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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-01-19
Dab!sreen Gown, zen 6. San. 1871

- Die gelammt,abl Der Gtnmanbez
rer> tpelbe i'm SABRE 1870 an ben &llten
bet Ser. Staaten laneetsn, betru9 211,>
100 9e9en 259>980 i'm SABRE 1869.
Die @elammt5abl Der G%tnwanrsrer bon
1870 rertteilt fi9 auf bic ein3elnen Mp~
nate wte fpl9t:
Sanuor 6,216> Bstruar 1874. Mars
14>751> Mpril 1882 Wlat 52>105,
Stunt 36,689, Suli 23,795, Musut 49,
All, September 1885, Sftober 49,
$780, No9ember 1897 Desember
$3.50.
IrQB benz f%tIrenoen Gin fluff hes &rtez
9e6 mar Gle ceutiae Ginwanperun9 AUDI
i'm lsBten Sabre Der jepe6 anoertn9ances
an 3abl wteoer iberle9en. Gs wancer>
ten ndmltb elm BON Srlanb 64168,
Deutl6lanp 1885, Gnglanp $685.
Shpttlano 1885, @oles 515> Trantz
retd 2,21O, Spanien 1885, S9mei3 537,
5oaano 525, Normeoen 2,G78> SGweeen
11.549, Ddnemart 2>441, Stalien 2>061,
Portugal 5, SelSten SO, @e ltinpien 49,
Nora Scptia %, Sapan 1, Gupamerifa
"a, China co. Werico 81 Nubloro 1885,
Stinpien Is, Strict 1, 0rieasnlonp IA,
polen ST., vi rifa II, Central merifa
"a, Nujtralien g. 3ulammen 211,190
Die 3obl Ter omerttanii6en BIrser,
relbe i'm lebten Sabr bon Eetlen i'm
Nuslano nab rem Ser. Staaten 3uriif>
febrten> betruB 43>316.
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ei9nete ll9 Dor meni9en Ga9en in Manz
DIETER q. $. G5 mar sesen &beno, al6
fi9 cine Nn3abl juueer Mdnner unp
Damen In Der Starfltreet hes %9enannten
Srtss nit S9ltttenfabren nersnueten.
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ten seraoe nit ibrem S6litten bic Canal
Str t~reu;en> al5 fie unter einen beran>
nabenpen Bug Der GoncOrpbabn osrietben
unc iiberf ahren purcen, DaS Mdo9en
purre fur9tbar per tiimmelt uno >par auf
Der Steue toot, uno benz jun9en Manne
purpe Elm 8ein Don, 2eibe getrennt uno
a%nperpeiti9e 8erletun9en sugefust Der
&opf beS Mapden5 mar You tdnpiB
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@eletle5.
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in 81. MntbpnY in einem einitSdiaen
Tromebaul in wel9em cine farbtee Ta>
milie wpbnte, Geuer aus; wel9e6 btel les
rno BRET antobenoen @ebduoe 3erltSrte.
@erluit uneefdbr $500. .
49, General 5ancof lanste 9efern
Mbenb nit benz 6itli@en 3use BON @a>
{btnSton bier an, .,a5..
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-01-19

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Siele Dinse lnb auf is
2dnsf Seridpunben lit paris. or.;
Panis, piscis inb am fms ~,r.
limb BON CAMS blieb muir crinis.
@ebt bic iaure cucumis
Teblt i@pn lanef aud mugulis> .+:
limb etras gang &ares it
Felis, aas', uno Gatte, glis.
Dod> paris, mas If bein fms?
1gnis, lapis, pulvis, cinis.
- &ut1@te, ber poetil9e Giftter,
bat als braftl&e6 penoant gu fetneut
Trancttreur< &dtbiel elm neue6 erfonnen>
alp lautet: y
Die Grft i9n;dt ais Dds unb S&tsta;
9u9 1cQs als &atts ebbar fetu.
Die j3wette iRs, Ser frib uab ipat =.
.~ @ebenft 1T 9reue ter @obat. ~ g
. @aribalbianer tdsli@ uennt
Die IeBtex 3wet fetn &ractauteat. &
Das @an3e trieb NIT Mann unb Maus
Mappliur1 aus BEN 8ui& beraus. ...@, IA
&ut@9te bat In bielem &dtbiel fia unt
ieinen tapferen &auaeraben Elm Dentmal
9eltBt, benn bic Auf6iuns it: GR@t-
(@h-fe-2tre)
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17
CITY . TRUSTS.
T'he Work of,he Board for IS,O,

The report of the Board of City Trusts was
rendetea<to 10 City Councils yesterday. We
abstract as follows:--1he Girard lands con-
sist of, about IS, 600 acres outside of the city,
of which 1900 acres contain coal in veins,
at places 60 feet thick, the average thickness
of veins being S0feet supposed to amount
altogether to 250, 1000, 900 tons. \ ''
The assessed valuation of the Girsrd real
estate for 1870 was SO, ,4S4,91s.
In addition to the Boudinot real estate,
which is very valuable, there are funds to the
amount of $14, coo, invested in city loans.
Benjamin Franklin's legacy has amounted
TO @38,9O0, invested in city loan.
Five small legacies have been merged into
what is known as the city fuel fund for fur
nishipg fuel to the poor, amounting to 5000.
Besides this, there are other legacies for the
old districts formed before consolidation.
sPhe Wills Hospital fund amounts to $217,-
800. -,s
The bequest of Thomas D. Grover to the
district amounts to $94 $50, of which $50, $50
is invested in loans and $44, 200 in real
estate. 'f1
The receipts of the Girard estate for the
year were $G6l, 1901, and expenditures
$757, 1862. The amount expended for the
Girard estate from the rcsiduary fund was
$244, ,37l,76. Amount expended for Girard
College, $149, 934 90.
On the 1st of January. 1870, there were in
Wills HOspital-males, 8; females, 6; number
admitted during same term - males, 100;
females, 101; of these there were cured, 40;
improved, 76; not improved, 10; eloped, 10;
not treated, 10; improper conduct, /; incura
BILE, 6; total, 26l. Number in house January
1, i871-males, Is; females, 6.
Surgical operations during year: House
patients, lco dispensary, 199. There were
10 operations for eataracti 20 were by extrae
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17

general In 1854 he was appointed Austrian
Ambassajer at the Court offst P6tersia1rk aud
v bile there took active Dart 10 the faGous
diplomatic controversy which resulted In the
Crimcan war. To his agency. IL is generally be-
by Austria towards Russia during the contest,
GppntMepsde 4 Temhnedin 81 fetrseEssgg d. I'd -
1850, when be was reS:.icS iu 1859 he was APP
pointed Governor of Gsiicia, which postiou he
neld for two years, when be was appointed
Minister for Foreign Affairs aud President of
the Council of Ministers October "a 1850. He
resigned bis portfolio on the 27th of july 1865,
and from that time till his death remsined in
private life,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17
THE WATER WORES.
Operations Durins the Year 1870.

buE T0pefhts0ns buttn& tue feur lSFO.
;59Gpief' Engineer Glse6f presented bis an
ii6ai report Tor 1870 10 Councils yesterday
Wishaeference to the remedying of the i'm
perfect dam he says y,ty.-..l
There appears to be but one other way
open, that is the building Of an entirely new
dam from the bed rock up, situated below
the sankeu cribs, at point about thirty
eight feet lower down stream than the pre-
sent front Of the cribs. This involves the
building of new and massive stone piers at
the eastern end of the dam, and besides
being much more costly, will, to a very con-
siderable extent, impair the beauty of the
works, as the front line or overfall of the dam
will then be about sixty. eight feet 10 wer down
stream than it now Is. The reservoir at
Georges Hill is only partly completed, the
eastern section being finished SO as to con-
tain IG feet in depth of water. The cost of
this work has exceeded the estimate, on ac-
count, principally, of the unexpected large
quantity of rock found in it, and an enlarge
ment of it's dimensions beyond what was
originally intended. .
The supply of water distributed during the
past year has been much greater than during
The previous yesr. The average daily supply
from all the works, for the whole year, has
reached 81, 149, ,3S5 gallons The average
supply for the month of July was 46, zoos, 735
gallons per day, and the maximum supply of
any one day was on July 20, 1870, waen
54,654, 500 gallons were delivered.
The increase in the water supply is in much
greater ratio than the increase of population.
This occurs, probably, on account of the mul-
tiplication of modern conveniences for using
water, such as water closets, wash basins,
stationary wash-tubs, wash-pave ments, aud
the increased number of each now considered
necessary or desirable ju our dwellings,; be-
sides the more lavish discharge Of waste e-water
into drains and sewers than formerly, whereby
it can be wasted without fear of detection.
The, receipts from ell sources have been
$685., 370'96, being an ineresss of 1921, ,90a'1a
over the receipts of the preyiors year, The
EXPENSES for maintenance of all the works
were $448, ,604'S4; the receipts have therefore
been $486, 766 'l3 more than the expenses o.
maintaining all the works. The operations
of the machine shop are very satisfactory;
new lathe, large enough to face the valves o
cock thirty six inches in diameter, has beer
added to our stock of tools the cost of it ha
been fully paid by the saying effected in tn
fitting up Of the 80 and 36 inch cocks alone
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17
Domestic Affairs.

. q
The Mechanics cotton mill, at Swift's
creek, near Petersburg, Va, was burned on
Wednesday night .}-e NJ
Oe-Some of the collieries of this State
have resumed work, others are getting
ready to, commence, while many present the
prospectof remaining closed for some time
to come.
"A Reading despatch says that, owing to
thestEike in the coal regions, there will not
be s.sirgle anthracite furnace in operation in
the, Schdylkill Valley after the first day of
next month. a. s.sa .osf-rsrs,ss li33-
The Secretary of War is in receipt of a
letter. from The commanding officer at Fort
Dodge, IKtfrisas, which states that general
outbreak of jhostilities is expected to
occur early in the spring. a,.. ... t.....--, ...
S:-5Articles Of Impeachment against Governor
Claytop of Arkansas, have been adopted in
the low er house of the Legislature, charging
him with maliciously and nnlawfully con-
spiipg to deprive the Lieutenant-G overnor
of his Office; and the prospect is that the
Judge of the Supreme Court Of the State will
be dsaltwith, Immediately, in the same man.
ner.r The Governor has had lot of arms re-
moved from the arsenal, and is said to be
swearing Cin everybody as militiamen whom
he can get to serve. 49,. ........
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17

ton, "a 1fbysolution, audl,3 BY sdction opera
tiop. Nativity Of dispensary patients treated
during. term:-United States, 1893; Ireland,
684; Germany, T09; England, Ss, Scotland,
2Oi Wales, o18; France, 4; Switzerland, q;
Canaas, j; Russia, 3; Apss:.::iia Il; Africa, 4;
Belgium, 4; Sweden, 2; West Indies, !; un-
known, sc. Total, 1928. There are large
number of small trusts not worthy in thei.
operations Of an extended notice at present.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17

sius Steam Valley stDo ofnes,, tos Trout Run, 10
miles and back, once week. .
80 Leave Liberty Saturday ae "a. M ;ao SIN ETo 'a
g. ATriYe ct TTQpt Run BY fR NJ au an 600 It'd
Leave Trout Run Saturday at1P, M -
70 Arrive Ht Trout Run by pm. htDo0h O. sso
aaPr0P0sas invited SS5 %Sgs frequent service m
Proposals fhdst be 70 carry the mat with t'cee-
ry, ceTsnty, and secnrty,p using ihe terms OF me
law, end they must be guaranteed BY two resp0n-
sithe persons cefthedto as such by postmaster
orSlpdRe of court OF record. ass a. {ss tEl =
for eacl or sach omissions not satisfactorily ex-
plansss three ,times the pay OF tue trip, may be
deducted. For arrivals SO far behind time as TO
break connection with depending niails, and no6
sufficiently excused, sOne-fOurtl the c1mpensat01s
for the MP Is subject 70 forfeiture, Fines will be
explained, for negectiDg totake the mail from or
into post oce FOR suffering 1t to be frjured, de
stroyed, r0bbe lost and for refusing, after de-
mand to convey the mall as frequently as the con-
tractor runs, or is concerned In running vehlces on
the route. The Postmaster-General may annul the
the Instructions Of the Department. He may. alter
the scheuule q departures ana affisa'e, and also
order an incrtase or service BY allowing therefOg a
pro rata increase on the contract pay. He may also
ouItan OF discohtInue tffesetvGe lnwhDeof ID parti
at prQportonate deeIeaseof pas, allowing as lnl
pe1tation onthe amotmt Of seryice dispensed wl0h
apo EIO rata for the service Retained
snd' continued Bids should be addressed to the
SeeoHd Assistant Poatmsster-t tseherslE supets
sSTlos2 ssrs goPqsals State of Pennsylyania and
eF0r forms Of proposals. etc and other Informs.
tion see Advertisement Of October 81 1861, snd of
tffs date In pamphlet form, at the pttncpaI post
ofHees,o ha3lipp p9sJ0HN A. J.CGRESMBl1L gsi
Il 8 cod tM1 -. &c. Postmaster Genera,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17
OBITUARY.
Csuu. Alexander mensdorG PounIv.

Count Alexander mensdorh POuhy'
telegram from Prague, dated yesterday, re-
ports the death OF this distinguished Austrian
statesman. He was born in Bohemia in 1913,
ard at the age of seventeen entered the Austrian
army. DuIing The Italian wars he served on iae
field, and N 1S49 had attained the rank of
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17
odW grOF79Q elG noltsen9os siI nin5sus {
GUARTErRMAS R55SbnsoF Isl REc
" be3s,odo,7oPH oPHulApHLru1A, A, Feb. g. ,syEle

ia hs3s5ooo51oP PHuiA ADRLPuIA Az Feb. 81 t87h 90
Sealed Proposals, IA pcate viii be reSelyed az
1s1t for building Lodges sol
stone, at each OF the following named NATIONAL
CefreiSfiess VIZ City Point Gold Harbor ana
Frederick according 70 plans aud speshi-s
cations which VIII be fnrpished from TINS oflce on
Sepsriie bids for building this Lodge Of brick are
also Invited paBs and specifications for Which VIII
also be furnishcd from this eee on peatloal 90
| Bank forps for BIDS, details, and Jreqplrements
FURNISHED by The Undersigned copy OF 5he litter
withthis ADVERTISEMENT 10 be attached toragh pro-
posal ofiered, a. r. HENRY C. HODGES, bi.,
2stMf Major and Qdarterfnaster q. s. Army. y,
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..r.. q, A. CHIEF QUARTERMASrER's OFPtCE,(
f4~ 3 - SAN ANTcN o, TEXAs, Dec. 6, 1870. I
Will be Eo'd et public enctioD, at Galveston,
Texas on WEDN ESDAY, BIsrch I, ,1SIi. comnen-
cling at 10 O'Clock A. r., EIGHTEEN FRAME
BUILDINGS, the dimensi0Ds OF which he
tanned on application 20 Lieutenant w. o. Cory,
Acting Assistant Quartermaster.
Terms cash, In United States currency.
Chief Quartermaster Department Texas.
VHIEP : QUARTERMASTFR OFFICE.
OMAHA. Nebiaska, Feb I, 1871.
There will be sold at public auction AZ Fort
Mcpherson, Nebraska, on MONDAY, March q, ieii,
a lot of condemned Qnartermasters stores, drain,
and ClOthing; and at Worth Platte, Nebraska on
TUESDAY, March 7, 1871, 81 condemned cavalry
horses
Terms;-Cashin in Government lands
ASK g. PFHRV.
CiiieI QuyrLennassvr Deps. rlatce,
2l0iM6 Breyet BTlgadier Geherai, Y. s. A.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17

N WARBURTONB IMPROVED VENTILATED
~ and easy fitting DRESS HATS (patentedl IN Az
the improved fsshlOhE OF the sea5SR OhkSNUx
street. hext door 70 the Pest once. M
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17
IFyNssa sIeN1E EijRlo 'oitFvFdt 1Oi1E,
~ ni nssow FIFTH ddGHrHoUsE DtsTilCT dls
. BALTIA0REr MdnlE LED


- "a TO iron, IRON rNANrIgT'ACT CTQRRRS,, e5s so.i
SEALED PRoPosALs, In Duplicate, on forms
fufnlshedfor the purpose by the Dg6tho6se Board,
VIII be received at this Office until 10 O'Clock N, zen
YEDNEsDAY,s March Q 81 1871 FOR BullDINGs
Two SCREW-P1I,E LIGHTHOUSES ri one, at
BENoNIS POINT, Chbptank river, Md, in about
eievensfeet water, an the other at LOVE P0ffSF,,s
head of Kent Island mouth Of Chester ri YER nfd
in ten feet water to the paps aud specis
featons Tor the same, which, can be- had together
with sdCh other needfql inform alton, on application
t0tNis cfifcee hr@ an1 DioIeo 8noa bES s&i'bo@'
The Lighthouses will be built on wooden pHes5 )
surmonnted by, -castriron Sleeves niiaymanners
similar to certain other lighthouses In this district,
/ Proposals may be made for either or both Light
houses, but the bids must state the price FOR each
single structure. aib Y 1o'3g o5oG ,Teo s0s'
zach bid must oe accom- panied by a written guar
antee in the sum OF one thousand dollars from tgo
responsible parties that In case the bid is accepted
the bidder wl within ten days thereafter enter in
a contract on the terms OF his bid. The Cover a.
the right TO reject any ALI bids aut'
Proposals will be endorsed Proposals for fBald-1
ting serew-ple Lighthouses at BspQnls Point Snop-.
tank river, Nd, and Love Point Kent Isani, Chesa
peake Bay Md" and addressed TO the uIderslgnsd.
EnsGaDd nci1aaHo'PaTER c. HAINS,f ~ fuJ1
eiCaptain of Eppneers,s ns
2e26t w Lighthouse Engineer Fifth, Dstrics.p
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17
Muws SUMMARY.


-tThiers is uaiyersslly regarded as the
fnture President of Frah6e, ! x 81 q lsi "
M. Grevy has been elected President Of
the French National Assembly. - Ea
The capitulation of Belfort has been
signed, and the garrison has withdraw.
The Liverpool steamer Pacific, with
twehty,six of her crew, has been wrecked off
the Shetland Islands. 49,
LIN Consequences of certain military pre-
parations in the South of France, Bismarck
will not consent to prolong the armistics
beyond Eve days over the time originally
agreed upon. = ~ . - - = .. = y ~
Er-7In reply TO q question in, the British Par
lidfnerft yesterday, Mr.. Gladstone said that
Odo Russells arguments relative TO the
Eastern Question were unauthorized, but
borslaff official character e5iA - Hi3t
"A caucus of q, majority of the delegates
at Bordeaux has decided that Provisional
GovernS6snt, with Theirs as President, shall
be estebpshed, and that on the conclusion OF
peace the Convention will adjourn to Paris,
and submit to plebiscite the future form OF
g0Y6rnIBenV. %. .-i ~ Il .glt.ts yE
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-15
Story Of False Teeth.

Says a Vermont correspondent :
Among the drollest things in travelling,
are the scraps of conversation one
catches unavoidably. Just listen with
me to the following, between two styl-
ish looking girls sitting opposite me
while waiting for the train at White
River junction: eyes I'll admit he's
nice looking, but he has false teeth p
smiling and showing her own mouth
full of natural pearls-"Well what if
he has False teeth are better than
none, that is if they keep in the place
they are destined for. Ha ha p
laughing musically-that reminds me,
did L ever tell you cousin Kate's ad-
venture when she was stopiDg with us
when papa kept the N hotel 2 There
was an insurance agent boarding at
the house-a tremendous hirt, al
though he had wife and half doz-
en- children down in the country, and
tremendous bore as agents always
are, trying to make themselves so fa-
miliar and agreeable that they are a
positive nuisance. Kate, you know,
is very pretty and he got sight of her
as she went out and in, and was de-
termined to make her acquaintance !;
but it was never quite convenient for
papa to bring him in and introduce
him so we kept clear of him for some
time, But at last he managed to find
out cur breakfast hour, and used to
come in at the same time for his own,
insead of eating with the rest of the
boarders. We were terribly annoyed,
but could not very well help ourselves,
and so laid it all to Kate, and had
what fun out of it we could. One
morning he came in and took seat
by Kate, as usual, and commenced
talk, and bless me how he would talk
All he had to do was to open his
mouth, and he opened it littler wider
than common as he said, "Good morn
ing ah. How do you find yourself
this morning, Miss Kate-ah!" And
out went his full upper set of false
teeth smack into Kate's coffee. Can
you imagine it? 1t took me so entire.
ly by surprise that l didn't think Of
the proprieties at all, but screamed
with laughter. Kate tried to be her
own proper dignified self, but my mer.
riment was contagious. Mamma had
an errand in the china closet, and pa
pa business in the Office Immediately
You never saw any one so crest-fallen
He took spoon and ished out hi:
property awkwardly enough, and left
room; we were never troubled with
his company again.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-15

Under the head of Color VS.. Brains
this statement is made: "The son of a
we'll known New Haven politician,
whose name begins with B., is Fresh
man of Yale, and was seated at recita-
tion near the colored student, Bouchet,
wbereupon the b. senior wrote to one
Of the Professors, asking, as a personal
favor, that he would change the young
mans seat, as it was distasteful to him
to sit near negro. The Professor
wrote back that at present the students
we're arranged in alphabetical order,
and il was not in his power to grant
the favor, but next term the desired
change would be brought about, for
scholarship then being the criterion,
Mr.. Bouchet will be in the first di-
vision, and youg son in the fourth.
The comment of colored preacher
on the text at is more blessed to
give than to receive" is ipimitable for
its point as well as eloquence: "Ive
known many a church to die cause it
didn't give enough, but | neber know
ed church to die cause it gave too
much. Dey don't die dat way. Bred
ern, has any Of you knowed a church
to die cause it gave too muchY If you
do Just let me know and I'll make a
pilgrimage to that church, and I'll
climb by de soft light OBJ de moon, up
de moss covered roof; and I'll stand
dar, and liit my hands to Heaven and
say, BLESSED are de dead dat die in de
Lord !"
Prisoner, why did you follow this
man, and beat and kick him so shame
fully" 81 am sorry, your honor;
was little drunk, and thought il
| was my wife"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-15
Kicked by a Mule.

Jake johnson had a mule. There
was nothing remarkable in the mere
fact of his being the possessor of such
an animal, but there was something
peculiar about the mule. He--the an
imal-could kick higher, hit harder,
on the slightest provocation, and act
uglier than any mule on record.
One morning riding his property to
market, Jake met Jim Boggs, against
whom he had an old but concealed
grudge. He knew Boggs' weakness
lay in Dragging and betting; there
fore, he saluted him accordingly.
How are you, Jim? Fine morn
ing 2"
Hearty squire" replied Jim. "Fine
weather. Nice mule that you have.
Will he do to bet on2"
"Bet on? Guess he will that. l tell
you Jim Boggs, he's the best mule in
this country. Paid $500 for him."
"Great smash? Is that SO ?" ejacu-
lated Jim.
"Solid truth, every word of it. Tell
you confdentially, Jim, Pm taking
him down for betting purposes. 1 bet
he can kick a fly off from any man
without its hurting him."
"Now, look here, squire" says Jim.
81 am not a betting character, but I'll
bet you something on that myself"
"Jim there's no use; don't bet, I
don't want to win your money"
"Don't be alarmed, squire, I'll take
such bets as them every time"
"Well, if you are determined to bet,
I will risk small stake-say five dol
lars"
"All right, squire, you're my man.
But who'll he kick the hy'of'? There
is no one here but you and l. You try
it,"
NO." says johnson; II have to be
by the mules head to order him."
"Oh yass," says Jim. "Then prob
ably I'm the man. Wall, I'll do it
but you are to bet ten against my FIVE,
if l risk it."
"All right" quoth the squire. "Now
there is fly on your shoulder. Stand
still" And johnson adjusted the mule
"What, Jervy," said he.
The mule raised his heels with such
velocity and force that Boggs rose in
the air like bird, and alighted on all.
fours in muddy ditch, bang up
against a rail fence.
Rising, in a towering rage, he ex,
claimed: "Yass, that is smartl knew
your darned mule couldn't do it. You
bad that all put up. wouldn't be
kicked like that for fifty dollars. You
can just fork over them are stakes foi
it any way"
"Not so fast, jim; Jervy did just
what l said he could; that is, kick g
fly off man without its hurting him
You see the mule is not injured by the
opreation. However, if you are moi
satisfied, we will try it again, as often
as you WISH"
"The deuce take you," growled Jim
"Fd rather have barn fall on me al
once than have that crittel kick me
again. Keep the stakes, but don't say
anything about it,"
And Boggs trudged on in bitterness
of soul, murmuring to himself, "Sold
by thunder! and kicked by mule !!