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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-06
ras- CAUTION ! -yna

The country is flooded with quack NOS
trums, containing IRON and other iniu-
rious ingredients, which claim to cure
everything - even Female Complaints,
We say to you, il you value your life,
Baware Of all suoh
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-06

We offer bargains in mems suits of all
kinds, nom $500 TO 900.
We offer bargains In mems alpaca coats
and vests
We ofer bargains in meas ,ummer coats
aud vests.
We offer bargains in mems pants,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-06

We offer bargains In boys suits and clothes.
We offer bargains in boys pants.
our all-wool mems suits at 500 are worth
5000, and In most of the stores they ask
sla.oO for them, aud then ia'l to sll,oO.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-06

We are Offering bargains in bIeached sheet.
ing and shirting.
We are Offering 81 pieces Of lace bunting
at loc the usual price is zoe. We have all
the colors.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
BAKNuM'S SLAIN MONSTER.


Ii will be remembered that n week
or ten days ago an elephant named
Albert developed an ugly and pugna-
cious disposition at Kcenc, N. H.,
where the menagcrc with which he
was travelling was located, and killed
his keeper. He had been ugly and
treacherous on previous occasions, and
it was not considered safe to permit
him to live longer. BY order of Mr..
Barnun the authorities OF the Smith
sonian Institute were notified that the
execution was to take place, and that
they could have the carcass if they de-
sired it. Accordingly Mcssrs. Uouidan
IL Lucas of the national museum were
despatched to Keenc, where they arriv-
ed last Tuesday afternoon. Through
the aid of City Marshal Il. IL. Locke
and Chief Engineer Geo. Wheeock
they secured the services of Mr. J. +.
kerwin, a well known local knight of
the butcher knife and cleavcr, and two
other experts, and on Wednesday
morning began the work of dissecting
the enormous pachydrcm. The head
and trunk were first removed, then
the hide was taken Off in two pieces,
being split on the back and belly. The
hide was in many places an inch and
quarter thick, and the work required
nearly three hours. In the afternoon
the skeleton was dissccted, and every
bone was saved intact. The firing
party consisted of twcnty-nine men,
twelve of whom fired at the heart and
seventeen at the head. Daring the
autopsy, so TO speak, six bullets were
found in the heart, and they had ali
been ilattened.
In the evening those of cpicurean
tastes dined on elephant steak at the
Cheshire House, and it is reported that
many who did not know what they
were eating pronounced the steak
unusually fine in flavor, but bit tough.
The hide weighed 1913 pounds, and
the skeleton 1855 pounds. Tho beast
alive weighed about..70O0 pounds, was
supposed to be thirty years old, and
was valued at $4,000. The preserved
portion was safely shipped to Washing.
ton on Thursday, and Messrs. Uouidan
x Lucas consider that they have secur-
cd an unusually perfect specimen for
the national museum. About SOC
Keenites witnessed the dissection with
! great interest.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
HEATING 4 POWUEtt-I!O

"Th"y tried the Sun-gamc on INC
down in Pennsylvania" said tho old
tramp as he got a fresh brace on the
fence for his back, "hut ! came ont
ahead, considerably ahead"
"lIow was it?N
"Wcll, l struck the town OF York one
day, and I didn't look bit like n gen
tcman. My duds were old, my con-
plcXion ruined, and ] was all run down
at the heel. Ever in York ?" emo"
"Wcll, the people there neither send
money to the hcathcn in Africa nor
waste sympathy on the tramps OF
America. ! struck thirteen houses in
succession and didn't get a bite and
/ was looking around for scrap-iron to
stay my stomach, when along comes
an officer and gives me the collar. lie
was taking me to the cooler when a
wagon drives up, and the chap on the
front seat calls out that he will give me
a steady job at n dollar n day"
nWhat ot ?'
"You wait minute. ! didn't banker
for work, mind you, bnt ] hidn'l care
for the jug, and so, rs the officer was
willing, | climbed into the wagon and
away we went. That job was in the
powder houses which blew up the
other day. The manager thought he
had a big joke on me, and though ]
didn't like the idea of working over n
volcano, l turned to and put in three
days before ! quit"
"Why did you quit?''
"Wcll, on the third day, as | was
carrying powder to the storchousc, the
manager came into the building. There
was busted kcg on the floor, and
was smoking my pipe. lie didn't
notice this until he got past me and |
had him cut off. Then sits down by
the busted keg, pulls away at my pipe,
and says /:
"Mr. Manager, if we gets there at
the same moment you must give me Il
fair show
"W-whcrc? says he, his face whittier
than snow.
"tAt Heavens gatcr ] answers.
HWith that he wanted to know if
hadn't rather take $50 in cash-all the
money he had with him--and go West
and run for Office and become great
man, and / didn't know but ] would.
He tossed me his wallet, remarking
that the train would leave in about five
minutes, and / picked 1t up and walked
off. rcckoncd on being pursued, but
he didn't even yell after me. The last
| saw of him his legs were giving out
at the knees, and a snowlandscape was
no comparison to his complexion. He
may have picked up another tramp
since, but guess not-I que s.s not"
l-DetrOh Free Press.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
POISONOUS CAN-SEAL,NG.
, ST. Paul Globe. I

Chloride OF zine, which is employed
| in tho canned-g goods trade, is deadly
poison. Ulcers ofthe stomach and bow
| els and even rcrtoration is produced ny
| this corrosive poison. 1t is now cliamcta
that tho frightful increase of Brighrs
disease can be- traced to the same cause.
1t is an utter impossibility to seal a can
With chloride Of zine without an apprc.
ciahle quantity of the poison getting
into the can. An experiment was
recently made by the foreman of one of
the largest canning establishments in
the country of soldering tops ON empty
cans. The experiment was made in
the presence of number of eminent
physicians and prominent dealers in
canned goods. And yet in each case
when the can was opened, after all the
care the foreman gave the soldering
process, several drops of the chloride
of zine were found in the bottom.
Now, when this poison gets into the
can when all this care is used, what is
the probability when the cans are sealed
as they are in the rush Of business
The public press has opened crusade
against this dangerous method of put.
ting up commodities which the public
need and must have. \ writer in the
Brooklyn Eagle thus describes the
process OF canning in Il large establish
mcnt in Baltimore: GA capprr receives
ten cents a hundred cans for putting on
the caps. He has to furnish his own
tools, tluN and solder. Instead of care.
fully painting round the can with n
marking brush, the capper has Il brush
rs large as that used by Il house painter.
His cans are in trays Of a dozen each,
he lays his cap on and with one dab Of
his brush across the top Of the can the
tops OF the whole twelve are rendered
acid; then the soldering iron runs
around. The central hole is not closed.
These cans are then put into IN iron
crate and lowered into a hot bath, where
they stay from five to twenty minutes,
according to the stuff that is being pro.
cesscd. The acid left on the top of the
can is washed off with this bath, and
the bath often becomes so acid that the
workncn can solder from the water of
the bath as iluv. The longer the
bath is used the dirticr il becomes
Now, as these goods are lifted from the
bath, this central vent hole is open,
and tho can is liable to have this watcr
of tho bath admitted. Still further is
this liability increased if there is a
leak in the can, making two holes for
air and water instead of ono vent.'
Now, when fusil oil in whisky is
known to be cause of Brighrs disease,
Is 1t any wonder, ut the rate canned
goods arc consumed in this country,
and each can has An arprcciablc amount
of the deadly chloride of zinc, which
attacks the kidneys, and the cons,lmp-
ton of canned goods and Briyhts
disca's nrc going hand and hand in
this country?
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
MARK TWAIN.
WHEN SHE WILL, SHE WILL.
San Francisco Nltul

81 Thought only n fow men were up
to the winter bathing mark" observed
the reporter. The bath man lnu. he'd
scornfully. "When lady makes up
her mind To hathc every day in the
year." he said, "nothing can stand her
Off I've seen men how would come
here ON cold mornings, undrcss and
walk to the waters edge, bat the min
ute ii touched their toes race back and
get into their clothes again. Not so
with women. When they are in bath
ing trim il means bathing, aud nothing
short of n tidal wave will stop them
Here com's the daisy bathcr Of tho lot.
Ive seen that girl here when IL was so
cold that to even look at the water
used TO give me the shakes. Now,
what do you think first induced that
lady to bathe all the time? For the
pure love Of II? No, sir. She was get
ting too fat. She tried cvcrythiEg-
dieting, exercise and medicine, but
nothing would take her down. At last
she dropped on sea bathing, and that
fetched her. She is nice and slim now.
though plump enough, but when she
came here first she was as fat as but
ter ball. ] wish all the fat ladies in tho
city would have her courage, and our
winter business would be worth some-
thing ~
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
RUSSIAN NOVELIST TURNS COH-
BIER.

Count Leo TolStot, author of the
famous novel, "\Nar and Pace" is
to-day the best known and most re-
vcred man in all the Russias. He is II
generally recognized leader of a new
this country. Russian critics regard
him AS being equal, if not superior, to
| Ivan Tourgcnotf. Unhrr the late Czal
the Count enjoyed the privileges OF
the courtier. But now this famous
Count and genius has put aside his pen
and his coronet and is humbly peggins
shoes. Ercentricity: Not quite so.
\ journalist who recently visited the
Count, says, in the Rodii'N, that in the
room adjoining his library the Count
has established a Shoemaker's shop, in
which he works daily under the direc-
tion of a practical shoemaker. Here is
an extract:
"Since when, Leo Nicholaevitch,
did you begin to learn shocmaking :'
asked.
"Not long ago; yet l am succeeding
well, rs you see" answered the Count,
good na,uredIy, displaying shoe.
"May l ask your purpose ?"
"My purpose: Well, everybody
ought to know some trade. 1t is neces-
Sary for every one to work, not only
intellectually but also physically. BY
manual labor we can renovate and
better our life. Only those work ing
physically can be healthy in body,
sound in thought and Intelligent in
life"
Count Leo Tolstol belongs to that
.I.ls nf
depise politics, scorn wealth, and even
put at na3ght literary fame. Truth
they want, and they search for it ear.
ncstly, though in different ways.
Count TolstOl's brilliant success re-
minded the Russians of Lord Byron.
No Russian author has ever been so
generally idoiized us the author of
"War and Peace" The idol, however,
seemed not to care at all for the incense
burned for him. Somehow he dis.
appeared from society. Then it trans
pired that in peasant garb he went on
foot from convent to convent, discus
sing with old monks and disscntcr
hcrmits about God and man and LIE.
Soon in his library there appeared
dusty works Of holy fathers, and
numerous trcatises by the most known
thcologians of different beliefs. He
thought he understood the Gospel
Alright, and he prepared his own
exegcsis, but the government would
not allow him to publish it. Then he
wrote his "Confcssions" unvciling the
tortnrcs and the joys of his inquisitivc
mind. That "COnlcsSiOn" thrilled all
those who saw it in manuscript. But
tho imperial ccnsors hastcncd to con-
fiscatc those manuscripts and burn
them. SO tho Russian public do not
know what Count TolStoi knows abOu'
Truth. They have heard that he il
preaching new Christian life, bu,
what that life should he they are for
biddcn to learn. A lady, an carncss
admircr of Tols'o, said to me: 81
know st. Paul was making tents, aud
] hear Count Leo is making SHOES, but
that docs not satisfy me. l would like
TO hear Count Lro's sermon"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
WATERMELON SCIENCE.

70 be properly enjoyed, the perfect
watermelon should be pOunced on in
the patch just after sun up. 1t should
be carefully selected. In response to
an eager thump, there should follow a
dead and meaty sound, and the melon
should weigh not less than % pounds.
After it is pulled it should be split from
end to end with short bladed pocket
knife, so that in tearing it open the
glowing and juicy heart, bursting loose
from its confinement, shall find lodg-
mont on one side only. At this point
the knife is to be flung away. For a
moment the eye should be allowed to
feast itself on the vision thus suddenly
brought to view, then the heart should
be scOopCd out with the hand and its
ncctarious meat thrust upon the hot
and thirsty palate. There ought TO be
something savage in the enjoyment of
a watermelon it ought TO be crushed
and swallowed with avidity. The man
who knows how 20 enjoy one will come
away from the fray with the sweets in
his beard, in his hair and on his
clothcs-1NUHfG Constitution.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08

y wine merchant, or rathar manufac-
turer, was recently condemned to q
heavy fine for aduiteration. After the
sentence he asked the chemist how he
could have been so positive that the
wine was fabrication. "Because IL
did not contain an atom of bitartrate of
potash, which is TO be found in all
natural wines," replied the man of
science. "Thank you for the informa-
tion," replied the tradesman; "the next
time you analyze my wines you will
find some" GdlignanFs MESSENGER.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08

"Moiher, think the spinal vcrtcbrr
of the frigid season have received a
severe fracture" remarked the high
school girl to her mother. "Ncs," re.
piled the old lady, "l expected your
father would hurt that dog when he
threw the poker at it."-OH city Der
l,iI{.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08

Cautious customer (who has heard
the high prices charged in retail drug
stores): How much do you charge for
ten cents worth of tooth powder:
Drug clerk: For the best quality,
twenty-five cents, sir."-Nec loTk
Graphic.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
John NIcEslrry,

ATTORNEY AT LAW & LAND AGENT
NO. 6 Carondelct st., New Orleans.
1 AND BUSINESS at the Land Offices in
IL Now Orleans and Washington City at
tended to. Agency for sale and purchase
OF Plantations, Farms and unimprOvcd
iniIS S0lI.iiel
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
IDr. =. q. Murphy.

nnSIAED ST., MONROE, LA.-Having
~ recently arranged his Office with special
reference to tho treatment of chronic female
Diseases, DR.. Murphy will give particular
I2t5" iteiers to the IN cacal fraternity of Mon
roe and Trenton. June 10, 1Sll.-tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08

Among the Pcrsians, if a man is
caught stealing the second time his
hands are cut off. This punishment,
we should think, would be more cffcc-
tive in reducing the number OF pick
pockets than ten years imprisonment.
Very few criminals learn to pick
pockets with their feet. The punish
mcnt for the third conviction in Persia
is not stated, but we suspect his head
is cut off. That would cure him
| NOrristOtr1l HerdlI.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
FIR. John lrulticrwOt,,t, !,

PRACTITIONER IN MEDICINE AND
l. Surgery. Office ana residence, corner
of jefferson and Second streets, where he
may be found at all hours when not profess
sinnnaliy engaged elsewhere.
November 20 1854. If
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
Il. Richardson.


MONROE La,
WA practice in all the parishes OF North
w Louisiana, tho Supreme Court of the
stale, the Federal Courts, and in the Land
o.lro department of tho General GOvern-
LneHt. Feb. l 1884.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08

Baaiam's ass addressed his rider il
the He-brayhic language.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
II. ]. MASSEi<GfII.. C. II. JOHNSTON n
MnSSeMsill II Johnson,

DENTISTS, MONROE, LOUISIANA
Office up stairs. over A. II. Bernhardt's
Store. Next door to Telephone Exchange.
January 5, 81.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
u. !. eoATNEE. ]. s. TOATNI!
G. J. Il J. S. KOATNER,
OhTNI!F

4 rrbENEYS AND COUNSELORS AT
II Law. Monroe, La, will practice in all
the Parishes Of North Louisiana, in tho
supreme Court at Monroe, tho Federal
Courts, and in tho Land Office Department
Of the General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner Of public
square. July 10, 1882.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
I.Malcling a. SliIllliaIl,

A TrORNEYS AND COUNSELORS Al
IA Law, Office Monroe, La, practice in Tho
sSiaie and Federal Courts of Louisiana.
January II, 1855.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08

Cards Of Il personal chn,uttcr-whon all
n,issible-will DO charged double our regu-
lar advertising rates.
Obituary and Marriage notices will bo
charged Us advertisements.
Any person Sonding us tivo now cash sub
Srrihcrs, at the Saine post office, will be en-
t:tieA to 4 copy of THE TELEaRAPH gratis
or one year.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08

TAHlFF OF ADVERTISING RATES.
Advertisements will be inserted at one
dollar and fifty cents per square (one inch
at space or less) Tor the first, and seventy
iiAn cents for each subsequent insertion, for
any timo under ono month. For longer
periods as follows:
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-13
NEW POSTAL DELIVERY.
SERVICE TO BEGIN ocTossR a.
The POstmaster-1 General Arrange
meats. The Service 70 be Given
All Officers entitled 10 a..

MAsHISGT0s, Aug. y Postmaster tien-
efsl Villas to day eOmpleied aTran gements
for the establishment of the special delivery
Of letters authorized by the last COngress Al
- pastOftoes, and issued circular letter OF
instructions 10 pOstmasters 70 govern this
mes feature Of the postal service. The new
system will 20 into operation Get. 4 The
la~ authorized IL introduction al the dlsere-
ton OF the Postmaster General n all places
containing more than 400 inhabitants.
When the Postmaster General hrst directed
his attention to the matter hs thought IL beet
10 introduce the system ia only few of the
large cities. but be inaily determined t. in
trodace Il ia ali places allowed by law. By
placing a special ten-cent stamp on letter
IN addition 10 the regular postage 1t will loo
delivered al once, by special carrier,
upon It's arrival at the Office OF
destination anywhere within the carrier
iimits of free delivery Office, or within one
milo of the post office at other than freed
livery offices, which are designated as special
delivery offices. Drop. or local letter., bear
ing the special delivery stamp will also be
delivered BY special carriers. The inStruc-
tiOns issued To postmaSters to day authorize
the employment of messenger boys Ia per
f1sm the special delivery service, at salaries
not to exceed so per month. Substitute
letter carriers may also be- utilized a. mes
Sengers.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-13

Weller Tells a Story He Heard About
Vim. Mclaughlin.

Prom tie MGskeson NEss-
Osr. sTRAiED OK STOLEN A pstition for
l. the Auzkegob I-,stofhoe. TIE owner ~li
fas a lbef ~ reward Tor tts fetoTn AID 40 q0e4-
tgons ssksd Address Mac. cltl.
The above "ad' Was handed Netes re
porter yesterday by well known citizen,
and the scflOe, asking for more hight on the
matter heard a strange tale.
''Hayent you heard, said the afOfesald
citizen, that billy Mae has lost hls petition
for the postOfhoef Nor Why, II l. all over
town. Some months agO he got up a bIg
petition aud sent Il 10 Judge fallass at
Cadillac Ills honor got hufy because he
thought Don Dickinson Was encroaching on
has territory, and ne packed ali the petitions,
papers, letters, etc, relating ID the postofhce
IA bon and shipped them 10 Don, this
side up With care, aud told Don he had
better look after these things also. In the
meantime Billy Mac was on the still hunt
after his petition. lie wrote to the Judge
aud the Judge told him he hadn't IL aud
81 him to apply to Don Dickinson at
Detroit. To Don Billy wrote, and 10 aud be-
hold Don declared he knew nothing about lt
When Don got the box from the Judge he
hastily glanced at the contents aud nailed II
up and sent II 10 Mr.. l.. g. Mason here, and
Billy called on L. o.. yesterday Ia find out II
his petition had come hack to Muskegon.
Mr.. Mason told him he would look the box
over and II the missing appeal To the T. Nj.
O.. was among the contents Billy should have
IL. Funny amt II, If after months of weary
waiting Bllly's petition shouldn't have got
any nearer Washington than Detroit, and
that II should have been Lost in the little
circuit from Muskegon To Cadillac and De-
troit and returnf Ia the meantime. whore
Is itl The Neics ought To publish a notice To
belp Billy out"
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-13
GRANTS TOMB PHOTOGRAPHED.
a Restaurateur Who Refuses TO vacate
the Claremont Mansion.

NEW YORK. Aug. IA photographer visit
cd Grants tomb this afternoon at the re-
quest of Col. Fred Grant and picture of
the tomb and floral gifts were taken. When
Riverside Park was discussed burial
site for Grant, the Mayor promised that the
Claremont mansion, which IL now occupied
a. restaurant, should be removed within "A
year. Ii now appears that the enterprisng
keeper of the establishment, realizing that
he has bonanza in the place, refuses to
make the Mayors promise good by getting
out until after the expiration of
the five years lease. which he holds
To the house. The Park Commissioners
have unsucceSsfnlly tried TO impress upon
the obstinate individual that the so called
lease il a mere license, reyokable at their
pleasure. He not only refuses to share their
views, but will, If necessary, contest his
rights One day this week he endeavored To
have the inst rument under which he holds
the place put ON record, but found he could
not do 40, a. IL had not been acknowledged.
The lease was given him by the Commission
ers scarcely year ago. the lease, although
devoid of the acknowledgement necessary To
get II ON record. can not be set aside at
pleasure by lessees. Thus the matter stands
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-13
YESTERDAYS COURTS.

CIRCUIT, OFFICE BUSINESS. Rapids
National Bank Va. The Sparta Mills Com
pany. Assumpst. Declaration filed
William b. Ledyard vs.. Edwin Bradford ct
al Assdmpsit. Declaration filed.
PoLIcE.-Charles Dalrymple, drunk. SEN
teuce suspended till Aug. l6."James Cor
don. drunk. Nent TO Jail for II days.
John Johnson, drunk. Paid x5.3j.-Loren
Barrett, larceny. Adjourned 10 Aug. ID
Robert W. Heidlinger, false pretenses. Ad-
joured To Aug. Bernardo Godangaro.
ped ling without license. Paid Sl0.-
Frank Chevna and :. Kenterino, same Of
fense. Discharged.-Dunkey Golree, as
sault and battery. Discharged.
PRoBATE-E Estate of Noadiah G.. Wright,
deceased. +. A. Maynard and Rob
ert Graham appointed Commissioners on
claims and Frank Cole and Jonathan Best
appointed appraisers. Estate of kryntje
NanZaeltbommel, deceased. VIII and peti-
tion for probate of same filed and Sept. IL
set for hearing.--Inre Fleta A. Trowbridge
a minor. Petition for appointment of guar
dian filed.
JUSTICE SAUNDERs Long Va.
Charles III. Moore Replevin. Jury trial.
Verdict for plaintiff SlOO.65 and costs.