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Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30
A Hermit's Queer Home.
How the Lone DweIler in Rucker Va
 ley Defies all Apache Intruders.

How the Lone DweIler in Fucker Val l ley Defies all Apache Intruders. lFrom the San Francisco Rural Press.]
 Professor Lennon and his wife recently 1 returned from botanizing trip in the wilds l of Arizona. The professor bore letters of introduction to curious old hermit, the only | occupant of Rucker valley, calling himself | Dr. Monroe That was their objective point As they approached his cabin the noise of their feet stirred his hens to caokling, then | the upper part of his door opened and the old hermit appeared-a little old man with a hooked nose like an eagles, 8 dilapidated straw hat over his right ear, long, fine hair,
 streaked with gray, and piercing black eyes.
 His clothing was half military and half front
 iersman. He read the letter and then opened the lower part of the door and invited his guests in. The hermit entertained his guests with stories of his life and means of defense which consisted of 8 certain tunnel so ingen- ioualy constructed that it is worthy of de- scription. At the back of the cabin some
 sacks were carelcssly hung, which, when
 drawn aside, disclosed what appeared to be
 cellar, but which really was the opening of
 tunnel 120 feet long, with double elbow in
 the middle and a cabin at each end. The
 tunnel was just high enough for himself, and
 he was a short man, only about five and
 half feet high. The bottom and roof were rough with cobble stones. The middle was
 
 very dark, and unless one was acquainted with it, it was of no use to follow the her init. For defense, in case he was overpow- cred, he had an arrangement of fuse, care fully covered over with rock and cobbles, which, when fired, would blow everything This Dr. Monroe was very intelligent man, and had evidently moved in high circles. He had had some twenty-three different occupa- tions in life, from playing the -clarionet in 2 circus to teaching school in Virginia and practicing medicing. Hanging over the fire place were not less than twelve hats in diff ferent stages of diIapidation, and he was never seen without one of these on. He never put it square on his head, but always on one side. He kept cats and chickens and when asked why he did not have a dog he said that several years ago he had partner on a mining scheme, and they had a dog which was considered very faithful One day the partner returned to the cabin to get dinner, and when Dr. Monroe reached it an hour later he found his friend dead. The dog had not given the alarm at the approach of the Ind ians, but had skulked off and hid. After that he never had any faith in dogs.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30
BANGS.

The original dude was Goliah. He is the first man on record who had bang on his forehead.
 According to the dispatches Sitting Bull
 has joined the Catholic church. He is now 8 papsi bull.-Phila. Bulletin. I San Francisco Report f'Papa" said a young San Francisco the other night, after attentively studying for some minutes an en- graving of a human skeleton, ''how did this man manage to keep in his dinner?" 'tIs it sin, asks fashionable lady of her l spiritual director "for me to feel pleasure when gentleman says am handsome ?'' sIt is, my daughter" he replies gravely; Eve
 should never delight in falsehood.' .'-French | Fun.
 ! A Boston clergyman claims to have discov ! cred in the Bible what he calls the prophetic
 indication of 8 certain governors phenomenal | capacity for muddling things: ''And Benja- I theirs. D
 The curiosity of child of five had been
 aroused by seeing nagHffying giass I 'tHow many times does it magnify ?' asked
 gentleman, thinking to puzzle him. 'tAs I many times as you look through it." was the quick reply.-Exc hange. Joseph Critcher has had his horse's tail cut of. "Why have you taken away the caudal appendage of your racer ?" asked one of his friends. 'sBecause am member of
 the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, and the long tails bother the flies Paris Paper.
 Mrs. Jop.es-"Ah and good morning to you, Mrs. Smith. Did you like the cream sent youF' Mrs. Smith-''Ob very much thank Seu.'' Mrs. Jones-s'Yes; and if you could let me have the pot sent it in you'd obliZe me, 'oos, you see it's my old mans shaving mug, and he don't like no other. ''- Fan.
 At recent dinner at the Mansion House in London three foreign consuls were pres by drinking their healths. He accordingly directed the toastmaster to announce the health of the three present consuls. He, however, mistsking the words, gave out the following: ''The lord mayor drinks the health of per cent. consols.'
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

sioners. The most difficult work of the
 association is yet to come, namely, to iri- ducs the legislature next year to make an , appropriation for the puzchase of lands in l that region.
 An assessment under certain ordinance of the oity of Louisville was illegal on &C., count of the omission of one necessary clause. The clerk of the board of aldermen, aware of the 1legality, offered to sup ply firm of attorneys with the necessary | evidence to recover taxes paid on the assess ment in return for shareof the fees received by them. A contract made on these terms, but the attorneys refused to pay tb 6 clerk his share. The latter brought suit, Q ut was deteatsd. On appeal, the judgment be- low was affirmed, the court remarking that the plaintiff having been charged with the custody of and the power to copy nd attest the very ordinance on the authority of which tract entered into by him was agai nst public policy and consequently void.
 It is the custom in Masachuse' ts for liar ! yard college to confer the degr ,ee of ILL. D. upon the governors OI tnat Ot Ate Some have l thought that the college mi eht make an ex- eeption in the case of Cove -rner Butler, and one or two of the newsp' Lpsrs of Massachu. setts have gone so far as to advise the author ities of the college not to honor him. But as 1 the custom has been An unbroken one so fae during the present 6ssntury it is hardly prob able that an exec ption will now be made.
 The Boston AdVfsrtiser, which does not favor
 the reform gov ernor, says: Farmers, trades
 men, business men and manufacturers are
 not made .octors of the law because of their
 personal qualifications, but if they are made governors of this Commonwealth it is the practice of Harvard college to pay honor to
 tho Commonwealth through them, by con-
 terring on them the highest title in it's gift. Thus far the college authorities have token no action in regard to con- ferring the degree on Governor Butler. I The matter will originate with the Presi.
 dent and fellows, and then go to the over
 seers. Although no one doubts the powe r
 Of the college to refrain from giving the
 degree in this instance, it is not probable
 that the college will sit in judgment on the
 wisdom of the people of the State in the
 late election, or lower itself by being infu-
 enced by personal or political prejudices. the man.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

The legislature has agreed to adjourn Thurs day of this week. There now appears nc good reason why it should not keep it's agree ment, and there are many excellent reasons why it should.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

Red Cloud has, it is said. sent word to the President that he has found gold mine and does not want to be disturbed for ten years If he becomes rich he will be still more popular when he visits New Haven again than he was when he was here.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

practical measure for restoring the for ests is before the legislature of New York. It provides that when any of the denuded lands in the State shall have been replanted with forest trees to the number of six hun. dred to..the acre, they shall be exempted from taxation as long as they are covered with trees.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

The editor of the Albany Express has made public this letter from Horace Greedy in Feb ruary, 1872: 'sI greatly doubt the possibil- ity of purifying primary elections, and dread making them too imposing. Now, they are known to be mainly frauds, and they don't have much weight. The purifying princi- pie of our politics is Boiling, and I mean te encourage resorts to it.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

It is stated that there are now 191 cotton factories in operation or in course of erection in the southern States.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

The new compulsory education law of Rhode Island has some very good features. It requires that every child between the ages of seven and fifteen years shall have sixteen weeks of schooling each year. No child un- der twelve is to be allowed to work in any manufactory, and no one under fourteen who cannot write his name, age and place of resi-, dence, or read some part of the State consti tuition.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

The new counterfeit silver dollar is fine Illustration of one of the beauties of our sil. yer coinage. It is hard to detect it because it is just as good g coin as that made by the government. In weight and fneness of sill yer it is almost exactly identical with the standard dollar. The government dollar costs about eighty-six cents, and so the coun- terfeiters can make money by making an 'shonest" dollar, after the example set them by the government of the Unitsd Statss.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30
gIS RI
A Yankee Trick.

Yankee shrewdness has long been 8 truism. good trick discovered by Connecticut as far back as 1925. The people were then, prone to contract coughs and colds Our cestors wanted to find certain cure for these malsdies. Much care, study and labor were employed, and the resulting prescription has been known and successfully used many years in the section where is first com ; pounded, it's merits being passed from mouth to
 mouth For old standing coughs with all their attend ant ills and sy mptoms leading to Consumption and death, it's equal cannot be found to day., and fresh cold 1t acts like magic It is offered to the public under the of American Cough Drops Your Druggist has 1t, s5 cents bottle. Not a confection 1ozenge, but a liquid
 KALLooRINE is pleasant and soothing to the scalp. curing headache and aIlaying Inflammation 50 cents.
 fe20 eod&wtf
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Gentle Spring" reached New Haven early yesterday morning.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

Six Algerian engineers, who have been con suited by M. De Lesseps on the inland sea scheme. report that the cutting could be made within five years at cost of $50, 900, ooo An average width of eighty or one hun dred feet would be sufficient, as the current would widen the canal; and since it would be nearly in straight line the navigation would be devoid of difficulty. A vast tract of coun- try, lacking only moisture to become very productive, would thus be brought under cul tivation.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

Those at all interested in Niagara Falls will be glad that the bill lately before the New York legislature for the. appointment of commissioners to examine the lands about the falls and to give an estimate of the amount of money necessary to save the river banks from further depreciation has
 passed both houses. and the governor IS tbout to hand in the names of five eomnis-
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

Leading physicians and .clergymen use and recom- mend BROWNS IRON BIT- TIERS. It has cured others suffering as you are, and 1t will cure you.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30
Potatoes.

A FEW nice Potatoes left at Sl.20 bushel. Some "A more Of those nice Baldwin Apples at 50 cents per peck. Native Spinach Fresh Lettuce. Parsnips, he Bananas very low, Sweet Potatoes, Dried Lima Beans, Bermuda Onions, Evaporated PeacLes, Dried Whortleberries. Blackberr es and Raspberries Cam ned Asparagus 35 cents a can and good assortment of the best Beef, Veal, Mutton, Hams, etc. to be found in the city, at K. G. BALDWIN'S,
 ap25 A Whauey avenue.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30
G0utxiiga.

French and Ger sn an Glasses private les sons French class in conversation about starting Apply at 149 George street, corner College.
 W. H. MCCARTHY, Teacher of French and German at the Collegiate and fyor,o,a-o{oI T-1s+;t-to Faik ondkf
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30
Loeansport. Ind. Dec. I. 1sso.

Logansport, Ina. Dec- I, 1ooo'
 For a long time I have been sufferer from stomach and kidney disease. My appctitstwas very poor and the very small amount l did eat disagreed with me. Twas annoyed very much from non-retention of urine. I tried many remedies with no success, until 1 used Browns Iron Bitters. Since I used that my stomach does not bother me any. My appetite is simply immense. My kidney trouble is no more, and my general health is such, that l feel like a new man. After the use of Browns Iron Bitters for one month, have gained twenty pounds in weight. O. B. SARGENT.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30
Price Three Cents.
Oh, MyBaCk!

That's a common expres- sion and has a world of meaning. How much suf- fering is summed up in it.
 The singular thing about it is, that pain in the back is occasioned by so many things. May be caused by kidney disease, liver com plaint, consumption, cold, rheumatism, dyspepsia, over work, nervous debility, &c.
 Whatever the cause, don't neglect it. Something is wrong and needs prompt attention. No medicine has yet been discovered that will so quickly and surely cure such diseases as BROWNS IRON BITTERs, and it does this by commencing at the foundation, and mak- ing the blood pure and rich.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30

sioners. The most difficult work of the association is yet to come, namely, to iri- ducs the legislature next year to make an appropriation for the puzchase of lands in that region.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30
GARTER MEDICINE CO.,, NEW YORK.

Sold wholesale by Richardson Co IAll pr egist
 jelJ daWtf
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-02-24

fooad tho audience. Lifting his revolver,
he began to shoot in rapid succession,
and the apples began to fly out OF sight
amid the breathless silence OF the audi
ence. The cdrious part of the per
formnnce. however, lay in the fact that
Inv the time Pat had fired the six shots
ail the apples had disappeared, yet he
Lcnt ON banging away with his left hand,
amid roaring of laughter and derision.
TO cap the climax, two apples got
tangled together and remained dang
linz from the edge of the scene i'll plain
s;obt of the audience. The trick was Mt
once apparent. Each apple had a fine
thread attached and at the shot was
jerked quickly out of sight. The supes
behind the scenes who pulled the strings
got confused at pats rapid firing and
half the apples disappeared before the
time. Two were snatched off sin ultan-
eously. and the strings overlapping in
the air, brought the apples together
where they hung to the. ,goIge OF the
scene, the strings being Va 'tatai' SIDE
This endel Hollands career rs n public
soloist ON til pistol, and the public
gradually come to look upon him as an
ordinary mortal. Soon after this he
got into street row in Phoebe and fired
twelve shots in adensely populated por-
ton Of the city without killing man.
But for attempting to do too much at
once he might have gone to congress
from this state years ago.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-02-24

border of Mexico From an American rail
way station near Laredo large amount Of
goods was recently smugglod across tho
Rio druudc Mexican customs officers cap
tured the men and their property but the
smugglors rot reinforced and killed three
officers and recovered their goods.
FOREiGN.
In the French Chamber of Deputies
Fabros bill in relation to royal and imperial
prctonders was passed by vote of nearly
two TO one. 1t was in the nature of a com
promise between the Ministerial proposition
and the sweeping measures offered by VI.
Tloquot Under II all scions OF families
which have roignod Ia France aru prohibited
from filling any civil or military position.
Tho President of tho Republic Is en-
powered to order their expulsion by
any timo judge their presence in
the country 20 be dangerous TO the Govern
mcnt-and the penalty for violation of such
decree Is from one to tive years imprison-
mont. A cloud of dust blowing into wool
factory Mt Bombay, caused panic. result
ing in the death of twenty -threopcrsOns aud
the wounding of twenty eight others
Herr Foster, famous Jew batter of Berlin
has gone t,tn,araguay with a small haud of
adherents, to found a Kingdom to their lik-
ing,
EMIGRATION from Germany decreased
1900 last year W. compared with the pre-.
vious year, and i0S 49, cmlgrants passed
tniuuEn hulhpVig, brSiuoh uu 0ietVil,
IN li19sN tor tnu ui''er Statos e4cl9 is OF
neuralgia affection is suffering from swollen
limbs. "A telegram from Cudz chronicles
Tenor e'''' Vi ''''''' "'"oVii'N' 'ho i'''ii'''
,.,.,,,.r,,,, e,.,. D,,,.i;.. 900. A..
y "iarAioh iluii Dupllh s"Ns tliu1
James Carey. a member of The CORPORATION
OF Dublin, and seven others were afragned
I'm court md formally rhorycd with
tho murder of CnvcnGisb NH Rnri-e
In phwnix park 1 ,yitrcss no'ncd
Fit2sinmons idontiaod Cnrnv ms "nn
noctod with the cnnsuiroc, 11,n ~ri.o,s,,s
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-02-24
Gambctta's Or tory.


Iaris Correspondence st. Jalnes HoAett''
The chief secret of Gambetta's power
as an orator was that he allowed his
emotions to carry him along with them,
as seemingly helpless as leaf in the
tempest He employed none of oratory,
none Of those studied gestures which
are the stage carpentry or the tribune,
the sheet anchor of medlocrity.
Gambettas characteristic eloquence
was the language of passion; it was not
until his whole being was shaken and
convulsed by the storm within him that
the icers of enemies were silenced and
m IN who detestcd his principles grew
pale with excitement and surrendered
themselves for the time being to the
magic of his influence. | was in the
chamber of deputies when Gambetta
delivered one of his last great speeches.
He walked up the steps of the tribune
listlessly his face was unusually hushed A;
he seemed oppressed by the summer
heat and doubtful of himself. He com
menced speaking slowly, almost hesita-
tingly, and in such low voice that
every head was bent forward in order
to catch his words. There was no
mighty swing of the AK against the tree
he wished to fell, but dilatory clipping
of the bark that was positively irrita-
ting to those who expected to
see the giant rush at once to his
task Presently some murmurs arose
in the house some soothing from the re-
dictionary side. Gambetta's nostrils
debated, tue red hue of his face changed
10 pale olive, mis- fingers ciutched tine
rostrum nervously and his voice at each
successive period rose to n higher tone.
Fresh interruptions came, in which per-
haps the orator caught some bitter per-
sonal allusion Then he began to pace
the tribune like Gagged lion. His
massive head was thrown back and his
eye flashed defiance, while period
after period was Numbered forth with
such volume of sound AS to drown
the rising tumult. From that moment,
and for fully an hour afterward, the
chamber was spell bound.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-02-24
Fifty Cent Lands.

lowing is the bill passed by the
lature and signed by the governor
wn as the fifty cent land BILL
act to withdraw the public lands
@ State of Texas from sale.
e. /. BE it enacted by the legisla-
of the State of Texas, that all the
ic lands heretofore authorized to
Id under the act entitled "An act
provide for the sale of the
propriated public lands of the
J of Texas, and the investment of
proceeds of such sale, approved
II, 1879, be, and the same is here
ithdrawn from sale.
ouided, That nothing in this act
be construed to return the lands
we'd by an act entitled AN act to
ide for the sale of n portion of the
propriated public lands of the in
nent of the proceeds of such sale, "
owed July IA, 1879, and the act
ldatory to such act, approved
IN IL, 1881, TO the mass of the pub
nmnin; but the same shall be con-
ID to be reserved for the purposes
Yhich said land was originally set
! and designated by said act until
legislature shall otherwise provide.
Q. Q. Whereas these lands are be-
laily sold, to the great detriment OF
tate, an imperative public necessity
s, for the immediate passage Of
act, and the constitutional rule re-
.ng bills to be read on three sew
US be suspended, and this bill take
t from and after its pssuge, and
so enacted.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-02-24

Once upon time there lived in
Leeds, England, an old man by the
name of Jones, He had machine shop
and made all kind Of implements. He had
two sons, Tommy and Sammy Tom
my was somewhat of n tinker, and took
the shop. Sammy wanted to farm.
Land being high and hard to buy in
Sammy concluded he would omigrate
to America The old man seeing Sam
my bent ON coming, persuaded Tommy
to come, engaging to set both up in
their respective business So the boys
came oyor,andtho old man bought Sam q
farm, and bought n agricultural
manufacturing shop in Pennsylvania for
Tommy, and telling them to he good
boys, and to stick to each other, he
went back to his shop in Leeds, ready
TO respond to any calls the boys might
make either for plants or for plows
and rakes.
Well, the boys went to work and they
both prospered Sammy found the
soil rich and generous, and made crops
of corn, wheat and cotton. Tommy
found heaps Of coal and iron at his
foundry door, and made any quantity
Of plows hoes and rakes Sammy sold
his,farm truck for what he could get
and was content; but Tommy wanted n
little more than that for his wares, and
when Sammy learned by letter from
the old man that he could get hoe
over the waters for fifty cents, that
Tommy charged him one dollar for,
and ms any one Of ms would haze done
sent his order to his fntbor. for his neyt
wears supplv Tommy kicked mn n bio,
row and appoalod al once 10 tbe GOV,
eminent To- atom in and nrotect him
and would Won bolievo IL tbo Govern,
mont aid sfon in and in orJcr NJ bel,
Tommy I. donble liz wealth and in.
ereasc lis lnsincss IN makc sammy
Inv MI his goode from him Il imnoscd
a dntv Of fifty CONT on over, Loc sammy
bonobt from tbo Aid man enJ comneij.
ed Inn 10 Inv ali bis hoes from Tommy
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-02-24

Am exchange combats with consider
able vigor the argument that tho CITY
papors arc cheaper and hotter than the
country papers because they give more
columns and rcadiug naitor foritho mon.
ev Do the city papegs, Il asks ever
give YOU amy home newsg Never. DO
they say ANYTHING about yonr county?
Nothing % they contain any notices
Of your schools, churches, meetings..
improvements, ana hundreds cg other
local matters Of interest which your pa.
per publishes without payY Not an
tom. no they over say a good word
calculated 10 draw aitentioG % yoar
county and iis pumorous hrNno
towns and AID 10 their progres, ANA
entegpgieo2 Noe d Woyd Ana va
thqro ai4 ~ ulany plee wka iAko s.lah
CONTRACTED yl1Ha NJ ihh natlor Chat mn.
iesa they eei ao msay aauafo iuelea ID
ysaslne alalier m lAow own pap4ls "a
thaY 90 ia thn olig panor8, tlel ll,nlA
,hps are notfet,mg lho Nolth h laeIf
monoy nfombllh ~ " "a petaon n ~
Ioof lhp largest pe's a shooa 10 ili6 hes
hopAase thNY cQAi Che lAnO ~ M nai.
mpgh Hlna'lF tllai altpd hM
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-02-24

m ~
acter TINS season Inc processio comprised
fifty cars; and was witnessed BY vast CON
course The postonice II birmingham,
Ala, was robbed of money and stamps
amounting to $1,000 The 'rie Ayus opcned
by boring a finger hole
POLITICAL.
,t,ee r,oot;no, in tho a-i,rf.4 Of mo
1T h,15 -, Nou, ~ 4 ,H,.u.I,,,,
too'o" was "''' ~ ~" - N''i VIM"
Peter Cooper presided ApNiesiS were