Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1882 — Angus MacDonald’s Farm. [ARTICLE]

Angus MacDonald’s Farm.

Angus Macdonald was a farmer from Oherlotteburg, County Glengary, who arrivd in Winnepeg a few days ago. Angus, ‘in his own estimation and in the estimation of his friends was a shrewd man- He was hardly in the place before f-n old acquftiplttnpe of his ran up against . him, slapped him on the back in a friendly way and said: ‘•l’m glad you’ve come up. I was just going to send for you.” Atter their greetings he continued: “By the way, Angus, you own a farm out near Minnedosa?” “Yps.” “How much will you take for it?” “I don’t know,” said Angus. “I thought of settling on it myselt.” “Well, I’ll tell you what. I’ll give you f«, 000 for it.” Angus thought before leaving Glengarry that if he got $2,000 for it he would be doing well, but he was now in the land ot booms, and sq he asked fqr $6,500. “Well, here’s sfio on the bargain, ana we’ll sign the papers to-morrow.” And the purchaser rusned off. Before two hours had passed Angus ran against another old acquaintance.. “Glad to see you, Angus; glad you came up. There’s a splendid chance for you. By the way, i see you registered as owning a farm near Minnesota. How much do you want for that farm?” “I’ve just sold it” said Angus. “How much did he give you?” thousand five hundred dollars.” •‘The dickens he did. Why, I’ll give you $15,000 for it. You go to the purchaser and get him to release you, and I’ll give you the $15,000.” Angus wished that he was back in St. Raphaels or anywhere else, since he had made such a fool of himself. However, all he could do was to try and get the iaVjft hapU So who does he run across within fifteen minutes but purchaser No 1. Says Angus: “I’m sorry I sold you my farm. I’d like to get it back. Here’s your SSO, and we’ll be where we were. “Oh, I can’t do that. I bought a farm and will have the papers readyito-mor-row.” After further higgling, Angqs offered him S6OO to break tf\e bargain. With great reluctance the first purchaser took the JftOQ —one hundred new $5 bills of tbe Bank of Montreal—and gave back to Angus the temporary agreement of sale. Angus was happy again, and set out tQ find buyer No. 2. lie found him not. No. 1 and No. 2 were pal confidence men. Angus was the sucker irom Ontario, and $450 was tbe net amount that they stung him for. —Guelph Herald.

An old St. Louis gentleman relates the following story about Benton and Jackson; Thpy qpce had a street fight, and never met afterwards until Jacksen was In the White House and Benton in the Senate. One day Jackson was seated in the Executive Room of the White House when the door swung open and Benton stalked in end stood silently ip the middle of the floor. Jackson looked up and recognized him at once, and reouliected at the same time that he had no weapon to defend himself. Equally silently h@ got up, walked to the door, looked it aud put the key in his pocket, and went back to his seat. Then he said, “Does thio mean war or peaceV J “It means peace,” said Benton. Jackson again arose, walked to the door, and unlocked it, came bacjs to hist seat, and tbeq said- “Cqlonel Benton, I am pleased to see you. Take a chair.” Ail this time Bentqq was. standing Statuesquely in the center of the room never moving a muscle while Jackson was locking and unlocking the door, and the reconcilation between the two gentlemen wqs corq-

Chocolate Ice Cream—Take ors generous pint of milk, one scant halt cup of flour, one cup of sugar, two eggs. Let the milk come to a boil. Beat sugar, flour and eggs together: stir the mixture in the boiling milk. Cook from ten to twenty minutes When this is cool add one quart of cream aqd one sraalj cup of sugar. Fpr the chocolate flavor, while the mixture Is boiling,: if you like a delicate flavor, take one square of Baker’s chocolate, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, oae tablespoonful of water. Put them all into a fry Stir over a hq : fire till it is smooth and glossy: then „ turn into the boiling mixtnre. Should you like it strong double the amount of chocolate, being careful to have two tablespoonfuls of sugar to each square of chocolate. Jf vanillq is to be used as the flavor* ing extract use one tablespoon'ul; if pineapple use one scant teaspoons ful.

The Cabinet changes are new come plete. No one of those who surrounded Garfield remains, except Lincoln—aud he is a Stalwart who is as harmless as h is devoted. The Cabinet consis's of six ol a kind and—Chandler —Philadelphia Press

Vaccine points are manufactured by a Brooklyn physic m, who has sfi • Ues in a suburb. Many of thee# points have lately been shipped to j Yokohama, Japan. Tho process of obtaining the vaccine is much. stmU iar to vaccination of a person. The same animal can not be us“d twice, and after all tbe lymph has been drained from it, the calf is sent to the country. The goose quills used are cut off at each eu i so as to leave a tube three or four Inches long, which is cleaned, s’eeped in boiliug water and then filed with an emery file to remove every particle of animal matter and to gi v e the quill a rough surfaev’eo as to take the lymph bettei. The quill, after being charged and dried, is split into strips called points. The qfiills are wrapped in waxed 1 p iper, and when kept in a cool an I dry place with a temperature of from 35 to 40 degrees Farenheit they-will last for monthe.

Alexander H. Stephens, who de,clinev to ”isit the Senate chamber because he has no business there, concluded he would llko to see Guit-» eau, the assassin. Mr. Stephens, a confirmed invalid, as .is known, was wheeled into the warden’s parlor, and the prisoner was brought into his presence. Guiteuu is now well dressed, has grown in flesh, and was found talkative and in good spirits. With all bis health, contrasting so conspicuously with the condition of the worn and aged invalid who was conversing with him. Guiteuu is doomed to the earliest grave. Stephens has outlived a host of men who have looked upon him with pity.

„ A Louisville boy stole his mother’s mocking bird and sotd it to a man who had just lost one, taking the d«ad bird in exchange. The good lady was overwhelmed at tbe death of her pet and gave him a tearful burial, at which her son, the money jingling in his poexets, assisted with great solemnity. Nuns’ Veiling J. V.W. Kirk. Flowers, Plumes and Tips, cheap at Honan’s, opposite Kcnnal’s Drug Store. See the wonderful curiosities at Honan’e,