Importance and should
command Mr.. Edison's attention at
once. Boston Commonwealth.
Tim going to see il you know any
thing about arithmetic, Johnny. Eow
many are ten times two cents?r aslxed
Uncle George. -Four. said Johnny,
innocently. ''Nonsense!v said Uncle
George bet you an apple, and leave
| it to papa" Done" said Uncle George
Pa" cried Johnny, amt ten times
| two cents four nickels?" "Yes," said
papa; and Johnny got the apple. Harp
er's Bazaar.
"A witness who had given his evil
dence in such a way as to satisfy every
body in court that he was committing
perjury, being cautioned by Justice
Maule, said at last: my lord, you may
believe me or not, hut stated not a
word that is false, for have been
welded to truth from my infancy.
ayes. SIR said Justice Maule; but the
question Is, how long you have been Z
| widoweEn~Iimes
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
usEFUL AND PRETTY.

Dainty Articles for tho PArlor and Dining
Room.
Long silver toasting forks with
twisted silver handles are in use.
Oblong boxes for matches have bases
like those of silver candlesticks.
Small silver card trays have perfor-
ated bottoms as. well as perforated
borders
Perforated borders and broken edges,
the one or the other, finish all silver
ware.
Ring holders are made like small sill
yer eandlesticks except that they taper
toward the top.
Smelling-salts bottles, half crystal
and half metal tips, gold or silver, are
shaped like cartridges.
Glass bottles covered with perforated
silver are SO common that it is sus-
pected all are not sterling silver.
Perfume atomizers, the rubber cav
cred with silver netting and the glass
with perforated silver, are seen in great
abundance.
Asparagus tongs and broad based
servers have been brought out in NUM-
bers The preference seems equally di-
vided between them.
Circular Thermometers of ivory and
its limitations bound in perforated orna-
ments of silver have the central spaces
used as calendar.
Parasol sticks are sold by jewelers..
They are chiefly Of natural woods, bam-
boo sticks prevailing, and are daintily
finished with crystal, white amber,
pink and cclored quartz.
Oblong silver trays have small sill.
yer candlestick with taper poised on an
elastic string Of silver resting from one
end of the tray and carried over 1t
The sealing-wax and other Implements
lie on the tray.
Jewellers get small bisque figures
such as Cupids, with cages and birds
and use them for displaying rings. The
rings are hung on the arms and toes Of
| the Cupid. The boy looks very cunning
and is sure to attract attention
The new combination of blue and sill
yer is the most prominent indication in
| leather goods The leather is an in
tense turquoise blue and is made NJ
| into every variety Of finely MOUNTED
| portmonnaies, card cases, diaries
change pouches. calendars and writin.
pads. These are bound in ornamental
borders of silver perforated Renaissanc
ornaments through which the blu
leather is seen. Other devices are pu
in the corners. Sometimes tiny watcl
is inserted. most often it is q bow-kno
| of silver. and lately linked group q
horseshoes The fashion Of carryin
out the colors Of the toilette bring
into the market in addition to thi
speciality q large number of tifto
feathers, made up in the same manaeI
| -Yswelers ciFvular.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
MAKING THINGS PLEASANT.
Tie Meant Well. But the World Mlsunder-
stood Him.

Tie Meant Well. But the World Mlsuuder-
stood Him.
a West Chicago man a few evenings
ago read an article in newspaper set
ting forth the fact that it is the duty OF
every person to make it lively and
pleasant for those about him. The fol-
lowing morning he decided to do what
he could during the day to make every
body lively and cheerful He heard the
hired girl coming down stairs, and he
thought he would hide behind the
kitchen door and give her a pleasant
little surprise. The girl was hardly
awake, and failed to see the pleasantly
of the joke until after her strong right
hand had planted slap on his cheek
that almost loosened bis teeth
He was quite sure his wife was not
yet awake, but instead of gruffly call
ing her, as he sometimes did, he decided
that her awakening from happy dreams
to stern realities should be rendered as
pleasant as possible. When he reached
her room she was sleeping soundly. He
thought it would be fun to take a hair
brush that was lying on the dresser and
tickle her cheek till she awoke. When
she opened her eyes she did it with a
suddenness that surprised him. At the
same instant she threw her arms up
with such force that the brush was
driven through the mirror of the dres-
ser. Still he reasoned that these were
only accidents that were likely to oc-
cur to anyone. After breakfast he
-, 80 - Dknt <v--,s f<,x.
the city. 1t was raining. He saw
Jones stand his dripping umbrella in a
corner while he tied his shoe that had
come unfastened. 1t would be good
joke to take his umbrella just for a
minute. When the man, who turned
out to be not Jones but a stranger re-
sembling him, had tied his shoe he
reached for his umbrella, but it was
not there. He had just located it in
the gentleman's hand when the latter
said:
81 beg your pardon. really mistook
you for another man. It's all mis-
take, assure you"
''Oh, understand" said the stranger
as he recovered his property. mis-
takes concerning the identity of um-
brellas occur frequently on rainy
day." And everybody felt sorry for a
man who was caught stealing an UNI
brella-
Throughout the day the man who de-
sired to make it pleasant for everybody
met with several minor repulses, but
he did not despair. On his way home
in the evening, when the shadows were
gathering, he saw his neighbor walking
just in advance of him. 1t occurred to
him that he would slip up behind has
neighbor, and putting his hands over
his eyes, make him guess who it was.
That very morning his neighbor had
read about some one being held up and
robbed the night before at that very
same place.
The joke proved to be deplorable
failure. The joker no sooner attempt
ed to put hands over the neighbor's
eyes than he was knocked down by the
latter, who held his face hard against
the pavement while he called for the
police. Later on matters were ex-
planned and the joker returned home
with disfigured face and determine
ton to let this sorry old world amuse
itself hencefOrth. Times.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
BIRDS in TIERS.
Tho Amusing Antics of a Cagefull of Song.
sters.

Tho Amusing Antics OF Cageful OF song.
sters.
Three tiers Of brilliantly colored lit
tie birds was one of the many pretty
sights often saw in the bird-market
in Paris. To tighten his burden, the
owner of these pretty songsters had
placed great many of them in one
cage. The cage had but a single
perch-a long one, to be sure, yet at
best it could hold only one third of the
birds. AS you may suppose, all places
on this perch were always in great de-
mand, and usually its whole length was
fully occupied by the tiny warblers,
crowded together in jolly companion
ship. Flying about the cage in all
directions were those not fortunate
enough to secure ''seats," and their
antics in endeavoring to find resting
place were very pretty and clever.
Alighting on the seated ones, they
would wedge their tiny feet between
two of them in an attempt to reach the
perch; and sometimes they succeeded;
but more often q second tier of birds
was started by the new corners coolly
getting upon the backs of the first. A
slight disturbance of the center Oh
gravity, however, and all would come
tumbling down. Then there would be
a great commotion and a perfect medley
of color, as the birds rushed again, pell.
nell, for the coveted places Presently
quiet would be restored, and the two
tiers of birds again successfully com.
pleted.
But there were still others flying
about or hopping around on the bottom
of the cage, who also expected to get
resting-places- To perch on top of the
second tier was indeed a very pretty and
very difficult performance, as there
was considerab BILE webbing in the lower
tiers, even at the ightest touch of q
lowering bird. Finally, with dainty
wings and feet outstretched in slow de-
scent, q bright little acrobat would
start the third tier. But alas! the next
bird might prove careless little fellow,
and would upset them all.
However, in spite of accidents and
carelessness, the third tier was often
finished, and sometimes it lasted even
several minutes before it was demol-
ished. But when the pyramid was com
pleted, usually some hungry little chap
in the first story, spying dainty morsel
lying on the bottom of the cage, would
withdraw his support, to the disaster
and confusion of the crowd.
Thus it went on, all day long-inces.
SAINT change of place and form and col
or. Happily through it all the little
acrobats were as merry as birds could
be, pouring out their liquid music into
the golden sunshine, joyously twisting
and shaking their bright little heads.
The grand music of old Notre Dame
cathedral, close by. was not more charm
ing than that of this pretty feathery
choir singing under the kind inspiration
of soft june sky, Meredith Nugent
In 81 Nicholas
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
BLuFFED THE oRoCERYMAN.

The Meek Little Mans Rebuke Was Eject.
i've II Somewhat Grandfloqucnt.
He was such weak and humble lit
tie man that when he came into the
grocery store to make complaint the
clerk was disposed to be naughty and
imperious.
MAY 1 inquire" he said, in q still,
small voice, 'if any gentleman here
sold my wife some butter yesterday"
81 guess 1 am the man." responded a
big, brawny fellow, with an inch or
two more chin on him than clerk usu-
ally has need of in his business.
"Oh, excuse me" exclaimed the Gus
toner, shrinkingly, "Imeant no offense.
The butter is all right, but wanted to
say that three colors of hair in one roll
is somewhat homogeneous. And / thought
might add also request that if you
could send up a brush and comb with
the next sale we would be ever so much
obliged. Of course it was an oversight
on your part, and am not complain
ing, you UNDERSTANDINGS complaining,
merely suggesting"
The clerks face was study.
'sAnd," went on the little man, 81
don't think it is quite fair to put tacks
at fifteen cents q pound in butter at
forty cents, unless you make discount
for difference in weight and price, or
throw in q clawhammer so we can draw
the tacks upon putting the butter on
the table"
The clerk was gasping and the little
man was going right along.
Referring again to the hair mem
toned previously" he said, permit me
to say that find no fault because of its
quantity or its length The incongru-
ity of color was the only objection. In
the old times we read that Sampson
had long hair and great deal of it,
and your butter in that respect has
rights my entire family is bound to re-
spect Our only regret is that you did
not send Il up in cage. :"
BY this time the clerk had fallen up
against the counter, but the little man
paid no heed.
II might possibly" he continued.
mildly and weakly, touch upon its
age, but / have some reason to suspect
that this butter is made from milk,
tudb tuc muk C0LuC 1IOAA CIV 6u0
that cow is . female, and have been
taught from my youth mp to abstain
from any and all references to age in
relation to female kind, either remotely
or contiguously. Therefore shall not
animadvert upon that subject. except
to remark, incidentally that the phrase,
feeble old age does not in the remot-
est degree apply to this case. wish
you'd send up to the house q pound Of
soda, four bars of soap, package Of
starch, bushel of apples and twenty
five pounds of sugar. My wife asked
me to leave the order and she said
she'd come around herself and see
about the butter. Good morning" and
the little man walked usekly- ont
Detroit Free Press
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
A HUSBANDS TRIALS.

I've been doing woman's work for at least .
And III own it isn't anything like fun,
eor when you try to think that your labor's
nearly DER,
You viii often nnd you've only Just begun.
Inere Is boiling and there's baking;
.sfn,, There is sweeping and bed making;
Thousand other things not understood
~ seBy such novice az /,
And so won't deny
'anat would not be q woman IL could
sick;
NO help was to be had, SO, like Ounce,
Ocsa.t q Try my hsnd. but found out very
THAT coulen't think OF everything at onoa
n The hre vas slowly dying,
Wlsn put the, steak a-frying,
And the cat was ma, ~ havoc with the bread
- had preparssxor toasting,
While the apple that was roasting
Was plaything Tho pug, upon the bed.
When went TO wash the dishes, found the
The spout was melted on, and on the floor
1t lay perfect wreck, that awoke . pensive
sigh,
As thought upon the happy days of yore
Iref1ected on the bliss
OF domestic scenes like this,
And couldn't hit on any other plan.
1t might be called bewitching,
But the work done in a kitchen,
Is not within the scope of common man
So ia like to mention this to every friend and
neighbor,
That woman's work Is never overdrnwn:
Ny respect is something greater for the house
wife's daily labor
Since the trials have lately undergone.
Their woes are not misstated,
For I've been initiated,
And I'm bound to help them every timo can
There's a recompense in doing
What alone is worth pursuing,
And woman's loving labor is blessing unto
man.
Geo. w. Shipman, in Housed keeper
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
WARNING THE CROWD.
The Tobacco Fiend Was Shown In His True
COlOrs.

The Tobacco Ficnd Was Shown In His True
Colors.
AS the train stopped at a small sta
ton in Kentucky it was discovered that
a switch engine had run off the track
just beyond and wrecking crew were
atwork getting her Oh. The conductor
said he would be detained half an hour,
and many of us went up to see the
wreckers at work. There was a crowd
of fifty around the spot when a fat,
good-natured looking man who had a
mouth big enough to take in half a
pumpkin pie, came sauntering up and
bowed and smiled to everybody. He
was just getting ready to say some
thing when little skinny man with a
piping voice. cried out at him:
ssDon't yo' do it, Sile Davis-don't yo'
do it! If yo' do I'll give yo' dead away.
The good-natured man fell back at
this, and saw him wink and motion to
the skinny man to draw aside for con-
fab.
81 don't want no truck with yo', Sile
Davis" was the reply. 81 told yo' last
week I'd do it, and so l will; yo' jest
keep shet."
The language aroused our curiosity,
as matter of course, and we were
anxious for the explanation when it
came. The fat man walked around for
a minute or two, and when he thought
the other was not looking he slipped up
to one of our crowd and softly re-
marked:
stranger, would yo' mind lendin'
me chaw of plug tobacker fur a day
or two. till can git twenty-seven dol
lars as is OWN me on job?"
"Here vol" shouted the skinny man,
who had kept an eye open all the time,
81 warned yo' I'd do it and now will!
Gentlemen, want to tell you about
this critter He chaws mo- tobacker
than any fo' men in Kentucky and he
begs every bit of itr'
Il only borrows it." protested the
other.
s'Only borrows it. And never paysl
Gentlemen, look at this memorandum
book. Here's his account all put down
and figgered up to date. He begun
borrowin' chaws of me on the 9th of
Nav, 1876, and in the fifteen Vars has
borrowed jest exactly fifty-four thou
sand and two chaws and never paid one
of 'em back Don't no man in this 'erc
crowd pull out no Plug fur any SIGH
critter to bite on. y
IL don't want none-rm a-chawin' on
sassafras," replied the fat man as he
tried to brace up under the shock, but
he didn't hold his nerves over a minute,
and went of to hide himself behind a
freight car.-Detroit Free Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13

Little Bessie's doll had lost one eye,
its face was cracked. one arm was gone
and most of its internal sawdust had
departed. She placed it in sitting
posture on the floor in the corner of her
playhouse, examined its forlorn and
shrunken figure with a critical eye, and
said, regretfully, yet decidedly: 'sYou
can stay in the family if You want to.
Dolly: but after this I'm only going to
Be q stepmothcs 70 you"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13

An Englishman at hotel in New
York asked if there were any oysters
In the hotel '.Oh, yesr' was the an
swcr. ssStcp right into the restaurant.
we don't keep them in the Office" u
think you misunderstood me" said Mr.
John Bull, you know, mean . 'oistcr.
don't you know. . lift-a hellevatch
maybe you cas II ip this country"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13

mail box on the corner. 1t said:
DEAR EVERETT:
81 am going to take vacation in August
and as will want company. invite you to &C
with re-also your mother, to take care Of us.
have been saving the money for year, ant
have enough for months trip for us all. Yos
can prepare to start next week. will come up
tomorrow night and We can talk it over.
Hastily. SHIRLEY.
Shirley Holmes never spent happier
month in his life than that which he
spent with Everett and his mother at
Pokeville. Everett seemed to get bet
ter from the first day, and before tho
month was over was thoroughly him
self again.
Mrs. Harris visited with her old
friends, while the young men spent
whole days in the woods, sometimes
fishing, sometimes just lying beneath
the big trees.
When they returned to tas city the
hot, dusty weather was over, and they
went back to work bronzed and strong,
and such fast friends that they are
called now 1.-THE insepaTables. Next
year they are going to the mountains
together. Albert Bige low Paine. II
Golden Days
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-09
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets.

Stocks and Bonds-Money Easy Sterling
Exchange Quiet and Firm = Government
Bonds Dull and Steady-Rai1roads Active
and Firm-stocks Closed Active and
Strong.
At New York money is easy, ranging from
115G2 per cent; last loan at 11a, closing al
az per cent Prime mercantile paper at 81 q
SIC per cent Sterling Exchange is quiet and
firm with actual business in bankers bills at
4 san for 6O-day bills and 81 for demand;
posted rates at 4 SEGA So. Commercial pliis
S414d4 S61s. Government bonds dull ana
steady. Railroads have been active and hrni.
The stock still remained very active after IL
O'Clock More attention was paid to the genef-
al list, Changers, Union Pacific, Northern d.
cfc preferred and Louisville becoming special-
Iy prominent. A decidedly strong temper marx
ed dealings. beginning with Burlington All
stocks mentioned advanced materially; Union
Pacific rose rs, Louisville and NortieiH
cific preferred about l each. Reading still LED
and rose above 40. Lackawana again reached
1877. During the last hour the market showed
no animation in either activity or strength All
the coal stocks took the first start, Lackawana
rising to 159 and Jersey Central to 1894.
Everything else moved up Slowly on large trans
actions. market closing active and strong, gen.
orally at top figures OF the day, although coal
ers declined on final dealings.
transactions the Stock Exchange aggre-
gated SOC, 800 shares.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-09

BOSTON, Feb. 6, 1s92.-The following are
to-dav's quotations OF Provisions. Produce, etc.
Pork, , cuts 90 oQgd4 SO; short cuts ITS at
at 90 o09l5 90; pork tongues II 90; butt pork
IL 90.
Hams at 9xc; small do 1oc; pressed hams
11&c.
Lard-Choice &c y ib in tierces and tubs ;1o-ib
pals in cs 71ac.
Hogs-Choice city dressed GAO % ib; country.
Butter-Western extra creamery at 3od31c;
fancy higher; firsts and extra firsts at 24929c;
extra imitation creamy 25026c factory choice
New York and Vermont dairy, good to choice
24a26c; Eastern creamery, good to choice at
29930c. The above quotations are receivers
prices for;strictly wholesale lots.
Cheese-Northern choice full creams and
twins 12d121ac; fair to good at SCI 12c ives
tern choice 111ag12c; fair to good Sh@11c;
Eggs Eastern extras-3oa31c; fancy nearby
stock higher; tirsts 26ta-c extra Vermont and
New Hampshire at 27(a2sc; Western 27(@2sc;
Michigan firsts 26c: held stock at 18tg20c;
lined 17918c. Jobbing prices are 1c higher.
Poultry-Northern fresh-killed turkeys choice
&C; do chickens at 1601Sc; fowls 13(G14c fair
choice 15@ &C; fowls 12913c; chickens 13ig
14c.
Beans-N Yk hand-sicked pea, 95a$2; mar
row pea 81 k5ad 90 choice screen rec d pea; 6o
low eyes, 0 0OG1 so; California pea beans,2 30
a. 40; hand-picked, 2 50(G2 go.
Seed-Timothy, 5501 So red top, 75q$2;
Western Jersey, 2 O0a2 %; clover 8a9c Hun
Hay,Choice ,is 5old1 90 ;some fancy higher;
fair to to good at s15@$18; Eastern fine, s12g
$14 poor to ordinary $11@$14.
Potatoes-Choice natives and Maine stock at
l al 80 " bbl choice vt and northern
FL and N BurbankS and white stars 40 p Du;
rose 45c; Houlton Hebrons soc; Aroostook He
bronS Acc.
Apples-No Baldwins, at 5o@1 65; Maine
and n: H. choice Baldwies, ! 65gg1 rs; Green
ngs 5O91 81 "; Kings S2G2 so.