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Saved the Doctor's Bill.
In a Massachusetts seaport town there
is a retired sea captain who makes a fro
quent boast that he has the "smartest
woman along shore." Now instances of
her enterprise are constantly coming to
notice. Tho last one refors to an exploit
by which she saved horself a doctor's bill.
The captain tells the story with groat
relish.
"Sho's getting pretty heavy," he be
gins, "and now and again sheo'll miss her
footing. Well, not many months ago she
missed it on our stairs and fell all in a
heap down thrOee steps on to her side.
"When I got to her, she sai djust as
brihk as usual: 'I)Don't ask rme if I've huIrt
mnyself, capl'n, for of cour'e I hay,,. I
r!on I' unjott Ive ujoi it ,bone in 1i l'ft
leg, falling on it. Now don't try t bull
1'w up. Let me scrabble round a ii mni
and you go for the doctor.
"WI,1!, the doctor's our next neiThit' r,
so !' tdid't take long Ito get himi. 11i,
looked her over and said there was a hone
soniewheres round her left hip that was
out of kilter.
"At that aiother rose right up on har
feet and toppled over the opposite way;
from what sho'd falleon down stairs, and
we heard a kind of a crack.
"She looked up at the doctor with her
mouth kind(l of whitish, but the same old
twinkle in her eyes, and she says. '1 he
Ij1ve I've set that bone myself, hoctor.'
And she had 1"--Youth's Companion.
The Truth About Convicts In Siberia.
The most conclusive evidence as to what
the life of the averago convict really is is
furnished upon the best evidence by the
convicts thoemselves, who certainly ought
to know when and where they are well off.
Not more than one-fourth. of the exiles
when their time has expired elect to re
turn to Russia, whither they are attracted
by that love and attachment to home so
strong in every human breast, so particun
larly strong in the Slav. The fact is that
they have found life in Siberia plonsanter,
the road to ease, a competency and even
to wealth less rugged, less crowded with
cbmpetitors. So they become colonists
and of their own free will and choice ro
main in Siberia, throwing their fortunes
in with the' destiny of the noew land, and
1, knowing something of the conditions of
life which obtain in Russia, think they do10
well.-Stephon Bonsal in Harper's.
Lot's Wife Island.
Lot's Wife, perhaps the strangest island
in the Pacific, is in latitude 70.41 and
longitude 140.22.H0 oast and is southeast
of the island of Nippar, the largest of the
Japanese group. Meares, the explorer, ran
across it in 1788 and at first mistook it for
a ship. He called it Meares' rock, but it
had very likely been discovered in advance
of that time by Spanish explorers, who
chartod it as Vola rook. The United States
steamer Macedonian passed it in 1854, and
she, too, mistook it for a sail. Its rugged
peak rises nearly 800 feet above the sea,
and it can be soon for 25 miles. There is
a great eavern in the base of the rocky
pinnacle, and the sea roars through it with
a voice of thunder. Its diameter at the
water line is about 50 feet, and it stands
as an impressive monument to the force
of nature in convulslon.-Hongkong Cor.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Passing of the Fly,
It is announced that our annual harvest
of flies is diminishing in number, and not
loss surprising is the reason therefor. A 1
writer in The Electrical Review says:
"Entomologists Isport that of late years
the annual crop of flies is decreasing rapid
ly and steadily. The almost universal
adoption of electrical traction is credited
with bringing about this desirable result.
It has been stated that stables are the
chief breeding places of fiestand as the
street car horse has been emancipated the '
number of stables is consequently growing
less; hence the failure of the fly to be born
Im multitudes, as in the past."
Fruit Stained Flngers.
New the time h8s come when the house
wife who does much of her own cooking
or preserving must often have her flingers
stained with the juice of berries, peoahes,
etc., and it may be well to remind her
that the fumes of sulphur will remove
mn,,dt fruit stains from the lingers. Put a
tiny lump of sulphur in a tin plate, pour
on a little alcohol and set it on fire. Hold
the linger tips above the flame, and the
discoloration will disuuear.-Rparner'a
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Twine--iFor haling 3lurpnses Ilullel at
10t per )iI by Hit- 1hal.
Iron Tiexs-9lc.
(ItIAIN ANI) 1iJ:1:)S'I'l'F.
('Crn -MIix.1d sack3,( "17c per bhushel.
110:3- -('hoite prairie I Arknsas), 97.50;
Texas, (11.5(
O3ts .. hit, :11(: mi3\ d, 2:)h3,
a I rl.e '--75c. "
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(hoplpedI 11(g f ' elr lo) 1 3unds.
1 3i1t i(3d-.. per 3ush1 l.
'.HICK ENS 41\'1 1':01;;
(Iht ikeni, henls, per dtzZ 2 10
BrollH( rs 1er (113.: 175(s2 110
Fryers. l:1.3e, per cZ ........2 25t2 50
Eggs 3'r oz.......12,1:3c
Butter, Iount, per pound . l0c
Turkeys, 1("r p3und 3ro3. 0
(iees , 1.e1 dozen. ... ... . 1 01 I 50
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Dry hides, No. 1 Ilint, per II 12(m3c
I)ry haides, 1damaged 1. 0 lOc
Badly hug eaten .. . .. . '
Dry salted, TAc I .. .. ao1c
Bull hides.... . . hOC 98
Ureien salted hides 1a3 I Ct
Green hides........ 33 C ic
Wool, tub washed, choice 20&25(;
Wool, unwashed, clear.... 11&1'1
Wool, burry and black S&13c
Wool, hard hu1rr 7. a9
Beeswax, prime... 20&24c
Tallow.... 3c
Sheep skins, each.. .. l.10&50c
Goat skins... . 10&25c
F I' 1(S
Otter.............. ...1 00&5 00
Beaver... ............1 00&b 00
Raccoon ......... .......... 10&50c
Fox ]0&30c
0possu'0 * 3&5c
Wild cat.. 10&30c
Mink.............. 1.. &60c
Beni .......... ... ..... I 00& 800
Wolf skins.. . ...... 50&1 50
Deerskins, per pound., 14c
FOR 1SALE.
-U. S. LAND WARRANrt.
I have for sale a land warrant
issued by the United States gov
ernment, for 160 acres of land.
This is a bounty claim and can be.
located in any State or Territory
in the borders (if this government.
It can he hought at a bargain.
* *
-TELllifNE TOCK.-
I have also one share of paid-up
stock in the Citizens Co-opera
tive Telephom' A ssoeiatiation of
8'Ireveport. This stock yields an
annual di videnl of 8 per cent.
Will talke l'ss 1.hn pa r fnur i
SOMETHIING N
Wei' have l' allddedl to Our busine o (,g1;' a dll' TuIIcco)p
n11d 1· ;w e 11O oly p1re)0 ne to give iur f t'r1ri( and ustomers
in this line. Send us a trial order *uand Carte
7TO A{lHIV I:: Clay d if) kl '-,pv ckl e
(' lo-eries. Y u st i
GOLDSTEIN, IABRY &
'-lLs IIMITE.- tn
A1 liol:usa c(r)(Stile rvr :11 t('Cl It l: (Trchaflt
W. A PLEASANTs 4HARDWARE GO; Lirn
;~·;a
Houstffon, St;jfmul C ble engine :ind boile'Vs, PIratt ginI
cotton I'r&sse (& elcvatoIs, Straub corn mills, Walter A. Wood and
& bStanw oodi mowers and hay rakes, Brinley, Avery ar ii Keilly plo
a ii (I1'Ianiet JrI. culti \al elrs rpji)),ki ls cci('Ibrated side 81)1111 g Iuggies.
barb wire(, stoves tin ware etc. etc. ete.
. - PLEAANTS HARD WARE CO. Lim
FRED. W. BO
Successor to A. J. Bog
Art Materials, Drugs
)tationery, Toilet Article
Fancy Goods.
Agent for SMJTII-PREMIER
.'' .TYPEWRITING
Manufacturer of flavoring e
Pure Soda and Mineral Wa
Streets, Shreveport,
BEN S. WJ-ITE,
Machine ShoD
and Foundry.
A Brass Foundry and
Cabinet Shop
SSaw I,, Mhen can get Castings in ten hours frow '
22(6 STRAND STREET, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.
