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That Knotty Tobacco Question.
Editor Willamkttk PARMEn: My friend
Hpnry Xott'o apology for tobacco chewers
Htil rmnl-rrs rs minds n e of an apology
mx(l by h preacher in behalr of Noah for ret
ting Uriiuk. For amusement, If you can glvo
r. om for It. I will furnish copy of the ser
nif n as pulillnlied hi the Independent, lor
Jiiiiw u.u, 1873, and agtlD, by request, for
March Gth, 187J. Wm. Porter.
ciiilnlarciit-vs or Sonllicrn Pulpit Elo
qilPlMt. J1Y It. II. D.
Iiitlint-utnmnol 1830 I attended a Metli
fulist ianimihitlrjK In iho Interlorof (leorgla,
Hint har(J a nnruimi which I have never been
nliln in describe. At the earnest solicitation
"t frlmlB, I t-ive HitPinpteil, several timet-,
to write it. Hut It cannot be put on paper.
j. ue main iorce 01 it, was ill 1110 sunning aim
Dpuuiig auu groaning anu iioinm-Micr-n.-lo.-c
Kirt ot yelp unci wbiue, to which no pen
fun do lintiiM. It uitixt le intoned to lo ap
preciated, I have preached It a thmiNiud
times for the amusement of frlemls, and
have been satlstlwl w itti inv effort, I have
used It as a remedial agent In oxercHng the
demons of hypochondria, and hao net or
tailed "to senu them down to a steep place
Initio nob," or somewhere olso, to tho great
relief of the sufferer.
The speaker had Jut lioen licenced audit
was hi flrnt Mtrninu. In person ho was
small, bullet-headed, nf a ftlr, 'sandy com
plexion, and hl9 couutenanci) was indicative
of slucerity aud honesty. His remarks
oviiicud great reverence for the work of Ood
us umuiioted In zoology and natural history,
uinl "whs Inking up the Bible In rngulm
order for the tlrsi time In his life." He hud
Gotten as tar as the history uf ab,the Ark,
the Flood, etc. JlnloVs, "juxt before his
conversation he bud b-wn rending Gold
Miiith's 'Animated N'ainr,' aiid the two to
PUhnr, liv t lie aid and aslslauio ot the
Storit, had led 111 m Into a powerful train of
thinking as he stood at his work b-mnh day
in and dsy out." But whatever his sermon
rosy have lieon, it wa his own. The text
whm. " As It was in the days of Noah, no
shall tho coming of the -Son nf Man be."
After tonituenllrjg upon that portion of O'on
esis descriptive ot the flood he "warmed up"
Miuiieniy, anu uroKe out in mo louoning
strains: " Yes, my bre'hren, theheaens of
the windows was onened-ah and the floods
of tho great deep klvered the waters-ah, and
there was bhem, and there Ham. and there
Japeth-ah, all a-gwlue into the Ark-ah. Aud
there was tlieolopbatit.au, that g-r-e a-t an-imal-ah,
of which Goldsmith describes in
his ' Animated Nater-ah,' what is as big as a
Imiii-o ah, aud his boues as big as a tree ah,
depending somewhat on the size of the tree
ah, all a-gwlne into tho Ark-ah. And the
heavens of tho windows wasopened-ah, aud
the Hoods of the g-r-e-a-t deep klvered the
waters-ah, aud there was Htietn and there
was Ham aud tliero was Japetb-ab, all
a-gwine into the Ark-ah. And there was
the hlppopotamus-ab, that g-r-e-a-t animal
ah, ot which Goldsmith describes in his
'Animated Nater'-ah, what has a g-r-e-a-t
horn-nil a sticklu right straight up nut of his
foroward ah six feet long, more or less-'ab,
depending somewhat on the length of It-ah,
nil a-gwino Into the Ark-ah. And there was
the slm tl'e-ali, my bretherln, tuat ill contriv
ed reptile of which Goldsmith desoribes in
Ilia 'Animated Nater'-ah whose tore legs is
itwenly-Qo feet long-ah, more or less-ab,
depending somewhat on the length or 'em
ah, and a neck so long he can eat bay oil the
itop of a bam-ah, depending soraewhht on
tue hlthe ol the baruah, all a-gwine Into tho
Ark-ah. Aud tbe heavens of the windows
was opened-ah, and tho floods of the great
deep klvered the water?-ah; and there wax
Hem, and there was Sham, aud there was
Japheth ah.all a-gwine In'.othe Ark-ah. And
there was the zebra, my brotherlD-ab, that
ixautiul .animal or which Goldsmith do
Hcribea in his 'Animated Nater'-ah, what
has three hundred stripes a-runnin right
utraiKUt around his bodv-ah,mnre or less.de
pomflug somewhat ou the number of strlpes
ab, and uary two stripes allke-ah, all
a-gwine Into the Alk-ah. And thore was the
Anaconder-ah, that g-r-e a-t sarplnt of which
tioldsmtth describes In his 'Animated Nater'
ah, what can swallow six oxens at a ineal
ah, provided his appetite don't call for less
ah, all a-gwlne Into the Ark-ah. And the
heavens ol tho windows was openeU-ah, and
ii, n.milsnf the sreat deen klvered tbe wa-
lun.ih. anil there was Shem. and there was
Ham, and there was .lapheth-ih.all a-gwino
into the Ark-ah. And there was the Uou,
brelhren-ah. what W the king or beasts, ao
cording to Scrlper-ah, and who, as St. Vaul
mvs-Ui, prowls around ol a night like a
loarlndovll-ah, a-seekln' If he cau't catch
honietiocly-alii all a-gwine into me acn-nii.
And there was the antelope-ah, my brethren-",
that little frisky critter or which
Goldsmith describes in his 'Animated Nater'
ah, what can Jump seventy five foot straight
up-ali. and twice that distance dowu-ah,
provided his legs will take him that fur-ali,
all a-gwlne into the Alk-ah. And tbe heav
ens or the window WM opeued-ih, and the
Hoods of the great deep klvered the waters-
h, and there m Shem, and there was
Ham. and there was Japheth ah, all a-gwino
Jclo the Ark-ah."' ...
Jut at this polat he stopped speaking a
lw moments, wiped his forehead, turned
luck his wrist bands, ran his lingers through
his hair, spit and rubbed his foot In It, drank
a little water, commenced on a lower key,
and proceeded as follows: "Hut time would
fail me, my btf thren, to descrlbo all the ani
mals thai went Into the Ark-ah. Your pa
deuce am' 'my strength would give out before
I got half Ihrough-ah. We talk, my breth
rln, about the faith of Abraham and the pa
tience of Job ah; hut It striken me tlinv
.llilis't an much ahead of old Noer-ah. It
took a tliiht smart chance of b'ttli lo gather
in all that iroulierwood aud nitch and other
truck for to build that oraft-ah. I am sort of
a carpenter mvsnlf, and have some Idee of
rim inlt ah. Hut to hammer, and maul, and
sw. and split away on that one things bun-,
dreel ana twenty years-an, air iookiu- ior
his pay In another wnrld-ah. I toll you, my
bretherln. if the Lord had a sot Job at that
it my opinion be would a-ttiok bis wire's ad
vice, iuslde of ttlty year ah. Besides, no
doubt, hl righteous soul was vexed every
day, hand runnln', with the tllthy oommu
iilcatious ol the bU-phemloua set that was
Mwajs a-loatnriii' and a i-onterln' around
hIi, a plcklu' up his ttxiU and a mlsplauln'
'aiii ami a-o,liin' him an old fool or sorue-
thin' wore ahj and to clap the climax, lie
was a preacher. a u naa mat ongouiy gin
eratlon on his lisud-overv Sundayab. But
the Lord stood liv him and seed him
through the Job ah; and when everything
was readv ha didn't seud N'ner nut to scrim
mru ami 'anniir and bunt all over the wild
wor'd for to git up the critters and varmeuts
that he wanted aavedah. They all come to
his hand of their own accord, and Noer only
had to head 'em In and tlx 'em around In
their placea ah. Then he gethered hla own
family, aud tbe Lord abut him In, and tbe
heavens or the windows was open-ah. Hut,
mv bretherln, Noer had use tar patience ar
tef tbla ab. Think what a time he must
a had a-feedlug' aud a-waterin' and a clean-
In out after slch a crowd-ah. Some of 'em
according to Goldsmith's 'Animated Nater'
h, was carnivorious, and wanted fresh
oeat-ah; and some was herblvorlous, and
a anted vegetable food-ah; and some was
woriiiivorfniiN. nnd swallerod live things
wholoah ; and he had to fed evory thing mo
coroln' to fits nuter. ueuce, we view, my
brotbron-nh, as the nater of the iinimals
warn't altered by goln' into tho Ark-ah some
of 'urn would rosi,and howl, and berk, and
bmy, and i-queal, snd blate, tbe whole Indu
rln' nlicht-sii, a drlvln' f leep from his eyes
and slumber trom his eyeleds ah; and at
tho first streak of daylight tbe last hoof of
'em would st un a noie aecnrniu- tons nater-ah,
and the bulls of Bashsn warn't no
whar-xh. I've often wondered how their
women stood It. Scrlpter Is silent on this
pint ab; but I think I know of some thst
would a-bettu vnpory and nervlous nnder
sich clrcumstancas-ab, and In an ouguarded
moment mlunt a-enld something besides
tholr nravers ah. Here the speiker stop
ped aalu, spit, took water, etc., and hasten
ed to a conclusion. My brethren, said he,
one tuiro word lor out woer-ati, anu i win
draw to a cloje-ah. Alter the outbeatlu'
time ho bad, first aud last, for so many bun-
urea yesr-ali, ir lis uiu, uv ar-cioenior inner
wise, take a leetle too much wine on one-ee-casiou-ab.
I think less ort to a-been said
about it-ah. Besides. I think he was entitled
to ouo snree-ah, as be made the wine him-
seir. and, according' to Scrfpter, it makes
glad the heart of man ah. My brethren, as
it was in the tiiys or Noer-ah, fo shall tbe
coming of tho Hon of Mhu be-ah. Thu
world will never b drownded aglu-ah. It
will be tot a tlrv and burnt up, root and
brAiich, with a fervient heat-ali. Oh! what
will wreushed, ondone sinners ck) on that
orful day-ali? They wont feel litfortollve,
uor lor to dle-ah They wlih be put to their
vlt'rt end, ami knock and straddle-arouud in
every direction ah. For,allatonctrmy broth-iirlu-ab,
they will behold: the- heavens
a darkutii'ith, tho sens- a-roarm'-ah, tbe
tombs a liu-tin ah, the mountains a-inelttn'-
ah: snd exery thinii. I think. Willi be In a
C'liifu.-tHl an unsettled state.
May the Lord add his blessing. Amen
EASTERN OREGON.
Ni:au WtaroN, Aprlli22, 1870.
Kd. Fa I! me it: We are having a very back
ward spring, with an unusual amount of
rain, although everybody is about dene
seeding. The great iMiufall assures us of a
good crop. Nearly all tho farmers In tho
hills around Weston are plowing up their
pastures In order to eiow- a large crop. t
wheat tlil falli In a very- few yours the na
tive bunch grass will bo. entirely oxtiiwt in
the immediate vicinity of Weston, although
iu the outskirts or the settlements
and on the open prairies- the gross
is as luxuriant as over, except around
watering Dlaces. Tho- sautrrels are not
troubling our grain to amount to auyttriag
yet. They seem to be migrating, as there
are more in the foothills than ever before-.
We are having some oases of-diphtheria, in
this section Tow sons of Mr. Krafces, the
oldest 17 yaarsof age,.died with that disease
within thelast few days. Kt-SherltB A. W.
Nye was iioked by sustalllou a fewdavs-ago,
breaking His cheek bono. At last aoeoants
he was doing as well as posslnie vnaeir tne
circumstances. Several new houses- are
building iu Weston, and eserythrag. seems
prosperous. Steps are being takeiktv organ
i.ti a Lctlgn of Odd 1'ellows there.
More anon. Hi. KM, '
MiuhjiUj, Wasco-Cd.. 1
April n870.;
Editor Faiuii-h: Stock men axe In better
spirit, as a numier of Urge buyers In cattle
have iade thola appearauco In this eastern
country, and many ahousajul bead will
change bands, and at better prices than the
pass year, ami as the eattle are being driven
toward tbe Eastern States it will establish a
good market tor the future. Winter being
lahly over uw, we can say thai we have haa
ouo of tho ftuHt wiuteM known for years,
nnd scarcely any stock has died for the want
ot feed. Pilltics are beginning to get warm
now; the Democrats have nominated their
ticket and the Independents will do so next
weok. A. H. Breyman.
FUTKUNMILK CKUEK, April 22, 187ft.
En. I-'armkr: Although tbe Independents
have no Statu ticket this year, In this (Wasco;
county wo nomiuate a full Independent
ticket. Our primary met to-day, and as the
proceedings were an Improvement, as I
think upon the old manner of holding pri
maries, I seud you a short account. Dele
gates were given verbal and written instruc
tions, the latter in the lorm of resolutions.
These reolutions were discussed pro aud
con, and adopted oue by one. Then the
county ofllces were taken up, ouo by one,
the merits of prospective candidates discuss,
ed, aud a full county ticket nominated. A
list of tho candidates and a copy of the reso
lutions were given the delegates, or course,
this do?s not absolutely bind them to any
naHliMilur iviursB. or anv set of men: but It
furnishes them a full and free expression or
the wishos of the voters, lo.take with them to
the county convention. It Is certaiuly at tho
primaries that reform must begin. If every
one iu the State would follow something of
the plan or this one, more or me wishes 01
voters would be respected at county aud
State conventions,
Ou motion, the secretary was requested to
furnish a copy of the resolutions to tbe
Wiixamkht Farm kr aud tbe Mountaineer
tot publication. Tuoy Shellky.
RESOLUTIONS,
Kesolved, That we are opposed to any in
crease or the fee bills or this county, and
our delegates are instructed to bring this
niet'.er betore the couuty convention.
Kesolved, That, as near as may be, the
ofllces should be distributed throughout the
couuty In proportion to representation
Kesolved, 'lhal we are opposed to cliques
aud put-up Jobs, and that we will support
such men, aud only such men, as are hones:
and competent.
Kesolved, That we are opposed to the
compulsory school-book law.
tl. H. Hahnktt, Chairman.
Troy Siikm.ky, Seu'.y.
Oh, give mo a cot beside tbe hill,
A beehive's hum to soothe uitno ear,
A little rill and a flutter mill,
With many a fall to linger near.
Where tbe swallow oft around ray thatch
Shall twlttor rrom her olay-bullt nest,
Aid the pilgrim olt shall lift the latch,
To share my meal, a welcome guest.
Where the lark shall soar on downy wing,
And the humming bird shall alp the dew,
While Peggie, at her wheel, ahall alng,
In russet gown and apron blue.
JOM ATKAM WAIUILK.
Fern Hills, Cliokamai Co.
Soicday Ecnoot. OBOANI7.BD. Ed. rarmers
The people of the Rickey neighborhood
have united together nnd organized a Union
Sabbath School at iho .Rickey School Honee,
near Salem. Officers In attendance, Mr.
IMvfd Ulack superintendent, Mr. Mothbom
assistant. Teachors, Mr. D. Workman, Mr.
J. Wingher. Mrs. M. A. workman, Mrs. X,
Culver. We extend h cordial Invitation to all
wbfnro interested In improving eoclety and
brirxrlnsr un their chlMren In the nurture
and admonition of the Lord. We kindly
ask your assistance amryonr prayers in this
good eause. How, If the editors have a word
nf encouragement to sav for our success, we
tenderour slnceie thanks to t hem ao.
Mrs. M. A. W.
The Republicans of Bititon cotintv held
their convention on Wednesday, ancjnoinl
nated the fbllowing ticket: For Represents
Hves, JamoH Chambers, Pi A. Bensell and
Tolbert Carter; HherifT, Nol Klnn; Chunty
Clerk, Bi W. Wilson; Treasurer, Jrtibua
Mason; Superintendent of Schools, 32.' B.
McElroy: Couotv Commlmioners, Jhmea
Jlncles, James Kdwards; Surveyor, George
Mercer. W. L. ADAMS, M.D...A.I. LLJT,,
Office on rirst Street,
(tlstween Taylor and Sataon.)
PORTLAND, - - OREGON.
mriB D'ctor-it hot cnrlnz ChronlC' Disease hi W.
A erto corjd:fvd incurable, by new- and ralloLiii
methods of treatment, on moderate teims. He be
longs to no school" ot medicine, bnt, admitting
there Is some trn'h In Allopathy, Hydropathy, H'
mcropatby, and Sfesmerlsm, be rejects-them all as a.
vholc, retainlnpf from each whatever experience 1ij
proven to be beneficial. lie holds Hurt no man. hor
ever well read In science, can nire those c'ironic tl
eases which no baffle the skill of all the schools
who has no other resources than those obtained byi
reading all the racdl-al books ret pnb'ihhcd the "Ea
le'tie ' anthorltlts not excepted. Bat ha docs holii
that hy hts syitvm of dedicated Electric Vapor Bath,
and by actlnz on the blood, the brwi, and splnail
nerves by counter-irritants and harmless medicines,
every dle.ispifor(5in in the body can be restored,
where there has b("n nopatholneictt evolution ra
suitlne In an eatiro In of fnnctlon. He bat demon.
strated till- in vorv maay Instance--, Sy cnrlne cvcry
t-ap-j lit, iiii-i am oi-van iioccors urn awnown co lame,
had pronounced ' inci-.n)ble heart disease,11 beeldra-
navmz reached onsi' or svpnws. scrjfnla, Kheuma
tlsm, Consonmllon. Erteht's Kldne-w DronfT. I.irer
ConiDlalnt, Maes, Aneurisms, Tape -orm. Tumors
womb trnuble-3J)ypejMia, brain dlsotses, Jtc, when
siiiierers uaa 9pni,vi sums 01 money on -- eminent
phy-ictans," alt to n purposi'. The- Dr. claims "n
have Mtccceda-l in norfiti'liz ealvanlom so as to make
it Uke the pice oPanJmul mauneti-m, brain life, vh
tal force, or tiiv lltt injdlcall-lr nnurM whlrh. whpn.
assisted, beiUeall oirablo legions in the body. Tbli
It sent thronsh tho bmin. and over th eieht natrs nf
nerves to evsrjp pariHJo of tissue In the body. wh'Je.
me iiuiieu-- it. nassin inrnuen ine nain. 'rnie Data is
theDrs ovnjnvenvon, and, comblulnc all the ad-1
vantages ot the Tur'tifh and other baths, and belnz
devoid of tholr evlls-and dibzers, it uronounced By.
tbosu wholuvo'trlcJ tho best ba'Ltt In Rnrope, i
Kastern cities. Calirarala. and Oreiran. rkr snnt-rinr ta
any of th-3i
Out of iiho.toti certificates as So the result of Ml.
treatment witch could be puhlleoed, the ibllowilw
are oUcrecitQieulTersrs. They do not embrace, haw
ever, the aiast reraarkable of his cares :
CBRTI FIOATES.
PonTiiND, Peb.S, 1ti!
I full'irtvt fnairyrarg from HrluUV kidney, enlarged
Drostra-lttand c'-i-cnlc citarrh of Ulndder. I tried. sow.
eu doctani, not worse, and gave up to die. in Anrll
last a fiiontprciailed on me to i-All on Or. W, 3. Ad
ams. I was soon relieved of siiVering In Jul wag
able to work In, baivest. and ha worked ever since.
Feel utMo wtll and happy. Dr. Adams certainly
savecVay life. Hilton Bo wan.
Few-four years I was a miserable sufferer from syph
ilis, eularzed nrolra e "lani and rhenmtmun. I
spenotwo thousand dollars on doctors inNawVork
and San Francisco, and dldn'oizet much. If any. relief,
t uaally concluded to take thj-advlcetbaj.luifjo Ilum
avu gave me last fall, nnd lace myself aider Ibe
caw ol Dr. W. L. Adams. IMs treatment astonished
ma in Its results I am free from pain, and have been
staoo the thl'd day after I Lt pan treatment I am, in
rut. a new man, and g-o this s-atement f the bene.
Itof others, though, for rsa'ons the public will un
derstand, I do not gH e my full name. If. O. C
Yaiiiisu. Tountv, Fl). 10. 18' 6.
For mar y years 1 was ii suflerer imm ch-onlc rheu
matism, dlstrc'sing piles, and palpitation of the
heart, so that life was a burden. I ually went to
I'ortland, aud was Hired by Dr. W. L. Artams. I am
now n-eu rrom ualn. and can work haul all day with
out buinz tired Although 6li jears od, I tee) like a
boyaain. Thobcmiitl got from Us treatment Is
worth more to mi: than all the gold Is Nevada
O. II, ADAH J.
Little Falls. W T., Jan. a. 187(1.
In hammering a plsce or sieel, a fragment of it pen
etrated my left eye. I went to Portland, sullering
pain that I rannot cV-scrlbe, for radical aid. lAlier
sfeial dcitois examined and counseled, they told me
that my e a must bo taken nut, as it was impossible to
save It, ami tlur. if I oida't have It taken out t would
lose the other cy, too On my way to the hotel, a
good hamar.uu advised me, hciore consenting to be
butchered, to sec Or. Aoams. I did -o, tbauk Gnd
and he soon relieved me of pain, took tbe steel from
my eye, and cured ins saving my eye, saving me
from great suffering, aud savin" mo several hundred
dollars I leel more grateful toward bi in than lap
guage can express Hinhy Booth.
Cmrkki'o.. W T "ct. , IsTit
Sly jounsen babe, whicli weighed eight and three
quartr pounds when horn, fell olt to seven pounds
and a half in three mouths, as it had never retained a
particle of milk on Its stomach, but lived h rncklnz
sugar tied up in a cloth, lt became a full ring skel
eton, and dltllcultles set Iu that threatened to kill lt
in a lew diva Mv neighbors said. Don't like It to
a doctor: in doctor con sat U; it will only die tbe
sooner..1 One pcrsou, h wever, advlecrt meio lake It
to Dr. Ada-lit, of Portland, Oregon. I did so, and In
three months it wa a fat, bouncing boy, weighing
fiurteru pounds. Itbegau to live on milk from tie
time Dr. Adams began to treat it. I consider It al-mo-t
a miraculous cure,, and so do otheis. I make
this statement for ttlv benefit of other snrtorers.
Sarah J. Whiibubn,
Ciiieicio, Feb, 1, loTtt.
After having failed to get any relief from physicians
here for an unknown trouble. 1 wrote to Dr. Adams,
of Portland, Oregon, giving my symptoms. Ho sent
me medicine ror a tape-worm It sonn relieved me of
one twenty or thirty leet long. iliss U. M
I'oiitlnd. March 7. MTfl.
I am now 3S years old -hive sintered as none but
nijsclt know, since I was H years old, with protaimt
!, targe tumors, llstula, worms, and hemorrhage,
which eminent physicians Eat assured methey could
not cure. I have now been un ler Dr. Adams1 treat
ment najuinomh. and feel like a new man. Ills treat
ment has seemed to me to act almost miraculously, as
I was relieved of neatly every particle of my trouble
iu a v.'ry short lime arter I began treatment. I feel as
though 1 would like to recommend other sufferers to
go w here 1 and many others did and got relief.
atomic W. Swank,
Dr. Adaxs vvrt es no prescriptions, aud rarely
sends out niedlclnV), as little can be done for such as
usually need his aid nuless he can have the patient
under his constant watch and care as the treatment
advances. Only letters containing stamps, giving
sympto-us and asklug for an opinion, will be answer
ed. Patlenta may rely upon being dealt fairly and
honestly with uo deception, no falsehood, no hum
bugging, to get people1 money. " Do nnto others aa
you would have them do to you,1' I a rule be Is trying
to lite up to. .
A Lady always In tbe oaee, to aaalst
In treating Woata.
roiiTLAMJ, March, 1870. mhntf
The Sonoma, Oil., Democrat says:
"Ever since the discovery of tho J, 100
oound beet In one of the southern ccun
.if9 nf this Stjife. the eardeners of So-
noinn. who nevr uilnwanvbody tobeat
them In the size of their vegetables or
the prolusion of their yield, nave st't
ulxiut taking the shine out of that bent
by producing Mimetliinga little l'.void
it. Among others in the field, Mr..lak
Hardisty ia growing t n which he fond
ly hones will, in the i-our-e of ten or
L twelve year3rstirpa- atiyi hi ng yet been.
ills neet statins now uwiui. inree leei
out of the gitHind, and If no cow get
inside and eats the heart out of it, will
eventually accomplish all' tliit is Hoped
for by tho-enterru'I'dnp grower.
Importation op Cmtttlb. The
Treasury Department has modified its
order prohibiting the importation of
neat cattle and hides of neat'cattlo from
Great Britain and Ireland, so as to allow
the-importation of blooded stock from
said countries when accompanied by a
certificate from a United StrUos consular
offlcor thatsuch animals are- at the date
of exportation In a sound and healthy
condition, andi entirely free- from the
hoof and moutli disease, or any indica
tions thereof.
Yo-un Feet: Young man), if you
should see yourvgirl gazing intently at
Vour feet, don't Miifc them about un
easily, or draw them ilp""and sit upon
them, under the-iuinresslou that she is
overwhelmed iy tneir immense size.
She is merely taking their measure,
inetitnlly, for a pair of slippers, on the
toes of which she intends to work a
luo dog with a green tail aud scarlet
jars.
Jerry Black chews up uiapMsof to
iacco avery six hours, and expectorates
;oplously. A Harrisburg lawyer once
said to him, "Take my advice, Judge,
itnd keep away front Africa. If Htanley
ever met you thre in tho dark he
plight mistake you for one of the
uourcesof the Nile."
i
1 As tho spring swlvances, the Mephis
tophelean countenance of the base-ball
i-eporter widens ami crinkles in a sar
castic smile. He- is thinking of how
tnany telegraphic dispatches will be
crowded out to give place to -his pro
ductions during "the season."
i A bust of Horace Greeley amarble
one will soon be-out. So will the me
morial committee out of funds. It
takes -several thousand dollars of con
tributions to got a dead man. a $(i(J0
'monument.
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