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The Zulus---A warlike, Savage Race.


In the beginning Of the present CEN
fury the Zulus we're, according 10 an
article in German newspaper, an I'M
important tribe under q chief Of The
name of Senzangakong. This man had
two sons, the younger Of whom, BY
name Chaka, or - the Firebrand," be-
ing threatened by his brother, fed from
bis fathers house and sought refuge
with a neighboring Prince. BY this lat
ter the young Chaka was trained to be
a skillful warrior, and when he was
grown up he, assisted by the Prince who
had received him, attacked his brother,
killed him, and became chief Of the
tribe. Having thus established himself
In his brothers place, Chaka turnedup-
on the sen Of his benefactor, who him
self was now dead, and, having defeated
him, incorporated his tribe with his own.
After this he carried on long series Of
successful hostilities against neighbor-
ing tribes, until finally he stood at the
head Of an army Of 100, 900 devoted fol-
lowers. Finally, however. in 1928 Chaka
fell victim to conspiracy excited by
his brother, Dingau, who in turn was
~>ofVs'~4 IL AVtV OI uflotilci blVthNsf
Panda, who was assisted in his enter
prise by the bauers with whom after his
accession TO power he continued 70 live
on good terms. This Panda had two
sons, Umbulazi and Cetywayo, Of whom
the former was his fathers favorte.
The jealousy of Cctywayo being excited
by the preference shown TO his brother,
he, in 1856, assembled 10000 men and
attacked the latter, who could only coli
lect some 5000. A fearful massacre
cnsucd, those Of Umbulazi's followers
who were not killed by the sword being
driven into the Tugela River. Umbulazi
himself fell into the hands Of his inhu-
man brother, who had him ilayed alive
in the first place and then sprinklcd
with hot ashes and black ants, his heart
being finally cut out and eaten by Getty
wayo's warriors. Thereupon Panda as
scmbled his most trustworthy regiments
and dispatched them 10 chastise lis re-
bellious son. The latter, however, al
though defeated at the outset, succeed.
cd in collecting q numerous body q
followers, and maintained himself IN
possession Of large tract Of country
until his fathers death in 1872, since
which time his position rs chief Of ne
Zulus has never been menaced.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-03-28

A Belgian professor has published n
work entitled " Peri0diyte dcs brands
Deiuges Resultant du Mouremcn Grad
ncl dc Ia Lsgne dcs Aspiies de Ia 7errc,-
10 which he warns Us that we may be on
the lookout for another deIuge Of the
world. AT certain regularly recurring
intervals, he maintains, the waters of
one hemisphere are suddenly prccipi-
tated across the equator and food the
other. The last Of these deluges, which
always flow from north TO south, or
from south to north, was that OF Noah's
times, which was from the north.
Hence the explanation OF the great pre-
ponderance of water in the Southern
hemisphere, and Of the general south
ern trend Of North and South America.
Africa, and many minor peninsulas.
The next Of these deluges will flow from
the south TO the north. The cause, he
argues, Is the alternate Increase and de-
crease OF the ice caps at the poles, and
the consequent change of the earth's
equilibrium. Since 1913 the South Pole
has been continually charging, while
the North Pole hGs been proportionately
diminishing, to-day the diameter Of the
Southern glacier being about I, 900 miles
and that Of the Northern 1000. When
these two glaciers shall have arrived At
their maximum extension, then will the
earth tilt over and be submerged by an
other great flood, the fifteenth of the
kind that has occurred. In view OF this
impending and somewhat serious prob
ability, the question arises, What are we
going to do about it? If no one can
offer better suggestion, would it not be
advisable that each Of us resolve himself
into his own ark by wearing night and
day one Of Paul Boyton's rubber swim
ming costumesP--Loaisuilie Courier
Journal.
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shock, when her courage failed her and
! she dropped II across It's mate. "A spark
flashed out, which startled her. She
drew back, lowered the gas, and went
70 bed.
At the instant the wires were connects
ed Croftly was In the center Of the bath.
A shock and terrible chill passed
through his frame. and he felt n cloud
OF vapor rising from the surface OF the
water and sweeping into his face.
Myriads OF spear-like crystals shot out
from the edge of the tank and oonverg-
cd toward him like SO many shafts Of
death. lie realized his situation, and
dashed to reach the steps; as he did so,
he threw himself against the jagged
edges Of sheet Of ice half m inch thick.
There was frightful cash in his side,
from which blood was streaming. He
struggled madly amid the ice, and every
throe brought fresh wounds. His limbs
moved no longer in water; they we're
enveloped in slush. The ice closed about
him like wise. He was dead.
After the evaporation Of the chemi-
calls the electricity no longer had any
effect, and the heat of the room began
to tell upon the ice. The mass melted,
and by o'clock in the morning the
corpse of Croftly was floating upon the
surface of the bath. He was not missed
until 3 o'clock the next morning, when
Dean burst open the door and found
him rs described.
The rest is known. The jury gave
verdict OF suicide, and Miss Armstrong
and Edward Dean were married on the
22d of the same month.
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Brcvity.

The King Of Zulu-land is said TO have
recently addressed note 20 British
officer in South Africa az follows: "Ex-
cellency-First came the missionary !;
next the Consul; now the army. Getty
wayo." This brief letter recalls some
short speeches and curt correspondence
which viii doubtless be delightful read-
ing in these tunes Of long hsrangues at
Albany and Washington. A Western
Judge, once upon time. addressed the
Grand Jury in these words: "Gentle-
men; The weather is extremely hot; /
am very old; you know your duty
perform it," Another American Judge
once interviewed in an odd way To pre-
vent q waste of words. He was sitting
in chambers, and seeing, from the pile
of papers in the lawyers hands, that
certain case was likely to be long one,
he asked: "What is the amount in
question P"" Two dollars, your Honor"
said the plaintiffs counsel. "I'll pay
it," said the Judge, handing over the
money; teal the next case" An En-
glish Judge was more patient. Helisten-
cd for couple of days to the argu-
ments of counsel as to the construction
Of an act, and finally observed, when
they were done "Brothers, that act
was repealed year ago" One morn
ing woman was shown into DR.. Aber-
nethy's room. Before he could speak
she barred her arm, saying, f" Burn"
"A poultice. said the Doctor. Next
day she called again, showed her arm,
and said: Better ssContinue the
poultice, the response. A few days
afterward she came again; then she
said swell. Your fee?' Nothing,r
said the great physician; " you are the
most sensible woman ever saw
Lord Berkeley, wishing to apprise the
Duke of Dorset Of his changed con-
dition, wrote: "Dear Dorset: have
just been married, and am the happiest
dog alive. Berkeley" The answer
came: 'sDear Berkeley: Every dog
has his day. Dorset" The editor OF
a Chicago newspaper. wanting the de-
tails Of a terrible inundation ia Connec-
ticut, telegraphed to q correspondent at
Hartford: . Send full particulars Of
the flood" The reply came quickly;
= You willtind them in Genesis. Nero
York Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-03-28
WHICH WAYs

Children, stop your play,
And tell me witch way
shall take e. reach the city on the hill.
FIRST the girl,
With smile
This way
Through the woods. across the stiie,
By brook where wild flowers grow,
Where the birds sing sweet and low,
Then you forget II Is 50 far,
And how tired yOu are,
For the calm rests you. makes you stili,
II you take this way TO the city on the hill"
Then the boy,
With frown:
s.This way:
by the mill and through the town
Yon viii see the soldiers there,
Hear the drums and pass the fair:
Then you forget the way II long
While you walk IN the throng,
For the noise wakes you. makesyo thrill,
When you go this way TO the CRY on the hill"
San Francisco 4ifG-
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CROFTLY'S CRIME.

How Plot to Murder Rival Scien-
fificalIy Sfiscarrted-A Curious Inven-
ton Which Proved the Death Of the In
vent0r.
From the san Francisco Argonautl
A few weeks ago some workmen en-
gagged in removing an old mansion on
the corner Of California and Mason
Streets were considerably puzzled at
finding . number Of copper wires con-
Meeting the bathroom with room
above. The owners of the property
were equally puzzled, having never be-
fore known Of their existence. The
wires were removed and nothing more
thought Of the matter. This recalls to
my mind an incident which many viii
now remember.
On the 14th Of July, 1862, Prot.
Croftly was found dead in the bath
room I have just mentioned. Croftly
was well known among scientific men
a. . professor of chemistry, and, be-
sides, had a large circle Of acquaintance
in this city. He was supposed at the
time to have committed suicide, and his
death furnished three days. sensation
for the press The accounts in four
leading newspapers materially conflict
ed. which made the matter all the more
interesting 70 the public. All agreed,
however, with a singular unanimity Of
opinion, that he was dead. Even the
Call, while not positively admitting his
demise in the article, virtually conceded
1t in the headlines.
Croftly, when found, was lying In the
bath, covered with wounds OF so curious
nature that no one could explain how
they came to be inflicted. They were
deep, ragged and gaping, and there was
no instrument found in the room with
which they might have been made.
Even the detectives who visited the scene
Of Croftly's death shook their heads and
were at sea. Those who discovered the
body found the door securely fastened
from the inside, and were obliged to
burst It open. The room had no other
means Of egress or ingress.
" Suicide!'' remarked one Of the re-
porters.
elbow came these wounds on the
neck?" asked detective.
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The Boston Advertiser says: The A. \
public exhibition Of Edison's invention
with explanatory lecture BY Mr.. John'
son, the invcntor's assistant and III
worker for years, was given in Tremont
Temple last evening, and proved an ~.
casion Of absorbing interest 10 all pres-
ent. Mr.. Johnson first gave br;ss
sketch Of the life Of Edison, LEADING ~
naturally 10 an account of his prin.inal
inventions. OF late Edison has appl;ed
TO his telephone, instead Of a magns,
the principle Of his clectro-motor RI
its means he has succeeded in prodnc-
ing a receiver which gives out M
sounds transmitted with such force ths,
the words OF the speaker at the ,hs.
end may be heard distinctly at a Urea,
distance. The device was tested lass
evening, and, although it was Of the
crudest character, the invention bejnr
as yet In its infancy, the result was ths,
the notes and words Of singers station
cd In the basement Of the building wers
transmitted with sufficient power 70 H.
heard distinctly across the entire length
Of the hall.
Perhaps the most interesting part ~
the exhibition was that Of the princinle
OF Edison's electric light. Two samples
Of the lamps based on Edison's insen-
tons, showing the exact form that they
will have in actual use, were shown
The lamp consists Of an Ornamental
bronze standard, surrounding which N
a transparent glass case looking much
ike an ordinary lamp-chimney. excent
that 1t il closed at the top Within this
j. suspended spiral of metal wire.
hardly larger than knitting needle in
diameter, and perhaps threc-quarters Of
an inch in length. When the electricity
is turned on, this spiral CLOVIS with i
white light, the character OF which FOR
steadiness surpasses the best gas.ie,
ever produced lin fact, in this particular
at least, il Is perfection. unfortunately.
the inability Of the lecturer TO procure
an clectro-dynamic machine in Boston.
as he hoped to do, compelled him 10
employ battery, with which less per-
feet results could DO obtained than
would otherwise have been the
case; but he hopes to have this
remedied by this evening. The
essential devices, also, by which Edison
claims TO have obviated some Of the dit
ficulties which the best authorities have
said could not be removed, in the way
OF the perfection OF the light for practi-
cal use, Mr.. Edison, with 4 caution born
OF experience, refused TO allow Mr..
Johnson 10 remove from the laboratory.
Mr.. johnson, however, stated unquali-
tiedly that Mr.. Edison had practically
all that he claimed, and
had actually produced practical light
for house use, Of full twenty-one candle
power, the power Of an ordinary gas jet.
The only motive for keeping it back
from the public was to give an oppor-
tunity for the inventor to secure his de-
vices from danger Of piracy, and also
to systematic the light in such q way
that when once introduced every little
detail will be complete, and il will I've
an assured success from the start. Mr..
Johnson promised without hesitation
that the light would be in actual use in
the houses Of New York within years
time.
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Isome time since the Mobile Nrrs offered
prize Tor the poem which. BY southern
writer. should be judged most meritorious
expressive ~ the gratitude which existed a
the southern heart towards the people OF ths
North for she philanthropy and una gnanifnit,
80 freely and nobly displayed in the time %
the dire afiiic,ion Of the south by pestiience
This oner on the part OF the Ae'rs called forth
seycnty-seven competitive composition,
from various parts 81 the country. The com
mittee 20 whom the manuscripts We're sub
United decided I'm favor of the poem entitled
Conquered ~ Last" BY Miss Maria l.. Eve
OF Augusta. Ca. which Is here giycnl
You came 60 us once. u brothers, in wrath.
And rude desolation followed your path.
You conquered rs then. hut only in part,
For stubborn thing Is the human heart.
SO the mad wind blows in his might and
main.
And the forests bend In his breath like grain,
Their heads IN the dust and their branches
nut how shall he soften their hearts Of oak
You swept DER our land like the whirlwind's
wing.
But the human heart Is a stubborn thing.
We laid down our arms. we yielded our win ;
But our heart Of hearts was unconquered still.
"we are vanquished." we said. "bnt our
wounds must heal"
~ 500 ftH 0NA 1WNAorl Jul Jul A&Att7 hHAt
steel
1--WE are conquered we said. but our hearts
and "woe 20 the conquered' on every door.
But the spoiicr came and he would not spare,
The angel that walketh In darkness Was
there
lie walked thro' the valley. walked thro' the
And he left the print OF hts fiery feet
In the dead, dead. dead. that were every
And buried away with never prayer.
There Went forth a cry TO the uttcr1nost part -
You heard it, brothers with never
You opened your hearts. and poured out yonr
treasure.
For you helped, we know. on your Bonded
knees.
Your pity was human. but oh it was moro,
When YOU shared our cross and our burden
bore
Your lives in your hands you stood by our
Your lives for our lives you laid down and
diec.
And no greater love hath a man 70 give
Than lay down his life that his friends may
live.
You poured in our wounds the oil and the
wine
That you brought TO rs from a Hand Divine.
You conquered us. brothers; our sword We
gave,
We yield now our hcarts-they are all we
have.
Our last ditch was there and II held out long
II l. yours. - friendsi and you'll lind IL strong
Your love had a magic. diviner than art,
And conquered by Kindness" we'll write
on our heart.
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Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, the Oldest liter
AIRY woman in the United States, long
the editor Of the Lady's Book, Is now in
her 9lst year, and in very feeble health,
ut her residence In Philadelphia.
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How n Plot to Murder . Rival scien-
fificnlIy Nfiscarrted-A Curious Inven-
tion which Proved the Death Of the In
yentOr.
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e. SM ALL.

for the Owensboro Fair, but he missed
his way, and wandered deep into the
Jungles of Rough creek flats. He had
thirty feet Of rope on his head, which
became entangled i'm brush-wood, and
the bull had walked around the tree
until his head was brought against it
solid, in which unhappy situation he
had stood for four days and nights with
out food or drink. He had as good a
chance to reflect upon the error of his
ways as the prOdigal son had feeding
pigs, and like the prodigal, Tom no
doubt made up his mind to return to
his fathers house-but alas the rope.
Mr.. Sam. II. Barnett is good woods
man as well as n good hand with stock.
He found the bull on Monday, and had
the forethought to make the rope fast to
the nose before loosing it from the tree.
MIR. Thomas was pleased to receive home
his wandering prodigal.
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visitors Attending Our Fair.

The following persons We're among
those attending our Fair last week:
Col. ]. w. Feighan, ]. w. Slaughter
Hon. ]. Z.Moore, Chas. Warner, Claude
Wager, L. A. Brown, G. w. Coffey and
family, w. A. Brotherton and wife, land
Mrs. w. H. Owen, of Owensboro.
Misses Ann E. Rowan and Fannie
Moseley, Z. NJ. Hackett and Thomas
Tanner, of Livermore.
JEFF. Haden, ". H. Phillips, H. C.
Allen, Of Bowling Green.
Judge Il. C. Carson, M. l.. Ward, Ad.
Howard and wife, T j. Bunch and
wife, Miss Josie Skillern and Mrs. Mary
Bridges, of Morgantown.
DIR. s. A. jackson and wife and sons,
Shelby and Harry; Miss Lima Duke,
and M. J. Reid and wife, of Rockport.
q. w. Gates, A. G. Cravens, of CAL
hoon.
MIR. Mcbride and r. ]. Daniel, OF
Louisville.
G. H. McAfee, of Long Grove.
DIR. ]. w. Haden and wife, Litchfield.
b. F. Smith, Big Springs; L. p. Ra-
ley, Elizabethtown; Samuel Arnold,
Greenville; Harry King, Paradise; p.
Jones, Ceralvo; John Martin, Rosine
Russell Renfro and A. G. Rowe, Spring
Lick c. l.. McCOwn, James Anderson,
Ben Field, +. M. Coleman and
TONNES, South Carrollton; f. H. Rowe
COTS Crossing.
Miss Lizzie English, of Elizabeth.
town, neice of Mrs. +. ID. Walker, was
i'm attendance at our fair. She will re.
main several days visiting relatives.
Misses Mouie l.. Davis and Sallie
Page, of Nashville, Tennessee, were
visitors at our fair last week. They
will remain several days i'm the county
visiting their aunt, Mrs. VIM. Baker
We were gratified with an acquaint.
ance with them while here.
Miss Lizzie Howey, of Vine Grove
Hardin county, was visitor at our fail
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1t is absolutely demanded that the
mental and physical laws of our nature
should be kept in equilibrium. System
and order must be recognized rs funda-
mental, and departure entails sick
ness, disease and death, as penalties.
To be healthy, beautiful and buoyant,
the whole constitution must maintain
regular action in all its component
parts. a female who imprudently ex-
poses herself and becomes Frustrated
with headache, pain in the back, fever,
irregular or suppressed monthly action
with constipation and loss of appetite
must be restored to regular action, must
be revitalized, recuperated at once, and
for this very purpose nothing equals DIR.
Dromgoole's English Female Bitters.
1t is prepared expressly for all such dis
eases.
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Though Shaking Like am Aspen Leaf

With the chills and fever, the victim of
malaria may still recover by using the
celebrated specific, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which not only breaks up the
most aggravated attacks, but prevents
their recurrence. 1t is infinitely pre-
ferable to quinine, not only because it
does the business far more thoroughly,
but also on account of itsperfect whole
someness and invigorating action upon
the entire system. Testimony is con-
current, positive and ample showing the
decisive nature of its effects, and that 1t
is no mere palliative. Physicians con-
cede its excellence, and there is con-
slant influx of communications from
persons i'm every class of society avOuch-
ing its merits, and bearing witness to its
superiority over other remedies for ma
larial disease. 1t is especially popular
throughout the West, wherever fever
and ague prevails, as it does in many of
the fairest and most fertile portions of
that vast region. 39-5t
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1t is not generally known that there
lives in Hartford, at the present time, a
Spiritual Medium, who has, from time
to time, received communications in
the shape of warnings and foretellings OF
future events, which have been indeed
wonderful i'm their fulfillment. The
latest, which was received just as the
clock struck the hour of midnight last
Friday night, is from the spirit of one
who died here many years ago. Aftel
communicating the intelligence of q
terrible war to take place in Europe in
the year 1881, and the prosperity of the
American republic during the next ten
years, advised all the people to buy theil
goods, at Anderson's Bazaar.
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Destructive Fire.

Monday night about II O'Clock, the
dwelling house, including all its con-
tentents, belonging to DIR. w. J. Berry,
of Beaver Dam, was consumed by fire.
The loss is estimated at $1,000 with
about s., 900 insurance in the Continen-
tai of New York. This is quite blow
to the Doctor-being quite old i'm years
and having to begin life anew with but
little assistance. He has the sympa-
thy of the whole county. Cause of the
fire not known.
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Go to q. A. Platt's
and get the good, old
pure Magnolia Whis-
ky at $l.4O a gallon,
or ) cents a drink.
Man Killed in Gray son County.

On last Friday evening Stephen Hay
croft killed Henry Ramer at Harrison's
Mill, about four miles west of Litchfield
They had IA quarrel which ended in II
fight, when Haycroft struck Kramer
two licks with an iron wrench one on
the shoulder and one on the head. RIA
mer spoke but once afterwards; he died
on Saturday night. Haycroft was ar
rested and his examining trial was set
for yesterday but We have not learned
the result. Haycroft is about Is and
Kramer was about p years old. 1t has
been circulated around that il would
appear in proof, on the examining trial,
that Haycroft did not do the striking,
but that it was done by IA friend or rela-
tive Of his.