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The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29
LADIES D~EPARTMENT.
After a Quarter Of = e~,e,,,,,,.,

n aF Z&E&E@E al3lI&E E
At a fashionable summer hotel near
this city for several weeks an elderly
couple have attracted much attention.
The husband is tall and f~ine-looking,
and his abundant hair and beard are
beginning to be tinged with gray. The
wife Is a dainty little lady, with pre-
maturely white hair, that contrasts adj
mirahly with her clear, rosy complex
ion. Husband and wife are turned of
fifty, but they are full of life and
spirit. Their devotion to each other is
a pleasing spectacle. They stray about
TO Jar corners of the porch, or find
secluded seats in the grounds, and hold
converse, apparently, with the zest of
young lovers.
The history of their lives is roman
TIC. The husband, who is now a pros
porous business man of this city, was
a sutton for the lady's hand more than
a quarter of a century ago. But her
parents objected because he was young
and poor. The lovers parted and the
lady married a sutton chosen by her
parents. Years afterward the young
man married. To neither marriage
were children born. After nearlytwen-
ty-fiVe years of married life the lady
became a widow. A year ago the other
whilom lover became a widoWer.
Last winter the widower and the
widow met accidentally in this city.
The old love was rekindled, and a
month ago they were married.-NeW
York San.
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"A Father Hubbard.

The other day as old Major Solman
announced his readiness to proceed in
the direction of the church, his
wife appeared, wearing a mother Hub
bard dress. The old man intently re-
garded her for a few moments, and
asked:
"Mary, what sort of a coat do you
call that?"
sIt's a mother Hubbard, Jeems."
"Air you goin' to wear it to church,"
1.Why, certainly, Jeems. The moth
er Hubbard is all the fashion now"
swell, I'm glad to know it," the old
man replied. "Just wait until L get
ready, and we'll 60"
The old man went out into the kitch-
en-, took a couple of meal sacks, cut
the bottoms out, sewed the tops togeth-
er, and put them on in imitation of
pantaloens. When he returned, his
wife uttered a loud cry of astonish-
ment, and exclaimed:
seGreat goodness, Jeems, what's that"
Father Hubbard the old man re-
piled.
you're not goin' to wear them
sacks, are you?
"I've got to be fashionable to keep
up with you. I've got as much right
to wear these meal bags as you have
to go in that bran sack
'I'n take off"
"An right; off goes the father Hub
bard" and turning away, he added to
himself, "Only one way to beat a wo-
man, and that is by agreein' with her.
Ef it hadn't been fur the daddy Hub
bard I'd a been in "a mighty bad fix"
-ArkdnsaD Taaoeter.
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Fashion Notes.

Black toilets II againinhigh vogue.
Vests of white lace are worn on eve
ming dresses.
Wraps entirely Of black jet beads are
very fashionable.
Velvet is an exceedingly popular
fabric at the present time.
The rage for black hosiery continues.
Infants socks are out in black silk.
wide ribbons are folded into soft
belts and tied at the back 10 very large
bows with short ends.
Classic and esthetic styles Of dress
are stin affected BY many fashionable
ladies' both here and abroad
Al eifoft Ii being made 70 bring into
fashion again the bordersd lace wells
worn ten years Or more ago
a charming toilette of cream canvas
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mar Worn. ANA Hazf Snake.


The mountains furnish many strange
forms of life which the dry, hot valleys
never develop. Old rotten pine logs
seem to be the fayorite nest OF q loath-
some creature which il halfway be-
tween a worm and a snake. It is
usually a foot long and nearly an inch
in diameter, with a head like a snake,
and d clumsy, blunt tail. It is Of q
dead color, between q dirty green and
i brown, without spots or stripes. It
is slow Of movement. cold and clam
my to the touch, and seems to be more
of i Jelly than bone and muscle: Its
regarded AS harmless. and the woods
men pick II up and handle it careless
ly.-Virginia City (Nen Eaterp'Sset
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"You lIuy Use My Nance"

] desire to inform you what your valuable medicine
has done for me. was induced to try it by q member
of our family. 'who had been benefited by its use"
1 have suffered terribly from kidney difficulties. At
times l have been very bad, having severe pains IN my
back, with general loss of strength and vitality.
My urine was very bad. with a heavy sediment OF
brick-drst, which was fast leading to gravel. l COM
menced using Hunts Remedy, with n marked improve
u.ent from the start; the pains loft. the urine became
more natural, and I can truly say one bottle sfectsta
permanent cure.
have recommended it to many persons both here and
10 Boston, all of whom speak of 1t with the highest
praise.
You are at liberty to use this letter or my name in any
manner you may think best. that otlior sufferers mag
,oarn the value of the greatest OF all remedies. Most
truly yours. JOHN F.CoN.
q Pleasant Street.
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IL nroaM IL I-Yaac0nsfaa.

&N& 44ET
o1dnent medical men, among
EA number resident in this city,
Investigated what at first was
Rgasiaaa merely sensational rumor,
me- discovered and noted with
AHsEA ahat leprosy has gained q foot
che northwestern portion of
where the Norwegian ele-
dependencies, andsthat its erad-
|gH viii require much effort. AS
w II hes been ascertained, the
ssae disease has confined its raw
Mong Gle Norwegian inhabi-
aa1 Ia rapid spread has been
With much alarm. "a proni-
asl slcian Of Milwaukee said: CAS-
= isesa weIl known for some time,
ess sxists among the Norwegian
RsAaen "a THE state q large number.
Y ss 81 aeprosy. IN searching the
.sse the State board Of health
ss find that any effort has as yet
asae "a stop its spread, or to linn
n IL ntEadnation, AT the present
s''1s 4ae ars falsr Iepfous centers in
9aIted States, namely, eastern
H}E tH and north svf,s4arn Wfeenn-
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A Rare Occurrence

Nearly all the physicians of the South
seem to agree. DR.. p. II. Arthur and
DR.. S. N. McAlpine and other leading
doctors of North Carolina and Virginia,
endorsed and used in their practice,
DR.. Warthington's Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Medicine as a sure cure for all
complaints of the stomach aad bowels.
Price Is and so cents q bottle.
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HI. q. It. BowLEs. of No. "a Common Street. Lynn.
Mass. says:
'.While in the army, at tho battle of Spottsylvania. ]
fell while getting over q rail fence and was badly injured
and loft for dead, but after a timo l was picked up by
comrades; and upon examination it was found that my
back was badly hurt and my kidneys seriously lntureos
and l have suffered the most excruciating pain since,
End could obtain no relief although treated by several
physicians, and l had given up all hope of getting help
when l was recommended to use Hunts Remedy. 1
purchased several bottles at one of our drug stores IN
Lynn, and began to use it as directed. and can now
attend to business. and am free from the pains for
merly had; and Iwish to say to my friends and comrades
thst Hunts Remedy will do all that is claimed for it.
and is worthy Of all praise. You can use my t, s:imony
when you have occasion to. as I most heartily reconl'
mend it to all that have kidney or liver troubles"
April 26, 1895.
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HERE " THERE

Laoette county, Kansas, has paid a
premium on $4,000 rabbit scalps this
year.
There are still over 100000 acres
9 publie lands in Florida pen to set
Element in tracts of 100 acres.
1t has been discovered by a Missis-
sippian that from sweet potatoes an
excellent quality of sugar can be made.
King Louis Of Bavaria, is build
ing a palace which he wants to excel
every other royal palace in the world,
in every way.
IL is believed that SO, 100000 people
IN the United States to-day drink no
more whisky than 100000 did 80
years ago.
A little Alabama girl saw a fog for
the first time. Come, mamma. and
see the sky all crammed down to the
ground she cried.
Last year Arizona produced over
100000 pounds Of copper. Arizo-
mas output will probably be at least
25,OO0,0W pounds for 1888.
Twenty years ago most of the clover
seed raised for the market was pro-
dueed in New York and PENNSYLVANIA.
At present the older of the Western
States supply most of the clover.
A Pennsylvania firm is erecting at
johnson City, Tenn, what is said will
be the largest tannery in the world.
The building will cover several acres,
and the watts will be on an extensive
scale. The supply Of oak bark is said
to be almost inexhaustible in that Sec
ton Of East Tennessee.
The highest Sunday-school in Amer
lea, if not in the world, has been Or
ganized at Hancock, Col, 1000 feet
above the sci. Though the camp is
three years old, no Protestant relig-
ious service had ever been held there.
The school starts off with forty mem
bers and hearty pledges from the mi
ners to support it.
From $50 to 800 cats are destroyed
weekly during the warm season in
Philadelphia by the agent of the Wo-
mans Branch Of the City Refuge for
Lost and Suffering Animals. They are
not drowned, but suffocated with char
coal gas. Last year no less than ISL
unhappy cats were. thus put beyond
reach of the sings and arrows of out
rageous fortune.
Physicians in Berlin have been Civ
ing a deal Of attention to the defects of
vision among school children. Thou
sands of children have been examined
Many changes and improvements were
made in the arrangements of school
houses, classrooms, etc. Of late years
an aurist has been examining the ears
of the children, and has discovered
1898 eases of ear disease among 1905
children.
Competent judges, taking depart
ment reports to the government as a
basis, estimate the value of domestic
animals annually destroyed by wolves
in European Russia at 100000 ru-
bIes, or about s12,0O0,000 To this
great sum must be added the value of
the wild animals which the wolves
kin. the reindeer in Siberia alone rep
resenting a high figure. The annual
loss of human life is lever accurately
known, but in 1875 the police report
ed ISL persons killed by wolves.
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..vrRALIsM IN
~ she New Mexican Indiana
Hfelas II aagnteresffnr Facts.

nf enc view
Eazie'As ens,,s Interesting Facts.
&. ahofigines Of Mexico and Gem
marica were far less barbarous
81. IL natives of other parts of
l.@ america. While, therefore,
.aslisTa existed among them, it
sba fofn Of a religious ceremony.
s..sst asserts, on the authority of
e,,sntards. that the Mexicans were
~ ssnribals in the coarsest accepta-
s.s q the term. They did not feed
ha,pan flesh merely to crafty a
s.t;sh appetite, but in obedience to
I'm religion. Their repasts were
sss # victims whose blood had been
ss,yed out on the altar of sacrifice.
ssnilar statement is made regarding
"a rtzas Of Central America.
Ar,osr the New Mexican Indians
4asp was different. While tribes
sssrsd among themselves in regard
.tis practice, with many human
I'M mas sought as food. Incredible
\ Il NAV seem, at least one tribe of
ISa;sns inhabiting Texas has prac-
Assa eannibalism within twenty-five
,,ss,s. Mr. j. G.. Walker, formerly
m4llber Of the United States Army,
MI now d resident of Mexico, in
afgsta letter to the author, gives the
allowing interesting facts:
Fhe early American settlers on
Naaaorda Bay were greatly harassed
Il / tribe of Indians called Carron-
awss. inhabiting the bay shore, and
assisting chiefly on fish and oys-
iTs But they were known to have a
sa relish for human flesh, which
sksF sometimes added to their ordi-
.srg menu. In 1885,, the custom
Ta, however, becoming obsolete, and
sbuat tliat time was wholly abolished
lie reigning chief. But there was
eognate tribe, a remnant of which
sl eKiss which practiced cannibalism
II lae certainly as 1854. At that
na / was an officer in the United
Mites army, and stationed at Fort
Iaes Il Texas. The Tonkowas, the
HIbs ii which I allude, being on good
aN With The whites. were allowed to
Daa about Western Texas, and in the
summer Of 1854 were camped on the
asl river, few miles from the fort,
frequently at their village, and
ene occasion, when encamped with
party of soldiers not far off, a re-
Hraiag War-party Of the tribe brought
remains of a Comanche whom
Aer bud slain; and the night was
nad hae0us, in a double sense, by
eie that followed. During the
The entire remains were eaten,
Niheipally BIZ the warriors. ! do not
m that the eating of human flesh
often practiced by them at this
and even on this occasion it may
been done more as an expression
citation over d fallen enemy than
HE mere satisfying of hunger.
these Indians afterward confessed
~ that formerly their tribe habit
fed on human flesh when they
&4a obtain the bodies Of their enc
seems Inconsistent with the facts
hare Just stated, but it is never
true, that these semi-cannibals
WHY Tess fierce and bloodthirsty than
ef the other wild Indians. They
sse always on good terms with the
~lg andmade common cause with
s4A nst the Comanches, Kiowas,
ether predatory tribes on the
talhern border Of the state.
have often heard from partiei-
ii sOne Of these engagements
Ak 4 was the inVariable custom d
Tonkowa allies TO have a feast Of
E C0fnanche after their battles
t
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Cardin Wales, IS to have another
dock which will cover tfirty-flve
acres and cost the marquis Of Butte
s2.5O0,000. The Butte family have in
vested over s12,O0o,000 in docks.
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r. v. PIERCE, M. D.: Deaf Sir-My wife,
who had been i'll for over two years, aud had
tried many other medicines, became sound
and well by using your "Favorlte Pressrip-
ton" My niece was also cured by Its lIs,,
after several physicians had failed to DO her
any good.
uatcher's. Station, ia.
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DR.. r. v. PlERcE, Buffalo, N. Y: Dea,
Sr--Iwrote you some time gothatl l thought
I had a cancer. There was II large lump i'll
my breash as largo rs awalnut, and had been
there four months. I commenced taking;
your ''Cioldeh Medical Discovery" Favor
ito Prescription and pellets" in June, and
The lump is gone.
Yours gratefully, MRS. R. r. CLARK.
Irvington, Mich.
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BALTIMORE, Md.-Dr. Irwin FL. Elderidcs
says: II would recommend a trial of Browns
Iron Bitters in all cases of aneamic debility
or when a tonic or appetizer is Indicated"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

DR.. Sites, Brooklyn, N. Y, was cured by
DR.. Elmore's Rheumatine-G outaline of very
severe Rheumatism and kidney disease of
several years standing, after trying every
thing else without benefit.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

The hygiene of quackery has done more to
acgravate dyspepsia by self-inficted starva-
ton than gluttony ever did. GAsTElNE cures
the worst forms of dyspepsia.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

DR.. Pierce's "relIets" (the original : little
liver pills'') and no pain or gripping. Cure
sick or bilious headache, sour stomach, and
cleanse the system and bowels. rs cents q
vial.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

"Are trade dollars taken at par?' inquired
little Rufus.Botts of his mother. 'No, but
they are taken from pa, when lie goes to bed
with his boots on"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

A spunky miss in Miami City dubbed O
'masher" limp with a fence rail.
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OwENToN, Ky.-Dr. [. L. mandy says: 81
have found Browns Iron Bitters one of the
best tonics, and prescribe it frequently.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

Champagne is eaid to be slowly going cut
of fashion in London. American whisky Is
h~eoinning to assert its power.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

The latest bangels is of silver. Trade dol
lars are not used in its manufacture.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

Have you seen the Chrolitllion collars and
cuffs: Something new. Ask for them.
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Maiden, Mass, April %. 1888.
A Remarkable Tribute.

Sidney Ourchundro, of Pittsburg. Pa. writes:
"Ihave used DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the
Lungs many years, with the most gratifying results.
The relieving influence of Halls Balsam is wonder
full. The pain and rack of the body. Incidental to a
tight cough, soon disappear by the use of a spoonful
according to directions. My wife always sends for
Halls Balsam instead of a physician"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

ST have no preirdices against color" re-
marked Green. Very WE'LL" replied Brown,
''let me introduce You to Yellow Jack"
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29
BAD. BAD, BAD BLOOD.

Some blood is bad because it is poor and weak. Some is bad because
it contains impurities. Some men have such bad blood that the wonder ISL
it does not poison the mosquitoes who come to bite them.
The rich red color Of good bloodis owing TO the iron which is present.
Blood which has not enough iron in it is always unsatisfactory. The per
son in whose veins it circuates cannot be said to enjoy good health.
The efforts of expert chemists to produce a preparation of iron which
can be assirnated with the blood have resulted in that perfect preparation
which is Al important part of Browns Iron Bihers. Il til the only ono
which freely enters into the blood. It's the only one which accomplished
the desired good.
Weak, poor, thin blood may be made rich and strong, and impure
hood maybe purified by the use of that Great Iron Medicine, br0aTs
Ear Bfaev. I
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NO TROUBLE TO SWALLOW.

process has been invented by which
heavy planks can be manufactured from
straw.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

Solomon said $50 to the ant" bnt The
p~erverse youth of to-day goes TO bis uncle
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

A prize was offered in GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
for one who could kill tho most rats, and a
negro boy slew 1,049 in one day.
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"Rough ON

The Colorado potato bug has gone to JOIN
the trade dollar.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

In Virginia they are making flour of pea
auts, and tits praised.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

For burns, scalds, bruises, chapped hands,
sores or piles, use st. Patrick's Salve.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

An Oregon man wants to trade d niue for
ID wife. The deluded fellow thinks ne will
get something that wont kick.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

The "height OF the season. is generally
measuredb by the length of the summer hotel
bill.
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uaonI,UNpS IN BREAST.

A man may die before he gets justice.
Then again he may get it when he dies, if ne
is hanged by due process of law.
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A grizzly wretch, at our elbow, asks if thu
naked truth isn't a bare story.
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Thou little tricksy Puck!
With antic toys so funnily bestuck;
Light as the singing bird that wings the air,
(Carboiine, Carboline restores the hair.)
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A Soldier.

Controversy equaliZes fools and wise men
in the same way---and the fools know it.
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That Husband of Mine

Is three times the man he was before uslnl
Wells Health Remover. 81. Druggists.
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"Rough on Csrns."
Ask for Wells Rough on Corns. '15c. Quick
complete cure. Corns. warts, bunions.
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DIR. Grecn's Ox~ygennted Bitters
is the oldest and best remedy for Dyspepsia, Bilious.
ness, Malaria. Indigestion, all disorders Of the
Stomach, and all diseases indicating an impure con-
dition Of the Blood, Kidneys and Liver.
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Catarrh of the Bladder.
Singing irritation, Inflammation, kidney,
Urinary complaints, cured nv BuchupaibaSl.
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Nervousness, debility and exhausted vitality
cured BY using Browns Iron Bitters.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

I slept and dreamed that life was beauty,
and walked and found that life was duty.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

Souls are not saved in bundles. The Spirit
asks of every man. how is it with thee?
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-29

Csc buys a pair of Lyons Patent Heel Stiff
eners; makes a boot or s1oel last twice us long.
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Hostetter's sto,n-

o.
Hostettef's Stoin-
ach Bitters, by in
croos;ns vital noyver
'ieA''As
and rendering the
physical functions
regular ana actiVe'
keeps the system In
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"RRcAMk SNIINn AND WEL.Lw

Peanuts are pounded IN Georgia to make
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04

Mn A, s. MERRILL, the popular eypressman OF
brunswick, Me, writes May 80, lsss, as follows
"Haylng been severely AFFLICTED for about two years
with Inflammation Of the Kidneys and bladder so call
cd by my physicians, suffered with distressing pains
"a my back and retention OF urine caused by a stop
page Of the neck of the bladder, and complication OF
other diseases. was hardly ablc TO attend 20 my bust
ness, and az times would be completely Frustrated.
also affected with incontlncace OF urine 20 an
alarming degrees indeed, &c demanded my attention NJ
teen or twenty times per night and az times 10 would
seom impossible for me to ride down 20 The depot
my wagon, for every jar from the wagon would almost
seem TO take my life. Having failed 90 obtain relief
from my doctor, finally consulted our druggist Or.
Mcuyman. Of Brunswick and requested him "a furnish
nae with the most reliable aud speedy cure for such
sickness for was suffering too much for human
tlrc to endure long. The doctor recommended mo 90
use Hunts Remedy, ~ t had been used With rcmarka-
bic success In good many IA brunswick and VI
entity. purchased bottle and received such great
relief that continued and had not used two hotties
hrtore ] began 10 Improve beyond my expectations.
The pains IN my dncysn and luius disappeared gained
strength and my water began 10 pass naturally, and
WAS able 20 sleep sOundy, ana obtain the greatly need
ed rest which for a long time coold not am fully
restored 70 health, and can attend 90 my business
Thanks 20 Hunts Remedy for my restoration, aud
highly recommend IL 20 all who are troubled with kid
ney Complaints
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04

stop owing to hot box, and the pas
sengers got out TO see what was the
matter. and the elk and buffalo came
down towards the train. Bird went
back in the car to get his gun and
Johnson got upon the platform for
fear of being gored, and when Bird
came out with his pepper-box the elk
was licking Mr.. Egberts hand, and
the buffalo was rubbing his nose
against Clarke's boot, as though the
animals had known the two gentle
men before. Egbert blushed like a
schoolgirl as his deceived friends
came outof the car, and when Clarke
said Egbert, | guess that elk is the
one the Piute Indians used to drive to
cart in Cheyenne to haul water, isn't
it2n 1t seemed as though Egbert
would have given SO to have got
hold of the cowboy who did not at
tend to his business and scare the game
away from the train.
Col. Johnson got down off the car,
when he found there was no danger,
and after examining the buffalo, he
said it was the same one that was ex-
hibited at the Wisconsin State Fair
two years ago and then the train
started off, leaving the elk and buff
falo believing after it as though they
wanted to be petted. Mr.. Egbert was
very much chagrined at the failure of
his scheme to stock the prairies with
wild game, regardless of expense, and
he will go out of the business, though
he feels that it is wrong for Mr. Clarke
and Col. johnson to laugh at him,
when he was doing all that was pos
sible to make their ride over the prair-
les pleasant. We expect that next,
some railroad will buy out a men
agerie and turn the animals loose ia
side a barbed-wire fence for passengers
to get frightened at.