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Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20
plant by dipping and skimming from

plant by dipping and skimming from
portionsof the lake where it existed in
the largest quantities. After keeping
the animals from water twelve hours,
and until they were quite thirsty,
gave them all they would drink of this
water. There was such an amount Of
the Shiny plant present that it gave to
the water the consistency of linseed
oil. Though tho horse drank between
three and four gallons, and the calf an
equal amount in proportion to its size,
not the slightest symptom of disease
was produced. These animals were
again prepared, and n second expert.
ment tried tho next day, which proved
equally barren of results. | became
convinced that there was nothing poi.
sonous in the plant during the stage
at which l found it, whatever may be
true of it at other seasons. The farm
ers about the lakes, however, all
united in the opinion before the trial
was made that it was now too late in
the season. That, as the "lake had
begun to NELL" animals could drink
the water with impunity. Thus the
experiment proved valueless so far as
positive results are concerned. So far
as / am able TO learn, no animals have
died in the vicinity of the lakes since
these experiments were made. The
fact that cattle having free access to
the lakes are not attacked after this
season of the year does not disprove
the existence of toxic properties in the
earlier stages of growth.
Again, it may be found that the APP
pearance of this little plant is but a
coincidcnt and has nothing whatever
to do with the real cause of the dis
ease, which may have been overlooked
in the presence of what at first APP
peared the obvious explanation. had
no opportunity to make post-mortem
examination, or of seeing any animal
affected with the disease; but, accord
ing to the best history | could obtain,
the sudden death, preceded by pro-
found coma, and the peculiar LESSONS
of the stomach, would not seem I,
furnish any parallel to any specili
form of disease known TO veterinary
science.
During the month of July l founr
the limnactis in the waters of Yves
Okoboji lake; Dickinson county, Iowa
1t existed in limited quantities as com
pared with what | found in SakataI
and Tetonka. have not been able Il
find it in the waters of any of the othe
Iowa lakes. Nor have | been able t,
learn of the loss of any stock under
conditions similar to those affecting
the Minnesota cattle. propose to be
gin more careful series of expert.
ments early next summer, with thu
hope of arriving at more certain re-
suits.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20
down, there he stood on the fence aaz

down, there he stood on the fence gaz-
ing at me.
:'You Bose!" yelled n voice, "come
here, sab. Don't pay no 'tcntion to
him, stranger. He only wanted to
skeer you little"
."He has succeeded, l replied. with
out placing enough confidence in the
mans explanation to trust myself to
descend within reach of the dog.
go way from thar tell you, sab, ="
throwing an iron wedge against. the
fence. The dog jumped down and
trotted away, and thus assured Of
protection, left my perch and joined
the man in the yard.
"How do you do, sah?n said he, ex-
tending his hand.
"As well as frightened man could
well be-" | rejoined.
"Wall, he wouldentcr hurt you even
if he had gotten his mouth on you.
He amt got no teeth. He is gittin'
along in years and has fit coons till
his teeth ain about all gone. Come in.
followed him into the house. In
front of a small fire in n great fire.
place Place' saI woman anu a glrl' lhey
arose ,,,o wncn hl, we Ii Gn.ereu. inc woman m
positively beautiful, with flashing
plaik eyes anu mar hs uark rs inc
sis s"Ttcisu looln Vi hlluhlSht, III.
tpiu mem my my name aiter
mnich W INC man sad MY name Is
is;l nGuninn ~, oeleries ta's Is my Wnc ana
!, !hlsT Wi'n an ar OF prlue, l hha9-
ineu IS my d"ughter Lchtie' oct
9oWn an MAKE yoursell III nome; /
uoh KNOW your suslncss ana am I
Keen 10 KNOW sun II IL S All inc same
10 YOU wy les teIl us why you ar IN
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20
For the Cook.

Restaurant propretors are not al.
ways bad masters. "Here!' called a
man, making an impatient gesture
which quickly brought the negro
waiter. This is the worst piece oi
beefsteak l ever saw"
"Whut's dc matter wild 1t, bossF
Amt 1t healthyp" hs
Healthy why, it was fed on the
Banting system--all muscle and no
fat. Can't you bring me q better
pieceP"
.No, sab, dat's do bes' we's got"
II saw boy go through here just
now with the finest kind Of steak"
"Yas, sab, but dat was fur de cook" !"
"For the cookp'
"Yas, sab. We's sorter behind wild
do cooks wages, sab, an we haster
feed him well ter keep him frum
lcabin' us In dc lurch. Come round
some time when we'se squar' wild do
gennerman an we'll feed yer in great
shape, sab, - -Arkansaw 1rcveler.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

AN aeronaut named Price was half a
mile high when his balloon burst, at
Ncveda, Mo-, and for most of the dis
tance he fell with awful velocity; but
the bag happened to fill with air in
such n manner that the descent was
retarded for the rest of the distance,
and the man was not fatally injured.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20
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Red noses blanched.:
No pay for failures:
Failure impossible.


"How do you blanch nosc?" asked
newsgatherer of the manipulation of
the rubicund probo:ccs.
"That is my art, sir" he replied,
with majestic sweep of the hand.
However, | will give you some
insight into my method of procedure.
You are perhaps not aware that the
rosiness of the nasal organ, generally
produced by the extraordinary and
iong-cOntinucd inhibition of fiery
alcoholic stimulants, is due not to the
action of the stomach and liver, as
has been sometimes stated, but to the
direct action of the heart"
"Um, hum
"Wcll, SIR" continued the man Of
noses, with a gratitied air, "liquor
stimulates the hearts action and
drives the blood direct to the head.
That organ, being bony, can not ex-
pand with the superlluity of san
guincous fluid injected into it, and the
blood has to find an exit. The nose is
the softest and most elastic portion Of
the head; so the blood flies there. By
the continued stress, so to speak,
brought to bear upon the small vessels
in the nose, they become permanently
stretched and lose their normal elastic
condition. The blood is not pressed
out of them, but remains and becomes
CONCEALED. Do you comprehend"
"Um, hum"
"To me, sir,n said the doctorer,
"belongs the credit of having dis.
covered all this. Aud having dis.
covered the cause, set to work and
soon found out the remedy"
"And that isP"
at takes several days, but failure is
impossible. This is the operations: ]
take my patient into this back room,
which l always keep dark. To his
swelled member | apply from four 10
six leeches, while at the same time
galvanize his nose by means of a
sponge. The effect of the galvanism
is to restore the normal elasticity to
the arterial and venous fibres, while at
the same time the congealcd blood be-
COMES once more fluidificd by the
fresh blood drawn through il by the
sucking leeches. You follow mePn
"Um, hum"
cat the end of fifteen minutes re-
move the leeohes and the sponges, and
apply instantaneously mold Of plas-
ter of paris to the tender member.
In less than week, by daily treatment,
the nose has regained its original
shape, and the abnormal bloom has
disappeared, and my method has re-
ceived substantial proof Of its eflica-
cy."
ado you have many patientsP"
"My book will show you the names
of hundreds. My method never fails.
Oh, from $5 to $40 nose. l charge
according to the amount of work ]
do" Philadelphia Times.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20
The C0lonel's Maxim.

Col. Bumgar1ner stumbled into a
party Of gentlemen who were discuss.
ing old maxims.
"Zat's my han, too said Bum; "a
allus (hic) sticks to my fav'rite max.
imp
(Which one Is that, BUMP"
"Yit's 'neverput (hic) off till to.
morrow whacher kin co-hoo to-day!' "
"Well. what are you going to do
nowp" ~
"I' m go-ho-ing to take a drink y
you'll set EN- upl" ,N \
Which was very promptly DONE
Georgia Cracker,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

THE widow of President Polk, who
passed her eighty-frst birthday ami
versary in September last, has kept a
close watch upon this years political
contest; and though increasing age
has somewhat diminished her partisan
ardor, she expects to retain until the
last moment of life her deep interest
in national affairs.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

A MOVEMENT is afoot in Germany to
rehabilitate General Arthur Georgey,
who since the insurrection of 1S4S has
been laboring under the accusation Of
treachery in surrendering at Villages,
For many years he has lived in seclu-
sion and almost abject poverty. Cen
cral Klapka and the veterans of 1913
are at the head of the movement to do
him tardy iustice.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20
Nose Blanching.

On Burdctte street, below Washing.
ton, there is small, dingy store, the
window of which is filled with an in
congruous collection of trusses, bottled
monstrosities, hair oil, botanical speei.
mems, and colored engravings of mis-.
representations of the human frame.
Over the window is the proprietor S
name, James Tweed. Prominently
placed in the window is n dirty pla.
card, saving:
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

SIR MOSES MoNTEFIoRE's uncle,
Josh" was perhaps the most remark.
able of his fathers seventeen children,
for he was lawyer, an author, buc-
cancer and score of other things,
was married a second time at the age
of seventy-three, and died at eighty
one, leaving widow and six small
children, the youngest of them being
only six weeks old.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

THE streets of Winnipeg, Manitoba,
are very picturesque in the afternoons.
Young exquisitcs with single eye
glasses languidly stare at daintily
dressed ladies of fashion. Stolid half
breeds walk back and forth with toes
turned in, while Indian squaws trudge
along with their infants strapped to
boards on their backs. Mounted po-
lice in scarlet coats and white helmets
add color to the scene.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

PRINCE BISMARCK never uses any
pens save those made of goose-quills,
and dries his writing with blue sand.
Steel pens and blotting.paper he deems
inventions of the enemy.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

GoPHERs have become such nui-
sance in some parts of Dakota that the
local authorities in many counties
make a standing offer of five cents for
every gopher's tail. This has led to
gophcr's tails being used for currency.
Shoppers ask for several tails worth
of calico; topers go into bar-rooms and
throw down tails enough for a drink,
and 1t is said that tails have even been
put on the collection plate at religious
meetings.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

A SHORT railroad which is run from
the Southern Pacific Railroad to a salt
mine IN Idaho is ballasted with great
blocks of pure salt crystal.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

Mr.. HENRY NJ. STANLEY will on
December deliver the inaugural adj
dress of the new Scottish Geographical
Society at Edinburgh.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

THE Prince of Wales will in future
give increased facilities to tenants on
his Devon and Cornwall estates for
the purchase of freehold building sites.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

The Glass Ware Reporter says that
tempered glass may now take its rank
among valuable inventions, subject,
however to many defects in its present
atnta
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

1T Is rumored in Boston that the
Rev. James Freeman Clarke will soon
retire from active ministerial duty.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

PROFESSIONAL autograph hunters
will be dismayed to learn that for
many years past Alfred Tennyson has
signed his name only to letters to his
nearest friends. All other communi-
cations, including replies to open or
concealed applications for. his auto
graph, have been, and are, penned and
signed in his name by Lady Tennyson.
who writes q bold. strong hand, much
more masculine in appearance than
the poets.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

want no specktickel. Set down and
tell our fricn about the cave"
IAN that | could tell would not be
half so interesting as visit to the
place. Tomorrow we will go and see
it,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

SCHUYLER CROSBY is now transferred
from the territories TO the capital, and
becomes first assistant postmaster gen
eral. Governor Crosby is an old New
Yorker and has many friends there
who rejoice in his successive advance
ment from Florence to Montana and
from Montana to Washington. Like
the head Of his new department he is
personal friend Of the presidents
and was one of his earnest supporters
at Chicago. f43s
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

In New York there were 75,00O,O0O
ballots printed for the election last
Tuesday.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

The Hon. George Bancroft now
takes long daily walks instead of horse
back rides.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

A sCHooLMAsTER in Iowa called his
prettiest pupil to his desk and asked
her if she would marry him, She
replied promptly that she would not.
"If you were the last man on earth,
and l was forty instead of sixtecp,"
she added, 81 wouldn't take YOU
Resuming his character of pcdagoguc,
he decided that Ler language was dis
respectful, and feruled the hand which
he could not get matrimonially. The
girl now sues him for damages.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

NANTES, France, has had a Charley
Ross case. A sweep decoyed away a
boy of nine and put him to climbing
chimncys One day this man and a
comradc, when half drunk, stripped
the child and whipped him with net
ties. Tho boy managed to escape, and
told his story to some one who COM
municated with his friends, and after
months hue and cry he is at home
again, and his abductor in custody.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20
CURRENT TOPICS.

OVER $50 Northern Pacific cars are
hauling stock from Montana.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

Talking without putting up the mon
ey is called "chin betting" in New
York
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20

A PEARL necklace of only one row
lately brought $4,000 in New York.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-10
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Review Of the Transactions Of the
Land Board During its
Entire Existence.
Jones Republicans Intrude Upor a
Meeting Of the straightouts-
Rusk Penitentiary.

| Special TO the Gazette.
AusUIN, TEX, Sept. "A complete
statement OF the transactions OF the
land board during its entire existence
by Randolph Lawrence, the secretary,
shows as follows;
Sales 10 actual settlers under section
8, act OF 1888, lie $50 acres.
Sales TO actual settlers under the
rules Of the board, pos 100 acres.
Sales made by the board In Jan uary,
! 1884, /, $50, 600 acres.
Total sales, ,95S, 720 acres.
Receipts from leases to september /,
1884, $4,000.
Interest on all sales made by the
board TO September approximates
| $l75,000
The September sales of something
over 100, 900 acres are not included in
this report.
Returns from 10 counties indicate
that the total Increase in taxable val
ues this year will be about sixty mill
ion dollars.
The comptroller purchased SIS, 900
| Llano county s per cent. bonds for the
school fund to-day.
The bid of T.. w. Swindells for first
class state printing was accepted by
the beard to-day, he having reduced
his original bid about four thousand
dollars on the two years contract.
Wampler, charged with land frauds
In Howard county, has been released
on bond.
There has been some talk of trouble
In the affairs Of the Rusk penitentiary
occasioned by the delinquency of the
present lessees in their accounts
with the state. The nature and
extent of this cannot be learned, but
THE GAZETTE correspondent has II on
good authority that a change will very
probably take place In the manage
ment at Rusk.
The Republican straights are very
indignant at the way they were treated
last night when meeting called by
| themselves at the courthouse was
broken up by a party of Jones
! Republicans, mostly cOlored men,
| led by Postmaster DeGress.
Jack Evans Is bitter in his denuncia-
| ton of the affair, which came near
resulting in bloodshed. Ailidavits
concerning IL were made out to-day
and forwarded to Washington to be
| used against DeGress. Leading Re-
publicans say that this settles Rector's
! chances for congress, As being
warm friend of the
postmaster he is held practically re-
| spOnsible for the disgracelul occurrence,
and that I'm Travis county he will be
defeated by 500 votes. The straights
will organize "A club, ana have already
sixty names, twelve of whom will at
tend the Dallas conference.
The case Of the Frontier Telephone
and Telegraph line against the Inter
national Il Great Northern railway
for $40 900 damages for tearing down
it's wire near San Marcos last winter
will come up at that place tomorrow
for trial.
Comptroller Swain left this evening
for GAINESVILLE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-10

b. G.. Evans Co. has placed on sale a
line of ladies' fine Kid button shoes in
sizes from three to seven inclusive,
made on ID last, which they offer at
the extremely low price of So similar
goods being offered in this city at $3.50
and considered good value. We regard
this offering as the best bargain chat
has enlanated from our shoe depart
ment this season. They also carry "A
full line of misses and children's shoes,
from a cheap quality to the very best
makes, such as Zeigler's, Burt's and
Johnson's' Any parties IN quest OF
prominent department. A visit will
amply repay all intending buyers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-10
How They Do II.

Every one who has noticed the gem
eral business Of the city for the past
three months Is aware of the fact that
the furniture trade has been kept up
almost to the regulation standard, not.
withstanding the present summer has
been exceedingly dull; and quite a
number can tell how II was done. We
have had no cut-throat prices; no
bankrupt stocks have been disposed OF
to satisfy the demands OF bowling
creditors, nor hasa any dealer advertised
to sell at cost. But the secret of the mat
ter is this: Fakes Il Co. advertised their
terms and inaugurated the sale of fur
niture on the installment plan, which
opened up way for salaried men and
persons of limited means To furnish
their houses in u handsome manner
and pay for their goods without any
inconvenience. A few dollars each
week was all that was necessary aud
almost before the purchaser was aware
of IL his home was cosy and comforts
bile, and the bills had been paid This
encouraged Others and the plan soon
became popular one, and gave the
business of Fakes q Co. new impe
tus in midsummer, the dullest season
OF the year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-10
A Complaint Answered.

To the Edit OF the Gazette.
You would do the employees in Taylor 4
Bars store a great favor 10y calling attention
10 the yards in rear OF this store One OF these
yards the writer believes Ia owned by the
keeper ofa restaurant having front on Main
street. and the other py the Picltwick hotel.
They are both kept constantly In the most
nlthy condition and Ia them are stored bar
rels OF old slush OF all descriptions nom the
kitchens, etc., etc. The stencil from this
when the negroes come TO haul IL away Is
almost unbeatable. SANITARY,
The attention. OF the sanitary police
was called 10 the above and the follow
ing IL statement of one of them:
To the GaEette.
HaViog examined the premises OF the
Pickwlck hotel, l anu them In excellent or
GHAA. GAY,
Sanitary Onlenr.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-10
BLOSSOM PRAIRIE.
A Bogus Hanging Blossom Prairie
Academy.

A Bogus Hanging Blossom Prairie |
Academy.
ofthe Gazette.
BLOSSOM PRAIRIE, Ten, Sept. S.
Sometime ago there was a telegram
from Paris to THE GAZETTE announc.
ing the hanging of three men on Bios
som prairie, some miles south of this
town, and this correspondent IA few
days afterward made some comments
upon the reported lynching of these
miscreants, which was published in
THE GAZETTE little more than
week ago. The report that these men
were hung turned out to be a false one,
and, no doubt, was gotten up by mem
beers of their families for the
sole purpose OF giving these
rascals chance to escape
from the community from which the
report came aud which Tor time, at
least, for some of them, has proven
very successful ruse. They were being
watched 10y citizens about where they
live, and would have been strung up
If they had been captured. Some of
the same band murdered the old col
ored man, Lawson Harmon, near
NAAIkhNlAlts
body was found four or five days after
ward in his corn field in state of de-
composition, an account of which was
published in THE GAZETTE at the
| time. One of these murderers, boy
sixteen or seventeen years old, has
been caught and he has made partial
| or complete confession OF the
crime. The object OF the
murder was to get money, of which
they thought the old negro had quite
/ a considerable amount. They got two
or two and half dollars from him
and carried of the murdered mans
horse.
The Blossom Prairie academy
opened to-day under Prof G. II,
Hobbs with bright prospects and q
large attendance the first day. We
have large spacious school building
nicely and comfortably arranged with
IA beautiful outside appearance as Il Is
pretty ON the interior of the building
which is also pleasantly situated, Will
very scholarly and gentlemanly
principal, and a corps ofcompetent in
structors consisting of Mrs. Hobbs
wife of the principal, Misse
Mollie Dodd of this place anI
NJ. Simms of Clarksville, Tex.
and MIR, Massey of TeNarkana
This place Is very desirable educI
iional point for the youth of the sur
rounding country. The, Blossom Prairi
academy is certainly the pride of tn
town, and no effort will be spared bl
the principal and school board TO maxi
this institution all that can be desired
by its patrons. Board can be had II
private families here for from $40 to 81
per month, and If any should want 4
move TO Blossom TO make IL thei
home this is nice and pleasant plao
TO live.
Miss Dohie Hamilton of Paris Ina
been in our town two or three days
She made n lecture to the children il
the Methodist church yesterday, ant
afterward organized a baud of hope
enrolling the names OF quite larg
number uf little folks. Miss Hamilton
Announced ner intention OF forming
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-10
Pure Powder.

Since the first package of Silver
Loaf Baking found its way to the
home of a consumer, it has grown in
popular favor with a rapidity I'M
known in the history of any baking
powder yet offered the public. That
II rose triumphant over every OPP
posing obstacle and took position
side by side with the leading brands
In the market, evidences the merit
claimed for it by the manufactures.
Why this unprecedented popularity
Of this new brand of baking powder is
a legitimate question, and the answer
ls found in the guarantee of j. H.
Brown that every package is chem
ically pure.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-10
To Whom 1t Mny Concern.

Having purchased the books, notes
and accounts OF VIM. Brown, all per-
sons knowing themselves indebted 10
the said VIM. Brown are hereby noti-
fed that said Indebtedness Is now due
me. All of the sail notes and accounts
have placed in the hands of Sam
Kaiser for collection, who will call
upon parties 30 indebted to me and
collect the same. Prompt payment
will greatly oblige me, as well as save
eX pense to those interested, Respect
fullY Jos. III. BLOWN