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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-02
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nimiory cha, ov-Scs,us . selfish F~t s,AAs
In Cl-, w<ted Car.

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filled with n..s.o,,.,s Orlv t,,o .ntir,
seats t,peth,r remained uporcup,.i.
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-02
A BEAR SURPRISED.
ov~rcsme by Mau .inns On Him Ere.
Tree.
Helena M T. independently


lh''enA e'.' u independent
'D"0 ~ 'i'"" was "'"1
h''" VIC H''.e'S ''osF''a' "u ueN Jay ""i"
camp III tue 'hloer oe''"ud 'ios'er' W
Us HeeVeu iof inJ"'leN re'-lNeu ny INNING
nom Tree III winch lie n"d Uenu chased
bv wounded bear.
i"e way occurred was thiS' lie ana
ano uer IMAM were chupPths WOOD III tue
tiu'osr "sse VI oi'ster' hl9 80 on
saSeu WILSON, ISoR'h up ana 81" huSe
lear pIaeldiy coute"ti itihS then ir'M
d'stshcr OF ABOUT my yards. Inc pear
was ~ Ting usright' with MS "alhs' APP
phreheiy t3'dtd' and med much Inter
estei III lhelt manner al SNtuhs AHh slHt'
tlhs cord"ood' a. II II might nav" '"'ns
notion Oh gong INTO the "l'in IS NSe'i'
t'ct'y stiII' showed no Sisns Of h"stlIty
anu WAS SIMPLY ana only an Interested
spectator
The wise thing for the mon 10 have done
under the circuins ances would have been
10 leave the bear alone. 81 thought Will
But Wilson thou hit differently he had y
Winchester rihe, and, no icing that the
bear had "a white spot in til center VI ITS
breast, just the right sizi Tor NICE ma k,
he SAID he believed he'd take shot az II.
The other advised him TO not do IT and b.
came suddenly 90 lscious that be wa
wanted at camp. Wilson looked At til.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-02
The LAW OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
How Mrs. Wsrren, 81 OHIO, kIu>trnted
Her fdea of II Upon the Person Of an
Ihtruaing Surveyor.

Her idea az IL Upon tiie Person OF an
lntruuing Surveyor.
Iwheetins W. VA Special
The citizsus vi the town Of Pow natsn, in
Belmont county, o., JAS nov a
u ate Of amused Porpexi'y over the mis-,
hai OF u ls4rl y 81 surveyors who 1T ihat
place two days ago % survey M line Of u
contemplated road running through the
place. Much opposition was shown by
farmers u the road, but all tins the
Couu Commissioner, Ov"r-rulei, Icing
determined tLut tue work should proceed.
Among the farms through which tHe ilhe
, would pass va, one belonging 10 MIS-
Lavlna arron, who made hers III no o.
/ riOus 50 ne time 40 by killing h"r nus
| band "a crane Tor which she va ; 'htenc"l
I to the Columbus PonitrntiuTy. She hhs
only been recently pardOnrd. Mr.. War
/ en- wa, d. ermined that tbe rOUI should
/ not cut her farm in two, and 80 s'nt ir
/ County Commi ssipnrrs "a lucouic me, aga
/ MA she wouli kill tho first surveyor ,uI.
set hi, foot ou her land No acieuti
was paid to her. sni Friday th
party composed + J. W. shannon, nitn.
I nry tor thu rain Uad company, MAJ Fl
/ Mitchell, tho unity ~ v"s"r, aud "ni
J. N1tl -luLeu SUI NfN VI - ~ .'uN "A' ~ '
/ operations. A they near d her p!a'" VI ID
/ Warren cam uu al hsr hpu e +" 'lh ,.'"i
! -un aud hlI herself IA Spus bushes, await
/ ,us tue arr.ya, u the puiiy. Upon rrh'n
M Ler farm they carefully put their IN
s,ru.nents oger the fence, and ihrn, be orc
/ gcttins over them civ =, took a careful
survey uf the pr 'mi,es Finally Nj SAAu
/ non got upon the tenci To tax" h-tL'
7 view. As he WAS in tbs act % x ''tluS "'fI
I Mrs Warren iir,d. The shot q mplIsh"d
/ SLannOn'1 hat, ami 50 d"moraill'i hir
] that he tunibiri over the fence aud took "A
h., heals, The remainder o.! ,hs patty takin.
tn tho goods. Shannon krpt Oh acr 'ss tn
hclds, ho,iy followed by MIR. Warren, Hh'
IL Act Of foot. As ,ho was IN TIE uc OBJ
Htihg at h,m "a S-coni time shannon Tel
IA o ditch; ami this ac"i lent most Ak"l
saved his life. lio got ou. much the ""r'
for wear, aud proceeded at iull speed q
PowhAtan. The survey is post pOnei unit
AN escort can be p ovid ID. Mr., "arroi
j. sad to have tue surveying INSTRUMENT
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-02
Alternating Housekeeping.


Many New York iami,ies have a uniqu'
method of preserving their appe'i.es sni
di,s,tions by peri ideally alternating
housekeeping and dependence on ca'3f-
rr,. When the cook l"cpms unmana @s@-
hlr, her sudden departure Is succeeded by
tue arrival II Tn. caterer, whp ,uppliei
meal, ON his ingeniously arranged art.
The bill Of faro is yarie and vol served
and costs SIS u sl8 week portion, OF
enough for two persons When the family
Is tired u the caterer, prov 'ion, th'
Housekeeping plan is resorted u, ami ms
calm and cousutment Is usVsT broseu'
supposedly.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-02

NIAIIhl, TtNuN, TUIN =, INNF.
\ Democratic convention for the
TWenty->ccoud senatorial district.
composed of the counties of Falls and
clrmnan is hereby called to meet in
VI IrIin at / o'clock n III. on the 9th
uI August. 1854, for the purpose ut
placing in nomination a candidate for
state senator from this district.
BENJ. II. Rl,E,
Chairman Twenty second senatorial
District
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29
Ny Ncighbor and L

am mad at the man on the SOUTH
west corner Of the block, and he Is mad
at me, and it's all on account of nothing
at all. We bought mantel and CRATE
just alike and costing the same price.
We had thing just OF the same pattern,
laid down by the same man. For five
years We were like brothers. II / had
q sick horse, l consulted him. We
went over TO his house to play old
sledge, and his family came over to my
house to play croquet. I'd have turn
ed out of bed at midnight of the dark
est night you ever saw, and walked
twenty miles through mud thirty feet
deep, to bring n doctor in case of sick
ness, and I'm certain he'd have done
fully as much for me.
In an unfortunate hour my brother-in-
law from Chicago paid me visit He
said the mantel was very handsome and
the CRATE q perfect beauty, and added:
"But you want brass fender"
NOR
Certainly you do. 1t will be an i'm
mense improvement"
A day or two after he returned home
he sent me brass fender from Chica-
60. He not only sent it as a present,
but paid the express charges. Some
one told the man on the southwest cor
ner that / had brass fender.
ut can't be!''
But he has"
"I'll never believe itI'
''But I've seen it."
Then he Is scoundrel OF the deep
est dye! Some folks wonld mortgage
their souls for the sake of showing off
a littler"
When this remark was brought to
me turned red; clear back to the col
lar-button. l called the southwest cor
ner man liar and horse thief. I
said that his grandfather was hung for
murder, and that his oldest brother was
in State Prison. i advised him to sell
out and 90 to the Cannibal Islands, and
l offered to buy his house and turn 1t
into soap factory.
The usual results followed. He kill
ed my cat and 1 shot his dog He
complained of my alley, and 1 made
him put down a new sidewalk. He
called my horse an old plug, and lied
about his cow and prevented a sale.
He got my church pew away by pay
ing higher price, and destroyed his
credit at the grocery. He is now man.
euvering to have the city compel me to
move my barn back nine feet, and l
have all arrangements made to buy the
house next him and rent it to an under
taker as q coffin wareroom.-M Quad
in BRAKES Traveller.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29
"Yot the visitor takes a momentarv

"Yet the visitor takes q momentary
alarm.
"'You put tho housebreaker and ,nc
robber, the sneak-thief AMI l,- ,irk-
pocket into open competition W.. 'oo,.-
est mon in the communiry nirunu
theio.
:" Exactly respon " thu ..'',. 'iry-
ingto live withnu: coinpr ie, -
fields Of prolu i've l>t,r j - .nr
essence Of The crin,"s tor "
were sent here. We make short end
of that
The visitor looks with pleased in
terest at the statistical record of the
clerks Office.
1--WE could not call our duty done
without these Is the warden's re
Spouse. These are the keys 10 the
study OF tho cause and prevention OF
crime. BY these we weigh our own re-
suits. BY these we uncover not only
the convict and his crime. but society g
and the states own sins of omission
and commission, whose fruits are these
crimes and these criminals
AFTER ALL at length the visitor
says, tell me one thing more. Here
where a prisoner is safe from fire and
plague and oppression and temptation
and evil companionship, and is taught
thrift and skill, and has only to submit
TO justice and obey right rules. where
is his punishment How is this pun
ishment at alp
''And the warden makes answer with
question for question: Had You de-
formed foot, and an iron mold were
made to close around it and press it
into symmetrical shape and hold it SO,
would you ask where is the agonyp
The punishment here is the punish
ment of deformed nature forced into
superficial symmetry. 1t is the pun
ishment that captivity is to .anrestraint;
that subordination and enforced self
control are to ungoverned passion and
inordinate vanity and pride; that rou-
tine is to the love of idle adventure;
that decorum is to the love of orgies;
that temperance is to the love of drink
that loneliness is to the social and do
nestle impulses; that solitude and self
communion are to remorse. 1t Is all
the losses and restraints of Punishment
without one of it's liberties. Nothing
tempers it but the repentance and re-
form which it induces, and these tenn
per it in just the degree as they are
genuine and thorough
land your actual resultsP asks the
visitor.
",'Of those who come here for their
first offense, a majority return to hon
est life.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29

who showed US their Jersey bull Sy-
ringa's Yokum. This bull was one Of
the successful ones in the prize ring.
His sire was Yokum Chief 1900, 2.
sire Butter Boy 3a43, &. &. sire Bal.
sora 1857. The dam ofYokum Chief,
Witch Hazel, has a butter record Of
IA lbs. in seven days. The dam of
Butter Boy, Oak Leaf, has record of
II lbs. 9 OF. of butter in seven days.
Dam, Syringa 39I7 by Belisiario Gao,
tracing TO Pansy 8 and Splendid ad;
6. d. Coral---record two lbs. per day
by Rajah $40. They also showed
us Pet Lebrocq, heifer bred at
Beech Grove Farm, Indianapolis, sired
by Lebrocq's Prize. Also bull calf
that they have for sale, sired by Sy-
ringa's Yokum o346 out Of Kathrilla
Ie3o8. The dam was bred by Hon.
Frederick Billings, Woodstock, VT.
Mr.. f. 0. Dewey is quite poultry
fancier, breeding Langshans, Rose
combed Brown Leghorns and Wyan-
dotte chickens. c.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29

some high grade sheep, also some
light Brahmas that his young sons
having been breeding with good
deal of care aud profit. We found
he has been a bee culture for some
time, having at present over SO stands
OH hand. He says it has been very
probable, having sold over.a ton of
honey in 1883, putting up the extract
ed in jars one and two lbs. each, and
finding ready sale
We found. S. X. Cook, on IS acres
of land, with fine house and conven-
lent barns, a bunch of grade cattle
and S. sheep, using on them good
registered rams.
Joseph H. Gillett has good wheat
farm, with rolling Of no acres ex-
tent.
B. B. Hardy of Owosso, has a good
stock farm a4o acres), splendid
house and large convenient barns,
one of them being 5ox75 with L AK
45feet, al feet posts, and basement
of eight feet on solid wall. He keep
his cattle in box stalls that are large
and roomy. He has $50 high grade
sheep, using good registered rams on
them. He has thorough.
bred Holstein' COW, yearling heifer,
and the yeraling bull Adrop, with
Maid of Adrop for dam. They were
bred and purchased from w. K. Sex
ton of Howell, Mich. Minnie Boss is
S years old; her calf at 8 months
weighed Gas lbs, while the dam
weighed 1884 lbs. He tells US his
farm is good one, and that he shall
make specially of this stock in the
future. ON THE WING.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29

A new kind OF cloth Is being made
in Lyons from the down Of hens, ducks
and geese. Seven hundred and fifty
grains Of feathers make one square
meter CTS hghtxn very warm water.
proof cloth, which can BE- dyed In al
skaAsA
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29

Mhey who work early aud late the year round
need occasionally the heathiul stimulus Unmarried
by whosae tonic like lIostettdr's stomach Btters
To all its purity and efficiency a remedy and
prcyenati i've of1iseaso commend 1t. IL checks in
cipient rheumatism and mclarial symptoms, re-
lieves constipation and dyspepsia aud billiousness
arrests premature decay of the physical energies
mitgates the inf rmities of age and hastens con-
yalesencc. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers
generally.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29

Formerly weak, nervous, dyspeptic,
and debilitated individuals who found
only Disappointment in the various
Birters and secret quack nostrums,
pretended kidney medicines. ETC.,
are agreably surprised to regain per-
feet health and strength of mind and
body, and complete hearts ease and
freedom from aches and pains by the
use of DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock
and oarsaparilla. 1t restores every
disordered function to normal con-
diton.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29

"For the sake of our dead loves" she
whispers, ''tell me-"
Bending over the frail form George
whispers In her ear one little word:
"Chilblains. - Chicago Tribune.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29
Wachtel's Kindness.

The latest story of Wachtel, the great
tenor, is that about twelvemonth since
he purchased some trifling article In q
small art store and ordered it sent to
his residence.
your address, please" said the lit
tie old woman in charge.
Theodore Wachtel, No. =, -
strasse.
What, are you the great singer
Wachtel?"
Eyes. Haven't you ever heard me
sing?"
mo; but have always wanted to"
"How long have you lived in Berlinp"
asked Wachtel.
"Sixty-tive years, she replied.
''And never heard me singP How
does that happenP"
well, in the first place, have my
business to attend to; and then"
"Then-whatp"
"Then the tickets always cost so
muchP"
ais that all. Then | will send you
some tickets for tomorrow evening, as
l sing at Kroll's in the "Postillion.
The tickets were sent and the little
Wachtel for the first time.
A few days later he again visited the
little shop.
"Well, saw you at the theatre
Wednesday evening"" was his greeting.
"You sat in the fourth row in the par
quette, directly in front of the stage"
She replied with rapturous express
sion of thankfulness and pleasure that
was probably one of the proudest mo-
ments of the artists life. Before his
magnificent voice was discovered and
while he was still driving droschke
in Hamburg, Wachtel was married and
became the father of two children, if
not more.
His wife kept huckster stall at the
market, but when he began to rise as
singer, they separated by mutual
agreement, as it was evident to both
that she was not the woman to adorn
his new position. The boys staid with
her thereafter. One of them is Ferdi-
nand Wachtel, the young tenor now
singing in the Leipzig opera, and of
whom the elder Wachtel is very jeal-
Gus.
Theodore Wachtel was married again
and most happily. They have several
children, and live near, or on, ''Belle
Alliance Plaza" in Berlin. His great
est success, 1.-THE Postillion, was writ
ten especially for him, and is partly
his owl history, or, ut least, strongly
resembles his own life, and was SO in
tended by the author.-Berlin Letter.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29

A gentleman of no matter what city re-
Gently had occasion to call on an Italian
residing in his ward, from whom he could
get no replies in English. On the follow
lowing day the same gentleman returned
with companion who could converse in
italian, and was greatly surprised to hear
the man talking apart to the interpreter
in English. He was telling the latter
that gentleman was with him the pre-
vious day, but he did not want him to
know that he could speak English; "for,"
said he, "about two years ago man came
and asked lot Of questions, and I an
swered them all, and little while AFTER
wards had to pay two dollars Of taxes.'
After his experience on that occasion he
WAS determined he would not talk English
any more. .tr
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29
SHIAwAssEE COUNTY NOTES,

A DAY AT THE Owosso BRERDfNa
STABLES, AND WITH PRINTERs WHO
BREED JERSEYS AND PURE BRED
Fowls.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-14
BURNING THE MINES.
Striking Hooking Valley Golfers Ap-
plying the Torch.
Nearly All the syndicate Mines Sc,
Fire to In Spite of the Pinker-
ton Guards-ExeitemeEt
Intense.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct 14.-Dispatches re.
ceived here from Nelsonville and from other
towns in the Hooking valley, state fhGt all
the syndicate Mines with the exception of
Nos. and {, are on fire Desperate efforts
have been made to check or extinguish the
CONGREGATIONS, but without much success. 1t
is impossible to get at the fires. The two
mines Of the Columbus and Hooking Coal
and Iron company at Straitsville, set on fire
Saturday night, burned ell day Sunday.
and are still being Quilted by flames w A.
Shoemaker & Co.'S hoppers at Nelsonvile
were destroyed by fire Sunday night.
Thus far there has been no disturbance in
the valley, but the excitement there is re-
ported to be intense No one doubts that
the striking Golfers set fire to
the mines. Their plans must have
been well matured and cleverly executed.
The mines are closely guarded by Pinkerton
men, but despite the careful watch which
they kept the incendisries succeeded in firing
every mine in the valley except Nos 3 and
E 1t is not expected that there will ha any
conflict between the strikers and the authori-
ties. The former are made desperate by
hunger, and they know that, unarmcd us they
diO my Nthlt lN III 20 litttS III vase Ol All
open attack upon the state troops,
The mceRdiarism in the Hooking valley
has created an unpleasant sensation in this
city and throughout the state Governor
Hoadly IS placed in an ugly dilemma If he
hmries troops to the scene the Republican
managers will cry ont that he seeks the blood
Of starving men If he does nothing he viii
be charged with playing into the hands of in
cendiaries and murderers. The truth is that
troops can do nothing. There is no foe to
fight. 10 cpHn lawlessness to suppress Con
faTrations rage, hut all is quiet in the
valley.
LOGAN, Ohio, oct. "a --Engine5 from this
p!ac' and from Lancaster have gone to New
Stroitsville, to sid in putting out the fire in
the mines The fire seems to have penetrated
to the bottom of the Sand Run
mine. Smoke and gas prevents an en-
france being made into any of the col
li3ries in which flames are raging. Il is
AIRED several Of The mines will have to be
.ta,da4 before the coGRagrations can be
checked This would put them out OF the
market for tho remainder of the season, and
entail heavy loss on the companies
SHAWNEE, Ohio, Oct. l .-Upson's mine
is sill, burning in spite Of every effort TO put
it out Much excitement prevails through
cut the district
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Oct I4.-Thora is
no change Of consequence in the Situa.
aon in the Hooking valley. The mine
Al sand Run, which wasEburning. has been
banked and closed, with hopes of smother
il the FIRE. At StraitsvilIo the mines are
still on fire There are no demonstrations
among the miners, who claim that the opera
rs lid the firing. The operators say they
hasa no doubt but the striking miners did
Ena work
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-14
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting tecth2 If so,
send at once and get bottle Of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tecthing. It's value is incalculable
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediatcly. Depend upon it mothers
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentcry, diarrhoea, regulates the stom
aCh and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. anC
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one Of
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is fol
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 81 cents per bottle.
feb 2S-m-w-s m 1-y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-14
eELLE soYo, THE REBEL SPY.
she Puts a Bullet Ento a Young
Texas Gallant.

New YORK, Oct IA dispatch to The
Times from Dallas, Tex, says; A highly
en:ational shooting ARRAY occurred
late Thursday night. in which Mrs
F. NJ Hammond formerly known as
Belle Boyd, the famous ConfedoY-
ate spy, was the central figure In
1864 Mrs. Hammond, then Belle Boyd, mar
ried in England an officer oC the United
States navy. A daughter, whom she named
Maria, was born and Is now about Is years
of age She is an attractive and sprightly
girl A short time since the mother discov-
cred that her daughter had beeu BETRAYED,
and began on inquiry as to the author of her
wrong. Thursday night, by invitation, a
young man named James Collier whom she
suspected, called at her house Mrs Ham
mon' in vehement manner, charged him
WI d her daughters ruin, which he denied
she insisted upon his making instant prepara-
ton by marrying the girl, which be declined
to do, whereupon she drew pistol and fired
at him. The first shot missed, but the second
took effect in his left arm He grappled her,
forced the pistol from her. and left the house
She recovered the weapon and followed him
firing several Intellectual shots.
Mrs. Hammond states that her daughter
was betrayed by the young man under a
promise of marriage She claims that her
daughter was engaged to Collier and wore
his ring. On the other hand, Collier denies
the engagement story and claims that he il
entirely innocent Of wronG-doing in the mat
ter Collier is a young man who stands high
in business and social circles Maria Ham-
mond is considered belle of the place. Mrs.
Hammond the chief actor in the affair is 4
well-knOwn character in the south, and in
deed throughout the country In 1864, a
stated, she married a federal officer, and he
| died in 1865. Shortly afterward she married
F. NJ. Hammond, Massachusetts man, and
after living with him several years discov-
cred that he had wife living from whom he
was not divorced. She then separated from
Hammond until a divorce was procured and
then remarked him A short time since
Hammond brought suit for divorce from her
for most serious causes, but it is understood
| that he has since become reconciled. She has
been living in Dallas for some three years