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Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20
n TAME BUTTERFLY.
The Strange Pet Fondled BY Philsdel
phia Maiden.

the Strange Pct FOndleQ BY . Fnue0o1s
phia Maiden.
(Philadelphia News.]
A butterfly in captivity is perhaps not
an unusual thing to see, but butterfly in
captivity that has lived in glass jar for
three months and through the cold weather
of winter is something that very few have
had the opportunity of seeing, as butter.
hy's existence is generally considered. to
last but few weeks at the farthest.
Miss Bessie Semon, daughter of William
Semon, on Ninth street above Chestnut, is
the owner Of a specimen that she caught
in the yard in the rear of Mr.. Semon's resi-
dence, No. 1925 South Fifth street, early in
October. When it was caught it was al
most dead with the cold. She took it into
a warm room and placed it in glass jar
with a perforated lid, and the insect not
only revived, but grew lively and seemed
to take liking to its new home. It is one
of the large brown species, with wings
fully an inch and a half long.
While in its glass cage it manifests none
of the desire to escape usually shown by
insects in captivity, but moves around its
glass house with its wings at rest, and it
spends its time principally in doing and
feeding. When it was caught it was slen-
der in body and hungry looking, but on its
feed Of sugar and celery it has grown fat
and round and almost too heavy to fly.
Miss Bessie has made something of a pet
of her butterfly, and every day she takes
It out of the jar and gives it exercise.
A Neaos gatherer was present yesterday
when "Brownie" was given an airing.
When the lid was removed from the jar the
butterfly few out and lit on its owners
arm, spread its wings and took a good
stretch. 1t then walked up her arm to her
shoulder, took a look around and then
few around the room a couple Of times,
and returning lit on its little mistress
head. It could be easily seen that the in
sect recognized its owner, for, though sew
eral times while it was on its flight she
changed her position the butterfly each
time few to her. Another evidence that it
knew her was found in the fact that when
ever any one else went near the butterfly
It closed its wings together and remained
perfectly quiet, whereas Miss Bessie need
simply put her finger down beside it and
the pretty insect would get up on it and
then walk up her arm to her shoulder or
head. Miss Semon is naturally proud of
her unique little pet, and will make every
effort to prolong its existence.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20
a Queer eetory OF . Cold wave.

E. W. Clark had forty two alligators,
ranging from one to three feet in length,
in a shallow pool back of his store. When
and the alligators were imbedded in the
ice four four days. Every one who saw
the reptiles pronounced them deader than
Hector, but when the ice thawed they be-
gan to show signs of life, and yesterday
all but three crawled out as gay as larks.
The others may come to life next summer.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

"A gentleman in New Orleans was
agreeably surprised to find a plump
turkey served up for his dinner, and
inquired OF his servant how it was OBJ
tanned. Why, sah,' = replied Sambo,
dat turkey war roostin' on our fence
free nights; SO dis mornin' l seize him
fer de rent Of de fence. IN o. ri. a.
guns.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20
How to Save Money,

and we might also say-time and pain as
well, in our advice to good housekeepers
and ladies generally. The great necessity
existing always to have perfectly safe
remedy convenient for the relief and prompt
cure of the ailments peculiar to woman
functional irregularity, constant pains, and
all the symptoms attendant upon uterine
Observation-Disclosures us to recommend strong
ly and unqualifedly DR.. Pierce's "Favorite
ription''-woman's best friend. It will
save money,
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

THE VoLTAIC BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRO Vol
TAIC BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 80 days, to men (young or old)
ity and all kindred troubles. Also for rheu.
matism, ,neuralgia, ,paraly J, and many 9th.
or diseases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor, and manhood guaranteed. No risk in
Cured, as 80 days. trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

with poor appetite, and perhaps slight
cough in morning, or on first lying down at
night, should be looked to in time. Persons
afflicted with consumption are proverbially
unconscious of their real state Most cases
commence with disordered liver, leading to
bad digestion and imperfect assimilation OF
the flesh. 1t is a form of scrofulous disease,
and is durable by the use of that greatest. OF
all blood-cleansing, anti-bilious and invlg-
Grating compounds, known as DR.. Plerce's
"Golden Medical Discovery"
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20
SCrOfuIa Of Lungs.

lam 40 years old. and have suffered for the last
fifteen years with lung trouble. have spent thou.
sands of dollars to arrest the march of this disease
but temporary relief was all that obtained. l was
unfit for any manual labor for several years. friend
strongly recommended the use of Swfts Specific Is.
s. 81. claiming that he himself had been greatly
benefited by its in lung troubles resolved
totry 1t. The results are remarkable Nv cough has
left me, my strength has returned. and weigh sixty
three years since stopped the use of the medicine
but have had no return of the disease and there
pains OF weakness felt In my lungs do the hard
est kind OF work. T. j. HOLT.
Montgomery. Ala, June 25. 1885.
Swift's Specific is entirely vegetable Treatise on
Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga. or
Isl w. 23d Street, n. Y.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

MAN sSs% Ta yritss aM6sn
GRATITUDE s3s Sv sSaIS into
- out in the door-yard for months. After using
the Favorite Prescription a
miles; neighbos all I'D and going
about and helping houseworl1 dOctorinf
with thirteen of the physicians we cOuS gef
and the last told husband that able
to do my housework thankful my God that
wrote to you for had suffered from Female until
/ had almost givcl despair" ~
/ T-,,,, Mrs. 2. E. WILCOX Friendship, ~ r. writes:
IkkkBlt For five six years badly troubled
l n with female weakness and terrible pains
1 plN 1.-THE small OF my back and pit O the stomach
an. Three bottles of Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescrip
d: ton acted like charm, and cured me com
pletey, joy.' - ~
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

"SURE, an wouldn't wan o. thin bear
skins make foine buffalo robe?'-N. Y.
Indenen6ent
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

A LAME excuse-The apology of one
legged man.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SOC.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

A HICKORY club is very good lumber to
floor man with.-MerchdRt TraUeler.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

MANY imitators, but no equal, has DR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

TIE reputation of the transgressor, like
his way, is hard.-LoaceU Citizen.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

A VIGOROUS and healthy growth of hair is
maintained by using Halls Hair Renewer
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

THE value Of Ayers Cherry Fectoral, in
colds and coughs, can not be overestimated.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

Pixies TOOTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, 25c
GenPs Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. 25c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns BuniOns
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

kEE,- Rev. SIDNEY G. DAVIS Gdien, Michigan writes:
EbnEE LD;S wish in this letter. to gratitude io
4 Mrs Davis and myself for the great good when
HENEETc has been accomplished in her by the use
eL"liilo. Eyour proprietary medicines When she began
to take them, January last she could not en-,
dr the least jar could walk but time ana
could stay up only about thirty minutes time Now she O
only sits almost the entire day. walk around call on
her neghbOrs and three blocks
injurious effects ALL When consider that she had kept hf
bed the time for
teen months, and would lose repeatedly tne
ntUtESl Eadvance she had made, her seems
marvellous. We had almost lost confidence
fnn E30ATUH in medical practitioners and advertised RENE
vi oNI uo dies, but have found in DR.. Perces
-. - Favorite Prescription and Pellets the
complete final recovery"
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

IT isn't much of dog that can't make Z
man go mad by biting him.-The Judge.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20
TIE SILVER QUESTION.

Congress is crazy considering coinage, but II 1t
would save lives would recommend DIR. VIM.
HALLS BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS.
More lives have been saved with 1t than were lost
during the late war; and for Colds, Coughs and Con-
sumption no medicine stands the test better than
DIR. VIM. HALLS BALSAM.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

WHICH is the most ancient of the trees?
The elder tree.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20
Yonnp Men. Read This.

"MAMMA, why is papa bald?" ~ am
his fourth wife, darling."
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20
LOSS of FIesh and strenetb.

CoURTsHrP is not run by the rule of thr 90.
Merchant Traveller.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

90 Fine blooded cattle sheep. hogs, poultry
siSdSA dogs for sale. Catalogues with $50 engrSr
ings free. n. p. BOYER q CO., CoGtesYile, Ps
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

MNtn a MONTH. Agents Wanted. 90 bed
n F0et selling articles in the world. 1 sample FREE
VEOO Address JAY BRONSON, DETEoIr, NICE
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

Grand Extra estrs'Ts1t Tsrgs e Scrap Pictures
l5e. III c. Burkel 47s Nelson Ave. Jersey City " j,
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

Diseases [ soon became convinced tn
uterine affection, which, as you say, eau
ache, inward fever, nervousness, and ger
menced the use of DIR. Pierces Favor
Golden Medical Discovery, applying ais
which he recommends in the Aduiser, al
was well and strong"
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20

A. N. f., +. 1910
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14
PENURIOUS ROYALTY.
KINGS AND EMPERORS WHO LAY
ASIDE NEST EGGS FROM THE
TITLES FTIIE PEOPLE


A Paris letter to the London Truth
says: Louis Philippe was mean in the
sense the Americans attach to the word,
and had no perception of any kind of
grandeur He cut down ruthlessly, to
make money of them, trees in his parks
which had weathered the storms of many
hundred years. His meanness was the
ruin of his dynasty. From st. Peters
burg to Madrid, and London to Athens,
thrift now reigns. There is hardly a
sovereign who feels that the income
allowed him by the nation
over which he reigns, is not for him or
her, but for the dignity of the crown, and
to act as q headwaiter on national indus
try. The czar and czarina themselves,
colossal as their private fortune is, are in
tent on making it much greater. Stingi-
ness is traditional i'll the house of HOhen-
zollern; but their civil list allowances have
never been great, and they shrink from
no duty. however hard or irksOme. They
have public spirits in Il high degree, and
command respect The late king of Swe-
den bequeathed his only daughter the
largest fortune that was ever known of in
Scandinavia, and it would have been
counted great one all the world over.
His father was Bernadotte, the son of q
Bearnais lawyer of small provincial prac
tice.
In Belgium the royal family is also Il
plutocratic one. Although Leopold [.
was feeced by fair harpies in his old age,
he left each Of his three children about q
million sterling. Yet NJ. Etienne Arago
remembers when he had to go in debt for
some French embroidered muslin which
he bought to make presents to the sisters
of his tin 1850 master. the c :ar. En-
press Elizabeth is prodigai. and thinks
she can never spend enough on her stables
and dog kennels but the emperor il
anxious to swell his Investments, for the
crown prince and princess pare cheese.
In Italy the king saves TO pay his
fathers debts. and nobody. therefore.
complains of his thrift Ludwig of Ba-
vdria Is not OF his time. His brother of
Nurtomburg. is not personally extrava-
giant, ike our James l., but is profuse
through fayorites. The one now dominat-
ing him j. un American. WHO succeeds an
American. At Lisbon, the king dowager
has amassed so much rs to be able to
spend millions of francs ON his country
house near Cintra. and in furnishing ii
and the palace where he and
his amiaJlc wife live in winter.
Maria Pia. being passionately fond of
dress, Dom Luis pinches in the stables
| and wherever else he can. He, however,
only saves out of his income. His minis
tiers plumber by means of frequent loans,
but he is not suspected of receiving a
share of the hauls they thus periodically
make.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14
FINEN' EulCLE$.

Mr.. Cunningham. manager of The Md
burn Wagon. company. has very large
and elegant assortment of vehicles which
ne proposes to dispose of at prices low
enough to satisfy the most economical OF
buyers. The Milburn wagon is known tc
almost every farmer and teamster i'll the
land as the best long experience, skill an(
careful workmanship can produce. Ih'
buggies sold by Mr.. Cunningham canno
be excelled and if you desire to purchase
it will be to your interest to give him
call He has them of every style, and a
almost any price consistent with homes
work and fair dealing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

Nix. BGNGHAM, of Pennsylvania, has in
troducod bill into congress the aim of
which is to elToctually stop the advertising
of lotteries in newspapers. There should
be a clause in that bill DISTINGUISHING
Beauregard and Early, or any other per-
sons that permit themselves to be used
as decoy ducks in order to bolster up
swindling lotteries. Perhaps there is
such a clause.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

The Sth of January was so cold IN THESE
parts but few were reminded that 1t was
the anniversary of the New Orleans fight
in which General jackson was No. ana
tba British No. 3. We were more col-
cerned about the price of fuel.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14
II,iii1 FO.. rIEES.

Piles are frequently preceded by Il
sense of weight i'll the back, loins and
lower pant OF the abdomen, causing the
rrtionl t. suppose he has o-Ire Affection
of the kidneys or neighboring organs.
At times SYMPTOMS of indigestion or4 pre-
sent. fatuency, uneasiness Of the stomach,
etc. moisture like perspiration, pro
ducing very disagreeable itching after
getting warm is common attendant
Blind, bleeding and itching piles yield al
once to the application of DR.. Bosanko's
Pile Remedy, which acts directly on the
parts affected, absorbing the tumors
allaying intense itching, and effecting {
permanent cure. Price 80 cents. Address
The DIR. Bos ankle Medicine Co., Piqua, o
Sold by Alexander Bros.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

Hon. CHAUNCEY F. BLACK, son of the
late Hon. Jere S. Black, and at present
lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania is
understood to be the choice OF the Randall
element as the democratic candidate for
governor of that state. The opponents of
Mr.. Randall in the party, on the other
hand, already indicate purpose to push
ex-senator VIM. A. Wallace for the guber-
material nomination.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

The old man heard the rain on the roof
and raised mis- umbrella. But the pfeacheF
took IN at glance the whole situation
He quickly said PUT that man outdoors
but leave his umbrella inside; some OF 'iie
sisters here may need it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

THE senate has Il big job before it.
The list of appointments sent TO the SEN
ate ON the 10th of December occupies
twenty-four of the spacious pages of the
Congressional Record, not to speak of
those sent in before that time The SEN
ate will have a busy time in executive SEES.
sion, comforting nominations. Come to
think of it, Mr.. Cleveland must have NOV
ed along lively in selecting his nomina-
tions, and yet he seems to have been too
slow for the outs and too fast for the
ms"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14
THERE ARE A FEW DRUGGISTS

THERE ARE A FEW DRUGGISTS
Who care more to make large profit on worth
less article than to wait for the prosperity that III
unately results from honest dealing These are
the men who. when asked for BensOns Capcine
Plaster, will recommend some cheap and trashy
substitute or imitation, saying it IS Just good
Sometimes they will do up and sell the miserable
imitation without remark, allowing the customer
TO suppose he has BensOns. III she yAlueless ; las
Der is returned, Cheap John will say he made
mistake If not, he has done good stroke of bust
ness. The public are cautioned against John and
all his Tx. Buy If respectable druggists only
Tie genuine Benson's plaster hiss the 'sThree
seals usds-mark zht tn word "Capsias est In
he ceut7e
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

MAYOR GUILLoTTE, of New Orleans call
ed meeting of the city council on the
7th to decide whether the great exposi-
ton should continue or expire for want
of funds to defray expenses. It's action
has not yet come to hand.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

NOTICE. In another column will be
found an article in which all whether
they will or no) are interested Neglecting
to read it may prove very serious as
well as an expensive affair. We refer to
the advertisement of Prickly Ash Bitters.
knowledge of its merits and the benefit
you or your family may derive from
using it will save not only health but
many dollars otherwise expended lin doc
tors bills
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

ANOTHER historical fiction was upset
when Gen. Pope came forward and an
nounced that he never said his headquar-
tiers were in the saddle. At this rate. ones
faith in all history will be cracked. if not
actnnllY smashed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

WHEN the Houston Post has any time
on its hands. it spends it telling what
Houston needs. When the Fort Worth
Gazette has leisure i, spends it in describ-
ing what Fort Worth has already. We are
therefore, led to infer that Houston is
just getting start, and that Fort Worth
is finished
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

TIE Courier-Journal says Mr.. Ramsey,
of Massachusetts, introduced in the house
yesterday. bill to create a marine signal
board, with view to adopting code of
foreign signals. This is believed to be a
covert move toward removing Senator
Logan from the field of presidential can
didates. and incorporating him ms ma.
tiOnal og-horn.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

UNCLE DANIEL, he of the Houston Age.
is writing history of THE Prehistoric
World by the Only Survivor of Vanished
Races 1t will be a volume replete with
information that has been Wondering for
countless centuries.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

The Fort Worth and Dallas editors have
to publish large sheets in order to con
trast their towns and show how much one
is ahead OF the other.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND contributed SloO
to the Grant monument fand, on the last
day of 1885. Accompanying the contri-
button is the hope that the association
will succeed in its object. The fund now
aggregates $113,lS0, of which 1926 was
received Thursday
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

DID it ever occur to you that before this
year closes the people will be voting who
were born after the war ended! Yet such
is the fact, and still it seems but short
time since the news reached our state that
Lee had surrendered. Truly time hath
wings.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

You who have hogs TO kill, prepare to
kill them now. not that you love hogs less,
but because you love pork more. Wait
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

EVER since that brewery was wrecked
by the explosion of malt-meal, in Phila-
delphia, beer drinkers there refrain from
drinking as soon as internal connections
are heard.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

A COW caused the biggest fire that ever
occurred in modern times, and dog upset
\ lamp the other day and caused fire
that destroyed hat-works in Brooklyn
valued at 525O,OO0 and insured for 5000
900. Expensive COW; expensive dog.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

EX-SENATOR Roscoe CoNKLING has de-
clined to deliver an address in Hartford
Connecticut, on the life of General Grant
He says so many demands press upon him
ms to make it unsafe to undertake the hon.
or DrOpOScd
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

BELOW line running east and west
through Palestine, in the memory of
the Oldest inhabitant, never before
was the mercury lower than seven
degrees above zero. Last Friday morn
ing it was down to six degrees above in
Austin. and below zero in some of the
towns in northern Texas. We give these
facts, because during every cold winter
there are many persons who say this is
the coolest weather ever experienced in
Texas" They can truthfully state now
that during this week Texas has expert
enced the coolest weather it has expe-
rienced during the last thirty years, at
least.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

ABOUT thirty eight towns in Texas have
business man" they think would make
a good governor The amount of talent
that was born to blush unseen" on our
prairies and our woodlands, was never
equaled since the antediIuvians were
squelched by the water
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

Ir il announced that the Illinois rail
road commissioners have determined to
enforce the rule literally under which
railroads are prohibited from charging
passengers higher rate than three cents
per mile, and under which the railroads
are required to charge uniform rate
between all local points along their lines.
Most of the companies interested have
discarded fractions in compiling their
rate sheets for the sake of convenience,
and not with view of violating the rule
in question. 1t is now understood
that the commissioners have determined
to compel the conn anies to obey tho rule
strictly This means that the passenger
departments of the different lines will
have to revise all their rate sheets and
introduce fractions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

SANGUINE democrats are of the opinion
that Mr.. Cleveland will be supported by
a democratic senate before his term ex-
pires. There is chance for democratic
senators in Connecticut, New Jersey, Cali
fornia and Michigan. Miller's reelection
in New York is doubtful. In Indiana the
democrats count on beating Senator Ben
Harrison.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

ELsEwHErE, i'll the Geographic columns,
will be found the views of General Sher-
idan upon the habits and mode of fight
ing of the wild Apache of the west. Gen
oral Sheridan's ideas are probably correct,
but many appear to differ with the
general ms to the ability of General Crook
rs an Indian campaigner
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

HoUsroy must be getting ready 20 move.
Il had several Of It's most prominent signs
taken down last Thursday night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14

The people of Baltimore have repudi-
ated water and drink beer as a substitute
so The STATESMAN says, and its editor is
an old Baltimorean, and ought to know
whereof he talks.-Larcdo Times
He said two-thirds drank beer, and du-
ing residence of only twelve years, he
did not go back on his native drink. pure
Bourbon, diversified occasionally by Rob
inson county, Tennessee, fluid extract.