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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

! JoHS b. BoSsER, youngest SOM
lof +. NJ. d., and n, B. BONNER
,born in Sardis, Miss, July 22nd,l
1888; died near Honey Grove
Texas, Feb. 23d, 1885,
"Thou hast all seasons for thine
Town, o Death" No place-al-
ways the home-circle-
lgives better opportunities for char
ae.er.study than the school-room.
lin the school.room the writer Of
sthis death.notiee knew John Bon.
gnsr intimately. Many will con.
firm -none deny-the assertion,
made on many occasions previous
TO this, that he was a good boy.
In all the relations of school.life he
was blamelsss. and it affords ME
pleasure to be able to bear testimo.
my to the excellence Of his Young
short lifc-cndcd So t~ragically.
As a student, he was patient
and pcrsevering, learning his task
willingly, and anxious to ecquirc
that, which Is the goal Of 50 many
youthful spirits An education. In
bis relations with his school-matcs
he was truthful, honest and oblig
ling. lie was more than usual,
sensitive TO praise or blame, ant
Ibis somewhat grave face woult
Tighten up for hours, IN response Il
words Of approval. lie was much
more quiet In his department thar
most school.boys, and would otter
sit silently at his desk during
play.hours, while other bovs wer,
only too happy to be at their sports
Perhaps the key TO this unusun.
gravity in one ~ young nigh
have been found in a few shorl
words. III nds moihcrtcss, anS
motherless children too often fins
olife a grave affair, The circum
stances of his death are unspeaka
|bly sad. To 20 down under III,
eruel, lev waters. in sight Of land
in hcaringofa familiar voice ,almos
within touch ofhis fathers hand
who can imagine the feelings tha
preceded the last STRUGGLED Per
haps the home and friends Of hi
childhood came back in that 81
preme moment perhaps his moth
FRS face. a. he last remembers
il. We can only hope that th
lpitying Christ met him In N
deep waters and led him reutl
and safely home. "
sAHprs. MIS-, AAacu -. lss5'
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
HAVE A PURPOSE

An aimless life a. a worthless
and wretched existence. No mat.
ter hos humble a person may b.,
no MISTER how uninformed, have 4
purpose. When ~. social psi.
ton il higher, and the personal
sbiliiy greater, there is positively
no errpse for + life without an
. aim. THE earth was created, and
its inhabitants have made It all
that il Is to-day. This has been
the result Of purpose and will II
all, il any considerable number n
nations had stood lie, what vould
even the heritage ui . world been
worth 10 msn?
Cast a stone into the water, aud
you 80 the circle growing wider.
Cas-, your energy into the struggle
about you, aud you will make i.
stronger and holder. II il an 10.
spring thing to look at the busy
and advancing nations, and i. is =
noble thing a. an individual r.
have part in 1t. No aimless msu
or woman, boy or girl, has shar,
in anything except their orr
sloth and shame. While they ar,
heedless Of opportunities, whil'
they hide in corners, the rreA.
march Of events is going on, an,
time !, counting oil the hour. O
their prof,less lives.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

ANoSo the bitter opponesis Of
urovsr Cleveland during last falls
campaign was I. Thomas Fortune,
editor Of the New FORK Globe, the
colored mems organ, and himself a
negro. Fortuns nov praises l-,s.
lands attitude relative h. the
freedmen, Sad admits that his
defea. would have been q calsmi.
~ to them.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

SECRETARY Lamar has appoint.
ed Hon. II. l.. Muldrow, Of Stark.
Vile, Assistant Secretary u the
Interior, 10 succeed the lamented
Clarke. Col. Nuldrow has had a
distinguished career q, Congress.
man from the First District and has
LEFT his impress on the legislation
of the country. The new seere,a.
~ is we'll equipped TO discharge
the duties 10 which he has been
called by Misissippi's eminent
statesman.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

TuE experience Of the Georgia
gentleman who named his girl
|Eufaula and found out afterwards
that Eufaula means wet dog" re.
calls the experience ofa "new
lady who called her little
daughter Valet du Chambre.'
lShe said the name was a fashioua.
|ble one in Paris, and nearly all
FIRST lass families used il.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

Is celebrating a Sunday
dinner with some u bis friend. be
,ighty.ninth birth DAY, William
Browns prominent Democrat, Of
Marion county, w.s, Virginia.
made speech saying iha, a. the
Democratic party had returned %
power he va. prepared TO die 10
peace. Within thirty minutes be
vas ehokcd IN death while eating
a piece of meat.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
Seed Potatoes.

l have just received a large lot
ofNew York Early Rose, Peerless and
Russell Potatoes; these Potatoes
will make you two crops the same
year, and | will sell them at Rock
BoTroN prices.
J. ]. Hendcrsous.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
Waiting TO bo Ripped Up.

p lAhDpN IhEfH.J
II il interesting 10 know What
is the penalty cxacted from u
Frcemsson who betrayed The 40
crets u his order. Al. Andrieux,
late Project Of Police, has been
expelled fran the Lyons lodge Of
Perfect Silence for making too
nee with Masonic mysteries, and
by way Of adding insult to injury,
he announced that by their lawa
the lodge are bound to have his
throat cut, his body disembowcllcd
and his mutilated remains LAID
out on the sea.hore nj low water.
VI. Andrieux Is awaiting the exc.
cution Of this sentences with phil.
o~sophiaal resignation
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
Barber at Como.

T. II. Smith wishes 10 inform
she people Of Como and vicinity
that he will be in that place on
the Grst Friday in each month,
prepared to do all BARRIERS work
with neatness and dispatch--be.
ginning on Friday, April 30, 1885.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

GtSzRAL GRASr, it is reported,
rscsnlly sen. a message to General
Hancock expressing regret for n
criticism uttered some FIVE years
ago. and Gen. Hancock returned
u kind answer.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

IDfsvasa iaTsEss
istuh llmhpvp dasaaII
islsd 80. nee ihs "a ata,l "a
ilorsf Ofass sfsst aH Ns4lw
sbfHaft a. abd w. irslg w. a
fbad 41iI Wrti4y Np.b Il
lba rf. altu NJ gtr Yfisp..
RffY ilis basl v miI ar.
tHtf tfta 1iYR
" u.'nl ltaf III ~ n l%iaunaf
gviib tt family sm. i.ala sfa
\ Flnla oYubv Ii.s isnphilhsy W.
v NJ pllee ~ lbe m1uib n lio.rt
LGwyf fffet aad srillsI III
liis and bs apb Jphn n lsoonet 4
ynM about ~ yapfs n age, sen
10 lhe habit N catching f.i ty
Smfaur ~ q fihtup made IN t,n.
neciion with y dam aof1s4 ii1Itd
fhfc using askiH 10 getting n1nI
Effom 'be trap Alvnt 4 ocIca
MONDAY n brafy n, ihe iao sent
H. usual t9pWmin1 lhoif tr,pi
Eand found their skg bad btll
IT, hose from 'he bmk ADD lodge,
Co., dan The father gave
ldifocl on. hoN ~ secure the hlat.
lbn, the bay stripped 90 800 ~.
Y clothing and plunged iu after IL.
hTho water at tlut tm1. wa- tnl.
1los both above and below the dam.
4 Ily some mi.ehaTrr 'h' boat wen.
The dam, carrying the boz
IT, but he recovered quickly
Baud swimming out On the opposite
sshore ran down the creek some
9di.'rn'e 81 intercept III. skin. lie
swa- successful, aud caught the
boat but was then in water nearly
Eup 10 his arm pits and near some
tlogs, Ills father saw him catch
Ethc boat and then started TO ride
kdown the shore ~ the boys assis.
jtancc, but in crossing u slough lost
,sight Of him. When the father
scame to the place he could see
hnothIng Of either the boy or the
tboat. Seized with fear as 10 the
Hate Of his boy, the father ran
twildly up and down The banks for
Gan hour or more, seeking some
atrace Of him, but failed. Sadly he
S~returncd home to his wife, who
1was in a delicate condition. He
1wantcd to 60 for the ncighbors and
fbegin the search instantly, but hi.
swife fell In a ut Of Mysteries and
abe was forced to remain with hel
ito save her life. Having no on,
aaise to send, and living some dis
jtsnco from any one else, the neigh
Ibors knew nothing Of the matte.
tuntil Ncdnesdsy. As soon rs Thu
inews was reported II great GROVE
Of men, in boats and on the banks
EARNED with axes aud polos to re
smeye drifts and grab.hooks 70
dragging, went to work in earnest
EThe search was kept up iron
"wednesday until last Monday, 81;
tIdays, before the body was found
'sThe sunken skill had been disco,
asrsd before, Squire Lemons, c
,9Honey Groyt,was sent for an
iahsld an inquest, the jury tindin
IA verdict Of accidental drowning
3in accordance with the facts rel.
/ lied.
a The general supposition is tina
Nbeing numbed with cold, the be-
iHstruck against II log, went undo
i4and could not recover. 'Tis q 81,
Aaad tory.-Honey Grove (TeIa
.sIndcpeudent.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
r--r---zcn-T--cr

FRANK JAMES has been employed
sy til, State Of Missouri 70 hunt
down au old offender, and the work
was SO successfully performed that
The obnoxious gentleman was
driven of to Canada. Thus au old
rHle was once more demon 'trs..
.I
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

Carr. f. L. Sykes, shorir of
Monroe county "a leading candi.
date for State Auditor aui hss u
strong support for the position.
lie will be a hard man TO beat for
the nomination.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

VIZ. II. coizrss, Of New York,
who served In the Federal army
and was wounded at Frederieks-
burs, declared he would never ac-
eeps . pension unsil . Democratic
PFssidsnt was elected. lilo has
- made N application for AZ.
rsa's an~aaiins 70 sbsat esDoo.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

IL Tunica county on Toe 18th
while Lunn Ryan and Sidney
Williams, both colarel, wc-c m .
drunk, the cabin took tire aud
burned them to death.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
KEspAIL's SPAWN crn

uarfea. a. NJ
~ " ksniali CO nssf sifst P<sstn
y ehty-hts cents IN stsnips. ~ stfs
ieass stni ~ fesr rfsafty pakiiaif =
- tinTsss We ~ iseti 81 Hian.
thAi kti lrtfr ftr ttseas uf ehtfs'hfs
hsts iesfrtd ttszt Erasli's <rzsis -
: safsfst ifsn ltsssistis rsiss -
hrst N ens fa-t Il tie t~4fv th~r IL 49,
beard II keafslrs s.a-in Cars re1f
atts SO hes : fnt usrs that -
iarsfd siih fstuia. Affsnt tsi ~ iass
PAWN tsrt. q ~ stis - ~ -
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fatsd n Gifefsas tostis. r. rae -
hrenztt NJ . snail haffls ior ffy esan
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Vel ~ "a - raa say sfs 49,.
iaar iaYs afriyiH4 tis Hssfirins 49,
- van stuf save ~ snythisF sfr,f-I
Htnf - sssaf ~ - kr~a LII
= VII T. Ysa ST tie Fura esn. 81
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

JlDGH GRAY, the successor of
Mr.. Bayard in the Senate, is n a.
five Delawaresn, forty.iive years
bold, n Princeton graduate, and a
conspicuous lawyer and jurist. He
twice, in Cincinnati and Chicago,
|eloqrently nominated Dir. Bayard
for the Presidency.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
Is TT LIE :?

Some one sand ii vt Potash was
poison. who makes the assertio
exccpt those Tho desire to mislca
and humbug yolH H. wio
pounces other rcinedic, - FRAUD
is quietly Offering Il vile compou'
OF his own-boware If all such.
Ask your physician or yoi
druggists if Potash produces al
the horrors claimed for ii by thos
who are compelled to traduce 9TH
sr preparations in order to appea'
respectable themselves.
We claim tina; Potash properly
combined with other remedies
makes tue greatest blood remedy
ever known 20 man, and we claim
that B. B. b. is that remedy.
II afflicted with any form o.
blood poison, scrofula, Rheuma
tism, Catarrh, Old Ulcers and Sores
Kidney complaints, Female Di
seascs, eto., the B. 3. D. will cure
you at once. Send to Blood Balm
Co, Atlanta, Ga, for a copy o
their book FREE.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

AS Albany lady is going to pre-
sent the President with q crazy
made entirely Of Cleveland
aud Hendricks campaign badges.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
srArE afFrtHos


y.tat .Hi ~.
st
Boz A..4ay a" 90, fIui4,
stYl
vatsaIft ist m'ay iivaIl
r.h as
taHisy.Is iu Aa.uaf mayo
MT mafanAl
Hihaaain sizii u.iai t1.i
moss hDlstf
The Wiaeaa hahs hu r,fs
from business
Cuunth hIs pim, wiuisn l1i
.gn -tlibiiiDu
Bfoos hsy.a irI sra baf'ltDi
NJ Ifohlbi.aa
,t a..
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ms 20 "I' ''1'' '' ''
'N' h''"' VI H'" l@'l'.'
"''''' ~. ''n'"''''"1 ''l''n'
IONS J" OA"Oo'"' county
Two Lsake county hunters late
~ hi''sn % f4ooi" II ono o''
N51abee comfy lat''y sent
eleven c%onyicts to the peK.,en.iary
Na.chor is to have a c1lorct
Baptist College, costing $500
Josiah Austin. of Eli.yflc wa
robbed Of $3.50 at the Exposition
Mrs. Mary Pope, Of Simpson
county. AGED 81 wears died racont
~
4 State Prohibition Conventio,
/. called 10 meet at Jack son, Jul,
lsI
A Canton farmer has bought
ear load of fertilizer for his or,
use,
Phil Pearson is in iail at Okolc
ma on the CHARGE Of poisoning hi
wife,
]. Donald. bogus subscr;ptio.
s,ent.is DOING tho state ON swine
Ing tour.
A, rplto, ,boo,hor d,y,y,Lo,
oxen - ,ooa co,di,;o, .oLl .,r ~
dollars.
Thi,,.., ,,.d d,,. ror. ,.,o,
~ ore no;clhorhooJ Of A
taa county.
Y,..;r.lo o,o;u. H.. hrc.,
,L,r.L-rai.n n~an,,,,,tan - On
town in the State.
.i.a., With, 8.
lda,. ago did much DAMAGE An
ki' some stock.
A. the Fxposi,ion. Rank
,,un,y took In. premium ON p,s
over all competitors.
Several store. were b~urglariz
in water Valley on the NIGHT
1.-The I6th-one losing $3.50.
In Cb,cko.aw copnt,o ON the "A.
+, man named BURGESS commit,
.p,ciJs hy ba,c;rg b;msolf
e..c...D s,.. u..;i,.
lebaipyany. e.eop,d with a Z
r,pni bail and cham On him.
3. -" '''V' '
fr.i time in twenty-fonr years.
toh, chio,or;r, c,srh # 1,
lcopr,s ofIoflorc comfy wa. HI
ol by b,il.,,rm ON m. 10,
Il Near Newton on the Goth I
, boiler GA mill burst, killing Q
man and seriously wounding thl
/ Others.
,
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

SENATOR WALrHAlL's picture
rriccs the last issues Of fIarpcr's
Weekly and Lcslic's Weekly.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
KESDALps SPAWN crb

rs.nsl. " 49,
~ ks-fsif Co. Genfteusss
~ Aattiss Il ygsr Fsna1ii's srstia 80
ieaad = - ~ hat n IL 1911
49, asfd I boh IN NJ fsa1iIF -
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nne sd ssesmnis= q = a. ias
pFtarss H. ether tav 81 80 nHirZ1
-rains . ~. nafssad r. =
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
sPAvIN Gu

~ ~ Ksnssii Co. ls5r stp' ~ ~
dsll's SPAWN Ca afl &C. -ins
the vcfid. save ~ rauastas tiN
Tfssiisr "a he tfsHse hsssn
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
KEsDALL's SPAWN crEi'
KESpALI,s SPAWN crn|

u~aiiatsirr. .a-fae
D. ? Kendall Co. is.f Slsi NstsI
BOTTLES " ksntsll'a spas 10 Car -
bat iinlmsri, ~ taiL nan a. raL
sssr u-ei4 F
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
KEvDALLs SPAWN CO.

frtrs y - Nth - - hstisa 80
fIsss haw 4 - 80 ~ n ~ - -
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ksassn C t<tsssa n =
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28
kRspALL's SPAWN CUE

chsppssus. y. 7, nTh1
Or ~ Esndsli Co, Ensthrrsh ffls u
sifs. oss jest aEa ! had . nice yeunf hss
With . ls,zs blaed spawn. ihass uAms u
Eendaifs SPAWN Cure - that yeg frss
lss Il ~sso on. Have used the heir sss
furfs. etc ht'
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

~ sia hefi Hnsf
ClagsH sIli iass D. saia their
sfliflss A. u Rsflil fH4 ~ bs
usy ftHFf.i Gmlhh4tl
AN w OIL
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
Mountain Lions.

A. j. Bruner, of Houston, Idaho, who
arrived here to-day, tells a most re-
markable story of the experiences of q
woman ranchero with mountain lions.
The foothills of Eastern Idaho are ad-
mirably adapted to the raising of AM
CORA goats, and many stockmen ara
finding them more profitable than
sheep. Among these is ID. B. Hawley,
who pastures bis goats largely along
the Little Lost River. In his employis
young German woman named The
resa Tallert. Besides being good look
ing she is as 1.-the and active in mount
ing her cayuse as the most daring cow
boy. She had charge of 500 of the
goats, and lived alone in cabin built
contiguous to strong stockade, in
which the goats were placed every
night. -
Last week, while Miss Theresa was
occupied at her cabin, the animals
came home pell-mell, an hour ahead Of
the usual time, and raising q great
cloud of dust. They were frightened.
and the woman, divining that some
wild animal was in pursuit, locked them
in, and rode out mile or so to recon-
noitre. Seeing no intruder, she return
ed, and after preparing her evening
meal she retired.
She had been asleep about three
hours, she said afterward, when she
was awakened by the low growl of her
dog Badger. who occupied the cabin
with her. Rubbing her eyes, she heard
the goats racing around the stockade-
She seized an ak, and, gliding around
the back way, entered the gate and
crouched against the cabin, the long
caves of which obscured the light of the
rising moon. Scarcely had she done
so when four mountain lions dashed
past in pursuit of the terrified goats.
She dashed at them and so surprised
even the beasts that they turned and
fled over the stockade wall. Hardly
had they disappeared when two others,
from the centre of the corral, came
bounding toward her. Never WayeF-
ing, the heroine welded the ak so eff
fectually that she cut one of them in
the ham to the bone, whereupon they
also leaped the barriers and escaped.
Next morning fifty of the goats lay
dead upon the ground, while thirty
more were so badly wounded that four
teen have since died. The throats of
the dead had been cut by the teeth of
mountain lions.
This story is also vouched for by
Frank Lamb and Ed Schofield, who
purchased some of the skins of the slain
goats. The stockmen of Eastern Ida
no are organizing to kill off the mount
ain lions, now grown so plentiful
Portland core. Letter. ...-- -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
They Can Repent at Leisure.

Yesterday Miss Mary Shoemaker, a
pretty miss with merry laugh and a
pretty figure that is the perfection of
grace, came into Mr.. Loren F. Bishops
bakery to buy some fresh rolls, and she
looked at the young man in such an
irresistible way that he was quite be-
side himself with admiration. Miss
Shoemaker" said he, ..you look so
pretty that l have half mind to go
right with you and get married"
Il never refuse a dare" said the
pretty girl, with flushing cheeks and
eyes that sparkled with roguish
light.
..Well, shall 60 and get my coat
and go and get license?p
IF you want to. you may, and I'll
90 with you, too"
The young mans face sobered down
u little, but he went and got his coat.
do you still want to go?" he gently
inquired.
"Why, / thought it was you that
wanted to CO." said the maiden, hesi-
tatingly. ... -.-..
well, do, but 1 thought maybe
you would give it up"
If that's all, We'll CO." was the re-
ply.
Loren was caught, and he had the
good sense to see it They went to
the county clerk and got license, and
before the sun set they were married.
Des MoiseS Register
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
Cannon Made of Silk.


That ingenious but credulous and OBJ
stinate people. the Chinese, cannot be
induced to believe that we make car
wheels and other things requiring the
tenacity and durability of steel out of
paper. But they ask US to believe that
they have made cannon out of silk and
that it is efficient artillery, of which a
single camel can carry a dozen batter
les. Thackeray's spinster, who thought
there were few things which could not
be done with cut flowers, would hardly
have deemed them suitable for pro-
jectiles; yet such claim advanced for
them would hardly seem more surpris-
ing than that advanced by the inven-
tive pigtails concerning their silken
artillery "... .. araf. -r-5 &
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
A Corrected" Sentence.

Charlie is grammar school boy in
Lewiston, and in rtain direction
has developed more ingenuity than
any other scholar in school. The bona
fide example appeared Tuesday in the
following correction of sentence given
by the teacher in a grammar class.
The sentence to be corrected was as
follows: Rose said l know the girls
is coming" The correction of this is
evident to you, but it wasn't to him.
The teacher saw him scratch his head
and chew his pencil. His was one of
the last papers also to be handed in.
Here is the result of his brain-work.
He construed Rose to be the past tense
of the verb rise and hence fatally de-
fective. His disposition of the other
parts of the sentence was equally in
genious. He reckoned that know"
was bad photography for "now," and
when he finally dished up the sentence
on paper for the teacher smile broke
over his countenance akin to that which
illumines the face of the winner of the
odd trick at quiet rubber. The SEN
tence was handed in by him as follows:
'Rise said L, now the girls are COM
ing,"-Leaciztos (Me.l J Journal ,.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
Meal Worms.

'Say boss, dyer want any meal
worms?' The question was put by q
dirty specimen of humanity to the pro-
prietor of bird store.
''How many have you gotP'
''About three thousand; all very fat. "
'Let's see EN-"
The man drew two tin cans from q
dilapidated coat-pocket and opened the
lids. The cans were brimming full of
small and lively crustaceous worms.
They ran from yellow to dark-brown
in color, and were an eighth of an inch
in thickness and an inch and O. half in
length. The bird fancier took one and
ate it with critical slowness. After q
gulp he said: "These are rather in
ferior, but how much do you wante"
"A dollar thousand.
''All right; hand 'em over"
In answer to question. the pur-
veyor of worms said; 1--WE caught
meal worms for ten years. Biz is
generally good. and can make twelve
or thirteen dollars every week. Where
do ] get 'em? Why, in meal, of course!
In desc big grain houses on the river
front, in flour mills, and in old feed
stores you can always find 'em. If you
KNOW wher6 TOO look tOr EN-. DE
people wot owns dem ere places are
only too glad to have PROFESSIONALS like
me come in, cos dey breed fast and eat
up lots of stuff. When I fust begun
catchin' 'em, de bosses used to pay me
half; but dey found out dat sole 'em
again, dey shut down on de racket.
How do l get 'em? Wild my hands;
and sometimes wild a sieve. Dey gen.
orally go in gangs togedder, and when
you find one of dem, you most always
find fifty. 1 put 'em in tin mustard
boxes, which hold one or two thousand,
according to the size. Some days 1 get
tree hundred, and some days, when
luck is good. get tree tousand. Den
l go round to my customers. Meal
worms are good for mocking-birds,
and nearly all birds with soft bills.
Meal worms are very healthy, and
taste a good deal like shrimps. Dey're
hard and crisp, and very nice when
you amt very hungry. 1 know lots of
fellers in de warehouses what eats 'em
regular, and like 'em. Prices amt
very good now-not SO good as in de
fall. In de summer dey are quieter,
and harder to get, and we put de prices
up. Don't you want to try a couple
No! Well, all right, boss; we won't
quarrel about it. So long. ."-NeD York
Sun.