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Yesterday Mr.. j. Il. Bee man, father of
freddie Beeman, the little 4-year-old
boy who was run oyer and killed by a
car on the Main street railway, institu-
ted suit In the district court against the
railway company, by his attorney. j
X. Skiles, praying for damages in the
sum OF $4,000. Ilo alleges in his peti-
ton that the accident that befeli his
child was due to the negligence OF the
driver, John Cason, the driver of the
ear, who is under bond, of $500, has
not had his examining trial yet.
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Christmas Eye the Idl6wild club will
7ive reception TO their friends at the
Merchants Exchange rooms, with their
wishes for a merry Christmas. There
viii DO dancing and merry timegener
orally. The following compose the com.
mitteos:
Committee OF Auaugements-Ch
ilenning, Henry Wolf, VIII Reynolds,
G. G. Wright.
Reception Committee-Ge George Dexter,
X. Il. Meirs, w. q. Scarf, Price Wor-
rick.
Floor Managers A. NJ. Hall, Milton
Dargan, j. ID. Roberts, Frank Meeks.
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Attachment sui,s.

The following. attachments were run
In the United States Circuit court yes
terday against Mr.. Kahn Shields, who
made an assignment on the 18th inst:
Woodward d Warriok, New Jersey,
N,biS9i; Santiem White Lead company.
". Louis, Sl,0SS.SS; +. w. Rosenthal Il
Co, ST. Louis, Sl,0ls.73; u. S. Hobbs &
Co., Brooklyn, 1854; Il. w. Rosenthal q
Co.. ST. Louis, $2,ii6.05; Calvert & Co.,
~. Louis, $l,7l6.5i.
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who viii Have Another 1onen
silver plated table knives, triple
pate, stamped Kneyfly d Son, Dallas,
TeXas. Price, $2.75 per dozen.
who win Have
Sunday School HOLIDAY Fes,iyitlcs

The Sunday schools of the First Con-
EDUCATIONAL church and Gordell Mission
will celebrate Christmas in the church,
corner OF Harwood and Bryan streets,
with a childrens' festival and Christmas
tree, Thursday, at 6:30 o'clock. Active
Preparations arc being made for the
celebration. Tho pastor will deliver
az address, and the church will be
beautifully decorated bytne ladies.
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a morse ThIsf raLen In.

Friday morning young man of pleas
ing address called at the livery stable
OF Clark 4 Desmond, corner of Market
and jackson streets, and hired horse
TO ride few miles, as he said, into the
country. He stated that his name was
rsorge W smith, and that he had Just
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Rev. samuel Rosr, ID. d..

Christian guardian and evangelist,
Toronto, G. W., had severe and painful
troubles, erysipelatOus affection of
limbs, tried the best medical skill with
out success. Giles Liniment removed
the Itching, burning sensation; effected
cure. Trial bottles, Zoe. Depot, Thur
her, West broadway.
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MAMEEn

wy A-fri7,, tn - -0~~->-~~
w ~ oryi In YOU WANT HELD ~,
kind, apply at once: We W, /" t III work OF INV
PL0YMENT OFFICE. Go9 v .me country EN-.
str et, DalIos, Tav",, Wa VAIN and l2O1 I'm a'
W. 81 u ~ : ,-z- no2S.im
w placed 81 onco TAM "a, T. LIES CAN M
and everything f njshad arm" VI, near Mis- civ
EMPLOYMENT Device G'6 - applying ttSa
ias, ,eNaS' nal-
w associate pripnioo w fUSlllONIKs
University graduate, w. ur as atsi tantbv
Cold springs, Texas. '''eS - Box 3.
Wy !, YIN +, de2lR
w ~ ~ ED-N HAVE App Ia 6IrI0Is
d'e r.iJ III nio1ll uWeill houses sitnatai5YtN
,o, 10y nTlsHpuIhpOdN; persons hnvin"lh
thpni ~, Xxx tIres WIN mo tenants by nlSsi iot
Rea Estate and Coli, ctin,N iAf BoLANI,
street, o~po.ite ~ Ge oS'lls gents, 10 Main
,,--,l,,, ,'S'i - Hotel. de2l.lt
"a - I''-pC( tfANlS + x T4l75Ify
'N'' 1.uih'shtu front room. sonttIIh,
u. "IWto Aiho small furnished roo, nneI m
- -'"'" N.' do, y.
Is AFiEb-A POSITION AZ I ,l-.;!s
"uhher ana ironer by a comno,o1h,
w ~ good references Addrslles
~, i"lIas llcIHld, ra9t ~
.l' ANTED-TO PUR ii GSE ,--1-- ~
mi ch COW, with v uug mir uOOD
- y. .-olst COS, gI3 w d s.. HogyE 10
N ANiED-A Coz k-ApPT-y ,,-,-si -.
~ ALFHED DAVIS, corner of M a0 Mis-.
san Jacintp SITS ''"''en and
ANII'lJ-- up TT oeiOu
w yCuu,r tu !, a. n-, N'' nv H. ACTIVE
Train: can make fro,, e. - lVNN Gients ON
d O'KIEF, ROY o. y. ,,5,i. w., ~ itf oOy. Apply
o. Y
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Texas Real Estate Assoc,o,,o,

A call was issued yesterday morning
for meeting of the Texas Real, Estate
association, to be held in this city on
the 9th of January. The object oil the
meeting is TO petition the legislature to
amend the laws governing the leasing Of
the school lands.
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A lady has shown her benevolence 10y
presenting three pairs OF old Kid goyes,
a damaged back smell comb and tract.
ured hustle to the poor. a bottle of St.
Jacobs Oil sent would have saved her
reputation,
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NOTICES,


n orlCE-WH SuoG ~ 10 Pr SONS
~ having money for prohtable investment
" eau AZ our Office and p9rlnit us TO show
mem bargains In city real estate; no better
Time could be selected in which to make pur-
chaSes MURPHY u ROLANZ, Real Estate
and Collecting Agents, 7O9 Moin st de2l-lt
MuIlCE-LUANS NEHurIATED = in
~ connection with onr Real Estate busi-
ness we are prepared 10 furnish money in
sums 10 suit the applicant at reasonable
rates OF interest en- non homestead city prop
erty, either FORA long o. short period. MUIR
rhi BoLAN&, Real Esta,e and Collecting
Agents, opposite ~. George Botel. dell.lt
Nu,iOr. 40 iAll, AM LOU TT house
L lnhtlNNlorS: Notice is hetGby glv's
,hAt the CommisSio ers Court OF MNtln
e, uht Texas, Willr-colve ssacl bids on Isl
Al lnday Ia Jana ry, 1885, toe tho we elton Of
aJal Contractor are expected 70 submit
mlanS anu specifications for Iail hui ding.
Toe commissioners reserve the right tore
Jec, ANY ora bids
.tLsl FRANK LESTER,
- Attest: County Judge
DAILY l.EsTEE, District and Clerk Co. Cour',
Martenheld. Martin county, Texas.
hAl.hAs " WICHITA RAJ ROAD co
~ sEcRErARY's OFFICE, DALLAS, TEXAS,
December II, lSSi.--Notlce IL hereby
gwen tllnt the general annual meeting oil
me stockholders of the Dallas Il Wichita
Railroad Company will he held ut the gene
ral office OF the Company, No 723 Elm street,
~ tnoClNy OF DhllhS, 1cxhs, On the THIN
TUESDAY IN JANUARY, A ID. 1885, 1t be,
ing the 10Th day Of said month, at II
O'Clock noon. There will also be held az the
same time and place meeting of the board
OF Directors OF said Dallas u Wichita Railroad
Company. j, NJ MCCORMICK, Secretary.
NolICE 10 HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ have sold ont my Loan Office, W.,s
main street, to Robert II. Baird h Co., VINO
VIII conduct the business as heretofore
thankful To the public for the liberal pat.
r"nage extended to- ine for the past eight
years, ! recommend the new finn anu Of
SIOUX Tor them the same. RICHARD COIN,
NO1lGh TO UM NHNS OK OCCUPANTS
~ ol propery In sewer districts between
nam and Elm 81 Gets, from sycamore 10
hhrWood street and between Main nnd CoM-
nltrtc streets nom Jefferson to MurphyNtc,.
section OF sewer Ordinance-That private
sewers, water closets and sink hnsins, elv,
shAll he constructed in all OF said districts 70
connect With the district sewer, on noucv
from the city engineer, and as directed W
FAlu officer and not otherwise.
sub. Sec. ;. IL shall be misdemeRnorluI
mo owner or occupant of any building IN shy
sewer district-sny position of which lsuseo
Tor any purpose during any portion Oh wv
uAy-to fail TO have at least one water clore'
connected with the public sewer 10 daysM'
Yer mott ucation by the city engineer, eve.
The above district sewers nre constIuc.euu
ana ready for use, and all parties fntereM.u
are hereby notified 10 comply with the apo's
! sections CT the sewer ordinance.
W. NJ. JOHNSON, City Engineer.
November 10, 1884.
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Gold Vest Chains,
Etruscan Gold Bracelets
Onyx Jewelry,
Diamond Rings,
opera and Field Glasses.
Telescopes,
Silver Fruit Knives,
Gents Match Safes,
Smoking Sets,
Jewel Cases,
Fancy Napkin Rings,
individual Casters,
Fancy Vases,
Syrup Cups,
Bronze Lamps,
Card Receivers,
Ladies' and Gents Rings
Initial Jewelry,
After Dinner Coffee Sooon,
ScOnces. N'"s'
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Pug dogs as pets have had their day
among the extremely fashionable, but
colds never go out of fashion, so that il
Is always necessary to know that Dr.
BULBS Cough Syrupis sure cure fol-
all coughs and colds.
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Our great reduction In prices have
brought our diamonds within tho reach
OF all. kNErFLy Il Son, Dallas,
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Inc American Watch company have
recently put upon the market a beauti-
l lii, ana .n reliable watch. Knepny ~ Son
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LOS1.

osT-oN ELM ATREpT. BKrwETE
~ Sanger Brothers ANA PoS,oiIise, one pair
En'd eye Eihsscs. Finder will be REWARDED
ny, NY rtsn,urning same TO Office at Grand-N ind-
wi lOlcl, jeol-ll
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Financial agent b. o. il.
The idIcwild club.

Upright and square IL rdman pianos,
at Frees & Sons.
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E'oH SALE--A NICE, hkw rWO.SrORY
II residence OF rooms, hall, hath. room
anu plastered throughout, and supplied with
gus ana water, ana lot 50xli7, on which ara
anunber OF shade trees, and "A mont iron
ienHSei excellent noighborhood, In the vic nit'
m holel bogcl: offered low and ON rood
terms, by MuRrHl& BoLAS2. Real Estate
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u AN ILL., HREE % LIVE XCTiiyS
young in II TO act Us news age sUtl| b
'rMn,i can make from - to 81 prr DIV y"ts on
d. LEN hOS -, r. Markham 'Iy',W wy Apply
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Heavy Damage Suit.

tln JOliern
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EuR SALE AT a sAURIFlCE-5JXis
lHct ON north Side of Main, east of
1IuMuus street, Immediately east OF the ensL
oolnS' with cellar, in good condition and
newly painted; excellent elstcrn, Amy
MTRrIif y BoLANz, Real Estate Agents and
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~ ANfhD-N OMAN 10 bn-ELN,,,-. ~
~ tousework. Apply to En S-' Si + =
80. ana 159 Elm street, conner &y"l,,loN,
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Il AE.ihD-A COlk-APPLY 10 STiS.
san Jaciutp SITS Va "0S'eh and
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tg ANTIEib-rO rUR HASE 7S SI517s
J. s 59l en- co% WIN Jug aiG App GU 10
~, ~. NONlaGs, VuI w d S. -lPHIY w
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Is AEiED-A POSITION Az 1 SS.i,is
washer and lrouer by com NnoiOh,
Mts. NJ, Dallas Herald. address
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EOR Enc HANGE-WE OFFER AN EX.
u cellent cotingewthc urner l1t property.
ven improved AID central ur.'a,l, IA *.
ecnaange for dry goods. SG&rSoN 81 HUFFMAN,
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kH ANIEb-OCUuPANTS + n T. -S,;t "
W'e.j furnished front room. .1a thSdk,
l" I,ai Aiso small furnished rocIa m
tI.Dt
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E'UN HALE-VUND AND STOVE WOOD
a IN any quantity ana best Quality. over
SuVo cordson hand. Also, wanted 20 buy cot.
ton seed and seed cotton az highest marie,
price. A. DYsrERBACH. s"i5.t,
iNoh SALE-Ch EAP-IkN ShARESuE
~ the Dallas Building aud Loan Assocln
Won STOCK, Aldiess W, this office. dec2l-lt
TOR SALE TWO BklCK BUILDINGS
a. peEuk ~ per cent. on their value; also
nNe DWELLINGS,, clgihly located ana on pai1
. ....... SIMrsoN " nusrMAN. 7Si Elm st.
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w ANTkD-Wh HAVE App ia t melt
~ for GROOM dwell e houses tsiitGAIIloN
e @ sdS ne,lghborhood persons ha .vhSd in
Them in tie banG Tl 81 h4q tenants BY p&cesr
Yea. Estate and Collecting Apenis ~ 15ooLIA,Nz,
street opposite IT George Hotel, Nv Asan
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NoRSAhc-SMALL TRACTS or LAND.
4 improved and vacant, convenient TO the
Hl,N,And suitable for dairy or marke garden :
iuS purposes; also u number OF RUS ind
uhIilpioved lands In Dallas and adjnining
counties, by MURPHY q BuLANg, Land
Agents, No. 40 Main ST ''"'"
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ASSlGNEE'S NOTICE.

s!- CommsrcS Street, opposite Courthouse.
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DOR %CHANGE-ATA Il ERGAIN-WE
4 offer one of the finest farms I'm Johnson
county, 2S acres on Chambers creek, i'm "A
nigh state o cultivation. having everlasting
water MuJer anu convenient to railroad depot, I'm
son ~ KIFINI ~. ri Film ~
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EOR FNCHANGE-WE OFFER I00
l. acres Of land in Dallas county in tx.
Snahge FOR good horse, buggy and harness
SIMPSON IL HUFEAAN, 73l Elm ST.
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W 4NIhp-Tllh ILNAa MUVgaLEE.
~ aGEment Association win gIva GOD and
MoutE"'e employment TO experienced jnsnr.
9nvv sHiSi'oi'. Address A. M. HAM. Srcy..
LdfS, - Main street, Dallas. Tpya, 80,
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EuR SAhh-FlNE, PURE BRED AND
liolslcins at Riverside Stock Farm. iuterSec'
lloa 81 Jefferson and Cochran sts del-lm
EOh ENCn ANGE g. YET ANOTHER
ba,Eain-Wco offer one. half Interest ln
e IN HuurlNs and gtist mill, in n brick
nMlluins lron'rooied; also In gin house; new
tali new operating the same, in EXCHANGE fnr
D"i,N prop r y; property brings % per cent
on investment, and will be sold for yl,5l0
81 MHAMM N III I-L.LLL -MI - --l---,
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lNoH ENCHANGE-rWO FINE FARMS
L In excellent condition for Dallas civ
property, ; MPsoN & HUFFMAN, 7Si Elm
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Tho Greatest Medical Triumph OF the Agei
es.1sz.tzzsFzaa-a1aa-5a
Endorsed AL over the World,
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EOn itENT-SMALL, CHOICE COT
a tagcS at red ced rates; also one large
TGSd nee suitable for boarders. SIMPSON 4
HUFFMAN, 73l Elm It, dc9l. II
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-07-31
When Conventions were Unknown.

An exchange says that the first seven
presidents of the United States, covering
a period of forty-four years IN the history
of the country, were elected without the
Intervention of either a State or national
convention. The system, or rather the
lack of system, which would bring WASH
ipgton, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Mon
roe, John Quincy Adams and jackson to
the front cannot be called wholly bad IN
spite of the fact that the conventions
have now become no. less important than
the popular elections, for which IN
theory, they are only preliminary prep
aration.
Washington became q candidate by
universal consent and demand. On his
first election he had every electoral vote
but four, and on his second all but
three, these exceptions representing
blank ballots in both cases. At the frst
election votes were cast for eleven other
men, the highest number becoming vice
president, under the system in vogue
until 1904. John Adams, by two terms
of service in this Office, was supposed to
have natural claim on the first place,
and became candidate of the Federal
party, which had sprung into life as the
dominant wing during Washingtons
eight years of service. He was, there
fore, elected president in 1896, having
seventy one votes, or one more than
majority, to cast sixty eight for ] Tomas
Jefferson, who became vice president.
Again eleven other candidates received
votes in the electoral college, varying
one to fiGty-nine each. Among these
were Thomas Piuckney, Aaron Burr,
Samuel Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Geor &c
Clinton and John jaw, thus showing
that there was no lack of talent in the
candidates or aSpirants.
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PRICE THREE CENTS
HEALTH HINTS.

The, best way to allay sunburn Is to
bathe the face in cold cream at night.
A little spirits of hartshorn applied toa
spider or mosquito bite will soon relieve
the pain and itching.
For eczematous sores in children and
old people, Doctor Duhring recommends
an ointment of five grains of iodide OF
lead to the drachm of vaseline.
The habit Of wearing handkerchiets
and other coverings over the ears, so as
to press the external ears against the
head, is opposed on the grounds OF caus-
ing deafness.
A pleasant remedy for cough is lemon
honey. 1t is made of the juice of three
lemons, one pound of sugar, quarter OF
rolnd of butter and six eggs. The mix
ture is boiled and taken hot.
Where there is any indication Of bed
sores being formed, II common buffalo
robe should be spread under the patient,
with the hair side up, the under sheet
being spread over it next to the patient.
This is said to be far superior to cush-
ions, water pillows and pads.
Doctor Brandini, of Florence, says that
citric acid will assuage the violent pain
which is the usual concomitant of cancer.
He applies to the part pledgets of liHt
soaked in a solution of four grains of tie
acid in $50 grains of common water, with
the result of affording Instantaneous
| relief
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immense Continental Armies.

Colonel Hennebert, French professor,
has compiled some appalling statistics in
regard to the immense continental armies
that could be put into the field in case of
European war Not mere armies, but
armed nations, he says, will hereafter
meet on the battlefield, and the battles of
the future will be gigantic massacres.
BY the law of the I'd of May, 1874, the
German government is authorized to call
out, in case of war, 6,000, 900 men. BY
the ukase of January l, of the same
year. Russia is permitted to arm nearly
1900, 0O0 OF course, these numbers
are only on paper; but, deducting every
thing, taking the real number available
in the two empires, and 1t is posltlve
that Germany can put into the iield g.
$50, 600, and Russia $500, COO lighting
men, thoroughly drilled and disciplined,
while, as Austria, by her law OF Decem-
Der 5. 1868, is permitted to put on war
footing 1. 265, 900 soldiers, an Austro-
German Russian alliance represents, In
round numbers 1900, 900 combatants.
Join to these, as may be considered
certain, Italy's contingent, assured by
her laws of 1915, 1876 and 1872 at 2,
$40, 900 men, and the quadruple league
can dispose of mass of troops of all arms
exceeding 10, 900, 900, with ], 600 batteries
of field guns.
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In a Chinese Gambling Den.

A Chinese gambling den is one Of the
most repulsive sights to be seen in Hong
Kong. 1t is generally dilapidated
hovel or mat-shed, through the chinks
of which gray light streams from with
in and noise as of bedlam greets the
visitors ears. A score of voices are yell
ing and shouting together. The air is
full OF wild imprecations, terrible oaths
and hysterical laughter. When the storm
lulls nothing can be heard but the jingle
of coin. Lifting aside the grimmy cur
tain that conceas the entrance, an often
sive odor of foul breaths and unwashed
linen rises up. The room is small, only
about twelve by ten feet, and is crowded.
There is high table in the room, at one
end of which are seated the croupier, the
money examiner, with scales to weigh
the broken silver. On the other side OF
the table is motley crowd of haggard
faces, with bloodshot eyes, watching the
play with bated breath, and all In a
state of feverish excitement. There is
a checkered board lying on the table,
arranged in squares marked /, =, ., 4.
The croupier throws quantity OF copper
cash on the table and covers the heap
with basin. so as to prevent the players
estimating the quantity of the heap.
When this is done the players step for
ward and place their stakes on the
squares, according to each mans prefer
ence The croupier then removes the
bowl, and with an ivory rod proceeds to
remove the heap by taking away foui
cash at time. The remainder will be,
of course, one, two, three or four cash
and the winner is determined by the
accident of the remaining number Of
cash corresponding with the number o.
the square on which he has placed h'
stake. The game is called fantan.
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One of the Biggest.

Four years ago Fred Campbell was
down in the neghborhood of Smartsville,
to which place lie was delivering II wagon
load of soda water, A man was with
Campbell. As they were going along tine
road by Moneys Flat they heard noise
in a bush fence on one side, and, looking
they saw the head of huge serpent
emerge from the fence. The snake was
a monster in size and Campbell and bis
companion looked closely at it. They
described the boy, about the middle,
to be as large as flour barrel, and the
length of the snake was certainly over
fifty-one feet. They ascertaincd this apN
proXimate length by observing that when
the tail was just leaving the fence the
head of the serpent was near certain
bush, and the bush was about forty-one
feet from the hole in the fence where
the snake broke through. The distance
was measured, but the snake was not IN
a straight line between the two points,
tor it had the undUlations that all ser
pents use to enable them to crawl.
The big snake moved very rapidly to-
ward the Yuba river, and was IN SIGHT
for only some five seconds.
Before Campbell saw this monster many
persons had reported seeing very
large snake in the vicinity of Industry
Bar, at the junction of Yuha river and
Deer creek. Since Fred Campbells mar
rative every once in while we have
heard of persons seeing a great snake
somewhere on the line of one OF the
branches of the Yuba. Near French
reported as being seem Inc laiest
account we have is from Dr.. Holdsworth,
an excellent and truthful gentleman, VINO
resides at Milton, Sierra county. he
says that during the last snow storm he
saw track made i'll the snow as II
snowshoe had passed along, but the
shape of the track and the route II iol-
lowed showed that no human beng
could have made it. About week ago
he found out what made the track, tor
then he saw sporting in the water OF the
creek. near where the tracks were, a
huge monster, fully twenty feet long,
which resembled snake. we nave no
doubt but the snake DR.. Holdsworth
saw is the Younger brother or younger
sister of the snake Fred Campbell saw
near Smartsyille. We seriously beueVc
there is a family, so to speak, OF giSan-
tic indigenous serpents that lnhaolt !, til'
banks of the Yuba river in the ioothllis-
and the higher mountain regions. loo
many have seen such things to arrow y,
, doubt of their existence. e.-GTdSs |oI'eJ
(Cal) Iidia9s.