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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-22
bow General Burt Was rricked.


One day when General Andrew s.
Burt was lieutenant colonel of the Sew
enteenth United States infantry Cap
tain Charles A. Booth, then . lleuten-
ant, met him on the rife range.
Lieutenant Booth was shooting, and
he called" each shot as he fired, with
out waiting for the markers to signal
the result. -.
you're pretty good guesser, " said
the colonel. why don't You admit
you're guessing where those shots
land?'
"I'll bet you a box Of cigars, " said
the junior officer, THAT 1 can call 20
shots in succession.
"Tai.en," said the old warrior.
Lieutenant Booth fred.
Miss" he announced, and red flag
from tho target told that this was cor
rect.
Another shot.
Miss" he declared. A third shot.
Miss again., he said. Fourth shot.
Fourth miss," announced Booth. An
other shot. Miss, again sang out the
lieutenant.
"Hold on there" put in Colonel
Burt "What arc you trying to do? |
thought you were going to fire at the
target"
I'm trying to win my box of CT
gars." said Lieutenant Booth.
Don't fire any more, said the colo
mel. "They' yours Chicago jour
nal
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nrave ES,rILon.

When the attack was made on Sidon,
during the war with Syria, it became
necessary for the British troops to ad-
vance across long, unprotected bridge,
in the face of battery CT six guns,
which completely commanded the ap-
proach. The men were unwilling to ex-
pose themselves to certain death, when
Arthur Cumming, carefully dressed in
full uniform, stepped forward to the
middle Of the Lridgo. 1t was immedi-
ately swept by the FIRE Of the battery.
When the smoke had rolled away, there
stood Cumming intact, carefully brush
ing the dust from his boots, after which
he stood erect, fixed a single glass in
his eye and looked back at the men.
This was too much, and they captured
that bridge and battery with a whoop
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-22
TWO POINTED QUESTIO Ms AN.
SWERED.

What IS The use of maklrg better
article than your competitor if you can
not get better price for it?
Ans.-As there Is no difference in the
price the public will buy oniv the bet
ter. so that while our Pre- fits may he
smaller on = single sale they will be
much greater in the aggregate.
How can you get the public to know
your make IL the best?
II both articles are brought prOmi-
nentIy before the public both are GER
tain to be tried and the public will very
quickly pass judgment on them and use
only better one.
TINS explains the large sale on Cham.
berlain's Cough remedy. The people
have been using 1t for wears and have
found that 1t can always be depended
upon. They may occasion ally take up
with some fashionable novelty put forth
with exaggerated claims, but are certain
to return 10 the one remedy that they
know to be reliable, and for coughs,
colds and Group there 10 nothing equal
to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For
sale by Janln & Suddath, Druggists.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-22
GLADSTONE AS A CHEMIST.

An Incident In the Grand Old Mans Ca
reer In the Commons.
II Mr.. Gladstone seldom INDUCED in
sarcasm. it was not because no lacked
the gift-for he possessed it in q high
degree-but because he forbore to use
IL. To hurt an opponents feelings gave
him pain and when he did it uninten-
tionally he would sometimes cross the
floor of the house, and, sitting for few
moments by the side Of the man whom
he had Just demolished, say something
20 assuage the wound. One of his most
persistent but never i'll natured, critics
was the late Sir John Pope Hennessy,
who told mo the following story to IL
lustrate this generous trait i'll Mr. Glad.
stones character.
Sir John rrided himself on his knowl-
edge of chemistry, and in one Of the
debates ON the commercial treaty with
France he made speech exposing, as
he believed, q serious chemical blunder
In the treaty MIR. Gladstone followed,
and soon turned me inside out in the
most amusing manner, said Hennessy
in relating the story, proving as if he
had been chemist by profession, that
IL was who had Numbered egregious-
ly."
Having thus disposed of his critic,
Mr.. Gladstone went and sat by him for
. moment II hope you don t feel hurt,
Mr.. Hennessy." he said. "Your speech
was ingenious, and it may console yc
10 know that the emperor Of the French
made precisely the same objection thst
You have niade. The fact is. both you
and ho know good deal about chem
istry, but not enough to keep you from
going astray. Canon McColl in Fort
nightly Review.
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Manila Hemp,

Every engineer knows what MANILA
hemp is, but few are aware that it is
the product of a species Of banana
which is cultivated III certain localities
in the Philippine islands. The plant,
called by the natives "abaca," throws
up cluster of sheating leaf stalks to a
height Of 20 or 80 feet, which spread
out at the top into a crown Of huge IN
divided leaves. When it is years old,
it is cut down and the stalks are torn
into strips. These strips, while still
fresh, are drawn between q knife and a
wooden block, and the soft cellulose
matter is removed The fiber is then
hung up to dry in the open air until it
il fit for use Each stalk gives about q
pound Of fiber, and two natives VIII
turn out about % pounds day. The
inside fiber, which is thin and weak, is
used by the natives for making articles
Of dress The familiar MANILA rope is
made from the fiber Of the outer layer,
which is hard and strong. The whole
supply Of MANILA hemp practically
comes from the Philippines. and the
United States consumes Al per cent Of it
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-22

The legislative free pass is still uni
versal in France Every member Of the
chamber Of deputies has free travelling
on any railroad in the country and is
furnished with a medal of Identification
to make sure that he gets his privileges.
In the matter Of pay they are better OF
than the British members of parliament,
though their indemnity Of $5 day is
small beside the $5, 900 a year Of the
United States congressman.
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A Zulu Rain Charm.

The Zulus employ q rain charm
which is very remarkable considering
their usual ferceness and cruelty. They
catch bird, and after the tribal wizard
has consecrated it and made it q "heaven
bird" they throw 1t into pool Of wa
ter.
In spite Of their own indifference to
the sufferings Of animals they believe
that the sky. which they conceive to be
q personality. will be full Of woe OF the
death Of the bird and drop sympathetic
tribute in showers Of rain.
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Picturesouo Deacript,on Of Ar,zona.

We live in land Of high mountains,
high collars and high taxes, low val
leye, low neck dresses and low wages,
big, crooked rivers and big, crooked
statesmen, big lakes, big DRINKS, big
pumpkins, big men with pumpkin
heads, oliver streams that gambol in the
mountains and pious politicians who
gamble in the night, roaring cataracts
and roaring orators, fast trains. fast
horses, fast young men, roses that bloom
the year rornd and beautiful girls with
rosebud mouths, sharp lawyers sharp
Ananciers and sharp toe shoes noisy
children, fertile plains that lie like a
sheet of water and thousands of news.
papers that lie like thunder. Yuma
Sentinel
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His Commitment.

A few weeks back wedding break
fast was given by a substantial farmer
blessed with five daughters the eldest
of whom was the bride. A ne:ghbor, n
young farmer, who was honoTed with
an invitation, thinking no doubt that
he ought to say something compliment
tary upon the event. addressed the
bridegroom thus.
well, you have got the pick of the
batch"
The faces Of the four unmarried ones
were study. London Fun.
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A Noisa.

Mrs Hicks (shopping)-Hark Didn't
I hear something smash?
Hicks-Good heavens, you have good
ears. 1t was only me going broke ~
Harlem Life
The sapper and the Sentry.
While stationed at Gibraltar over
heard, says regiment" story teller,
the following colloquy between an In
1antryman doing sentry go and q sapper
out with his sweetheart:
Sentry twho sees sapper coming
Haiti Who goes there?
Sapper (trying to look big)-Engi-
neer and his lady.
Sentry--Advance, sapper and servant
girl. Ais well.-London Globe.
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+ Helen-He thinks the world Of me.
And such nice things he says of mel He
said last evening that was o dream.
Harriet-A dream may be beautiful
when one is under its influence, but one
forgets dream so quickly when one
wakes up. you know. Boston Tran
script
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First Sweet Thing-The men arc all
such stupid creaturesI l should simply
fall dead to hear one of them say some
thing I'd never heard before.
Second Sweet Thing What a stun.
ner for you proposal would bel
Philadelphia Press.
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"Did you get anything out of that
mine Of ycurs?'' asked tho interested
friend.
eyes" answered the fortune hunter,
"dirt and water till you couldn't rest. "
Washington Star.
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The Managcr-This battle piece Is all
right, except that you seem to have
omitted the groans Of the wounded
The Orchestra Loader expect those
20 be furnished by the audience. In
dianapolis Journal.
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He ApproYed Of DeHex.

THAT man Dewey is all right.
Weary"
"Wot's he done now?'
"Asked the government to send him
10000 pounds of soap Leaves so
much less in this country. see?"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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GreadY Little Girl.

Connie-D'ye know, begin to feel
awful queer.
Sydney (maliciously)-Think it's
those IS ices you hadg
Connie (faintly)-Eo; it must have
been the waters ALLY Sloper.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-22

"You haven't got phossyjaw, have
you, map
"Of course not What makes you ask
such question:"
"Well, Miss Overthewall said you
%sze frightfnl, Matchmaker - Pick
Me Up.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-22

In Is years Russia has sent 624, OUU
persons TO Siberia, fully 100. 900 rela-
tives of prisoners having accompanied
the exiles of their own free will
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-22

what made the andience hiss thai
vegetarian lecturer?"
''He said he would deliver q meaty
discourse. n--C Chicago Record.
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Seriona DraRhack.

my wife has given up collecting for
q war scrapbook. I"
"Tired CT it,"
"No; but she said there wasn't any
thing she could leave out. Chicago
Record.
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Mel know how to manage my wife.
She Why don't yon. then?
He-She's 90 obstinate she won't let
me. Tit Bits
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What He Go. FOR Asktn. Questions.

what He Got For Asking Questions.
Fat Citizen-You re a pretty small
chap to b. running an elevator, ain t
you, bub?
The Small Chap-Yes, guess l be
They hired me cause the darned rors
broke so many times with the heavier
elevator boys
And the fat man walked -Clevelan
Plain Dealer.
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DIR. CADY's Co&pITIoN POWDERS, are
~ afad con-
dition. Tonic, blood purifier and YER
mifuge. They are not food but medicine
and the best in Use to put a horse ID prime
condition. Price 25cts per package. For
sale by q. L. chel & Co., Ltd.
iNne 9lY.
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=.aa CT sensitive Nerves.

THAT climate of Cuba is hard on our
boys at first" said the passenger with
the skullcap but it won't be SO bad
When they become''-
Accilmated," said the passenger
with the spectacles. Excuse me for in,
terruptlng, but feared you might pro
nounce 1t with the accent on the first
syllable. '-Chicago Tribune.
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4. r. HARRINGTON NJ. ID.
SHREVEPORT La.

Opium. Morphine. Cocaine ana Whls-
kew habits treated at SauisariHm, No.
33l Crockett 81. OtEice. Carers drug
store. corner of Teas rad Spring street.
up-tars, Room No. 9. Phone conner-
ton. acc TO- /"
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the evening in the guardhouse.

@NNNAANoIteO SeNJb S@0 SS1AA~SS~ SkSA0
the evening in the guardhouse.
A pious old Indiana farmer was as
signed to the duty of tcam:ng, probably
by mistake. The roads were muddy,
and the rest of the transfers were lit
orally bombarding their charges with
oaths. It was against the old man
principles to swear, and he held his
peace, albeit in impotent rage. At last
one of the hind mules baked and re-
fused to advance step. The old man
used every endeavor to urge the beast
along, but to no purpose. At last he
roared in a loud and solemn voice:
"Oh, Lord, you know where this mule
ought to be as we'll as anybody. This
whole army knows where he ought -
be this minute. He knows where be
ought to be. I know where he ought to
be, oh, Lord, and if he doesn't move in
O minute intend to say so, by gum "
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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A JOKE ON THE Transfer.
He Roughly Ordered General Sherman Il
Brush His Mules.


Brush His Mules.
A good story is told Of one Of General
Sherman's Missouri teamsters. He had
just joined the service, raw recruit,
and was assigned the task Of driving q
six mule team. When the army halted
for the first night, he was YEARLY I'M
Harvesting his team.
'Hello there" said the wag Of the
company in passing. "What do you
mean by taking care of those mules
yourself? Why don't you have the
hostl5r do it?"
why, thought every man had to
take care Of his own team" said tho
bewildered teamster.
"You bet he doesn't. We've got .
hostler for that. There's his tent right
over there. He's lazy, contrary old
Cuss, and he may not want to do it, but
you swear at him and he'll move off at
double quick.
The Misscurian strobe over to the
tent indicated, which happened to DO
General Shcr1Dan's headquarters.
Here, you son of gun, no reared
fercely. "get out Of here and brush'
those mules"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-26
Civil Reorganization of Jap1n

The reorganization of the whole fab ric of public administration was one of the first cares of the imperial gov ernment after the restoration. It may be said in general that the aim was to establish an administrative system based as far as practicable upon West ern models. AS a necessary result, the feudal lords surrendered their fiefdoms to the central government, and all their administrative powers and functions, which had hitherto been widely diStrib- uted among subordinate dignitaries and officials.
 One of the most significant changes was the abolition of hereditary office, and the elevation of men of compara- lively low rank to offices of the highest dignity and influence. Such other changes as experience showed to be necessary were adopted from time to time, until in 1885 the present eXecu- tive system was established. It con sists of cabinet, composed of the min isters of the several executive depart ments, presided over by the prime min iSter; and of a privy council, which acts in an advisory capacity. The em- pire is divided into prefectures under governors appointed by the central gov ernment.-Toru HOshi, in Harper's Magazine.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-26
Paying the Cook.

In old times to dine with a nobleman cost more in tips to the servants than club dinner James Payn relates that Lord Poor, we'll named Irish peer. ex. cused himself from dining with the Duke of Ormond upon the ground that he could not afford 1t ''If you will give me the guinea 1 have to pay your cook (fancyD, will come as often as you choose to ask me, which was ac- cordingly done The duke, however, had not the pluck to stop the practice. Lord Taafe, a general officer ill the Austrian service, did what he could He always attended his guests to the door When they put their hands into their pockets. he said: No If you do give it, give it to me. for it was 1 who paid for your dinner. To Sir Timothy Waldo must be given the credit of putting an end to the monstrous practice After dinner with the Duke of Newcastle he put crown into the cook S hand It was re- Jected. "l do not take silver, sir Very good. and 1 do not give gold D This courageous rejoinder caught on, |" and the day of vails to cooks was over
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-26
Floating Up Q River.

It was a vexed question in 1890 whether the Pilcomayo rira~, wLicl flows for hundreds of miles from the Bolivian Andes 10 the Paraguay, might be used as a commercial highway from Bolivia to the ocean. Our countryman, Captain Page, settled this question so conclusively that no further effort to utilize the Pilcomayo is likely to be made, and in this work, that cost him his life, for he died of his privations after being hemmed in for months by hostile Indians, he devised plan for steaming up river when the water was so low that his vessel was stuck in the mud. He was determined to go still farther, though his little steamer, which drew only IS inches, rested on the river bottom, so behind the boat he threw up an embankment of earth clear across the channel backed it with palm trunks and brushwood, and before long the water had risen a couple of feet, and the little Bolivia was able to go on her way four miles before she stuck again. Then another dam was built, and this process was repeated seven times, and with the aid of the dams the vessel advanced about 35 miles above the highest point she could reach at the natural low water stage. -Harper's Round Table.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-26
They Are Called ParaRon," "Cher-
 ry," "Piece," and Dust"

They Are Called Paragon" "Cher-
 ry," "Piece," and Dust"
 Pearls are named according to their size. The very large are called paragon pearls; when the size of cherry, cher ry pearls; medium are called piece pearls; smallest, dust pearls. The oval and long are termed pear pearls; while badly formed specimens are known as barouues. The value of pearls varies, of course, with the quality and general colors, but the piece, seed and dust pearls always have market price.
 The cherry and paragon are sold on an entirely different basis, says the Pittsburg Dispatch. If many fine ones are on the market at a time, they may be had at reasonable rates. Some years they bring almost any price. The last two years, especially, the dealers say, there has been great scarcity of fine pearls, although there is no falling off in the supply of small stuff.
 When a pearl exceeds one karat in weight it is sold separately. Under that weight they are sold in parcels, and be- come less valuable as they become smaller. The smallest dust pearls col lected average about 5000 to the troy ounce and are at present rated at about So per ounce. If, on the contrary, one paragon, weighing an ounce tor 150 karats) was on sale, it would bring any amount from $3O,0OO to $2OO,OOO, ac- cording to quality.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-26
Bill NYe,s Long Search.

When Nye was boy he and his brother once had q great time search ing after 8 calf that had got lost ill d piece of woods. The search was kept up for days. Finally it had to be abandoned, Everybody but the humor- ist forgot all about 1t, and he said noth- Ing of it to any one for more than twen- ty years. One day his brother-the same who had helped in the search got letter from Bill, in which a pend- ing long trip to Europe was described
 The letter wound up something like this; You see, I'm going long ways, and shall be away some time. While Pm gone l shall keep sharp lookout everywhere. Maybe I'll find that darn calf. I've looked for it everywhere in the United States without success, and I'm now going to try the old world."- Philadelphia Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-26

serial by James Whitcomb Riley, which he calls "The Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers." is printed in the November and December issues of the Century Mag azine. Mrs. Burton Harrison has writ ten novel of New York life which will appear in the Century during the con- ing year.
 A London publisher has in press volume named Nelson and His Times" by Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford and H. W. Wilson, author of "Ironclads in Action" Several hither- to unexamined and unpublished letters from Lord Nelson have been dealt with by the authors, and in some instances will be reproduced in facsimile.
 Rudyard Kipling's first Jungle Stories" were written for St. Nicholas, and this year Mir. Kipling will contrib ute to St. Nicholas a series of stories for boys and girls in what is for him an en- tirely new vein. They are fantastic stories about animals, and he calls them the "Just-So" stories, because they are meant to be told just so'' to children.
 Commencing with November, liar per's Round Table will be published monthly instead of weekly, as hereto fore. It will become a monthly maga- zine for youth. The principal feature of the publication in it's new form will be stories-especially such as deal with adventure and acts of bravery, and the healthy, vigorous side of everyday life. In addition to fiction, there will be practical and instructive articles on hunting, fishing and sport generally; on travel and exploration, and all such subjects as the irrepressible energy of youth delights in. A point of addition al interest is that the new Round Table will be published simultaneously in London and New York.
 The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning will take rank among the most interesting books of the season. In period the letters cover the whole or Mrs. Browning's life, and being con- nected by biographical addition of the editor. F. G. Kenyon, they will assume almost the form of life of the gifted poetess. Sufficient has been selected from the great mass of correspondence to fill two volumes Later will be is sued a complete edition in one volume of Mrs. BrowninE's works. T'a ~- omission from the volume will be Jbat early transla ton of "Prometheus Round" Of Mrs Browniug's maiden days, which ln view Of her later fine rendering she wished to obliterate.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-26
Trolley Cars on a Fast Schedule.

4 new suburban electric road near Cleveland, O., known as the Cleveland and Lorain Electric Railroad, has a schedule of time that calls for speed of thirty-ive miles an hour, and recent Y during some -G.~. ,..ps one car aver aged fifty-two miles and even covered one portion of the road at fifty-tive mile rate. These figures are particu- larly interesting as an illustration of the requirements met by the modern trolley line, and also as showing how street railways are gradually merging into a line of business that cannot be distinguished from steam railroad ser vice
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-26
Conclusive.

A doctor on tour through the high lands came upon a fair sized village where there IS no brother practition- CT. Surprised at this and anxious to learn how the people got on without one, he took the first opportunity to in quire.
 "A doctor!' said the old woman whom he accosted We need nae doc, tor
 And what do you do for medicine in the case of illness?" pursued the man of medicine.
 I've need nae medicine either We jist keep whusky for the man an tar for the sheep, replied the old woman.
 The doctor admitted that glass of whisky might be good enough in some cases, but not always
 "A weel," readily responded the old woman, Eff ae glass disna dae We gie twa, >and if twa disna dae we mak' it three, and if that disna dae they were gaun tae dee onyway. '-"-'--
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-26
Her Father.

A little girl whose father was dead knd whose grandfather pursued the call ing of shoemaking had often been told that she had a Heavenly Father who would care for her i'll the absence of all earthly father. and had got things some what mixed in her small brain. One day the village sewing society met at the house where she was staying, and some of the good women began talking about her, "poor, fatherless child" She bore it for awhile. but finally burst cut with; ''I ain't either. I've got q Heav- enly Father, and he's shoemaker ''- Waterbury American.