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The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24

den among lions VINO never saw or
smelled me before. Joe Whittle, whom
I trained up to the business, came to
grief and made . meal for Frank, into
whose mouth | put my head"
How was ittn
''Joo was performing Frank and
George in rehearsal, and when he put
his head into Franks mouth the brute
closed on him. Instead Of keeping still
Joe pulled his head out tearing all the
to him to come out, but he refused, and
said he'd conquer him 'or die right
there He then whipped the brute
through the drill, and was about to leave
the cage hv tAa trap dom. whan Frank
pounced on bis leg, and tore most OF 1t
off. He died, and have performed the
lions ever since. In Pottsville, Pa. a
lioness took me by the calf, and l kept
still, turned around and beat her with
my whip until she let go. Another
time had all the meat chewed off my
chest and my shirt bosom dislocated;
but then one gets used to these slight
incOnveniences."
It takes four months to train an ele-
phant, and their breaker gives them two
lessons q day. TWO hundred POUNDS OF
hay and four bushels of oats, together
with mess of bread and potatoes, are
consumed daily by each elephant. A
lion takes six months incessant labor TO
bring it into subiectiOD and teach 1t
tricks; ana even then onIy aoout one
lion in ten Is successfully trained for
exhibition. To place ones head into
the mouth of lion, tiger, leopard, or
elephant requires dauntless courage,
and even Mr.. Conklin admits that the
process Is accompanied oy oecloeolJ
unpleasant sensations.
s.Are lions or tigers strongestP'
"When about the same Size they are
equal in strength. and when ore attacks
the other it aIl depends which gets tne
| first grip on his foes throat-they are
like bulldogs. I give lion fifteen
pounds or beef once day IS his allow
| ance.
~ pick up stray facts once IN awhile,
and the average ages OF animals might
interest you,' said Conklin. ga bear
lives about 20 years, dog 20, fox IA,
lions, from 81 to 70 years, cats 10 years,
elephants 700 years, pigs 80, rhinoc'
eroses 20; horses 10 years. although one
lived to be over GO: camels live 10C
| years, whales 1,UUOs COWS Aos oH0oP ~
ravens 100. swans have been known tc
live 800 years, and an eagle oleu
Vienna at the age of 1O4 years. II you
want to get at the height Of an elephant
all YOU have to do is to take string an6
measure twice round its foot, Whlci
giyes that animals altitude to anlcety
HHavo you ever any forebodings tha
you will die in q cage?"
III never allow myself to think of that
just 60 in and do my trick and tak'
nv chances, but | take care to keel
my eyes upon the animals. There
one kind of animal [ will no
perform with, and that is O cross-eyeC
one-Ae's like the cross-eved wOmal
YOU meet on the street, you can't tel
whether she's flirting with you or tn
man on the other side of the street."
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
WOmen's Rights In Africa.

The Bolonda negroes IN Africa believe
in the supremacy of woman. 1t is with
them the law that women shall sit in the
councils of the nation; that young man
on entering the matrimonial state shall
remove from his own village to that OF
his wife. and in forming this relation he
shall bind himself to provide his mother
with wood so long as she shall i've.
Here. too. the wife alone can divorce the
husband, and the children IN that event
become the property of the mother: The
men cannot enter into the most ordinary
contract without the permission of the
lady superior of the domestic circle. In
the very heart Of Central Africa is the
paradise that many women are valnly
striving for in American, and the rights
abe clamors for here are already granted
in this far-of country to women, and by
what we call an uncivilized people. a
few delegates from Bolonda might be oi
GOOD service to the cause, for they a
least can speak from experience OF what,
to u, are yet untried laws.
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24

D1ARRHEA IN FOWLS. .--Recent sclen
tific researches have proved that this DIS
ease is caused by microscopic organ
ism which is developed in the intestines,
passes into the blood, and multipiles It
self there with extraordinary rapidlty.
The parasite is elected from the bowels,
and may be taken by birds who PICK
about among the dung-heap or eat the
grains that have been soiled by contact
with it. Ii fowl dies, and there is any
cause to believe that diarrhea has
caused it's death, the birds should be
Immediately taken out Of the poultry,
ward and isolated. The poultry-yard
and poultry-house should be well
cleansed, the dung removed, and the
walls. perches, and soil washed with
plenty Of water The water used should
contain five grammes per htre OF sui
phuric acid. and stiff broom or brush
should be employed. When ten days
have passed without death occurring,
the birds need no longer remain isolat-
ed. excepting those which show signs
Of prostration, depression, or sleepiness.
These simple means will be found sufi-
| cient to stop the progress Of the conta-
gion, and to prevent its return. Ii they
are employed as soon as the disease
| makes it's appearance, they will reduce
the losses to an insignificant figure. -
discrimination.
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
HUMOROUS.

Somebody put fresh turnover IN
among those on the counter of railway
restaurant and the traveller who got
hold of it was so astonished that he
gasped four times. -Son'erv'lte Journal
-"Dear Mr.. JONES'" said learned
woman, "you remind me of barome-
ter that is filled with nothing in the up
per story" "Divine Amelia Brown,
said he, "you occupy my upper story"
N O. Ptcayune.
-"Well William, what has become
of Robert?'' '.What. 'airn't you 'eard.
sirP'' NO! Not decunct, | hope!'
..That's iust exactly what he as done.
sir, and walked off with every thing he
could lay his 'ands on" "-P'tnch.
We are wiling to take certain
amount of stock in newspaper accounts
of Western cyclones, but when an Ar
kansas paper tells us about azephyr car
rving p bed-quilt sixty-one miles, and
then went back for the sheet, we ain't
there. -Bost0n Globe.
"A very colored man who entered
complaint against another for assault
inc and batterng him upon the head.
was told bv the Justice: ~ don't see
any marks" "Does We s'pose he hit
me wild piece Of chalkr' was the in
dionant rejoinder. The case proceeded.
-"rm gong to mas 4uerade ball
this evening, and | want an appropri-
ate dress" he said to the costumer.
'.What is Your bus ness? ~. I'm
milkman." "Ah! Then you'd better
put on a pair of pumps and go dis
puised as a waterfall. N. y. CONNER
cial.
Miss Malvina Rumley had just
started out with her beau for walk.
when her little brother Johnny calls to
her from the fence: IL say, Malviny,
don't YOU bring that feller back here to
tea with YOU Mamma says there ain
more n enough biscuits to go around
as it is .''-Alerander SaDeet.
When Mrs. Fogg asked her lord
and mas ,er for fur cloak, and he re-
piled that, really, my dear. can not
fur get you. she did not feel so bad be-
cause she couldn't get the cloak, but
was quite broken down by the heart
less manner of man who could make
q pun On a matter of such transcendent-
al importance. Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Peter Schinsky is one of those
Austin ladies who take much better care
of their animal pets than they do OF
their children. She has got a pet poodle
bv the name of Fido. Yesterday Mrs.
Schinsky's little boy, Bob, asked his
mother: s'Shall I give Fido this piece
of sugar he is begging forP" "No. my
child, it might spoil his teeth. Eat il
yourself, Bobby ."-TeGas SJtings.
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
COlOred Houses.

The latest product of art-protestantism
in the way of street ornament Is the
colored house. A few years ago, apart
from shop, such thing was unknown
in London. When it came in landlords
wept for it, newspapers rallied at it, and
the public shifted and jeered. But the
painted house has gone through the
usual course of all reforms-abuse- rldl-
cule, imitation. Welbeck street Rev.
H. r. Haweis) took tho initiative In
1873, in house painted moss-green, re.
ieved by red and black In the reveals OF
the windows and the balcony-an effort
almost simultaneously supported by
Townsend House (Mr. Alma Tadema),
In the Regents Park. The shock was
at first so great to the popular mind that
little groups would collect and stare op-
posite, as if expecting raree-show to
emerge. But in the year following one
or two neighboring houses began to lap
little green and chocolate on their VIM
dow sills in timid recognition OF the I'M
provement in the aspect. A second
house in Welbeck street turned red,' with
o sage-green door. Sir Charles Lyel,
! in Harley street, had ventured on
bright blue door; but this vivid color,
being unsupported by color elsewhere
| ON the facade. was not successful as a
| contribution to the world OF art. Year by
| year the parents of the movement were
| amused to see how abuse was melting
| into that sincerest form of t1attery-lm1-
| tation. AS street after street began to
furnish itself up and don rainbow hues,
the obtusest people suddenly awoke to
| perceive that they possessed pretty
| cornice, and they picked it out in two
drabs in lieu. of one; then they thought
that pseudo-Greek forms must venture
upon the hues of Greek pottery-black,
red and pale yellow. This having hap
PLY kind of precedent in the rev1vlne
admiration of classicisms caught the
awakened fancy, and it is now curious tc
see how in Mayfair and Belgravia numer
GUS houses have thus been copying eact
other in every shade of black, red ant
Yellowstone exceedingly well done
others unintalligently. Still the wors
of them are an improvement on dirt.
white, for nothing in our climate wears
worse than that
Cavendish Square boasts Of coloret
houses; Gloucester Place many. Lad.
| Combermere's house in Belgrave Square
and thst of Lady Herbert Lea, denot
the conversion of the aristocracy. VIM
pole and Harley streets show some yer,
pretty combinations of colOr-One newl,
) painted with a capital mixture Of dul
red, relieved by yellow (nor Pompellan)
another in lavender with crimson lines
are real additions to the movement, an
; form good and harmonious features
| TO3C3077 O1kPpn
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
Attacked by MUskratS.

An extraor linary battle occurred IN
Charlotte, the other night, between q
citizen, aided by two policemen, and a
gang of muskrats. Charlie Fox was
going to his home, and, when feeling
Tor the gate in tie dark, something
Jumped at his leg and nabbed his
breeches. Looking down, he saw a
number OF small eyes sparkling Ike
diamonds. lie could not imagine what
they we're, and, kicking them from his
legs, hoped over the fence, hurried to
the house, and came back with lighted
lamp and a stick. Hardly had he
reached the spot before the hungry
animals once more attacked his legs.
He knocked one, and as he did so his
light went out, and he beat hasty re-
treat and hunted tor the police. The
officers got lamp and proceeded to
the scene. and when they reached the
place they had to do battle. One big
fellow, who was evidently president OF
the body, as his immense size would
indicate, made lump at Officer Black
welder, who struck at it with his club,
but missed his aim. The same one ther
Jumped on O.1.cer Boyte, who was more
| successful in the use of his club, anC
| killed It by blow on the head. The
officers knocked right and left, ano
! finally the rats, for some cause or an
other, ceased fighting and scampere(
off, taking refuge under the culver
near. A careful search of the iiels
| failed to show but one dead rat, a re
markably large one that weighed tel
pounds. Mr.. Fox saw only three whcl
he came out with the lamp, but abou
ten or fifteen in al attacked tn
police. They were ,ceedingly vora
cious in their attack en- Mr.. Fox. as tn
torn condition of his pants about tn
ankles indicated, = Charlotte (M CD Ot
SGTtlT.
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24

AS q rule, it may be stated that
moisture and filth are the prevailing
causes of foot-rot in sheep. All de-
eayed and detached horn should be
pared away, without wounding the vital
parts or drawing blood. Application
tincture of iron may then be made once
daily. The sheep should be kept on a
dry floor and supplied with clean, dry
straw bedding. Until cure is estab-
lished the animals should be kept from
damp CT wet pastures or grounds
DyeaTers' Gazette.
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
.rrFTEEN MINUTES 70 sPARE.''
BIZ HALLE @. YoUca.


Youth, In life's bright, rosy more,
Whilst sunbeams gid thy way
Ann thoughts intense within thos burr,
IRA mindful Of to-day
The present thou mayst claim for thine
The futures dream most fair
Think twice ere thou dost squander, the
Thy " fifteen minutes to spare"
And, should a comrade sag to thee:
sven shun the narrow way,
And eat, and drink, and merry be,
For tomorrow Wen away:"
Turn thou at onct the tempter scorn
Who spreads for thee snare;
Touch not, nor taste, but be man
In "thy fifteen minutes to spare
There are treasures scattered on the pla
That await aearching hand,
And coral wrcatlls in the DiliOwy main
And grains OF geld in the sand;
There are gems Of learning snugly hid
And bright thoughts, here and thers
That may be thine TO rerel amid
In thy "dfteen minutes TO spare
The transient rain-drops Of day
Help make the sparkling rill,
And it, in turn, doth haste away
TO help old ocean fill
III thou wonldst wear q starry crown
Mid angel bands up there,
Then earn the jewels, one BY one,
IN thy I" fifteen minutes To spars.
NIkRE%nnN Ark
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
TIE Elmira Gazette relates pathetl

THE Elmira Gazette relates palmetto
story " Of the three-year-,old child cf an
express messenger recently KILLED wnuo
in the discharge of bis duty: When the
remains were brought to his home, the
little child toddled into the room, ana
when told it was papa" said: NO,
'tisn't papa; papa walks IN when no comes
home.6 Then taking hold OF the
arm of the dead father, the little one
said: "Tum, papa. dst Up and WALK
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
An old woman in St Louis save J

An old woman in St Louis save
81 100 out of the hard earnings OF thir''
years, and the other night lost thr
money in the street. The newspapers
described her pitiable grief, for she was
completely prostrated by the loss, ami
when she read one o, these accounts she
felt still worse, for sne did not want the
whole world to know her trouble. But
when a boy came in with the money
and explained that he had found out its
owner from the papers, she thought
better of journalism. Louis Post
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
Manufacture Of Paper.

Paper stock of all kinds is now in use.
In France paper is made from tie hop
vine: in Scotland from jute. The ma
terial is inexhaustible, but the process OF
manufacture is too expensive. Wood,
straw, esparto grass, and various Other
vegetable products have been pressed
into the service. The hop stalk, as
Welding textile fibre possessing qualities
Of length, suppleness and delicacy, is the
best substitute for rags yet discovered.
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
A Connecticut man being much

"A COnnectlcut man Den'5
bothered by burglars gave his mind to
circumventing them. His patience and
Ingenuity were rewarded the other
morning by finding marauder IN sne
seventeen foot-deep hole which he dug
under his store in front of his safe; but o
neighbor of his who missed his whisky,
was not quite so lucky. for he IS now IN
,aiI waiting to see whether both OF the
younc fellows who drank q dose OF
eoual parts of croton oil and liquor ne
had ssfixed up" for them will die from
he effects. One OF them has'--Ne''
Haven Reaisisr,
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24

Lille Singleton, school girl OF
Cambridge, Mass, slipped and fell upon
the street, and a lead pencil, which was
in her pocket, penetrated her right side
to the depth of about four inches. caus-
ing serious injuries. The pencil was
broken, and surgical operation had to
be performed to extract il.
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24

An exchange says that ITO wear
patched clothes is no disgrace : but IT
looks like sin struck with club, and
we wouldnt do it if--if we were en-
gagged in other business, . sa!arQgey
d1lerlo41l,
The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24

The general agent Of the Prison
Association of New York states that the
most prolific source of crime among
yo..ng men and boys is the game'of pool
for aripks,-E. y Times.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-17
Ex-Governor HOyt Indignant.

The story having been circulated that
EX- Governor lioyt was about to turn
up the Democratic party, that gentle
man hastens to deny the charge in the
following emphatic mal ner
Iu as stanch a Republican as |
ever was and haven't the slightest i'll
tention of becoming anything else The
report is utterly absurd " said EXEnver-
nor Henry NJ. Hoyt yesterday toa Re
cord reporter, apropOs Of the article in
sundays issut OF the WiIkeSharrr
Ncws1ealer, which stated that the EX-
Governors ideas did not harmrniZe
with those Of the Republicans, and that
he would hereafter Use his influence in
favor Of the Democratic party.
Continuing, he said :: THE story
was published in a sensational Sunday
newspaper, and is put in the mouth Of
some one said to be one OF my intimate
| friends, but il is false and without the
slightest foundation. believe firmly
in the future Of the Republican party,
and shall always take the greatest III.
tereSt in its welfare.
Perhaps the writer Of the story tounds
it on the fact that ! have expressed my
self as being disgusted wi h the
wretched miSruanagement of the Re
publican interests by certain petty
bosses upin Luzerne and Lackawanni
counties who have used thri
power to further their own interests
TO the party expenses further than thai
there is absolutely nothing in the story
and you may say that | regard it Il:
ridiculous" The Ex-Governor expect,
to start on trip to California, within :
short time, ths principal object of th'
Journey being business one.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-17
A Cali from Sam COlyer,

Sam COlyer, one of the noted pugilists
of the country few years ago, called
into our sanctum to day. He is in Viii
mington, giving sparring lessons, and Is
locking around for q suitable place iu
which 10 establish his school. Mr.. Col
yer is ~ years age, but looks young ger.
He weighs 1i5 pounds, but in proper
lighting condition he weighs lA
pounds.
Colyer is the hero of some of the
hardest fought light weight battles in
the country, aud wore the champion
light weight belt for eight years until
vai. quished by "Billy" Edwards
He fought II battles in all. In 1866 he
fought Barney Aaron and whipped him
in II rounds in 9 hours and . minutes
In 1867 he fought four battles. One
with,Iohn McGlade atHarrisburg, Pa, in
which lie was declared the victor. In
this year he fought Barney Aaron again
but was robbed of his victory after ht
had earned it. ~
In the same year Colyer and "Billy'
Kelley met at Newark to fight, bul
Sheriff Herbert appearing upon the
ground, stepped the fight
Colyer, in speaking OF 1t, said that
Mr.. Herbert was the pluckiest little
Sheriff he ever saw and he always had
the greatest respect for him. AS will
be remembered, the pugillsts and theil
friends left Delaware and pitched a
ring on the triangle between the States
of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Della
ware, when one of the hardest fights in
the annals Of prize-f lighting took place
Co yer being declared he winner in the
llltl round.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-17
An Old Lover Left Out.

Mr.. Is. Cliff Tunlsuu, II young lawyer
of Jersey City, week OF two ago met
Miss Belle Barton, of York, Pa, who
was visiting friends on Jersey Heights
He fell in love with her, but learned
that the young lady was under engage
ment of marriage to n wealthy resident
of York, who was many years her sen
ior. He was the choice OF her parents
and she yielded to them. The wedding
was to have taken place on "Wednesday
last. TnniSon met Miss Barton a few
days before the time set for her depart
ure for home, told her his love and was
accepted. They then determined to be
luarri d. The young lady said her
aunt, Mrs. SayleS, would arrive on
Monday to take her home. The young
lady and her aunt were to start for home
the following day. TuniSon communl-
Gated with Miss Barton, and told her tC
leave the car in the railroad depot by
the door opposite to that through which
| her aunt would leave it, as he had d
ruse hich he hoped would be success
ful III decoying the aunt away. WheL
Mrs. Sayres and her niece had taken
their seats in cara messenger boy en-
tered and handed Mrs. Sayres a letter
She hurried out, saying She would re-
turn before the train left, and charged
her niece not to leave the seat. AZ
soon as she was out Of the depot Tuni'
son and Miss Barton hurried 10 the fer.
ry and went to New York, where they
were married. The aunt is indignant
at the deception, but the young folks
are happy all the same.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-17
THIRD EDITION,
The Money Market.

The money market continues quiet
and unchanged. In New York money
is reported to be inactive, due to the
quietness of business, the decline IN
speculation, and the limited demands
as vet for money to move the crops.
There is a steady flow ofmoIey to New
York and all the Atlantic cities from
the interior, while loanable funds are IN
excessive supply as usual at md summer
The New York Commercial Bulletin
says that general business continues
quiet, though somewhat unsettled oy
the Chicago liquidations. These once
settled should tend to improve an al
ready hopeful prospect. Among the ad-
verse elements may be mentioned the
uncertainties of new Congress and
the extent to which Europe may depend
upon us for her supplies of grain, as
well as the Objectionable silver ques-
tiop. But abundant crops, liberal Kali
road tonnage, anu a healthier state OF
trade generally, resulting from the
reimbursement of values now in process
and the curtailment of production in
other branches of business, will 60 tar
toward compensating any OF the har,l'
full effects OF the former. In this city
call loans are quoted at 3lg@4i9 pei
cent. and good commercial paper az 3'e'
per cent. In New York for CONNER
cial paper the quotations are 60 to W
days' endorsed bills receivable pei
cent four months acceptanceS, 800.
per cent. and good single ram"s, hav
ing 4 to months 10 run, 5lgt46'2 pc
cent. Yesterday in New York cal
money loaned at 2C2i2 per cent.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-17
Storm Oh llAe Eastern Shore.

EAsToN, Md, July ia yioIel
storm from the southwest passed oy,
the edge of Talbot and into Que
Anne's County Sunday evening. I'll
dwelling house on DR.. Earle's farm
the latter County, near Wye Mills, TEL
anted by Mr.. Frank Willis. was struc
by lightning, instantly killing h
twelvr-year.old daughter, a bright al
promising girl just home from school
Wilmington.
She was watching the storm from III
back porch. Mr.. Willis and the rest {
his family, including Miss Daisy We
by, were in the house and all stunnedt
unconsciousness. 1t is said considembI
damage was sustained In Queen Annr
county from hail. The large barn
Vim. NJ. Fletcher, East Cambridge
dorchester Counry,was struck by Iish
ming and burned. Four horses and
large stock of hay and com were cod
sumed. No damage has been reports
| in TalbO county.