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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-22
Kansas C:iy Raees.

KANSAS CRY, No May 2l.-Second day
of the spring meeting. Fine track and
good sport.
Trotting, 2:25 class, three in five, for a
purse of $3.50 May II, 3, 3, /, 3, !, l
Billy Boy, l, !, 8, ,, ,, >; Executor, ., 2,
|2, 1, 2, 3. Time-2:3l3, 2:26l, 2:2Sf,
2:32f, 2:30}, 2:3i- Billy Boys time in
the second heat IS considered remarkable,
Oh half mile track in the month of May.
In the 2:35 trot Billy Douglass took fEst
money, Frank 81. second.
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Ese Total neFenae ct the State for the
Rasf KGar

isFT-I4E - essE RPFEALl
l.TTzsE EsCE, ARK, May 2L-The
-sle-ifis oi the entire STATE have now fia-
isi'ed fbeir Stsae collections OF taxes, and
fhe tu;sl revenue, Is footed up to-day in
fns safe 1reRsareE's Office, Is S965, 5,53S 81.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-22

The Chair appointed Senators Sherman,
Morrill,, Allison, Bayard and Lamar MEM
bers on the part of the Senate OF the COM
mission to supervise the dedication Gene
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Decoratio. nav =, r,cnmoud.

RICHMOND, May 21.-Great' throngs of
people visited the cemeteries to-day and
decorated the graves of the Confederate
dead.
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Dsaet Use Linimenis or oi.tments.

Ast}4 NSc h@tufhnehts or OtHuhehts-
One Benson's Capcine Porous Plaster is
better than all the greasy compounds you
can carry. Twenty-Five cents.
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SPORTING NEWS.


BUFFALO, May 2l.-Buffalos, II; De-
troits, 3.
CLEVELAND, May 21.-Clevelands, 3;
Chicagos, 4.
Sr. LOUIS, Nay 2i.-St. Louis Unions,
3; Bostops, l..
New YoRx, May 2I.-New Yorks, 1;
Providenees, 3
PHILADELPHrA, May 2l.-Bostons, 4;
Philadelnhias .
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The Baltimore Spring Meeting.

BALTIMORE, May 2l.-Second day of the
spring meeting OF the Maryland Jockey
Club Track fast and weather delightful.
There was considerable disappointment
because the first race did not fill.
Vernal sweepstakes for three year-olds
that had not won a sweepstakes race in
their three ortwo year old form, one mile.
Bullfield, Knight of Ellerslie, Emma,
Viola, Bluebell and Chanticleer started.
Ellerslie, barred in the pools, was an easy
winner, Chanticleer second, Emma third.
Time-1:45
Selling race, mile and an eighth, all ages.
Mondant won; Polonis second ,Coupensa-
ton third. Tine-2:00.
The Pretan handicap stakes, for four
year olds, mile heats, brought to the posi-
Bissee, War Eagle, Torpedo, Joe Mitchell,
All-Hands-Around and Pearle Thorne.
War Eagle won in st aights, Joe Mitchell
second. Time-1 :451, 1:45
The seven furlong race, for gentleman
riders, was won by Pasha; Patapsco sec
ond, Ballv third. Time-l :3s!.
NEW YORK Dry GOODS MAREET.
| New YoRK. May PA much better
| feeling prevails throughout the msrSet
/ with fair business completed, but pur.
chases were chiefly confined to lawns,
Lenox satines, light fancy prints, nuns
veilings, worsted goods, light cotton diess
! fabrics and other seasonable styles.
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DISSOLUTION.

rTNHE copartnership heretofore existing be-
Tween the undersigned. under the firm name
of HAAS BROS x CO., doing business in Mem
,his, Tenn, is dissolved by mutual consent.
Either partner is authorized to sign in liquida-
ton. A. HAAS,
ISAAC q. HAAS,
Il. l.. GUTUMAN.
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NEW FIRMS.

DIFFERING to the above notice, we bcspeak
III for each other that good will and favor
which heretofore has been so Iibernily bestowed
upon our firms.
AARON HAAS will continue the business at
GUTHMAN at Memphis, and HENRY ROTH at
Charieston: each doing business in and under
his own name
Thanking our friends for past favors, individ IL
ally and collectively, we ask continuance of
the same.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

giving hsslgh sni pffaEiH ed.
ssest Flntfgssls shHl #4 I've ~
Tie bsllsf hiss IA plHisn vals
Tbis i 81 80 f. 90 Sort
err lhEalla ~ And w~hHumpilfaA ~
md = modlesm aKssi Il eilmasla
inaashss. sna 80 IN Ftglfa . 4
10 eve fist lob ~ supfene lAt
than bot onea ~ upland gais
" ans u ihs Gulf Biatss shsfs
summer IinEsfs IN iils Jap n
salama sad asiuma IN the lap n
winter whs,s t's ai' shss eoda
10 pure and eIssf and free ffon lhs
chill VI ths sea cir whore The
temperate and careful person can
live q lifetime wiihoal bsi nj .alhi.
cd by malaria, and they will have
found the ElJofsdo u their hopes
W Invite you cordially 10 hissis.
sirpi- LipDos, IN Southern Rail.
way News, Knoxville, Tenn.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26
sAsDIs. ,AsvAa,. - iss,


The ElsesoysI Count law which
hss hsss J<sssd ~ The ssnsts 10
~ sdmissIsb n The justice n The
Democratic claims In Che eount n
fs7s When the electoral frauds
he'd been eonsummstsd In tbs ~
called eiispsssd" States The Dem
s~rsss insisted that the fslse rs.
isrns could nos DO oountsd without
shs conevfrens s~ensins voss "
trth hessss q Congress The H..
psbli~Ass toct the ground that
unisss the two houses coneufrsntIy
dseidsd 70 rjeet the ffsudulsn,
pstufss shsy mast be counted. BY
this decision alone vas IN. then n
Tue Preidsssy rendered possible.
The bill nov passed by the Senate
prosidss thst IN oAss n eontfo-
ssrsy thss votes aad those only
shsll b. counted which the two
housss, eating ssparately, shall
sonsusrsntly decide 10 be the law.
sul votss Of the legally appointed
electors u sach etates Thus fraud
carries 9th II its own exposure
Massachusetts, recently certified to
the honesty Of lis only Republican
Representative who voted against
che larceny Of the Presidency by
rendering him the nomination foI
Governor Of the State. Now Con
sress puts The seal upon its con
fsssion Of fraud by enacting a. th,
lsv u the land the Democrat,
demand u 1876, tbs concession 0
which would have rendered impos
sibls the subvsrsion " The will 0
The psopls.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26
l<adsag Aiugaslas Jgr lggs : Gifis
ST. NICHOLAS,

-. 49, IG..-...
hiffhb ~ MHs 49,
TIE New f0fk Tribune anfH .sin IN
tho avalanche N lwDgFAl hfFfafifs Wat
threatens the rlilidfeg spfns stfyns. ".
tally Nholesy'ns ~, feasly Hs
magazine Z Hlhusn " ptmI an
rhne.As nas H., 'Lis .",sl'n ,sIjer ~.
s",,,r.s IN a., and letters than any u he
p,.deessaafa On rontumInranes.' Tie
ssfempe. 10 tbe vide resources In aft
and lsfsers commanded hy NJ. Nirno,ss
vss never morr luIIy Illustrated than Ny
tI,s Extraordinary iii Of attractions which
that masasInss announces iof 1894. The
~fnilowlnv viii be- SOME II the leading
contributor
1-.a-u 49,, 1 r. T,cvhv,d,e
anu, ew'a ut.,msr tiia,,h
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26
- HALLWAY LaHh R0H
mfamiaaffFf

~ lekma iAHlls aHi De-
Inalssam hslirza. - shlsb q
fissFlss 80 FgsHsel ~ ~ MISS
sippl IsKlsiaiaW twa yeafs go,
has lalsly h~ss tslt~i iatgs issHm
A ninth NJ llsyge sgga delegation
n Iesiins gehiims hom iieieha
visited sanlls and . eoufs ftnes be-
~ held there tel fappaH vac
elected President n lbs ineog ofa
zion. q " Hsllshiine Wee Pfsst
dent, aud " = Walton, Beefst,fy
IlekHs q permanent ofgabl ,atlgn
can b. effected The ebsflsf requires
tdt.0dD ~ be subscribed IN ttesh,
and W learn that an aelivs eau.
ssss IL In progress, which will son
enable the company n organize
and The enterprise ~ b. pushed
fyswsfd 10 . successful isus. This
road has become q necessity u the
country through which Il will pa.s.
and the country IL well able W
support The road From The Ten.
nsssee line. on the north, 10 the
center o. the State, there Il no rod
running sas, and vest A rich
country, 10 q great eri,n. uhde.
seloped lies between Helena and
Birmingham. Three roads run.
ming parallel north and scnsh have
given tbe country sloss their lia0
fair commercial iseili,iss bul sons
Of them have proven safasns m.
monopolies, whils al have failed
70 give that immediate and ei-eci
communication with the oaiss3.
world which their tee sr-
clsmorous FOR The pFes,z, coal
and iron interesls u Alabama aRt
the wealthy region cas-, and north
Of Birmingham will nos rsspone
70 the cry coming from the Trans
-
Mississippi world, and all will s>or
be a unit for the speedy completion
Of this comparatively small under
taking, bu. mos. important enter
prise. We learn thu, capitalist,
are already interested, and that 4
survey being made they will Al
once seiIs an opportunity TO builC
the road. Southern Railway News
Knox vile, Tenn.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

Or the 18th instant the Tbir-
teen Club, Of New York City, ate
their second annual dinner. There
we're thirteen courses, aud thirteen
kinds Of wines. The menus were
eofin shaped. with thirteen screws
in the I'D, and xii" On the nam.
plate. There were thirteen toasts,
Which ger responded TO In
speeches not 10 exceed thirteen
minutes in length. The member.
ship Of the club 10 at present tsic
thirteen times thirteen, or s3s
The club 10 in q good condition
and II has lost only one nembel
since lie organization. Peter Coop
er, died thirteen months aler he
coming = member, and the frs
contributisn 10 the monument fun,
Was sl3 from the Club.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

ft.tagsuass AZ asn Fufssf
uahs nan hhsHm - mdsW
.fals his ssg,a i tpsHi Hiit n
should b fsm #f~i sbat " ihs
.snal hasfls n luiI Ron pmsef
nai n Osaafal Hlsa taiae
.hgmsalf
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

Ak aged eolored man whom the
Stanton Spectator has discovered
In the solitude Of East Tennessee
tells an original sneodote about
Gen. Jackson. According 10 this
authority the general, having rid.
den up 70 9 little tavern in Mary.
Vile and found q score or more Of
loungers who were not inclined 70
make a place for him in front d
the FIRE, called TO a servant Boy,
have you got any oysters in the
shell "Yes, hasa, plenty N
EN-" "well, put my hors. in III,
stable, and measure out a hal
bushel Of oysters and carry TO him
The loungers speedily thinnsd GU,
10 zee the horse eat oysters. Tn,
general, after enjoying the fire ane
seeing the boy, said "Well, boy
how 10 INV hsrse getting on will
his oystsrsf' "oh, massa, he ain
eating EN- "very we'll, brinl
'em TO me and give him some oats.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

Carr. HEsRy. late marshal Of
the District Of columbia. holds
President Arthur responsible for
the GARFIELD tragedy. lie says
Arthur's departure fur Albany 70
conduct > eostsst against Garfield
turned The head u Guitsau, the
latter having told him As much
before bis execution.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

II VA = beardless boy when
enlisted In the Union army" -aid
a Western member u the Hous,
iso days ago, during the discussion
u the Fits John Porter case "ir
fast, ] wss the youngest man ia
my regiment. am today too OLD
10 DO allowed 10 enlist In case o.
another war, and here they ar,
fighting the war ever again"
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26
fn ths ..b.rn.cl. Al aalt L.l

II the tabernacle at BALI Lake
recently Apostles Cannon aud
Woodruff both declared that Nor.
ncnism, In all its feature, spd
doctrines would be continued,
whatever Congress or the country
might threaten, aud that the
progress d the church could only
30 stayed BY killing all the saints.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26
p.o, q p c....a.

Psor. 0. R. GLEASON, q Balii.
more horse trainer, who has met
With great success In controlling
vicious horses, says that II horse
has large thick ears, hairy inside
smsll ias eyes, sunk into the head
email thick noetrils, narrow be.
tween ears and sycs, and very
broad from eyes 10 jowls, the AMI
NAL has no sense and eanno. b,
taught.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

A WnrEs on The subject Of the
msaasemsatof children, says; III,
in instructing a child, you are
vsIed With II for = want ID
sdroitns.s, try, II you have neve,
tried before, TO write with your lcf'
hand, and then remember that .
child 10 all left hand"
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

Tus Boston Civil Service Re.
fsrIn League Is composed Of . very
isqsisisivs lot Of young men. /,
has sent long letters 10 Senators
Hoar and Dawes wanting to know
Why they voted to change the
sificisls Of the Senate, a. II the fact
that the incumbents were Demo
Gratis was not reason enough foI
sny white soalsd refcrmer.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

go Many Senators sons are at
tho public pap-they don't dissin.
suish between their own pap aud
the publie's--t hereafter, when
u man !. running for United States
Senator, the Legislature will vo,e
for Smith A Son, or Brown 4 Son,
as the case may be.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

Ma. Bksesss has been preach.
Ing on The subject Of divine love.
Bays he; II read Jonathan I'd
wards'sh horrible sermons about hell.
They we're made foe hell, and
ought 70 b cent 70 hell"
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26
TRr Celestial accent IL apt 10 be

rnr Celestial accent Is apt 10 be
ssisconssrued. An exchange aays /.
"A Chinamsn came into the ladies'
cabin on the Jersey ferry.boai and
took . sss. beside an Irish market
woman. He seemed 10 want 10
make himself agreeable, and rub.
hing his hands remarked /: belly
cold.' The woman look ed at him
with ~ sir Of contempt aud re.
piled; III you'd put yer sbut.
inside yer pants yer stomach
wouldn't he eowld, yer heather
tlsgard."
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26

ssss Jsel IN % lhs IfHh jos
Ds.l killed Gus shar ~Iih . club
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26
STATS afFTfHoa

ff#FNH
Ths fssg beiss n copiah ssuniJ
hes IA iBmalss
Ototsna hsE bal ssysfai bsaInsss
.%fallafss recently
m afab ifa,np lately pa~sd
through wssson
Colsmims has had three business
fsiiufss this month
Judge Resns will soon move from
Piltslpfo ~ Grenada.
There Ia but one prisoner In The
jail n Calhoun county
Cold vssthsr has killed many
ofsnge trees on The coast.
Mile sut,ls died u heart disease
near Brook haven while duck hunt
Ing.
In vicksbsfg on the 10th Mayer
Bro, failed for $4,000; assets,
$1,000
" n Spears, State Senator from
Warren county. died at vieksbufg
on the 20h.
Lake Brcs.' bank failed al Gre.
NADIA on the 18th for t65,0O0; a.
,e.s, 10000
Drew Crosby, (c),. lately died at
the age Of 100 years in the Jail Of
Clarke county.
A Mormon elder is credited with
preaching a woman crazy In lta-
Wanda county.
Greenville reports an epidemic
Of measles, malarial fever and
whooping cough.
g.. W, Soule, Of Meridian, has
invented a cotton seed oil-mill for
the use Of farmers.
The Episcopal and Cumberland
Presbyterian churches Of Herman.
do have no pastors.
Wales Green, Of Jefferson coun-
sy, accidentally killed himself
while out cunning.
During the late cold snap the
sunfower river vas solidly frozen
a distance Of ten miles.
Burglars blew open the safe o.
the sheriff Of Choclaw county, buI
only secured 100 dollars.
}, The Progress is the name Of
new Hebrew monthly magazine Il
be published at Yicksburg.
Gen. and Mrs. W. 8. Hancock
|, visited their son, Russell Hancock
Ia Coahoma county, last week.
; The Pascagoula Democrat-sta
/. believes "a majority Of the paper
, oppose Gov. Lowry for the mex
. term"
Last year a Carroll county farm
4 or raised l03 bushels Of corn on on
acre without fertilircrs-plantin
June 9Th.
One Sunday lately the f~ve-yca'
old daughter Of s. b. Ray, Of Leak
county, was killed by falling fror
!, q "ayingjenny."
p, In proportion to population Mi
sissippi has moro old men tina
any State in the Union with II
2 exception Of Louisiana.
One day last week l7large vessel
many Of them from foreign eou,
. tries, were in the bay at Mo
!, Point loading with lumber.
= Al Vests, Holmes county, q
the night Of the 18th Jim welS
was captured while robbing POI
,e er's store, and placed in Jail
i. Lexington.
AZ Meridian within the past
10 months about 80 residences ha'
n. been improved and built throul
u, the aid Of the Building and Los
~ Association.
y; At Haslchurst on the night
the 18th tho ginhouse and 40 bal
NJ Of cotton belonging 10 J. r. Nj
or thsws were destroyed by an !
csndiary Ere.
Henry Yost, a Confederate vel
NJ. ran, who was decrepit and suf'
IT. ing from old wounds, commit
suicide In the Holmes county po'
house on the 9th, by cutting !
!. throat with q razor.
a. In an accident on the Louisvil
New Orleans 4 Texas railroad
m. Port Gideon on the 18th a trs
fell through q bridge into Bay
W. Pierre; the engineer and thl
q others were drow nsd-ths ensi
Ice and three cars being buried in |
4. water.
70 In a general 6gh. al Dallas, !
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26
eHNATa-

sksAH-
The bill TO suppress the circula.
ton Of obscene literature has passed
both Houses.
Mr.. Kyle moved 70 indefinitely
postpone an act in relation 10 the
rate Of interest. Carried.
A message was received from the
Governor that he had approved the
following bills:
senate bill No. go change toe
time Of holding Chanccry Courts
in the county Of Calhoun and in
the LIST District Of Pamela.
Mr.. billiard introduced a petition
from sundry merchants Of Noxubee
county praying relief from the un.
just privilege tar on merchants in
this State. Referred to Committee
on Finance.
Mr.. Kyle presented q petition
from sundry citizens Of Pamela
county asking that no sweeping
prohibition laws be enacted apply.
ing 10 said county. Public Health
and Quarantine.
That Senate bill No. 30--To ex.
tend the Jurisdiction Of Chancery
Courts 10 provide for the appoint.
ment Of guardian 10 habitual
d~runkards aud for their conhne
ment in q lunatic asylum, do mol
pass.
No. 20-"To prevent erueltv l,
children aud for other purpose s,
was passed.
No. 2t-To repeal an act in re-
lation 10 permitting narties 1,
testify In their own behalf in nj
criminal cases, on motion O
Mr.. Packwoul' inde6nitely most
uoned
Mr.. Sykes presented a netitio,
nom sundfy citizens Of The TOW,
of Como. Pamela county. asking IN
prohibition Of the salc Of intoxi
eating liouors wilhin said town
Ito Comnilts. On, Public H..lth.
n, s,mo.,.a ;.,.sI...ss...,
llcon..,,"n, p..aia';on NJ s
strueling our ssns,ors and rsouss,
linz our Represeatatiyes In rssar
To distribution Of funds in IN
Treasury Of the United State
Referred 10 Committed on FEEDER,
Relations.
Mr.. Kyle introduced sen.ts hill
No. gT-Probibiting tbs AL. !
} swing .vay az intos;c..;n, I;o,o,
In the town Of Como, in the count
. Of Pamela, and within four mil,
VI the corporate limits. To Con
mittsc on Public Health and Qua
anline.
Nj. Eston-To prevent huntiu
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26
NiaaAsrrrI LEalsLATUhH


/" #FF ~
HrtsH
NJ MuW w. pfersHl sells hen
~ IN fplsisl h.iNAlps IN llls
HiAis Ndlsiafg
NJ Caliesn ~ sll1a m aiiis
llsaHl la.ilea n lhs Psass w W.
HgisfgFssy PHsaca
NJ ratiwsn ~ smsH1 ehagtef
n tbs iavn n cHfiiaDd rasaad
~ r~BdefsyI Az ael " pfv
llhit lhs ssls N by plstois IN this
State Judiciary Committee
Hf Cameron An ast b. prevent
lhe staleags " bale eglton IN Nis
sissipp COMMITTEES ~ Agueul
lufr
Act 10 suiImiis the Board a
Supervisors n Psn0la ogaDty "
have The tfAnsefibing n certain
records completed. Passed
Mt Harvey gave Hoties that 81 an
early day he would introduce : bin
~ establish and maintain an sgfi.
cultural experiment station st. and
To connection with. thu A 4 N
College II this State.
Bills referred after second read
ing.
t. Increase The efficiency and
enforcement n criminal Laws.
To msks the o<hcs u county
Superintendent slsctabls
Jo;n. rrsoiuiioa making Judges
snd ChAncrliov sieciable By the
Bnu~ AID cg1efm~d BY the Sen.
ate. Lee ottf.
A r~rsAuiisa ~ss tScpici nuthor.
innF n. Cammiti-t 90 Pcniten.
iiAry % ttamiAt bucts and p.per
q osair.ttas and vsi such place,
uhtft caarSsts are 81 wofk, a.
.hty scsD pfu,<r and spprupfiat.
ias too haair-a and hhy dollars
% tsfrIy tIp>nsea
Bill prohibiting the sale Of H.
qu3rs ui;hin the corporate limit'
q ~. tosn q sArdis or within
four miiss thereof Passed.
By unanimous consent-An acI
70 Incorporate the Farmers Co
Operative Saving. Institution anC
Loan Fund u the Mississippi Val
Icy, was called up, and under sus
pension Of the rules, passed.
Mr.. Baker introduced . resolu
ton TO instruct the COMMITTEES OF
County Affairs TO inquire into thu
utility and practicability Of max
ing the county surveyor ex-ofici,
county engineer and imposing
upon him certain engineering
duties. Adopted.
The Mineral argus., 1884-10-02
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
MINNEAPoLIs, Sept. 10Th, 'S4

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 18th, 'S4.
Aftera pleasant ride over the North
ern Pacific in n Pullman Palace Sleep
er, | arrived in Minneapolis, Friday,
Sept. 18th, at 11:5U Il. m. At this
season of the year one is liable to meet
the returning tourists who have been
viewing the wonders of the National
Park and the great West in general.
This class of people are usually very
congenial, there seeming to I've no end
to their mirth-prOvoking stories, jokes
and sharp encounters in repartee.
Perhaps majority Of the conversation
was on politics, but never in serious
manner, no ''angry spirits" arose, ex-
from Al grip-sack. The news from
Maine had tendency to increase inter
est in political topics. On hoard the train
was an ancient republican from Yer
mont, whom the party called the
squire" his name being Henry Bal
! lard and who was an Edmunds dele
gate to the Chicago conventiOn-a
! lawyer of considerable dignity. He
would wake democrat out of ~ sound
sleep to talk to him. Occasionally
the squire would be Overpowered mum
erically, when he would retreat in good
order. One morning, after breakfast,
while small party were seated IN the
smoking apartment enjoying their first
Continental Havana, gentleman
from Oregon who was gazing out of the
window, said: squire, do you see that
dock of birds?' ''Yes sir" well, on
election day, you will find the demo
Gratis as numerous as they are" ''Jusi
so;" said the squire, They are car
rion crowsW Everyone laughed, in
Guiding the porter. | thought then
what pity the national contest could
not he fought in the slme friendly
spirit, free from acrimony and bite
personalities.
The habits and characteristics o
people change but little in the country
! but every country has its peculis