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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23

DOUBLE TRACK, TIE MOST IMPROVED uEouIP.
WITH ABSOLUTE oAfhTH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23
tIHE POPULAR SHORE LINE,

i FOR PROVIDENCE, BOSTON AM TIE EAST
ALL RAIL FROM GRAND CEN RAJ DEPOT
Three express daily oundays exeepte 70 boston AZ
800 III. m. ,patl0r -ttached and ~ p In tsita
LIMIT ID TICKETS TO BOSTON. ALL RAIL IS
NEWPORT express nj GpArlor cars attached Aii'es
at Newport Z. m =. as. ..
PhOvIDENCE special express az p m lparlor cars At
taehedD arrives at Providence 10 20 - -.
Tickets and seats secured al Fith Avenue anu
Winasor iote Tic oceA Grand central Depot
l. w. FILklNS. GoasgAi Passenger Agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23

THE SIERRA GRANnE MISING 'OMPANr !
or LAKE VALLEY, NEW MFAico. :
TRANSFER OIL p. IS tACHANDE LlLiIN} ,
PHILADELPHIA NOs. %, $50.
DIVTDTND No 2-Tue BDIrd OF Directors
have this day declared dividend tNumber y OF one
i,ud,.d thOu-a "a dollars 500 Ou'. he ug 20 cents
.ieT n. . al Inc u! n Office Of the company on
And uter Dece u1er l. les 10 thc sOckhO dtIs thci o
record IRA books close Oh NoVemuef % 81 ID Au
= men December ., al L. 10. b order - - ,
~ F BENJAMIN II. SHOEM Err, President
Aft.,t. G. EOKG4 l.. sNEDLEY, secretary
HoxEsTAKE MINING COMPANY. Is WALLsr. ;
NEW-YORK. Nov. Is, loo2. }
dividend no. 5l.-Ihe REGULAR mon, my
ava nd n 70 TY CENT per share has been declare
Tor October PAYABLE at the Office 81 the transfer ACME
ouustry & Hagrn is Wal ST., on the 10Th inst Itau'er
books clos the z. IN inst 80 1880 - .....,
LOU NsBERY & HAGGIN, Transfer Agents
OFFICE OF the JoCuIsTrIA MINING CoNfANY, )
No. is NALl-sI- NEW YORK, nov :! So }
DTVIDEND NO. 6.-Ihe JO'uistlta Mining
has this day declared quarterly dividend OF
one BuuGre. thousan dollars being O$E DO LLAt y fSI
Slale uavE le al Office Of LoausDery Hagsln ~ 10
" all st.. on the -Bth INST
4'@I'''' OOOA' RP. LOUNsBERY,
President.
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Dipi0en). Nohce5.

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. }
II.IAsUEE.'r OFFICE. NO L lhDAD-sI-
.FW-YOEK. nov. 49, lo'Z. '
DIVIDEND OF ELEVEN AND ONE-
4 TENTH per cent has been declared on the preferred
efocs of IA com Diny. payable at this oce on AMI amer o
nay ts+ Ism DIV II anJ4rr o. JO thf hlir D SAT-
II OF cord December 49, l~02 ID I'VE ar' per cent
,p Ica,iol- the company, rat 20 Jan J. 1850 . -, -.
lie n.fef booss the preferred stock viii be closed az
tl ~. &C. IN tie Of ~aufdly The 'h dy ot le
cempr ened a. 10 O'Clock IN the IOehSn vi
TUESDAY. tue Jay Oi aAuaIy l50,. --.- =, ,---
Cryv Work CHIC AGO AND II LOUIs RAILWAY co }
no BROADWAY. NRw-N YORK, Nov. 20 loe2.)
COUPONS maturing December from nlsi
mortgage ner cent bonds % this company Will be paid
al the Metropolitan National Bank. ...,.r, ,- -
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RAILROAD.
on and after October -, 1857,
GREAT TRI Nix LINE

AND UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE
Trains leave NeW-NOrk. via DesbrOsses aud CO1rtanN
streets Ferries. as follows.
HarisUurg p1sbulg Tie West and south, with Pullman
Pa aoe Attached aid .. n daily NoW-fors
ana ntr " PaIlO Dining -mOAlng AMI sleep
Cars al = l. III every dfy
WlamspOrt Lock !tayeu. A. m D. m Cory and tf u
~ AZ Ouy tor I1tUsFle Petroleum Ten
ne, the ltegiouS ... 49,. M --.-
xIrr.s OF Pullman ParOr care dh'y, except sunday. -
m i've washington p. u. Regular, VA a. anh T. H.
n M jl5 and $50 3:4O and D. and II ~ sAt via
h and " r.. X i y. II. ana - nig1t
sunday. Bal p z. =. y p ~ nisIbs
via b. and o.. r. K, 7 2. N. and Il nigIL
FOR A. sutic CITY except sunday Ola N ana p m On
sunday, 5:l5 M. M. - ,.s-..-, -
For May, except ouhU-Ji v'A"' AA'-' III '".'4bs
- la1way and AmbOy IN, L noon, $50 and NJ.
Boats OF DrOOay Annex connect with All through trains
ar Jersey civ. agordIns speedy AID direct transfer Or
BlOOklyn travel ....-.- %. 80,
100 D. m daiy. FROM ashington aud Baltimore O~iO,
6io a IN B. So $50. 300, 100 and lv.JU sUuG2Y So
q m lu.3l and 1000 From Baltimore l:ZO pm VI
Snnsara N35 IA. From Philadelphia. 300. 0:l go.
= "a a i, 40 ~. 90 II 80 ~. 2 300. $50 81
ESQ 500 80, 1929 lU:J0 and 1000 sunday $500
61J go So lI:iO o:-O. 7.3U $50 lU--U IOoJ AID
L.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23

rpress Trains New York via Desbr0sses and Court
Al.adt streets Ferries. - follows
bIo 20 $50 10 and 40 Limited IL l, $50. $40.
= D. o, 4. 3, and y. and IL night sundays, D. :.
% Ilnltod. and 10 a a. D. q o. and y. and II
TS,1ss Trains leave New-York daily except Sunday
20 a M. and ?. running through via rrsutoa aal
Camden ,.-..--
igOl sos, S2t, So. GO, 80 OF, $50, Ill
ilmlted Express SOP M l. $ =. l2;2S Limited ..
Anal S:%u On sunday, l4Ol 800 S.zu.
go 5 a. ll.zJ Limited 90, 1.A5 AID so
fa.lye Pm pha VIA Camden. a IL aud iSJ daily
I1krt ON es and Ga Broadway. Asor HOUSE,, and
fot OF De.brOss,s and COurtlAndtsts; COutsh, and
EroAlyn Annex station foot OF FbGonst, BGOo.yp. NOa
ia no lls hudson ST. AobO@en station, Jersey Guy.
Emigrant Ticket O1lce > Battery = ace.
New.lOTA A. Company WAL CAL tOr Aud eAsS<
Baggage from hotels and Residences - -
CHARLES r.. PJGd. J. X NOOD
0eueral Manager General P.ss'r Agent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23

OFFICE OF TIE MORNING STAR CONSOLIDATED MNiNG CO.
no. = ~ ALL5r. NEw-A DIX, NOf. -, 4s'- }
T'HE Board % Trustees of this company MS
cleared 70 dividend 30 "a. OF TWO An II ALI ~. :.
CE. + ou tue capita STOCK Ia}aDe y hjtI - al 'Ho
Otto. Of no OmYIuv so = Wal 81. I. i.sOn lN.
he tLser viii D. Closed on the -9lI and reo
ic -jtl. NlI.l-lAN Ab-A--'' iioi'@''''
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TO PHILADELPHIA.

THE oLp.EsTABLIsHED ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
on TRAIN, EACH WAY WEEKDAYS ANngON sun
~ Day ) STATIONS IL PHlIADELPA4A. Il TX
NEW YORK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23

trims from one p I've rr1ls d1Y oacl wlv ootween
CHICAGO AL prominent Western oo.n-A IL ALONE
RUNS IMPERIAL PALACE DINING CARS west Ok Chl'
caeo PULLMAN >LEEPElt5 run on all oils through
ana nilht trains For Yaes l.3 and other lni0tAlJ"
"'F' ~ L. +. BOOTH
General Ea.tern Agent No as broadway. NeN.Y ork.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23
baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD.
~ MODEL FAST LINE TO THU WbSI.
Via Philadelphia. ia. tlmOre ana hasbiDgtOh

and after November 70 magnificent PASSENGER trains
leave from Pennsylvania Railroad Depot foos OF CoFaAhse
and DesDI 81. - follows.
except sunday paT.or attache1. arrives wash
ngton elO NiKht press Washington AZ % p
NJ daily seepers and day coaches through to CinelAhAd
Z p ~, daily Past line arrives washington 800 Cin.
cinnsh l1.3O p. m chicago $50 and u. / us
il2O m. IS ana o. palace sleepers and day coaches
through b Cincinnati, ST. LOUIS and Chicago.
II O'Clock night Gaily Washington = A. m.
Day caves Washington AZ lob ddy. sleopeTs
ana day tOlches through 10 Cine nm ~ and Chicago.
n Other lines make fast tho Trains
arrive from the " eat 80 m. $50 D. and 1850
Tickets and sleeping berhs secured and Cd Or AID
checked 10 inaslgna at Company Occ- and y Broad
way az gil the Offices Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
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5ltuatlons Uanteo--mnles.

COACHMAN.-By an Englishman married
" n family il years personal and written reronmenda
tons from he hi hest families competent reia0i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23

Nfy-YOEE LAKE ERF And IVES rERS RAILROAD CO. }
IEKAsUI.EK OFFICE,
ATOTICF-COUDOns of the nor "a e bon OF
e this com. any Lue December / lS@- VIII De pald on
Ifeseu. ON AID 4ftrr thai IT, al t.l- ON q. -
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CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY.

N-StatiOn In New YORK foot Liberty ST. station
Brooklyn. foot Of Fu Jewels Wharf.
Commenting October 2 lss2 Leave New York
$40 a. m-FOr Pennington, East0n. WIND Gap, Manch
chunk Isnanend- TamaguA hazlet0h DiAOon Soi~Nton.
ga m-For Pennington. High Bridge Branch -ehooleys
Mountain Budds Lake Lake HOpatcOng Bast0n Allentown,
Reading, Harrisburg MauCb chunk Mul!AmslerL IAnsqaA
Nanticoke Upper Jehtgh. scranton. &c
p m-For Pennington Easton, Allentown. Reading. Har
r1sburg, Mauch Chunk, HazetOn Wilkesiarre &c
$40 m-For EastOn. Wind Gap. Mach Chunk Tamaqua,
DriftOn. Nllsesbarre, Scranto- HazletOn. &c.
D. m:-For emington, ~ Bridge Branch. Sehooey's
Mountain. Budds Lake Lake HoDatCOng. EastOn, 60
40 p. rn.-For sOmerviIe Flemington &c
$3.50 ,. m.-For Iastou, Allentown Reading, Harrisburg.
M6uch Chunk, Wikesbarre, &C.
sunday trains leave AZ S45 IL for Bound Brook
and intermediate stations at $3.50 Tor Eason. Allentown.
For Newsrk at s. 5sl5 sl5 e.45 7:l5 7so = i5 $50.
g 9l5 945 1915, lO4o. ll5 ~ II IN, i2t5, LIS, 2.
go 80 400 5, 6l5, $50 545 q 6.l5 $50. Z. u.
eI5, 8. 945, 10 80. ll;l3, ~ p m -.
For trains local points time tables al stations
PERTH AMBOY BRANCH
For sewaren and Perth AmDoy at g. 6. SIS, HAS N.
For FreeRoId ). s:l5, ll:l5 a. NJ, 46pm
For Fevrorf AZ S.l5 Has a. N. a. AS. o n m.
JERSEY SOUTHERN RAILWAY,
~ VIA SANDY HOOK,
STEAMER LEAVES PIER = Y. r..
FOOT RECTORsT,
Commencing October 2 1887
For Highlands oeaOrisht Monmouth Beach and Long
Branch, p. m.
FOr Atlantic Highlands 4 .. m.
Lakewood Manchester, To ms River, BaIuegat &C.
las p. m. for Atlantic CITY Vine and. BfidgetOn. &c
el1 III zoo sta 10 Ht2hiands
las. IS p. for stations 10 SoiOri5hL
D. for stations 70 sandy Hook
NETWORK AND PHILADELPHIA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23

DONDOUT and KINGST0N.-Lan at
~ CranstOus West Point Cornwall NewOu-g. Marlboro,
Milton EOpus connecting with ister and
stony Glove Railroads. Steamboats, city OF cats
aud w. Baldwin leave al p from AArtisoi st.
y. l.. ariAY8 ~ y. M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL.

4 MPEhIAL UEhMAN MAIII.
4 Hamburg American Packet Company's Line for -
PLYMOUTH lLOndOnl, CREkBOU re Paris aud HAM
BURG.
sILESIA Thurs Nov % IWIELAND.- Thurs. Dec. 7.
sUEVIA. Thurs. Nov. 30 BOHEMIA sat, Dec. q
Apr $40 aud 80 second cabin, $50; Storage $50 Ex
cursiOn reduced steeTaSe nom Europe. S&A
0'" Y r. 81 ARDT q 20 C. b RICHARD q co.
Gensral 0pnta General Passenger Agents,
40 Ill broad. st " Y No. 81 broadway, y. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23

NEH ORR Nov. -. 1907
THE coupons of the bond- o. thc Ohio Sou h
4 en- Railway Company dne December 7 will be paid on
and after mat prs.etaton the OH Ot tho CoIOI
b"l-4Is 'oHIA-'' 80 HE[HY GRAVES Treasurer.
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Ocean Steamers
DORDEAUX LINE.

~ New and direct line TO tho South OF France.
NEWfONk AND BORDEAUX DtRbCE
CHATEAU LAFlT z 1000 tons, about Nov 10 -.
CHATEAU LEDVILDa, 4.OOn tOAs wednesday, nov -.
Travellers lor france spain and Itiy, Pyrennees fau
Nice, &C. viii time and expense by taxing thls une
Cabin Cncudng winel. $50. steeage $50 For passage
apply 70 - -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23

i-" IRIA-iREh DIFI.E o.. BEJAuWAY. Z
NFW-4 ORB, NOv. -, Ios1. J.
THE coupons Of the Eastern DIVISION bonds ,Ili,
al te Indiana Bloomington ant Western Railway 'osl
rapv dGe DecrrDer be raid ana after that date on
presentation t the Office o. tie b. lansing l0. 40
broadway. = w. wv y j -, ilci''i''-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23

NEW lOIK .Oy. l", lctt-;
rI,UF CONTENTION CONSOLIDA ! ED
4 MINING COMPANY this day declared IT. regular
monthly dividend 40 To- OF Nv ~ Ii FlNr CENTS RI.
~lAKE PAYABLE Oyembcr ISL l7- al the once on lhe
Frfe-s' loan and Trust Company 20 81 Eyohange pae
on M stock registered New OK Tn-icr booAs o3c on
November i. NJ hAfI 9ai H. y ice- ie'4'''''-
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-04-14
The Chameleon.

The chameleon has been an object of
curiosity the world over ON account of
its power to change its color, but its
power to change its form is not less re-
markable. Sometimes il assumes the
form Of disconsolate mouse sitting
mum in corner again, with back
curved and tail erect, it resembles
crouching Ii n, which no doubt gave
origin to itsname chdmdL-leon, or ground
lion. By initiating its sides it hattens
its belly and, viewed from below, takes
the form of an oyate leaf. The tail is
the petiole, while the white, serrated
line, which runs from nose to tip of tail
over the belly, becomes the midrib.
Still again throwing out the air, IL draws
in its sides, and at tho same time ex-
pands itself upward and downward till
it becomes as thin as a knife, and then,
viewed from the side, it has the form Of
an ovate leaf without midrib, but
with the serrated line Of the belly and
the serrated back becoming the serrated
edges of q leaf. When thus expanded
il also has the extraordinary power to
sway itself over SO as to present an edge
to an observer, thus greatly adding to
llo lnOhuS VI COuCtdlneHb nave
studied the changes Of color with much
interest. In its normal state of rest it
is of light pea green, at times blend
ing with yellow. The least excitement,
as in handling, causes change. The
groundwork remains the same, but
transverse stripes appear running across
the back and nearly encircling the body
in full-grown animal, numbering about
thirty, and extending from head to tip
Of tail. These stripes occupy about the
same amount of space MS the ground
work and are most susceptible Of change
Of color. At first they become deeply
green, and, if the excitement continues,
gradually change to black. When
placed upon tree the groundwork be-
comes a deep green and the stripes a
deeper green or black, and so long as
they remain on the trees the color does
not change. The prevailing idea that
they take on the peculiar hue Of the
foliage among which they happen to be,
is, / think, erroneous. We have placed
them on the scarlet leaves Of the dracn-
ma and among the red flowers Of the
acacia with no change from the prevail
ing green.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-04-14
The Spider as a BalIoonist.

In speaking of the intelligence dis
played by birds and beasts, Seth Green
argued strongly in favor of the reasoning
power of insects especially, and related
from his own experience the manner in
which spider constructs q balloon. If
you anchor a pole in q body of water
leaving the pole above the surface, and
put spider upon it, he will exhibit mar
velous intelligence by his plans to escape.
AT first, he will spin web several inches
long and hang to one end while he allows
the other to float off in the wind, in the
hope that it will strike some object. OF
course this plan proves failure, but the
spider is not discouraged. He waits
until the wind changes, and then sends
another silken bridge floating off in an
other direction. Another failure is fol-
lowed by several other similar attempts.
until all the points Of the compass have
been tried. But neither the resources
nor the reasoning power Of the spider is
exhausted He climbs to the top Of the
pole and energetically goes to work to
construct q sill1en balloon. He has no
hot air with which to initiate it, but he
has the power of making it buoyant.
W Atu nc BetS his DdllOOH hllbueQ ne uOtS
not go off upon the mere supposition
that it will carry him, as men often do,
but he fastens to it guy rope, the other
end Of which he attaches to the island
pole upon which he is a prisoner. He
then gets into his @rial vehicle, while it
is made fast, and test it to see whether
its dimensions are capable Of the work of
bearing him away. He often finds that
he has made it too small, in which case
he hauls it down, takes it all apart, and
constructs it on larger and better plan.
A spider has been seen to make three
different balloons before he became sat
isfied with his experiment. Then he
will get in, snap the guy-rope, and sail
away to land as gracefully and as SUI
premely independent of his surroundings
as could well be imagined. Mr.. Green
stated that he had repeatedly witnessed
sach actions by spiders, and that he feels
convinced that it is reason that enabled
them to free themselves from their prison.
--H2ochester Democrat.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-04-14
PeriIs or RidicuIe.

know Of no principle which il is Of
more importance TO fix in the minds Of
young people than that Of the most de-
termined resistance to the encroachment
OF ridicule. Give up to the world, and
TO the ridieule with which the world en-
forces its dominion, every trifling ques-
ton Of manner and appearance it is to
toss courage and firmness to the winds.
to ocombat with the mass upon such sub
iects as these. But learn from the ear
liest days TO insure your principles
against the perils Of ridicule you can
no more exercise your reason, if you
live in the constant dread of laughter,
than you can enjoy your life, If you are
in the constant dread of death. II you
think it right to differ from the times,
and to make a stand for any valuable
point Of morals, do it, however rustic,
however antique, however pedantic it
may appear, do it, not for insolence, but
seriously and grandly-as man who
wore soul Of his own in his bosom, and
did not wait until it was breathed into
him by the breath of fashion.
Let men call you mean, you know you
are just hypocritical, if you are hon
estly religious pusillanimous, if you
feel that you are firm resistance soon
converts unprincipled wit into sincere
respect and no astertime can tear from
you these feelings which every man car
ries with him who has made noble and
successful exertion in O virtuous cause.
Sidney Smith.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-04-14
Cleaning Ont the SntIer.

The army sutler was the soldiers best
friend and worst enemy. He was looked
upon as an extortioner, and therefore an
enemy, and yet he was regarded as a
friend who stood between the soldier and
hunger. There were occasions when
regimental wagons could not "get there, Z"
but it was only on rare occasions that
the suffers wagons could not pull
through. It is true, he asked big
price for his cakes, cheese and canned
goods, but he had taken big risks in
following the regiment All things CON
sidered, the sutler did not deserve the
reproach bestowed upon his calling. He
ran risks which only brave men take, and
his expenses sometimes devoured his
profits, large as they seemed. Very few
OF them made any great amount Of
money, and scores Of them were finan-
cially busted by raids and robberies.
From first to last the sutler was con-
sidered fair game for any one who could
beat him, and when he could not be
tricked he could be cleaned out. This
latter process was the darkest mystery
in army life. No one seemed to plan or
to lead, and yet all seemed to under
nttbtius [Ab u klNCA lIOul IMGI-
ty-tive to one hundred men would sud-
denly appear at the suffers tent, or hut,
and go through him like hurricane
The blow fell SO quickly that there was
no dodging it, and the guards arrived
too late to make an arrest or save any
thing.
At the remount camp at Pleasant Val
ley, in 1865, thirty men fell upon the
suffers cabin about five minutes after
roll-call. 1t was n stout log hut Sc
curely barred and bolted, and contained
800 worth of stores. The clerk, a
young man of nineteen, slept within,
armed with two revolyers. There was a
grand yell, crash, and all was over.
In five minutes from the first alarm a
guard was on the spot, but too late.
The only articles left in the hut would
not have sold for $50. The clerk was
outside in his night clothes, robbed Of
his arms and cash, and cheese, bags of
nuts, boxes of candy and cases of tobac-
co and canned goods had disappeared as
if taken up by the wind. A strict search
was at once begun, but not SO much as a
nickel's worth of the stolen property
could be discovered. A hundred men
were suspected and questioned, but not
one could be held responsible. 1t was
like the swoop Of hawk, as full of
deadly vengeance.
In 1862, in Richardson's brigade of
infantry, a sutler was cleaned out at noon
in the midst of 1000 men with their
eyes open, and thousand dollars worth
of goods secreted in camp so well that
only dozen pen-holders could be found
by the searchers. Twenty men did tho
business in about two minutes, and not
one of them could be identified.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-04-14

The resignation recently of Keeper
Blodgett, Of Sing Sing Prison, is evil
dence of the brutality meted out to
those who are so unfortunate as to land
in penal institutions. Blodgett testified
last week before the Board of Inquiry,
that he resigned because he could not
stand the evidences of brutality around
him, and would not be Keeper there
again for 81, 900 per month, on account
Of hearing the meanings and wailing of
the convicts being padded.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-04-14
How Grasshopners pronarate.

A Truckee Meadows ranchman, who
has been studying the ways of the grass
hopper for the past two years, says they
have a touch of intelligence in them
that must come from the devil. Among
many things he tells about the hoppers
in proof Of their being endowed with
tiendish smartness, his description of
the, manner in which the eggs Of the fe-
male are planted in the ground is not
the least curious. He says when the
time for depositing the eggs arrives the
hoppers select q patch Of ground that is
somewhat soft, yet of firm texture.
Here collect swarms Of both males and
females. The males set to work and
bore a hole in the ground to the depth
Of about an inch, carefully smoothing
the sides and rounding it. Five or six
OF them then seize upon female and
stand her on end in this hole, waist
deep. They then carefully lamp in fine
dirt all about the lower part of her
body, and thus securely fasten her in
the ground from the whist up. When
this operation is completed il is impos-
sible for the female hopper to release
herself indeed, our grasshopperologist
elS ho nus Oltou ttleu 10 pun tnem out
when so planted, and always found that
they would pull in two, leaving the alb
dominal region (greatly distended with
eggs sticking fast in the ground. Once
the female has rid herself of her load of
eggs she can get out Of the ground with
out the least difficulty.
Our ranchman philosopher says that
on withdrawing herself from the hole in
which she has deposited her eggs the
female seals up the top of it with saliva
and dirt. In short time this dries and
the clay becomes as hard as cement.
On digging out one of these cells after
it has had time to dry it is found TO be
sort Of tube closely sealed at both ends-
and able to Withstand both moisture and
cold.
The male hoppers that dig the hole in
which the eggs are to be deposited evil
IDENTIFY depositin it the viscous matter
that is to form the lower part of the egg
case, leaving to the female the task Of
closing it up as her part of the work.
1t is only patch Of ground here and
there that seems to fill all the conditions
required by the hoppers in their egg
planting business. On these they
swarm, and may be seen industriously
at work on almost every square inch Of
ground, all the males at work like bea-
vers at digging holes, boosting up and
planting the egg-layers. - Virginia
( Men \ Efllfey.21fiea