davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1876-10-12
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siuItoBcn, Ole Sur ptrO bur4 bas iogcnennte
4pbbao nn6 bur9 Gtnnebmen pom Nohpitieer
b%ewtrtt, Ste 9~O4Iaoer 5cisen on, no pie srontgett
tbten Sts bat, nj ttef lie ltc9t, mh6 81 9lei9er
4ett set9en je Sic 9e6ensfroit bes Meni@eu an.
&ouieuoe iino In Sen festet spet Sabren IN Der
woroen. pnter ben @ebetlten %befinben i'd ptele
&erSte rnb 4potbefer. Ote Sobbdoer lttterlbetren
R5 non an6eren SGbern ~oaburtb, boB tie etrett auf
bic 9ranfbeit etnptrten, nnn ben franten Stotl enta
feruet, in Welder S5ornt ct aud sum TorldetH
tomme. Ste ituo Gin 8erbrernun9sz ober QuSI6ets
bun9s>9roceB Der &raufbeitsitoIe. Sober &ranfe
pir6 BEL Der InpenpnnS bteier Gnr loSul99et ietn
sigenet Ir6tt.. @8cnn Scnane pur9 Stele SGoer Sc
betlt lit, 10 tit er mtrtltd} nno rdotfal 9ebetlt, 1pdbs
reno mad Der biS6ert9eu 9etlntetbooe bic Wttttel
sem0buli6 9eIdbr(t6er iiuh ala bic &ranthett leIbt,
nnS it@ 0iters eJa gauges Seer lecnf0drer &ranff
'Sbsiei5 bic Soldier aQe 9rantbettca, ttincrlt6
nnb duBerli9, t%urirer, 10 iino bod bic Mtrfnn9en
bet iol9enOeu 9rantbetten. b%eionoerS penn lle r1
nod IN eeuten3 nlt9nee Seitnosh' 9a1& s amssreFfic sSar
fnrirt. SSSaIss HnSb Ssnnoem{@lpinpiad)t pirb,
Defenders bet iangen seHten y. TN sritsn St%Sottl,.
i~natismaS merben oft Iebr. i6nell. 6ebetlt;
e6euIo ausets nno STANDARDIZATION, iowte aue
iBpbilitiid)e &rantbetten in lebem @rabe. pei
anberen Srantbeitcn, SratotputSem, @e<
IdjDiirem, GeropbeIn &C; tt bic Mtrtnn9 cine
plSb(ide II. I6tbare. Mur Elm Bah tit bturet9enb,
um Sebea pom Der @irtnns gu i6er5eusen. @tas.
Gett3rebS ltno ote lo9enannte SSatu= ooer
Srcferrubt (etnc his iebt unbeilbare srantbcitl
nmurben sebcitt, @et lesterer S~rantbett seben %
9roSent 6es Suferitofes nit ieSem Babe sur4 ben
llrtn ab.
Oie 8abes unb Ginnebmes9ulper werben mad
iebeut 4(aS I'M 2onoe %pcrianot, Der NtetS bee
Saoes9ulpers lit 50, Der bes @inne9me : Bplpers
81. MAN IolIe lid cine 8toi6lre leer bic sobtpS
IL ensltl3er OSer beutl@er Spra3e I4tfen.
Fir. RauchfusS. v
81 Stonton ctr. (Box 1S99),7
&ep 9ort.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

Ia So1e Sleep Tab, il tie "a
flaa1l Lire Sol JgaraaL 50 exPe-
Tseaee1 steck keeper say:
have beea feedioz s5Ds three
husdrrd head u cattie, aud ! an
ss1i>sed ihaL eve1 silb Ibe most "a
To-able coalitions f1r selliag when
TIE line c31es. / shah Ezks 4 great
deal sore 983ey. dollar for dall4r.
c8 t1e 101ey I EaEe Invested n
sheep. itz8 ! -baA make II the ezpi-
isl Invested 10 cattle ! have about
II huoGred s1eep. ruaniag With
oai say particular al1eaiioo y
care s8G have SD ons thoussoG
four bGzdred dollars xorlb of wool
Of this years elip. zad have tE0
haa1re1 zud 5flv lambs besides /
d n87 think l. possible - hare d0ce
- vel o1 zay eqasl capital invested
II cattle Oas gress advantage
sheep have over CHER stock :. tkev
never die Of TIE co8isgioos diseases
wbiet tnsy contract They get the
scab Or teol-rot. q sonsIhiog else.
sGd II unchecked. i gets them n bad
condition. and Eould Ultimately. per-
haps. XII then Bat the ve-y Eorst
contagious disease - witch sheep are
sgbiect gre The owner ample Il ne
20 resI The affected animals, aud
The diseases are generally q : char
zcter Ehjeh yield readily % treat
-p-r
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

sounded through the vas; galleries,
and Prince Herbert L agni6eenily az
rsye6, hurried, followed OF bis re-
tainers, 10 present his hand TO Ma
g1sleaae
Thou art nosi welcome here, .
said be, thou Eho ART the life Of The
house,
Thea Msgueloane smiled s8d col
cred II recognizing in her b8adsome
husband the hermit who came 70 ter
Il the foress-bgs thai which was
the Creates surprise CT al was 10
sad il the large ball The Dake, her
molher, aud ber brothers, who wsii-
ed for Der il festive costume
Be blessed, dear child, said the
Dake, thou who hast preferred thy
husband to al others; iho1 shalt be q
noble lady sad shall command many
servants For God Is nv witness, If
thou hzds'. failed IN this trial the
doors Of eoBvenI would have shut
thee in forever
HaFiag thus spoken be embraced
MsgGel0nae. and there were brilliant
festivities held On this occasion which
we're heard Of throughout ali Christ
eaaou-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16
small FraiI on the Farm.

To sGTise 3 farmer - grl y small
fruits f5r market. and g. tie sane
tine carry O. his farming operations
L something We d n. 90. Bat
there are hundreds q fs-lasrs Kbo
have 5 natural taste for fruit g-0x-
iny. and 70 whoa farming has b.
come s dr1d-eTy-sspecisly Ihst
class Who are uoI sroog, - xh0n
charge = desirable s8d necessary.
To these We should say. i you are
living within three OF four niles q 3
good home market. sad cities lot far
away bv ral OF s-esmb9st, 5 change
% fruit growing vii Be both pr0stz-
de ard pleasant The Ers. thing 70
CO = % rent oGt nos; sf year land o.
lst = CIT On shares, rsserTi1y yo1r
home. aod szv Ten % twenty ae-es q
lsad f2r yo1r frai1 growing opera
ti0as. and Il you have a lore for the
besiuess. aad - att systematically
so6 energstiezily, va Eil make
u5re D5oeT from ter scrss O. and
than you have ever made from your
farm, and thai TOO with lsss real hard
work
Plant only o. leading vel tired
sorts, thai are hardy sad productive,
giving then good Cultivation and
plenty of oaleb. s0d you vii reap
large reward, zad. tOo, this kind OF
work makes less hard work for The
women folks. z1d besides. supplies
the table with fruit d2lly Throughout
the year
There are farmers VITO have ID
ilkiDg f1r growing fruit, bGf IS 3
rule. these have s01s Eh0 DO lot
Ike farming Ibsse are Ee-y anxious
70 keep their s7ls o. : farm. 8EsE
from the CITY. To such We ssT let
such 8 sol have the Use Of g few
acres % g-oE small fruits, and the
longer be l. engaged II =, the Dors
5s vii Ike Il, and consequently lis
attachment f1I home strengthens
a1d. too. bT this The table i sup
Piled wila lgzoriss you would not
dispense with after ore zsa=o8's s1-
per5eoce There sre - many inland
towns sot supplied With fruit and
vegetables that Es advise the read
ers oftbis paper 70 tsks sdTs1Isgs o.
such open i1gs -F'rul- Recorder.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

Many years since. 8 minister. n
bis irsvels, p1t I'D for the night with
: nsa who Was supposed 10 possess
bgI little Of Ebss people cal CON
non sense Just a. be was about
% retire for rest the nan said % the
minister
Tell re, sir. what three words in
tie English language i = noss dir
cGlt % pronounce
i doa'i know that l can, was
tie reply
Wei, said he uaz, i vii give
you til morning % answer ne"
TIE minister thought 10 more Of
tbe qaestioa al Il was proposed 10
hin sgsia II tie morning. when hs
said lie had 10t though; Of l.
Then, said the nan, Il gil tel
yo1 the most dizcali words 70 pro
noznee. They sre-I an wrong
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

z1d that 10 provision has been made
tor calling together again the Co-res
dispersed hF the solder who o-e--
tofeE tie Czstslzr republie.
Al The Soufh American S,zses
have kept the peace xith eaeb sfbe-
doFios he yez-, sad tbe enp-rer of
Brszil WI s9on esjsy 1b- g.ezsu-e z
psyi0g g ; Tisir
Iae great Asiafie e1pires are -ps-t
ifoU1 q z tso1ghI ard motiua. ChirA
tsecs e noz. no- the ladies'. nor Per
50 As fo- Africz-wbzt q IL
50 8zcA t1T the lands of tie world
and ss f0- is waters. they 100. have
hsd theIr vicissitEGes- o. he A.
lsntei. a1d O or PsriSc co&ss, We
hsFe had a number q = pSrecks,
With sPpzlE7g eonseqgeoees.-Ner
V-cg-l .>sfv
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16
4 Geatieman.

WHIST Is 5 gentleman; Is il simply
this, ns1 Of perfec, snd unsallied
honor. No man, however, fne bis
clothes or elegant bis manners, car
De s gentleman unless his instructive
sense Of ho30r l. rs sus IS the ear"
Of nosies. composer. who listens TO
Musicians, who PLAYS bis OWE works,
50 that &c could not do disboseSt, :
mean, or cruel Il = for the whole
weird.
He viii not be honorable only in
those palmer paths over which the
Law keeps strict watch 0feoarse
De will pay bis debts, snd forbea- 70
lie 0. steal, or 10 have more wives
ihsa one; and bis word Is as good as
oath or bond could be. Being de-
Gently honorable, lie viii keep bis
given promise 70 mso and LIS .ro,h-
plight 70 . girl. sod viii refrain from
circulating scandal concerning a We
nso, o. showing bis lore letters; bci
there are also . thousand delicate
points OF which be has ID doab,
whs.ever. He knows when be nav
giFe and when be Eay take; when 8
thing nav Be torgivea and wien 10
forgive, or rather forget, would De an
eternal stain upon lis honor. For in
this world 70 bio, out some memories
s 10 blot ones own life No, tha. q
man need seek revenge, only he
nust remember that be NAV not give
Al honorable hand to be clssped bv
ose which Is stained BY disbonor-
He takes no favor that IS not right
TO take; sud so lie ever takes one
generously. and returns it when be
nay. Those who trust in him trust
we'll They are never betrayed
The man Of honor is mao xith =
hesrs; therefore be Is never . sirs
He leaves ID woman in 6oub. IS TO
whether he Is heg friend OF her lover
10, not The yaiaes- or The sillies- Of
her sex; and when lie rnarries, be has
10 secrets from his wife nor does ste
hare anv from bin-
He Eo1ld hft q letter from The
ground XIII The seal zppermosf, as
certainly II Jon were not present as
If yoa were, for be does none Of these
things because be desires yo1 "a AiEE
him what be Is, bat because be il
whss be Is by az.ure-a naa Of hoa-
Or
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

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wAc-s tAs ezsIl1-rz SAWS q rsassr
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Gazing s--s-g.h AZ ers-E 1Z-Z1g-
A. zze6szszts SIC rsekks
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Ezzx1g ser la E-E64 tAcs-
sss-stn- - A-1iz I. witness
O. hE- EzzszzEl -zae-
NaA2s -4ve-.
Tg-s A&s zeEsr
Lets s9--gU 4 ~ k-z.s:
FEl = s4G1ossk
EgE cs1 sL5osE
Evtr Ezr ~ rzll uzrrst.
TA-aA TIE valley ngx sas Sr=2as-s,
SLzas1 u sBs lSi1y E1rs-
Nsz-1,eE-E Ia grassy 1ssa2gEs-
E-asaszz1g tas thirsty kz-ss
Eez---- u ~ a,ss7z resss1S-
Chllare= q hs- zas1hs- F-s5s-
EaL1zg ever 70 the oesz1-
EgAiF. p1zslsssz- 1shls tie
O flAy g2zeozss
Arss ihx zz6nsss,
OEttE Ez-lzezl g1@ss
ofihy P9Es-,
And tsy 6vEs-.
P-vz5 Cz5zzsza gi-..sa z-s ~
WHARF Ise tszs Paz4azs sEges
Tzz1es-ea Z IAsl- -.-T-t-z5s sszlss1-
was-e -bs erssssz1al Ez- sez-s
ClaE thar gia-1ss - shs Scene.
T1s-s. z=55 pZs -.-1r-e's g-zz5sz-,
-.s-= sz5z IL g-za3 EzaZzs
Pr1z1 C12zzs3s ]clzs As- zaEE5s
WE Ias oceans c=4ss3esE reFzs-
Gzss5 al rsrs-.
EE- sr.-
o-Tz-1 "a fAs s-sz1 wise.
Z7s Ey ssv-
BE-s 5rrs-
S@sl frgss teE -lgAfy Ike
-ZLE c-FrgEssz-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16
The Half Hoa.ekecper.

Ste was only half housekeeper.
Go where you would shout her bouse.
there was neither taste nor neatness.
She Mould begin things with great
aFloiiy, DC, loss al hsr zeal before
she gos through. Of her husbands
Few bali dozen shirts 81 were par
Ilally 6alshed 0ae wanted sleeves.
another collar snd wristbands. snofh-
er bosom and gRssets-snd 50 on
through The list Several skeletons
Of quits lar unfolded in the drawers.
s2d Ter tables and trunks were load
ed VIII magnificent promises.
her bread was always u1palaisble
because she forgot This OF lhat-snd
though she had been married ten
years, il a. Tia; time The table xas
never nightly laid for 3 meal Either
lie szl: vas waiting, : knife or
spoon CT s0me iDp0rtsu. ingredient
This Afforded gocd exercise fo- tie
family, aad there was al al Zines :
continual running 70 and fro.
les SIZE was half hoasek4eper.
Her leafs were never properly
cared for af,e- di13er-aa6 then !.
Was = 5, throw Il away, il ain.
much There always stood in her
nas;y smelling pantry. mouldF mess
and noaldy cheese There alRsvs
lay about her room, s dozen garments
WON oai By sranPIiag rather than
use She was forever tripping
over b9ooustOrever wondering xbv
oa earth she had 20 mach work 10 DO
-toEeEe- running upstairs for scue-
thing she had lefi down il tie cellar,
O. flying down in the cellar for wbat
she had thrown Il the garreL
L half toasekeeper, Her cbildren's
clothes came to pieces tie second 6sv
because they were only half made
Ter preserves so1red the second 3ay
because they we're oaly half done
AID ber temper sogred quicker than
anything else She was eontiuuallE
lsuecilng that STE ever married. gna
wondering where some people 20.
their knack Of house work She
ioyed 20 clear q corner 70, herself and
slI with ber arms folded. She
loved 70 gossip-loved 10 have some
aeE scheme On hand, for then she
vas furious I'll il was begun, and al.
WAYS lost her enthusiasm after the
first stitch %, dear me,'' seemed 10
BE- the extent Of Der vocab0lsrv, some
days, aud i wosld make one sd u
wsich Der lisiless movements and
hear hsr declare that 10 wousn
worked IS bard as she, which was
partly lrEe, for she had no method
Size never received company with
ozi apology, and never SAT them
down 70 8 decent tsble. She dragged
through life and worried through
death, for which, | fear, ike every
thing else, she was osly half pre-
pared, and le;I SIX daughters 70 fol-
low ber example, and curse ibe world
With siI more miserable half house.
keepers
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

Il. Is no. our fault, . says Mil~ss-
kee editor, that We are red-hsaSed
ana small, and The next tire that one
Of those overgrowa rural roossers Ia
; ballroom reaches down fox our
bead asd suggests that some fellow
has ios; rose-bad on. Of his button
hole there vii be trcable.-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

A citizen sfMzco1, Ga, Eho ksSt
ID his New Years calls until sf,s-
DARK, So thst dog On tbe front
stO0p i Tsry Poo- substitute for q
door nat II doesn't remember
whether be "a. down OF the saosti-
tute or not. bat bis pz1tzlOon seen
70 Be sonsxhzt w0ra behind
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

A clergyman Il one o. our Eastern
cities was net By 5 sesdy locking nan
with = flask Of whisky II his pocket
VITO inquired.
Sir, l. this TIE nearest r3zd . TIE
alDshC1set7
NO, sir, replied Ii. clergyman.
pointing 70 The botile; -bat that Is =
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

Mao-Do yoa think i would Be
safe fo- ne . cross this pastu-ez
Msid-Well. The cd blll don't Ike
red vsrv much, baf Il yoG chalk yoor
nose, ! guess he won't attack To1-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

@TBAT. said The tramp. Is TIE
TOD backxtssf; il has besa used 70
keep the others warn and / oon't
a. ~ eoTerll6s So be laid ]. %
ue side
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

A young lady weas 70 The photo
graph arlisI recs8tly sod wished bin
to take Ter picture with 81 expression
So Z composing 3 poem
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

Isisa thin excuse fsr : yoG1g lady
70 lie zoed untl 1ioe O'e-oek N TIE
morning because ttis 5 sleep year
Eorrfxsgsrs Esr1td
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

Oo sd stser February lst visitors
XII not be admitted 70 tie Ceatsn1i-
q s-oazGs without . pass
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

Kansas keeps Dobly IN tie Tsn Of
civilization Her State treasurer L n
AL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

TEE HEzALo-resde ea-efally, con
s:dzr prsysrfaEly. and ask your nigh
bc- % subscribe
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16

Wonsa proposes aad naa gits aP
s.d giis, this year
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-04-27
ReriEals and Erangelists.

DIR. Holland, in an article in Scribner
for April, speaks good word for bloody
and Sankey and their methods, but con-
dennis the ordinary itinerant "evange-
lists" He says: There is class of evan
gelists who go from church to church, of
whom most clergymen are afraid; and
their fears are thoroughly well grounded.
There arises, we will say, strong reli-
gious interest in a church. Everything
seems favorable to what is called a re-
vival." Some wel-meaning member
thinks that if Mr.. BedIOw cOuld only
come and help the fatigued pastor, won
derful results would follow. The pastor
does not wish to stand in the ways
suspicious that he has unworthy prejU-
dices against Mr.. BedlOw-tries TO over
come them, and Mr.. BedlOw appears.
But Mr.. BedlOw utterly ignores the con-
ditiOn of the church, and, instead Of SEN
sitively experimenting it and adapting
himself to the line of influences already in
progress, arrests everything by an at
Tempt to start, anew, and carry on opera
tions by his own patent method. The
first movement is to get the pastor and
the pastors wife and all the prominent
members upon their knees, in a comics
sion that they have been all wrOng-mis-
erably unfaithful to their duties and
their trust. This is the firstst0p and, of
course, it establishes Mr.. BedlOw in the
supreme position, which is precisely what
he deems essential. The methods and
controlling influences of the church are
uprOOted, and, for the time, Mr.. BedlOW
has everything his own way. Some are
disheartened, a great many are excited
and the good results, whatever they may
seem to be, are ephemeral. There inev'
itably follows q reaction, and in a year
the church acknowledges to itself that il
is left in a worse condition than that in
which Mr.. BedlOw found it. The minis
ter has been shaken from his pOise, the
church is dead, and, whatever happens
Mr.. Bedlow, still going through his pro
cess elsewhere, win not be invited there
a0ain
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-04-27
Judge GuiId's Charge to the Grand
J0ry.


We give below an extract from the
charge Of his honor, Judge Guild, to the
grand jury Of the present term of the
circuit court:
come now TO charge you upon high
misdemeanOr which IS 80 common in the
land, and which it is now your high duty
to notice, and bring the offenders to jus
tice, whOsOeyer they may be. / allude
to the vicious habit Of carrying about
the person concealed weapons. More
than half the hOmicides which occur
grow out of this debased practice. When
/ was boy, the bullies" Of one creek
would meet those of another creek upon
the muster ground, a ring would be
formed, and fair fight was had no cog
Cealed weapon was drawn and q citizen
slain; all their muscles were brought into
play, which ended in knock-dOwn and
an occasional bite-nO one slain. But,
now, the desperate, with his pistols
buckled around him, seeks his victim, in
suits an unarmed man sensitive of his
honor, and if he make an effort to repel
the insult, the pistol is drawn, a new
grave Is made and helpless widow and
orphans are left to mourn the loss of hus-
band and father. This evil practice is
one of the off-shOOts of laziness, and in
disposition to pursue some viTtuOus and
laudable employment which will always
secure q reasonable living and bring
home to young man an honest reputa-
ton. Whenever young men depart from
this laudable course, put on and wear
brOad-clOth, silks, Hd-glOves and "pTu-
nellas," attend upon gambling houses and
saloons and idle away their precious time,
they are sure to fall into vicious habits :
such characters as those whe loiter about
whisky shops and attend regularly upon
gambling bells, think themselves dis
graeed if they have never killed their
man." so they arm themselves with the
deadly pistol and seek an occasion in
which to use it, that they may be LION
lied by the gentler sex, thinking it will
give them position or caste with them,
who in every age have appreciated
bravery-but the bravery displayed by
men should be courage exhibited in de-
tense of their country and not the bully
ism of the murderer. We are fallen upon
evil times-carTying pistOls-dress and
parade-giving entertainments attended
with the extraordinary expenditures,
such as no honest calling can afford. Too
much extravaganza and too little work
are the fruitful causes of most of the
evils of our time. Genuine miTth and
virtue are undergoing a decay; in the
cities especially, they are stiaed and be-
coming extinct. In this train of vicious
habits is this disreputable practice o.
carrying concealed weapons The jurie:
of the country and a yirtuOus public
sentiment should Danish this habit from
the land as they have driven duelinl
and the bowie knife beyond the borden
of civilization.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-04-27

noticing two points in regard to this in
cident; first, that the poison did not
come from the fangs immediately the
bite was inflicted fact which win ac-
count for the mongoOse living sometimes
after he Is bitten by the cobra and
next, that the quantity of venom
emitted was much greater than is geney-
ally supposed. There were FIVE or six
large white drops in the shell, and prob
ably one or two absorbed in the bamboo.
When forced to surrender the wood the
serpent seemed by no means exhausted I;
the fiber was much torn, for the teeth
had penetrated nearly quarter Of an
inch.
When another cobra, equally large.
was examined it was shown that the
teeth were set back some distance in the
head, and that they were by no means 50
large as a viper which was shown after
ward, and which was so quick in its
movements that it had to be lifted out
of its box by means of a hooked stick.
This huge viper made such desperate
attempts to strike one or two of us that
we were by no means sorry when the
keeper seized him by the neck and tail
and opened his mouth. His fangs were
larger than the Cobra's by One-half, and
very strong. They must have contained
a great quantity of venom. A Russell"
snake, with q golden spotted back, was
the next on the floor, and it Missed VIC
lently, but was taken up just as easily as
the others after it had been provoked to
a great rage for several minutes. A
korite, proverbially deadly, had been
played SO many tricks before that it was
slow to take part in the fun. Once. or
twice it struck viciously at the keeper,
but without any effect, and at last ceased
to make any effort to bite the HindoO.
There was no need to play pipe or TOM
tom to awe that snake. It was only too
glad to get away into his blanket and
box again. The. exhibition was ended
by the showing of biscobra, or small
OIlaVa,
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-04-27
The Cherokee Indians.

The estimates of the board of United
States commissioners fxes the Land,
farms, etc, cultivated by the Cherokee
Indians in the Indian territory, at 204,-
677 acres; wheat, corn, etc, annual pro-
duct, $3.50, S55 bushels; value Of farm
products, including stock, $4,66S,6I0 ;
number Of horses, cattle, etc, 464, 465 /;
personal property, not including real
estate, sic, SS7, SIS. The government
holds in trust for these tribes about rs,
O00, 600. Their common schools number
200, with an aggregate attendance Of
5000. The investments of the CherO-
KEGS are about $4,000, coo, the annual in
terest Of which is applied as follows ;
Fifty per cent, to the support OF the gov
eminent, thirty-fve per cent. TO general
school purposes, ard fifteen per cent. to
the orphans fund. The citizen popula,
ton numbers about $4,000, Of which
there are 1850 native CheTokees They
have 65,950 acres in cultivation, and
own 1875 horses, and 1850 cattle