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sr. LOUIS December s.-tlour- unchanged.
family s. iO,s2 70. choice - l0N3 30. "u'y - 'o
al va.
Wheut--lpwcr and slow. 80 rcd 7''a@ '''.
cash. 1j's December. r. .Gtf1'i January
Cpri--loWtr aud dun. cash aud December
declined cent and uth-, markets '}o h-i'N
saturday. 'al. cash 31'a December alH"al ~
February
Oat---dul and lower. -. ca.M 2in4i't
December 2I4 January.
Whisky -~tcHdy NJ a. l..
urumctl-quiot Mt 81 9pn2 nl.
ProNi-iouS--l"w aud lower. the rall hnnfd
WIS resumed to day. md some llllIr sP'ruia
tive feeling was manifested
Pork I'll 1Ictsh; Sll 3jNll "a February
Bulk mcHt.-long clear s. ~; short rth - 3d.
short clear - "a car lots, s. 40 for February,
Bacol-Luug clear -. short rih "a short
clear .,tt7'.. III ca,h-long clear o'. january
short rib6 7uFrbruHry.
Lard . Gut.b ~ cash Is hid tor JuuuafN-
Kansas civ December " hrht weaker
On IA ~: January ~. bid. May 3d.. bid
Oat,-Dull and nominal, %. nd.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-09

Carpets, Carpets +, Carpct,,'' We
are Offering carpets to-day for ie--
money than they can be bought in the
New York market. Cali Oh NJ if you
need anything in that line,
~TIrIfENsnN, TIBBs Il STEINER
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Among your hrisinas Gi,,s.

NUsbaudS. 10 not forget that one oi
the most useful presents. to your wife,
j. a large hottcof Pond Extract 1t
j. esteemed 10y most families as a
house hold ncceN~ity.au as husbands.
like every body else. are usually pul'
lied about what TO choose for a Christ
mas Gitt. il l. well to feel that Your
choice will be- appreciated in this in
stance.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-09

KASsA-CITY. December s-CHttlc-Ihe Live
Stock Indicator reports receipts 3.6pu. market
SIN weak aud dun and prices uuactu j.
offerings generally common 10 medium.
exporters - sOH6 ~. good To- choice
shipping 81 s1'tb H. common To- medium 81 al
d5 10. feeder, - 7iai ~ COWS s. ,'"8 3D.
grass Texas steers g. ~. colorado hall breeds
g. 5ra 70
Hogs Receipt. 900 opened higher anal
closed lower NJ s. auntsi III.
shrrp--Ieccipt- Loo weak at g %" w' tar
to good mutton. g. jnu3 ~ common 10 me'lI-
un 81 9Or2 20
n. LouIs. December --Cnluo receipts
Wn; supply short quality poor eui ril. as
weak. Gtlr 10 medium native steers 81 .uHl pu.
common 81 uUa4 80. good tu choice steer,
would bring $, ioaj $50. good butcher sfoc',
u OuaI e., COWS and hriirtr - G'i o" I'I
laIs 3 uuGB r..
Hoxs-reccipts ,'p active ats! 9oai g..
-Aerl-re,clrt- --- nothing DOM 4''1 70"
best mgttus . l'Gi 40 common ~IinhrI "
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-09

We will resume control OF th"
Austin House again the l,t Of
January, l-s5, aud viii make it first
class the bedding and furniture all
brasd.ssv Iso, j. NEAVlI1,
Austin Is1.s
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why the People VIII DO II

because they can save money,
that the reason. r. T.. =. ~ .,at the
COrurT.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-09
Reliable News.

And all Waco and this county know
it, Ask your ncighbor, You who have
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-09

In caso'o dy-popsia d,huity rhoumal-m.
flyer 44l "s"r li'T,', ',2mp'"Ini !mri','l ~,
uthrl organize mRlujiy- lio-teurr ~tomn, b
Bitter, Is tried remedy t"5Nhich the mcjiral
brotherhood have lent th"ir pr"ics. iouHl same
tiuu. and which u- tonic Alternative and
household Specific tor disorders ui thu .tumuch
liver aud hpN,ls hus am uubouudcd popularity
For sale boy druggists aud dealers. 'o whom up
ply for lIustoUrr Hhgauuc for l~9,
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COMMERCIAL.
OttOti.

GALVESTON. December = The follow INK IS
comparative statement ut cotton receipts eat
the principal ma kclN today ami fhe ,uiuc date
la. II Nt4af
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HAY" You ,ccn our ; vases am"
toilet sets. zoe china cup, and sailcer',
less than half price. Everything
marked down in honor u OF the
hard times and to close out stock.
". II. Watkins Book store.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-09

Every smoker should try Little
joker.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-09

The novelties in the jcwelry line Al
ssvSIki = AIsrss are Wsrtk tesin.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-09

Cloak, aud circulars sold ni lea, WI
low price, ai L. II \hi.N@
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-09

GNIVINtON- UrromNrr H-FUINrVS WN'n'I
Gru ruled steady clused steady AZ Ito 3 points
higher.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-09

ktNrIUTs. l,-V1 NHINN. 0hItS ~ TNT'N' ~
ports 3.4gl bales coustwise 71sl hulrs stock
81 10 bales
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LIVERPOOL srors--NiGsr GtroHr

Exports thus week Great Britain. Is So
France II 6jN continent 2llu stock al Omitted
state, ports mi, day, eN,,t this day Inst yeor
lll1siU
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12
ASafequard.

The fatal rapidity with which slight
Colds and Coughs frequently develop
into the grayest maladies of the throat
and lungs, is consideration which should
lmpel every prudent person to keep at
hand, as household remedy, bottle of
AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL.
Nothing else gives such immediate relief
and works so sure cure in all affections
OF this class. That eminent physician,
Prof. f. SweetZer, of the Maine Medical
School, Brunswick, Me-, says
"Medical science has produced no other ano-
dyne e1pectorant so good as AYERS CHERRY
PEcToRAL. 1t is invaluable for diseases of the
throat and lungs"
The same opinion is expressed by the,
Wel-hnown Dr.. L. j. Addison, of Chicago,
H., who says
81 have never found, in thirty-ive years OF
continuous study and practice of medicine, any
preparation of SO great value as AYERS CHERRY
PICTORIAL, for treatment of diseases of the
throat and lungs. 1t not only breaks up colds
and cures severe coughs, but Is more effective
than anything else In relieving even the most
serious bronchial and pulmonary affections"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12
CONTRACT WORK.
Retaining Walls on Rice Street.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUEBLO WORKS.
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 2, 1884. I

Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation of the
city of St. Paul, Minnesota. at their Office in said
city until ~ M on the 14th day of April, A. d.
1884 for the construction of the necessary re-
tanning walls on Rice street, from Blanca street to
the northery city limits, in said city. according
to plans and specifications on file in the Office
of said Board
A bond with at least two (2) sureties in sum
of at least twenty (20) per cent. of the gross
amount bid must accompany each bid
The said Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
Official:
RI. GoRMAN Clerk Board of Public Works
nA-tQ4
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12
AYERS
Cherry PICTORIAL

Is not new claimant for popular conf
denee, but medicine which is to-day
saving the lives of the third generation
who have come into being since it was
first offered to the public.
There is not household in which this
invaluable remedy has once been in
troduced where its use has ever been
abandoned, and there is not person
who has ever given it proper trial
for any throat or lung disease suscep-
tible of cure, who has not been made
well by it.
AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL has,
in numberless instances, cured obstinate
cases of chronic Bronchitis, Larnygitis,
and even acute Pneumonia, and has
saved many patients in the earlier stages
of Pulmonary Consumption. 1t is
medicine that only requires to be taken in
small doses, is pleasant to the taste, and is
needed in every house where there are
children, as there is nothing so good as
AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL for treat
ment of Group and Whooping Cough.
These are all plain facts, which can be
verified by anybody, and should be re-
membered by everybody.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral
PREPARED BY
DR.. J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all druggists.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12
BRICK CONDUIT

for water supply. Work to be done in accord
ance with plans and specifications on file in the
office of the Engineer of said Board.
bond of twenty per cent. Of the amount bid
with two sureties, resident of the state of Mime
sofa, must accompany each proposal. A form Of
bid will be furnished on application.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
L. W. RUNDLETT,
Engineer Board of Water Commissioners.
95-103
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A, means daily; C, exceptsundays; E, except Sat
urdays; +, except Monday.
Additional trains between St. Paul and Minneapolis
via ''Shor Line leave both cities hourly. For par
ticUlars see short Line time table.
st. Paul-Chas. Thompson City Ticket Agent, Isl
East Third street. Brown & Knebel, Ticket Agents,
Union Depot
AIinneapolis-G. L. Scott, City Ticket Agent No. 7
Nicolet House. A. B. Chamberlain, Ticket Agent,
Depot.
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LAKE ELMO AND SALTWATER TRAINS
LEAVE HTNNEAPOLIs.
i7l0 m, 1880 a N, '12:OO III, 1850 m, 1850 IN,

LEAVE MTNNEAPOLfs
I7:l0 m, 1880 a N, '12:OO III, 1850 m, 1850 IN,
1900 m.
LEAVE ST. PAUL.
1000 m. ISIS ~ 1905 IN, 1905 m, 't2:ij q m,
'2:0J IN, f5;Oj m, and '7:l5 m.
LEAVE sTILLwATER FOR 81. PAUL AND aISNEAPoLrs.
6:O5 IL, 1880 a m, Is:28 a IN, I12:OO N, 'l:l3 III,
1880 p N, 1880 IN, 1850 m.
; Dailv. Except Sundays. Except Mondays.
ezy@Tickcts sleeping car accommodations, and all
information can be secured at
No IS Nlcoet House block, Minneapolis,
D. CHARBONNEAU, Ticket Agent.
Minneapolis depot, corner Washington and Fourth
avenue north II. l. MARTIN Ticket Agent.
Corner Third and Jackson streets, st. Paul,
CHAS. II. PETSCH. City Ticket Agent.
New Union Depot. foot Of Slbley street,
KNEBEL d BROWN, Ticket Agents.
II. L. HAYDN, Ticket Agent Saltwater.
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Hastings & Dakota Div.
Milbank Ex............ -.
Glendale g. Aberdeen Elk. e.
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LEADING BUSINESS MEE
ST. PAUL, MINI.
ATTORNEYS AND CoUNsELLORs AT Law.

STANFORD Newell, Attorney at Law, First Nation
al Bank building, corner Of Fourth and jackson sts
96-1s5
THOMAS G.. EATON, Room so, GILLIAN block, St.
Paul, MINI.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12

We passed over quarter of a verste more.
A hamlet appeared at last on the border of a
ravine of no great depth In a by-place was
cottage with thatch roof, half uncovered,
and a single chimney. In one of the two
chambers of this wretched iSbd lived the
brgadier. The lady of the hamlet was the
wife of counsellor of state, Nine. Lomoff,
who resided constantly at st. Petersburg 1t
was she, / learned later, who had given this
corner to the brigadier. She had also as
signed for his nourishment monthly al
lowance of pood of -four with little salt
and oil, and finally had allowed him as a SER
want a young idiot girl, taken from the serfs
of the hamlet, who, though she hardly under
stood human language, yet sufficed in the
Judgment of Nine. Lomoff to sweep the floor
and cook a cabbage soup. On the threshold
of this cottage the brigadier turned toward
me, and, making me enter before him with
his smile of the time of the Empress Gather
inc, he asked me if l would deign to visit his
apartment. Everything was so dirty, so des-
titute, so miserable, that the brigadier, hay
ing probably caught on my face the impress
sion produced upon me by the sight of his
abode, said to me suddenly in French, shrug-
ging his shoulders: see nest pas 4 y < cell
de perdriX.'' l could not make clear what
ne had wished to say by these words, because,
l having addressed him in French, he no
longer answered in that language. Two OBJ
jects had struck me especially and from the
first in the brigadier's chamber: the cross of
an officer of st. George under glass in black
Frame which hung on the wall, and which
bore in old characters the following inscrip
ton; ''Received by the Colonel of the regi-
ment of Tchernigof, Vassili Gousskof. for
the taking of Praga by assault in 1884," and
also portrait in oils, the bust Of young
woman, very beautiful, with black eyes,
brown complexion, long face, high pow
dered head of hair, dressed in full robe of
large design, bordered with blue fringe, as
was worn about 1880. This portrait was, no
doubt, ill-painted; but it must have been a
likeness; so much one felt in it an indivi-
dual and indubitable life. In the strict, close
curve of the nose, in the lips, regular, but
fat, and thin, in the nearly straight line of
the thick eyebrows might be read charac-
ter imperious, proud, and passionate. No
effort of the imagination was needed to re-
present to oneself how this face might sud
denly become iniamed with passion and fury.
Under the portrait, on a little pedestal, was
bunch of half-withered wild flowers in com
mon glass jug. The brigadier approached
the pedestal, placed carefully with the other
| flowers the pinks he had gathered, and, rails
| ing his hand in the direction of the portrait,
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ARRIVING TRAINS.


INV q C4N iolDl.
Chicago IL Milwaukee Ex..
Chicago & Milwaukee Elk.
La Crosse, Dubuque, Rock
Island & St. Louis Ex.
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Iowa & MINI. Division.
Sou. Mimi, Ia. &Dav'pt Elk.
Owatonna Accommodation
MasonC City,, Sou. q West. Ex
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Nice aattIl
Fine TAILORING,
las EAST THIRD STREET.
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway.
THE FAST Mail Line!
The finest Dining Cars In the world are run on all
through trains to and from Chicago
- , Leave Leave
Al Inv -DA--''' Minneapolis st. Paul
River Division.

River DIVISION.
Milwaukee &c Chicago Elk. .
Milwaukee s. Chicago Elk. d.
La Crosse, Dubuque, Rock
Island 81 St. Louis Ex....
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Hastings & Dakota Div.
Milbank tx.
Glendale & Aberdeen Elk. .
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S'I see 1t is not worth the trouble,' said
Cucumber suddenly. ''The fish did not rise
and his Grace is just seized with an access
of melancholy. Let us go in-that Will be
better.n
He drew from his pocket with precaution
little tin bottle stopped with wooden peg,
and poured on the back of his hand several
pinches of bad tobacco mixed with ashes,
which he stuffed in both nostrils at the same
time.
''Oh! divine tobacco" cried he, coming to
himself as from an ecstasy, Kit gives you a
thrill right to the teeth. Come, my little
pigeon, VassiH Fomitch, deign to rise"
The briGadier rose from his seat.
''Do you live far from here!' l asked Gu
cumber.
ellis Grace does not live far away, less
than yerste.
evil you permit me to see you home?"
asked I of the Brigadier, not wishing to sep
arate from him SO soon.
He regarded me fxedly, and smiled with
that particular smile grave, polished, and
slightly atfected-which l have never seen
but on the faces of very old men, and which
always reminds mel don't know why-of
powder and French coat with Strass but
tons, in a word, of the last century. Then
he added, laying stress on each syllable, che
would be enchanted,'' and Immediately fell
again into his torpor. The gallant chevalier
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12

Dining Cars the finest IN the world and luxurious
Smoking Room sleepers on all Chicago trains.
-. ,r Arrive Arrive
N'i-'' i0 ST. Paul. Minneapolis
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12

Chicago & Milwaukee TX, I
Merriam Jet. and ShakOpee.
Chicago Night Express.
Sioux City d Sioux Falls.
Omaha and Kansas City.
North Wisconsin & Superior
Merriam jet. and ShakOpee
Green Bay and Appleton.
River Falls. ...........
Dos MOlnes East EXpress.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-13
Poor Old Vanderbilt.

/ learn with much sadness that
Mr.. William H. Vanderbilt's once
princely fortune has shriveled
down to $150,000,O00. This piece
OF information comes to me like Il
clap of thunder out Of clear sky.
Once petted. fondled and caressed,
William H. Vanderbilt, shorn OF
his wealth, and resting upon no
foundation but his sterling integ-
rity, must struggle along with the
rest of us. In conclusion, | do
not know what to say, unless it be-
to appeal to the newspaper men
of the country in Mr.. Vanderbilt's
behalf. While he was rich he
was proud and arrogant. He
said: Let the newspapers be
blankety, blanketed to blank OF
words to that effect, but we do not
care for that. Let us forget all
that, and remember that his sad
fate may some day be our own. In
our atfluence let us not lose sight
of the fact that Van is suffering
Let us procure him a place OH
some good newspaper. His gram
mar and spelling are a little
rickety, but he might begin as
ianitor and gradually work his
way up. Parties having clothing
or funds which they feel like Civ
ing him, may forward the same
to meat Hudson, Wisconsin, post
paid, and if the clothes do not fiji
Van they may possibly fit me.
Bill Nye.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-13
VOL. 10.
ONLY A NEWSPAPER MAN.

We are nobody, then, it is curious!
only the slave of pen;
lhe place which we designate "sanctum"
Is the lair of beast, or den.
Our work any one could accomplish
Just tryit dear sir. if you can.
You'll find that in one thing you are lack
ing;
IT'S the snap Of newspaper man.
I've $1,000 IN the parvenu's parlors,
Where wealth to the eye is unrolled-
Whcle mankind is put in the balance
And weighed by the standard of gold.
Ard creatures Of beauty and fashion,
Whose life is frivolous span,
Drew aside as if there were contagion
IN the touch of newspaper man.
And / thought: Are my hands red with
murder
DO Inherit the signet of Cain?
Nay, surely, l must be leper-
All marked with the hideous stainl
But no, there are more potent reasons
For putting me under the ban;
The sneer and the look say I'm only
Only a newspaper man.
Is 1t wrong to use paper and scissors?
Is it crime to get bread by the pen?
Would intellect shine like diamond
If newspaper men never had been?
The man who absconds with million
Is soon welcomed back from Japan;
While he whose pages sparkles with be auty
Is only u newspaper man.
I'm proud Of my rank and my station,
AS the monarch is proud Of his throne;
I've kindred in every nation,
And brethren in every zone,
The high, the rich and the naughty
Deny it to-day, if you can
Will fawn for the sake of 'notice"
At the feet of a newspaper man.
wonder, sometimes, in my sanctum.
When alone with the work of the day,
If wehave right to the heaven,
Beautiful, bright, far away;
viii the angels who stand at the portals,
To welcome whoever they Can,
Turn aside when they see us and whisper,
Hes only a newspaper man."
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-13

"Wilder jenkins" said an Ohio
farmer, as he bursted into her
house one morning, 4 am a man
V basin S., I'm worth $4,000 and
want you for wife. l give you
three minutes in which to answer
L don't want ten seconds, old
mani she replied, as she shook
out the dish cloth. 4 am n woman
Of business, worth $4,000, and
wouldn't marry you if you were
the last man on earth! l give you
a minute and half to git! He
got.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-13
Scrnfnla.

Are any members of your fam
lily thus afflicted ? Have they any
scrofulous sores or ulcers ? Ii SO,
AMI it should be neglected, the pc
culiar taint, or poison, may de-
posit itself in the substance of the
lungs, producing CONSUMPTION.
Look we'll to the condition of your
family, anl il thas afflicted, give
the proper remedy without delay.
Buy that which makes absolute
cares in the shortest space of time.
The unerriEg finger of public
opinion points to b. B. b. as the
most wonderful remedy for Scrof-
ula ever known. You need not
take our word you need not know
our names-merit is all you seek.
Ask your neighbors, ask your
lrnggist, ask or write to those who
rive their certificates and be con-
einced that B. B. B. is the quick
'st and most perfect Blood Puri-
.ier ever before known.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-13

Sarah Seals, colored, who lives
near Cassville, was Z years old at
the close Of the Revolutionary
War, is still healthy and spry, and
does her share of the household
work. She expects to live to be
10 years old. She joined the
Baptist church last year, being at
the time 106 years of age, and the
oldest member ever received in
BGrt0w county.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-13
ANOTHER FREAK OF NATURE.
The Woman Whose Scalp is Covered
With Rattlesnake Skin.

All the phenomena of the
human body are not yet by any
means understood by science, and
probably never will be, says gen.
tleman writing from Middleburg,
Schoharie county, N. Y. 1t is very
easy to verify the truth of what 1
am about to write you.
Let anyone so up to- Polly
Hollow, little settlement among
the mountains, about four miles
east of Middleburg, and ask for
Mrs. Jane Flagg. She is widow.
about forty-fve years old, and
lives in a tumble-down shanty
near the edge of the wood, on the
upper side of the narrow valley.
Eight years ago she was attacked
by a peculiar disease of the scalp.
At first her head was covered with
small ulcers, while almost all her
hair fell out and would not grow
again. The disease gave her such
torment that life for over year
was only a burden. Finally she
went to an herb doctress, an old
mulatto woman, who then lived
tw) miles further up the noun
tain road, but who has died since
that time. This old hag, who bore
the reputation of being a witch,
told her to gather certain herbs
from graveyard at midnight,
boil them, and then mix the de-
coction with the blood and lacer-
ated skin of q freshly killed rat
tlesnake and rub her head with
the ointment thus made. The
sufferer blindly followed this adj
vice, gathered the herbs as direct
ed and then began looking for
rattlesnake. She offered a dollar
for one, and two young men went
up to the Niskcraw Mountain,
killed one and brought it to her.
Then she mixed all the ingredients
together and rubbed the abomina-
BILE mixture upon her scalp. With
in week the ulcers began to heal.
She was overjoyed at this result,
and continued to rub on the mix
ture oftener than ever. Within
month from the time she first be-
gan using it the disease had en-
tirely disappeared, leaving the en-
tire scalp covered with healthy
healing. All the neighbors mar
yelled greatly at the cure, and the
old mulatto doctress suddenly
found herself famous in small
way.
"But you can imagine every
Oody's astonishment when, after
about six weeks longer, the heal
ing on her head began to drop of
and revealed the startling fact
that the woman's head was coy
ered with rattlesnake skin. There
could be no mistake about it. The
hard, shining scales and the pecu-
liar marking was exactly like the
skin of that most deadly of ser
pents, the rattlesnake. What
strange effect the blood and macer-
ated fragments of the skin of the
reptile she had used to make the
potion had produced upon her
scalp SO as to make rattlesnake
skin grow upon it in place Of the
natural skin, / do not pretend to
explain, nor do / believe any one
can. But, nevertheless, it is'
fact, as any one who will take the
trouble to go up to Polly Hollow
can see for himself"