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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
ELECTRO VAPOR BATHS.

Sure cure for rheumatism, neuralgia, dys-
pepsia and all arrangements of the system
Both rooms, 1873 Commercial avenue, over
Tabers iewelry store, Terms: Single baths,
500, six baths, $500 Try them
W. H. MARIAN,
Homeopathic Physician.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
MAKE A NOTE OF IT.

The best assorted stock Of Cooking and
Heating Stoves, Tinware, Hardware, hoI,
low ware, Cutlery, etc, etc, can be founo
At A. Halley's, 1l5 Commercial avenue.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

Those wishing to make an acceptable
present for Christmas would do well &c
give IN their orders as soon as possible SC
rs 81 can be accommodated
VIM. WINTER.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
COOKING STOVES,

The champion Monitor" is the best
cook store in the market for either wood or
coal Can be had only al A. Halley's ITO
Commercial avenue.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
HEATING STOVES.

Forty Westminster base burners in USE
in the city and all give perfect satisfaction
Sold only by A. HALEY, us Commercial
avenue.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
Homeopathic Physician

WANTED Situation by man eXper-
fenced in the care of horses and COWS, anN
handy to do chores around house. Apply
AT this Office.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
FOR SALE.

Five lots on on Lcyee street, above Reeds
foundry. win be sold cheap. Title per-
feet MI. HowLEY, Real Estate Agent,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09

A PERFECT Smoke Burner for steam boil
ers. Borden, Selcck & Co, 81. Louis,
Mo. (2)
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
LOCAL wEArnEg REPORT.
sPECIAI.
M.ERTING OF DIRECTORS

OFFICE or raE CAIao AND MOUND DRY RAIL.
ROAD COMPANY. CAfRo, Ills. October u. 1880.
Notice Is hereby given, 10 accordance With the
of-laws OF the company, that meeting OF the
cotporstors, stockholders md directors OF
the Cairo sud MOUND City railroad com.
18TH QwelftGl dsy Of November next, A. Ii. 1851,
ST the whsrimaster's Office No IS Ohio Ley.a
street. IN the city OF Cairo, llliuois al 10 O'Clock
.. m. NEWTON II CASEY
JOHN q HARTMAN, A President.
Secretary,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
ALL OVER

said Fnbaker The Cloh stock Clothing and
Furnishing Goods brought the which for make style aud
ncxeee boys and
suits in large quantities. expressly
FARNBAKRR The Cloher.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09

To THE humble and credulous as we'll MS
TO the rich and skepticsl, DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup is true and welcome friend. Price
81 cents.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

Notices in these columns, ten cents per iiue
each insertion. Marked >
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10
Sunday, Oct. 10, 1880.
TINE eoAo SOLD.


Negotiations have been pending sew
eral months between the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation Company and tho
Seattle and Wslla Wslla Railroad
Company. looking to the purchase By
the .Sermw 81 The frspehise and oil the
propSfty I'D dghts Of The lattss. A
is usually the case 10 the purchase OF
such pieces 81 property, ibsre we're
bitches and delays. causing renewed
negotiation and consuming much valu.
able time. Ali impsdinssis having bsso
removed. Che O. B. b n. Co. . few
days sgo telegrsphsd to the Seattle
Company IL acceptance Of the PROPOSE.
ton. and senouncsd lie fesdiness to
buy ct the earliest moment. The price
paid for the property. which consists
Of the rosd from Seattle 10 Newcastle.
with il rolling stock. shops. vhsrves.
etc.. lie t3eo. 600 President Dsusy.
Superintendent Colman and Director
Msckiotosh are now in Portland coz
summating the transfer With the agents
Of the Ossgea Company.
Tho Oregon Railway Company Is
ono Of the strong corporations Of the
country. II occupies . field Of great
promise apd Of immense profit. IL
credit is the best; II paying h.svy div.
idsnds vith great regularity. and \
bonds being thirty and forty per ce4t.
above par. Its managers srs snssrprk.
ing. practical men. who understand
what they are doing. and who have the
ability to do what they will. Their
operations 10 Oregon and washingtoa
last year and this year have shown
their character. and have caused the
people Of both State and Territory to
lock 10 them with hops.
The new owners have expressed their
faith In Seattle ana the country aqua
cent. They now give proof Of IL They
have also declared 1t 10 be their inten-
ton 10 make our city the center Of ex'
tsnsiye operations on the sea and on
the land, and Its early falfilment viii
now DO 10 order.
Ths Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company has been an undoubted ben
efactor wherever IL has operated. and
Is gratefully looked upon by all thu
people whoss interests arc aGsetsd b,
IL. In having itidsnti6ed With them
the citizens aud property owners o
Seattle and King county are 10 DO ooa-
graduated. &e% sss4. 3.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10
LITURGY FoR PsEssYTERlASs.

The Prosbytsrians have been earn
estly considering tho question Of ,
liturgy for years pest. AZ flfst nearly
oil were opposed. as 10 usually ths case
with aay great inssvasion. Time has
worn away many Of the objections, I'M
til nov tho church 10 wsll-nigh evsaly
divided o. Me sabisct. Soms d the
leading minds Of the Psssbytsrisn
Church noe most strongly urge the
adoption Of . liturgy. Dr.. Hitchcock
says .ths Mesaie service was mainly
vituslis.ic." and he not only urges the
sdoptiou u siiturgical service. bah hs
also predicts time when Good Friday
aud Whissuntids will be celebrated in
the Presbyterian Chsreh along With
Chsistmas. s.sass f ss
benjamin Franklin once prepared IN
abbreviated edition Of The liturgy now
used In our Protestant Episcopal
ohurshss. The present form b. eonsid-
cred ss.liously long. and be took the
trouble to shov whore ouisiens could
bs inside with advantage 10 the oongrs-
gatloas. nis revision Vas not kindly
received By Episoopsl ministers. bat
perhaps his work win yet b apprs-
ciassd. The PrSsbyssrisus and Con.
grsgasioualists ass not likely - adopt
his revision Of the Episcopal service.
bus The movement IN favor Of . liturgy
will perhaps b. hslpsa By s.ady Of
his almost forgottsu work. He had the
idea which uas1bs sbswssd By the
non .litusgicsl churches which saocsss-
falls introduce . liturgy. a shorter
service than that Of he EpiscopAl
churches viii be needed. but many OF
the features Of The latssr may vissly
be adopted. Prot. Hitchcock. and al
other ministers Who favor The intsodue-
ton Of . litsrgy In their cAurehss. ere
BY no means willing 10 naks the scs-
vice sxclusively litargical. Aeomhim-
ton Of litursicAl end volantAsy vos.
ship y their purpose The sajoynenA
Of the congrsestioas may ~ much In
creased. they think. b. inviting than
to participate IN the use ef . liturgy.
A great advantage Of : iitargy. car
.aisiy. woAld Be aha. tho eenspsa.
tions Of feeble churches could enjoy
worship nearly ~ we'll ordered - that
Of shssihes vsoss psssrs srs NEE =
great ability.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

party has bad in tia. city-s city IL
which national politics are quite evenly
divided. ard city which gives . rich
support 10 .. lesst Eve grsss Rsputli-
con newspapers, namely. the Ala.
CAroaieie. Pod. Cal and BaIktis. The
Esamin<y vas Conducted BY gentlemen.
in IN able manner. aud ~ party re-
per was 20 be commended. The party.
however. would not support IL and
after . precsrious living Of fifteen
years IL has gone into other hands. who
conssmplsts changing ii beyond recog
milton. The fortune or fate of this
Ssn Prsncisco Journal has been that Of
Democrats sewspApers al over the
country. -oaiy week or % ago the
only Democratic daily paper in Oregon
vas ell bat shut up fee debt One
would think that 10 Oregon - also 10
San Francisco "a single daily nsvsps-
per devoted sxclasissly 70 the service Of
either party world lad . luxurious
life. And II would. were it . Rspubli-
css pspsr. In fact. several Rspubli-
can papers can 50 live in that State
and in that city. The city Of New
York may be offered In illustration Of
the asssssios thst the sane ambition
Of Affairs exists aIT over the country.
New York II Democratic 10 the pro
portion Of about three 10 one. and yet
Il will nsintaiu bot . angle great
Democratic journal. and that not 30
we'll as il does several Republican pa
psrs- The same thing may b sen Ill
over The Union. not sxcsptisg wssh-
ington Territory. The inference 10
either that Republicans are more sp-
preciative. or else that Republican 70
psss srs better than Dsmocrstic pApsrs
and in consequence are more generally
patronizsd.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10
PRESIDENT MAyEs.

Ere the IsTELLIaEscER again grests
the eye Of the reader. the Prssidsat IT
the United States and the distinguished
party accompanying him will be in our
little city. Our people. as is eminent
ly proper, have determined regardless
Of politics TO do these gentlemen and
the high offices they hold. appropriate
honor. AL enter into the spirit Of this
idea. and the weather permitting the
OCCASION OF the Presidential visit will
probably be - happy an event as it
will bs memorable. II 8t'k
The administration Of Mr.. Hayes has
been less partisan in its character than
any since the time OF Washington.
The records also establish that 1t has
bscn the most honest. No faint Of
jobbery or corruption in our national
affairs has been limited a since the in>
auguration Of March. 1877. Oar inter.
course with foreign powers and the
management Of our domestic arrange
wsnts. have bean guarded and guided
With thoughtiuluess. With pstsietism
and lofty snd digniacd stssesmsn.
ship. The credit for this chiefly be-
iongs to Presidcet Hayes. who is now
for few short hours to come among
us.
Mr., Hayes will enjoy the distinction
Of being ths frst President to place his
foot In the country west OF tho Rocky
MONTANA, and this trip Of his viii go
down into history. To Pacific Slope
men this fact gives him and he visit
IN additional interest. which they have
70 iar NOS besn slow 10 spprsciats.
Then I'll hail to our worthy Chief
Magistrsts. AA
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10
Cen. Grant In 1854.

There is 20 doubt that those Who 20
strongly advocated the poninasion OF
Gen. Grant in 1880 have only post.
poned their hopes for four years and
will make q more determined effort to
accomplish what they so narrowly
missed at Chicago this year. The third
term snake is only '-scotched,' not
killed: bu, when q case of bscksche or
kidney conplaint gives way before the
Oregon Kidney Tea. the surrender Is
final and complete. aud it will never
rise again. Sold BY all dealers
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

annsslly expended in the repairs Of
fsnces The yearly in.sres. on the 6rss
cost Of the fences. rated st 6 per csnt.
peE anDum. amounts 10 about tlO5..
600. 600. The cost Of fences in the
State of Mes York was t22s.sI4.6l1:
in Pennsylvania, t179. s3l. 4sa, in Ohio.
Sis3. $50. ss3; in indians, sio0. T5e.4i5;
and IN Illinois. si2s.s56.5ia
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

Mr. Il B Hayes has had twenty years
Of the most honorabls and distin-
guishsd public services. since. 1860 be
has been four years in the army, as .
Colonel and . General; he has been
six years in Congress. - Representa-
tive; six years be vas Governor Of the
grea. State Of Ohio, and four years
leading next march, President Of the
United States.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

The Democratic Prs.s Of Port Town-
send openly bolts several Of its party .
nomina,iors. Among them 10 W r
Aodrews, candidate for Prcsecutins
Attorney; ! A Kuhn. casdidsfs for tbe
Legislature. aud B 3 Miller. candidate
for County Sheriff. An unhappy fAmi.
ly is thst 70 be found in the eaDpof the
Terra orisl Deoorrscy at this time. 3
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

The export Of products Of the forest
for the month OF July from the Dominion
Of Canada. exclusive Of British Colum-
bis. were Of the value If e4.072,172.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

The old San Francisco EssMiA<v
practically did last week sincs the
summary squslshing = The Ds~ssrafsf
Trsss By N Indignant people = tas
ti~s Of ths as1Aniaasios q President
LIacsln, In is65. ths Rss~iAr b.
bssa the only organ The Deaocatic
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

When you read of . remedy that will
cure ell diseases beware of it; bat when
you read Of . pure vegetable compound
which claims to cure only certain parts
Of the body. and furnishes high proof
that it does this. you can safely try il.
and With the assurance that il will help
you. This 10 Just What Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure does. It cures
all troubles Of the lower portion Of the
body and none others. 1t will not help
tie tooth ache. ear ache nor consump-
ton. bat it will put yosr body in Wig
orous and healthy state where you can
enjoy life and appreciate its good
things. Try it.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10


The 6rst gfAss factory IL America
was erected In 1909 near jamestown
Va, ands the second followed in the
same oslosy twelve years later. In
1889 some asrss Of ground we're grant
ed to elassmsn 10 Salem. Msaa, probs-
bly, the 6rst year OF The Industry which
Was prosecuted there for many ysass.
The dfst glass factory 10 Pennsylvania
was built near Philadslph,a In 1883.
under ihs direction Of VIM. Penn, but
Il did not provs successful. The Hrst
glass factory west Of the Allsghaniss
wss cot up b. Alhess GAllstin and his
associates. In las. 1t New Gsnsvs. On
The Moaonsahela river. A small TAD
tory IVES sstAblisAsd o. the Ohio river.
near Pistsburs. 10 i7oo. and another In
i7sc. The earlier ssssaps fhilsa. the
latsr VS. quite sucoeafal. In 1910
there we're tvsaty.tvos elAs factories
10 the country, With N annual prodaea
vAiasd n el.ot7 600. There arc now
sboat Ave tiass n many Histories. pro-
dociug eight tinss = muaA slnp& Acs
cording 70 W returns received under
The sscsat osnsns eur Amt glass facto.
lies tors co 2le.6ss tons Of table and
ether glassware; and the vindov-glass
veehs pssducs s.sl4.440 boxsa The
tstal valus Of Tbs product b nsasly
els. 80. 600.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

DIrrNAR PowDER-The champion
shotgun and rifle powder of the world.
Very little rscoil and report. little or no
smokas 5000. shots fisad without wIping
the gun. 1t improves BY ego. II wet,
i is easily dried and ss good ~ before.
:lcsss f17'' sFSsjasdSs1aa ,s As.... !.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

KELfrR- woobfN Al tho Oriental Hotel. Sat.
tie. October 9th, $50. BY Rev John Damon,
Mr. Morris Keller ana Mrs Helen 4 Woodin,
eldest daughter Of Irs h Wocdip. Rsq. eli OF
ss ILL n ffs@Es 81
( SbtA. Newton Mc9rsw saa Clad 0sllaghss.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

Gosd aathosity ssainsGs - -,
60 = ssaess y ~ Uslted Slstss q
N.1H. sse09i. vhieh = oss-lvslfsl
u estimated valm q ~ nj go.
Of The country. Nearly 81, 00o. 900 srs
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

The advertisement Of . hanged Mich.
igsn murderer's death says that he
died suddenly and automatically.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

3 CALIFORNIA.
{ SAN Francisco. Oct 7.---Arr,ved-
Ship Mojsstic. from Seattle.
Sailed-sbip War Hawk. for Port
Discovery.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

The Rspublisss nouinss 10 this Ter.
sitesy fos Dsigsdisr General IL G "
Tibbslta II Kisg County. This we'll
known ssstlsnan y The pess.a.tsr and
henss2 AAsa ssskias iAsuae 4 Sqeak.
Hs b Republican 10 every boos Of his
body. and - . ma. citissn ana neigh.
Dor esa b relied spos IN every snss-
gsncy and on every oosasioa 10 do the
fair. square thing. NJ rihbstts has
boa : sssshsne ~ ssss Y ~ Lee.
islasars and has bsss 10 the army Of the
Usios. He is therefore ssperisncsd
u many vsy. and ~ has prs6tsd By
biz sspssisnse. Oar rssriepsisl faeses
Will b. so@nandsd b 0sa Tibbstts
dariag the eoniag I've ysars.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

My life was saved by Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure B Lakely,
Selma. Ala.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-10

The French revenue for 1880 il over
SIS. 0o0. 900 above the estimates.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-29
He held aIoft an envelope addressed to

He held aIoft an envelope addressed to
herself.
"Oh, give il TO me, please y
He still held it out of her reach.
"How provoking you are ~
She was trembling violently.
"Guess how got it, sis ?'
"By going TO the post Office"
ayes, and by being on hand In time
TO secure It before IL fell into the hands
Of the worthy deputy whom the mon
arch tried so hard TO make my brother
In-law. couldn't help seeing how an
nnyed be was when /, in helping dis
tribute the mail, called your name
aloud and put the letter in my pocket.
II be or the monarch had got it you'd
have been left out in tie cold"
"Why don't you give it to me ?"
"Wait till get home. Iwant to talk
about Tirzah."
"Not another word about her till I
get that letter."
"Wbats the matter, 'Lize? Are you
nIG"
The girl was pale as death, and clutch
ing him to keep from falling.
"Irs nothing. I'll soon be better.
But, If you love me, do not keep me in
suspense"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-29
LETTER PROM NEW YORK.
IvRolr OUR REoULAR conREsPoNDEN

LFROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. \
NEW YORK, January 5, 1850
/ 10 THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
New YEARS. day was so light aud
balmy that one almost wondered why
the ladies did not take advantage OF
. leap year privileges and do the visiting,
instead OF being obliged to re-
main housed all day. As il was, the
beautiful weather was apparently con-
duciye to hospitality. On no preceding
New Years day was the custom OF re-
ceiviug so generally observed. The
warm Southern sun even tempted out
those who have not made calls for
years, preferriDg the glow of a parlor
fire to the iuclement weather outside.
The thoroughiares bore a holiday ap-
pesranee. Fifth avenue particularly
seemed to have been Transformed into
an immense drawing room. where flash
ing uniforms Of military aud naval OIL
GERS and shining dress suits shone re-
splendeut amid handsome toilets.
In New York, Fashion and Culture
have been divorced. II looks, even, as
If they bad never been married. We
read Of the days when Washington Irv-
lug, Julian Verpianck aud J. X Pauld-
ing were young men Of fashion. We
learn, too, that William b. Astor sought
the ilustrious friendship of Madame de
S.Eel aud Madame Recamier before ac-
cepting the lifelong duty of nursing
q great fortune. NOw-a-days, however,
but lew Of our young men Of fashion
care for culture or literature. The word
Couture" is to them simply a slang ex
preston and pretext to laugh at Bns-
ton. The great realm Of learning is to
the majority Of New Workers OF less i'm
portance than Delmonico's cafe or the
foyer at the opera.
Tue gayeties OF the Winter COM
menced very early. The epidemic Of
weddings having set in, dinners, teas
aud balls follow weddings "wherever
/ they 60" Commercial Frightening up
/ is, Of course, felt first in the great COM
mercial metropolis. The age has come
out Of sage green and gone into brilliant
scarlet. Womeu's dress is now uucom-
monty splendid. Tue gold, silver and
copper brocades, which are really stufis
/ for priests vestments the great use Of
gold thread in ali decorations; the vivid
feathers aud birds, and the eccentric
/ tricks in bonnet fashions, all point
/ toward dash, extravsgance and display.
Il is like the sixteenth century in Ven
ice, only without Titan or a Paul
Veronese to paint the portraits of the
women. AUGUST.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-29
Social Life in Franoe and German,

In letter TO Mrs. Wells, OF the Ptren-
oiogicaL Journal, lately written at
Leipsie, Lillian Gibbs, lecturer on re-
formatory subjects. ventures some com
ments on her observations Of European
life. Miss Gibbs has been a resident on
the Continent nearly two years, aud
closely occupied in studying the lan-
guages aud the people, so that her views
eau not be said to be borrowed or flip
pant. Here is an extract:
am convinced that the prosperity
and success Of a nation is according "a
The elevation OF tCOHlGn. After all, IL is
their influence that elevates, purifies,
aud makes nation great and good.
Woman has the supremacy in America,
aud is far superior to the women OF all
other nations, and the men here pay a
Difference to the American women that
their own women do not receive; and, /
may say, do not merit, for they seem to
be perfectly satisfied with their slavery.
Women are not companions for hus-
bands in foreign nations, bat merely do
nestle slaves. and men treat them as
such, and seek for cOmpanionship cul-
tivated, intellectual, refined American
ladies'. The position OF woman IN Eu-
ropean countries il sad to contemplate.
An eminent professor in Paris, who can
see and understand his c0untry's faults,
said TO me one day, that in time the
American element would entirely
change the French people, epecially tue
ladies, for the French woman did not
make herself honored and respected by
man. In Germany IL is much the same,
aud IL embitters my whole nature to see
woman here so blind to her own happi-
ness. So far as my own observation
extends, we Americans, as a nation
are far in advance of all other nations
except in art. An English lady said Ia
me one day that she could not imagine
anything interesting in America, as il
had no Past But ] answered. glorious
America has Future. and, as Gladstone
says, IL is going ahead Of ali other ma
tions on q gallop. I...-.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-29

THE FARMER ANT.-The farmer ants
have million cities in Texas. They
build city under ground, with streets,
houses Ond public halls. The city is en-
tered by two gates on the surface of the
ground. Around these gates lie their
farms and plantations. They cut down
all the grass, except certain kinds which
bear the seeds that they live on, aud so
make clearing" just as a farmer
does when he cuts down trees. Tue jaw
Of the major ant, or best worker, is as
sharp as a knife, aud with the help Of a
miuOr ant, or boy worker, a farm about
eight feet square is cut. The queen ant
does nothing but attend TO the children.
The male ant or drOue is the lazy bones
and struts around the street corners.
Thus there are four kinds of ants in
every family. They have regular roads
through the farms. The roads are
about two inches wide. They have
granaries, and, when the seeds are ripe,
fill the granaries with seed for use in
cold weather. They are great fighters,
and a dozen can kill q wasp. They clean
themselves after eating, take good care
of the sick and carefully bury their dead.
Il is not certain whether they have
schools or not, but il is likely that they
dO.-K O. Picdg1tne.