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The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-11
Rattlesnakes Paralyze a School.

Lander, Wyoming letter to the Den
YER Tribune: One day not long ago
the well-modulated voice ofthe school
mistress of the Lyon schOolhouse sand
moon in its usual calm tones, n
| the usual wild rush for edibles follow
ed the magic word. AS an 8-year-old
boy thrust his hand into his dinner
basket and drew out a bottle OF mix
the vicious warning of the deadly
| ra~ttlesnake was heardfrOm the depths
of the dinner-basket. Down went the
basket with q crash, and in the frag-
ments of q shattered pie-plate his
snakeship coiled himself, while its
busy tail made the air vlbrate with
it's angry song, and that song was
quickly re-echOed. From every cor
ner of the school room came the fearful
warning, and it was seen that
at least half a dozen snakes
had come to school. A wild
scene of terror and confusion ensued.
The usually suave and self-cOntained
school mistress made a hasty leap
and loud shrek, the double effort
landing her on top of the highest desk
in the room. Her example in both
leap and shrek was speedily followed,
and the new pupils were left in posses
sion OF the floor. A very babel OF cries
and screams announced that the
school-mistress and the older girls
were in consul tation as to how to get
rid of the undue amount OF serpents
that had so suddenly possessed them.
In the midst of this effective discus
sion a 1O-year old boy succeeded in
forcing q side window open, and fall
ing out, soon made his appearance
with a formidable club with which he
dispatched the snakes in rotation.
There were found to be five, of the
deadly rock variety. After the coast
was apparently clear again, the de-
moralized pupils settled down as best
they could to their dinners, when
across the threshold came in gather
ing folds what looked like the king OF
all rattlesnakes, and making for the
center of the apartment, C lied himself
in a bunch as large as q half bushel,
while his note of anger filled the room
with it's diabolical music, and the
hearers with a sickening dread. The
desks were again resorted to, but this
time the terror was too great for cries
and shrieks. A trembling horroI
seemed to possess all, while the gilt
tering, bead-like of the huge reptile
seemed to fascinate with its seintilat
ing chances. Just then the vel
come roll Of wagon wheels was heard
on the road, on the margin Of which
the schoolhouse stood. 1t broke th'
spell of horror, and shrek aftel
: shrek on all scales of the gamut re
sounded from the building. In a mo
ment more the burly form OF a stall
wart ranchman filled the doorway
|, He took in the situation at a glance
|, A quick spring to the roadside ant
back, and the glistening terror la.
!. writhing beneath a heavy boulder. L
proved TO be FIVE and one half feet il
: length and carried fourteen rattles
There was n o more school that day anc
! the house and grounds for half a mile
, around have been religiously searched
I every morning by that schoolmistres'
: before she opens the door.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-11

But I have always thought that a
man who proved a hero that night
narrowly escaped being a murderer
| have never asked Snowy what be-
came of his sister and the youngman.
do not V e know ifthey were mar
ried. do know that Snowy. was
never reconciled at home, and l know
that the result of that nights work
gave him the name he bears"
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-11
Eloping with a Gypsy Princess.

From the New Haven Comm Palladium.
Great excitement exists in the gypsy
camp near Yalesville, just north OF
Wallingford, in consequence of the
elopement of the 16-yeaf-old daughter
of prince Williams with a New
Haven young man OF %, who had
fallen violently in love with the gypsy
princess. She did not return to the
camp at night at the usual hour,
and consequently there was a great
uproar. The young man had paid
frequent visits to- the camp and the
girl had her palm subsequently crossed
with silver, because she predicted for
him great fortune. Stillhis actions had
not excited the suspicious of the other
gipsies.
The young woman is beautiful, has
black eyes and long dark hair, and is
IN Of sixteen children that call
Prince Williams father The latter,
who is o veritabIe prince among the
gipsies, was born in England fifty years
ago. His headquarters are in Boston,
where he owns a well-stocked livery
stable, which he looks after in the win
ter, but in the summer his sons attend
to it while he roams at the head of his
band through New England.
He is reputta to be very wealthy,
and owns, besides, farmsi in East Hart
ford, Massachusetts, and Canada. His
wife is the purchasing agent and treas
urer OF the band, and drives many a
sharp bargain with those with whom
she deals. The prince and princess
have q magnificent wagon, in which
glass and gilt predominant as orna-
ments, and is said to have cost over
$1,000.
No trace has been found of the run
Always, and detectives have been put
to work on the case, with instructions
to spare neither pains MOI expense to
accomplish their capture. The ven
geance OF the camp will be visited on
her, rs marriage outside the camp is
regarded with horror by these strange
people.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
Ihere IL Trouhle in Store

For those who neglect to rectify irreg-
ulayities of the stomach, liver and
bowels, which they foolishly imagine
will "come right of themselves or
this silly error such persons are usually
disabused by the development OF some
serious chronic malady, traceable to
what they were pleased to consider q
trifllng disorder OF the above.named
associate organs. Such a elimination
Is easily avoided. A course OF Hos
letters Stomach Bitters invariably
has the effect OF renewing the secretive
action OF torpid liver, restoring
healthy digestion and assimilation,
and rendering the habit of body per-
fectly regular, The activity OF these
all-important fuuctions being restored
aud the entire system toned and reg
ulated by this Incompatible corrective
and invigorant, no danger TO the gen.
eral health ia TO be apprehended from.
causes which, IL not eradlcated In time,
will assuredly undermine 1t.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11

them live probably to edit the Chicago
newspapers and large portion OF the
remainder probably exist for the pur-
pose OF reading them.
Fifty mules wanted. Parties having
broke mules, fourteen and one-half
hands and upwards, four to seven years
old, can find sale for them by applyiHg
at once to
POLK, BENTLEY & French,
Gazette building.
"What do / want a German student
lamp for?n asked old Blimber, when
the dealer tried to sell him lamp. u
don't know nothing about the burned
Dutch gibberish. / shouldn't learn to
read by IL in thousand years."
Use Silver Loaf Baking Powder.
The Jewish trumpets that made the
walls of Jericho fall were only rams
horns, says a musical authority; which
gives rise to the superstition that Bud.
denseik's ancestors must have built
the walls OF Jericho.
ibid you ever notice how woman
takes cork out OF a bottle?p asks an
exchange. No, sir; we let the woman
notice how we take the cork out OF a
bottle. No gentleman will stand idly
by and let woman struggle to get q
cork out of bottle. 1t takes her too
long
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
DECATUR.
A City Marshal on a spreo-A Res
ignation Follows.


DECATUR, TEX, June 9.--Consider'
able excitement prevailed on the
streets yesterday evening on the re-
celpt OF the news that John Gilliland,
city marshal, had gone crazy and was
at home trying TO kill his family,
which upon investigation proved
partly true. Mr.. Gilliland had been
drinking hard all day yesterday and
had been up late at night, ana some
little trouble upset his reason and
caused him to go Wild for awhiie, but
the report that he tried to do violence
10 his family Is untrue. MI Gililand
came around all right this morning,
and stated TO the mayor that he wished
to resign, whereupon the council was
assembled and after fully settling with
the marshal accepted his resignation.
The board will at once appoint an
other marshal.
Another sad death occurred IN Deca-
tur yesterday. The estimable wife OF
A. Finch, tax collector OF Wise coun-
ty, died at her home, leaving kind
aud good husband and family of lit
tie children, the youngest being only
eight months old.
Mrs. Beauchamp, president OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance UNI
ion, orgonized society here Sunday,
with very encouraging prospects. Mrs.
Cleridy assisted her.
Our county was visited by q refresh-
ing rain last night, but some damage
was done by the wind that accompa.
MED 1t. Many downcast look will
be dispelled and hopes frightened by
the blessing from the clouds.
j. G.. Halsel and family, William
Certridge. Henry May and George
Ray started overland via wagon for
Colorado this morning.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
PREyENTIyE
OF Typho- Malarial Fever and Cure
for Rheumatism at Last
Discovered

BY the Arm OF Hughes Bros, manu-
featuring chemists OF Dallas, Texas.
This enterprising Arm have for the
last Ave years been engaged In the
manufacture OF baking powders, wines,
cider, vinegar, etc. DIR. Il. II. Hughes,
who presides over their laboratory,
has for the last forty years been en-.
gagged In the study and practice OF
medicine and chemistry, They also
have In their laboratory Prof. Geo. @.
Calhoun, who has for many years been
teacher Of chemistry, also Mr.. J..
Price WRrrlclz, q graduate OF chemistry
In the University OF Philadelphia.
These gentlemen In manufacturing
the various articles already mentioned,
have found 1t necessary to combat ex'
cessive lamentations, whether yinous,
acetous or alcoholic, which have ever
Htood in the way OF successfully man.
ufaoturing wine, vinegar and alcohol
In our Southern climate. The expert
ments have resulted In the discovery
OF an agent which completely obviates
this difficulty. THIS agent Is the ex
tract OF the bark OF tree indigenoui
TO the state OF Texas. Carrying theil
experiments still further, they hAvt
ascertained that this same extrac
as completely controls the only re
manning fermentation known to TIN
arts and sciences, via: Blood fer
nlentation, which Is the GAUGE OF IL
vera rs well as OF rheumatism. Thu
agent they have combined with tn
extracts OF ginger and lemon, thereb
rendering IL most efiicacious rs we
a. delightful and palatable heverag,
1t Is not only one OF the best tonics 4
Its effecta, but the use Of Il eflectuall
same time 4 "a aSa er asF ter ,hs a,
tiAin, DIR, Hughes Extract Of Lemo
and Ginger Ia put mp IN cases of tv
dozen hOttlea, and can he found at 3
first-claaa drug and arocerv siores
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
A Wonderful Discovery.

Consumptives and all who suffer
from any affection Of the throat and
lungs can find certain cure in DR..
Kings new discovery for consump-
ton. Thousands of permanent cures
verify the truth of the statement. No
medicine can show such a record OF
wonderful cures. Thousands Of once
hopeless sufferers now gratefully pro-
claim they owe their lives TO this new
discovery. 1t will cost you nothing to
give 1t trial. Free trial bottles at
II. A. Williams 81 Co.'S drug store.
Large size 81.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
HONEY GROVE.
A Game at Ball Between Home Mines
-Nuptials.

special
HONEY GROVE, Ten, June 9.-Rev.
w. ID. Mountcastle was called to Tex
arkana by u telegram yesterday to at
tend his little daughter, who is sick at
that place. She and her mother have
been in Texarkaana on a visit for
several days.
Mrs. j. g. Mcdonald OF Cisco is
stopping at the Smith hotel this
week.
The match game of base ball yes
terday between the Southside and
Northside of Honey Grove resulted
In 81 to 10 in favor of the Southside.
Percy Cox acted as umpire, and gave
entire satisfaction.
j. s. Ligon, who is travelling in the
interest OF Dodson IL Hill of st. Louis
Is stopping off here with his father fol-
a short rest.
James Holloway and Mrs, HenriettS
Hardin were married at the residence
OF the brides father last Sunday after
noon by Rev. A. III. Morris.
The revival continues with undated
! interest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
NORTHWEST TEXAS,
If You Want a Home or Land

In one of the finest agricultural coun.
ties in the state, "Wilbarger,n or
town lot In either of the two most rap
idly growing towns in the Northwest,
Vernon and Harrold,n or any in.
formation relative to the country, its
lends, towns, etc., etc., write TO II.
Windsor Robinson, dealer in land and
real estate, Harold, Wilbsrger county,
Tex. School and railroad lands in
all-sized tracts, on long time and small
interest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
MYRIADs OF LoCUsTs.
The seventeen-Yea Insects Begin
Their Work Of Destruction.

CHATTANoo IA, TENN, June TO-
Further facts have been learned in
reference to the appearance OF swarms
Of locusts on the ridges north of this
city. The numbers are increasing,
and all shrubbery and trees and every
green object Is covered with insects.
In some places they are 80 numerous
that all other sounds are drowned by
their noise. To-day they began NOV
ing In the valley, and are spreading
through the lowland farms. They APP
peared in this country seventeen years
ago, and their ravages destroyed near
Nv all vegetation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
HILLsBoRo, TEX.
Livery. Feed and Sale Stable and
Transfer Line,

The undersigned would call the at.
tention of the travelling public to the
fact that he Is keeping a first.class
hotel in the enterprising little city Of
Hillsboro for their special accomniods.
ton. In connection Herewith he
keeps tirst-class livery stable, where
the very best Of outfits can be pro
cured at all times. Drummers' outfits
. speciality. A free 'ous viii be run
from the depot 20 Tie hotel, on the ar.
rival Of trains, under the mansge-
ment OF p. y. Hood. Ny hotel Is new
and terms reasonable. My livery ont,
ats are not surpassed in the countrv
w. y. MILLS, Proprietor.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
Very Remarkable Recovery.

Mr.. George V. Willing of Manches-
ter, Mich, writes: my wife has been
almost helpless for five years, 80 help
less that she could not turn over in bed
alone. She used two bottles OF Elec-
trio Bitters, and is so much improved
that she is able now to do her own
work"
Electric Bitters will do all that is
claimed for them. Hundreds OF testi.
monials attest their great curative
powers. Only so cents bottle, at a
w. Williams & Co.'s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
PALESTINE.
special.

EpeclM.
PALESTINE. TEX, June 10.-The
largest colored funeral since the me-
groes were freed occurred here yester-
day at the interment of Henry Hal
housen, prominent member of the
G.. U. o, 0. +. Thirty carriages and
the order in uniforms escorted the
corpse to the colored cemetery in east
palestine
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
BnckIen,s Arnica salYe.

The Dest salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, obapped hands, chill
and Pos,tiysiy cures piles piles or or no pay
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
III. w Williams 4 Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11

A New Hampshire woman who died
leaving a good property directed by
will that 1t should al be expended in
adjoining her burial lot, and so costly
marble monument and statue
brought from Italy win embellish a
little country graveyard.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
Light and wholesome.

When Silver Loaf Baking Powder is
used according to the printed direc-
tons on each package, the manufae-
turer guarantees that your bread will
be nutritious, wholesome and light.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
Merchauts and business Men.

Try the Gazette job office, under the
new management. Promptness, aeou-
racy, good work, fair dealing and per-
feet satisfaction In every way is guar
anteed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
The Summer Route 10 New York via
Galveston and
MALLORY STEAMSHIP LINE.
To and From Europe at Lowest
Rates.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES
MOVEMENT or TRAINs

TO Parties wishing TO Bring Friends 10 this
Country.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-03-14
A@@IGWATW@l%
DR.. ]. B. RlTcHEY, EDITOR.

Our neighbor suggests that the i'm
portation of hay and corn into this
market furnishes a good text from
which to read our farmers a lecture.
He suggested that we should "punch
them under every fifth rib they carry
in their bodies" We have faith to
believe that our farmers will not
soon, if ever, be caught in this condi-
ton without a good reason. Our Sa-
vi0r once said to certain accusers,
John 80 "He that is without sin
among you, let him first cast a stone
at her." 1t is not so much the far
mers of this community as those who
are dependent on them, who have to
buy imported hay. The winter has
been almost incessant and has requir-
ed much more hay than usual for the
amount of stock kept. Our farmers
will doubtless learn practical lesson
from this, and wisely and more abun-
dainty provide for the future.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-03-14
Weight Lifted by a Horse Pulling
Plow--Comparative Exhaustion of
Land by Oats and Wheat.

Soutf ern Cultivator.
1. How much weight does a horse
carry, when he is pulling an ordinary
plow?
2. Some farmers contend that oats
injure land more thar wheat; if it be
true, wheat causes it? Vegetation
does not grow on oat land, like on
wheat lands, in this section.
3. Wheat makes a colt suck stumps
as it is called; and what will break
one from the habit?
4. Wheat produces the oil in cotton
seed? 1t is said that there is no fer
tilizing property in oil extracted
from the seed; does it come the earth
or from the air?
5. Mr.. w. L. Jones in the May
number of 1884, writing about the
cultivation Of crops speaks of wheat
in known as capillary action, and
says that it depends upon the size of
the tube. Which contains the most
tubes sandy soil or red stiff soil; and
who replaces them when cut or bro
ken?
6. What is honey dew or what pro-
duces it?
j. w. Il.
ANswER.-1. Not sure that we I'M
derstand just what you mean by this
question. If a horse attached to along
lope passing over pulley, with say
200 pounds attached to the other end,
raised this weight steadily, he would
do about as much work as in pulling
an ordinary one horse pillow, cutting
faraow six inches wide and four
inches deep.
2. The oat is a grosser feeder than
wheat, can draw more out of the
land, hence exhausts it more. One
reason however why weeds grow
better after wheat than oats, is be-
cause wheat harvest is earlier than
oat, and the weeds get an earlier
start.
3. Hard to say what causes a horse
to acquire this habit. A pretty tight
strap around the throat, prevents the
expansion of the throat, which is a
necessary stey in sucking.
4. Oil in cotton seed is formed from
the elements of the atmosphere and
of water.
8. The finer the capillary tube, the
higher water will rise in it above its
level. Fine grained soils have finest
tubes; and as clay is usually finer
grained than sand, the former has
the smallest tubes. When these
tubes have been disturbed by the
pillow, they are reformed by rain set,
fling the soil and bringing the par.
ticles nearea together again.
6. Boney dew is a secretion from
the leaves of plants. Its function
and formed not well understood.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-03-14
CONCENTRATION OF LABOR AND
MEANS.

1t is not the merchant that does
the most business that always sue
ceeds best or makes the most profit.
AS a general rule, it is best not to at
tempt to do more than can be done
well in any business; but especially
is this true of farming. Many far
mers are anxious to make large crops
and often attempt more than the
quality of their land, labor and other
means justify, and fail. They are too
apt to attempt to cultivate too much
poor land. From actual experience
we have found that it will not do to
cultivate very poor land. Better let
it remain idle and hire out by the
days work for a living than to cult
vate land too poor to pay expense of
cultivation.
If many of the farmers of this and
other counties would study the crops
best suited to their lands, and reduce
the area generally planted fully one
half, and concentrate their labor, ma
nure and attention to that half, they
would, nine out of ten, make larger
and more profitable crops. From
time to time we have endeavored to
impress our readers with the impor-
lance of planting fewer acres and cul-
tivate them better. We have adopted
the plan (and we mean to practice it)
of making a few acres rich every
spring and fall, as far as our means
will jutify, and let the balance lie
idle or use for pasture until we can
improve it in thesame way. The idea
is to save every pound of barnyard
manure, gather up from fence corners,
sinks and other places, rich dirt and
compost with the manure heap. Save
all possible in this way, and if you
find it will pay, use some good com
mercial fertilizer, as you may fee
able to buy it, until you restore al
your tillable land. Continue this
policy from year to year and yOr
will be astonished at the good results
The more acres you improve the bet
ter prepared you will be to improv,
Others.
OF course you must cultivate mC
. rotate your improved lands so as t,
improve rather than diminish i'm fer
tiliy. Pursue this plan and you vii
certainly succeed, and in a few year
your lands will be improved.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-03-14

Farmers Home Journal: Many
lambs which die in winter and early
spring could be saved if the proper
treatment were given. We refer to
those that starve because the mothers
refuse to let them suck on account of
sore teats. The cold winds chap the
teats, and tho ewes will not let the
lambs take hold ofthem. They droop
and die often when the owner is not
aware of the cause. The best treat
ment is perhaps glycerine applied to
the ewes udder and teats. Then the
mother and lamb should be put in a
close stall and the former held ifnec-
essary until the lamb sucks.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-03-14
Important.
a sure cure.

When you visit or leave New York
City, save Baggage, Expressage and
Carriage Hire and stop at the Grand
Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central
Depot.
Elegant rooms fitted up at cost of
one million dollars, reduced to $1.00
and upwards per day. European plan,
Elevator. Restaurant supplied with
the best. Horse cars, stages and ele.
waited railroad to all depo,s, Families
can live better for less money at the
Grand Union Hotel than at any other
first class hOtel in the city.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-03-14
oats---Sowing for Hogs.


Southern Cultivator.
Will it pay to SOW oats for hogs on
ordinary poor land? How should
they be fed, cut and given to them,
or pasture them and let every hog
cut for himself.
l raised fine crop last year, cut
them and fed them to my hogs.
L want toA save the reaping of
them if there is economy in
pasturing, | find that my hogs
do better in pastures of common
crab grass than on the range, such as
we have here in piney woods, and if
oats make good pasture, hogs will
be but little expense to raise with
other cheap crops to succeed them, for
there are number of acres ofpoor land
in this country run in cotton that
don't pay for cultivation and ought
to be pastured or sOwed to oats.
l.. T. r.
ANswER.-It pays very handsome
ly to SOW oats for hogs where they
can be pastured. Pasturing is decid-
edly the best and most economical
method of managing. If entirely
convenient, the oat fields may be di.
vided so that the hogs cannot have
access to all at once. They will
trample down much that they do not
eat at first, but this is not very seri
Gus objection as oats will remain quite
sound as late as August, and eventu
ally the hogs will get them all.