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A Dinner in Toxic.

Very strange dishes came upon the
board at our New Years dinner
at the hotel in Toxic. A prelimi-
nary pipe of mild tobacco was hand
ed around. The tobacco was too
mild an affair altogether to take
the edge off ones appetite, if intended
for that purpose. The first course con-
sisted of sweetmeats, served upon lac
quered plates. The whole meal was of
a Frenchifed character Balls of golden,
scarlet and green jellieS were among
the things in this dish; rice, flour and
sugar made up the constituents of the
other parts of it. Saki (rice spirit) and
the ever-preSent tea were then served
round The second course consisted of
soup, into which were shredded hard
boiled eggs. This was served in bowls,
but without spoons. | had, however,
my purchased spoon. fork and knife
ALWAYS with me, and so escaped trouble.
Then came a very strange dish; it was
a collop cut from living fish wriggling
on the sideboard The Japs are a great
fish-eating folk, and this raw tish-eating
is quite common. The steak cut for
Bruce from the living OK, told of in his
Abyssinian travels, occurred TO one
memory. The live titbit is supposed to
be eaten with the Japanese E" Soy "a
sauce that makes everything palatable
but let my portion of it pass. 1t is
not possible to comply with all Japanese
fashions at once. Time is necessary to
the requirement of taste. Cooked fish
was next served, and that in great vari-
ETY., including shell-fish. Asort of lime
or small lemon was used as the flavor
ing to this dish. Then came boiled
beans, with ginger roots. and some
fried fish and horse-radish. To follow
that came boiled fish and clans, the
latter cut up and served with pears.
Rice in tea-cups followed, and then a
salad and the dishes were ended. The
hot saki and tea cups were sent round
after each course. The health of our
landlord was proposed in Japanese and
drank in saki. He then rose to reply.
thought that he would never have
done bowling before he began to speak:
He appeared to speak very well and
easily. Hdrper'S Young People.
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curved claws. 1t has been shown as
far as may be, that this huge creature
sat upon its launches and stiff tail, and
grasped the limb of tree with its pow
erfui arms and either tore it up by the
roots or wrenched off the branches and
fed upon the t,Sigs and leaves. There
were armadillo5 more than nine feet
long (the utmost length of a modern
armadiIlo is about three feet and the
modern animal has an advantage over
its giant predecessor in having iointed
bands in its shell so that it can roll it
self up). Other animals were the woOlly
rhinoceros, Irish elk, with wide branch
ing horns, ten feet from tip to tip, deer,
a horse, (yOu see we are coming near
to man, only a few thousand years., the
urus, or wild bull, which lasted till after
man came and down to the twelfth
century, and the European bison, or
auochs, which played with the masto-
dons and mammoths, and still lives;
though there is only one place where it
can be found. and that is in the province
of Lithuania in Europe, where it is pre-
served by protective laws. In this
country the Rocky Mountain sheep,
sometimes called BIG horn from its i'm
mcnse horns, is now rarely seen and
then only in the widest and most mae
cessible spots.
The bones ofman have also been found
in some cave deposits of the post-plio-
Gene, but at what time he made his APP
pearance is still matter of conjecture.
In Asia. also, sometimes called " the
cradle of the human race great
many bones of extinct animals have been
found, also fossil ferns, corals, etc. 1t
is very singular how in all parts of the
world nature has. as it were, many du-
plicate leaves, giving a clue to many
mysteries; now, for instance, in this
part of Michigan carboniferOus lime
stone crops out, and sometimes we find
fragments containing crinoidal stems
(stems of stone lilies), and in many 9TH
er portions of the globe this same lime
stone is found with its peculiar fossils.
OF course, wherever it is found it shows
that the rocks belonged to the same age
in the history of the earth; that is, were
formed during the same epoeh.-lNrs.
s. Il. Ballard, Grand Rapids, Mich, IA
N. Y Graphic.
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What is Gained by Crossing Seeds.

1t is a common practice with hOrti-
culturists to obtain seeds from another
place having very different soil, 50 as
to avoid raising plants for long sue
cession of generations under the same
conditions: but with all the species
which freely inter-crOss by the aid of
insects or the wind, it would be an in
comparably better plan to obtain seeds
of the required variety, which had been
raised for some generations under as
different conditions as possible, and sow
them in alternate rows with seeds ma
tured in the old garden. The two stocks
would then inter-cross with a thorough
blending of their whole organizations,
and with no loss of purity to the variety;
and this would yield far more favorable
results than a mere exchange of seeds.
div seeds of the same variety, grown in
different localities, to grow your seeds.
OF plants which mix freely bywind and
insects we have Indian corn, clover,
beans, peas, beets, cabbage and the
like. radishes, turnips, carrots, celery,
cucumbers, squashes, melons, lettuce,
onions, parsnips, satisfy, tomatoes (the
latter to some eNtent).
The writer has been trying expert
ments in this way with corn, beans and
apples. The gain in dent corn thus
crossed was as 1j3 to 100. and with black
wax beans rs 236 to 100. BY raising
seed in the manner suggested we in
crease the yield of ripe seeds from 100
to 236; surely an item well worth look
inc after. | have now seed corn and
seed beans. so crossed last year, for
further test the coming season.-Pr0-
lessor w. j. Bedl.
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Pruning. Any limb as large or
larger than ones finger should, after
being cut of, be painted over with some
kind of preparation to shut out the air
and prevent rain from getting into the
body. Gum shellac and alcohol is cas-
lily prepared and put in, and when once
hardened is not subject to the effects
uf heat. 1t happens very soon after APP
ication. and can be used in either hot
cold weather-is always ready for
'~e. Prepare in wide mouthed bottle
jar and apply with brush. Keep
ell corked when not in use, to prevent
apOration.
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The point of which we should like
to feel assured, says the London Times,
is that, whatever the subjects of mod
ern feminine education, and the manner
in which they are taught, the effect is to
fit the pupils to govern a house more
discreetly, to take a higher interest in
the world about them. to confront with
more courage the hardships of life' with
more tact and versatility TO extract from
it its pleasures and refine them, TO SYM
pathize, lastly, more intelligently with
the cares, the business and the enjoy
mentS of those on whom they depend
and those who depend on them
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The OnckIe Iosenh,s Loss.

Spessia, Nov. 26.-The steamer Onckle
sank almost Immediately after the collision
Two hundred persons are known to be
drowned and fifty saved. The fate of the
other fifty is at present uncertain. Heart
rending sYnes followed after the collision
as the Onckle Joseph was wanting in means
to save life. A large number on board were
eye witnesses of the collision, but they can
not satisfactorily explain the manner and
cause Of the occurrence. The passenger list
of the Onckle Joseph shows total of two
hundred snd sixty.four passengers on board
aud Il o sailors numbarei thirty-tbrec. The
cargo consisted of eight hundred tons OF
merchhndize. AT the roll.cal of the sur.
vvors, thirty ave passengers and twenty
three sailors only answered to their names.
The captain also persisted,
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The Reglstered Rondn.

Washington, Nov. 26.-Specisl Agent
Robert ii. Porter, OF the census Office, has
completed the investigation of ownership and
distribution of the A and A per cent regis.
tered bonds of the United States, of the lst of
July 1880. The per cent. registered bonds
amount to S6S0,000,000 and of these, S27l,.
900 900 are held by individuals; Sls6, ,0OO, 900
by national banks and $4,000, 900 by other
banks and trust companies, and seven mil
lions by foreign holders. Oftbe Al registered
bonds S72,000000 are held by individuals;
$397, 100000, by national banks S54 600 900
by other banks and trust companies, and $780,
10000 by foreign holders. These two
classes Of bonds taken together are distribu-
ted through the country as follows. The east
ern states own II $40 per cent. of the whole
amount the middle states 6l 10 per cent;
the western states IA 2 10 per cent and the
southern states 10 l6 per cent. The largest
holders in the southern states are Louisiana,
81, 400 600; Tennessee, $2l, 900 200; Kentuc.
Ky, $4,000 000i Virginia, Sl,4O0,0O0, and
Mississippi, 100000.
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Morey letter. -

New York, Nov. 26.~-The grand Jury to-
uay were still considering the Mcrey Chinese
',,'er' n and the circumstances attending the
"'sgea forgery. They bad before them some
witnesses whose names and the nature Of
whose testimony could not be learned. se-
s'e' interviews were he'd in the district at
s'raey's : oihee between District Attorney Bell,
To'onel George Bliss, John Davenport. and
!. Louis Fest, managing editor Of ruth. Now
mas become. known that gentlemen who
nave heretofore acted as cos lsel in tho phlIn
esse ' are actively engaged In sitting disclosures
malo uurlng the progress Of the proceedings
wl1n view Of tracing the orivinators Of t6s
cation. NeSS0'ieS W us puoli-
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The Sandrlngham,

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 26'- Commodore
Hughes rec ived u telegram yesterday from
the secretary of he navy, approving hi;
C urio relative to the British steamer San,
dringhan and ordering him TO put her out Of
the dock at once, If she is not in danger OF
sinking, and ifshe is, only to make such re-
pairs as will enable her TO reach private
dockyard. This morning Naval Constructor
Webb examined the ship aud reported TO the
commodore tn she would be able to reach
Baltimore without danger ofsinking. Upon
receipt Of Mr.. Webb's report, Commaneer
Mullen was Immediately dispatched to order
her out Of the dock.
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Washington, ID. O., Nov, 26.-The signal
corps station a. cape Hstteras, N. O., re
ports to the chief signal officer, under date
Of the 25tb, as follows; "The schooner L,
II. D. Fiske, of Bath, Maine, G. w. Snow.
man, master, with cargo of phosphates
from New York, November 2lst, bound fol
Port Royal. stranded on the outward
shoal, nine miles southeast of point cape
Hatteras, at $3.50 p. M, November 22d. The
crew, consisting of seven men, saved them,
selves in the rigging. At p. M, the 29d
Captain Snowman and seaman r. r. Levi!
we're washed overheard and drowned. Al
$3.50 p. m. the mast fell and the vesse
broke in pieces. S. l. Snowman and Will
liam Snowman got upon piece OF plank
leaving three others upon the wreck, Al
sunset William Snowman died from cold
and was washed of the plank. AT 1880 a. m.
the 25th, s. |. Snowman, tho only survivor
landed on the beach one mile north of thii
station, and walked to the lighthouse
having been in the sea about 18 hours, and
swan and drifted fifteen miles. The vesse
and cargo are total loss.
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GENERAL TELEGRAMS,
A COMMITTEE WAITS UPON MR.. GARFIELD
particulars of the Loss of Ouclle Ia.
seph-rhe British Vessel sand
righan Ordered out OF the
Norfolk Navy Yard-Fire
In ashiP's and Steam.
beats Cotton.
Address 10 Mr.. GariicId.

Washington, d. O., Nov. 26. Horace
White and F, Whitney, representing the in
dependent republican association of New
York, called upon General Garfield al his
residence here to-day, and presented him
with an address from that association, con.
gratulAting him on his election, and calling
to his attention the present condition of the
civil service reform. The address says:
"The dangers TO our political system
from the savage contest every four
years respecting the distriLuion of federal
ollees seems TO us extreme and grave. His
tory teaches that the thing which must be
guarded igainst in q republic is the excess Of
psrty rage. This spirit always sufficiently
active under a free government, il stimulated
and augmented TO an alarming degree by the
spolls system, which are rewards of federal
oiilces as prizes Of the msjori'y and which
would have snatched from the whole BODY Of
the. present incumbents their means of a
llVehhood II iew thousand votes in this
state which were cast for your elf had been
cast Tor General Hancock. Is it not appa.
parent that greed and terror inspired by such
aSyslem, mus. add largely to the heat and fury
and attendant dargers of0ur national elections
and Increasingly as the country grows in
population and federal patronage becomes
more extensive. No other civilized govern
ment exposes its public servants to A danger
OF beggsry upon the result of an election,
or wouli expect good service from them un.
der such conditions" After recognizing
the serious difficulties in the way of reform,
the address continues; 1--WE believe, how.
ever, that public opinion is in advance OF
any reform of the civil service heretofore at.
tempted, and you may safely establish rules
for. entrance to all subordinate positions,
which shall make ascertained merit the test OF
appointment, discsrding both partisan ser
vices and party slllilation from the list of
qualifications In this way new bsses may
gradually be gained for the civil service to
rest upon, so that hereafter no political party
in It's hour of triumph shall look upon the
public offices as an enemv's camp, subject
to ndiscriminato pillage' The address /:
signed by the executive committee of the in.
dependant republican association.
Mr.. Garfield, after reading the paper, on :
tered upon discussion of the civil service,
in the course of which he said he
hoped to have the cooperation of congres.
IN establishing legal basis for al
routine appointments, SO it shall not be il
the power of anybody, even the presidon
himself, to remove any capable and faithful
appointse during the term of his office
whether II be long or short.
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Salem, Va, Nov. 26 The execution oi
Marquis De Lafayette Hswley, convicted
last month in the circuit court of this county
for the murder Of Zach Hayes, in June OF
last year, took place here to,day. Both the
murderer and his victim were white men
The execution was conducted privately, the
only persons present being Officers of the
court, email guard, minister of he gospel
and representa- ives of the press. 7 0 Weath
er was exceedingly disagrceable, cold rain
with snow Mud seet prevailing, the In ter
falling steadily during the hanging,
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Augusta, Ga, Nov. 26.-At the fourth
d ,y's races of tho Citizens association the
weather was very bad, and there were no
RAINING races, two trottiug even being con-
.ested, tho fret free to all, mi heats, best 8
in 5 to harness. Rosa Wilkes won; Living.
ston second. Time, 1915 The race was FREQ
to all that had not shown better record
than three minutes. The race was won by
Rosa Wilkes, who dstanced both Wade
Hampton and Bulletin.
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london Data.

Lcndon, Nov. 26.-Sir Theodore Martin,
the biograpber of Prince Albert, was yester.
day elected rector of the st. Andrews univer-
sity, defeating L. A. Freeman, the historian.
The Times says the cabinet council has
determined not to summon parliament before
Christmas, unless some unexpected emergen-
cy arises and further pr rogst on to an
early day will . declared Tomorrow
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Tho buchanan Trial

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 26.-Tfe trial OF
Buchanan, Chapman and Vandusen in the
United States district court for conspiracy
ended Yesterday, with the exception OF tho
charge of the court, which Judge Butler said
would he given this morniLg. Con-
trary 70 pe1tation, Chspm nabd Vandussn
took the stand on their own behalf. They
both swore that there was 10 agreement or
conspiracy between them of any kind.
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Acquitted.
Special to the Herald.

optclh 70 tue HcIdlu.
Cleburhe, Nov. % Tom Myers, charged
as an accomplce with Sam P. Myers, who
was executed here last March for the murder
Of Mary A. Hester in 1876, was acquitted by
a Hood county jury, at Granbury, yesterday.
James NJ. Bowden will be tried at the same
place next week.
Cleburne has a tremendous excitement
over her lattering railroad prospects. The
work on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fc,
together with the near approach of the sur
veying corps of the Missouri Kansas aud
Texas, promise better days for johnson
county. 1t is rumored that the engineers of
the Chicago, Texas and Mexican Central are
also heading this way.
This is tho twenty-lrst day of cold and
crop damaging weather, but we get from 80
to $50 bales OF cotton per day.
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A Spcck of War.

Rqguss, Nov. % -Dervish Pasha has &C.
cupied Mazura heiSbts, compelling tho Al
banisns to sbardon their entrenchments.
The Turks are thus enabled TO communicate
with the Nlontenegrins. A brigade has be, n
sent to the frontier under General Peterinoo
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RniIrond NHlce Rurned.

Special to the Herald.
Tyler, Nov. 2G Tho Office Of the Texas
and ST. Louis road was destroyed by FIRE at
s o'clock last night, BY a great effort of the
men present the flames were prevented from
extending TO the depot l. is not known
how the fire originated.
The weather is very cold and wet.
Cotton is coming in rapidly. Over five
hundred bales are on the square awaiting
shipment.
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Azor ward. Aged IOa.

Fort Scott, Nov. 2d.-Azor Ward, an old
veteran Of tho wsr of 1872. died a. Iii, place
Yesterday, aged 1903. Mr.. Ward fought un.
der Gen. Jackson il the fapous battle of
New Orleans, and claimed to have seen Gen.
PAckenhsm fall on receiving his death wound
in that engagement. He was born IN 5 utb
Carolina. aud moved to this stats twenty six
wears Alo.
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o. John' ME-, Nov. 26,- Reports of dis.
a'ters already to hand show that ,be rsoor q
gales were the most disastrous ever expe.
risnced in this colony. A largo numbor of
vessels, twenty or thirty, left northern mort.
spottiy before the gale and It is feared mnnv
ot them are lost with all on board. '
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0uasheh.

Vicksburg, Mss, Nov 26.-The charges
against the democratic committees of the
sixth districh aud of Warren county, were
qusshed by Judge Hill, in the United States
court at Jackson, to oday, Tns case OF the
commissioners ofelection of Warren county,
was to be argued this morning.
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New Orleans, Nov. 26.-A FIRE in the
cargo of the bark Louisiana, damaged 800
bales of cotton by IRE and water. The cargo
OF the steamboat Era No. 10, al Collins
landing, Beuf river, caught fire. destroying
eleven bales and damaging one hundred and
twenty bales of cotton.
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win No. contest.

RiChnn d, Va, Nov 20 -Jno j. Wise will
publish to- norrow morning card explains
lug how he wa defeated in hiS recent contest
witt Geo. d. Wise, for cougrc.s, and AZ
n,uncing that he has no intention whatever,
of oontes,ng the latter,s seat.
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Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 26,-Richsrd
Scruggs, well known citizen, was thrown
from his mule last night and killed. lie was
dragged some distance, and when found, the
body was badly mutilsted.
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Sprinsael ILL.,, Nov. 26,-MrI. J. S,
Vredenbsrg, rged 10 years, an old and high
" respected resident Of tSis city, died t.
day. She vss the widow OF thu late Hon
J, s. Vredenhurg, who for number If yeas,
VS. mayor of this city.
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New Orleans, Nov. 26.-Samuel Z. Carey,
general passenger agent of the Chicago, St
Louis and New Orleans railroad, died this
morning.
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STATE SPECIALS.
TEXAS TOPICS BY TELEGRAPH
The Mayor of Weatherford Impeacr.
ed and RemOved-Tom Myers Ac-
quilted at Granbury for the
Murder of Mrs. Hester
Cleburne'S Railroad
Prospects.


ImpeachCu.
Special to the Herald
Wesiherford, Nov. 26,-0ur city attorney
has preferred charges against Mayor Milli-
ken for renting houses to prostitutes in viola.
ton of an ordinance prohibiting persons
from renting houses, within the city limits,
to that class of people. The council met last
night to hear Argument Of counsel and for
final action in the cSse. 1t is generally
thought they will remove the mayor,
although his attorneys, Bidwell & Vivrett
claim the ordinance to be null and void, be-
cause of its conflict with the statutes and
constitution of the state.
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storm

London, Nov. ga great storm prevails
on the Scotch coast, and 1t is feared there has
been iome loss of life.
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0il.aIs .........m........,..., l2k
Weekly net receipts, 3,7O7j gross, 81, $50, ex-
ports to Great Britain 6,7fSj France Lass,
coastwlse, - continent, 2,l02; sales, 3,ss7
bales stock l07 1882 bales.
Wool active and lm; domestic fleece, !,
49@5S; pulled 2Nsi!i unwashed. ll@33; Texas,
liGl39.
Hides from New Orleans 1lh@lsc; Texas
llh9l2hc.
M0ney, i@6; exchange, ti9x, 90 days, gov'ts
irregulaI; quoted; new SIS, look, lk's,
he; i's, lllI. state bonds moderately active,
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
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Weatherford, Nov. 26-685 p. m.-James
II. Nilliken, mayor of this city, was to day
impeached and removed from office by the
city council for violating the ordinance pro.
hibiting the renting of houses to prostitutes.
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FOREIGN.

LIVELIHOOD, Nov ", : Noon : Cotton firm,
upands, ll-l6i cans, 8 l5-lO, receinfs
10 1905 all Amercehi sales, 1900, speculatIon
and export, l,0OOi uplands low middline classi.
acalions for November delivery, oE,
and January, same; January and Febrnarv
2S-52i February and March, 6X@g5-s2, March
and April, 6'6i April and MAY, & l5.lea
@2s.3ai May and June, l5-l0; June and
July, -; futures quiet
Sales Tor the week, So 600; American. "A 00l,,
speculation t00exports, 10000; actual export'
$500; import, 5000; American, n. 0oo,
stock 49,, COOS American, 2ls, 900; afoat, SSe.
OO0i American, alQ, 900 -''
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NEw YORK, Nov. 26.-Stocks strop 2, monsv
36ij exchange long, isOj exchange short.
4s2,.state bonds inactive, governments quiet
Cotton active; sales $50